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User talk:Binkyuk

2015-11-22T06:16:52Z

IceMaverick:

I just learned how categories worked. I created the HQ facilities page in the format a category page would do it automatically. I've corrected this.[[User:Psiclone|Psiclone]] ([[User talk:Psiclone|talk]]) 13:12, 10 June 2014 (EDT)
:Don't worry too much about categories since I got that one covered and I'm aiming to keep the categories consistent with the rest of the wiki. I've created a template for HQ Facilities for better presentation of data. [[User:Hobbes|Hobbes]] ([[User talk:Hobbes|talk]]) 12:59, 10 June 2014 (EDT)

Hello there, I plan to use Template for perks on the Long War wiki. Due to constant changes and perks used on more than a couple of occassions, it gets difficult to monitor all pages where the perk is used. When one of them is changed, it will be easier in my opinion to just edit the template instead of editing all articles containing the perk. Have a look and tell me what you think:
http://ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Template:Tactical_Sense_%28Long_War%29
:Good idea. That way when perks are changed we only need to update one spot. Will also make it easier to keep the wording the same between class pages. I'd rather only use the template for perks that are used in multiple classes though, no need to fill up the template namespace for class-specific perks (though I think there are actually few perks that are completely class-specific). Another thing to note is that some perks are totally different between classes (such as Snap Shot for rocketeers and snipers), in which case it makes more sense to have different text describing the perk as it pertains to that class. [[User:Binkyuk|Binkyuk]] ([[User talk:Binkyuk|talk]]) 16:39, 23 August 2014 (EDT)

::Almost all multipurpose perks have an extended description, taking into account various uses or classes (or even distinguishing between humans and aliens). A good part of the current descriptions on the wiki are adapted ones, I plan to use those that are within the game files, more precisely XComGame.int. Here are two examples:

*Snapshot -For snipers, removes the sniper rifle's restriction on firing and Overwatch after taking a costly action. Any shots taken after using any costly action suffer a -10 Aim penalty. For rocketeers, reduces the aim penalty for launching a rocket after taking a costly action.

*Repair - For X-Com, grants +2 Arc Thrower charges. On drones, allows repair of robotic units.

The perks are also used when describing alien species and Exalt troops, thus most of them are used at least on two occasions on the wiki. Bear in mind that some items also grant perks and I would like to include them in the item's description. In Long war enemies receive a lot more perks as the game progresses, so there will be a lot more to write down. I will create and apply afterwards all perk templates to existing and future articles, I would just like to see if it is fine with you. Thank you in advance.

[[User:8wayz|8wayz]] ([[User talk:8wayz|talk]]) 04:59, 24 August 2014 (EDT)

Hello. Just wanted to point out an inaccuracy I found on the Long War Tech Tree - as it currently stands, it says Pulse Lasers require Elerium as a pre-requisite tech (along with Advenced Bean Lasers). But in actual fact it's Alien Power Systems. Maybe this was changed in a current Beta and you already know about it, but I thought I'd drop you a message to be sure...--[[User:Ferretinabun|Ferretinabun]] ([[User talk:Ferretinabun|talk]]) 11:40, 13 May 2015 (EDT)
:Thanks for the heads up, but can you be more specific? The Tech Tree in my b15d2 folder and the [[Research (Long War)]] page seem to agree with you that Pulse Lasers depends on Alien Power Systems. Can you link to the inaccuracy? [[User:Binkyuk|Binkyuk]] ([[User talk:Binkyuk|talk]]) 17:42, 14 May 2015 (EDT)

Hello, just wanted to drop a note here. On the Alien Life Forms page for Long War, you undid another user's edit in which they mentioned that Cyberdiscs generally start landed stating that they didn't. I just wanted to point out that unless the Cyberdisc patrols into you, they do indeed start landed on the ground whenever you activate them if you were the one to stumble upon them. His advice about stacking crit chance while landed and keeping them suppressed there were both valid tactics for dealing with them. I invite you to doctor up his contribution and replace the erroneously removed edit of his.

[[User:IceMaverick|IceMaverick]] ([[User talk:IceMaverick|talk]]) 01:15, 22 November 2015 (EDT)

User talk:Binkyuk

2015-11-22T06:16:44Z

IceMaverick:

I just learned how categories worked. I created the HQ facilities page in the format a category page would do it automatically. I've corrected this.[[User:Psiclone|Psiclone]] ([[User talk:Psiclone|talk]]) 13:12, 10 June 2014 (EDT)
:Don't worry too much about categories since I got that one covered and I'm aiming to keep the categories consistent with the rest of the wiki. I've created a template for HQ Facilities for better presentation of data. [[User:Hobbes|Hobbes]] ([[User talk:Hobbes|talk]]) 12:59, 10 June 2014 (EDT)

Hello there, I plan to use Template for perks on the Long War wiki. Due to constant changes and perks used on more than a couple of occassions, it gets difficult to monitor all pages where the perk is used. When one of them is changed, it will be easier in my opinion to just edit the template instead of editing all articles containing the perk. Have a look and tell me what you think:
http://ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Template:Tactical_Sense_%28Long_War%29
:Good idea. That way when perks are changed we only need to update one spot. Will also make it easier to keep the wording the same between class pages. I'd rather only use the template for perks that are used in multiple classes though, no need to fill up the template namespace for class-specific perks (though I think there are actually few perks that are completely class-specific). Another thing to note is that some perks are totally different between classes (such as Snap Shot for rocketeers and snipers), in which case it makes more sense to have different text describing the perk as it pertains to that class. [[User:Binkyuk|Binkyuk]] ([[User talk:Binkyuk|talk]]) 16:39, 23 August 2014 (EDT)

::Almost all multipurpose perks have an extended description, taking into account various uses or classes (or even distinguishing between humans and aliens). A good part of the current descriptions on the wiki are adapted ones, I plan to use those that are within the game files, more precisely XComGame.int. Here are two examples:

*Snapshot -For snipers, removes the sniper rifle's restriction on firing and Overwatch after taking a costly action. Any shots taken after using any costly action suffer a -10 Aim penalty. For rocketeers, reduces the aim penalty for launching a rocket after taking a costly action.

*Repair - For X-Com, grants +2 Arc Thrower charges. On drones, allows repair of robotic units.

The perks are also used when describing alien species and Exalt troops, thus most of them are used at least on two occasions on the wiki. Bear in mind that some items also grant perks and I would like to include them in the item's description. In Long war enemies receive a lot more perks as the game progresses, so there will be a lot more to write down. I will create and apply afterwards all perk templates to existing and future articles, I would just like to see if it is fine with you. Thank you in advance.

[[User:8wayz|8wayz]] ([[User talk:8wayz|talk]]) 04:59, 24 August 2014 (EDT)

Hello. Just wanted to point out an inaccuracy I found on the Long War Tech Tree - as it currently stands, it says Pulse Lasers require Elerium as a pre-requisite tech (along with Advenced Bean Lasers). But in actual fact it's Alien Power Systems. Maybe this was changed in a current Beta and you already know about it, but I thought I'd drop you a message to be sure...--[[User:Ferretinabun|Ferretinabun]] ([[User talk:Ferretinabun|talk]]) 11:40, 13 May 2015 (EDT)
:Thanks for the heads up, but can you be more specific? The Tech Tree in my b15d2 folder and the [[Research (Long War)]] page seem to agree with you that Pulse Lasers depends on Alien Power Systems. Can you link to the inaccuracy? [[User:Binkyuk|Binkyuk]] ([[User talk:Binkyuk|talk]]) 17:42, 14 May 2015 (EDT)

Hello, just wanted to drop a note here. On the Alien Life Forms page for Long War, you undid another user's edit in which they mentioned that Cyberdiscs generally start landed stating that they didn't. I just wanted to point out that unless the Cyberdisc patrols into you, they do indeed start landed on the ground whenever you activate them if you were the one to stumble upon them. His advice about stacking crit chance while landed and keeping them suppressed there were both valid tactics for dealing with them. I invite you to doctor up his contribution and replace the erroneously removed edit of his.
[[User:IceMaverick|IceMaverick]] ([[User talk:IceMaverick|talk]]) 01:15, 22 November 2015 (EDT)

User talk:Binkyuk

2015-11-22T06:16:22Z

IceMaverick:

I just learned how categories worked. I created the HQ facilities page in the format a category page would do it automatically. I've corrected this.[[User:Psiclone|Psiclone]] ([[User talk:Psiclone|talk]]) 13:12, 10 June 2014 (EDT)
:Don't worry too much about categories since I got that one covered and I'm aiming to keep the categories consistent with the rest of the wiki. I've created a template for HQ Facilities for better presentation of data. [[User:Hobbes|Hobbes]] ([[User talk:Hobbes|talk]]) 12:59, 10 June 2014 (EDT)

Hello there, I plan to use Template for perks on the Long War wiki. Due to constant changes and perks used on more than a couple of occassions, it gets difficult to monitor all pages where the perk is used. When one of them is changed, it will be easier in my opinion to just edit the template instead of editing all articles containing the perk. Have a look and tell me what you think:
http://ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Template:Tactical_Sense_%28Long_War%29
:Good idea. That way when perks are changed we only need to update one spot. Will also make it easier to keep the wording the same between class pages. I'd rather only use the template for perks that are used in multiple classes though, no need to fill up the template namespace for class-specific perks (though I think there are actually few perks that are completely class-specific). Another thing to note is that some perks are totally different between classes (such as Snap Shot for rocketeers and snipers), in which case it makes more sense to have different text describing the perk as it pertains to that class. [[User:Binkyuk|Binkyuk]] ([[User talk:Binkyuk|talk]]) 16:39, 23 August 2014 (EDT)

::Almost all multipurpose perks have an extended description, taking into account various uses or classes (or even distinguishing between humans and aliens). A good part of the current descriptions on the wiki are adapted ones, I plan to use those that are within the game files, more precisely XComGame.int. Here are two examples:

*Snapshot -For snipers, removes the sniper rifle's restriction on firing and Overwatch after taking a costly action. Any shots taken after using any costly action suffer a -10 Aim penalty. For rocketeers, reduces the aim penalty for launching a rocket after taking a costly action.

*Repair - For X-Com, grants +2 Arc Thrower charges. On drones, allows repair of robotic units.

The perks are also used when describing alien species and Exalt troops, thus most of them are used at least on two occasions on the wiki. Bear in mind that some items also grant perks and I would like to include them in the item's description. In Long war enemies receive a lot more perks as the game progresses, so there will be a lot more to write down. I will create and apply afterwards all perk templates to existing and future articles, I would just like to see if it is fine with you. Thank you in advance.

[[User:8wayz|8wayz]] ([[User talk:8wayz|talk]]) 04:59, 24 August 2014 (EDT)

Hello. Just wanted to point out an inaccuracy I found on the Long War Tech Tree - as it currently stands, it says Pulse Lasers require Elerium as a pre-requisite tech (along with Advenced Bean Lasers). But in actual fact it's Alien Power Systems. Maybe this was changed in a current Beta and you already know about it, but I thought I'd drop you a message to be sure...--[[User:Ferretinabun|Ferretinabun]] ([[User talk:Ferretinabun|talk]]) 11:40, 13 May 2015 (EDT)
:Thanks for the heads up, but can you be more specific? The Tech Tree in my b15d2 folder and the [[Research (Long War)]] page seem to agree with you that Pulse Lasers depends on Alien Power Systems. Can you link to the inaccuracy? [[User:Binkyuk|Binkyuk]] ([[User talk:Binkyuk|talk]]) 17:42, 14 May 2015 (EDT)

Hello, just wanted to drop a note here. On the Alien Life Forms page for Long War, you undid another user's edit in which they mentioned that Cyberdiscs generally start landed stating that they didn't. I just wanted to point out that unless the Cyberdisc patrols into you, they do indeed start landed on the ground whenever you activate them if you were the one to stumble upon them. His advice about stacking crit chance while landed and keeping them suppressed there were both valid tactics for dealing with them. I invite you to doctor up his contribution and replace the erroneously removed edit of his. [[User:IceMaverick|IceMaverick]] ([[User talk:IceMaverick|talk]]) 01:15, 22 November 2015 (EDT)

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2015-11-22T06:11:00Z

IceMaverick: Minor typo in Outsider entry.

{{CheckOutdated (Long War)|b13}}
<div style="float:right">{{Header (Long War)}}__TOC__</div>
[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|left|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 pod-mates 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.

All pods now make noise when they move, but some pods will choose to lurk rather than patrol. The percentage of pods that hide out in this fashion is different per mission - on Abductions, it is 50%, on Large UFO's, 40%, and on small UFO's, 10%.

