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MEC_Trooper
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Class Overview

A mix of human and machine, MEC Supports specialize in hacking Advent systems or mechanical units as well as providing covering fire.

Weapons

Primary: SPARK Rifles

Secondary: SPARK BIT

Abilities

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Rank Ability
Squaddie
Squaddie
Haywire Protocol
*Hacking a robotic enemy or turret pits the Specialist's Hacking stat against the enemy's Tech Defense stat. *Upgrading your GREMLIN will lead to an increased Hacking stat. *Hacked robotic enemies can only be controlled for a short time. *This ability has a 4-turn cooldown.
You may target robotic and mechanical enemies with your GREMLIN, attempting to hack them and seize control. 4-Turn cooldown.
Scanning Protocol
*Scanning Protocol has 2 initial charges. *Scanning Protocol gains bonus charges with improved Gremlins. *In addition to hidden and disguised enemies, enemies blocked from line of sight by walls or obstructions will also be revealed by Scanning Protocol. *Scanning Protocol is a free action. *If the Specialist is employed as Haven Advisor Scanning Protocol will reduce the chance of recruiting Faceless rebels by 40% (stacking cumulatively with other similar abilities).
The GREMLIN can trigger an instant scan of the area, increasing the Specialist's sight radius substantially for one turn, and revealing any hidden or disguised enemies in view. Free Action.
Opportunist
* Reaction fire shots now half of ignore cover bonuses. * Passive.
Reaction fire shots now ignore half of cover bonuses. Passive.
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.
Guardian Reprogram Pressure
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal
Threat Assessment
*Aid Protocol grants the target a Covering Fire Overwatch shot.
Aid Protocol grants the target a Covering Fire Overwatch shot.
Shield Protocol
* Grant a friendly unit 3/5/7 bonus ablative hit points. * The shield also grants poison immunity until all ablative hit points are lost. * Has 2 charges
Grant a friendly unit bonus ablative hit points.
Revival Protocol
*Revival Protocol can be used to revive unconscious soldiers, including those who have been stabilized after bleeding out. *Revival Protocol, if used with your first action, will not end your turn. *Starts with two charges, but upgrading your GREMLIN may provide more.
Send the GREMLIN to an ally to remove any negative mental status effects: Disoriented, Stunned, Panicked, or Unconscious.
Corporal
Corporal
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.
Trojan
*Enemy units hacked by Haywire Protocol take 0 to 8 damage and lose their actions on the turn the hack effect ends. *Applies to units stunned or taken over by Haywire Protocol. *Damage calculated based on Hacking Stat vs. target's Hack Defense.
Enemy units that are hacked take damage and lose their actions on the turn the hack effect ends.
Field Surgeon
*Field Surgeon reduces the number of hit points a soldier must heal after being wounded in battle by 1. *Multiple Field Surgeons on a mission have a chance to reduce wound recovery time further. *The effect includes the soldier with the ability. *It does not affect soldiers who suffered killing wounds and are stabilized from bleeding out.
Reduce wound recovery times for most soldiers.
Sergeant
Sergeant 		Template:Advanced Fire Control (TJ)
Combat Protocol
* This ability has a 3-turn cooldown. * Upgrading your GREMLIN will lead to more damage per charge.
Send the GREMLIN to an enemy to jolt them, dealing guaranteed damage, which is increased against robotic enemies.
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Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Ready For Anything
*Enter overwatch after firing a standard shot with your primary weapon.
Enter overwatch after firing a turn ending standard shot with your primary weapon.
Containment Field
* Can be used on both allies and enemies. * Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Send the GREMLIN to place target unit into Stasis for 1 turn.
Rescue Protocol
*Rescue Protocol grants +15 dodge and +5 mobility. *Rescue Protocol can only be used on allies with no action points left. *It cannot be used on concealed, suppressing or overwatching units. *An ally cannot benefit from both Command and Rescue Protocol in the same turn. *Uses one action and does not end your turn. *Rescue Protocol has 2 charges per mission. *Charges increase with improved Gremlin technology.
Use your GREMLIN to grant a movement action to an ally and grant them a small boost to dodge and mobility.
Tech Sergeant
Tech Sergeant
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.
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Resupply
* Has 2 charges.
Refill the primary weapon ammo of all allies.
Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Sentinel
*Reaction shots may only target an enemy once.
When in overwatch, you may take two reaction shots.
Puppeteer
* You can still only make one attempt to use Haywire Protocol per enemy unit.
Haywire Protocol no longer has a cooldown and doesn't end the turn.
Arc Welder
*Starts each battle with 2 charges that heal 4 HP. *Works for any friendly robotic unit, including SPARKs, resistance MECs and hacked ADVENT units.
You can use your arc thrower to heal friendly mechanical units.
Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Chasing Fire
* Chasing Fire will not be triggered by other reaction attacks. * Will not trigger during Field Of Zero.
Once per turn, the soldier follows up an ally's attack with a reaction shot.
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Scouting Report
* Collect 1 intelligence each turn. Intelligence adds 1 offense and defense to all allies (max 5). * 'Decisive Action' - Spend 5 intelligence to fully restore one ally's action points up to 2
Focus: Collect 1 intelligence each turn. Intelligence provides offense and defense to all allies (max 5). Also adds 'Decisive Action' Ability.

