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Emperor's Vigilance
Steel Kite Shield
Quality: +20%
Chance to Block: 26%
Armour: (613-759)
Energy Shield: (121-150)
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 46, 60 Str, 60 Int(16-22)% Chance to Block Spell Damage
(300-400)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
(10-15)% increased maximum Life
Cannot Block while you have no Energy Shield
Damage from Blocked Hits cannot bypass Energy Shield
Damage from Unblocked hits always bypasses Energy Shield
Glancing Blows
Chitus' success stemmed from his cunning, taking calculated risks so that greater dangers could be averted.
Emperor's Vigilance inventory icon
Acquisition
League(s): Harvest
Emperor's Vigilance is in core drop table despite also being a league-specific item
Vendor Prices
Unique5x Chaos Orb
Vendor Offer
18x Alchemy Shard
8x Alteration Shard
Metadata
Item class: Shields

Emperor's Vigilance is a unique Steel Kite Shield inventory iconSteel Kite ShieldSteel Kite ShieldChance to Block: 26%
Armour: 146
Energy Shield: 29
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 46, 60 Str, 60 Int
Steel Kite Shield inventory icon
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Modifiers

The Glancing Blows modifier has the same effect as the keystone, Glancing Blows. Taking the keystone in addition to equipping this item will impart no additional benefit.

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Emperor's Vigilance is in core drop table despite also being a league-specific item

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
5Divination card inventory iconThe MercenaryThe Mercenary card artDivination card frameThe Mercenary5Shield
Corrupted
Loyalty can be bought. Just make sure you know who the buyer is.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted shieldAutomatic
9Divination card inventory iconFateful MeetingFateful Meeting card artDivination card frameFateful Meeting9League-Specific Item
Double-Influenced Item
Item Level: 97
Two-Implicit
Corrupted
Some people act as beacons,
illuminating the path for others.
I was lucky to meet one such person.

- Anton to Zhenya
Divination card inventory icon
random two-implicit corrupted level 97 league-specific itemAutomatic
7Divination card inventory iconPrejudicePrejudice card artDivination card framePrejudice7Item
Influenced Item
One who is blinded by their past may
only see a sliver of the present.
Divination card inventory icon
random influenced itemAutomatic
8Divination card inventory iconArrogance of the VaalArrogance of the Vaal card artDivination card frameArrogance of the Vaal8Item
Two-Implicit
Corrupted
Discovery can lead to beauty, or it can lead to ruin.
Divination card inventory icon
random two-implicit corrupted itemAutomatic
10Divination card inventory iconTime-Lost RelicTime-Lost Relic card artDivination card frameTime-Lost Relic10League-Specific ItemTime cannot wash away that which cannot be forgotten.Divination card inventory iconrandom league-specific itemAutomatic
1Time-Lost Incubator inventory iconTime-Lost IncubatorTime-Lost IncubatorAdds an incubated League-specific Unique item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
League-specific Unique ItemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Time-Lost Incubator inventory icon
random league-specific itemAutomatic
4Divination card inventory iconJack in the BoxJack in the Box card artDivination card frameJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank,
close your eyes,
and pray to the gods
for a pleasant surprise.
Divination card inventory icon
random itemAutomatic
1Singular Incubator inventory iconSingular IncubatorSingular IncubatorAdds an incubated Unique item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Unique ItemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Singular Incubator inventory icon
random itemAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Version history

Version Changes
3.14.0
  • Many unique items that were league-specific have now also been added to the core drop pool.
3.12.0
  • Fixed a bug where Emperor's Vigilance took precedence over Divine Flesh, allowing some damage to be taken by your Energy Shield when it should have all bypassed it.
3.11.0
  • Introduced to the game.
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