Vindicator - Power Vindicator

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on March 26, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A power-based open world build for Vindicator. This build has absurdly high damage, good aoe, and has access to revs versatile toolkit.

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Skill Bar

Greatsword

Staff

Utility

Utility

Skill Variants

Do not replace Legendary Alliance Stance

• Legendary Dwarf Stance - Very high defense and CC.
• Legendary Demon Stance - Used for the leap, which can also group up enemies.
• Legendary Centaur Stance - Strong projectile hate and condi cleanse.

Equipment

Ascended gear is not required.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Staff
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

• Relic of the Thief and Relic of Isgarren are good alternatives.
• Rune of Superior Rune of the Dragonhunter and Rune of Superior Rune of the Scholar are interchangeable.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Steak Ascended Food

Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
• /
• (and variants)

Usage

Damage

• This skill has few buff windows to pay attention to. Just dodge, kill things, and repeat.
• Use Energy Meld any time you have less than half your endurance.

Alliance Priority

1. Spear of Archemorus
2. Mist Unleashed
3. Eternity's Requiem
4. Phantom's Onslaught
5. Scavenger Burst - for Quickness and endurance
6. Fill with auto-attacks.

Assassin Priority

1. Impossible Odds
2. Mist Unleashed
3. Eternity's Requiem
4. Phantom's Onslaught
5. Fill with auto-attacks.

Defense

• Avoid using Saint Viktor's skills for defense here as they come at a steep DPS cost and do very little for you.
• The frequent dodges in this build offer extreme defense
• Imperial Guard for a channeled block.

Saint Viktor's Urn and Jade Protocols

If using stacked Jade Offensive and Jade Defensive protocols, you can can Viktor rather than Archemorus in Legendary Alliance Stance. Use Urn of Saint Viktor to keep yourself in combat, causing the protocols to re-apply frequently. This drains your HP, so you will need to do some management to ensure you don't drop too low. When chain killing enemies this can be mitigated entirely with at a cost of profit.

CC

This build features very little reliable CC. If extra CC is needed, it is recommended to use a United Legions Waystation EMP or to swap to Dwarf Stance.

• Surge of the Mists - 150-1350 depending on number of impacts
• Forced Engagement - 300