Striker Awakening

Striker Expert

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Tankiness 8/10
Comfort Medium
AoE Medium
Striker

Striker Awakening

PvE Combo Guide

Striker Awakening

Pre-Buff

  1. LMB
    Awakened Stance
  2. Hotbar
    Crouching Wolf3 Shards

PvE Combo

  1. Shift + RMB
    Endless Explosion
  2. Shift + LMB
    Spiral Cannon
  3. Space
    Flow: Crosswind
  4. Shift + F
    Skull Crusher
  5. Hold F
    Infernal DestructionOnly 2 spins
  6. S + F
    Savage SomersaultCancels the last hit of Infernal Destruction
  7. W + F
    Rampaging Predator
  8. W + F
    Flow: Bite Off
  9. S + RMB
    Battle Cry
  10. RMB / Hotbar
    Fallout
  11. RMB
    Endless Fight
  12. Shift + RMB
    Endless Explosion
  13. Hotbar
    Wolf's Explosive Fangs
  14. S + F
    Heart and Soul
  15. LMB
    Autumn Blaze
  16. Shift + LMB
    Spiral Cannon
  17. RMB
    Ferocious AssaultCancels the last hit of Spiral Cannon
  18. Shift + F
    Skull Crusher
  19. Hold F
    Infernal DestructionOnly 2 spins
  20. S + F
    Savage SomersaultCancels the last hit of Infernal Destruction
  21. W + F
    Rampaging Predator
  22. RMB / Hotbar
    Fallout
  23. RMB
    Endless Fight
  24. Shift + RMB
    Endless Explosion
  25. W + F
    Flow: Bite Off
  26. S + RMB
    Battle Cry

Movement

Class Mobility

Movement from pack-to-pack

  1. Shift + W / Shift + LMB → W + F → C → LMB
    Flash StepOnly 1 dash/Knee HammerStalking WolfCLMB (Cancels Locked C Swap Animation)
  2. Shift + W → Shift + LMB → LMB → RMB → Shift + F
    Double FlashSpiral CannonFerocious AssaultSkull Crusher
  3. Shift + W → Shift + Q
    Double FlashEcho Spirit

Examples of Repositioning

  1. Shift + W → S + F
    Flash StepHeart and Soul
  2. A/D + RMB
    Enhanced: Mass Destruction
  3. Shift + X
    Back Step

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skill Enhancements

  1. Back Step
    Lv. 56
  2. Iron Fist Fury
    Lv. 57
  3. Wolf's Explosive Fangs
    Lv. 58

Skills to Lock

  1. Hurricane
  2. Adamantine
  3. Hidden Claw
  4. Rock Smash

Skill Add-ons

Class Addons

Skull Crusher I

Cartwheel to strike down hard onto the ground.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction +20 for 15 sec
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target

Spiral Cannon I

With the force of a freshly fired bullet, you surge forward in a ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec
  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec

Rampaging Predator I

Brutally ravage your foes like a starving predator.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Flow: Crosswind

Preceding Skill: [Spiral Cannon I] While charging forward, create ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Battle Cry

Preceding Skill: [Infernal Destruction I]

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Movement Speed +10% for 12 sec
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target

Heart and Soul

Prerequisite: Use the [Secret Book] Abyssal Legacy ([The Magnus] ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Change Log

October 15, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Hell Break: Marni's Combat Analyzer now records its grab as a grab instead of a normal attack.Both specs

October 8, 2026

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Magic Damage Reduction lowered to match Melee and Ranged Damage Reduction, and Melee and Ranged Evasion raised to match Magic Evasion.Both specs

  • All

    Unified the level-based base stats (Max HP, HP Recovery, All AP, All Damage Reduction and All Evasion) for every class. Class-specific stat differences now come from a new passive skill learned automatically at Lv. 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70.All classes

  • All

    Added the common skill Godslayer: Force Palm (Lv. 60+). Its Secret Book is obtained at A Freesword's Hearth in Voidekaia after finishing the Inner Edania main quests.All classes

September 17, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Crouching Wolf: "Taunt surrounding foes" now works as a Taunt attack instead of raising aggro.Both specs

September 3, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Endless Explosion: Recover HP per hit 200 → 125.

  • All

    Fallout, Endless Fight: Added Recover HP per hit: Fallout 220, Endless Fight 230.

August 27, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Hell Break: Fixed defensive effects lasting to the end of the motion after a successful grapple comboed from certain skills.

July 16, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Endless Fight: Fixed the skill sometimes failing to activate with a system message.

July 9, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Endless Fight: Can now be comboed from Fallout only (Quick Slot still works), for Fallout → Endless Fight → Autumn Blaze. Down Smash and Stiffness removed.

  • PvE

    PvE damage +15%: Spiral Cannon, Battle Cry, Echo Spirit. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

May 28, 2026

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Endless Explosion, Battle Cry: Recover HP per hit: Endless Explosion +98 → +200, Battle Cry +180 → +224.

  • All

    Ferocious Assault, Flow: Bite Off: Recover HP on use removed.

  • All

    Spiral Cannon: Recover HP per hit removed; All Evasion +36 → +24.

May 14, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Massive Suppression: Grapple wind-up with gauntlet fixed; it was 0.1 sec longer than standard.Both specs

April 30, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Absolute: Roaring Tiger, Heart and Soul: Roaring Tiger no longer recovers 300 HP; Heart and Soul recovers 300 HP when fully charged.Both specs

  • All

    Damage +35%: Absolute: Ankle Hook, Succession: Ankle Hook, Martial Deva; Absolute: Explosive Blow +20%.Both specs

February 12, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Gardbrace Training, Savage Somersault: All AP buff +28 → +32. PvP ratios of Awakening skills lowered about 1.5% so PvP damage stays the same.

  • All

    Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes

December 11, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Ultimate Crush, Black Spirit: Ultimate Crush: Removed Push from some Echo Spirit attacks.

October 23, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Hell Break: Fixed Bound not applying.

September 18, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Twisted Collision: Fixed skills (e.g. Twisted Collision) not activating during some main-weapon idle combat motions.Both specs

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