DFOArchive: Male Striker Guide

Acknowledgement

The author thanks Strikers discord group for the useful feedback on the skill build
This page has been reviewed by two other players Pre-3A
Overview: General information can be found at DFOWiki
Guides from the community

u/LargestRock (posted August 2017): This is the only written guide I can find. Unfortunately, this guide is outdated.

My Personal Guide

Casting the skill the second time will activate "Dual Release Attack", adding the next to your .
While is active, the damage boost is added to your and , only one time though, so pick and choose which one you want to apply the damage to.

is a generic skill for all male fighter. But for striker, can be used to cancel into other skill.

Leaving at level 1 is an option among kdnf players.
Level 1 vs 20 has pretty much the same effect since higher physical defense and vitality are not beneficial for male striker.
At level 1, the skill has lower duration and also lower cool down, so the duration/cooldown ratio is similar to level 20.
In a way you can use that extra SP for other skill but then you will have to recast every 25-30 sec, which can be a hassle.

Link to will require to be activated before can be used, however that will take away your ability to use "Dual Release Attack"
Link to would free up the for potential damage increase on and . Also has a long cast time so in a way you're buying yourself a few more seconds in 25-sec rotation to use other skills.
Looking at the damage dealt by the top 20 Korean strikers on dundaoff, you're looking at a difference of average 4.22% in total damage with linking to deal more damage.

At the end of the day, unless you're min-maxing, link to whichever fit your playstyle, rotation, and muscle memories.

4 will outdamage 2
With cooldown reduction gears and runes, you can easily fit 2 in 25-sec rotation. Whereas for , you're lucky if you can fit 3.

The general consensus among the top kdnf players from dunfaoff.com is to max last after maxing post 3A
From my testing, I have to take SP off if I want to max both