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Class Overview

A mix of human and machine, MEC Heavies specialize at dominating prolonged firefights, and are great at destroying cover.

Weapons

Primary: SPARK Rifles

Secondary: SPARK BIT

Abilities

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Rank Ability
Squaddie
Squaddie
Tear Down
* Has a cooldown of 2 turns. * Note that unlike the Reaper's Remote Start, Tear Down doesn't boost the explosion's damage or range, but it also does not require any ammo.
As a free action, detonate an environmental explosive with a well placed shot.
Suppression
*Suppression costs 2 ammo points to use, but has no cooldown. *Suppression will be canceled if the suppressing unit is damaged. *If multiple units suppress a target, the aim penalty will not stack. *May not be used if sniper rifle or shotgun-class weapons are equipped. *Suppression restricts many of the target's abilities, including the use of rockets and grenades. Also adds an additional -15 aim debuff for the turn that is not cleared with the 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.
Body Shield
*A targeted enemy receives -20 aim and -50 critical chance against the soldier. *This is a free action. *Body Shield has a 2 turn cooldown.
Body Shield
A targeted enemy receives -20 aim and -50 critical chance against the soldier.
MEC Trooper Immunities
* All MEC Troopers are immune to fire, Chryssalid poison, Viper bind and knockback.
All MEC Troopers are immune to fire, Chryssalid poison, Viper bind and knockback.
Shogun Valkyrie Goliath
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal 		Template:Collateral Damage (TJ)
Suppressing Fire
* Suppressing Fire requires 3 ammo to use, but the shot consumes only 1. * Suppressing Fire has a 1 Turn(s) cooldown.
Take a shot with your Rifle. If the target is still alive, suppress them. Has a 1 Turn(s) cooldown.
Needle Grenades
*You have received extra training that enables you to employ explosive grenades that deploy specialized slivers that leave enemy loot and corpse intact and tears through unreinforced material. *Loot and corpses of enemies killed by any other explosives of this soldier, such as heavy weapons, are also preserved.
Your explosives do not destroy loot when they kill enemies and deal 1 bonus damage to unarmored enemies.
Corporal
Corporal
Rainmaker
*Rainmaker adds +2 damage to all heavy weapons. *Heavy weapons with circular areas of effect have their radius increased by +2. *Heavy weapons with conic areas of effect have their diameter increased by +2 and length increased by +2.
Equipped heavy weapons deal +2 damage and have increased area of effect.
Improved Suppression
* Disoriented units have reduced Aim and Mobility, and can't use most special abilities. * The disorientation is applied when you activate suppression. * This ability will disorient any unit (including robotic enemies) unless the unit is specifically immune to disorientation. * Having the suppression broken won't remove the disorientation early.
Your Suppression and Area Suppression abilities also disorient the primary target.
Boosted Cores
*Your grenades have extra explosives and do one additional damage but require special training to handle. *Damage over time effects applied by grenades such as poison will also do one additional damage.
Explosive grenades and any damage over time effects inflicted by grenades do one additional damage.
Sergeant
Sergeant
HEAT Ammo
* HEAT Ammo provides a substantial damage increase against robotic enemies such as MECs and Sectopods. * The damage increase happens before damage is reduced by Armor. * Combining HEAT Ammo with Bluescreen Rounds will deal devastating damage to any robotic enemy. * HEAT Ammo affects all damage sources, including explosives.
Confers +50% damage against robotic enemies.
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.
HEAT Warheads
*Your grenades now pierce (ignore) up to 2 point(s) of armor and shred 1 additional point(s) of armor.
Your grenades now pierce up to 2 point(s) of armor and shred 1 additional point(s) of armor.
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Bombard
*Bombard can be fired at any location within squadsight. *Upgrading your BIT will lead to more Bombard damage.
Launch the BIT to any visible location where it releases a powerful explosive blast. Advanced BITs do more damage.
Chain Shot
* Chain Shot requires 2 ammo points. * Chain Shot has a 3 turn cooldown. * Chain Shot has a -10 aim penalty. * Chain Shot can be devastating against non-cover enemies, or when augmented with aim bonuses.
Take a shot with an aim penalty of 10. If you hit the target, you take another shot on the target automatically.
Soften Up
* Works with anything that uses weapon damage, including but not limited to firearms, melee, and grenades.
Gain +2 bonus damage on attacks against targets that have full HP.
Tech Sergeant
Tech Sergeant
Ventilate
* Always hits, but cannot crit. * Costs 3 ammo. * 4 turn cooldown.
Fire a weapon blast that is guaranteed to hit and destroy the target's cover.
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.
Biggest Booms
*Grenades, standard rockets, and MEC micromissiles can inflict critical damage (50% chance for +3 damage). *50% chance for critical damage is not affected by other critical chance modifiers. *Does not apply to non-damaging grenades or the concussion rocket or Bunker Buster abilities. *Grenade crits will grant +1 damage to ongoing damaging effects such as fire.
Your grenades and standard rockets can inflict critical damage (50% chance for +3 damage).
Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant 		Template:Master Blaster (TJ)
Saturation Fire
*Saturation Fire requires 4 ammo points. *Saturation Fire has a 7 turn cooldown. *Saturation Fire will take a standard shot at every enemy in the cone, and will damage or destroy random cover elements in the cone.
Fire a cone shaped barrage of bullets at every enemy in an area. In addition, the cover of those enemies can be damaged or destroyed. Uses a lot of ammunition.
Devastation
* Devastation provides a massive increase to grenade radius that makes it easy to hit multiple units and remove their cover, not to mention all other cover nearby.
The radius of your grenades and rockets is increased by 2, and the radius of your Breach ability is increased by 1.
Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Unscarred
* The bonuses are granted only when the soldier's health is full. * Deal 1-3 more damage based on armour tech. * Take 1-3 less damage based on armour tech.
When at full health, deal more and take less damage depending on armour tech.
Unload
* Shots deal 50% less damage. * Has a 5 turn cooldown.
Fire with your primary weapon until out of ammo or the target is dead. Shots cannot critically hit and each shot deals less damage than a standard shot.
 		Template:Cannonade (TJ)

