Invigorating Strike

Invigorating Strike is a Rogue skill from the Basic skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Physical Dmg	Crowd Controlled
Vulnerable	Injured
+ Lucky Hit
+ Energy
Dazes (CC)
Cutthroat
Combo Point

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Invigorating Strike Details and Upgrades

Invigorating Strike Melee attack an enemy, dealing 25% damage and increasing Energy Regeneration by x 20% for 3 seconds. Requires Dual Wielded weapons Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Tags: Basic, Cutthroat

Upgrades

Enhanced Invigorating Strike Damaging a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy with Invigorating Strike increases its Energy Regeneration bonus to x 30%.	Primary Invigorating Strike Invigorating Strike additionally grants + 8% Lucky Hit Chance. Hitting a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy increases this bonus to + 16% Lucky Hit Chance.
	Fundamental Invigorating Strike Hitting an enemy with Invigorating Strike while you are below 75% Energy makes them Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

Other Skills that work with Invigorating Strike

The following skills either:

• Create a condition Invigorating Strike can exploit
• Exploit a condition Invigorating Strike creates

Basic Tree
Puncture Throw your blades a short distance, dealing 21% damage. Every 3rd cast Slows (CC) enemies by 20% for 2 seconds. Critical Strikes will always Slow. Requires Dual Wielded Weapons. Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 35% Tags: Basic, Marksman, Chain (PP) Skill
</noinclude> Fundamental Blade Shift Moving through enemies while Blade Shift is active refreshes its duration. After moving through enemies 5 times your next Blade Shift will Daze (CC) enemies for 2 seconds. Skill
Primary Forceful Arrow Every 3rd cast of Forceful Arrow pierces through Vulnerable enemies. Skill
Fundamental Forceful Arrow Forceful Arrow Knocks Back (CC) Non-Elite enemies if they are Close. If they collide with another enemy, both are Knocked Down (CC) for 1.5 seconds. Skill
Enhanced Heartseeker When Heartseeker Critically Strikes, gain + 8% Attack Speed for 4 seconds. Double this amount if the enemy is Vulnerable. Skill
Core Tree
Improved Twisting Blades Enemies are Dazed (CC) while impaled with Twisting Blades. Skill
Enhanced Barrage Barrage's ricochet chance is increased to 100% for arrows that damage a Vulnerable enemy or Critically Strike any enemy. Skill
Enhanced Flurry Each time Flurry damages a Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemy, you are Healed for 1% of your Maximum Life up to 12% Maximum Life per cast. Skill
Improved Flurry Flurry deals x 20% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. If Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Skill
Advanced Flurry Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to deal x30% increased damage and Stun enemies for 2.5 seconds. Skill
Improved Rapid Fire Gain 15 Energy per cast of Rapid Fire when it damages a Vulnerable enemy. Skill
Advanced Penetrating Shot When cast with full Energy Penetrating Shot will Slow (CC) all enemies it hits by 50% for 3 seconds. Elite enemies will also be Knocked Down (CC) for 1.5 seconds. Skill
Agility Tree
Methodical Shadow Step Enemies damaged by Shadow Step are Stunned (CC) for 2 seconds. Skill
Disciplined Dash Dash Slows (CC) enemies it hits by 30% for 3 seconds. Any enemy already Slowed will be Dazed (CC) for 2 seconds instead. Skill
Caltrops Leap backwards and throw caltrops on the ground, dealing 40% damage and Slowing (CC) enemies by 50%.  Lasts 7 seconds. Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 12 seconds Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Tags: Agility, Mobility, Trap Skill
Disciplined Caltrops You have +5% Critical Strike Chance against enemies inside your Caltrops. Double this amount against Vulnerable enemies. Skill
Methodical Caltrops Caltrops now deals Cold damage and Chills enemies for 25% per second. Skill
Weapon Mastery Gain a bonus when attacking based on weapon type: Daggers: x 5%/10%/15% increased damage to Healthy enemies. Swords: x 3%/6%/9% increased damage. Bows: x 4%/8%/12% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Crossbows: x 5%/10%/15% increased Critical Strike Damage. Passive
Trick Attacks When you Critically Strike a Dazed (CC) enemy they are Knocked Down (CC) for 0.5/1/1.5 seconds. Point required in Concussive or Rapid Gambits. Passive
Subterfuge Tree
Smoke Grenade Throw a smoky concoction at enemies that Dazes (CC) them for 4 seconds. Dazed enemies cannot attack or use skills but are able to move. Cooldown: 13 seconds Tags: Subterfuge, Grenade Skill
Subverting Smoke Grenade If an enemy is Vulnerable, Slowed, or Chilled then Smoke Grenade will Daze (CC) them for x 20% longer. Skill
Countering Smoke Grenade Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to enemies affected by Smoke Grenade has up to a 25% chance to reduce its Cooldown by 1 second, or by 3 seconds instead if the enemy is Vulnerable. Skill
Enhanced Poison Trap Poison Trap Knocks Down (CC) enemies for 1.5 seconds when it activates. Skill
Malice You deal x 3% / 6% /9% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Requires point in Exploit. Passive
Imbuements Tree
Cold Imbuement Imbue your weapons with frigid energies. Your next 2 Imbueable skills deal Cold Damage and Chill enemies for up to 25% per hit. Cooldown: 13 seconds Damage: Cold Tags: Imbuement Skill
Blended Cold Imbuement Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 20% chance to instantly Freeze enemies for 3 seconds. Skill
Shadow Crash Lucky Hit: Shadow Damage has up to a 10% chance to Stun for 0.5/1/1.5 seconds. Passive
Ultimate Tree
Supreme Rain of Arrows Rain of Arrows' second wave Knocks Down (CC) enemies for 3 seconds. Skill
Prime Death Trap Enemies are Pulled Into (CC) Death Trap when it activates. Skill
Trap Mastery When  Poison Trap or Death Trap activates, you gain a 4% / 8% / 12% increased Critical Strike Chance against Vulnerable and Crowd Controlled enemies for 4 seconds. Passive
Key Passives Tree
Momentum Cutthroat skills grant a stack of Momentum for 8 seconds if they either: Hit a Stunned, Dazed, or Frozen enemy Hit any enemy from behind While at 3 stacks if Momentum you gain: 20% increased Damage Reduction 30% increased Energy Regeneration 15% increased Attack Speed Passive
Close Quarters Combat Damaging a Close enemy with Marksman or Cutthroat Skills each grant a 15% [+] Attack Speed bonus for 8 seconds. While both Attack Speed bonuses are active, your damage dealt is increased by 10%[x] of the total amount of your Damage vs Crowd Controlled bonus. While both Attack Speed bonuses are active, you deal x30% increased damage against Crowd Controlled enemies. Passive
Victimize Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 50% chance to cause an explosion, dealing 29% of the original damage to them and surrounding enemies. Victimize's damage is increased by x 120% of your Vulnerable damage bonus. Passive

