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Agent
Agent
The Agent is a flexible soldier that is equally adept with a shotgun, SMG, or sniper rifle, and can also fight at melee range with their knife. What makes them stand out the most, though, is their speed and talent for stealing enemy assets.

Class Overview

The Agent is a flexible soldier that is equally adept with a shotgun, SMG, or sniper rifle, and can also fight at melee range with their knife. What makes them stand out the most, though, is their speed and talent for stealing enemy assets.

Weapons

Primary: Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, SMGs

Secondary: Combat Knives

Abilities

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Rank Ability
Squaddie
Squaddie
Run and Slice
* Move to and slice a target. Uses one action but can only be used once per turn. * The abilities that are able to reset the cooldown are Disarming Strike, Lacerate, Shadowmelt and Hamstring.
Move to and slice a target. Uses one action and doesn't end the turn but can only be used once per turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown that can be reset by using other knife perks.
Damn Good Ground
*Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation. *This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.
Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.
Knife Fighter
*Knife attacks use one action and do not end your turn.
You may make a melee attack with your knife against adjacent enemies.
Heist None Live Forever Cloak And Dagger
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal
Perfect Plan
* Perfect Plan grants 3 perks: Quick Feet, Parkour, and Failsafe. * Quick Feet will allow the soldier to ambush a pod while standing in the open, or hack an objective from stealth without putting themselves at risk.. * Even without a GREMLIN or BIT, Failsafe can still guard against failure effects from Skullmining attempts or hacking ADVENT Security Towers with a Hacker's Laptop. * Walls can be climbed, but not windows.
Gain an action when revealed from stealth by your own action, as well as the ability to climb walls, plus negate the penalties of failed hacks.
Licence To Kill
* Compensation will refund the soldier a standard action point when they use 2 actions to fire their Sniper Rifle. * Maim is a special shot that deals normal damage and prevents the target from moving at all on their next turn. * Walk Fire is a special shot that has +30 to Aim, but -30 to Crit and for half damage.
Gain the Squadsight and Compensation abilities when equipping a Sniper Rifle, the Maim ability when equipping a Shotgun, or the Walk Fire ability when equipping an SMG.
Disarming Strike
* Like all knife attacks, this uses one action and does not end your turn. * The enemy's primary weapon will need to be reloaded before it can be used again. * Be careful that enemies can simply reload their weapon and shoot at your agent if you are using this after run and slice with only one action point. Don't try to disable weapons of enemies with other attack abilities like binding coils, bayonetts, rocket fists or pistols. They will be forced to use it instead against the Agent.
A knife strike that also disables the enemy's primary weapon, forcing the enemy to spend an action to ready it again. Resets Run and Slice. Has a 2 turn cooldown.
Corporal
Corporal
Take Under
* Mechanically, this works just like the standard slash. * Attacking with a dash move will still only cost one action, but you need to have two actions currently available to dash. * This attack will never miss or graze, but its damage can still be mitigated by armor and other damage reduction effects.
An attack with your melee weapon that always hits and doesn't end the turn. Can only be used against wounded targets on 3 or less health.
Deadeye
*Deadeye reduces the overall hit chance of a shot by 15%, but increases the base damage of the shot by 50%. *Deadeye has a 3 turn cooldown. *Works with Snap Shot.
Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.
Phantom
*Even if the squad does not start a mission concealed, soldiers with Phantom will still begin the mission with concealment. *If the soldier with Phantom is the one who breaks squad concealment, then Phantom does not apply.
When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.
Sergeant
Sergeant
Combatives
*Combatives grants you +90 dodge against melee attacks each enemy turn. The bonus dodge is lost when you parry the first melee attack. *Combatives passively grants you +10 dodge. *You can only counterattack single target melee attacks.
Automatically parry melee attacks that graze or miss against you, and counterattack with your melee weapon. Also gain +10 dodge.
Concentration
*Attacks that would normally graze their target are automatically upgraded to normal hits. *Applies to primary weapons, secondary weapons, and pistols.
Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.
Lacerate
* Like all knife attacks, this uses one action and does not end your turn. * The bleeding effect deals 2 damage per turn and lasts for 10 turns.
A knife strike that cuts open something important, causing the target to bleed out. Resets Run and Slice. Has a 3 turn cooldown.
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Packmaster
*Grants +1 charge to every utility item equipped. *Applies to the grenade slot as well as the standard utility slots, but not other slots. *Extra grenades provided by Smoker and Flashbanger abilities do not get extra charges.
Grants +1 charge to every utility item and grenade equipped.
Surgical Precision
* Reduces aim penalties from cover by half. * Does not apply to reaction fire. * Passive.
Reduces aim penalties from cover by half. Does not apply to reaction fire.
Conceal
*Concealment cannot be used when flanked by nearby enemies. *Requires one action and ends the soldier's turn.
Immediately enter concealment once per mission.
Tech Sergeant
Tech Sergeant
Lightning Reflexes
*Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. *The first reaction shot against you during a turn is at -100 to hit; the second at -80; the third at -60; the fourth at -40, and the fifth at -20. Further reaction shots at are normal to hit chances. *This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.
Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.
Nimble Hands
* As a free action, reload your weapon. Can be used every 3 turns.
As a free action, reload your weapon. Can be used every 3 turns.
Lightning Fang
* Free Action. Stab an adjacent foe with your blade.
Free Action. Stab an adjacent foe with your blade.
Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Lightfoot
* The extra mobility from Lightfoot can help you to get a flank or to reach the objective quickly, but be careful you don't get too far ahead of the rest of the squad. * The improved concealment stacks with improved concealment from other sources such as ECM.
Gain +3 Mobility. You are 20% harder to detect while concealed.
Anatomy
* This is an unconditional passive bonus. * The Armor Pierce bonus will not show on attack previews, but it will function when the attack lands.
You know exactly where to strike to cause the most damage. You gain +15% Critical Chance and 2 Armor Pierce on all attacks.
Untouchable
*When Untouchable is triggered the soldier is immune to the next damage dealing attack during the enemy turn, even Area of Effect attacks.
If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.
Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Hamstring
* Like all knife attacks, this uses one action and does not end your turn. * Has a 3 turn cooldown. * Can be applied multiple times to the same enemy; the debuffs stack.
A crippling knife slash. Applies a permanent -7 movement, -30 aim and -50 dodge debuff. Resets Run and Slice. Has a 3 turn cooldown.
Double Tap
*Activate to fire a standard shot and gain a second action restricted to several different shooting abilities or overwatch. *Double Tap has a 2 turn cooldown. *Costs the same action it would take to fire a standard shot (Snipers cost 2 AP and all other weapons cost 1)
Activate to fire a standard shot and gain a second action restricted to an additional shot or overwatching.
Shadowmelt
* Like all knife attacks, this uses one action and does not end your turn. * Has a 3 turn cooldown.
Strike an enemy with the knife. If you kill the target, enter concealment. Resets Run and Slice. Has a 3 turn cooldown.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10/10/15/20/25/30/35 AP by tier.

