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Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-18T17:27:41Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Berserker */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Berserker_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-78
|aim=∞
|defense=20-30
|will=80
|move=17-21
}}
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Berserker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Muton Blade|| 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade I || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade II || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade III || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade IV || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade V || 14 to 16 || 21 to 24 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade VI || 16 to 18 || 24 to 27 || 33 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Berserker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODLUST.png|32px]] '''Bloodlust'''|| ''Allows the Berserker to charge an enemy that wounds it.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ALIEN_BULLRUSH.png|32px]] '''Bull Rush'''|| ''Charge in a straight line through cover to unleash a devastating melee attack''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Neural_Damping_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Neural Damping''' || ''Confers +20 Will when defending against psi attacks, and immunity to panic. If the soldier is Mind Controlled, the control is cancelled, and the soldier is stunned for 1 turn instead.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Berserker Navigators do not gain any additional abilities, but are instead able to gain up to +4 HP and +1 damage compared to regular Berserkers. 

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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Cutenotpedo: /* Berserker */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Berserker_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-78
|aim=∞
|defense=20-30
|will=80
|move=17-21
}}
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Berserker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Muton Blade|| 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade I || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade II || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade III || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade IV || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade V || 14 to 16 || 21 to 24 || 33 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Blade VI || 16 to 18 || 24 to 27 || 33 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Berserker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|24px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|24px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies.'' Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODLUST.png|24px]] '''Bloodlust'''|| ''Allows the Berserker to charge an enemy that wounds it.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ALIEN_BULLRUSH.png|24px]] '''Bull Rush'''|| ''Charge in a straight line through cover to unleash a devastating melee attack''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Neural_Damping_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Neural Damping''' || ''Confers +20 Will when defending against psi attacks, and immunity to panic. If the soldier is Mind Controlled, the control is cancelled, and the soldier is stunned for 1 turn instead.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Berserker Navigators do not gain any additional abilities, but are instead able to gain up to +4 HP and +1 damage compared to regular Berserkers. 

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

User talk:Cutenotpedo

2014-08-17T13:10:23Z

Cutenotpedo:

The edits you made to [[Alien Life Forms (Long War)]] are not minor. Please do not abuse the ability to mark edits as minor. [[User:Magic9mushroom|Magic9mushroom]] ([[User talk:Magic9mushroom|talk]]) 08:35, 17 August 2014 (EDT)
:Thanks for the heads-up! I will be more careful from now on. Originally I considered each armament entry to be only subsidiary, but upon second thought I do have to agree with you that all of them together form a quite major edit. --[[User:Cutenotpedo|Cutenotpedo]] ([[User talk:Cutenotpedo|talk]]) 09:10, 17 August 2014 (EDT)

User talk:Cutenotpedo

2014-08-17T13:07:13Z

Cutenotpedo:

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:56:10Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Floater */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:55:43Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Chryssalid */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:54:47Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Seeker */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
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| Repair Servos
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| Automated Threat Assessment
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| Sentinel
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| Reactive Targeting Sensors
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| Light 'Em Up
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| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:54:12Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Muton */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:53:40Z

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:53:00Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Mechtoid */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:49:24Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Mechtoid */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Mechtoid Plasma Cannon || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Mechtoid Plasma Cannon III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:41:09Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Thin Man */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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Cutenotpedo: /* Outsider */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1 to 3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:40:34Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Sectoid */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3 to 5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4 to 6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:39:58Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Chryssalid */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:39:26Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Seeker */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2 to 4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3 to 5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4 to 6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:39:14Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Muton */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5 to 7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6 to 8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7 to 9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Cyberdisc Cannon || 8 to 10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon I || 9 to 11 || 14 to 17 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon II || 10 to 12 || 15 to 18 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon III || 11 to 13 || 17 to 20 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon IV || 12 to 14 || 18 to 21 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Cyberdisc Cannon V || 13 to 15 || 20 to 23 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:32:08Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Muton */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Muton Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Alien Grenade || 5 || NA || NA
|- align="center"
| Muton Light Plasma Rifle || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 5
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Light Plasma Rifle I || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 5
|- align="center"
| Muton Plasma Rifle || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Muton Plasma Rifle I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:24:28Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Seeker */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Seeker Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Seeker Plasma Pistol || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol I || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol II || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Seeker Plasma Pistol III || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Zombie Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Zombie Fist || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist I || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist II || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist III || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist IV || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 0 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Zombie Fist V || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 0 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Template:Unit Stat Box LW

