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=='''[[V9: Striking Your Opponent| Striking Your Opponent]]'''==
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Striking your opponent with a [[V9: Weapons|weapon]] is the primary way to interact with them in [[V9: Core Combat Rules|combat]]. Only weapons that have passed an [[V9: Equipment Inspection|Equipment Inspection]] can be used to strike in Amtgard.<div id="Valid Strike"></div>

===<u>Valid Strikes</u>===
Valid Strikes, also known as ''Legal Strikes'', can only be delivered by the [[V9: Strike-Legal|strike-legal]] portion of a weapon. A valid strike must make contact with enough forward momentum that an unaware opponent wearing basic [[V9: Garb|garb]] could distinguish the strike as offensive rather than incidental contact. Players wearing thick or bulky [[V9: Armor|armor]]/[[V9: Garb|garments]] must still acknowledge a valid strike with sufficient momentum even if the blow is not felt.

Though firmer contact will occur from time to time, it is important to remember that our weapons are padded sticks, not actual swords, and we are not trying to cause any real injury. Special care should also be taken when striking with larger weapons such as [[V9: Great|greatswords]], [[V9: Reach|glaives]], [[V9: Pike|pikes]], and [[V9: Rocks|rocks]], as these weapons typically have more mass by their design and therefore require greater caution on the part of the wielder to ensure the [[V9: Safety| safety]] of their opponents.

'''Valid Strikes are divided into four categories:'''
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<li>'''Melee Slash:''' A melee slash is a strike with the side of a [[V9: Melee Weapons|melee weapon]]. It must be percussive (contact with an audible pop) and be stopped by or noticeably deflect off the victim.</li>
<li>'''Melee Stab:''' A melee stab is a strike with the tip of a melee weapon. It must strike with the [[V9: Striking Tip|tip]] and be stopped by or noticeably deflect off the victim.</li>
<li>'''Projectile Stab:''' A strike from a [[V9: Projectile Weapons|Stabbing Projectile]], such as an [[V9: Arrows|Arrow]]. It must strike with the tip and be stopped by or noticeably deflect off the victim.</li>
<li>'''Projectile Contact:''' A strike from a [[V9: Contact Projectiles| Contact Projectile]] such as a [[V9: Spellballs| Spellball]]. Contact Projectiles can strike with any part of their surface as long as it stops on or noticeably deflects off the victim.</li></ol><div id="Invalid Strike"></div>

{{V9 Dev Note|text='''Projectile [[V9: Glossary#Graze|Grazes]] Are No Longer Valid'''<br>Unlike Amtgard V8, strikes from all weapons, including projectiles, must stop or noticeably deflect to be valid. [[V9: Glossary#Graze|Grazes]] do not count in Amtgard V9.}}



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