[ OD Death Sentence | Base ] The Stryker

The Stryker is a good risk, huge reward build that rewards fearless rushes and the use of cover. Certified to be One Down, Death Sentence and Death Wish viable, it clearly is the embodiment of destruction.

Focused mainly on intense special murder and enormous DPS, excelling in everything a proper One Down build should, the Stryker is to be feared.

Section I: Introduction

One Down Death Sentence Heists Completed:

⦁ All Hector Jobs
⦁ All Bain Jobs
⦁ All Continental Jobs
⦁ All Classic Heists
⦁ All Halloween Heists
⦁ All Event Heists
⦁ All Locke Jobs
⦁ All Elephant Jobs
⦁ All Jimmy Jobs
⦁ All Dentist Jobs
⦁ All Butcher Jobs
⦁ All Vlad Jobs

One Down Death Sentence Heists NOT Completed:
⦁ Holdout, Shacklethorne, Hell's Island, No Mercy, White House ( Hiatus )

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Pros:

⦁ Dodge (60)
⦁ Huge DPS - highest DPS possible in PAYDAY 2 with Stryks
⦁ Low concealment (3-4)
⦁ Intimidation
⦁ Inspire, Swan Song, Nine Lives, Transporter, Resilience
⦁ Great ammo pickup
⦁ Secondary can one shot most specials and Stryks / Guards tear them apart
⦁ Performs on any map
⦁ High mobility
⦁ Base edition
⦁ Active in objectives
⦁ Can kill snipers

Cons:

⦁ Dodge (60)
⦁ Also shredded by snipers
⦁ Secondaries or Stryks require trigger discipline and proper aim
⦁ No regeneration

Remember that no One Down build will work on your first try. You need experience and a proper mindset beforehand, and those, sadly, can only be gained through actually playing.

Section II: Downloadable Content

All of these are completely optional, but recommended for a superior experience.

⦁ The Point Break Heists: Baby Deagle
⦁ Gage Mod Courier: Flash Hider
⦁ The Butcher's BBQ Pack: Molotov Cocktail
⦁ Golden Grin Casino Heist: Buzzer

Section III: Perk Deck

Perkdeck: The Rogue



Subtle: Your chance to dodge is increased by 15%.



Evasive: You are 15% less likely to be targeted when you are close to your crew members.



Shadow Warrior: Your chance to dodge is increased by an additional 15%.



Killer Instinct: All your weapons have a 25% chance to pierce enemy armor.
The time between swapping weapons is reduced for you by 80%.



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⦁ This perk deck is by far one of the best perk decks and not only that, it's also from the base game and has existed since the game's early days, even if Dodge didn't exist back then. A classic choice.

⦁ Dodge has a statistic. The higher the number, the more likely you are to completely avoid bullet damage. However, you cannot regenerate your armor under enemy fire. In theory, 100 would mean invincibility. Here, after we're done with our build, we've got 60 when standing still, which is quite the heckin' number.

⦁ Rogue's weapon swapping bonus is also unappreciated by most people, but it makes a large difference.

⦁ There's not much strategy here. Abuse the dodge mechanic as much as you can, when your armor goes down due to enemy fire retreat and regenerate it back, and then you can move out again. Getting a headshot with Bullseye also regenerates it.

⦁ Know your limits. You are not invulnerable. Always have reliable cover around. Always. Experiment with the core mechanics of this deck until you get a feel for it.

Section IV: Skills

⦁ Get rid of Shock & Awe, Transporter or Partners in Crime Aced if you lack points to finish the build.

⦁ Underdog is essential, as it allows your revolver, which is most of the time your primary, to kill Heavies in a single shot. The same for Trigger Happy, except it allows you to one shot Medics and Cloakers aswell.

⦁ Gun Nut is unecessary as our Primaries already have some of the highest firerates in the game.

⦁ If you only play lower difficulties, it is possible to get rid of the domination skills, but if you don't... keep them, seriously.

⦁ Never get rid of Sneaky Bästard or Low Blow.

⦁ It is possible to switch to use Uppers instead of Combat Doctor if you play on Deathwish and below, but it's extremely unrecommended on Death Sentence.

⦁ Bullseye is picked up because it automatically grants five armor for free whenever you get a headshot. In PAYDAY 2, whenever you take damage more than your current armor, the excess damage simply gets ignored and won't damage you. Snipers ignore this rule, though.