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|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{{picture}}}
|- align="center"
| '''HP'''
| {{{hp}}}
{{#if:{{{shield|}}}|
{{!}}- align="center"
{{!}} '''Shield HP'''
{{!}} {{{shield}}}
}}
|- align="center"
{{#if: {{{HPEnemy Within|}}} |
! [[XCOM: Enemy Within DLC (EU2012)|HP (EW DLC)]]
{{!}} {{{HPEnemy Within|''Unknown''}}}
| }}
|- align="center"
| '''Aim'''
| {{{aim}}}
|- align="center"
| '''Defense'''
| {{{defense}}}
|- align="center"
| '''Will'''
| {{{will}}}
|- align="center"
| '''Movement'''
| {{{move}}}
{{#if:{{{fuel|}}}|
{{!}}- align="center"
{{!}} '''Flight Fuel'''
{{!}} {{{fuel}}}
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|- align="center"
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" | Stats will vary dependent on current
alien research and difficulty levels.
|}
</div>
<noinclude>
[[Category: Templates (Long War)]]
</noinclude>

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
|damage=7-14
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:11:26Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Chryssalid */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
|damage=8-23
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Chryssalid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance !! Abilities
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Chryssalid Claw || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw I || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw II || 9-11 || 14 to 17 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw III || 10-12 || 15 to 18 || 25 || Melee Only
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Chryssalid Claw IV || 11-13 || 17 to 20 || 25 || Melee Only
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
|damage=7-14
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:01:29Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Thin Man */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
|damage=8-23
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
|damage=7-14
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T10:01:05Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Floater */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 or 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 or 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 or 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 or 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Floater Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Floater Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Floater Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
|damage=8-23
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
|damage=7-14
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T09:58:06Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Thin Man */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 or 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 or 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 or 12 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 or 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
|damage=8-23
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
|damage=7-14
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T09:57:28Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Thin Man */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Thin Man Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle || 4-6 || 7 or 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 or 11 || 15
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 or 12 || 20
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Thin Man Plasma Light Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 or 14 || 25
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
|damage=8-23
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
|damage=7-14
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-17T09:46:53Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Mechtoid */ Light 'Em Up seems to have replaced Plasma Barrage entirely; Unsure as for why it's listed under navigator perks in the ini file. Took it off from there for now.

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
|damage=8-23
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
|damage=7-14
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2014-08-15T18:07:49Z

Cutenotpedo: /* Mechtoid */

[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
|damage=8-23
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
|damage=7-14
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:PLASMA BARRAGE.png|24px]] '''Plasma Barrage'''|| ''Twin-linked plasma mini-cannons allow the Mechtoid two shots in the same turn.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*Mechtoids will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +4. 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|right|thumb|A Chryssalid squad leader compared to its smaller brethren.]]
Much like in vanilla, aliens deploy in "pods", which are "activated" by seeing them. Unlike in vanilla, alien pods are frequently made up of several different types of aliens, such as a Thin Man leading some Sectoids, or some Mutons with Floater scout.

Each "pod" will be led by one squad leader alien, possessing both improved stats and new abilities. Each leader has a chance to be accompanied by a navigator alien in addition to its other podmates which usually acts as a scouting unit of sorts, often possessing perks suitable for this role. Squad leaders can easily be identified by their larger health pool and increased physical size.

The aliens will continually improve their technology as the war goes on, which will grant them extra stats, HP regen and in some cases unlock new abilities. Squad Leader and Navigator perks are unlocked in the order in which they have been recorded here. Please note that the maximum stats for each species listed below can only apply to squad leaders of that species with all possible upgrades. Abilities tagged with an asterisk(*) are only unlocked on regular aliens during later stages of the war.

==Sectoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=3-20
|aim=65-115
|defense=0-15
|will=5-105
|move=12
}}
Sectoids behave in much the same way as you'd expect from vanilla, with low Mobility, HP and Aim, and mediocre Will. Basic Sectoids have access to a few more psionic powers than before, being able to Mind Merge, Mind Fray and Psi Panic. The good news is that Mind Fray has been altered to only do 1 damage. Be aware that Mind Merge has been altered so it does some damage to the merged target if the merger dies, but doesn't kill outright. Sectoid squad leaders get the Low Profile perk.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Sectoid Plasma Pistol || 3-5 || 4 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol I || 4-6 || 6 to 9 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol II || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Sectoid Plasma Pistol III || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Sectoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC MINDMERGE.png|32px]] '''Mind Merge''' || ''Psionically assist an ally, granting the ally an array of stat bonuses. ''
|- align="center"
| [[File:PSIONIC_MINDFRAY.png|32px]] '''Mind Fray'''|| ''Causes the target to lose grip on reality, inflicting penalties to Aim, Will, mobility and AOE range, as well as doing 1 base damage. Robotic units are immune. Lasts 2 turns. 1 turn cooldown.''
|- align="center"
|[[File:PSIONIC PANIC.png|32px]] '''Psi Panic'''|| ''Cause target to panic if the target's Will is overcome. Robotic enemies are immune. 2 turn cooldown.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER GUNSLINGER.png|32px]] '''Gunslinger''' || ''Confers +1 extra damage to all pistol type weapons. Furthermore eliminates any range penalties for pistols.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT BRINGTHEMON.png|32px]] '''Bring 'Em On''' || ''Grants +1 damage on critical hits for each enemy that the squad can see. (Up to +5)''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Negates aim penalties for Overwatch shots.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_LOWPROFILE.png|32px]] '''Low Profile''' || ''Makes partial cover count as full.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|}

==Drone==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=3-56
|aim=60-100
|defense=0-20
|will=0
|move=12-14
|fuel=32
}}
Drones will be encountered right from the beginning of the game, even in the first mission. They can come in groups of their own or attached to Sectoid squads, and later they will accompany more powerful mechanized units like Cyberdiscs and Sectopods. Drones behave similarly to vanilla, but, like most mechanized units, have some damage reduction. Their constant light cover from flying with damage reduction and ability to mutually repair can make them extremely frustrating to kill. Drones have Holo-Targeting, making them a bit more dangerous when supporting other aliens.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Drone Beam || 1-3 || 3 to 5 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam I || 2-4 || 3 to 6 || 0
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Drone Beam II || 3-5 || 5 to 8 || 0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Drone Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN REPAIR.png|32px]] '''Repair''' || ''Repairs robotic units.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_OVERLOAD.png|32px]] '''Overload''' || ''Overload the unit's own power source, destroying the unit but causing explosive damage similar to a grenade's.''.
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up''' || ''Firing the primary weapon as the first action of your turn no longer ends your turn.''
|-align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|}

==Outsider==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=10-33
|aim=75-130
|defense=0-25
|will=20
|move=12-18
}}
Long War Outsiders are enormously more dangerous than vanilla Outsiders. They start with 10 HP and 3 HP regeneration per turn, meaning it will take a concerted effort from the whole squad to take them down early game. Like vanilla, Outsiders are mostly found in charge of UFOs, usually holed up on the bridge, but not always. You should be careful not to activate a UFO's Outsider until you're ready for it, since their HP regen means they can easily take on 1 or 2 XCOM soldiers without even taking damage. On larger UFOs Outsiders spawn in larger groups than in vanilla.

When you first meet them, fighting Outsiders in a war of attrition across cover is a bad idea, since their HP regen and relatively high damage and accuracy with their plasma carbines means they may well win. Neutralising the Outsider with flashbangs and suppression while you move your troops up to set up for a one turn kill is more effective. Note that their regenerative abilities will increase over the course of your game.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|+ Outsider Armaments
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Weapon !! Base Damage !! Critical Damage !! Critical Chance
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| Outsider Light Plasma Rifle || 4-6 || 7 to 9 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle I || 5-7 || 8 to 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle II || 6-8 || 9 to 12 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle III || 7-9 || 11 to 14 || 10
|- align="center"
| Upgraded Outsider Light Plasma Rifle IV || 8-10 || 12 to 15 || 20
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Outsider Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Outsiders themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Spotting an Outsider during a UFO landing will cause the remaining contingent of the crew to advance towards you. This does not only include the commanding crew of said ship, but also any randomly spawned Outsiders that you may encounter.
*Outsiders will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +3.

