@Atholl
Of all the Striker weapons, I would recommend the Winmillion the least, although it's no problem as a great Striker has all four Striker weapons. Since you can and should have four weapon slots at all time, there's no reason for you to not learn how to use your Winmillion well although you should get another Striker weapon as soon as possible.

As a Striker, you are expected to be a rude clone in Lockdown, where Skolver fits the most. I don't use charges at all as it leaves you vulnerable to others, which is a bad thing because if you die, you must follow the striker code of conduct and insult your opponent, which is really a waste of time as you could use that time to instead completely ignore capture points and score a couple of kills on those who are leaving their base.

@Caste
The Gran Faust is NOT a Striker weapon, which is proven by the simple fact that Echo does not sell any of the related recipes. In fact, the Gran Faust is a weapon of no generic class as it is noly sold by Basil in the Arcade. I'm questioning how you are supposed to get the Sealed Sword in the first place! I forgot to mention it, but a Striker should only use their energy for running Firestorm Citadel, bribing King Krogmo and ressurecting prematurely in Lockdown. Thus, there's no possibility of getting a Sealed Sword. Heck, you might as well vendor the Gran Faust if you already have it!

The Snarbolax Coat is borderline acceptable. It is part of the Wolver line, but its recipe is not sold by Echo due to obvious reasons. If you truly must, get it, although I'd recommend a Skolver Coat instead.

The Skolver Cap is great! Just make sure to roll Shock Max on it at Punch and get at least Shock High on the Skolver Coat I recommended that you'd get so you can waltz through Voltaic Tempests and kill the bomber who lays it. Then call them an "aa n00b" and go back to not caring about capturing points!

Acheron is one of the four acceptable Striker weapons, so keep it. Of course, it is outclassed by the Final Flourish in Lockdown, but you don't have to choose as you might as well fill your four weapon slots with the four available weapons.

Like the Gran Faust, I recommend that you don't get the Barbarous Thorn Shield. If you already have it, vendor it after having passed the final Hall of Heroes as the only proper Striker shield, the Swiftstrike Buckler, is only of the third star level. If you haven't gotten the Barbarous Thorn Shield yet, good! Play some Firestorm Citadel and get the Ancient Plate Shield, then vendor it once you've passed the final Hall of Heroes as it serves no other purpose.
You might ask, why the Swiftstrike Buckler? The answer is simply that it's the only shield Echo has. The Attack Speed Increase is of great use as it allows you to attack further and thus annoy your FSC teammates more as they try to damage the enemies while you push them away. In Lockdown, your regular shield is of course irrelevant as it's replaced by the Striker class shield.

A true striker only uses Cutter weapons, Nightblade-line weapons, Spur line weapons, and Flourish line weapons. Polaris is not even a sword so I'd hardly consider a user of it a true Striker. Of course, gear is not the only part of being a Striker, there's also the matter of being a jerkface. Although Polaris is hardly a jerkface weapon, it causes a lot of rage in Lockdown, which does contribute to Strikerness. As for the Clockw- I mean uh, Firestorm Citadel part, the Polaris is indeed useful for safeguarding your enemies.

To summarise, it's like driving an electrical car. It's not as good as biking but it's far from as bad driving a jeep.

Provided you are a generic Striker like me, only skill can determine. Do note that I must follow Striker standards and insult you no matter who wins.

I don't. Of course, I have "sold" cookies to Eury and if she doesn't get diabetes, I have a feeling I might be boosting around in the Clockworks sometimes soon... But that's a secret to everybody, shush!

1. The question how I do not beat you with my Final Flourish which you are defenseless against.

2. Archetype is irrelevant in blast network. What I can do, unique to the Striker class, is to insult you when I commit suicide because it's been ages since I played Super Bomberman 3.

I am aware Echo does not sell the Voltedge recipe, so that makes one wonder. However, the Voltedge recipe can only be obtained by playing PvP, which is where Strikers are expected to spend most of their time so, why not?

I would not recommend the Rigadoon at all. See, the stun is very uncommon and won't help you much. Devilites are safely disposed of when they are disposed of fast. Wolvers are plain puny. The Rigadoon and Flamberge are just plain underpowered for the moment.

Yes, it is weak.
Yes, it only goes to 4*.
Yes, it's fast, but no, it's not the fastest. DVS is faster and more powerful. I suppose the range from the charge is useful to hit things a bit away when you're farming FSC as a Striker should not use any guns at all. But that's it, really.

@Thowardz
1. Pfft, only a hipster jerk would use a Barbarous Thorn Shield. Everybody knows the Final Flourish charge has better single target DPS while it also works against crowds. Besides, it's much easier to get a good Unique Variant on a Flourish line weapon.
2. Happy with high self-confidence, stabbing all 'em silly defenders.
3. Depressed, suicidal, and as lethal as a turtle in crocs.

@Ninja Gyles
They make for great meat shields in both PvE and PvP! The difference is that they last longer in PvE. You should see what happens when a piercing, elemental, and shadow defender come together. It's... Spectacular. The thunder Troika and 5-6 GMs kick butt really hard.

@Tin For Tat
Cutters are great general purpose weapons. Truth to be told, they work against everything very well delivering a staggering ~250 damage per strike at high damage bonuses in stratum 6. They can be hard to use and are very risky but the payoff is one of the most powerful swords, despite its normalness. Of course, a Striker has alternatives in all other damage categories. DVS was my first 5* sword and I don't regret one bit of it. You should've kept the Vile Striker; a shame you chose to sell it.

@Thowardz
1) Because I didn't record this game. I just took a screenshot.
I naturally have everything I could ever want as the Striker arsenal is quite small.
2) By convincing your opponents to stand just outside their base, take your sword hits in the face and go back to heal when they're low on health so they can repeat it all again.
3) I like warm, molten, creamy, yummy cheese. Not that cold stuff people put on their cold sandwiches for breakfast, yuck.

@Blake
Ah, I fear you've been confused, Blake. See, there are two kinds of Striker.
Number one is the kind that follows Echo the archetype. He uses various Wolver line sets, wields Brandishes, Cutters, Spurs, and Flourishes.
Number two is the kind of Striker you are thinking of. It runs around in LD and tries to score as much damage as possible. They typically use the Skolver set but might also be found in various other sets and combinations, such as Chaos, BKC+various armours, et cetera. Their weapons are Flourishes, Divine Avengers, Gran Fausts, and various guns. Mostly Polaris.

To summarise, I am both kinds of Strikers but I acted as the first kind during this game. However, I was blinded by lack of compensation for my microscopic manhood and simply had to bash a few skulls.