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.

Disclaimer: The "Appears" Month listed for each Alien is the month it would appear it normally with a time-only based Alien Research progression. Bonus Research from outside sources (e.g. Alien Bases, XCOM Soldiers left behind on failed missions, etc.) may cause some of these Aliens to appear during a month ahead of their schedule. In addition, Landed UFOs present the possibility of Aliens one (1) month ahead of their standard schedule during that mission.

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" | '''Legend for Stat/Perk Progression Tables'''
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FFB" width="8%" | '''Yellow''' || '''Navigator upgrades.''' These are available to all aliens of this type, including leaders. They have a certain chance of appearing, indicated in the "navigator chance" column, which is rolled per alien. The number of navigators in a pod is not limited.
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FBB" width="8%" | '''Red''' || '''Leader upgrades.''' These are only available to leader aliens of that type. The alien leader's level is rolled randomly based on alien research, from level 1 up to level 7. All leader upgrades are cumulative, meaning a level 3 leader will have the level 3 upgrades as well as the level 1 and 2 upgrades. Level 8 leaders are temple ship only, and level 9 leaders are boss/monster aliens only.
|}

==Easy Aliens==
===Sectoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=3 - 14
|damage=4 - 9
|aim=65 - 89
|defense=0 - 28
|will=5 - 120
|move=12 - 13
}}
'''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. All Sectoids technically have the ''Gunslinger'' perk to cancel their offset from using pistols, but do not gain extra damage.

Unlike most alien types, Sectoid pod leaders do +1 damage over regular Sectoids at the start of the game without requiring extra research.

''Rewards:'' Sectoids carry Alien Pistols (which explode into weapon fragments/alloys if not captured alive) and leave corpses. After Xenobiology is researched, the Council will request Sectoid Corpses from time to time. Typical requests exchange 6 Sectoids for 1 or 2 scientists, plus a very slight boost to the requesting nations defense against panic.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 3 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 5
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 30 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +4 || +5 || - || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || +5 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectoid Leader
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || +4 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 7 || Sectoid Master
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +4 || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reticulan
|}

===Drone===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=3 - 7
|hp=3 - 10
|aim=60 - 80
|defense=0 - 12
|will=0
|move=12
|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.

''Rewards:'' Drones primarily drop Drone Wrecks, the autopsy of which (10 required) grants access to the SHIV Repair Foundry project and the Holo-Targeter. Later-game, Drone Wrecks are required for several Foundry projects including Drone Capture and Improved Arc Thrower.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 3 || 3 || 60 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 45 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || +0.4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 90% || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 1 || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +2 || - || - || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +3 || +15 || +15 || - || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || Battle Drone
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +30 || +10 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 9 || Atlas Drone
|}

===Outsider===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|128px]]
|damage=6 - 10
|hp=10 - 23
|aim=75 - 105
|defense=0 - 15
|will=100 - 140
|move=12 - 16
}}
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. In Long War, they will occasionally patrol. 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. On larger ships and later encounters, Outsiders spawn in pods of 3 to 6.

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 Alien Carbines means they may well win. Neutralizing 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.

''Rewards:'' Outsiders captured alive grant Outsider Shards, which can be fashioned into Skeleton Keys. These are essential for initiating Base Assault missions, a requirement for ending the game. They also carry Alien Carbines.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 6 || 10 || 75 || 4 || 0 || 12 || 100
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +10 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +3 || +4 || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +2 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 750 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +10 || +10 || +1 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || Outsider Engineer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 3 || Outsider Navigator
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +10 || +5 || +10 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 5 || Outsider Captain
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || Outsider Commander
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +20 || - || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Outsider Overlord
|}

===Thin Man===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Late March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 7
|hp=5 - 22
|aim=70 - 110
|defense=0 - 35
|will=25 - 55
|move=14 - 19
}}
'''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 (flat -20%) and mobility (25%) 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. 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 armor 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.

''Rewards:'' Thin Men carry Alien Carbines (with the standard dead-man switch) and leave corpses. These can be spent on the Improved Medikit Foundry project (10x) after completing an autopsy (10x). The Thin Man interrogation gives a 25% research credit towards laser weaponry.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 70 || 4 || 0 || 14 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 90 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 15% || Sidewinder
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 550 || - || -4 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +4 || {{ Sharpshooter (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 4 || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +10 || +6 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 7 || Sidewinder
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +7 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || - || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Typhon
|}

===Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Late March
|picture=[[File:Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 8
|hp=5 - 16
|aim=65 - 90
|defense=0 - 16
|will=20 - 44
|move=13 - 21
|fuel=32
}}
'''Floaters''' behave identically to vanilla Floaters. Floater squad leaders often gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular Floaters.

''Rewards:'': Floaters leave corpses and carry Alien Carbines. Floater interrogation provides aerospace research credit.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 65 || 4 || 0 || 13 || 20
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || -1 || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 210 || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 240 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 570 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Floater Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Floater Raider
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +8 || +2 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 7 || Floater Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || Great Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reaver Lord
|}

===Seeker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=2 - 5
|hp=4 - 15
|aim=65 - 81
|defense=0 - 20
|will=0
|move=16 - 25
|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 armors and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into overwatch (which will not decloak them until they have fired), or attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. A Seeker who does not cloak on pod activation will usually try for this approach. Like Sectoids, Seekers possess the ''Gunslinger'' perk and suffer no range penalties for their plasma shots, but do not deal extra damage from base. 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.

''Rewards:'' As robotic units, Seekers cannot be captured. Upon destruction, they leave wrecks, which are needed for autopsy (5) and UFO Countermeasures Foundry project (10).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 2 || 4 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 67% || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +3 || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +6 || - || +1 || +5 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 1 || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || - || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 7 || Wraith
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Hydra
|}

===Chryssalid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March/April
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 12
|hp=8 - 20
|aim=0
|defense=10 - 35
|will=50 - 70
|move=20 - 27
}}
'''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/HE 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 40%, 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 off-screen - 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.

''Rewards:'' 5 Chryssalid Carcasses are needed for autopsy, 10 for Chitin Plating.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 8 || - || 25 || 10 || 20 || 50
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 550 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 650 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 725 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +2 || +2 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 2 || Chryssalid Warrior
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Chryssalid Charger
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 6 || Hive Queen
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || - || +5 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +20 || - || +5 || {{ Resilience (Long War) }} || 9 || Greater Hive Queen
|}

===Zombie===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March/April
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=7 - 15
|hp=12 - 37
|aim=0
|defense=0 - 10
|will=120 - 150
|move=9 - 15
}}
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.

''Rewards:'' None.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 7 || 12 || - || 0 || 0 || 9 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="11" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk
|- align="center"
| 210 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }}
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

===Muton===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=May
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 10
|hp=8 - 22
|aim=70 - 92
|defense=10 - 33
|will=30 - 60
|move=12
}}
'''Mutons''' are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Alien Carbines and later upgrade to Alien Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of overwatch enhancing perks. Before 105 days of alien research, Mutons use Alien Carbines, which modifies their base damage and aim to be 6 and 76 respectively. The stats in the table are for when Mutons use Alien Rifles.

''Rewards'': Either Alien Carbine or Alien Rifle when Captured, and also Alien Grenade if Alien Grenades Foundry project isn't completed. Muton Corpses are required for autopsy (10) and Ammo conservation Foundry project (20).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8* || 8 || 70* || 4 || 10 || 12 || 30
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Muton Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 150 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Sniper
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 650 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Grenadier
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || Muton Sentinel
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Muton Centurion
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Sargon
|}

==Hard Aliens==
===Cyberdisc===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=June
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=9 - 14
|hp= 18 - 32
|aim = 70 - 84
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18 - 22
|fuel=32
}}
'''Cyberdiscs''' are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behavior 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. A Cyberdisc that overwatches can often be hit when open twice, by shooting it, then drawing out its overwatch with a Scout, causing it to reopen for a second shot.

In close range, Cyberdiscs explode for damage upon death, a trait that can be used against the aliens in tight packed groups. The Long War mod has also made efforts to better calculate the discs "Death Blossom", so be cautious not to engage too closely.

''Rewards:'' Cyberdisc Wrecks are needed for autopsy (3), several Foundry projects (10), and Defensive Matrix (Dodge) (2).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 9 || 18 || 70 || 8 || 0 || 18 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || - || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 2 || Cyberdisc Bomber
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Cyberdisc Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Gunstar
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +15 || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Dreadnought
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Mechtoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 11
|hp=25 - 39
|shield=6 - 13
|aim=75 - 95
|defense=0 - 8
|will=40 - 64
|move=14 - 16
}}
'''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 Cyberdisc, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to ''Reactive Targeting Sensors''.

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.

While Mechtoids do not explode for damage, a Mechtoid that falls backwards in a fight it will crush cover it lands on. Be careful not to destroy your own cover in close quarters combat.

''Rewards:'' Mechtoid Cores are required for autopsy (3), Advanced Servomotors Foundry project (8), and Psi Screen device (1).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="9" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 25 || 6 || 75 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - ||-10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="14" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="9%" |{{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +1 || +4 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +3 || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +3 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +8 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Advanced Fire Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 4 || Vulcan Mechtoid
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +10 || +2 || +3 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || Leviathan Mechtoid
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Colossus
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Berserker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Berserker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=10 - 20
|hp=20 - 44
|aim=60
|defense=20 - 30
|will=80 - 110
|move=17 - 23
}}
'''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 neutralize 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.

''Rewards:'' Berserkers don't carry a weapon. Their corpses are needed for autopsy (5), MEC Close Combat (8), and Combat Stims (1).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || - || 33 || 20 || 17 || 80
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Bloodlust (Long War) }} || {{ Bull Rush (Long War) }} || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || {{ Hardened (Long War) }} || || || ||
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || Behemoth
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || Juggernaut
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 9 || Mongo
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +15 || - || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Sectoid Commander===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=September
|picture=[[File:Sectoid Commander 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=4 - 9
|hp=15 - 36
|aim=65
|defense=20 - 39
|will=90
|move=12 - 14
}}
'''Sectoid Commanders''' represent a substantial step up from their first-month brethren, and carry new psionic abilities as well as better statistics. Sectoid Commanders can use ''Mind Control''.

''Rewards:'' Just like basic Sectoids, Sectoid Commanders carry Alien Pistols. Besides the autopsy (5), five of their corpses is needed for Mind Shield.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 15 || 65 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 90
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Ranger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 660 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || +3 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +4 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Regen Biofield (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +5 || +5 || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Great Reticulan
|}

===Heavy Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=October
|picture=[[File:Heavy_Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 10
|hp=15 - 29
|aim=74 - 90
|defense=10 - 30
|will=25 - 41
|move=12 - 14
}}
The '''Heavy Floater''' is improvement over the original Floater.

''Rewards:'' Heavy Floaters carry Alien Rifles. The corpse is needed for autopsy (5), Advanced Flight (5), and Advanced Repair (4).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 15 || 70 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 25% || Heavy Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sapper (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 270 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 360 || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +3 || - || - || +1 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 2 || Heavy Floater Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 5 || Aircobra
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 6 || Warmaster
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 7 ||
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Archon
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Muton Elite===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=November
|picture=[[File:Elite_Muton_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=20-23
|aim=75-80
|defense=20
|will=40-49
|move=12
}}
'''Muton Elites''' are looking similar to Mutons, but with a red armor and a helmet.

They appear as Pod Leaders first, usually in pairs like normal Mutons, in the late game they entirely replace Mutons on missions.
Care must be taken, because they have a lot of innate defense and Tactical Sense, as well as a lot of firepower at their disposal. Their Heavy Plasma Weapons are both destructive and highly damaging, and even though they lost Initimidate, they still benefit from Bloodlust. As they appear as pod leaders, a lot of their good perks trigger earlier than they actually appear in hordes, making Muton pods very dangerous.

Their overwatch becomes lethal with Oppurtunist, Covering Fire and Sentinel, they can fire twice with Light' Em Up and further with Squadsight, crit with Aggression and Bring 'Em On and respond to fire with RTS. Watch out for Bombard-Grenades, HEAT and Tandem Warheads as well. A encounter with them can only be done without losses by using advanced Technology like MECS or Psionics or very good tactics, forcing the player to focus and speed up their research.

