Payday 3 Strategist skill tree
Strategist
The Strategist skill specializes in target marking and tactical advantage. Players can mark additional targets for extended durations, providing invaluable strategic insight. When utilizing EDGE, they gain a significant damage boost against marked foes, while having GRIT offers heightened resilience against their attacks. Additionally, with RUSH active, any attempts by marked Cloakers or Zappers to disable the player result in a heavy stagger, turning the tables in critical situations. This skill set empowers players with enhanced targeting capabilities and heightened combat effectiveness, making the Strategist a formidable force in heist operations.
BASIC
You can mark 1 additional target.
Your marks last 20% longer
ACED
You can mark 1 additional target.
Your marks last 20% longer.
Strategist 
Combat Marking
Combat Marking
As long as you have
edge
, you deal an extra 10% damage against any marked target.Strategist Threat Assessment
Threat Assessment
As long as you have
grit
, you take 10% less damage from any marked target.Strategist Misdirect
Misdirect
As long as you have
rush
, any marked Cloaker or Zapper that tries to disable you will instead suffer a heavy stagger.Strategist Marked For Death
Marked For Death
Whenever you are downed or disabled by an enemy, that enemy and up to 5 enemies within 5 meters of you are marked.