 

==Thin Man==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-33
|aim=70-135
|defense=0-25
|will=15-46
|move=15
}}
Thin Men are quite similar to vanilla, with high mobility, mediocre aim and low Will. The main change is that their poison has been replaced with Acid, which lowers aim and mobility as poison does, and affected units take slightly more damage from attacks, but acid no longer causes damage directly. Instead, acid inflicts damage to a victim as they take actions, so moving, reloading, firing, overwatch, etc will all cause an affected unit to take 1 damage (dashing will cause 2 damage). A unit that goes on overwatch will take the damage when they go on overwatch, not when they fire. Hunkering Down is safe and a unit that simply remains still and hunkered for the duration of acid will take no damage at all. Acid clouds dissipate within 2 turns and the acid debuff lasts 2-5 turns. Robotic units and soldiers with medikits or sealed armour are immune to the mobility effects of acid and won't take damage from actions, but will still take more damage from attacks and have reduced aim while affected by acid.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Thin Man Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty and limited AOE range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poison Spit'''|| ''Spit poison at long range, causing a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters'''|| ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SHARPSHOOTER.png|32px]] '''Sharpshooter''' || ''Confers +10 critical hit chance at all times and an additional +10 aim against targets behind full-cover.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances. Also affects the range of Thin Man acid.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|- align="center"
|-
|} 

'''Notes'''
*Since they do not possess any armor, adaptive bone marrow will restore up to their maximum health.

==Floater==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Floater (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=5-45
|aim=70-132
|defense=0-15
|will=15-50
|move=15
|fuel=32
}}
Floaters behave identically to vanilla floaters. Floater squad leaders gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular floaters.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Floater Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LAUNCH.png|32px]] '''Launch''' || ''Move anywhere on the battlefield in a single turn. Launch cannot be used indoors. Will end the Floater's turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_DGG.png|32px]] '''Damn Good Ground'''|| ''+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_CLOSECOMBAT.png|32px]] '''Close Combat Specialist''' || ''Confers a reaction shot against any enemy who closes to within 4 tiles. Does not require Overwatch.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_MAYHEM.png|32px]] '''Mayhem''' || ''Confers additional damage based on weapon tech level to Suppression and all area-effect abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY READYFORANYTHING.png|32px]] '''Ready for Anything''' || ''If the unit shoots without using another action, it automatically enters Overwatch at the end of the turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_DANGERZONE.png|32px]] '''Danger Zone''' || ''Increases area of effect for Suppression, rocket launchers and offensive grenades.''
|- align="center"
|}

 

==Chryssalid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File: Chryssalid.png|125px]]
|hp=8-62
|aim=∞
|defense=10-30
|will=120
|move=20-25
|damage=8-23
}}
Chryssalids are similar to vanilla Chryssalids. A big difference is that Chryssalid squad leaders have Lightning Reflexes, which can seriously reduce the amount of damage a charging Chryssalid squad will take from overwatch fire since the squad leader moves first, and is thus the most likely to trigger overwatch fire depending on positioning. Like Thin Men, the Chryssalid's claw poison has been replaced with acid.

AP/frag grenades are an effective early counter to Chryssalids, since they'll frequently charge in a tightly packed group on first sight, and the grenades will do full damage since Chryssalids don't benefit from cover. Similarly, flashbangs can debilitate a whole group of Chryssalids by reducing their move by half, which brings it considerably under the range a flashbang can be thrown. Chryssalids are immune to acid, so Chem Grenades won't reduce their mobility. Taking out the Chryssalid leader will make reaction fire effective against them; a Close Combat Specialist Assault can frequently finish off leaderless Chryssalids. The MEC Flamethrower is also quite effective; aside from the damage (especially with the Jellied Elerium upgrade) it can cause the Chryssalids to panic, and they may then run ''away'' from your soldiers instead of towards them.

