Shrike is a beginner-friendly Hunter inSupervive, and she’s great to practise your aim while dealing massive damage. Her long-range makes her a poke nightmare in team fights, and she’s particularly strong in the early game where those hits hit extra hard. Compared to other Hunters in the game, Shrike has quite low mobility, which means you can struggle if an enemy team decides to dive on you.
This build guide covers the best weapons for Shrike, which skills you should level up first, and general playstyle tips to make the most out of Shrike’s potential.
Skill Overview
Skill Priority
There are actually two main options when it comes to skill priority for Shrike: you eithermax your Disengagefor maximum cooldown or youmax your RMB, Dive Bomb,to deal more damage and reduce its cooldown.
We like to opt for theDisengage maxas Shrike already has poor mobility - if we can improve it with upgrades, it seems worth doing. Level 3 ofDisengagewill reset the ability if you hit an enemy player, which is great for getting away or just making some clutch plays in fights.
Shrike Playstyle Tips
Shrike is a very powerful Hunter in Supervive, but she is considered to drop off a little bit as you climb the ranks. This is mostly becausegoodplayers will know how to dodge her shots and understand that Shrike is pretty useless if you just dive on her.
That being said, for beginner players and forpure damage output, Shrike is one of the best Hunters in the game.
Your aim is to hang back and hit as many shots as you’re able to. It’s a pretty simple playstyle, which is why it lends itself to new players.
Especially during the early game, the damage Shrike can land on enemy teams can set your allies up for a much more favorable engagement.
Shrike also has great zoning potential in the late game with herDive Bomband can provide vision in difficult situations with herQ.Shrike is also one of the best atspiking(killing enemies over the Abyss) in the game, because her range is long compared to other characters.
Best Shrike Team Compositions
Shrike performs well in many team compositions because her damage relies almost solely on just hitting her shots. A well-played Shrike will fit with any Hunters.
In terms of the game’s meta, Shrike performs well withpoketeams. Those are the ones that include Hunters likeMyth and Hudson.Myth to continuously poke and Hudson to prevent people from jumping on you. An ideal team set-up might look likeMyth, Hudson, Oath, and Shrike.
