PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Vigilant Strike

AttackMeleeStrike

Overview

Attacks enemies with a powerful melee strike which grants Fortification, reducing damage you take from hits. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge. Requires a Melee Weapon.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
5
Cast time
1 sec

Mechanics at a glance

  • Melee Hits Fortify for 8 seconds
At 20% quality

4% more Attack Damage per Endurance Charge

Acquisition

Breaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · TemplarBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · MarauderBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · DuelistBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · Scion

Compatible support gems 120

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportBloodlust SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportMultistrike SupportMelee Splash SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportFortify SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportRuthless SupportMomentum SupportAncestral Call SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportClose Combat SupportShockwave SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportNightblade SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Ancestral Call SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Melee Splash SupportAwakened Multistrike SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportSecond Wind SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportBehead SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportTrauma SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Ancestral Call SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Multistrike SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
1474 sec19020%8410
2674 sec20430%3,099841
3974 sec21970%7,4333,940
41274 sec23570%22,89511,373
51684 sec25320%49,72534,268
62084 sec27160%95,71483,993
72484 sec29110%169,595179,707
82894 sec31140%283,759349,302
93294 sec33280%453,996633,061
103694 sec35520%703,1281,087,057
1140104 sec37880%1,061,2231,790,185
1244104 sec40360%2,065,8702,851,408
1348104 sec42980%2,507,1104,917,278
1452104 sec45710%2,573,7317,424,388
1555114 sec48490%7,611,3519,998,119
1658114 sec51420%13,437,90817,609,470
1761114 sec54470%25,052,14731,047,378
1864114 sec57690%43,869,43656,099,525
1967124 sec61060%242,081,17899,968,961
2070124 sec64590%—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172124 sec68190%——
2274124 sec71940%——
2376124 sec75870%——
2478124 sec80000%——
2580134 sec84320%——
2682134 sec88840%——
2784134 sec93590%——
2886134 sec98560%——
2988134 sec103760%——
3090134 sec109210%——
3191134 sec117520%——
3292144 sec120570%——
3393144 sec123700%——
3494144 sec126900%——
3595144 sec130180%——
3696144 sec133520%——
3797144 sec136950%——
3898144 sec140470%——
3999144 sec144070%——
40100144 sec147750%——
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