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

Ancestral Commander

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Karui Maul
Royal PlateEchoes of CreationTitan GauntletsKaom's SignKalandra's TouchAshes of the StarsRalakesh's ImpatienceThe Tides of TimeCrimson JewelLarge Cluster JewelForbidden FleshLarge Cluster JewelSublime VisionThe Light of MeaningForbidden FlameBrutal RestraintWatcher's EyeMegalomaniacMedium Cluster Jewel
ProgenesisSapphire FlaskRuby FlaskTopaz FlaskPrismatic Tincture

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

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Life

3529

Mana

123

Energy Shield

18

DPS

845M

Effective Hit Pool

37.72K

Chaos Res

7

Fire Res

85

Cold Res

85

Lightning Res

84

Armour

46K

Evasion

309

Block

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Crit Chance

93%

Crit Multi

498%

Rage

46

Strength

370

Intelligence

103

Dexterity

104

Ward

0

Item Quantity

0%

Item Rarity

0%

Movement Speed

15%

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