Chryssalids on a terror mission will ''always'' spawn Zombies from civilians they kill offscreen - normally, this only occurred on higher difficulties in vanilla. As such, expect to have to deal with many additional zombies during terror missions that focus on the deployment of chryssalids. Additionally, Chryssalid pods may occasionally contain a number of Zombie units regardless of the mission type.

Some Chryssalid Squad Leaders may be particularly large. Beware, as these monsters often have upwards of 40-50 health on top of the fact they are escorted by several more chryssalids and have augmented damage.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Chryssalid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_IMPLANT.png|32px]] '''Implant''' || ''Victims are implanted with a Chryssalid egg if they are killed by a Chryssalid's attack (not from poison caused by Poisonous Claws). Implanted victims will spawn a Zombie on the next turn; The Zombie can move and attack on the turn it emerges.'' 
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_POISON.png|32px]] '''Poisonous Claws''' || ''Has a chance to apply acid to enemies wounded with melee attacks.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_LEAP.png|32px]] '''Leap''' || ''Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:Adaptive_Bone_Marrow_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Adaptive Bone Marrow*''' || ''Unit regenerates 2 HP per turn up to the HP max without armor. Amount increases for alien units based on alien tech progression.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_LIGHTNINGREFLEXES.png|32px]] '''Lightning Reflexes''' || ''The accuracy of the first Overwatch shot that this unit recieves has a -90% aim penalty, while all subsequent Overwatch shots recieve a -70% penalty to hit this unit.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SPRINTER.png|32px]] '''Sprinter''' || ''Grants 3 additional points of movement to the unit.''
|-align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.''
|-align="center"
|}

 

==Zombie==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Zombie_2_(EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=∞
|defense=0
|will=120
|move=9-13
|damage=7-14
}}
Not even zombies are immune to getting tweaked in Long War - At first, they become faster, and later tougher, whilst their melee damage steadily ramps up over time. They can occasionally spawn as a member of Chryssalid pods on any mission, and it is also be possible to encounter them as a special pod spawn during Terror missions, in which four to five identical zombies will spawn in a group. Unlike regular zombies, the members of this zombie 'pack' do not seem to spawn chryssalids if left to their own devices for too long.

Zombies that have been spawned through a victim implanted by a Chryssalid will spawn a "baby" Chryssalid after two turns, easily recognized by their slightly pink skin color. This Chryssalid variant will have the same stats as an adult Chryssalid and can both move and attack during the turn it emerges. It will furthermore always emerge at full health regardless of how much damage the Zombie has taken.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Zombie Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:REGENERATION.png|32px]] '''Regeneration*''' || ''Allows the unit to restore a small amount of HP each turn. Amount increases based on alien tech progression.'
|-align="center"
|} 

==Seeker==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Seeker 2 (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=4-53
|aim=65-89
|defense=0-15
|will=0
|move=16-22
|fuel=32
}}
Seekers can be found both in pods made up entirely of Seekers, and accompanying squads of other aliens. This indirectly makes them more dangerous than vanilla, since a Seeker itself isn't much threat, but a Seeker supporting other aliens can be a deadly distraction. Seekers have had the shackles taken off their AI, and will happily decloak and strangle 4 of your soldiers at once. As mechanized units they have some damage reduction, which makes them difficult to damage with low power weapons like pistols and carbines. Seekers only cause 1 initial damage when strangling, but this damage doubles every turn they remain attached, so quickly knocking a Seeker off will result in minimal damage, but if left it will cause massive damage in 3-4 turns.

Battle Scanners are available to any soldier as carried items in Long War, giving an early counter to Seekers. They have a habit of going into Overwatch while in stealth, so if you're waiting out Seekers without a Battle Scanner, try moving a soldier, one might reveal itself to take a pot shot at you. Ground-hugging Seekers can also be 'detected' by scanning for seemingly empty tiles that cannot be moved into; any explosive/area effect attacks (bar the MEC Flamethrower; Seekers are fireproof - though an 'IMMUNE' popup will still appear) that catch an invisible seeker in their area will force them to decloak.

