Specialist (LWOTC)

Specialist

Operating some of our most advanced equipment, Specialists deploy robotic drones on the battlefield that can be outfitted for combat or field medic duty.

Class Overview

Specialists in Long War 2 are largely similar to XCOM 2's Specialist class, with several exceptions. Haywire Protocol is available for all Specialists from the start, allowing you to build out medical specialists while still putting their Hack stat to use. Combat Hackers gain more options and failsafes to allow them to hack and control foes while managing the consequences of success and failure in XCOM's favor. Specialists are also able to focus on effective overwatch fire to help cover for the squad.

"Medic" type Specialists employ their GREMLINs to triage allies remotely and efficiently (even beyond the Specialist's line of sight), helping keep the squad in fighting shape even as injuries and negative status effects mount, but are merely average in combat when you aren't constantly tasking their GREMLINs.

"Watcher" type Specialists shifts their focus not on their GREMNLINs but on their primary weapons, able to effectively react against unsuspecting enemies with overwatch fire. However they are unable to utilize the GREMNLINs effectively as other types in order to provide support for the squad beyond covering fire.

"Hacker" type Specialists aggressively engage enemies with their GREMLINs, dealing guaranteed damage and fielding an optimized, safe Haywire Protocol to turn the enemy's heaviest weapons against them, but can leave the squad lacking in medical options if you do not field many medkits elsewhere in the unit.

Weapons

Primary: Rifles, SMGs, Shotguns.

Secondary: GREMLIN

Specialists can use the standard set of weapons available to all non-rookies: an assault rifle for a standard issued weapon, an SMG for mobility and mid-close range combat or a shotgun for lethal close range.

As with vanilla, Specialists use GREMLINs as secondaries, allowing them to perform many support actions at range. Better GREMLINs improve their abilities as well as their Hacking stat.

Abilities

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	Medic	Watcher	Hacker
Rank	Ability
Squaddie		Interference GREMLIN cancels overwatch on targeted unit.	Hack Attempt to remotely breach security on a network access point with your GREMLIN/BIT.
	Aid Protocol Command your GREMLIN to move to a friendly target. It grants that target a bonus to Defense until the start of the next player turn.	Haywire Protocol You may target robotic and mechanical enemies with your GREMLIN, attempting to hack them and seize control. 4-Turn cooldown.	Combat Protocol Send the GREMLIN to an enemy to jolt them, dealing guaranteed damage, which is increased against robotic enemies.
Lance Corporal	Revival Protocol Send the GREMLIN to an ally to remove any negative mental status effects: Disoriented, Stunned, Panicked, or Unconscious.	Scanning Protocol 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.	Blinding Protocol Send the Gremlin to deploy a small flashbang on an enemy target, disorienting all enemy units within a small radius (reducing their Aim by 20 and Mobility by 6).
Corporal	Field Surgeon Reduce wound recovery times for most soldiers.	Sentinel When in overwatch, you may take two reaction shots.	Trojan Enemy units that are hacked take damage and lose their actions on the turn the hack effect ends.
Sergeant	Medical Protocol 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.	Covering Fire Overwatch now trigger on any hostile action, not just movement. Overwatch shots now ignore 2/3 of cover bonuses.	Failsafe If you fail a hack, you prevent any negative effects from occurring.
Staff Sergeant	Neutralizing Agents Aid Protocol now neutralizes fire, poison, acid and bleeding.	Ever Vigilant If you spend all of your actions on moves, you are granted an automatic overwatch shot at the end of the turn.	Airdrop The GREMLIN grants an explosive grenade to the targeted ally. Usable 2 time(s) per mission.
Tech Sergeant	Savior Healing abilities restore four additional hit points.	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.	Chaining Jolt The Specialist sends the GREMLIN to an enemy to jolt them. Attack chains to up to 2 nearby enemies. Damage is increased against robotic enemies. This ability replaces Combat Protocol.
Gunnery Sergeant	Rescue Protocol Use your GREMLIN to grant a movement action to an ally and grant them a small boost to dodge and mobility.	Threat Assessment Aid Protocol grants the target a Covering Fire Overwatch shot.	Full Override Take permanent control of a robotic unit and potentially acquire ADVENT MECs for the Resistance.
Master Sergeant	Restoration The GREMLIN flies to each squad member, healing or reviving them as needed.	Kill Zone Take a reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks within a cone of fire.	Capacitor Discharge Send the GREMLIN to a location where it emits a substantial electric discharge, damaging and disorienting non-robotic units. Robotic units take more damage.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10/20/30 AP per tier for offensive perks, 10/15/25 AP per tier for defensive perks and 35 AP for Tier 4 perks.

Tier 1 Defensive 10 AP	Tier 1 Offensive 10 AP	Tier 2 Defensive 15 AP	Tier 2 Offensive 20 AP	Tier 3 Defensive 25 AP	Tier 3 Offensive 30 AP	Tier 4 35 AP
Flashbanger Grants 1 free flashbang item to your inventory.	Full Kit Grants +1 charge per grenade item in a utility slot.	Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.	Grazing Fire Missed attacks have an additional roll to become a graze.	Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.	Hail of Bullets Unleash a hail of bullets that is guaranteed to hit your target, but uses a lot of ammunition.	Close Combat Specialist Fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires.
Smoker Grants one free smoke grenade item to your inventory.	Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.	Rapid Deployment Activate this ability before throwing or launching a support grenade, and the throw will not cost an action.	Shredder Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.	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.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.	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.
Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.	Damn Good Ground Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.	Fortify Activate to grant +20 defense until the beginning of the next turn. Does not cost an action. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Watch Them Run After throwing or launching a grenade, you will automatically enter overwatch.	Evasive Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.	Lethal You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
Survival Instinct Gain 20 Defense and 20 Crit chance while injured.	Coup de Grâce Bonus to hit, damage, and critical chance with your weapon against a disoriented, stunned or panicking enemy.	Tradecraft This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.	Open Fire Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.	Return Fire When targeted by enemy attacks, automatically fire back with your assault rifle once per turn. The return shot ignores cover bonuses.	Sensor Overlays All squad members get 10 Crit chance against enemies you can see.	Ready For Anything Enter overwatch after firing a turn ending standard shot with your primary weapon.
Infighter Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles.	Close and Personal Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.	Moving Target Gain 15 defense and 50 dodge against reaction attacks.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.	Avenger Once per turn, take a reaction shot with your assault rifle at a visible enemy that has taken an offensive action. The reaction shot ignores cover bonuses.
					Disassembly Killing an enemy grants a stackable +20 hack bonus that lasts 3 turns.	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.
						Rapid Reaction When in overwatch, each shot you hit with grants another reaction fire shot, up to a maximum of three shots.