Striker Class Guide

Introduction

The Striker class uses Gauntlets as their primary weapon and Vambrace as their secondary weapon. At level 56, Striker unlocks their awakening weapon which is a Gardbrace, and can summon clones of the Striker to deal damage alongside him. The Striker class uses melee range punches and kicks. He specializes in Martial Arts and has many complex combos that can deal a burst of damage in a short time, whilst also being a tanky class.

Awakening VS Succession

Striker Succession and Awakening can be unlocked after level 56 after speaking to the Black Spirit and completing the Awakening and Succession quests under the suggestions tab.

• The Awakening will unlock a completely new skill tree, which will be your primary skills from now on. The skills in the pre-awakening are mostly utility skills, and your main damage dealers will be your Awakening skills.
• The Succession skill kit enhances your gauntlet skills instead and only has a few awakening skills.

Your awakening weapon still affects your succession damage and vice versa. For example, if you are using the Succession kit, then 30% of your Awakening AP is still applied to the damage of Succession skills, as well as the additional item stats on the awakening weapon, such as Human/Species Damage and Accuracy.

Awakening and Succession are both fairly equal in PVE. Succession does tend to be slightly better in most endgame PVE spots though. Awakening is the easier and better option for PVP since you have more protected skills, better CC options, and an extra grab.

Skill Builds

Since the skill point update in late 2022, you can obtain all skills for approximately 1,000 skill points. Focus on your main skills first, then level the passives. The Weight Training skill should be leveled last, since it only gives you weight limit increase.

Protected Skills

It is important to read through your skills to understand which skills have protection and crowd control effects. Read through your skills carefully to get familiar with what each skill does. You can also filter the different effects in the Skill Window (K).

Locked Skills

To lock a skill, press the lock icon on the top of each skill icon in the skill window (K).

These are the Awakening skills I recommend locking to help prevent messing up combos during PVP.

• Evasion
• Flow: Bombardment
• Adamantine

These are the Succession skills I recommend locking to help prevent messing up combos during PVP.

• Evasion

Skill Enhancement (Rabam) Skills

Skill Enhancement skills can be obtained in the Skill Window (K) under the “Skill Enhancement” tab at the top. At levels 56, 57, and 58, you will have 2 different options to choose between. These skills have no skill points cost, but you have to have other skills leveled up to be able to take them.

Level 56 [Shift + X]

• Rising Wolf Fang – Requires [Flow: Mass Destruction] and [Wolf’s Fang V]
• Flow: Back Step – Requires [Flow: Mass Destruction] and [Flash Step III]
  • (Preferred Choice)

Flow: Back Step is simply the better choice out of the two due to it being an additional I-frame as well as a movement speed +30% and Magic DP 15 buff (for 10 sec).

Level 57 – [Shift + Z]

• Iron Fist Fury – Requires [Fist of True Strength III] and [Fist Fury IV]
• Perfect Blow – Requires [Fist of True Strength III] and [Knee Hammer III]
  

Both of the Rabam skills have different advantages and I would personally try out both and see which fits your playstyle better. Iron Fist Fury is the safer option and if you’re not sure which to pick, I would probably go for this one. It has super armor and healing on the skill. Perfect Blow has a frontal guard and a slight forward lunge. The skill deals quite a bit more damage than Iron Fist Fury so it’s really up to you if you want damage or defense.

Level 58 – [Quickslot only]

• Explosive Jolt – Requires [Flow: Explosive Blow II] and [Ankle Hook III]
• Wolf’s Explosive Fangs – Requires [Flow: Explosive Blow II] and [Wolf’s Fang V]
  • (Preferred Choice)

I would recommend Wolf’s Explosive Fangs. This is the preferred option out of the two because it flows nicely with other skills and has good damage.

Skill Add-ons

Below are some examples of PVE skill add-ons you can take.

If you would like example skill add-ons for other scenarios, please refer to the Class Discord and its resources.

I recommend experimenting with your add-ons and figuring out what is best for you because it really depends on your personal preference and how you play your class. If you’re simply not sure what to take then you can blindly follow the examples below and they will still be effective.

You can also check our Skill Add-on guide for a complete list of Skill Add-ons.

Weapons

Armor

For your armor, you will make a choice between Damage Reduction or Evasion gear. I recommend reading our guide about the two different DP stats if you want to learn what the two different stats do.

Generally, you are recommended to build Damage Reduction on Striker at first, then swap to Evasion later on, this is because Evasion performs better on Striker at high gearscore.