If Seekers have no valid targets for their strangulation attack (as MECs and SHIVs are immune, and several armours and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into Overwatch, or rarely attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. In Terror missions, they prefer to hunt down any remaining civilians if all XCOM units are immune; if a Seeker is the last enemy active on a terror mission, focus on rescuing the civilians. Once the Seeker has no civilian targets remaining, its AI will switch to focusing on the squad instead.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Seeker Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:STRANGLE.png|32px]] '''Strangle''' || ''Strangle can be used against adjacent humans unprotected by strangle-resistant armor, items or abilities.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HOLO.png|32px]] '''Holo-Targeting''' || ''Shooting at or suppressing enemies also confers a +10 Aim to any allies' attacks on those enemies.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:ASSAULT_CLOSEPERSONAL.png|32px]] '''Close Encounters''' || ''The first standard shot made within 4 tiles of the target does not cost an action. Cannot combine with Run And Gun.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY GHOST.png|32px]] '''Unlimited Stealth''' || ''The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivated stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can be activated as many times as necessary during a mission.''
|-
|} 

==Muton==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Muton (EU2012).png|125px]]
|hp=8-40
|aim=70-110
|defense=10-29
|will=10-47
|move=12
}}
Mutons are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Plasma Carbines and later upgrade to Plasma Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of Overwatch enhancing perks.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Muton Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY SUPPRESSION.png|32px]] '''Suppression''' || ''Can fire a special shot that grants reaction fire at a single target if it moves. The target also suffers a -30 Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BLOODCALL.png|32px]] '''Blood Call''' || ''Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species to greater speed, focus, and resolve for 2 turns. 4 turns cooldown. Will affect also nearby Beserkers and Muton Elites and gives +10 Will/Aim and +4 Movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_INTIMIDATE.png|32px]] '''Intimidate''' || ''Reacts unpredictably when wounded, provoking panic in enemies. Provokes a Will test on the enemy unit responsible for the wound. If the enemy fails the Will test it will panic.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_OPPORTUNIST.png|32px]] '''Opportunist''' || ''Eliminates the Aim penalty on reaction shots, and allows reaction shots to cause critical hits.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_HEAT_AMMO.png|32px]] '''Heat Warheads''' || ''Rockets and grenades do additional damage to robotic enemies.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_WILLTOSURVIVE.png|32px]] '''Will to Survive''' || ''Reduces all normal damage taken by 1.5 if in cover and not flanked.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_SENTINEL.png|32px]] '''Sentinel''' || ''Allows two reaction shots during Overwatch, instead of only one.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_TACTICALSENSE.png|32px]] '''Tactical Sense''' || ''Confers +5 Defense per enemy in sight (max +20).''
|-align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-align="center"
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SUPPORT_COVERINGFIRE.png|32px]] '''Covering Fire''' || ''Allows reaction shot to trigger on enemy attacks, not just movement.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Hyper_Reactive_Pupils_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Hyper Reactive Pupils''' || ''Confers +10 Aim to any shot after a miss.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:Depth_Perception_(EU2012).png|32px]] '''Depth Perception''' || ''Height Advantage confers an additional +5 Aim and +5 critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_SQUADSIGHT.png|32px]] '''Squadsight''' || ''Allows firing at targets in any ally's sight radius within weapon range. Non-Sniper rifles gain roughly +5 tiles of extra range.''
|-
|}
 

==Cyberdisc==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_Open_(EU2012).jpg|125px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
Cyberdiscs are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behaviour is largely unchanged. They get the Automated Threat Assessment perk, which given their habit of immediately going on overwatch when seen will often give them extra defense at least for the first turn. Cyberdiscs are usually accompanied by two to three drones, and usually prefer to throw their grenade if an eligible soldier is in range rather than shooting.

Cyberdiscs pose a significant threat throughout the game. Early on their high health pool makes them difficult to kill unless you have more than one soldier with HEAT ammo/warheads, or a soldier with Shredder ammo/rockets. Their movement range can take you off guard as it's close to that of a chryssalid; if they're not dealt with quickly or retreated from, they are very likely to flank and hit you with raw firepower, move up next to you and use their powerful Death Blossom attack, or simply fire long-range explosives at you. In the later months Cyberdiscs gain the Reactive Targeting Sensors perk, allowing them to return fire.

