-The most preferable loadout consists of any variation of the toothpick line and a Gran Faust or Divine Avenger. A good side-arm would be a valiance
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-Reason: toothpick is good for getting up close without any fear of being interrupted since it is in fact, the fastest weapon available(next to the cutter line), with 100% piercing specialized damage, a lot of reach, and very versatile. Gran Faust and Divine Avenger are good for crowd control whatnot. And valiance is self-explanatory, as it is very hard to avoid and deals decent Damage.
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1. When attacking another player (especially guardians and strikers) always go behind or next to them, this way you don't risk getting hit.

2. Never approach a group of players head on, otherwise you die horribly.

3. Never double GF swing, unless you really have them in a corner or a group of people, it leaves you open to attack.

4. Always chain a combo with the toothpick first, even if you only use the first hit of the Gran Faust/ Divine Avenger anybody could easily counter you.

5. Above all, try to survive as long as possible while dealing decent damage, or else you spend a lot of time dead.

IMPORTANT!!! The key is breaking your opponents rythym while keeping your own, that's why valiance and antigua line are useful even though they don't do too much damage. And when out of striker boost walking in a straight line is almost as bad as staying put, instead walk erratically to throw your opponents off. Also, when gauging out your opponents attack patterns, most strikers either go for a direct attack, in a circle, or go one way then turn around and go the other, figure each one out and cut them off with the right strategy. At the same time don't only use one of these 3 strategies, use all 3!