Vigilant Strike

Vigilant Strike is a melee attack skill that cannot be evaded and applies the Fortify buff on hit. Vigilant Strike has one of the highest base damages of any attack skill, but has a cooldown that can only be bypassed by expending an endurance charge.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Vigilant Strike:

• Dual wielding: When dual wielding, Vigilant Strike will randomly choose one weapon to attack with.^{[citation needed]}
• Can't be Evaded causes any other source of this modifier, as well as accuracy in general, to be redundant.
• Critical Strikes work as normal, but accuracy does not need to be checked.

Support gems:

• Endurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSupport, Melee, Attack
  Icon: e
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Stun Duration on EnemiesSupported Skills deal 0.1% increased Damage per Endurance ChargeSupported Skills deal 1% increased Damage if you've lost an Endurance Charge in the past 8 seconds4% more Damage per Endurance Charge
  Gain an Endurance Charge when you Stun an Enemy with a Melee Hit from Supported Skills
  Supported Skills have (0-19)% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will generate an endurance charge if Vigilant Strike stuns an enemy, allowing for continued use of the skill. Keep in mind that stuns are based off of physical damage dealt.
• Stun SupportStun SupportSupport
  Icon: t
  Level: (1-20)Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1.5% increased Stun Duration on EnemiesSupported Skills have 0.2% chance to double Stun DurationRecover 0.05% of Life when you Stun an Enemy with Supported SkillsSupported Skills have (30-49)% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. can synergize with Endurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSupport, Melee, Attack
  Icon: e
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Stun Duration on EnemiesSupported Skills deal 0.1% increased Damage per Endurance ChargeSupported Skills deal 1% increased Damage if you've lost an Endurance Charge in the past 8 seconds4% more Damage per Endurance Charge
  Gain an Endurance Charge when you Stun an Enemy with a Melee Hit from Supported Skills
  Supported Skills have (0-19)% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., increasing the chance that the attack will generate an Endurance Charge
• Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
  Icon: 3
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, or triggered skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical DamageSupported Skills have 1% reduced Attack Speed
  Supported Skills have 1% increased Area of Effect per RepeatSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
  Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
  First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
  Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
  Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will cause Vigilant Strike to repeat twice per attack, causing its cooldown and endurance charge expenditure to be more effective. Endurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSupport, Melee, Attack
  Icon: e
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Stun Duration on EnemiesSupported Skills deal 0.1% increased Damage per Endurance ChargeSupported Skills deal 1% increased Damage if you've lost an Endurance Charge in the past 8 seconds4% more Damage per Endurance Charge
  Gain an Endurance Charge when you Stun an Enemy with a Melee Hit from Supported Skills
  Supported Skills have (0-19)% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will only trigger on the first hit, if it stuns. Multistrike will also cause Vigilant Strike to automatically target nearby enemies, potentially increasing its total hit chance versus manually targeting.
• Fortify SupportFortify SupportAttack, Support, Melee
  Icon: O
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Fortify DurationHits from Supported Skills Overwhelm 0.25% of Physical Damage Reduction while you have FortifySupported Skills grant Fortify on Melee hit
  Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Melee Damage
  Supported Skills have (15-34)% increased Fortify duration
  Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage with Ailments caused by Melee HitsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will impart additional Fortify duration and increased melee physical damage, but its utility will be redundant.
• Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
  Icon: S
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
  Radius: 14Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 1% increased Melee DamageSupported Skills deal -2% less Damage to surrounding targetsSupported Skills deal (50-41)% less Damage to surrounding targets
  Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
  Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of EffectThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. works as usual, allowing Vigilant Strike to damage more than one target.

Threshold jewel

The following threshold jewel augments Vigilant Strike:

• The VigilThe Vigil
  Crimson JewelLimited to: 1
  Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Armour
  With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Vigilant Strike
  Fortifies you and Nearby Allies for 8 secondsWhen Voll took the throne,
  He swore to care for the empire with eyes open.
  And so he looked to the salvation of his people,
  Blind to the damnation in his hands.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.

Fortify duration modifiers also apply to the fortify buff granted to allies.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	0	0	222%	222%	0	0
2	6	0	0	224%	224%	841	841
3	9	17	0	226%	226%	3099	3940
4	12	21	14	228%	228%	7433	11373
5	16	26	18	230%	230%	22895	34268
6	20	31	22	232%	232%	49725	83993
7	24	37	25	234%	234%	95714	179707
8	28	42	29	236%	236%	169595	349302
9	32	47	33	238%	238%	283759	633061
10	36	52	36	240%	240%	453996	1087057
11	40	58	40	242%	242%	703128	1790185
12	44	63	44	244%	244%	1061223	2851408
13	48	68	48	246%	246%	2065870	4917278
14	52	74	51	248%	248%	2507110	7424388
15	55	78	54	250%	250%	2573731	9998119
16	58	82	57	252%	252%	7611351	17609470
17	61	86	60	254%	254%	13437908	31047378
18	64	90	62	256%	256%	25052147	56099525
19	67	94	65	258%	258%	43869436	99968961
20	70	98	68	260%	260%	242081178	342050139
21	72	100	70	262%	262%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	264%	264%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	266%	266%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	268%	268%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	270%	270%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	272%	272%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	274%	274%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	276%	276%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	278%	278%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	280%	280%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	281%	281%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	282%	282%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	283%	283%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	284%	284%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	285%	285%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	286%	286%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	287%	287%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	288%	288%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	289%	289%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	290%	290%	N/A	N/A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vigilant Strike.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Vigilant Strike Damage 1	66	25% increased Vigilant Strike Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Vigilant Strike Damage 2	75	40% increased Vigilant Strike Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Vigilant Strike Fortify Duration 1	66	30% increased Vigilant Strike Fortify Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Vigilant Strike Fortify Duration 2	75	45% increased Vigilant Strike Fortify Duration	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
2.6.0	Now grants at 75% Increased Fortify Duration at level 1 (up from 50%), and increases by 5% each gem level.
2.1.0	Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
2.0.0	Vigilant Strike has been added to the game.