Summoners War: 2A Vigor PvP Rune Builds and Team Compositions

Second Awakening (2A) Vigor operates as a high-speed bruiser, secondary healer, and defense breaker in Summoners War PvP. Unlocking this form requires completing his Karzhan Dimension dungeon awakening. In Guild Siege, Guild War, and World Arena, his primary role is to disrupt enemies with defense breaks while cycling buffs that protect your team against burst damage.

Skill Kit and Combat Mechanics

Vigor's abilities scale primarily with his Maximum HP, allowing him to deal heavy single-target damage without sacrificing survivability. His high base Speed of 115 lets him contest turn order easily against standard bruisers.

Shred attacks three consecutive times. If the defense break activates on the first or second hit, the subsequent strikes benefit immediately from the lower armor, inflicting severe burst damage. Predator's Cry blunts the threat of critical-reliant damage dealers—such as Sonia, Ethna, and Seara—by applying a two-turn Anti-Critical Hit buff alongside an Attack Speed increase.

Rune Sets and Stat Benchmarks

Violent and Will is the optimal rune configuration for 2A Vigor across Guild content and World Arena. Violent turn procs let Vigor cast Predator's Cry for buffs and immediately follow with Shred to secure an elimination.

Swift and Will provides a viable secondary build for specialized Siege defenses that aim to outspeed and disrupt early offense turns.

Aim for the following stat benchmarks on a Violent/Will build:

• HP: +28,000 to +35,000 (yielding 40,000+ total combat HP)
• Speed: +130 to +155 on Violent (or +170+ if equipped with Swift)
• Critical Rate: 70% to 85%
• Critical Damage: 130% to 150% (when using a Slot 4 Critical Damage rune)
• Accuracy: 25% to 40% (ensures defense breaks land reliably)
• Resistance: 15% to 30%

If your rune quality cannot sustain 40,000 total HP with a Slot 4 Critical Damage rune, build him with Speed, HP%, and HP% on slots 2, 4, and 6 instead. Focus on Critical Rate substats so his HP-scaled strikes still apply threat while keeping him durable.

Artifact Substat Priorities

Equip Water Attribute and Support/HP Type artifacts that enhance Vigor's multi-hit damage and support value. Prioritize these substats:

• Damage Dealt on Fire / Water: Amplifies Shred burst damage against common elemental targets.
• Skill 3 Critical Damage: Directly increases the damage multiplier on Shred's three strikes.
• Skill 2 Recovery: Increases healing from Predator's Cry for injured teammates.
• Skill 1 and Skill 3 Accuracy: Helps land defense breaks without sacrificing survival stats on main runes.

Avoid flat Attack and flat Defense substats, as they offer negligible value for Vigor's HP-scaling kit.

Team Compositions and Synergies

Vigor pairs effectively with bruisers that thrive under continuous Attack Speed buffs and capitalize on multi-turn defense breaks.

• Vigor, Skogul, and Aegir: A balanced Guild Siege core. Vigor provides defense breaks and Anti-Crit protection, Aegir absorbs enemy attack bar, and Skogul executes uninterrupted boulder drops.
• Vigor, Kaki, and Triana: A safe Siege offense against heavy single-target burst. Triana blocks incoming fatal damage, allowing Vigor and Kaki to dismantle the enemy team with sustained focus fire.
• World Arena Bruiser Drafts: In RTA, draft Vigor alongside turn-cycling supports like Riley or control units like Moore and Cheongpung. His presence supplies utility buffs while functioning as an alternate damage threat.

Countering 2A Vigor

Vigor has no innate debuff cleanse, making him vulnerable to lockdown effects.

• Crowd Control: Continuous Freezes, Stuns, and Oblivion prevent him from rotating into Predator's Cry.
• Wind Bruisers: Hard-hitting Wind damage dealers—such as Dominic, Savannah, and Feng Yan (Wind Panda)—can eliminate Vigor quickly once his Will runes expire.
• Strip and Debuffs: Pairing buff strippers with Heal Block or Defense Break neutralizes his self-healing and defensive bulk before he can cycle turns.