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Star Wars Zero Company: How to Use Aurelio’s Brutal Strike

Aurelio's melee attack costs 1 AP, deals 10 damage, and lands critical hits when you position correctly around the target.

Aurelio’s melee attack costs 1 AP, deals 10 damage, and lands critical hits when you position correctly around the target.

by Sehaj Padda

Brutal Strike is Aurelio’s close-quarters melee attack in Star Wars Zero Company. It lets him close the gap on an enemy and hit them directly instead of trading blaster fire from cover. Because it is cheap on Action Points and can trigger a critical hit, it works well for finishing off a wounded target during turn-based combat.

Quick answer: Open Aurelio’s radial menu, select Brutal Strike (1 AP), choose an enemy target, then pick the position around that enemy to strike from. Confirm, and Aurelio moves in to deal the hit.

Brutal Strike cost and damage

Brutal Strike is a melee action, so it only works against enemies Aurelio can physically reach. Combat runs in turns, with your whole squad acting before the enemy, and each operator has three Action Points to spend per turn. Brutal Strike uses one of those points, which leaves room for a move or a second action on the same turn.

DetailValue
Action typeMelee attack
Action Point cost1 AP
Base damage10
Critical hit example16 damage

The base hit deals 10 damage. When the attack lands as a critical, that number climbs. In a clean strike against a Separatist Enforcer, Aurelio landed 16 critical damage, so the position you choose and the target’s exposure matter for the final number.

Perform Aurelio’s Brutal Strike

Select Aurelio during your turn and open his radial menu. Choose the Brutal Strike action from the wheel. The menu shows it costing 1 AP.
Melee Attacks tutorial panel explaining how to select Brutal Strike and set up the hit
The Melee Attacks tutorial panel walks you through picking Brutal Strike, choosing a target, and setting the strike position. Image credit: Bit Reactor / via @PazarGamingGuides
Pick your target. Highlight the enemy you want to hit, such as a Separatist Enforcer, so the attack locks onto it.
Choose the position to strike from. The game lets you select a spot around the target where Aurelio will stand for the melee hit. Positioning affects your approach and can influence whether the hit lands as a critical.
Confirm the action. Aurelio moves to the chosen spot and executes Brutal Strike, dealing damage to the enemy. You will see the damage number pop over the target once the strike connects.

You know it worked when Aurelio walks into melee range, the strike animation plays, and the damage total appears on the enemy. A critical hit shows a higher number than the 10-damage base.

If Aurelio gets downed after the strike

Melee puts Aurelio right next to enemies, which leaves him exposed on the following enemy turn. If a foe reduces his health to zero, he is Downed. A downed operator cannot take actions, but he is not gone. An ally can bring him back into the fight.

Turn-based combat view showing the Fight Your Way Out objective with Hawks near enemies
The combat view during the Fight Your Way Out objective, with Hawks positioned near enemies and the End Turn button ready. Image credit: Bit Reactor / via @PazarGamingGuides

To revive him, select a nearby operator, for example Hawks, and open that operator’s radial menu. Choose the Rally command, then highlight downed Aurelio to bring him back into action so he can take turns again.

Rally tutorial panel showing how to highlight a downed operator and revive him
The Rally tutorial panel instructs you to close the radial menu, highlight the downed operator, and use Rally to revive him. Image credit: Bit Reactor / via @PazarGamingGuides

Note: keep a second operator within reach whenever Aurelio charges in with Brutal Strike, so you always have someone able to Rally him before the enemy can finish him off.

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