# A Custom Strategy details view

**Custom Strategies** allow organizations to inject domain-specific judgment into Dropzone’s investigation outcomes. These strategies influence how the AI SOC Analyst determines both:

- **Conclusions:** Malicious, Suspicious, Benign

- **Priorities:** Urgent, Notable, Informational

Custom Strategies are applied during the **Report phase** of an investigation and enable teams to:

- Override default interpretations of investigative findings
- Encode institutional policies and known patterns
- Provide consistent guidance for recurring or edge-case alert types

Custom Strategies are best suited for **decision logic** that applies broadly across investigations. If you find yourself encoding conditional logic, workflows, or policy enforcement, a Custom Strategy is likely the right tool.

To learn more about how to create great Custom Strategies read our [Custom Strategies Best Practices Guide](https://docs.dropzone.ai/best-practices/custom-strategies)