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PoE 3.25.alternate·Phrecia·Ancestral Commander

Vigilant Strike has absurd scaling potential (100m to 1b dps+)

by GrilledFocaccia1 year ago30

DPS
844.63M
Effective HP
37.72K
Life
3.53K
Level
98
Min budget

Overview

Vigilant Strike has absurd scaling potential (100m to 1b dps+) is a Path of Exile Ancestral Commander build by GrilledFocaccia, made for the Phrecia league (3.25.alternate). It is centered on Vigilant Strike and plays as a attack, strength, melee, strike archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 844.63M DPS with 37.72K effective HP, 3.53K life. Key uniques include Echoes of Creation, The Tides of Time, Progenesis, Ashes of the Stars, Redblade Banner.

Build Video

GrilledFocaccia's Notes

Last league, I was bored and decided to create a PoB setup for an Endurance Charge-stacking Juggernaut. While exploring scaling options, I came across Vigilant Strike, a skill with an absurd 746% base damage effectiveness (0.85 base attack speed) and an additional 4% more damage per Endurance Charge at 20% quality.

Since it's a low APS strike skill, it can utilize Battlemage’s Cry and Hydrosphere, allowing each attack to hit twice. Factoring everything in, Vigilant Strike reaches 1927% damage effectiveness per second, with even more scaling potential through gear.

I played the build and found that while it was extremely strong, it had some flaws that needed to be addressed. When Phrecia introduced Ancestral Commander, I considered revisiting it, but Jung’s GC Tectonic Slam build had made Endurance Charge-stacking expensive, so I decided to wait.

I finally put the build together last week, and it’s probably the best off-meta build I’ve made so far. Currently sitting at 800M DPS with solid tankiness (though chaos resistance still needs work).

Core Items:

  • Echoes of Creation – 75% more damage, Endurance Charge generation
  • Ashes of the Stars – 75% more damage
  • Sublime Vision (Hatred) – Brittle
  • Tides of Time – Permanent flasks with chest implicit
  • War Bringer Forbidden Jewels – Permanent uptime on warcries
  • Ralakesh’s Impatience – Charges
  • Nasima Brutal Restraint – More crit
  • Rosethorn or Prismatic Tincture
  • Jung’s Mace

PoB: https://pobb.in/ekFqiDmCldEX (200d)
Cheaper PoB: https://pobb.in/Uz7uQAwWlYcZ (50d)

Edit:
Video of me doing uber exarch (Vigilant Strike - Uber Exarch). Might of oom'd after my first attack oops

I'll try and get some clips of the other ubers when I get back home

Loadouts

Gear

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Soul Breaker
Echoes of Creation
Hate Carapace
Ashes of the Stars
Kaom's Sign
Kalandra's Touch
Sol Palm
The Tides of Time
Ralakesh's Impatience
Horticultural Prismatic Tincture of Overpowering
Sublime Vision
Forbidden Flesh
Brutal Restraint
Vivid Hope
Watcher's Eye
The Light of Meaning

Skills

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Weapon 1

  • Vigilant StrikeVigilant Strike21/20WMain
  • Increased Critical DamageIncreased Critical Damage15/20W
  • Endurance Charge on Melee StunEndurance Charge on Melee Stun20W
  • Elemental Damage with AttacksElemental Damage with Attacks20/20W
  • Awakened Melee Physical DamageAwakened Melee Physical Damage5/20W
  • OverexertionOverexertion20/20W
  • ShockwaveShockwave20W

Body Armour

  • Rallying CryRallying Cry20W
  • Ancestral CryAncestral Cry20W
  • Infernal CryInfernal Cry19W
  • Urgent OrdersUrgent Orders20/20W
  • LifetapLifetap19W

Boots

  • HydrosphereHydrosphere1W
  • HydrosphereHydrosphere1W
  • Battlemage's CryBattlemage's Cry20W
  • Urgent OrdersUrgent Orders20W

Helmet

  • Blood RageBlood Rage11/20W
  • AutomationAutomation1W
  • Intimidating CryIntimidating Cry20/20W
  • AutoexertionAutoexertion20/20W

Gloves

  • HatredHatred20/23W
  • Leap SlamLeap Slam20W
  • Herald of PurityHerald of Purity20W
  • Faster AttacksFaster Attacks20/20W

Body Armour

  • PunishmentPunishment20/20W
  • Assassin's MarkAssassin's Mark20/20W

Ring 1

  • Enduring CryEnduring Cry10W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.25
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Juggernaut
Juggernaut
Bandits
Eramir (1 Passive Skill Point)

Character Stats

Level
98

Damage

Full DPS
844.63M
Combined DPS
421.71M
Hit DPS
379.01M
With Poison DPS
379.01M
With Ignite DPS
379.54M
With Bleed DPS
379.01M
Damage over Time
531.56K
Ignite DPS
531.56K
Culling DPS
42.17M
Reservation DPS
0
Average Damage
199.5M
Burst Damage
199.5M

Attack & Crit

Attack/Cast Rate
1.9/s
Cooldown
0s
Hit Chance
100%
Accuracy
321
Crit Chance
93%
Crit Multiplier
498%
Mana Cost
30
Life Cost
4

Defence

Effective Hit Pool
37.72K
Life
3.53K
Energy Shield
18
Mana
123
Ward
0
Armour
46.04K
Evasion
309
Phys Damage Reduction
90%

Mitigation & Avoidance

Block
0%
Spell Block
0%
Spell Suppression
0%
Evade (Melee)
0%
Evade (Projectile)
0%
Attack Dodge
0%
Spell Dodge
0%

Resistances

Fire Resistance
85% (+12%)
Cold Resistance
85% (+50%)
Lightning Resistance
84% (+5%)
Chaos Resistance
7%

Max Hit Taken

Physical
27.77K
Fire
74.25K
Cold
74.25K
Lightning
70.35K
Chaos
6.87K

Recovery

Life Regen
693.4/s
Net Life Regen
625.3/s
ES Regen
0/s
ES Recharge
18/s
Mana Regen
12.4/s
Life Leech
730.78/s
ES Leech
0/s
Mana Leech
134.32/s
Total Degen
68.1/s

Attributes & Utility

Strength
370
Intelligence
103
Dexterity
104
Movement Speed
15%
Endurance Charges
13
Frenzy Charges
4
Power Charges
3
Rage
46
Devotion
0