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10 AP per tier level.

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
Take Down
* This attack always deals 5 damage. If the enemy has enough armor or other damage resistance, Take Down may not always result in a kill. * Take Down can be used once per turn, and can be used with a dash only if used as the first action. * Unlike Take Under, Take Down does not rely on a melee weapon. Human soldiers will use the stock of their gun, and certain aliens will throw a punch or slash with their claws.
A melee finisher that never misses and does not end your turn even when used with a dash move, but can only target damaged enemies on 3 or less HP. Can be used once per turn. 3 turn cooldown.
 		Template:Advanced Fire Control (TJ)
Cool Under Pressure
*You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.
You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.
 		Template:Free Radiation Grenade (TJ)
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.
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.
 		Template:Lightning Strike (TJ)
Covering Fire
* If triggered by an enemy action, Covering Fire will trigger before the enemy action completes. * In addition, having the Covering Fire ability allows the owner to ignore 2/3 of cover bonuses with reaction fire.
Overwatch now trigger on any hostile action, not just movement. Overwatch shots now ignore 2/3 of cover bonuses.
Fire in the Hole
*Your rockets are more likely to hit their intended point of impact, or at least close to it. *The maximum it can miss by is reduced by two tiles.
Your rockets are more accurate.
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.
Lethal
*You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
Bulwark
*Bulwark adds one point of Armor. *Any squadmate standing adjacent to the SPARK will gain the high cover Defense bonus.
Gain a bonus point of Armor, and always provide high cover to all adjacent squadmates.
Mad Bomber
* The free grenade is chosen at the start of each mission. * Can get a frag, incendiary, gas, acid, or emp grenade.
Grants 2 random free grenade items to your inventory.
Stiletto
*Shots fired with your primary weapon pierce 3 armor.
Shots fired with your primary weapon pierce 3 armor.
Blast Off
* Your rockets are more likely to hit their intended point of impact, or at least close to it. * The maximum it can miss by is reduced by one tile. * Can be stacked with Fire In The Hole, for a total maximum scatter reduction of three tiles.
Your rockets are a bit more accurate.
Pyromaniac
* The free grenade is not affected by Packmaster.
Grants 1 free incendiary grenade item to your inventory.
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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.
Formidable
*Formidable reduces explosive damage taken by 50%.
Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.
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.
 		Template:Free Laser Grenade (TJ)
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.
Tandem Warheads
*Your grenades, rockets and heavy weapons do full damage to units to the maximum extent of their area of effect. *This doesn't apply to environmental damage.
Your grenades, rockets and heavy weapons do full damage to the maximum extent of their area of effect.
 		Template:Rampart (TJ)
Rocketeer
* Heavy weapons are weapons such as the shredder gun that can only be mounted on an EXO or WAR suit.
Your rocket launcher or heavy weapon gains a bonus use.
Maim
*Fire a shot with your primary weapon that does normal damage and immobilizes the target until the end of their next turn. *Useful to isolate a high-value target during an ambush. *Uses 1 ammo. *Maim has a 3 turn cooldown.
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.
 		Template:Acid Bomber (TJ)
Nova
*Nova has no action point cost and no cooldown. *This ability deals 6 damage and ignores armor. *The first Nova attack each mission will deal 0 damage to the SPARK. *All Nova attacks after the first will deal a stacking 2 damage to the SPARK.
Release a blast of energy, damaging all nearby units. This attack has no cost or cooldown, but consecutive Novas will damage the SPARK.
Area Suppression
*Area Suppression cannot be used when the soldier is concealed. *Any unit that attempts to move will face reaction fire as long as the suppressing unit has ammo remaining. *Does not work with shotguns or sniper rifles. *Area Suppression requires 3 ammo points to use but uses two upon activation. An additional ammo is used for each reaction shot. It has no cooldown. *Area suppression will be canceled if the suppressing unit is damaged. *If multiple units suppress a target, the aim penalty will not stack. *Suppression restricts many of the target's abilities, including the use of rockets and grenades.