The drones escorting a Cyberdisc are of course more dangerous as well (see the main Drone entry), primarily because they can tag a target with Holo Targeting, making it easier for the parent Cyberdisc (and any other enemies, for that matter) to hit the victim. Drones can be distracted by damaging the Cyberdisc (in which case they will fly back to repair it) but this is hardly an ideal strategy.

One important note about the Cyberdisc is that they only have the "Hardened" trait as long as they're closed. A Cyberdisc must open up in order to attack with its cannons or grenade, and will immediately return to closed form if hit by an incoming attack.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Cyberdisc Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_FLIGHT.png|32px]] '''Flight''' || ''Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. They can remain in flight if they have sufficient fuel.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_EVASION.png|32px]] '''Evasion'''|| ''Enemies targeting this unit when it is airborne suffer a -20% Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_DEATHBLOSSOM.png|32px]] '''Death Blossom'''|| ''Project an intense energy field from Closed position, damaging all nearby enemies.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ALIEN_BOMBARD.png|32px]] '''Bombard''' || ''Throw or launch grenades over exceptionally long distances.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_DAMAGE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Damage Control''' || ''When this unit takes damage, all further damage will be reduced by 1 or 2 points for the next 2 turns.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:ASSAULT_AGGRESSION.png|32px]] '''Aggression''' || ''Confers +10% critical chance per enemy in sight (max +30%).''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
*While Cyberdiscs themselves do not have navigators, it is possible for them to appear alongside a navigator of another species.
*Cyberdiscs will gain additional DR as the game progresses, up to a maximum of +5.
 

==Mechtoid==
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid 2.png|125px]]
|hp=25-50
|shield=6-16
|aim=75-93
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=14-15
}}
Mechtoids behave identically to vanilla Mechtoids. Like vanilla, they will appear with Sectoid escorts, and later with Sectoid Commanders.

Mechtoids are very vulnerable to psionics - Mind Fray will restrict their movement and prevent them from charging to flank as well as reducing their accuracy. Psi Panic will completely disable a Mechtoid. Chem grenades will hurt their accuracy a bit. Like the Cyberdisk, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

It is worth noting that the Psi Shield granted to Mechtoids by Mind Merge also grants a '''significant''' amount of extra Damage Reduction on top of the added temporary health. As a result, it is absolutely essential that you find and kill the sectoid that set up the link (helpfully indicated by the purple streams) and eliminate them.

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Mechtoid Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:PLASMA BARRAGE.png|24px]] '''Plasma Barrage'''|| ''Twin-linked plasma mini-cannons allow the Mechtoid two shots in the same turn.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[File:ABILITY_HARDENED.png|32px]] '''Hardened''' || ''Confers extra protection against critical hits. Enemies suffer a -60% chance to inflict critical hits.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Squad Leader Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:SNIPER_EXECUTIONER.png|32px]] '''Executioner''' || ''Confers +10 aim and +10 critical hit chance against targets at or below 50% of their health.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_PLATFORM_STABILITY.png|32px]] '''Platform Stability''' || ''Any shots taken without moving have +10 Aim and +10% critical chance.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ADVANCED_FIRE_CONTROL.png|32px]] '''Advanced Fire Control''' || ''Shots from Overwatch no longer suffer any Aim penalty.''
|- align="center"
| |[[File:MEC_SHOCK_ABSORBENT_ARMOR.png|32px]] '''Shock-Absorbent Armor''' || ''Damage received from enemies within 4 tiles is reduced by 33%.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REPAIR_SERVOS.png|32px]] '''Repair Servos''' || ''Repairs up to 50% of damage taken (max 2 per turn). Additional damage taken before repairs are complete reduces how much can be repaired.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY RAPIDREACTION.png|32px]] '''Rapid Reaction''' || ''Allows an additional shot to be fired on Overwatch if the first Overwatch shot hits.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_REACTIVE_TARGETING_SENSORS.png|32px]] '''Reactive Targeting Sensors''' || ''Units with this perk get a free shot back at the first enemy who attacks it each turn, providing there's enough ammo to do so.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_ABSORTION_FIELDS.png|32px]] '''Absorption Fields''' || ''Reduces most incoming damage to this unit, scaling up as the damage increases.''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|-
|+ Possible Navigator Abilities
|-
! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Description
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- align="center"
| [[File:COMBINED_ARMS.png|32px]] '''Combined Arms''' || ''Allows the squad that this unit belongs to to ignore 1 point of DR.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:HEAVY_BULLETSWARM.png|32px]] '''Light 'Em Up ''' || ''Firing with the first action no longer ends turn.''
|- align="center"
| [[File:MEC_AUTOMATED_THREAT_ASSESSMENT.png|32px]] '''Automated Threat Assessment''' || ''Confers +15 Defense when on Overwatch. Cancelled as soon as the unit fires a reaction shot.''
|-
|}