Tier 1
10 AP 		Tier 2
10 AP 		Tier 3
15 AP 		Tier 4
20 AP 		Tier 5
25 AP 		Tier 6
30 AP 		Tier 7
35 AP
Dedication
*Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. *Free action. *Dedication has a 4 turn cooldown.
Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Slug Shot
*Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a shot with no range penalties. *The shot will pierce 2 armor point(s). *The shot also gains +10 aim *Slug shot has a 2 turn cooldown. *Requires 1 ammo.
Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a shot that pierces 2 armor and has no range penalties. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 2 turn cooldown.
Tracking
*Tracking allows the unit to detect units that are behind walls and other line-of-sight blockers. *Tracking detects enemies up to 14 tiles. *Detected units will appear as a visual outline. *Units will remain detected until the end of the player's turn. If they are outside Tracking's range at that point, they will count as no longer detected.
You detect nearby units even without line of sight.
Blademaster
*Blademaster deals a bonus +1 damage on every successful melee attack. *Blademaster grants +10 Aim to melee attacks.
All melee attacks deal +1 extra damage and have +10 Aim.
Evasive
*This ability will typically turn the first hit on a soldier into a graze, but being hit with undodgeable attacks will remove it without any bonus being applied.
Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.
Precision Shot
*Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. *Precision Shot has a 4 turn cooldown.
Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Butcher
* Organic targets means all non-mechanical units.
Increases damage against organic targets by 30%.
Blend
* This is useful for escaping a dicey situation or getting another use out of Surprise. * The concealment will break at the start of the player's turn.
Immediately grants concealment that is automatically broken after 2 turns.
Aim
*The bonus granted by Aim can apply to any weapon shot.
Hunker Down now confers +20 Aim and +20 Crit to the first shot on the following turn.
Preservation
*When your concealment is broken, gain +15 defense for 2 turns.
When your concealment is broken, gain +15 defense for 2 turns.
Ambush
* There is no limit to the amount of Ambush shots a soldier can take outside of ammo counts. * Ambush is best used while the entire squad is concealed to start combat on the enemy's turn. * 3 turn cooldown.
Take a reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks within a cone of fire. Can only be used while concealed.
Disabling Shot
*Stuns enemies for 2 actions if the shot hits (including if it grazes). *Stuns for an extra 2 actions if the shot crits, but the shot won't inflict the critical damage. *Disabling Shot requires 1 ammo to use. *Disabling Shot has a 5 turn cooldown. *Only Avatars and Psi Zombies can not be stunned.
Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.
Fleche
*You can trigger the Fleche ability by placing the movement cursor over an enemy. *A soldier can perform a "Dash" move, using both actions to move, and still trigger an attack against an adjacent enemy. *Fleche deals 1 bonus damage for every 4 tiles between unit's position at the start of its turn and the target's position up to 5 maximum bonus damage.
Attack any enemy within movement range with your sword. Deals +1 damage for every 4 tiles between your starting position and the target.
Slice And Dice
* Has a 2 turn cooldown.
Attack any enemy within movement range with your sword. If you hit, make a free second sword attack. 2 turn cooldown.
Corpsman
* Works with Field Medic.
Grants a free Medikit.
Healing Touch
* Can be used once every turn. * Cannot be used on yourself.
Heal an adjacent ally based on critical damage of your knife.
Lone Wolf
*Gain +3 Aim and +3 Defense for each tile of distance between this soldier and the nearest ally, starting at 4 tiles distant. *Bonuses cap at +12 Aim, +12 Defense when 7 or more tiles from the nearest ally. *This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.
Gain bonus Aim and Defense when at least 4 tiles distant from any ally, with a maximum of +12/+12 at 7+ tiles.
Cutthroat
*Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor, have a +15 critical chance, and do +2 critical damage.
Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor and have a +15 critical chance and do +2 critical damage.
Combat Fitness
*Combat Fitness provides 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.
Gain 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.
Hunter's Instincts
*Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.
Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.
Hit and Run
*Cannot be used on the same turn as Run and Gun. *Bonus full actions from Serial and Death from Above will be awarded first.
Once per turn, gain an additional action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Close Encounters.