Section V: Real Deal Firearms

Choice I: Akimbo Crosskill Guard

Barrel Exterior	Boost	Gadget	Grip	Magazine	Slide
Flash Hider	Concealment	Micro Laser	Ergonomic Grip	Extended Magazine	Milled Slide

Choice II: Akimbo STRYK 18c

Barrel Exterior	Boost	Gadget	Grip	Magazine
Velocity Compensator	Stability	Micro Laser	Ergonomic Grip	Extended Magazine

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⦁ The Stryks are unrecommended to overuse if you have not mastered their recoil & time to kill, but if you have... oh, oh boy.

⦁ Don't own the Flash Hider for some sinister reason? Use the Facepunch Compensator.

Section VI: Sister Weapons

Choice I: Baby Deagle

Barrel	Barrel Exterior	Boost	Gadget	Grip	Lower Receiver	Sight
Threaded Barrel	Flash Hider	Accuracy	Micro Laser	Spike Grip	Spike Kit	Red Dot Sight

Choice II: White Streak

Barrel Exterior	Boost	Gadget	Sight
Flash Hider	Accuracy	Micro Laser	Red Dot Sight

Choice III: Castigo .44

Barrel	Boost	Grip
Diablo Barrel	Accuracy	Carnival Grip

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⦁ Use the Secondaries to murder specials and commons alike, when your ammo dips too low and to pick off pestering snipers. Don't underestimate them though, they're just as great as your primaries.

⦁ The Baby Deagle is only marginally better than the White Streak, but worth if you're planning to use the Stryker in the long run.

⦁ Don't own the Flash Hider for some sinister reason? Use the Facepunch Compensator.

Section VII: Equipment

Armor: The Suit



The Suit provides the highest amount of dodge, at five by default and an impressive fifty when boosted by Rogue, the highest amount of concealment, stamina and the highest mobility. All in all, it's a great, classic choice and really one of the only options on One Down. It allows you to take a single, and rarely two shots before the armor breaks, though. LBV is considered inferior because every statistic mentioned formerly goes down, while only the armor goes up, and that armor is such a small amount that it's not worth it. Sixty Dodge is different from forty eight Dodge in so many ways. Inspire benefits greatly from added movement speed.

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Deployable: Doctor Bag



Simply put, the Doctor Bag is really the only equipment worth bringing to One Down. It's by far the best equipment in the game, and contains four charges able to restore four downs each at maximum. Imagine if the Doctor Bag was added in a new update, or if it was paid content. We wouldn't be so used to this insane, insane privilege we are granted.

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Throwable: Molotov Cocktail / Concussion Grenades / Incendiary Grenades


These are our choices for our throwables. You can choose between the Concussion Grenades, which are great for completing objectives or escaping sticky situations, or just killing enemies in general, the Molotov Cocktails, which are insane area denial tools that also rack up quite the kill count in a difficulty where enemies swarm you so easily, and the Incendiary Grenades, which are better than fragmentation grenades in every way and an easy way to completely clear out rooms, fast and efficient while also having quite the reserve. All three of these are great, however if you're using the Stryks, keep away from Concussion Grenades.

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Melee: Buzzer / Electrical Brass Knuckles


The difference between these two is that the Buzzer hits faster on the first attack, meanwhile the Knuckles hit faster on subsequent attacks but slower on the first attack. All in all, I prefer the Buzzer.

[ems]

2019 and this build still works like a charm. was looking for an updated rogue build and found this, its my favorite build ive used to this point by far. I don't understand why people dislike it.

[TurboAntOne]

Do u have other builds ( tanky )

[ごみ]

This build is great! The Akimbo Crosskill Guard pistols are pretty effective, then I chose the Castigo as my secondary. I'm not doing well on the actual dodging part, any tips for mainly surviving?

[Kefka]

i have a personal build similar to this, although the secondary is replaced with a mini crossbow with explosive bolts, perfect for clearing rooms or for taking down a shield. this build however fixes my only problem, dealing with snipers, 10/10 my friend im sure to use this quite alot during my days in payday

[Hoxo]

The build is, eh. Not exactly too powerful unless ur using stryker and white streak. Also gotta rely on dodge heaviliy if the map is open like Henrys Rock, Goat simulator, Meltdown. Other than that its pretty good.

[Hexatorium]

This build is genuinely so amazing. I love it so much. Haven't gone back to any other build since. It also let me discover my new favourite secondary weapon, the baby deagle! Seriously thank you so much for this guide.

[Призрак Киева]

This build is fuckin good!

[Bruh]

This build is godly, thank you so much my dude

[sniggyfangirl]

no

[Kyrie]

No problem.