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Machine Strike, commonly shortened to Strike, is a board game in Horizon Forbidden West. It can first be learned from Salma in Chainscrape who acts as a tutorial-giver for the game.
History[]
Strike was invented by the Tenakth tribe.
Mechanics[]
Each player has a set of pieces that represent machines. Each piece has a number of setup points equal to its victory points, which is the number of points gained when that machine is defeated. A set can only consist of pieces whose setup points add up to ten.
Machine Stats[]
Each piece has stats that determine how it interacts with the board and other pieces.
Attack Power[]
This stat determines how much damage is dealt when a machine attacks.
Armor[]
Machines can have armor around their pieces. Hitting armor, marked by blue, will result in decreased damage and potentially self-damage. Hitting weak points, marked by red, results in increased damage.
Victory Points[]
This determines how much points a player gets when an enemy piece dies. 7 victory points are needed to win a game, or all enemy pieces being moved off the board.
Movement[]
This determines how far a piece can move across the board.
Attack Range[]
This determines how far away an enemy piece can be for a piece to attack it.
Terrain[]
A Strike game board is comprised of tiles that have slots to place pieces in them. Each tile represents a type of terrain that has an effect on the piece standing on it. Typically this is just boosting attack power. This allows for machines on a higher tile to boast some sort of defense when being attacked. Tiles are stacked showing different layers, so that each layer is one type of terrain. Below is a list showing tiles in order stacked from bottom to top.
| Image | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
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Chasm | Only flying type pieces, -2 |
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Marsh | Impedes movement, -1 |
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Grassland | None |
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Forest | +1 |
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Hill | +2 |
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Mountain | +3 |
Locations[]
Strike players can be played against in the following settlements:
Beginner
- Barren Light
- Chainscrape (Tutorial)
- Plainsong
Intermediate
Skilled
Experienced
Expert
Master
- The Maw of The Arena (must first defeat the nearby Expert-level Strike player on all three boards to unlock this challenge)
Extra
- The Base (against Erend, prior to the endgame of Singularity).
List of Pieces[]
Strike Pieces can be purchased from Strike Carvers.
Please refer below for in-depth skill descriptions.
| Machine | Type | Health | Attack | Range | Movement | Armor (F, B, L, R) |
Weaknesses (F, B, L, R) |
Points | Skill | Rarity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behemoth | Gunner | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | F | L,R | 5 | Shield | Rare | |
| Bellowback | Gunner | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | F | B,L,R | 3 | Spray | Uncommon | |
| Bilegut | Pull | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | L,R | F | 5 | Alter Terrain | Rare | |
| Bristleback | Ram | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | F | B | 2 | Spray | Uncommon | |
| Burrower | Melee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | F | B | 1 | None | Common |   |
| Tracker Burrower | Melee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | F | B | 2 | Alter Terrain | Common | |
| Charger | Dash | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | F | B | 2 | Gallop | Uncommon | |
| Clamberjaw | Melee | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | F | B | 4 | Stalk | Rare | |
| Clawstrider | Melee | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | F | B | 3 | None | Uncommon | |
| Elemental Clawstrider | Gunner | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | F | B | 4 | Burn | Rare | |
| Apex Clawstrider | Melee | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | F,L,R | B | 5 | Retaliate | Uncommon |   |
| Dreadwing | Swoop | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | F | B | 5 | Whiplash | Rare | |
| Fanghorn | Ram | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | F | L,R | 2 | High Ground | Uncommon | |
| Fireclaw | Melee | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | F | B | 7 | Burn | Legendary | |
| Frostclaw | Melee | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | L,R | F | 7 | Freeze | Rare | |
| Glinthawk | Swoop | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | B | F | 2 | None | Uncommon | |
| Grazer | Ram | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | F | L,R | 1 | Gallop | Common | |
| Lancehorn | Ram | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | F | L,R | 2 | Climb | Uncommon | |
| Leaplasher | Melee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | F | B | 1 | Empower | Common | |
| Longleg | Gunner | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | F | B | 2 | Empower | Uncommon | |
| Plowhorn | Ram | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | F | B | 1 | Growth | Uncommon | |
| Ravager | Gunner | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | F | B | 4 | Sweep | Uncommon | |
| Redeye Watcher | Gunner | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | L,R | F | 3 | Blind | Uncommon | |
| Rockbreaker | Gunner | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | L,R | B | 6 | Alter Terrain | Rare | |
| Rollerback | Melee | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | F,L,R | B | 4 | Retaliate | Rare | |
| Scorcher | Dash | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | F | B | 8 | Burn | Rare | |
| Scrapper | Gunner | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | F | B | 2 | None | Common | |
| Scrounger | Melee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | F | B | 1 | None | Common | |
| Shell-Walker | Melee | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | F,R | B | 3 | Shield | Uncommon | |
| Shellsnapper | Pull | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | B,L,R | F | 6 | None | Rare | |
| Skydrifter | Swoop | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | F | B | 2 | None | Uncommon | |
| Slaughterspine | Melee | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | F | L,R | 10 | Spray | Legendary | |
| Slitherfang | Dash | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | F | B | 9 | Alter Terrain | Rare | |
| Snapmaw | Pull | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | F | B | 3 | None | Uncommon | |
| Spikesnout | Melee | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | F | B | 1 | None | Common | |
| Stalker | Melee | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | F | B | 4 | Stalk | Rare | |
| Stormbird | Swoop | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | B | F | 6 | Sweep | Rare | |
| Sunwing | Swoop | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | B | F | 3 | None | Uncommon | |
| Thunderjaw | Dash | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | F,B | L,R | 6 | Sweep | Rare | |
| Tideripper | Pull | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | L,R | B | 6 | None | Rare | |
| Tremortusk | Dash | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | F | B | 5 | Sweep | Rare | |
| Waterwing | Pull | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | B | F | 4 | Whiplash | Rare | |
| Widemaw | Pull | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | F | B | 3 | None | Uncommon |
Skills[]
Skills are special effects that some pieces have. The skills that a machine can have are as follows, along with what machines have that skill:
- Gallop - When attacking from Grassland terrain, gain +1 Combat Power. - Charger, Grazer
- Sweep - (description needed) - Ravager
- Stalk - When attacking from Forest terrain, gain +1 Combat Power. - Stalker, Clawstrider
- Empower - At the start of each turn, all friendly machines within Attack Range gain +1 Attack Power. Effects can stack. - Longleg, Leaplasher
- Spray - At the start of each turn, all pieces within Attack Range lose -1 health. - Bristleback, Bellowback, Slaughterspine
- Burn - Attacking on Forest Terrain will turn that into Grassland Terrain. - Elemental Clawstrider, Fireclaw, Scorcher
Trivia[]
- In Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, a Strike board can be found in the Hunters Lodge beneath the stairs.
Gallery[]
