サイレント

• Type: Attack
• Cost: 1
• Effect: Deal 6 damage.

Upgraded

• Cost: 1
• Effect: Deal 9 damage.

The basic Attack every character starts with. Damage per energy is low, and once you reach mid-run you generally want these removed from the deck. Strike-reference cards like Leading Strike or Finisher give them niche value, but keeping Strikes around only for that is usually inefficient. Upgraded is 9 damage, still below dedicated Attacks. Use it as a stable damage source early, and shred it at any card-removal opportunity once you have stronger Attacks online.

• Valuable as damage early, but prioritize removing it at Forge or card-removal events from mid-run onward.
• Worth keeping if you pick up Strike-reference cards like Leading Strike or Finisher.
• Avoid upgrading Strikes — upgrades belong on cards with higher ceilings.
• In a Finisher shell, Strikes can stay in longer to pad the Attack count you play each turn.

• Finisher: damage scales with Attacks played this turn. Strikes count, but dedicated 0-cost Attacks are more efficient.
• Leading Strike: adds a Shiv-type card after Attacks. Designed to chain with Strike-style cards.
• Forge / card-removal relics and events: removing Strikes from the deck is a clear power gain.

• Part of Silent's starting deck (5 copies)