Battlespace
* The extra +9 sight radius wears off after one turn. * The +3 sight radius is permanent.
Increases your vision radius by 3 tiles. Once per mission, you can increase this bonus to 12 tiles for a turn.
Tradecraft
*This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.
This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.
Close and Personal
*Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets. *Bonus reduced by 5 for each additional tile of distance from the target, down to 0 at 7 or more tiles.
Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.
Surprise
* Surprise can provide a decisive advantage in an ambush by taking out a tough enemy in one shot. * The soldier with Surprise must initiate the ambush to get the bonus. It doesn't affect concealed overwatch.
You deal +2 damage while concealed and +1 damage while flanking your target. Passive.
Minelayer
* Provides one free proximity mine. * That's right. The sectopod-tech-exclusive item. For free. From this perk.
Provides one free proximity mine.
Stiletto
* Bonus increases with the weapon tier.
Your weapon attacks pierce 2/3/4 additional points of armor.
Street Sweeper
*Medium-range, cone-based shotgun attack. *The spread pattern is blocked by heavy cover. *Uses one action and 2 ammo. *Street Sweeper has a 5 turn cooldown. *Does 3 bonus damage against unarmored targets within the spread pattern. *Cannot be used with non-shotgun weapons. *Allies can be injured by this attack.
Cone-based shotgun attack that does bonus damage to unarmored targets. Blocked by heavy cover.
Sonic Screwdriver
* Heal an adjacent robot, based on the critical damage of your knife.
Heal an adjacent robot, based on the critical damage of your knife.
Low Profile
*Makes partial cover count as full.
Makes partial cover count as full.
Steadfast
* Passive
Grants immunity to negative mental conditions including panic, mind control, stuns, and disorientation.
Storm Fang
* Has a 4 turn cooldown. * Hits robotic enemies twice.
Stab an adjacent foe with an electricaly charged blade. Inflicts Electroshock. Strong against robotic foes.
Aggression
*Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30. *Units visible at squadsight ranges do confer bonus.
Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Run and Gun
*Run and Gun allows soldiers to close the distance to their targets rapidly, or to easily take a flanking position. *Run and Gun has a 4 turn cooldown.
Take an action after dashing.
Heavy Hitter
* Heavy Hitter also increases the damage from burning, poison, or acid caused by your attacks by 1.
All your attacks deal +2 damage.
Scrounger
* There will be one additional loot drop on a random enemy whenever this soldier is on a mission. * Other squadmates with Scrounger will stack the effect.
There is a chance of an extra loot drop whenever you are on a mission.
Field Medic
*If you have the Medical Protocol ability, your GREMLIN gains additional charges as well.
Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.
Reconnoiter
* The Battle Scanners granted by Reconnoiter can be used indefinitely, only limited by the cooldown. * These Battle Scanners are separate from the ones granted by the Battle Scanner item.
Every 4 turns, as a free action, you can use a Battle Scanner.
Lead The Target
*Carefully lead the target, granting a +20% increased chance to hit, but delaying the shot until the enemies turn. Takes two actions. *The shot taken by Lead The Target is not a reaction shot and therefore it can crit and it is not affected by reaction fire penalties or perks related to reaction fire. *Lead The Target has a 3 turn cooldown.
Grants a +20% increased chance to hit, but delays the shot until the target takes an action on their turn. Costs two actions and has a 3 turn cooldown.
Close Combat Specialist
*Will not trigger if soldier is concealed. *You may shoot at each enemy with this ability once per turn. *Each shot requires 2 ammo.
Fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires.
Whirlwind
*A soldier can only gain one move per turn with this ability.
If you hit with a melee attack during your turn, gain a bonus move.
Shank Redemption
* The first time you use Knife Fighter each turn will refund one standard action point. Does not apply to any other knife skills.
The first time you use Knife Fighter each turn will refund one standard action point. Does not apply to any other knife skills.
Brawler
Take 35% less damage from any melee attack, or attacks from within 5 tiles.
Flush
* Flush has a 3 turn cooldown. * +30 bonus to aim. * Damage is reduced by 50% * Cannot crit or apply bonus ammo effects. * Cannot be used from concealment. * Target loses 10 defense and 30 dodge. The debuff lasts 1 turn and can stack. Requires the target to be hit to be affected.
Special shot with a bonus to hit that does half damage but confers defense and dodge penalties and forces target to change position if it hits.
