Combat Engineer (TJ)

The Combat Engineer is as destructive to environments as it is to XCOM's enemies.

Class Overview

The Combat Engineer carries a shotgun and a grenade launcher for maximum destructive potential. Go down the Pioneer path to blow away cover with Breach and deal devastating criticals with Precision Shot and Aggression, or take the Sapper path and clear obstacles with Demo Grenades and protect allies with Dense Smoke.

Weapons

Primary: Shotguns

Secondary: Grenade Launcher

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	Launch Grenade The Grenadier uses a grenade launcher to fire grenades rather than throwing them. This allows for greater range and grenade capacity.	Smoke and Mirrors Grants +1 charge per smoke grenade item. Launching or throwing a smoke grenade does not end your turn.	Grenade Trap The soldier can set proximity traps using offensive grenades.
	Pioneer	Protector	Sapper
Lance Corporal	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.	Combat Drugs A fast-acting stimulant in your smoke grenades grants units in the initial area +20 Aim and +20 Will for 2 turns.	Tandem HEAT Warheads Your grenades now pierce up to 2 point(s) of armor, shred 0 additional point(s) of armor, and do full damage to units to the maximum extent of their area of effect.
Corporal	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.	Dense Smoke Your smoke grenades confer an additional 10 defense. Also grants one free Smoke Grenade.	Extra Munitions Grants 1 free explosive grenade item to your inventory.
Sergeant	Shotgun Finesse Gain additional Crit chance and Mobility while equipped with a shotgun.	Triage Restores health to the user and surrounding allies. Removes Burning, Acid, and Poison.	Biggest Booms Your grenades and standard rockets can inflict critical damage (50% chance for +3 damage).
Staff Sergeant	Breach 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.	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.	Fastball The next grenade you throw or launch this turn doesn't cost an action.
Tech Sergeant	Bring 'Em On 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.	Combat Stimulants A fast-acting stimulant in your smoke grenades grants bonus Aim and Critical Chance to units in the smoke cloud.	Fracture Your assigned weapon attacks against mechanical units have bonus Aim and shred armor.
Gunnery Sergeant	Rupture A Rupture shot grants a +50 bonus to critical hit chances and ensures that the target takes an additional +3 damage from all attacks in the future.	Expanded Smoke The radius of your smoke grenades is increased by 2 tiles.	Soften Up Gain +2 bonus damage on attacks against targets that have full HP.
Master Sergeant	Slam Fire For the rest of the turn, whenever you get a critical hit with your primary weapon, your actions are refunded. Has 4 turn cooldown. Cannot be used after Run and Gun and disables Run and Gun for the rest of the turn. Free action.	Superheavy Ordnance The item in your grenade-only slow gains two bonus uses and your grenades gain 3 tiles extra range.	Devastation The radius of your grenades and rockets is increased by 2, and the radius of your Breach ability is increased by 1.

