Vigor

Vigor

Effect type

Boon

Stacking

Duration

Game link

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Endurance regeneration increased by 50%; stacks duration.

— In-game description

Vigor is a boon that increases the endurance regeneration rate, allowing affected targets to dodge more frequently. Vigor stacks with other endurance-regeneration effects (such as traits and signets) up to a maximum of 100% bonus regeneration rate.

Related skills

See also: Boon#Related skills

Weapon skills that grant Vigor

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   Symbol of Energy
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   Call to Arms
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   Spotter's Shot
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   Phoenix

Underwater weapon skills that grant Vigor

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   Heat Wave
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   Siren's Call (randomly between might, swiftness and vigor)

Healing skills that grant Vigor

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   False Oasis

Utility skills that grant vigor

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   "Save Yourselves!"
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   Contemplation of Purity (when removing bleeding)
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   Elixir C (when removing bleeding)
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   Elixir U
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   Lightning Reflexes
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   Signet of Inspiration (randomly)
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   Well of Power (when removing bleeding)

Skills with special conditions that grant Vigor

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   Chapter 3: Azure Sun (from Tome of Resolve)
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   Infusion Bomb (with Med Kit)
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   Eat Wurm Egg (tool belt skill with Call Wurm)
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   Invigorating Roar (tool belt skill with Battle Roar)
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   Toss Elixir C (tool belt skill with Elixir C, when removing bleeding)
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   Toss Elixir H (tool belt skill with Elixir H, randomly between protection, regeneration and vigor)
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   Sun Spirit (if traited with Nature's Vengeance)
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   Consume Plasma (Thief Steal skill, stolen from mesmers)
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   Consume Plasma (From Plasma found by Forage (siamoth))

Related traits

See also: Boon#Related traits

Traits that apply vigor

•  Vigorous Precision — Gain vigor when you critically strike.
•  Last Stand — Cast Lesser Balanced Stance when you are disabled. Stances grant vigor when activated and have increased duration.
  Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
•  Experimental Turrets — Turrets create a reflective barrier when built and grant boons to allies around them on a regular interval.
•  Invigorating Speed — When you gain swiftness, you also gain vigor.
•  Optimized Activation — Using tool belt skills grants vigor.
•  Prismatic Converter — Deactivate Photon Forge converts conditions into boons based on your heat level. (Bleeding converts to vigor.)
•  Primal Reflexes — When you successfully evade an attack, gain vigor.
•  Spirited Arrival — Grant boons to nearby allies when swapping pets.
•  Feline Grace — Gain vigor upon successfully evading an attack.
•  Vigorous Recovery — Gain vigor when using a healing skill.
•  Bountiful Theft — Stealing grants you and all nearby allies vigor. You rip boons from your target and grant them to nearby allies.
•  Soothing Disruption — Cantrips grant you regeneration and vigor; reduce recharge on cantrips.
•  Renewing Stamina — Gain vigor when you deliver a critical hit.
•  Elemental Contingency — Gain a boon when you are struck, based on your current attunement.
•  Invigorating Strikes — Gain vigor when using a Dual Attack. Dodge rolling grants a barrier.
•  Latent Stamina — Apply vigor in a radius when attuning to water. Granting vigor to allies also restores a portion of endurance.
•  Invigorating Torrents — Auras you apply also grant regeneration and vigor.
•  Critical Infusion — Gain vigor when delivering a critical hit.
•  Bountiful Disillusionment — Gain stability when you use a Shatter skill. You and nearby allies gain boons based on which Shatter was used.
•  Nomad's Endurance — Shatter skills give vigor, and vigor grants condition damage.
•  Brutal Momentum — While at full endurance, increase your chance to critically strike. Gain vigor when you gain fury.

Traits that improve vigor

•  Excessive Energy — Deal more damage while under the effects of vigor.
•  Endless Stamina — The effects of vigor on you are enhanced. Gain bonus concentration.
•  Nomad's Endurance — Shatter skills give vigor, and vigor grants condition damage.
•  Latent Stamina — Apply vigor in a radius when attuning to water. Granting vigor to allies also restores a portion of endurance.

Related equipment

See also: Boon#Related equipment

Upgrade components that grant vigor

• Rune of the Baelfire (rank 4)

Player chatter

• When vigor is applied to a character they will occasionally shout out one of the following lines, depending on their race and gender.

Race	Gender
	Male	Female
Asura	Health increasing! Vitality restored!	Invigorating!
Charr	Back in fighting condition. That feels good.	Healthy and hale!
Human	That feels good.	I feel good.
Norn	Ah, feels nice.	Getting healthier!
Sylvari	Ready for more. My pain is easing.	Refreshing, I feel energized. (sigh) That feels better.

Version history

Patch	Changes
February 06, 2018	Reduced the bleeding inflicted from 3 stacks for 10 seconds to 2 stacks for 8 seconds when this boon is converted into a condition.
October 18, 2016	The duration-based boons Protection, Quickness, Regeneration, Resistance, Retaliation, and Vigor will now only stack up to 5 times instead of 9.
January 26, 2016	Vigor and other endurance-regeneration effects (such as traits) now stack up to a maximum of 100% bonus regeneration rate.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: The endurance regeneration rate of this effect has been decreased from 100% to 50%. Condition to Boon Conversion: Vigor converts to 3 stacks of bleeding for 10 seconds (+2 stacks).
August 28, 2012	Game release: Vigor has been added to the game.

Trivia

• Vigor is the only boon that provides no benefit to NPCs.

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