ADVENT Stun Lancer (LWOTC)

Initially developed to serve as less-than-lethal crowd control, the ADVENT Stun Lancer has been re-tasked in the face of the increasing XCOM threat as a brutal, close-quarters melee fighter.

Their high mobility and dangerous charge makes them important foes to lock down. Boasting an innate +10 Aim bonus, successful strikes with the Stun Lance can disorient, stun, or even knock a soldier unconscious!

As the campaign progresses, Advanced Stun Lancers arrive, capable of following up successful strikes with even deadlier attacks. Later still, Elite Lancers gain the ability to reposition after successful strikes, allowing for easier follow-ups.

ADVENT Stun Lancer (Rank 1)

Difficulty	Health	Aim	Crit Chance	Flanking Crit Chance Bonus	Mobility	Will	Hack Defense	Detection Radius (tiles)	Strength
Rookie	4	65	0	33	12	40	125	8	75
Veteran	5	65	15	33	14	45	125	8	75
Commander	6	65	15	40	14	45	125	8	75
Legend	7	65	15	40	14	45	125	8	75

Weapon	Damage	Crit Damage	Clip Size	Other
ADVENT Mag Rifle	3	1	3	-
ADVENT Stun Lance	2-4	2	-	+10 Aim Can inflict negative mental effect

Max Units in Pod = 2
Force Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Leader Spawn Weight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Follower Spawn Weight	-	-	1	2	4	7	7	6	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Abilities and Tactical Upgrades
Stun Lance Perform a dashing move to enter melee range and attack the target with the stun lance that has a chance to inflict a negative mental effect.		Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns. 16% chance of applying after completion
Cutthroat Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor and have a +15 critical chance and do +2 critical damage. 67% chance of applying after completion			Infighter Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles. 50% chance of applying after completion			Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face. 20% chance of applying after completion

Heavy Lancer (Rank 2)

Difficulty	Health	Armor	Aim	Crit Chance	Flanking Crit Chance Bonus	Defense	Dodge	Mobility	Will	Hack Defense	Detection Radius (tiles)	Strength
Rookie	6	0	65	0	33	5	0	13	60	125	8	85
Veteran	7	1	70	15	33	5	10	14	65	125	8	85
Commander	8	1	70	15	40	5	10	15	65	125	8	85
Legend	10	1	70	15	40	5	10	15	65	125	8	85

Weapon	Damage	Crit Damage	Clip Size	Other
ADVENT Mag Rifle	4-5	2	3	-
ADVENT Stun Lance	4-7	2	-	+10 Aim Can inflict negative mental effect

Max Units in Pod = 2
Force Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Leader Spawn Weight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Follower Spawn Weight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	5	6	7	6	4	2	2	1	1	1

Abilities and Tactical Upgrades
Stun Lance Perform a dashing move to enter melee range and attack the target with the stun lance that has a chance to inflict a negative mental effect.			Coup de Grâce Bonus to hit, damage, and critical chance with your weapon against a disoriented, stunned or panicking enemy.			Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns. 16% chance of applying after completion
Cutthroat Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor and have a +15 critical chance and do +2 critical damage. 67% chance of applying after completion			Infighter Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles. 50% chance of applying after completion			Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face. 20% chance of applying after completion

Elite Lancer (Rank 3)

Difficulty	Health	Armor	Aim	Crit Chance	Flanking Crit Chance Bonus	Defense	Dodge	Mobility	Will	Hack Defense	Detection Radius (tiles)	Strength
Rookie	10	1	75	0	33	10	10	14	80	125	8	95
Veteran	12	1	75	15	33	10	15	14	85	125	8	95
Commander	18	1	75	15	40	10	15	15	85	125	8	95
Legend	20	1	75	15	40	10	15	15	85	125	8	95

Weapon	Damage	Crit Damage	Clip Size	Other
ADVENT Mag Rifle	6	3	3	-
ADVENT Stun Lance	6-10	4	-	+10 Aim Can inflict negative mental effect

Max Units in Pod = 2
Force Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Leader Spawn Weight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Follower Spawn Weight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	6	7	7	7

Abilities and Tactical Upgrades
Stun Lance Perform a dashing move to enter melee range and attack the target with the stun lance that has a chance to inflict a negative mental effect.	Coup de Grâce Bonus to hit, damage, and critical chance with your weapon against a disoriented, stunned or panicking enemy.
Whirlwind If you hit with a melee attack during your turn, gain a bonus move.	Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns. 16% chance of applying after completion	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30. 20% chance of applying after completion
Cutthroat Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor and have a +15 critical chance and do +2 critical damage. 67% chance of applying after completion	Infighter Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles. 50% chance of applying after completion	Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face. 20% chance of applying after completion

Tips

The precise effect of a Stun Lance strike is dependent on a stat check, comparing the Stun Lancer's Strength against their target's Will.
Stun Lancers are very aggressive units and will always attempt to close in in order to attack. It's generally best to disable their Stun Lance via effects such as disorientation, or failing that, simply avoid it by being outside their movement range.
Stun Lancers will tend to target relatively healthy opponents. However, it is unwise to rely on this to bait attacks onto a more desirable target, as they are still fairly unpredictable.