One using Psionics to attack them should take care too, as they gain high will and Neural Damping.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 80 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Alien Grenade (Long War) }} || {{ Suppression (Long War) }}
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Grenadier (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 33% || Muton Elite Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Elite Sniper
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20 || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lock N Load (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +10 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Elite Legionary
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Bring Em On (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Elite Commando
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +5 || +30 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 660 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Muton Elite Praetorian
|}

===Sectopod===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=December
|picture=[[File:Sectopod 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
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.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 11 || 35 || 80 || 8 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +4 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +3 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectopod Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 660 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 6 || Reaper
|- align="center"
| 999 || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +35 || +30 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Titan
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=January, Year 2
|picture=[[File:Ethereal_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The floating psionic leaders of the alien race are substantially more deadly and no longer trade frailty for their power. Using a Psionic Lance attack that is based on will as well as the feared Mind Control and Rift abilities, Ethereals represent the pinnacle of psionic deadliness. '''Ethereals''' regenerate health, and an Ethereal who recieves damage from conventional weapons has a chance to reflect the attack, dealing 33% damage to the attacker. The Ethereal's Psionic Lance is a cross between psionic power and weapon. It has no cooldown, and its effectiveness is reduced by [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Suppression|Suppression]], but it can't be disabled with [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Disabling_Shot|Disabling Shot]].

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 100 || 0 || 40 || 12 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 390 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || +3 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Ethereal Overmind
|}

===Uber Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Temple Ship Only
|picture=[[File:Uber_Ethereal_2_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The ultimate Ethereal.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 60 || 120 || 0 || 50 || 12 || 200
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || +10 || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|}

==See also==
{{Aliens (Long War) Navbar}}
[[Category: Aliens (Long War)]]
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2015-11-22T06:06:40Z

IceMaverick: Updated Chryssalid and Zombie entries to reflect that they can indeed appear in March. They're unlocked from the start of the game.

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|left|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 pod-mates 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.

All pods now make noise when they move, but some pods will choose to lurk rather than patrol. The percentage of pods that hide out in this fashion is different per mission - on Abductions, it is 50%, on Large UFO's, 40%, and on small UFO's, 10%.

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.

Disclaimer: The "Appears" Month listed for each Alien is the month it would appear it normally with a time-only based Alien Research progression. Bonus Research from outside sources (e.g. Alien Bases, XCOM Soldiers left behind on failed missions, etc.) may cause some of these Aliens to appear during a month ahead of their schedule. In addition, Landed UFOs present the possibility of Aliens one (1) month ahead of their standard schedule during that mission.

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" | '''Legend for Stat/Perk Progression Tables'''
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FFB" width="8%" | '''Yellow''' || '''Navigator upgrades.''' These are available to all aliens of this type, including leaders. They have a certain chance of appearing, indicated in the "navigator chance" column, which is rolled per alien. The number of navigators in a pod is not limited.
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FBB" width="8%" | '''Red''' || '''Leader upgrades.''' These are only available to leader aliens of that type. The alien leader's level is rolled randomly based on alien research, from level 1 up to level 7. All leader upgrades are cumulative, meaning a level 3 leader will have the level 3 upgrades as well as the level 1 and 2 upgrades. Level 8 leaders are temple ship only, and level 9 leaders are boss/monster aliens only.
|}

==Easy Aliens==
===Sectoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=3 - 14
|damage=4 - 9
|aim=65 - 89
|defense=0 - 28
|will=5 - 120
|move=12 - 13
}}
'''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. All Sectoids technically have the ''Gunslinger'' perk to cancel their offset from using pistols, but do not gain extra damage.

Unlike most alien types, Sectoid pod leaders do +1 damage over regular Sectoids at the start of the game without requiring extra research.

''Rewards:'' Sectoids carry Alien Pistols (which explode into weapon fragments/alloys if not captured alive) and leave corpses. After Xenobiology is researched, the Council will request Sectoid Corpses from time to time. Typical requests exchange 6 Sectoids for 1 or 2 scientists, plus a very slight boost to the requesting nations defense against panic.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 3 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 5
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 30 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +4 || +5 || - || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || +5 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectoid Leader
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || +4 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 7 || Sectoid Master
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +4 || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reticulan
|}

===Drone===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=3 - 7
|hp=3 - 10
|aim=60 - 80
|defense=0 - 12
|will=0
|move=12
|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.

''Rewards:'' Drones primarily drop Drone Wrecks, the autopsy of which (10 required) grants access to the SHIV Repair Foundry project and the Holo-Targeter. Later-game, Drone Wrecks are required for several Foundry projects including Drone Capture and Improved Arc Thrower.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 3 || 3 || 60 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 45 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || +0.4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 90% || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 1 || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +2 || - || - || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +3 || +15 || +15 || - || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || Battle Drone
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +30 || +10 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 9 || Atlas Drone
|}

===Outsider===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|128px]]
|damage=6 - 10
|hp=10 - 23
|aim=75 - 105
|defense=0 - 15
|will=100 - 140
|move=12 - 16
}}
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. In Long War, they will occasionally patrol. 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. On larger ships and later encounters, Outsiders spawn in pods of 3 to 5.

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 Alien Carbines means they may well win. Neutralizing 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.

''Rewards:'' Outsiders captured alive grant Outsider Shards, which can be fashioned into Skeleton Keys. These are essential for initiating Base Assault missions, a requirement for ending the game. They also carry Alien Carbines.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 6 || 10 || 75 || 4 || 0 || 12 || 100
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +10 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +3 || +4 || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +2 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 750 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +10 || +10 || +1 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || Outsider Engineer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 3 || Outsider Navigator
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +10 || +5 || +10 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 5 || Outsider Captain
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || Outsider Commander
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +20 || - || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Outsider Overlord
|}

===Thin Man===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Late March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 7
|hp=5 - 22
|aim=70 - 110
|defense=0 - 35
|will=25 - 55
|move=14 - 19
}}
'''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 (flat -20%) and mobility (25%) 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. 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 armor 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.

''Rewards:'' Thin Men carry Alien Carbines (with the standard dead-man switch) and leave corpses. These can be spent on the Improved Medikit Foundry project (10x) after completing an autopsy (10x). The Thin Man interrogation gives a 25% research credit towards laser weaponry.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 70 || 4 || 0 || 14 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 90 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 15% || Sidewinder
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 550 || - || -4 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +4 || {{ Sharpshooter (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 4 || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +10 || +6 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 7 || Sidewinder
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +7 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || - || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Typhon
|}

===Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Late March
|picture=[[File:Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 8
|hp=5 - 16
|aim=65 - 90
|defense=0 - 16
|will=20 - 44
|move=13 - 21
|fuel=32
}}
'''Floaters''' behave identically to vanilla Floaters. Floater squad leaders often gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular Floaters.

''Rewards:'': Floaters leave corpses and carry Alien Carbines. Floater interrogation provides aerospace research credit.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 65 || 4 || 0 || 13 || 20
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || -1 || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 210 || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 240 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 570 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Floater Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Floater Raider
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +8 || +2 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 7 || Floater Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || Great Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reaver Lord
|}

===Seeker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=2 - 5
|hp=4 - 15
|aim=65 - 81
|defense=0 - 20
|will=0
|move=16 - 25
|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 armors and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into overwatch (which will not decloak them until they have fired), or attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. A Seeker who does not cloak on pod activation will usually try for this approach. Like Sectoids, Seekers possess the ''Gunslinger'' perk and suffer no range penalties for their plasma shots, but do not deal extra damage from base. 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.

''Rewards:'' As robotic units, Seekers cannot be captured. Upon destruction, they leave wrecks, which are needed for autopsy (5) and UFO Countermeasures Foundry project (10).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 2 || 4 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 67% || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +3 || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +6 || - || +1 || +5 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 1 || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || - || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 7 || Wraith
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Hydra
|}

===Chryssalid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March/April
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 12
|hp=8 - 20
|aim=0
|defense=10 - 35
|will=50 - 70
|move=20 - 27
}}
'''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/HE 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 40%, 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 off-screen - 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.

''Rewards:'' 5 Chryssalid Carcasses are needed for autopsy, 10 for Chitin Plating.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 8 || - || 25 || 10 || 20 || 50
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 550 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 650 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 725 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +2 || +2 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 2 || Chryssalid Warrior
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Chryssalid Charger
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 6 || Hive Queen
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || - || +5 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +20 || - || +5 || {{ Resilience (Long War) }} || 9 || Greater Hive Queen
|}

===Zombie===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March/April
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=7 - 15
|hp=12 - 37
|aim=0
|defense=0 - 10
|will=120 - 150
|move=9 - 15
}}
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.

''Rewards:'' None.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 7 || 12 || - || 0 || 0 || 9 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="11" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk
|- align="center"
| 210 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }}
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

===Muton===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=May
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 10
|hp=8 - 22
|aim=70 - 92
|defense=10 - 33
|will=30 - 60
|move=12
}}
'''Mutons''' are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Alien Carbines and later upgrade to Alien Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of overwatch enhancing perks. Before 105 days of alien research, Mutons use Alien Carbines, which modifies their base damage and aim to be 6 and 76 respectively. The stats in the table are for when Mutons use Alien Rifles.

''Rewards'': Either Alien Carbine or Alien Rifle when Captured, and also Alien Grenade if Alien Grenades Foundry project isn't completed. Muton Corpses are required for autopsy (10) and Ammo conservation Foundry project (20).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8* || 8 || 70* || 4 || 10 || 12 || 30
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Muton Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 150 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Sniper
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 650 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Grenadier
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || Muton Sentinel
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Muton Centurion
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Sargon
|}

==Hard Aliens==
===Cyberdisc===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=June
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=9 - 14
|hp= 18 - 32
|aim = 70 - 84
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18 - 22
|fuel=32
}}
'''Cyberdiscs''' are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behavior 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. A Cyberdisc that overwatches can often be hit when open twice, by shooting it, then drawing out its overwatch with a Scout, causing it to reopen for a second shot.

In close range, Cyberdiscs explode for damage upon death, a trait that can be used against the aliens in tight packed groups. The Long War mod has also made efforts to better calculate the discs "Death Blossom", so be cautious not to engage too closely.

''Rewards:'' Cyberdisc Wrecks are needed for autopsy (3), several Foundry projects (10), and Defensive Matrix (Dodge) (2).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 9 || 18 || 70 || 8 || 0 || 18 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || - || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 2 || Cyberdisc Bomber
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Cyberdisc Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Gunstar
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +15 || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Dreadnought
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Mechtoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 11
|hp=25 - 39
|shield=6 - 13
|aim=75 - 95
|defense=0 - 8
|will=40 - 64
|move=14 - 16
}}
'''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 Cyberdisc, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to ''Reactive Targeting Sensors''.

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.

While Mechtoids do not explode for damage, a Mechtoid that falls backwards in a fight it will crush cover it lands on. Be careful not to destroy your own cover in close quarters combat.

''Rewards:'' Mechtoid Cores are required for autopsy (3), Advanced Servomotors Foundry project (8), and Psi Screen device (1).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="9" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 25 || 6 || 75 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - ||-10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="14" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="9%" |{{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +1 || +4 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +3 || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +3 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +8 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Advanced Fire Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 4 || Vulcan Mechtoid
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +10 || +2 || +3 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || Leviathan Mechtoid
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Colossus
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Berserker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Berserker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=10 - 20
|hp=20 - 44
|aim=60
|defense=20 - 30
|will=80 - 110
|move=17 - 23
}}
'''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 neutralize 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.

''Rewards:'' Berserkers don't carry a weapon. Their corpses are needed for autopsy (5), MEC Close Combat (8), and Combat Stims (1).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || - || 33 || 20 || 17 || 80
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Bloodlust (Long War) }} || {{ Bull Rush (Long War) }} || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || {{ Hardened (Long War) }} || || || ||
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || Behemoth
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || Juggernaut
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 9 || Mongo
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +15 || - || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Sectoid Commander===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=September
|picture=[[File:Sectoid Commander 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=4 - 9
|hp=15 - 36
|aim=65
|defense=20 - 39
|will=90
|move=12 - 14
}}
'''Sectoid Commanders''' represent a substantial step up from their first-month brethren, and carry new psionic abilities as well as better statistics. Sectoid Commanders can use ''Mind Control''.

''Rewards:'' Just like basic Sectoids, Sectoid Commanders carry Alien Pistols. Besides the autopsy (5), five of their corpses is needed for Mind Shield.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 15 || 65 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 90
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Ranger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 660 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || +3 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +4 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Regen Biofield (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +5 || +5 || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Great Reticulan
|}

===Heavy Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=October
|picture=[[File:Heavy_Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 10
|hp=15 - 29
|aim=74 - 90
|defense=10 - 30
|will=25 - 41
|move=12 - 14
}}
The '''Heavy Floater''' is improvement over the original Floater.

