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 September 07, 2023 and is up to date for the June 27, 2023 game 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

Greatsword

Utility

Utility

Skill Variants

Do not replace

• - Very high defense and CC.
• - Used for the leap, which can also group up enemies.
• - 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

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

• and are interchangeable.
• Other relics include , , , and .
• For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use Knight trinkets.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
• /
• /

Farming

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

Usage

Damage/CC

• Your main sources of damage are your dodges and greatsword skills. Priority is placed on and dodges, while and are used as fillers in between auto attacks. If in Shiro, keep up and when in Jalis, maintain .
• For CC, using a Staff and is the best option, combined with . Those two skills combined break most CC bars easily.

Survivability

• can be used to provide area Stability.
• Your main sources of healing are your two healing skills as well as passive sources of healing from , or if you decide to use them.
• is a short-cooldown block that you can (and should) use instead of dodging to avoid incoming damage. This is because your dodges should be timed so that you maintain the passive benefits from either or .
• Both elite skills should only be used as a last resort when other sources of CC or defense are not available.
• If using :
  • is an evade that also grants resistance and regeneration
  • can be used to remove multiple allies from yourself or allies as well as providing some healing and endurance gain when removing conditions.
  • is an AoE Stunbreak that also grants protection

More detailed information on the build and rotation is given in the video down below:

Guide Video (as of May 2022)