Fire a barrage that pins down multiple targets within a 4-tile radius, granting reaction fire against anyone that moves, and imposing a -25 penalty to all targets' aim until suppression is removed. Cannot be used when concealed.
Volatile Mix
*Your grenades do regular and environmental damage in the expanded area of effect, and apply any additional effects there as well.
Your grenades' area of effect is increased by one tile.
Steadfast
* Passive
Grants immunity to negative mental conditions including panic, mind control, stuns, and disorientation.
Butcher
* Organic targets means all non-mechanical units.
Increases damage against organic targets by 30%.
Target Focus
*Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies. *Unflankable enemies are ones that can't take cover, such as Drones, MECs and Berserkers.
Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.
Javelin Rockets
*The range of your rockets is increased by 6 tiles and you may hit targets beyond your visual range.
The range of your rockets is increased by 6 tiles and you may hit targets beyond your visual range.
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.
Warning Shot
* Fire your primary weapon just over the target's head, causing them to panic. This attack deals no damage. Uses 2 ammo. 1 use(s) per mission.
Fire your primary weapon just over the target's head, causing them to panic. This attack deals no damage. Uses 2 ammo. 1 use(s) per mission.
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This One's Mine
* Only you get the bonuses. * Consider using this ability against elite enemy units such as Custodians, Cobras, or Sectopods for its large bonus of 50 defense. * Our plasma weaponry will greatly benefit from the bonus critical hit chance due to their reliance on the critical damage.
Mark a target, giving you +50 Crit chance and +50 Defense against it for 3 turns. This ability doesn't cost an action. Has a 3 turn cooldown.
 		Template:Free Vortex Grenade (TJ)
Iron Curtain
*If this cone-based attack hits, Iron Curtain does 50% of normal damage and imposes -8 mobility to the enemy for 2 turn(s). *Iron Curtain has a 3 turn cooldown. *Uses 3 ammo. *Can be used after moving. *Iron Curtain does not work with shotguns or sniper rifles. *Allies in the cone can be hit by this ability.
Special shot that does 50% of normal damage but reduces target mobility for the following 2 turn(s). Cone-based attack with primary weapon.
Open Fire
*Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.
Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.
Watch Them Run
*After throwing or launching a grenade, you will automatically enter overwatch.
After throwing or launching a grenade, you will automatically enter overwatch.
Kinetic Strike
*You can trigger the Kinetic Strike ability by placing the movement cursor over an enemy. *The SPARK can perform a "Dash" move, using both actions to move, and still trigger a Strike against an adjacent enemy. *Kinetic Strike will do 7/9.5/12 damage, depending on the equipped chassis. *Kinetic Strike's chance to hit is based off the SPARK's aim with a +15 boost. *Learning the Assault Servos ability will grant +2 damage and an extra +10 aim to all Kinetic Strike attacks.
Attack any enemy within movement range with a devastating punch. 3-turn cooldown. Damage is dependent on equipped chassis.
 		Template:Free Magnetic Grenade (TJ)
Salvo
*Soldiers with the Salvo ability are prime candidates for heavy armor.
Launching or throwing grenades, using heavy weapons or using the Gauntlet's Rocket Launcher with your first action will not end your turn.
Template:Sharpshooter Armature (TJ)
Counterstrike
* If an enemy begins their turn in an adjacent tile, Counterstrike will trigger if that enemy moves to another adjacent tile or tries to attack the SPARK. * If an enemy does not begin their turn in an adjacent tile, then Counterstrike will trigger when that enemy moves into melee range. * If an enemy begins their turn in an adjacent tile, Counterstrike will NOT trigger if that enemy moves directly away from the SPARK. * Counterstrike deals half damage compared to the regular Kinetic Strike attack, and gains +1 damage from Assault Servos. * Cannot activate on the SPARK's own turn.
The SPARK can throw free half-damage Strike attacks at any enemies who enter or attack from melee range. Does not require the Kinetic Strike ability. Cannot activate on the unit's own turn.
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