''Rewards:'' Heavy Floaters carry Alien Rifles. The corpse is needed for autopsy (5), Advanced Flight (5), and Advanced Repair (4).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 15 || 70 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 25% || Heavy Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sapper (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 270 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 360 || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +3 || - || - || +1 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 2 || Heavy Floater Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 5 || Aircobra
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 6 || Warmaster
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 7 ||
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Archon
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Muton Elite===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=November
|picture=[[File:Elite_Muton_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=20-23
|aim=75-80
|defense=20
|will=40-49
|move=12
}}
'''Muton Elites''' are looking similar to Mutons, but with a red armor and a helmet.

They appear as Pod Leaders first, usually in pairs like normal Mutons, in the late game they entirely replace Mutons on missions.
Care must be taken, because they have a lot of innate defense and Tactical Sense, as well as a lot of firepower at their disposal. Their Heavy Plasma Weapons are both destructive and highly damaging, and even though they lost Initimidate, they still benefit from Bloodlust. As they appear as pod leaders, a lot of their good perks trigger earlier than they actually appear in hordes, making Muton pods very dangerous.

Their overwatch becomes lethal with Oppurtunist, Covering Fire and Sentinel, they can fire twice with Light' Em Up and further with Squadsight, crit with Aggression and Bring 'Em On and respond to fire with RTS. Watch out for Bombard-Grenades, HEAT and Tandem Warheads as well. A encounter with them can only be done without losses by using advanced Technology like MECS or Psionics or very good tactics, forcing the player to focus and speed up their research.

One using Psionics to attack them should take care too, as they gain high will and Neural Damping.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 80 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Alien Grenade (Long War) }} || {{ Suppression (Long War) }}
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Grenadier (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 33% || Muton Elite Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Elite Sniper
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20 || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lock N Load (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +10 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Elite Legionary
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Bring Em On (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Elite Commando
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +5 || +30 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 660 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Muton Elite Praetorian
|}

===Sectopod===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=December
|picture=[[File:Sectopod 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
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.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 11 || 35 || 80 || 8 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +4 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +3 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectopod Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 660 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 6 || Reaper
|- align="center"
| 999 || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +35 || +30 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Titan
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=January, Year 2
|picture=[[File:Ethereal_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The floating psionic leaders of the alien race are substantially more deadly and no longer trade frailty for their power. Using a Psionic Lance attack that is based on will as well as the feared Mind Control and Rift abilities, Ethereals represent the pinnacle of psionic deadliness. '''Ethereals''' regenerate health, and an Ethereal who recieves damage from conventional weapons has a chance to reflect the attack, dealing 33% damage to the attacker. The Ethereal's Psionic Lance is a cross between psionic power and weapon. It has no cooldown, and its effectiveness is reduced by [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Suppression|Suppression]], but it can't be disabled with [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Disabling_Shot|Disabling Shot]].

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 100 || 0 || 40 || 12 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 390 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || +3 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Ethereal Overmind
|}

===Uber Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Temple Ship Only
|picture=[[File:Uber_Ethereal_2_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The ultimate Ethereal.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 60 || 120 || 0 || 50 || 12 || 200
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || +10 || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|}

==See also==
{{Aliens (Long War) Navbar}}
[[Category: Aliens (Long War)]]
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2015-11-22T05:58:50Z

IceMaverick: Updated "Appears" entries to correctly reflect 28 day metric of deployment instead of the previously listed 31 day metric.

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|left|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 pod-mates 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.

All pods now make noise when they move, but some pods will choose to lurk rather than patrol. The percentage of pods that hide out in this fashion is different per mission - on Abductions, it is 50%, on Large UFO's, 40%, and on small UFO's, 10%.

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.

Disclaimer: The "Appears" Month listed for each Alien is the month it would appear it normally with a time-only based Alien Research progression. Bonus Research from outside sources (e.g. Alien Bases, XCOM Soldiers left behind on failed missions, etc.) may cause some of these Aliens to appear during a month ahead of their schedule. In addition, Landed UFOs present the possibility of Aliens one (1) month ahead of their standard schedule during that mission.

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" | '''Legend for Stat/Perk Progression Tables'''
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FFB" width="8%" | '''Yellow''' || '''Navigator upgrades.''' These are available to all aliens of this type, including leaders. They have a certain chance of appearing, indicated in the "navigator chance" column, which is rolled per alien. The number of navigators in a pod is not limited.
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FBB" width="8%" | '''Red''' || '''Leader upgrades.''' These are only available to leader aliens of that type. The alien leader's level is rolled randomly based on alien research, from level 1 up to level 7. All leader upgrades are cumulative, meaning a level 3 leader will have the level 3 upgrades as well as the level 1 and 2 upgrades. Level 8 leaders are temple ship only, and level 9 leaders are boss/monster aliens only.
|}

==Easy Aliens==
===Sectoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=3 - 14
|damage=4 - 9
|aim=65 - 89
|defense=0 - 28
|will=5 - 120
|move=12 - 13
}}
'''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. All Sectoids technically have the ''Gunslinger'' perk to cancel their offset from using pistols, but do not gain extra damage.

Unlike most alien types, Sectoid pod leaders do +1 damage over regular Sectoids at the start of the game without requiring extra research.

''Rewards:'' Sectoids carry Alien Pistols (which explode into weapon fragments/alloys if not captured alive) and leave corpses. After Xenobiology is researched, the Council will request Sectoid Corpses from time to time. Typical requests exchange 6 Sectoids for 1 or 2 scientists, plus a very slight boost to the requesting nations defense against panic.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 3 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 5
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 30 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +4 || +5 || - || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || +5 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectoid Leader
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || +4 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 7 || Sectoid Master
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +4 || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reticulan
|}

===Drone===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=3 - 7
|hp=3 - 10
|aim=60 - 80
|defense=0 - 12
|will=0
|move=12
|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.

''Rewards:'' Drones primarily drop Drone Wrecks, the autopsy of which (10 required) grants access to the SHIV Repair Foundry project and the Holo-Targeter. Later-game, Drone Wrecks are required for several Foundry projects including Drone Capture and Improved Arc Thrower.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 3 || 3 || 60 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 45 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || +0.4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 90% || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 1 || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +2 || - || - || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +3 || +15 || +15 || - || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || Battle Drone
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +30 || +10 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 9 || Atlas Drone
|}

===Outsider===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|128px]]
|damage=6 - 10
|hp=10 - 23
|aim=75 - 105
|defense=0 - 15
|will=100 - 140
|move=12 - 16
}}
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. In Long War, they will occasionally patrol. 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. On larger ships and later encounters, Outsiders spawn in pods of 3 to 5.

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 Alien Carbines means they may well win. Neutralizing 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.

''Rewards:'' Outsiders captured alive grant Outsider Shards, which can be fashioned into Skeleton Keys. These are essential for initiating Base Assault missions, a requirement for ending the game. They also carry Alien Carbines.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 6 || 10 || 75 || 4 || 0 || 12 || 100
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +10 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +3 || +4 || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +2 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 750 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +10 || +10 || +1 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || Outsider Engineer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 3 || Outsider Navigator
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +10 || +5 || +10 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 5 || Outsider Captain
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || Outsider Commander
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +20 || - || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Outsider Overlord
|}

===Thin Man===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 7
|hp=5 - 22
|aim=70 - 110
|defense=0 - 35
|will=25 - 55
|move=14 - 19
}}
'''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 (flat -20%) and mobility (25%) 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. 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 armor 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.

''Rewards:'' Thin Men carry Alien Carbines (with the standard dead-man switch) and leave corpses. These can be spent on the Improved Medikit Foundry project (10x) after completing an autopsy (10x). The Thin Man interrogation gives a 25% research credit towards laser weaponry.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 70 || 4 || 0 || 14 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 90 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 15% || Sidewinder
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 550 || - || -4 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +4 || {{ Sharpshooter (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 4 || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +10 || +6 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 7 || Sidewinder
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +7 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || - || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Typhon
|}

===Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 8
|hp=5 - 16
|aim=65 - 90
|defense=0 - 16
|will=20 - 44
|move=13 - 21
|fuel=32
}}
'''Floaters''' behave identically to vanilla Floaters. Floater squad leaders often gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular Floaters.

''Rewards:'': Floaters leave corpses and carry Alien Carbines. Floater interrogation provides aerospace research credit.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 65 || 4 || 0 || 13 || 20
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || -1 || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 210 || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 240 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 570 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Floater Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Floater Raider
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +8 || +2 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 7 || Floater Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || Great Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reaver Lord
|}

===Seeker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=2 - 5
|hp=4 - 15
|aim=65 - 81
|defense=0 - 20
|will=0
|move=16 - 25
|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 armors and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into overwatch (which will not decloak them until they have fired), or attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. A Seeker who does not cloak on pod activation will usually try for this approach. Like Sectoids, Seekers possess the ''Gunslinger'' perk and suffer no range penalties for their plasma shots, but do not deal extra damage from base. 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.

''Rewards:'' As robotic units, Seekers cannot be captured. Upon destruction, they leave wrecks, which are needed for autopsy (5) and UFO Countermeasures Foundry project (10).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 2 || 4 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 67% || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +3 || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +6 || - || +1 || +5 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 1 || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || - || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 7 || Wraith
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Hydra
|}

===Chryssalid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 12
|hp=8 - 20
|aim=0
|defense=10 - 35
|will=50 - 70
|move=20 - 27
}}
'''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/HE 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 40%, 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 off-screen - 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.

''Rewards:'' 5 Chryssalid Carcasses are needed for autopsy, 10 for Chitin Plating.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 8 || - || 25 || 10 || 20 || 50
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 550 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 650 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 725 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +2 || +2 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 2 || Chryssalid Warrior
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Chryssalid Charger
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 6 || Hive Queen
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || - || +5 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +20 || - || +5 || {{ Resilience (Long War) }} || 9 || Greater Hive Queen
|}

===Zombie===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=7 - 15
|hp=12 - 37
|aim=0
|defense=0 - 10
|will=120 - 150
|move=9 - 15
}}
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.

''Rewards:'' None.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 7 || 12 || - || 0 || 0 || 9 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="11" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk
|- align="center"
| 210 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }}
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

===Muton===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=May
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 10
|hp=8 - 22
|aim=70 - 92
|defense=10 - 33
|will=30 - 60
|move=12
}}
'''Mutons''' are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Alien Carbines and later upgrade to Alien Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of overwatch enhancing perks. Before 105 days of alien research, Mutons use Alien Carbines, which modifies their base damage and aim to be 6 and 76 respectively. The stats in the table are for when Mutons use Alien Rifles.

''Rewards'': Either Alien Carbine or Alien Rifle when Captured, and also Alien Grenade if Alien Grenades Foundry project isn't completed. Muton Corpses are required for autopsy (10) and Ammo conservation Foundry project (20).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8* || 8 || 70* || 4 || 10 || 12 || 30
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Muton Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 150 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Sniper
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 650 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Grenadier
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || Muton Sentinel
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Muton Centurion
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Sargon
|}

==Hard Aliens==
===Cyberdisc===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=June
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=9 - 14
|hp= 18 - 32
|aim = 70 - 84
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18 - 22
|fuel=32
}}
'''Cyberdiscs''' are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behavior 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. A Cyberdisc that overwatches can often be hit when open twice, by shooting it, then drawing out its overwatch with a Scout, causing it to reopen for a second shot.

In close range, Cyberdiscs explode for damage upon death, a trait that can be used against the aliens in tight packed groups. The Long War mod has also made efforts to better calculate the discs "Death Blossom", so be cautious not to engage too closely.

''Rewards:'' Cyberdisc Wrecks are needed for autopsy (3), several Foundry projects (10), and Defensive Matrix (Dodge) (2).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 9 || 18 || 70 || 8 || 0 || 18 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || - || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 2 || Cyberdisc Bomber
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Cyberdisc Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Gunstar
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +15 || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Dreadnought
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Mechtoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 11
|hp=25 - 39
|shield=6 - 13
|aim=75 - 95
|defense=0 - 8
|will=40 - 64
|move=14 - 16
}}
'''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 Cyberdisc, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to ''Reactive Targeting Sensors''.

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.

While Mechtoids do not explode for damage, a Mechtoid that falls backwards in a fight it will crush cover it lands on. Be careful not to destroy your own cover in close quarters combat.