Because of the way the Evasion stat works, you may find that you are squishy for a long time and that your Evasion isn’t really doing much for you. This is why players only recommend swapping to Evasion armors once you reach full PEN gear with Caphras Level 9 or higher. It is also worth noting that Damage Reduction is still viable on Striker, and is also viable on all classes, while Evasion is not viable on all classes. I highly recommend doing some research before commiting to Evasion.

Accessories

There are various different accessories in the game. At first, just focus on using the accessories that give you the highest AP in each slot.

There are also “free” accessories that all new players should get:

Accessory	How to obtain
Tuvala Accessories	Tuvala accessories are starter accessories obtained from the Season Server. Try to push up your accessories to PEN if possible, but if you don’t have much time to play Season, then focus on your Weapons and Armor first.
PEN Capotia Necklace	You can obtain a FREE PEN Capotia Accessory from the Season Servers Special Reward. For your first season, it is recommended to get the PEN Capotia Necklace because it gives the most AP. You then want to create another Season character in the next season to get the PEN Capotia Belt, and finally the PEN Capotia Ring or Earring.
PEN Ring of Crescent Guardian	You can obtain a PEN Ring of Crescent Guardian by completing Jetina’s PEN Accessory quests. These are daily quests that take a minimum of 45 days to complete. Every new and returning player should complete these as early as possible for a highly discounted PEN accessory.

Common Starter PVE accessories:

• TET Black Distortion Earrings
• TET Basilisk’s Belt (or PEN Capotia Belt)
• TET Ring of Crescent Guardian
• TET Ogre Ring/Laytenn’s Necklace (or PEN Capotia Necklace).

Striker PVP accessories for Evasion builds:

• TET Black Distortion Earrings
• TET Eye of the Ruins Rings
• TET Turo’s Belt
• PEN Sicil’s Necklace

However, you should focus on your PVE build and offensive AP accessories before putting resources into DP for PVP.

Crystals

Below is an example starter Crystal build for PVE. Some of the crystals are expensive. You can obtain the Rebellious Crystal by completing the main story questline. For more example crystal builds, including an end-game PVE crystal build, and PVP Crystal builds, check our Crystal Preset Guide.

This is an example PVP Build for Strikers using Evasion Armors. For more example crystal builds, check our Crystal Preset Guide or the Class Discord.

Artifacts and Lightstones

There are a few different viable choices for both Artifacts and Lightstone combos. Strikers are the “Melee Damage” type so you want to go for Melee Accuracy and Melee Damage for offensive artifacts.

For PVE Lighstones there are a few different options to min-max. For certain spots, you may want to use Species damage combos (eg. The Wild: Demihumans, The Wild: Kamaslyvia, The Wild: Humans). Species damage combos perform better if you are reaching the monster AP caps at a certain zone.

A more generic PVE combo is listed below that is recommended for your class and will work at any spot.

You can also find more information about Artifacts and Lightstones, and how to obtain them, in our guide. We also have a list of Best in slot Artifacts and Lightstones.

Useful Links/Credits

I highly recommend checking out the Striker Class Discord for resources about your class. The class discords always have the most up-to-date information and tons of experienced players that can help with questions or gearing advice. I would like to give a shoutout to the Staff and Helpful Roles in the Striker discord for all their hard work gathering resources. You can find some of their own guides below. I honestly cannot recommend enough to join the discord.

Useful links to check out:

• Official Striker Forums
• Striker Addon Tiers by the Striker Discord
• Awakening Striker Combo Guide by Night Strike
• Awakening Striker PVE Guide by Lord Squidius
• Succession Striker PVE Guide by FakeUni
• NA Striker Finals from the AoA Tournament

PVP Montage Videos:

• Striker Solare PVP by FakeUni
• Striker PVP by DamnedMachine
• Striker PVP by iFlynx
• Striker PVP by VerDe Edits
• Striker Arsha server PVP by Dictador

Credits Disclaimer: Since there are now 26 BDO classes, it is impossible for me to keep class guides fully maintained. My main class is Ranger and I don’t claim to be the best in any class. Therefore, I use resources and recommendations from the Class discords since (as all other players would agree) this is the best source. I also ask for advice from friends who are more experienced in the class. Where possible, I credit specific players for information such as Add-ons, and combos. However, sometimes there is no player mentioned as the original sharer. If there are any issues with credit or you would like certain information removed/changed, please reach out to me!