It was first leaked online in the form of imageless listings. It was later discovered in physical form, alongside the rest of the initial Elite 2.0 lineup.

It was later re-released with additional detailing, such as digital camo and a textured grip. It was re-released again with an orange, white, and gray color scheme; this re-release was shown off at the 2014 New York Toy Fair and was later released as the Elite XD variant. A “laser.” How cool is that? It’s not really a laser, but it’s still cool. It is actually a red colored flashlight with a target design. Nerf is calling it a red light beam unit. I’m going to go ahead and say it’s what puts the fire in the “Firestrike.” The Laser Light Beam.The Firestrike blaster can shoot darts up to 75 feet and has a light targeting range of 15 feet. This blaster also holds a two-dart storage under the blaster’s light. The bottom of the handle has a extended battery compartment to power the laser. This device comes with a three Elite Darts and a instructional guide. Despite its predecessor being completely unable to use Streamline Darts, some Firestrike blasters are able to load and fire Streamline Darts without any modification. [ citation needed]

The Volt is a single-fire blaster with an integrated light in it, similar to previous blasters, such as the N-Strike Nite Finder EX-3 and the N-Strike Elite Firestrike. This light is activated by moving the switch in front of the firing trigger into the up position. With its placement and appearance, It resembles some clip release buttons on clip system blasters. Two additional darts can be stored in the grip. An iron sight sits atop the muzzle. The full image gallery for Firestrike (N-Strike Elite) may be viewed at Firestrike (N-Strike Elite)/Gallery. The design is excellent and trumps the original design in almost every conceivable way. It’s smaller and sleeker, with a better color scheme. If there’s any single area where the Nite Finder beats the Firestrike, it’s the handle. The pistol grip is way better on the old Nite Finder. It’s bigger and just feels better, especially without the secondary trigger that you can find on the Elite Firestrike. Though, smaller hands probably won’t know the difference. Pull the priming handle to ready the blaster to fire. The Nerf Elite 2.0 Volt SD-1 blaster is equipped with 2 tactical rails so you can customize it with Nerf accessories for each mission or battle. Switch on the light beam to enhance your targeting capability even in low-light situation. The beam works on targets up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) away. This single-shot blaster has storage for 2 darts in the handle. Includes 6 Official Nerf darts for multiple reloads. Fires darts up to 90 feet (27 meters). Eyewear recommended. Requires batteries. Eyewear, batteries, and additional accessories not included.Alpha Trooper CS-12 • Firestrike • RapidStrike CS-18 • Rayven CS-18 • Rayven Stinger • Rough Cut 2x4 • Spectre REV-5 • Strongarm • Stryfe • Triad EX-3 Hi, I have a problem that when I shoot with nerf laser ops, I always hit. When the weapon is hidden and the opponent too, so that the laser receiver is not visible, it will light up the indicator that I hit him.