Cover Me
* The overwatch shot and Cool Under Pressure last until the start of your next turn. * Cool Under Pressure grants +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.
Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. 4 turn cooldown.
Trench Gun
*Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets. *Trench Gun has a 4 turn cooldown. *Requires 1 ammo. *Ability will not be available with other primary weapons. *The shot will not penetrate heavy cover, so this ability is best used in flanking situations. *Allies in the area of effect can take damage.
Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Shotgun Finesse
* Gain +10 crit and +3 mobility while equipped with a shotgun.
Gain additional Crit chance and Mobility while equipped with a shotgun.
Skykeeper
* Flying enemies are always considered unflankable for the purposes of this ability.
Gain +15 aim against unflankable enemies and additional +15 aim if they are large or flying.
Deep Cover
*Non-offensive actions like Reload can still be performed without invalidating Deep Cover.
If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.
Bandolier
* Infantry can equip two different ammo items at the same time, but can only benefit from one at a time. If two ammo items are equipped the Infantry will gain a Swap Ammo ability that allows them to change the active ammo type. * Consider which ammo you should take on each mission. Infantry become much more powerful when equipped with an ammo type appropriate to the situation.
Grants an extra utility item slot only usable for ammo. Ammo in this slot will not drain mobility, even if it will be displayed as such in the armory.
Priority Target
* If multiple enemies are equally distant, you get the bonus against all of them.
You get 10 Aim and 10 Crit chance on ranged attacks against the closest visible enemy.
Bring 'Em On
*Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. *Units visible at squadsight ranges do confer bonus. *Applies to damage from the soldier's primary weapon and, if the soldier has Biggest Booms, explosives (damaging grenades, rockets, etc.).
Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. Works for the soldier's primary weapon and explosives.
Interrogator
* The Skullmining project in the Proving Ground must be completed for this ability to have any effect.
At one point, this job involved dialogue. Gain +1 Skullmining charge when carrying the Skulljack.
Breach
* More advanced weapons will deal more damage and shred more armor. * Breach is excellent for destroying cover, but deals less damage and has a smaller radius than a launched grenade. * Guaranteed damage makes Breach good for finishing off low-hp enemies. * Breach cannot crit. * Breach requires 3 ammo points and has a 3 turn cooldown.
Fire a shot that destroys cover and shreds armor in a small area, but deals reduced damage and can't get critical hits. Shotgun only.
Tactical Sense
*Gain 3 defense for each living enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense. *Units visible at squadsight ranges do not confer bonus. *This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.
Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.
Bladestorm
*If an enemy begins their turn in an adjacent tile, Bladestorm will trigger if that enemy tries to attack the soldier. *If an enemy does not begin their turn in an adjacent tile, then Bladestorm will trigger when that enemy moves into melee range. *Bladestorm does not trigger on your own turn.
Free melee attacks on any enemies that enter, exit or attack from melee range on enemy turns.


Stat Progression

Rank Squaddie Lance Corporal Corporal Sergeant Staff Sergeant Tech Sergeant Gunnery Sergeant Master Sergeant
Per Level Health
Health 		0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Aim
Aim 		4 3 3 2 3 3 3 2
Will
Will 		4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dodge
Dodge 		1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hacking
Hacking 		60 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Total Health
Health 		0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2
Aim
Aim 		3 6 9 11 14 17 20 22
Will
Will 		4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Dodge
Dodge 		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hacking
Hacking 		60 80 100 110 120 130 140 150

See Also

XCOM Units in Ted Jam
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Specialist
Technical
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Engineer
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Hijacker
Hoplite
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Scrapper
Stormtrooper
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MEC Protector
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MEC Support
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Frost Droid
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SHIV
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