''Rewards:'' Mechtoid Cores are required for autopsy (3), Advanced Servomotors Foundry project (8), and Psi Screen device (1).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="9" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 25 || 6 || 75 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - ||-10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="14" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="9%" |{{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +1 || +4 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +3 || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +3 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +8 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Advanced Fire Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 4 || Vulcan Mechtoid
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +10 || +2 || +3 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || Leviathan Mechtoid
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Colossus
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Berserker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Berserker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=10 - 20
|hp=20 - 44
|aim=60
|defense=20 - 30
|will=80 - 110
|move=17 - 23
}}
'''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 neutralize 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.

''Rewards:'' Berserkers don't carry a weapon. Their corpses are needed for autopsy (5), MEC Close Combat (8), and Combat Stims (1).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || - || 33 || 20 || 17 || 80
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Bloodlust (Long War) }} || {{ Bull Rush (Long War) }} || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || {{ Hardened (Long War) }} || || || ||
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || Behemoth
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || Juggernaut
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 9 || Mongo
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +15 || - || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Sectoid Commander===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=September
|picture=[[File:Sectoid Commander 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=4 - 9
|hp=15 - 36
|aim=65
|defense=20 - 39
|will=90
|move=12 - 14
}}
'''Sectoid Commanders''' represent a substantial step up from their first-month brethren, and carry new psionic abilities as well as better statistics. Sectoid Commanders can use ''Mind Control''.

''Rewards:'' Just like basic Sectoids, Sectoid Commanders carry Alien Pistols. Besides the autopsy (5), five of their corpses is needed for Mind Shield.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 15 || 65 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 90
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Ranger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 660 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || +3 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +4 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Regen Biofield (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +5 || +5 || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Great Reticulan
|}

===Heavy Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=October
|picture=[[File:Heavy_Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 10
|hp=15 - 29
|aim=74 - 90
|defense=10 - 30
|will=25 - 41
|move=12 - 14
}}
The '''Heavy Floater''' is improvement over the original Floater.

''Rewards:'' Heavy Floaters carry Alien Rifles. The corpse is needed for autopsy (5), Advanced Flight (5), and Advanced Repair (4).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 15 || 70 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 25% || Heavy Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sapper (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 270 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 360 || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +3 || - || - || +1 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 2 || Heavy Floater Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 5 || Aircobra
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 6 || Warmaster
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 7 ||
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Archon
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Muton Elite===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=November
|picture=[[File:Elite_Muton_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=20-23
|aim=75-80
|defense=20
|will=40-49
|move=12
}}
'''Muton Elites''' are looking similar to Mutons, but with a red armor and a helmet.

They appear as Pod Leaders first, usually in pairs like normal Mutons, in the late game they entirely replace Mutons on missions.
Care must be taken, because they have a lot of innate defense and Tactical Sense, as well as a lot of firepower at their disposal. Their Heavy Plasma Weapons are both destructive and highly damaging, and even though they lost Initimidate, they still benefit from Bloodlust. As they appear as pod leaders, a lot of their good perks trigger earlier than they actually appear in hordes, making Muton pods very dangerous.

Their overwatch becomes lethal with Oppurtunist, Covering Fire and Sentinel, they can fire twice with Light' Em Up and further with Squadsight, crit with Aggression and Bring 'Em On and respond to fire with RTS. Watch out for Bombard-Grenades, HEAT and Tandem Warheads as well. A encounter with them can only be done without losses by using advanced Technology like MECS or Psionics or very good tactics, forcing the player to focus and speed up their research.

One using Psionics to attack them should take care too, as they gain high will and Neural Damping.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 80 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Alien Grenade (Long War) }} || {{ Suppression (Long War) }}
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Grenadier (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 33% || Muton Elite Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Elite Sniper
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20 || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lock N Load (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +10 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Elite Legionary
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Bring Em On (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Elite Commando
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +5 || +30 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 660 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Muton Elite Praetorian
|}

===Sectopod===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=December
|picture=[[File:Sectopod 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
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.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 11 || 35 || 80 || 8 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +4 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +3 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectopod Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 660 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 6 || Reaper
|- align="center"
| 999 || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +35 || +30 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Titan
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=January, Year 2
|picture=[[File:Ethereal_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The floating psionic leaders of the alien race are substantially more deadly and no longer trade frailty for their power. Using a Psionic Lance attack that is based on will as well as the feared Mind Control and Rift abilities, Ethereals represent the pinnacle of psionic deadliness. '''Ethereals''' regenerate health, and an Ethereal who recieves damage from conventional weapons has a chance to reflect the attack, dealing 33% damage to the attacker. The Ethereal's Psionic Lance is a cross between psionic power and weapon. It has no cooldown, and its effectiveness is reduced by [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Suppression|Suppression]], but it can't be disabled with [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Disabling_Shot|Disabling Shot]].

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 100 || 0 || 40 || 12 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 390 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || +3 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Ethereal Overmind
|}

===Uber Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Temple Ship Only
|picture=[[File:Uber_Ethereal_2_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The ultimate Ethereal.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 60 || 120 || 0 || 50 || 12 || 200
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || +10 || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|}

==See also==
{{Aliens (Long War) Navbar}}
[[Category: Aliens (Long War)]]
[[Category: Long War]]

Dev Console (Long War)

2015-10-09T05:57:43Z

IceMaverick: Updates the END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES array to properly display the numbers of the subarray in many places.

<div style="float:right">{{Header (Long War)}}__TOC__</div>

Here you can find a list of commands, items, perks and others used by the dev console to test the game and its assets. Be sure to download the dev console Engine.upk file from the [http://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/88/?tab=2&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fxcom%2Fajax%2Fmodfiles%2F%3Fid%3D88&pUp=1/ Nexus Forum].

