A striker's job is simple: get on the end of chances and finish them. The right style depends on the striker you actually have — boost what he lacks, not what he's already good at.
A striker lives on three things: Pace to get behind the defense, Shooting to finish the chance, and Physical to hold off defenders. No single card has all three at max, so the style choice is really a diagnosis: which of these is your striker missing? Our full FC 27 chemistry styles guide lists what all 24 styles boost.
Hunter boosts Pace (PAC) and Shooting (SHO). It is the classic fix for a slow poacher or target man whose finishing is fine but who never wins a footrace — the style turns him into a genuine through-ball threat. Read the full breakdown on our Hunter chemistry style page.
Don't use it when: the striker is already rapid. Hunter's Pace boost is wasted on a fast card — you are paying for something he doesn't need. Finisher or Hawk usually adds more there.
Hawk boosts Pace (PAC), Shooting (SHO) and Physical (PHY). It fits the striker who already has pace but needs extra muscle to shrug off defenders — the all-rounder forward who runs, shoots and fights. Read the full breakdown on our Hawk chemistry style page.
Don't use it when: your striker never gets into physical duels — a penalty-box poacher who only needs to finish gets less value from the Physical half of Hawk than from Finisher's Dribbling boost.
Finisher boosts Shooting (SHO) and Dribbling (DRI). It is the pick for a striker whose pace is already fine — it sharpens his finishing and close control instead of adding speed he doesn't need. Read the full breakdown on our Finisher chemistry style page.
Don't use it when: the striker's actual problem is pace. Finisher gives zero Pace boost, so a slow striker with Finisher stays slow — that's Hunter's job.
Marksman boosts Shooting (SHO), Dribbling (DRI) and Physical (PHY). It fits the classic hold-up target man: big, strong, shields the ball with his back to goal and needs to turn and shoot in tight space. Read the full breakdown on our Marksman chemistry style page.
Don't use it when: your striker's game is running in behind rather than holding the ball up — a direct, pacey striker gets more from Hunter or Hawk than from Marksman's Physical-heavy mix.
The order is always the same: get the striker to 3 chemistry first, then pick the style. The boost scales with the player's own chemistry — 0 chemistry means no boost at all, 1 gives a small boost, 2 a medium boost, and 3 the maximum boost (about +3). A Finisher on a 1-chemistry striker is barely doing anything. Use our FC 27 chemistry calculator to check your squad's chemistry, and read does chemistry matter in FC 27 to see why chemistry outranks the style.
It depends on what the striker lacks. If he needs pace, Hunter (Pace + Shooting). If he is already fast, Finisher (Shooting + Dribbling) sharpens his finishing and dribbling instead. For a strong, physical forward, Hawk (Pace + Shooting + Physical) or Marksman (Shooting + Dribbling + Physical) fits better.
Finisher. Hunter's main value is its Pace boost, so it is wasted on a striker who already has pace. Finisher boosts Shooting and Dribbling instead, which is what a fast striker actually needs more of.
Marksman suits a classic hold-up target man who needs Shooting, Dribbling and Physical to shield the ball and turn. Hawk is better when the target man also needs Pace to run in behind. Whichever you pick, get the striker to 3 chemistry first so the boost is at its maximum.