Game Eika In Strinova

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Eika Abilities, Explained

Even after having 5v5 company and spread as the main game mode, Strinova works very differently compared to its gaming counterpart because you have to shoot enemies with a few bullets to defeat them, which makes the focus on the stealth game and more on the general strategy.

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This also makes weapons like the shotgun more usable, with multiple superstrings having it as a primary weapon. Eika is one of those characters, and while you can change her weapons to deal more damage, you won't get enough value doing so.

Eika Abilities, Explained

Strinova Eika image of the loadout in the pregame lobby.

Gun characters are often needed some help to get closer to the enemyand Eika's skills are perfect for this:

Purgatory (Skill)	Eika throws a cage in front of him, and the enemy on this wall taking damage every time you enter or exit it. His shotgun can also deal damage to enemies in this cage, and wall damage increases if it consumes heat.
Battery Sol (Passive)	You gain heat every time you hit an enemy, and when the bar is full, Eika deals higher damage to ranged enemies. He can also use this bar of heat to boost his abilities.
Firestorm (Final)	When this skill is ready, you can throw three projectiles in the same round. When they collided, these projectiles creates a storm that causes the enemy to force glide and deal damage. Consuming heat increases the area of the storm and makes affected enemies stand out.

Purgatory (Skill)

Eika throws a cage in front of him, and the enemy on this wall taking damage every time you enter or exit it. His shotgun can also deal damage to enemies in this cage, and wall damage increases if it consumes heat.

Battery Sol (Passive)

You gain heat every time you hit an enemy, and when the bar is full, Eika deals higher damage to ranged enemies. He can also use this bar of heat to boost his abilities.

Firestorm (Final)

When this skill is ready, you can throw three projectiles in the same round. When they collided, these projectiles creates a storm that causes the enemy to force glide and deal damage.

Consuming heat increases the area of the storm and makes affected enemies stand out.

Once you use a stack on Ultimate, you will lose it on the next round or whatever you use the rest or not.

Best Eika Loadout

Strinova Eika string energy network picture.

Eika's primary weapon, Wildfire, is an important part of her output, and it functions as her close range gun. However, if you choose the single shot method in the basic section of the string energy networkyou can use it as a DMR for a long time, even if it doesn't do enough damage to be worth it.

Instead, you can use Athena as a secondary weapon to deal decent ranged damage as long as you can hit your shots. Alternatively, you can also use the Ninjato or Ignis to deal the final blow to your nearest enemy if you run out of ammo in your main weapon.

Of course, you can do the same with Athenamaking it the best secondary weapon choice for him in general.

Tactically, Eika works best with flashbangs and storm grenades. The former allows him to get close to enemies and defeat them without taking any damage, if the The latter acts as a charge to his Ultimate without any burn damage. You can also use smoke grenades instead of tornadoes.

Coming to Eika's rope energy network, her ability to awaken Flame of Life is undoubtedly the best as it allows you to gain HP based on the heat you spend, which can be important for a short character like him. Of course, if you have a good healer on your team, you can go for Encroaching Cage instead. Besides the skills, here are some big updates for him:

Expand the bullet in the core
Reduced cooldown for purgatory
Sprint speed for work
Magazine capacity for ammo

Tips to play Eika

Picture of Strinova Eika in a cheerleader outfit after school.

Even after getting his stuff right and understanding his skills, you may find Eika very difficult to use. However, these tips will help him feel more comfortable playing:

Know what you are up against. Can setup various agents against Eika alone by preventing access like Michele. If he is on the enemy team, it is important to find out where he is and go to the opposite side.
Test the enemy you are fighting in particular. If you are in a 1v1, hardly any enemy can win against you.
Eika's Ultimate projectile is slow, and enemies can easily dodge it if you use it from a distance. Instead, try using it in close quarters, and It is better to use it in the lower roof area because this makes it difficult for the enemy to escape.