== Long War Dev console names==
===Items ===
You will have to type GiveItem [name without eItem sign] (number of instances) in the console.
*Table columns are sortable, click on the arrows.
{| class="wikitable sortable" | style="text-align:centre;"
!colspan="3" | Items' list
|-
! scope="col" | Item name
! scope="col" | Array number
! scope="col" | Dev console name
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Motion Tracker || 222 || eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_15
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sawed-Off Shotgun || 254 || eItem_END_VEHICLE_UPGRADES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| LMG || 246 || eItem_BEGIN_MEC_ARMOR
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Battle Rifle || 241 || eItem_EXALTLoot1
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Machine Pistol ||236 || eItem_MecArmor3_Flamethrower_Grenade_Electro
|-style="text-align:center;"
| SMG ||231 || eItem_MecArmor2_Flamethrower_Mist
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Marksman's Rifle || 226 || eItem_MecArmor1_Kinetic
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Assault Carbine || 32 || eItem_SectopodArm
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Seraph Armor || 67 || eItem_END_ARMOR
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Aurora Armor || 68 || eItem_BEGIN_ITEMS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Vortex Armor || 65 || eItem_ArmorPsi
|-style="text-align:center;"
| SHIV Autocannon || 109 || eItem_ShivMinigun
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Rocket Launcher || 218 || eItem_ExaltRocketLauncher
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Minigun|| 28|| eItem_Chaingun
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shotgun|| 4 || eItem_Shotgun
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sniper Rifle|| 213 || eItem_ExaltSniperRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| SAW|| 214|| eItem_ExaltLMG
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Assault Rifle || 212|| eItem_ExaltAssaultRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pistol|| 2 ||eItem_Pistol
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC-1 Paladin||193 || eItem_MecArmor1
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC-2 Defender||194 || eItem_MecArmor2
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC-3 Valiant|| 145 || eItem_ZombieCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC-4 Dauntless||195 || eItem_MecArmor3
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC-5 Devastator ||148|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_23
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC-6 Vanguard||191|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_21
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC-7 Vindicator || 210|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_20
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Augments armor|| 192||eItem_MecCivvies
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Leather Jacket|| 66 ||eItem_ArmorCovertOps
|-style="text-align:center;"
| SHIV|| 113 ||eItem_SHIVDeck_I
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alloy SHIV|| 114 || eItem_SHIVDeck_II
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Hover SHIV|| 115 || eItem_SHIVDeck_III
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shadow Armor||64 || eItem_ArmorGhost
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Archangel Armor|| 63 || eItem_ArmorArchangel
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Titan Armor || 62|| eItem_ArmorTitan
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Laser Pistol|| 8|| eItem_LaserPistol
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Laser Rifle|| 215|| eItem_ExaltLaserAssaultRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Autolaser || 217 || eItem_ExaltHeavyLaser
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Laser Sniper Rifle|| 216|| eItem_ExaltLaserSniperRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Scatter Laser||10 || eItem_LaserAssaultGun
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Laser Carbine|| 251|| eItem_BEGIN_INTERCEPTOR_CONSUMABLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Superheavy Laser|| 149 || eItem_BEGIN_CORPSES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Laser Lance|| 29 || eItem_Railgun
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Laser Strike Rifle || 227 || eItem_MecArmor1_Flamethrower
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Laser Shatterray || 232|| eItem_MecArmor3_Kinetic_Grenade_Electro
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Heater|| 237|| eItem_MecArmor3_Flamethrower_Grenade_ProximityMine
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Heavy Laser Rifle ||242 || eItem_EXALTLoot2
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gatling Laser ||247 || eItem_END_MEC_ARMOR
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Arc Rifle || 253|| eItem_END_INTERCEPTOR_CONSUMABLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gauss Rifle|| 3|| eItem_AssaultRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gauss Autorifle||5 || eItem_LMG
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gauss Long Rifle||6 || eItem_SniperRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alloy Cannon||16 || eItem_AlloyCannon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Railgun|| 186|| eItem_XPACK_BEGIN_CORPSES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Recoilless Rifle|| 7|| eItem_RocketLauncher
|-style="text-align:center;"
| SHIV Sentry Gun||110 || eItem_ShivSentry
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gauss Carbine || 53|| eItem_SoldierNoWeapon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alloy Strike Rifle|| 228|| eItem_MecArmor2_Kinetic_Grenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gauss Stuttergun|| 233|| eItem_MecArmor3_Kinetic_Grenade_ProximityMine
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gauss AutoPistol|| 238|| eItem_MecArmor3_Flamethrower_Mist_Electro
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Heavy Gauss Rifle||243 || eItem_EXALTLoot3
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gauss Machine Gun|| 248|| eItem_CorpsePlaceholder2
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pulse Rifle|| 9 || eItem_LaserAssaultRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pulse Autolaser||11|| eItem_HeavyLaser
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pulse Sniper Rifle|| 12 || eItem_LaserSniperRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Superheavy Pulser||111 || eItem_ShivLaser
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pulse Carbine|| 252|| eItem_BEGIN_VEHICLE_UPGRADES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Scatter Blaster||1 || eItem_BEGIN_WEAPONS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Pulse Lance|| 190|| eItem_XPACK_END_CORPSES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Blaster Rifle|| 229|| eItem_MecArmor2_Kinetic_Mist
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pulse Stengun|| 234|| eItem_MecArmor3_Kinetic_Mist_Electro
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Blaster||239 || eItem_MecArmor3_Flamethrower_Mist_ProximityMine
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Heavy Pulse Rifle || 244|| eItem_BEGIN_EXALT_WEAPONS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gatling Pulser||249 || eItem_END_CORPSES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Pistol|| 13 || eItem_PlasmaPistol
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Carbine||14 || eItem_PlasmaLightRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Rifle|| 15 || eItem_PlasmaAssaultRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Sniper|| 18 || eItem_PlasmaSniperRifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Novagun|| 17|| eItem_HeavyPlasma
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Particle Beam||30 || eItem_ParticleBeam
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Blaster Launcher|| 19|| eItem_BlasterLauncher
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Superheavy Plasma||112 || eItem_ShivPlasma
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Reflex Cannon ||99 || eItem_BEGIN_VEHICLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Reflex Rifle|| 230|| eItem_MecArmor2_Flamethrower_Grenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Stormgun|| 235|| eItem_MecArmor3_Kinetic_Mist_ProximityMine
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Mauler|| 240|| eItem_BEGIN_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Heavy Plasma Rifle || 245|| eItem_END_EXALT_WEAPONS
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Plasma Dragon || 250|| eItem_BEGIN_CAPTIVES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Flamethrower|| 23|| eItem_MecFlameThrower
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Kinetic Strike Module|| 22|| eItem_MecKineticArm
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mec Proximity Mine Launcher||27 || eItem_MecProximityMineLauncher
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mec Electro Pulse|| 26 || eItem_MecElectroPulse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mec Grenade Launcher||24 || eItem_MecGrenadeLauncher
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mec Restorative Mist ||25 || eItem_MecRestorativeMist
|-style="text-align:center;"
| HE Grenade || 81|| eItem_FragGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| AP Grenade || 87|| eItem_NeedleGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Flashbang Grenade||83 || eItem_FlashBang
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Smoke Grenade|| 82 || eItem_SmokeGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Battle Scanner || 97|| eItem_BattleScanner
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Grenade|| 84|| eItem_AlienGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mimic Beacon||88 || eItem_MimicBeacon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Chem Grenade || 86|| eItem_GasGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shadow Device||85 || eItem_GhostGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Grenade|| 96 || eItem_PsiGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Arc Thrower ||73 || eItem_ArcThrower
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Medikit||69 || eItem_Medikit
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Combat Stims|| 70|| eItem_CombatStims
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Grapple|| 38|| eItem_Grapple
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Chitin Plating|| 72|| eItem_ChitinPlating
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alloy Plating|| 75|| eItem_ReinforcedArmor
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mind Shield||71 || eItem_MindShield
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Respirator Implant|| 76|| eItem_RespiratorImplant
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Reaper Rounds || 78|| eItem_ReaperRounds
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Marksman's Scope|| 34|| eItem_SectopodHeatRay
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Rocket || 77|| eItem_BallisticModule
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shredder Rocket|| 89|| eItem_BEGIN_ALIEN_GRENADES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Chameleon Suit|| 94|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_25
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ceramic Plates|| 95|| eItem_END_ALIEN_GRENADES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alloy Bipod|| 196|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_0
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Breaching Ammo|| 197|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_1
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Impact Vest|| 200|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_4
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Walker Servos ||202 || eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_6
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Neural Gunlink||203 || eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_7
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shredder Ammo || 204|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_8
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Screen ||205 || eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_9
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Illuminator Gunsight||209 || eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_13
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Reinforced Armor ||220 || eItem_NullPrereq
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Neuroregulator ||224 || eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_17
|-style="text-align:center;"
| The Thumper ||129 || eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_28
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Tactical Sensors|| 201|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_5
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Incinerator Module||211|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_18
|-style="text-align:center;"
| HEAT Ammo||107 || eItem_END_VEHICLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Counterfire Pods ||123 || eItem_END_SHIP_WEAPONS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Smartshell Pods||124 || eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_29
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Weapon Supercoolers|| 128|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_27
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Autosentry Turret || 130|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_24
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Adaptive Tracking Pods || 131|| eItem_CivilianCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Core Armoring || 132|| eItem_TankCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Damage Control Pod ||133 || eItem_SoldierCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Suppression Module || 199|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_3
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Elerium Turbos||221 || eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_14
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Battle Computer|| 90|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Holo-Targeter|| 108|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_30
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alloy-Carbide Plating|| 189|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_22
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Fuel Cell||178 || eItem_DamagedHyperwaveBeacon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Trophy||98 || eItem_END_GRENADES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Cognitive Enhancer|| 223|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_16
|-style="text-align:center;"
|SCOPE ||74 || eItem_TargetingModule
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alloy Jacketed Rounds|| 31|| eItem_BEGIN_SPECIAL_WEAPONS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Enhanced Beam Optics || 40|| eItem_BEGIN_ALIEN_SHARED_WEAPONS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Stellerator|| 48|| eItem_END_ALIEN_SHARED_WEAPONS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Laser Sight|| 79|| eItem_END_ITEMS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Hi Cap Mags|| 80|| eItem_BEGIN_GRENADES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Armor Piercing Ammo||198 ||eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_2
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Targeting Module|| 219|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES_19
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Flak Ammo|| 225|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Alien Pistol || 21 || eItem_SeekerPlasmaPistol
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Pistol||41 || eItem_SectoidPlasmaPistol
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Carbine || 52|| eItem_OutsiderWeapon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Carbine || 42 || eItem_PlasmaLightRifle_ThinMan
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Carbine ||43 || eItem_PlasmaLightRifle_Floater
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Carbine || 44 || eItem_PlasmaLightRifle_Muton
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Rifle || 45 || eItem_PlasmaAssaultRifle_Muton
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Rifle || 46||eItem_HeavyPlasma_Floater
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Heavy Weapon|| 47||eItem_HeavyPlasma_Muton
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Cannon ||20 || eItem_MechtoidPlasmaCannon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Cannon|| 185 ||eItem_SectopodChestCannon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Turret || 33 ||eItem_SectopodCannon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sectopod Cluster Bomb|| 55 ||eItem_SectopodClusterBomb
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Drone Beam || 36 ||eItem_DroneBeam
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Cannon || 39 ||eItem_CyberdiscWeapon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Grenade || 92 ||eItem_MutonGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Grenade|| 93||eItem_CyberdiscGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Grenade|| 91 ||eItem_FloaterGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Amp|| 37|| eItem_PsiAmp
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Locus ||50 ||eItem_ElderWeapon
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Chryssalid Claw || 35 ||eItem_ChryssalidClaw
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Seeker Tentacles|| 56 ||eItem_SeekerTentacles
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Zombie Fist ||49 || eItem_ZombieFist
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Muton Blade|| 51||eItem_MutonBlade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Acid Spit|| 54||eItem_Plague
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Tac Vest || 57||eItem_END_WEAPONS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Banshee Armor || 58 || eItem_BEGIN_ARMOR
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Tac Armor ||59 || eItem_ArmorKevlar
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Carapace Armor || 60 || eItem_ArmorCarapace
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Corsair Armor || 61 || eItem_ArmorSkeleton
|-style="text-align:center;"
| SHIV ||100 || eItem_SHIV
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alloy SHIV ||101 || eItem_SHIV_Alloy
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Hover SHIV || 102|| eItem_SHIV_Hover
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interceptor || 103 ||eItem_Interceptor
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Firestorm || 104 ||eItem_Firestorm
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Skyranger || 105 ||eItem_Skyranger
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Satellite || 106 || eItem_Satellite
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Stingray Missiles || 116 || eItem_BEGIN_SHIP_WEAPONS
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Phoenix Cannon|| 117|| eItem_IntWeap_I
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Avalanche Missiles || 118|| eItem_IntWeap_II
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Laser Cannon || 119 || eItem_IntWeap_III
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Cannon|| 120||eItem_IntWeap_IV
|-style="text-align:center;"
|EMP Cannon || 121 ||eItem_IntWeap_V
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Fusion Lance|| 122 || eItem_IntWeap_VI
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Defense Matrix (Dodge) || 125 || eItem_IntConsumable_Dodge
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Tracking (Boost) || 126 ||eItem_IntConsumable_Boost
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Uplink Targeting (Aim) || 127 || eItem_IntConsumable_Hit
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sectoid Corpse|| 134 || eItem_SectoidCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sectoid Commander Corpse|| 135 || eItem_SectoidCommanderCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Floater Corpse|| 136 || eItem_FloaterCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Heavy Floater Corpse || 137 || eItem_FloaterHeavyCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Thin Man Corpse || 138 ||eItem_ThinManCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Muton Corpse ||139 || eItem_MutonCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Muton Elite Corpse || 140 ||eItem_MutonEliteCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Berserker Corpse || 141|| eItem_BerserkerCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Cyberdisc Wreck||142 ||eItem_CyberdiscCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ethereal Corpse|| 143 ||eItem_EtherealCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Cryssalid Carcass || 144 || eItem_CryssalidCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sectopod Wreck|| 146|| eItem_SectopodCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Drone Wreck|| 147|| eItem_DroneCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sectoid Captive|| 150 || eItem_SectoidCaptive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sectoid Commander Captive|| 151|| eItem_SectoidCommanderCaptive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Floater Captive|| 152 || eItem_FloaterCaptive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Floater Heavy Captive|| 153 || eItem_FloaterHeavyCaptive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Thin Man Captive||154 || eItem_ThinManCaptive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Muton Captive|| 155 || eItem_MutonCaptive
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Muton Elite Captive|| 156|| eItem_MutonEliteCaptive
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Berserker Captive ||157 || eItem_BerserkerCaptive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ethereal Captive|| 158|| eItem_EtherealCaptive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Phalanx Armor|| 159|| eItem_END_CAPTIVES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Aegis Armor || 160 || eItem_BEGIN_COLLECTIBLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Elerium ||161 || eItem_Elerium115
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Alloys || 162|| eItem_AlienAlloys
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Weapon Fragments || 163|| eItem_WeaponFragment
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Meld || 164 || eItem_Meld
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Entertainment || 165|| eItem_AlienEntertainment
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Food || 166|| eItem_AlienFood
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Stasis Tank || 167 || eItem_AlienStasisTank
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Computer || 168 || eItem_UFONavigation
|-style="text-align:center;"
| AlienSurgery || 169 || eItem_AlienSurgery
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Power Source || 170 || eItem_UFOPowerSource
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Hyperwave Beacon|| 171 || eItem_HyperwaveBeacon
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Damaged Alien Entertainment || 172 ||eItem_DamagedAlienEntertainment
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Damaged Alien Food || 173 ||eItem_DamagedAlienFood
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Damaged Alien StasisTank|| 174 ||eItem_DamagedAlienStasisTank
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Damaged UFO Navigation ||175 || eItem_DamagedUFONavigation
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Damaged Alien Surgery || 176 ||eItem_DamagedAlienSurgery
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Damaged UFO PowerSource || 177||eItem_DamagedUFOPowerSource
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Fusion Core || 179 || eItem_UFOFusionLauncher
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ethereal Device || 180 || eItem_PsiLink
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Exalt Intel||181 || eItem_ExaltIntel
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Kestrel Armor ||182 || eItem_END_COLLECTIBLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Outsider Shard|| 183 || eItem_Base_Shard
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Skeleton Key|| 184||eItem_Skeleton_Key
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Mechtoid Core || 187 ||eItem_MechtoidCore
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Seeker Corpse || 188 || eItem_SeekerCorpse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Rebuild SHIV|| 206|| eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
|Rebuild Alloy SHIV || 207||eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Rebuild Hover SHIV|| 208||eItem_END_EXALT_COLLECTIBLES
|-style="text-align:center;"
| NONE|| 0|| eItem_NONE
|-
|}