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
Repair
* Repair will restore 4/6/8 HP based on BIT tier * Repair has 1 charge per mission and gains an additional charge with the Enhanced Repair Systems ability. * Using Repair as your first action will end your turn without the Rapid Repair ability. * Repair has a 1-turn cooldown (cannot be used multiple times per turn).
Send the BIT to a damaged robotic ally and heal it, neutralize acid, and repair all shredded armor.
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.
Rapid Shielding
* Shield Protocol no longer costs an action to use.
Shield Protocol no longer costs an action to use.
Kill Zone
*There is no limit to the amount of Kill Zone shots a soldier can take outside of ammo counts. *Kill Zone utilizes Squadsight, even if the soldier does not have the Long Watch ability. *Kill Zone has a 4 turn cooldown.
Take a reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks within a cone of fire.
Priority Target
* If multiple enemies are equally distant, you get the bonus against all of them. * Priority Target doesn't affect melee attacks.
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.
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Shield Surge
* The Armor lasts until the start of your next turn.
Shield Protocol now also grants the target 3 Armor for one turn.
Grazing Fire
* Missed shots with the soldier's primary weapon generally have a 50% chance to become a graze. * This effect occurs after normal hit-miss-graze processing. * Targets with a dodge score subtract that score from the ability's success chance.
Missed attacks have an additional roll to become a graze.
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.
Restoration
*Restoration has one charge per mission. *Restoration will heal more HP as you upgrade your GREMLIN.
The GREMLIN flies to each squad member, healing or reviving them as needed.
Shield Battery
* Grants 2 additional Shield Protocol charges.
Grants 2 additional uses of Shield Protocol.
Walk Fire
*This is a special shot in which the soldier adjusts their aim in the middle of an automatic weapon burst, conferring +30 aim and -30 crit and doing 66% damage. *Consumes 2 ammo.
Take a highly accurate shot with +30 bonus to hit 66% damage and -30 crit. Uses 2 ammo.
Shredder
*A successful shot with a conventional weapon will shred 1 armor from the target. *More advanced weapons will shred more armor from targets.
Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.
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.
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Fearsome
* Perks like This One's Mine and Deadshot can help you get critical hits. * Critical hits with any of your weapons can trigger Fearsome.
When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.
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.
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.
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.
Resilience
*Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.
Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.
Template:Taunt (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.
Full Override
*Full Override is a special hack action usable against enemy robotic units. *It has one charge that is only expended if a successful override occurs. *Requires one action and ends the soldier's turn. *The first hack option, Greater Shutdown, will disable (stun) the unit for 3 turns. *The second hack option, Master Enemy, will grant control of the unit for rest of the mission with a stat bonus for all robots, and will permanently transfer any MEC units to the Resistance. *If the Master Enemy hack succeeds, and the MEC and the specialist both survive the mission, the MEC will follow new programming and make its way to a Resistance base, where it will serve the Resistance. It does not need to be evacuated when the mission ends.
Take permanent control of a robotic unit and potentially acquire ADVENT MECs for the Resistance.
Rapid Reaction
*When in overwatch, each shot you hit with grants another reaction fire shot, up to a maximum of three shots.
When in overwatch, each shot you hit with grants another reaction fire shot, up to a maximum of three shots.
Interference
*Cancels overwatch on targeted unit. *Is a free action. *3 charges per battle, plus 2 extra charges per better Gremlin tech.
GREMLIN cancels overwatch on targeted unit.
Executioner
*Confers +20 aim and +20 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.
Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.
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Medical Protocol
*Upgrading your GREMLIN will lead to more HP healed per charge. *GREMLIN Heal or GREMLIN Stabilize, when used as your first action, will not end your turn.
The GREMLIN can perform healing actions remotely: GREMLIN Heal and GREMLIN Stabilize. The GREMLIN has a single charge. If a medikit is equipped, the GREMLIN will gain an additional charge.
Savior
*Effect applies to GREMLIN heal, Medikits and Restoration abilities.
Healing abilities restore four additional hit points.
Death From Above
*Death From Above can combo well with pistol abilities or can simply make a soldier more mobile. *Also grants a long-range accuracy bonus for sniper rifles and vektor rifles at any elevation.
Killing an enemy at a lower elevation with your primary weapon refunds a single action, and does not end your turn. Also grants a long-range accuracy bonus for sniper rifles.
Disassembly
*Killing an enemy grants a stackable +20 hack bonus that lasts 3 turns.
Killing an enemy grants a stackable +20 hack bonus that lasts 3 turns.
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.
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.
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.
Ever Vigilant
*Ever Vigilant enables an extremely mobile style of play for the soldier. *LITERALLY any action other than moving will invalidate Ever Vigilant.
If you spend all of your actions on moves, you are granted an automatic overwatch shot at the end of the turn.
Hail of Bullets
*Hail of Bullets requires 3 ammo points. *Hail of Bullets has a 5 turn cooldown. *Hail of Bullets does not work with sniper rifles.
Unleash a hail of bullets that is guaranteed to hit your target, but uses a lot of ammunition.
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.
Capacitor Discharge
*Capacitor Discharge has one charge per mission. *Capacitor Discharge will deal more damage as you upgrade your GREMLIN. *Pierces armor like combat protocol.
Send the GREMLIN to a location where it emits a substantial electric discharge, damaging and disorienting non-robotic units. Robotic units take more damage.
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.
Fortify
* Activate to grant the soldier +20 defense until the beginning of the soldier's next turn. * This ability is a free action and has a 3-turn cooldown.
Activate to grant +20 defense until the beginning of the next turn. Does not cost an action. Has a 3 turn cooldown.
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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.
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.
Failsafe
*If you fail a hack, you prevent any negative effects from occurring.
If you fail a hack, you prevent any negative effects from occurring.
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