Ardent Elite

This is one of the most beautiful Lightsaber designs out there and the quality is exceptional- excellent machining, finishing and tolerances. Internal Chassis for the Sound Card/Battery/Speaker and Solid Wiring. I'm glad I didn't waste my money on lower end vendors like Ultrasabers/no Name generic budget brands you find on Amazon or Google Shopping/etc just do it right and buy yourself an excellent high end product from Vader's Vault or GCS so you don't end up regretting all the wasted money on a dozen or so other cheaper low quality lightsabers. I only own 2 for example and 1 of them is This Ardent Elite.

Sound Quality: 5/5 This is Absolutely Vital to me because cheaper Lightsabers with mediocre sound is going to stay on Mute all the time because I don't want to give myself hearing damage. Vader's Vault uses high quality premium sounds boards and bass speakers which means your ears will thank you for being kind to them. You sanity will also benefit because your lightsaber actually sounds like how a real lightsaber should sound.

Build Quality: 5/5 Exceptional work. This Lightsaber is put together cleanly, professionally with tight tolerances- there's no misfitting gaps or any sharp edges to cut you, just high end work, time and thought put into this awesome lightsaber. Good finish and smartly designed so that changing the battery or taking out the MicroSD card is very easy with no hassle or fear of damaging anything though you still have to be sensible and not poke the speaker with your fingers when sliding out the chassis.

RGB Color Change & Customer Service: 5/5 I didn't know that the Color Changing function was more complicated than merely pressing the AV and Aux switch so when I pushed them the blade color cycled and I didn't why it didn't just change to the next color. I figured out that pressing the Aux switch again would lock in the color so I was pretty close to figuring out this Lightsaber. Sent an Email to Vader's Vault and got a call back the next day explaining to me how the color change works with the newer Sound Card Board- Pressing AV and Aux engages Color Changing Mode and Waving the Lightsaber around cycles through colors! So it wasn't random. Pressing Aux switch on the desired color locks it in :)

Blade colors are very beautiful and deep. The standard dual diffused blade helped spread the colors around evenly and gave it a nice scratchy organic look which isn't a bad thing.

Overall, this is an awesome 5/5 Exceptional Lightsaber. Very happy with it and no regrets forking out all that money for a premium work of art that also doubles as a grown up toy :D

Could not be happier with my new VV hilt! All the little details like the weathering, accent LEDs and grip removal put this over the top. Not to mention the neopixel is insanely bright and the motion detection from the new Crystal Shard gets it close to smooth swing. I highly recommend!

This is my second saber in my collection and my first from Vader's Vault. The craftsmanship and quality of the VV saber far surpasses my other saber from Saber Forge. The VV saber is also lighter and easier to duel with. I am very pleased with my purchase.

Well what can I say. This saber is absolutely beautiful. The craftsmanship is second to none, as soon as you hold it, you can feel the quality and passion that's went into making it. I ordered it in plecter pixel, which is the only way to go, it's the future. I'm a newbie in the saber collectors community, but I can't imagine buying from anywhere better. Vaders Vault are the masters. You won't go wrong.