Striker Awakening

Striker Expert

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Tankiness 10/10
Comfort Medium/High
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 22, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    PvP minimum damage when the target's defense exceeds your attack raised from 5% to 7%.All classes

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

July 24, 2025

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Combat system overhaul: Resistance and Ignore Resistance reworked, AP, DP reduction and Special Attack damage gaps between classes narrowed, and Special Attack damage effects of the same type no longer stack.All classes

  • All

    Infinite Mastery now grants Accuracy +18 and All Accuracy +18 per skill level.All classes

  • All

    Gardbrace Training, Savage Somersault: All AP +16 → +28.

  • All

    Descent of Fury: All Resistance +30% → All AP +35.

  • All

    Skill damage multiplier -4.41% to offset the AP rebalance.

April 30, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Skull Crusher, Rampaging Predator: Fixed a skill issue.

April 24, 2025

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Skull Crusher: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Black Spirit: Ferocious Assault: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

February 13, 2025

7 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Emergency Escape: Invincibility now also applies when you reappear; movement speed and Stamina recovery during the skill reduced; SPACE now jumps to higher terrain.All classes

  • PvE

    Combat Assistance can now only be used while total Family Level is 200 or lower; some skills deal less damage or lose effects when spammed during cooldown, while main PvE skills deal more damage.All classes

  • All

    Infernal Destruction: Cooldown 10/9/8 → 8/8/7 sec.

  • All

    Infernal Destruction: Can no longer be used during cooldown.

  • All

    Flow: Bite Off: Cooldown 12 → 10 sec.

  • PvE

    Skull Crusher, Rampaging Predator, Flow: Bite Off: Damage adjusted.

  • PvE

    Fallout: Reduced damage when used during cooldown.

December 12, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

November 14, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

October 17, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

August 29, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Rampaging Predator: Skill behavior improved.

August 1, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 25, 2024

8 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Taebaek Kick, Skull Crusher, Black Spirit: Ultimate Crush, Black Spirit: Skull Crusher, Combo: Venom Fang: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Flash Step, Double Flash, Silent Step, Flow: Back Step: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • PvP

    Battle Cry: Cooldown 7 → 10 sec.

  • All

    Ferocious Assault, Autumn Blaze, Spiral Cannon, Rampaging Predator, Flow: Bite Off: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvP

    Skull Crusher: PvP damage reduced.

  • All

    Crouching Wolf: Fixed a skill issue.

July 18, 2024

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Autumn Blaze: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

July 10, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

June 19, 2024

7 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Triple Flying Kick, Rising Wolf Fang, Flow: Back Step, Flow: Landslide, Rising Blast Combo, Heavy Fist: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Flow: Landslide: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

  • All

    Gardbrace Training, Savage Somersault: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvP

    Infernal Destruction: PvP damage reduced.

  • PvP

    Skull Crusher, Flow: Bite Off: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Knee Hammer, Taebaek Kick, Black Spirit: Prime: Rage Hammer: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

November 15, 2023

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Absolute: Ankle Hook, Absolute: Martial Deva, Succession: Martial Deva, Absolute: Explosive Blow, Absolute: Taebaek Kick, Ultimate Crush, Infernal Destruction, Skull Crusher: Damage adjusted.

  • PvP

    Spiral Cannon, Flow: Crosswind, Battle Cry, Endless Explosion: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Endless Explosion, Battle Cry: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Flow: Crosswind: Cooldown 12 → 10 sec.

  • PvP

    Endless Fight: Cooldown 12 → 10 sec.

October 11, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Rampaging Predator: Corrected the skill description.

September 26, 2023

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Skull Crusher: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Rampaging Predator, Ultimate Crush: PvP damage reduced.

  • PvP

    Flow: Bite Off, Echo Spirit, Autumn Blaze, Savage Somersault: Damage adjusted.

September 20, 2023

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Rising Blast Combo: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • PvE

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

September 13, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

September 6, 2023

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Fist Fury, Somersault, Rampaging Predator, Flow: Bite Off, Spiral Cannon: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Wolf's Fang, Triple Flying Kick, Endless Explosion, Crouching Wolf: Smoother combos and controls.

August 9, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 19, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

July 5, 2023

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.Both specs

  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

May 17, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Spiral Cannon, Core: Spiral Cannon: Skill behavior improved.

May 3, 2023

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Flow: Crosswind, Ultimate Crush, Skull Crusher, Flow: Bite Off: PvP damage reduced.

  • All

    General class improvements.

  • All

    Hell Break, Skull Crusher: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Endless Fight: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Black Spirit: Ferocious Assault, Flow: Mass Destruction, Absolute: Mass Destruction, Enhanced: Mass Destruction: Smoother combos and controls.

April 6, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    General class improvements.All classes

December 7, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Core: Infernal Destruction: Fixed a skill issue.

November 23, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

November 9, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Crosswind: Fixed a skill issue.

October 19, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

October 12, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Battle Cry, Flow: Crosswind, Black Spirit: Ferocious Assault: Corrected the skill description.

  • All

    Skull Crusher: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Ferocious Assault, Black Spirit: Ferocious Assault: Skill behavior improved.

April 20, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Crimson Fang: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

February 16, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flash Step: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Fallout: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

February 9, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Rampaging Predator: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 26, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Ultimate Crush: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 19, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Wolf's Hunger, Absolute: Wolf's Hunger: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Prime: Wolf's Hunger: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Echo Spirit: Damage adjusted.Both specs

January 12, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Battle Cry: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 5, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Rage Hammer, Black Spirit: Prime: Rage Hammer: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Rampaging Predator: Damage adjusted.Both specs

December 29, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Savage Somersault: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

July 14, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Rage Hammer: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

June 29, 2021

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Echo Spirit: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Rage Hammer: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

May 26, 2021

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Nimbus Strike: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Descent of Fury, Black Spirit: Echo Spirit: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Ferocious Assault: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvE

    Twisted Collision: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Autumn Blaze, Skull Crusher: Damage adjusted.

April 28, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.Both specs

March 17, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Autumn Blaze: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

February 25, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Twisted Collision: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

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