Items that work with Invigorating Strike

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Invigorating Strike
• Create a condition Invigorating Strike can exploit
• Exploit a condition Invigorating Strike creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Corruption	Offensive	Your Imbuement Skill effects have 20 - 40% increased potency against Vulnerable enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Renegade's Retreat (Map)	Kehjistan	Rogue
Aspect of Siphoned Victuals	Defensive	Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy with a Core Skill has up to a 10 - 20% chance to drop a Healing Potion. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Leviathan's Maw (Map)	Hawezar	Rogue
Energizing Aspect	Resource	Damaging an Elite enemy with a Basic Skill generates 5 - 9 Energy. Ring	Sanguine Chapel (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Rogue
Mangler's Aspect	Utility	Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 25 - 45% chance to Daze (CC) them for 2 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Ravenous Aspect	Resource	Killing a Vulnerable enemy grants you 50 - 70% increased Energy Regeneration for 4 seconds. Ring	Shifting City (Map)	Dry Steppes	Rogue
Vengeful Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Making an enemy Vulnerable has up to a 40 - 60% chance to grant + 3% increased Critical Strike Chance for 3 seconds, up to + 9%. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Inferno Dungeon (Map)	Kehjistan	Rogue

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

	Condemnation "I've never seen such ruthless butchery. He deserves to be shipped off to die in the swamps with the rest of the godless murderers." - Witness to the murder of Sergeant Walcot Type: Dagger 'Class: Rogue Description: Your Core Skills deal 20% - 40% increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Your Basic Skills using this weapon have a 30% chance to generate 3 Combo Points.	+ % Damage to Close Enemies Affixes: + % Critical Strike Damage + % Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons + % Core Skill Damage + % Basic Skill Attack Speed
	Grasp of Shadow Dark wisps creep hungrily across these gloves, like an assassin's blade seeking a life to steal on a moonless night. Type: Gloves Class: Rogue Description: Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy with a Marksman or Cutthroat Skill has up to a 24% - 34% chance to summon a Shadow Clone that mimics your attack.	Affixes: + % Attack Speed + # Dexterity + # Ranks in all Core skills + % Shadow Clone Damage

Changes to Invigorating Strike

Patch 1.1.1, August 8, 2023

• Fundamental Invigorating Strike - Energy threshold increased from 50% to 75%.

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

• Base damage increased from 23% to 25%.