 

==Berserker==
[[File:Muton Berserker (EU2012).jpg|right|thumb]]
Berserkers can also be Squad Leaders, meaning the first Berserkers you see could have terrifying amounts of health.

Like Chryssalids, anything you can do to slow down a Berserker will greatly reduce its threat. Flashbanging a Berserker will reduce its half-movement range to well below flashbang throw range, so is a good way to neutralise a Berserker you're not ready to kill. It will also reduce its movement from Bloodlust, so you can also shoot a couple of times after flashbanging (but don't go overboard). Another good piece of equipment to use against them are chem grenades, not only does it reduce their damage reduction and limit their movement, but it also deals damage to them each time they move after being shot.

Since it's possible to have multiple soldiers with Rift outside of the Temple Ship, using their aggression against them to make them wander in and out of the psionic storm will make quick work of them, if you can set up the situation. With a few other AoE attacks, a cluster of them becomes a comedic slaughter: excellent payback for all the times they will crush your soldiers under their fists.

Two well placed Close Combat Specialist Assaults (Optionally with Shredder Ammo) can also quickly make short work of even a group of Berserkers while a grenade or rocket makes them to run all at once towards the CCS trap. Beware of low ammunition shotguns.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Berserker squad leaders
|-
| Shock-Absorbent Armor
|-
| Regeneration
|-
| Neural Damping
|-
| Sprinter
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
|}

==Heavy Floater==
[[File:537px-Heavyfloater.jpg|right|thumb]]
Similar in appearance to the Floater species, this upgraded variant can pose a significant offensive threat to mechanized units as well as units behind cover when accompanied by other aliens. As the Heavy Floater will most probably already have access to Heat Ammo when you first encounter it, it is advisable to take on a more defensive position with MEC's and Shiv's, ideally concealing them behind full-cover until the enemy has been dealt with. Quite like the Muton Elite, the Heavy Floater also has access to Bombard and Alien Grenades, rendering clustered up firing lines ineffective.

Due to the Tactical Sense perk, inherent defenses and elevation bonuses, it is possible for a Heavy Floater squad leader to reach a maximum of 80 Defense during flight, making them extremely hard to hit foes on the battlefield. While psionically enhanced soldiers should have little trouble dealing with one thanks to their low will, accuracy enhancing perks and rockets are king against this species whenever the better alternative is unavailable. Furthermore, with the way Tactical Sense works, it can prove effective to temporarily move targets out of his sight radius so as to achieve better shots.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Heavy Floater squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Heat Ammo
|-
| Close and Personal
|-
| Bombard
|-
| Tactical Sense
|-
| Ready for Anything
|-
| Will to Survive
|-
| Mayhem
|-
| Danger Zone
|-
|}

==Sectopod==
[[File:Sectopod 2 (EU2012).png|right|thumb]]
Massive mechanical war machines, Sectopods are similar to their original incarnation - only more deadly, of course. Approach with extreme caution. As with all aliens, their strength and power progresses with time, making them significantly more dangerous as the war drags on.

{| {{Specs Table}}
|- {{Specs Table Heading}}
| Possible perks for Sectopod squad leaders
|-
| Repair Servos
|-
| Automated Threat Assessment
|-
| Sentinel
|-
| Reactive Targeting Sensors
|-
| Light 'Em Up
|-
| Absorption Field
|-
|}
[[Category: Long War]]