===Perks ===

You will have to type GivePerk [array number] in the console while you are in Battlescape and your mouse pointer has to be over the unit/soldier in question. To remove a perk just simply add - before its name.
*Table columns are sortable, click on the arrows.
*Adding alien perks to Xcom and vice-versa could have some bizarre effects, mostly due to lack of animations for the unit in question to use the new perk. Some units might also not have their AI programmed to make use of the perks you give them, for example Stealth on a Chrysalid.
*You can use the command GivePsiPerks to a selected soldier in both Geo- and Battlescape.
*The command GiveBottomPerks gives the first perks of a soldier's class. (all of them, not just one per promotion)
*The reverse command, GiveTopPerks, gives the top perks of a soldier's class. (all of them, not just one per promotion)
{| class="wikitable sortable" | style="text-align:centre;"
!colspan="3" | Perks' list
|-
! scope="col" | Perk Name
! scope="col" | Array Number
! scope="col" | Dev Console name
|-style="text-align:center;"
| None || 0 || ePerk_None
|-style="text-align:center;"
| So Shall You Fight || 1 || ePerk_OTS_XP
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Precision Shot || 2 || ePerk_PrecisionShot
|-style="text-align:center;"
| SquadSight || 3 || ePerk_SquadSight
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Secondary Heart || 4 || ePerk_GeneMod_SecondHeart
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Low Profile || 5 || ePerk_LowProfile
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Run And Gun || 6 || ePerk_RunAndGun
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Autopsy Required || 7 || ePerk_AutopsyRequired
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Battle Scanner || 8 || ePerk_BattleScanner
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Disabling Shot || 9 || ePerk_DisablingShot
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Opportunist || 10 || ePerk_Opportunist
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Executioner || 11 || ePerk_Executioner
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Officer (in command of a mission?) || 12 || ePerk_OTS_Leader
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Double Tap || 13 || ePerk_DoubleTap
|-style="text-align:center;"
| In The Zone || 14 || ePerk_InTheZone
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Damn Good Ground || 15 || ePerk_DamnGoodGround
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Snap Shot || 16 || ePerk_SnapShot
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Will To Survive || 17 || ePerk_WillToSurvive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Fire Rocket || 18 || ePerk_FireRocket
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Holo-Targeting || 19 || ePerk_TracerBeams
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Adrenal Neurosympathy || 20 || ePerk_GeneMod_Adrenal
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Suppression || 21 || ePerk_FocusedSuppression
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shredder Ammo || 22 || ePerk_ShredderRocket
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Rapid Reaction || 23 || ePerk_RapidReaction
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Grenadier || 24 || ePerk_Grenadier
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Danger Zone || 25 || ePerk_DangerZone
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ready For Anything || 26 || ePerk_BulletSwarm
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Extra Conditioning || 27 || ePerk_ExtraConditioning
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Neural Damping || 28 || ePerk_GeneMod_BrainDamping
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Neural Feedback || 29 || ePerk_GeneMod_BrainFeedback
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Hyper-Reactive Pupils || 30 || ePerk_GeneMod_Pupils
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sprinter || 31 || ePerk_Sprinter
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Aggression || 32 || ePerk_Aggression
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Tactical Sense || 33 || ePerk_TacticalSense
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Close Encounters || 34 || ePerk_CloseAndPersonal
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Lightning Reflexes || 35 || ePerk_LightningReflexes
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Rapid Fire || 36 || ePerk_RapidFire
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Flush || 37 || ePerk_Flush
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Depth Perception || 38 || ePerk_GeneMod_DepthPerception
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Bring 'Em On || 39 || ePerk_BringEmOn
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Close Combat Specialist || 40 || ePerk_CloseCombatSpecialist
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Killer Instinct || 41 || ePerk_KillerInstinct
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Bioelectric Skin || 42 || ePerk_GeneMod_BioelectricSkin
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Resilience || 43 || ePerk_Resilience
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Smoke Grenade || 44 || ePerk_SmokeBomb
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Adaptive Bone Marrow || 45 || ePerk_GeneMod_BoneMarrow
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Random Subclass || 46 || ePerk_StunImmune
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Covering Fire || 47 || ePerk_CoveringFire
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Field Medic || 48 || ePerk_FieldMedic
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pyrokinesis || 49 || ePerk_RifleSuppression_DEPRECATED
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Muscle Fiber Density || 50 || ePerk_GeneMod_MuscleFiber
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Combat Drugs || 51 || ePerk_CombatDrugs
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Dense Smoke || 52 || ePerk_DenseSmoke
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Packmaster || 53 || ePerk_DeepPockets
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sentinel || 54 || ePerk_Sentinel
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Savior || 55 || ePerk_Savior
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Revive || 56 || ePerk_Revive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Elevated Ground || 57 || ePerk_HeightAdvantage
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Lock N’ Load || 58 || ePerk_Disabled_DEPRECATED
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sapper || 59 || ePerk_ImmuneToDisable_DEPRECATED
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Suppressed || 60 || ePerk_SuppressedActive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Critically Wounded || 61 || ePerk_CriticallyWounded
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Airborne || 62 || ePerk_Flying
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Stealth || 63 || ePerk_Stealth
|-style="text-align:center;"
| HEAT Warheads || 64 || ePerk_Poisoned
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Combat Stimmed || 65 || ePerk_CombatStimActive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Javelin Rockets || 66 || ePerk_Implanted
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Panicked || 67 || ePerk_Panicked
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mindfray || 68 || ePerk_MindFray
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Panic || 69 || ePerk_PsiPanic
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Inspiration || 70 || ePerk_PsiInspiration
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mind Control || 71 || ePerk_MindControl
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Telekinetic Field || 72 || ePerk_TelekineticField
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Rift || 73 || ePerk_Rift
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mind Merge (active perk) || 74 || ePerk_MindMerge
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mind Merge (passive status) || 75 || ePerk_MindMerger
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Hardened || 76 || ePerk_Hardened
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Greater Mind Merge (active perk) || 77 || ePerk_GreaterMindMerge
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Greater Mind Merge ( passive status) || 78 || ePerk_GreaterMindMerger
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Evasion || 79 || ePerk_Evade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Launch || 80 || ePerk_Launch
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Bombard || 81 || ePerk_Bombard
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Leap || 82 || ePerk_Leap
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Acid Spit || 83 || ePerk_Plague
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Venomous Claws || 84 || ePerk_Poison
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Blood Call || 85 || ePerk_BloodCall
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Intimidate || 86 || ePerk_Intimidate
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Fallen Comrades || 87 || ePerk_FallenComrades
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Bloodlust || 88 || ePerk_Bloodlust
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Bullrush || 89 || ePerk_BullRush
|-style="text-align:center;"
| HEAT Ammo || 90 || ePerk_HEATAmmo
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Smoke And Mirrors || 91 || ePerk_SmokeAndMirrors
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shock and Awe || 92 || ePerk_Rocketeer
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mayhem || 93 || ePerk_Mayhem
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ranger || 94 || ePerk_Gunslinger
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Concealment || 95 || ePerk_GeneMod_MimeticSkin
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Cluster Bomb || 96 || ePerk_ClusterBomb
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Lance || 97 || ePerk_PsiLance
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Death Blossom || 98 || ePerk_DeathBlossom
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Overload || 99 || ePerk_Overload
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Control || 100 || ePerk_PsiControl
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Drain || 101 || ePerk_PsiDrain
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Repair || 102 || ePerk_Repair
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Cannon Fire || 103 || ePerk_CannonFire
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Implant || 104 || ePerk_Implant
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Chryssalid Spawn || 105 || ePerk_ChryssalidSpawn
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Battle Fatigue || 106 || ePerk_BattleFatigue
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Range (bonus) || 107 || ePerk_OnlyForGermanModeStrings_ItemRangeBonus
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Range (penalty) || 108 || ePerk_OnlyForGermanModeStrings_ItemRangePenalty
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Scope (Foundry upgrade) || 109 || ePerk_Foundry_Scope
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pistol (Foundry Pistol I upgrade) || 110 || ePerk_Foundry_PistolI
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pistol (Foundry Pistol II upgrade) || 111 || ePerk_Foundry_PistolII
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Tandem Warheads || 112 || ePerk_Foundry_PistolIII
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ammo Conservation (Foundry upgrade) || 113 || ePerk_Foundry_AmmoConservation
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Fire In the Hole || 114 || ePerk_Foundry_AdvancedFlight
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Arc Thrower (Foundry upgrade) || 115 || ePerk_Foundry_ArcThrowerII
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Deadeye || 116 || ePerk_Foundry_MedikitII
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Drone Capture (Foundry Upgrade) || 117 || ePerk_Foundry_CaptureDrone
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Field Repairs (Foundry Upgrade) || 118 || ePerk_Foundry_SHIVHeal
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psychokinetic Strike || 119 || ePerk_Foundry_SHIVSuppression
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Elerium Fuel || 120 || ePerk_Foundry_EleriumFuel
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Close Combat || 121 || ePerk_Foundry_MECCloseCombat
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Stay Frosty || 122 || ePerk_Foundry_AdvancedServomotors
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shaped Armor (Foundry Upgrade) || 123 || ePerk_Foundry_ShapedArmor
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sentinel Module || 124 || ePerk_Foundry_SentinelDrone
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Grenades || 125 || ePerk_Foundry_AlienGrenades
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Light ‘Em Up || 126 || ePerk_PlasmaBarrage
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Stealth (Seeker version) || 127 || ePerk_SeekerStealth
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ghost mode || 128 || ePerk_StealthGrenade
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Reaper Rounds || 129 || ePerk_ReaperRounds
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Disorientated || 130 || ePerk_Disoriented
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Collateral Damage || 131 || ePerk_Barrage
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Automated Threat Assessment || 132 || ePerk_AutoThreatAssessment
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Fire Control || 133 || ePerk_AdvancedFireControl
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Damage Control || 134 || ePerk_DamageControl
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Vital Point Targeting || 135 || ePerk_XenobiologyOverlays
|-style="text-align:center;"
| One For All|| 136 || ePerk_OneForAll
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Jetboot Module || 137 || ePerk_JetbootModule
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Combined Arms || 138 || ePerk_ExpandedStorage
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Repair Servos || 139 || ePerk_RepairServos
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Fortiores Una || 140 || ePerk_Overdrive
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Platform Stability || 141 || ePerk_PlatformStability
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Absorption Fields || 142 || ePerk_AbsorptionFields
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shock Absorbent Armor || 143 || ePerk_ShockAbsorbentArmor
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Reactive Targeting Sensors || 144 || ePerk_ReactiveTargetingSensors
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Body Shield || 145 || ePerk_BodyShield
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Distortion Field || 146 || ePerk_DistortionField
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Adrenaline Surge || 147 || ePerk_GeneMod_AdrenalineSurge
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Iron Skin || 148 || ePerk_GeneMod_IronSkin
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Regen Biofield || 149 || ePerk_GeneMod_RegenPheromones
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Field Surgeon || 150 || ePerk_CovertPockets
|-style="text-align:center;"
| EXALT Comm Hack || 151 || ePerk_CovertHacker
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Semper Vigilans || 152 || ePerk_Medal_UrbanA
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sharpshooter || 153 || ePerk_Medal_UrbanB
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Steadfast || 154 || ePerk_Medal_DefenderA
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Smart Macrophages || 155 || ePerk_Medal_DefenderB
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Legio Patria Nostra || 156 || ePerk_Medal_InternationalA
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Band of Warriors || 157 || ePerk_Medal_InternationalB
|-style="text-align:center;"
| So Others May Live || 158 || ePerk_Medal_CouncilA
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Lone Wolf || 159 || ePerk_Medal_CouncilB
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Esprit de Corps || 160 || ePerk_Medal_TerraA
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Into the Breach || 161 || ePerk_Medal_TerraB
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Paramedic || 162 || ePerk_Dazed
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Aiming Angles (bonus) || 163 || ePerk_OnlyForGermanModeStrings_AimingAnglesBonus
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Catching Breath || 164 || ePerk_CatchingBreath
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Tactical Rigging || 165 || ePerk_Foundry_TacticalRigging
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Strangle || 166 || ePerk_SeekerStrangle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Hit and Run || 167 || ePerk_ReinforcedArmor
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Shield || 168 || ePerk_MindMerge_Mechtoid
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Electropulsed || 169 || ePerk_Electropulse
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Nearby Officer || 170 || ePerk_OTS_Leader_Bonus
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Lead By Example || 171 || ePerk_OTS_Leader_TheLeader
|-style="text-align:center;"
| None || 172 || ePerk_MAX

|-
|}

===Research projects ===
You will have to type GiveTech [name without eTech sign; array number if no name is present] in the console.
*Table columns are sortable, click on the arrows.
*The command GiveAllTech completes all Research projects and unlocks all Foundry, Gene Lab and Repair Bay upgrades.
{| class="wikitable sortable" | style="text-align:centre;"
!colspan="3" | Research projects' list
|-
! scope="col" | Project Name
! scope="col" | Array Number
! scope="col" | Dev Console name
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Xenobiology || 1 || eTech_Xenobiology
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Xenoneurology || 2 || eTech_ArcThrower
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Operations || 3 || eTech_BaseShard
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Propulsion || 4 || eTech_Firestorm
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sectoid Commander Autopsy || 5 || eTech_AutopsySectoidCommander
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Communications || 6 || eTech_Hyperwave
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Command and Control || 7 || eTech_PsiLink
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Xenogenetics || 8 || eTech_Meld
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Elerium || 9 || eTech_Elerium
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mind And Machine || 10 || eTech_PsiArmor
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Body Armor || 11 || eTech_Armor_Carapace
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mobile Power Armor || 12 || eTech_Armor_Carapace
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Power Armor || 13 || eTech_Armor_Titan
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Stealth Systems || 14 || eTech_Armor_Ghost
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Antigrav Systems || 15 || eTech_Armor_ArchAngel
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Weaponry || 16 || eTech_WeaponFragments
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Materials || 17 || eTech_AlienMaterials
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Experimental Warfare || 18 || eTech_Exp_Warfare
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Beam Lasers || 19 || eTech_LaserWeapons
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Beam Lasers || 20 || eTech_PrecisionLasers
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Pulse Lasers || 21 || eTech_HeavyLasers
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Compact Plasma Weapons || 22 || eTech_Plasma_Pistol
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Plasma Weapons || 23 || eTech_Plasma_Light
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Plasma Weapons || 24 || eTech_Plasma_Rifle
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Heavy Plasma Weapons || 25 || eTech_Plasma_Heavy
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Precision Plasma Weapons || 26 || eTech_Plasma_Sniper
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Gauss Weapons || 27 || eTech_Alloy_Cannon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Vehicular Plasma Weapons || 28 || eTech_Plasma_Cannon
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Fusion Weapons || 29 || eTech_Fusion_Launcher
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Gauss Weapons || 30 || eTech_BlasterLauncher
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Computers || 31 || eTech_AlienNavigation
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Power Systems || 32 || eTech_UFOPowerSource
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons || 33 || eTech_EMP
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interrogate Sectoid || 34 || eTech_InterrogateSectoid
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interrogate Floater || 35 || eTech_InterrogateFloater
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interrogate Muton || 36 || eTech_InterrogateMuton
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interrogate Sectoid Commander || 37 || eTech_InterrogateSectoidCommander
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interrogate Berserker || 38 || eTech_InterrogateBerserker
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interrogate Thin Man || 39 || eTech_InterrogateThinMan
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interrogate Heavy Floater || 40 || eTech_InterrogateHeavyFloater
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interrogate Muton Elite || 41 || eTech_InterrogateMutonElite
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Interrogate Ethereal || 42 || eTech_InterrogateEthereal
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sectoid Autopsy || 43 || eTech_AutopsySectoid
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Floater Autopsy || 44 || eTech_AutopsyFloater
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Thin Man Autopsy || 45 || eTech_AutopsyThinMan
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Muton Autopsy || 46 || eTech_AutopsyMuton
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Chryssalid Autopsy || 47 || eTech_AutopsyCryssalid
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Pulse Lasers || 48 || eTech_AutopsyZombie
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Cyberdisc Autopsy || 49 || eTech_AutopsyCyberdisc
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Berserker Autopsy || 50 || eTech_AutopsyBerserker
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Heavy Floater Autopsy || 51 || eTech_AutopsyHeavyFloater
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Muton Elite Autopsy || 52 || eTech_AutopsyMutonElite
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Drone Autopsy || 53 || eTech_AutopsyDrone
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sectopod Autopsy || 54 || eTech_AutopsySectopod
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ethereal Autopsy || 55 || eTech_AutopsyEthereal
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mechtoid Autopsy || 56 || eTech_AutopsyMechtoid
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Seeker Autopsy || 57 || eTech_AutopsySeeker
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Xenopsionics || 58 || eTech_PsiLabs
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Aerospace Concepts || 59 || eTech_Autopsy_END
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Biocybernetics || 60 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Scout || 61 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Destroyer || 62 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Abductor || 63 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Transport || 64 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Battleship || 65 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Overseer || 66 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Fighter || 67 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Raider || 68 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Harvester || 69 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Terror Ship || 70 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Analysis: Assault Carrier || 71 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Improved Body Armor || 72 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Improved Combat Exoskeletons || 73 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mobile Combat Exoskeletons || 74 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Heavy Combat Exoskeletons || 75 || -