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
Scrounger There is a chance of an extra loot drop whenever you are on a mission.	Priority Target You get + 10 Aim and +10 Crit chance on ranged attacks against the closest visible enemy.	Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.	Shredder Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.	Volatile Mix Your grenades' area of effect is increased by one tile.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.	Close Combat Specialist Fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires.
Damn Good Ground Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.	Sapper Your explosives can destroy many cover objects.	Blurred Distance makes it hard to focus on the soldier. Provides bonus defense and dodge based on distance from the attacker.	Chain Shot Take a shot with an aim penalty of 10. If you hit the target, you take another shot on the target automatically.	Evasive Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.	Sacred Incense Smoke Grenades cleanse and provide temporary protection from mental effects.	Ghost Grenade A specialized smoke grenade that causes the targeted ally to enter concealment.
Cover Me Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.	Bombardier You may throw or launch grenades two additional tiles.	Trench Gun Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Hidden Reserves Once per mission, as a free action, set all your cooldowns on abilities back to zero.	Fortifying Incense Smoke grenades provide temporary protection from fire, poison, acid, and explosive damage.	By My Command The first time you use an officer ability or a command ability per turn you will refund the action point used.
Suppression Fire a barrage that pins down a target, grants reaction fire against it if it moves, restricts the use of many abilities, and imposing a -25 penalty to the target's aim. Also adds an additional -15 aim debuff for the turn that is not cleared with the suppression.	Maim Fire a shot with your primary weapon that immobilizes the target until the end of their next turn. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Improvise Frag Grenade Improvise a Frag Grenade using scavenged materials. 3 turn cooldown.	Precision Shot Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Riot Control You have one free smoke grenade and one free flashbang use on every mission.	Hit and Run 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.	Mad Bomber Grants 2 random free grenade items to your inventory.
Parkour This soldier is able to climb walls.	Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns.	Improvise Smoke Grenade Improvise a Smoke Grenade using scavenged materials. 2 turn cooldown.	Marauder Standard shots are not turn-ending, allowing for shooting then moving or shooting twice on a turn.	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.	Ventilate Fire a weapon blast that is guaranteed to hit and destroy the target's cover.	Cyclic Fire Special Shot: Fire three shots at a target in a single attack. Requires both actions and all shots have a -15 aim penalty. Has a 3 turn cooldown.
Scout Grants 1 free battle scanner item to your inventory.	Slug Shot 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.	Resilient Incense Smoke Grenades protect against critical hits.	Close and Personal Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.	Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.	Shockwave Your damaging grenades and gauntlet rockets decrease enemy defense by 15 and dodge by 20 for 1 turn.	Street Sweeper Cone-based shotgun attack that does bonus damage to unarmored targets. Blocked by heavy cover.
Smoker Grants one free smoke grenade item to your inventory.	Flush 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.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Combat Engineer Your explosives do significantly greater damage to cover objects and other things on the battlefield.	Gas Grenade Adds 1 Gas Grenade to your inventory.	Escalation Activate this ability to gain Escalation for 2 turns. While Escalation is active, your primary weapon gains 10% critical chance for every crit and +1 critical damage for every 20 critical chance above 100. Has a 6 turn cooldown.	Close Encounters Once per turn, gain a bonus action after taking a standard shot with your primary weapon at an enemy within four tiles. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Hit and Run.
Corpsman Grants a free Medikit.	Bandolier 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.	Shellshock Your grenades and gauntlet rockets decrease enemy aim by 10 and critical chance by 15 for 1 turn(s).	Killer Instinct Activating Run and Gun grants +50% critical damage for the rest of the turn.	EMP Grenade Adds 1 EMP Grenade to your inventory.	Anatomy You know exactly where to strike to cause the most damage. You gain +15% Critical Chance and 2 Armor Pierce on all attacks.	Fearsome When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.
Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.	Walk Fire Take a highly accurate shot with +30 bonus to hit 66% damage and -30 crit. Uses 2 ammo.	Holo Targeting Any directed primary weapon shot, hit or miss, will mark the target, increasing your squad's aim by +15 against this target.	Eat This! You gain +20 Aim and +20 Crit on attacks against adjacent targets. The bonus decreases with range, to a maximum of 6 tiles.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.		Heavy Hitter All your attacks deal +2 damage.
	Needle Grenades Your explosives do not destroy loot when they kill enemies and deal 1 bonus damage to unarmored enemies.	Tear Down As a free action, detonate an environmental explosive with a well placed shot.	Extra Conditioning Run and Gun cooldown is reduced by one turn.
		Watch Them Run After throwing or launching a grenade, you will automatically enter overwatch.
		HEAT Ammo Confers +50% damage against robotic enemies.

Stat Progression

Rank
Per Level	Health	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
	Aim	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
	Will	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Health	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
	Aim	4	6	8	10	12	14	15	16
	Will	5	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Class Overview

Weapons

Abilities

XCOM Abilities

Stat Progression

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