|-
|}

===Foundry projects ===
You will have to type GiveFoundry [name without eFoundry sign; array number if no name is present] in the console.
*Table columns are sortable, click on the arrows.
{| class="wikitable sortable" | style="text-align:centre;"
!colspan="3" | Research projects' list
|-
! scope="col" | Project Name
! scope="col" | Array Number
! scope="col" | Dev Console name
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Enhanced Balistics || 1 || eFoundry_SHIV
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Grenades || 2 || eFoundry_AlienGrenades
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Field Repairs || 3 || eFoundry_SHIV_Heal
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Drone Capture || 4 || eFoundry_CaptureDrone
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Improved Medikit || 5 || eFoundry_MedikitII
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Improved Arc Thrower || 6 || eFoundry_ArcThrowerII
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Ammo Conservation || 7 || eFoundry_AmmoConservation
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Enhanced Lasers || 8 || eFoundry_AutomatedLasers
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Enhanced Plasma || 9 || eFoundry_AutomatedPlasma
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Flight || 10 || eFoundry_AdvancedFlight
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Armored Fighters || 11 || eFoundry_AdvancedConstruction
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Repair || 12 || eFoundry_VehicleRepair
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mag Pistols || 13 || eFoundry_PistolI
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Rail Pistols || 14 || eFoundry_PistolII
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Reflex Pistols || 15 || eFoundry_PistolIII
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shiv Suppression || 16 || eFoundry_SHIVSuppression
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Stealth Satellites || 17 || eFoundry_StealthSatellites
|-style="text-align:center;"
| SCOPE Upgrade || 18 || eFoundry_Scope
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Servomotors || 19 || eFoundry_AdvancedServomotors
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Shaped Armor || 20 || eFoundry_ShapedArmor
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Jellied Elerium || 21 || eFoundry_EleriumFuel
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Sentinel Drone || 22 || eFoundry_SentinelDrone
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Tactical Rigging || 23 || eFoundry_TacticalRigging
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Close Combat || 24 || eFoundry_MECCloseCombat
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Metallurgy || 25 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Aircraft Boosters || 26 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Wingtip Sparrowhawks || 27 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Penetrator Weapons || 28 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Mechanized Unit Defenses || 29 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Advanced Surgery || 30 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Improved Avionics || 31 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Countermeasures || 32 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Elerium Afterburners || 33 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Supercapacitors || 34 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Tracking || 35 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| MEC Warfare Systems || 36 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Super Skyranger || 37 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Alien Nucleonics || 38 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Improved Salvage || 39 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| New Combat Systems || 40 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Psi Warfare Systems || 41 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Security Training: Weapons || 42 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Security Training: Armor || 43 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Phoenix Coilguns || 44 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| UFO Scanners || 45 || -
|-style="text-align:center;"
| Quenchguns || 46 || -

|-
|}

[[Category: Long War]]
[[Category: Gameplay Mechanics (Long War)]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

2015-07-11T19:22:51Z

IceMaverick: Corrected "Appears" month on aliens to reflect lists in XcomStrategyGame.upk. Added Disclaimer to "appear" month. This time to the correct revision.

{{CheckOutdated (Long War)|b13}}
<div style="float:right">{{Header (Long War)}}__TOC__</div>
[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|left|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 pod-mates 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.

All pods now make noise when they move, but some pods will choose to lurk rather than patrol. The percentage of pods that hide out in this fashion is different per mission - on Abductions, it is 50%, on Large UFO's, 40%, and on small UFO's, 10%.

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.

Disclaimer: The "Appears" Month listed for each Alien is the month it would appear it normally with a time-only based Alien Research progression. Bonus Research from outside sources (e.g. Alien Bases, XCOM Soldiers left behind on failed missions, etc.) may cause some of these Aliens to appear during a month ahead of their schedule. In addition, Landed UFOs present the possibility of Aliens one (1) month ahead of their standard schedule during that mission.

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" | '''Legend for Stat/Perk Progression Tables'''
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FFB" width="8%" | '''Yellow''' || '''Navigator upgrades.''' These are available to all aliens of this type, including leaders. They have a certain chance of appearing, indicated in the "navigator chance" column, which is rolled per alien. The number of navigators in a pod is not limited.
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FBB" width="8%" | '''Red''' || '''Leader upgrades.''' These are only available to leader aliens of that type. The alien leader's level is rolled randomly based on alien research, from level 1 up to level 7. All leader upgrades are cumulative, meaning a level 3 leader will have the level 3 upgrades as well as the level 1 and 2 upgrades. Level 8 leaders are temple ship only, and level 9 leaders are boss/monster aliens only.
|}

==Easy Aliens==
===Sectoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=3 - 14
|damage=4 - 9
|aim=65 - 89
|defense=0 - 28
|will=5 - 120
|move=12 - 13
}}
'''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. All Sectoids technically have the ''Gunslinger'' perk to cancel their offset from using pistols, but do not gain extra damage.

Unlike most alien types, Sectoid pod leaders do +1 damage over regular Sectoids at the start of the game without requiring extra research.

''Rewards:'' Sectoids carry Alien Pistols (which explode into weapon fragments/alloys if not captured alive) and leave corpses. After Xenobiology is researched, the Council will request Sectoid Corpses from time to time. Typical requests exchange 6 Sectoids for 1 or 2 scientists, plus a very slight boost to the requesting nations defense against panic.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 3 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 5
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 30 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +4 || +5 || - || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || +5 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectoid Leader
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || +4 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 7 || Sectoid Master
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +4 || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reticulan
|}

===Drone===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=3 - 7
|hp=3 - 10
|aim=60 - 80
|defense=0 - 12
|will=0
|move=12
|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.

''Rewards:'' Drones primarily drop Drone Wrecks, the autopsy of which (10 required) grants access to the SHIV Repair Foundry project and the Holo-Targeter. Later-game, Drone Wrecks are required for several Foundry projects including Drone Capture and Improved Arc Thrower.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 3 || 3 || 60 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 45 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || +0.4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 90% || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 1 || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +2 || - || - || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +3 || +15 || +15 || - || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || Battle Drone
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +30 || +10 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 9 || Atlas Drone
|}

===Outsider===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|128px]]
|damage=6 - 10
|hp=10 - 23
|aim=75 - 105
|defense=0 - 15
|will=100 - 140
|move=12 - 16
}}
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. In Long War, they will occasionally patrol. 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. On larger ships and later encounters, Outsiders spawn in pods of 3 to 5.

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 Alien Carbines means they may well win. Neutralizing 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.

''Rewards:'' Outsiders captured alive grant Outsider Shards, which can be fashioned into Skeleton Keys. These are essential for initiating Base Assault missions, a requirement for ending the game. They also carry Alien Carbines.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 6 || 10 || 75 || 4 || 0 || 12 || 100
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +10 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +3 || +4 || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +2 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 750 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +10 || +10 || +1 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || Outsider Engineer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 3 || Outsider Navigator
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +10 || +5 || +10 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 5 || Outsider Captain
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +20 || - || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Outsider Overlord
|}

===Thin Man===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 7
|hp=5 - 22
|aim=70 - 110
|defense=0 - 35
|will=25 - 55
|move=14 - 19
}}
'''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 (flat -20%) and mobility (25%) 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. 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 armor 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.

''Rewards:'' Thin Men carry Alien Carbines (with the standard dead-man switch) and leave corpses. These can be spent on the Improved Medikit Foundry project (10x) after completing an autopsy (10x). The Thin Man interrogation gives a 25% research credit towards laser weaponry.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 70 || 4 || 0 || 14 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 90 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 15% || Sidewinder
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 550 || - || -4 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +4 || {{ Sharpshooter (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 4 || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +10 || +6 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 7 || Sidewinder
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +7 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || - || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Typhon
|}

===Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 8
|hp=5 - 16
|aim=65 - 90
|defense=0 - 16
|will=20 - 44
|move=13 - 21
|fuel=32
}}
'''Floaters''' behave identically to vanilla Floaters. Floater squad leaders often gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular Floaters.

''Rewards:'': Floaters leave corpses and carry Alien Carbines. Floater interrogation provides aerospace research credit.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 65 || 4 || 0 || 13 || 20
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || -1 || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 210 || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 240 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 570 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Floater Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Floater Raider
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +8 || +2 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 7 || Floater Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || Great Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reaver Lord
|}

===Seeker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=May
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=2 - 5
|hp=4 - 15
|aim=65 - 81
|defense=0 - 20
|will=0
|move=16 - 25
|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 armors and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into overwatch (which will not decloak them until they have fired), or attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. A Seeker who does not cloak on pod activation will usually try for this approach. Like Sectoids, Seekers possess the ''Gunslinger'' perk and suffer no range penalties for their plasma shots, but do not deal extra damage from base. 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.

''Rewards:'' As robotic units, Seekers cannot be captured. Upon destruction, they leave wrecks, which are needed for autopsy (5) and UFO Countermeasures Foundry project (10).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 2 || 4 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 67% || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +3 || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +6 || - || +1 || +5 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 1 || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || - || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Hydra
|}

===Chryssalid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March/April
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 12
|hp=8 - 20
|aim=0
|defense=10 - 35
|will=50 - 70
|move=20 - 27
}}
'''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/HE 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 40%, 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 off-screen - 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.

''Rewards:'' 5 Chryssalid Carcasses are needed for autopsy, 10 for Chitin Plating.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 8 || - || 25 || 10 || 20 || 50
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 550 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 650 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 725 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +2 || +2 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 2 || Chryssalid Warrior
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Chryssalid Charger
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 6 || Hive Queen
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || - || +5 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +20 || - || +5 || {{ Resilience (Long War) }} || 9 || Greater Hive Queen
|}

===Zombie===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March/April
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=7 - 15
|hp=12 - 37
|aim=0
|defense=0 - 10
|will=120 - 150
|move=9 - 15
}}
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.

''Rewards:'' None.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 7 || 12 || - || 0 || 0 || 9 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="11" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk
|- align="center"
| 210 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }}
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

===Muton===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=May
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 10
|hp=8 - 22
|aim=70 - 92
|defense=10 - 33
|will=30 - 60
|move=12
}}
'''Mutons''' are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Alien Carbines and later upgrade to Alien Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of overwatch enhancing perks. Before 105 days of alien research, Mutons use Alien Carbines, which modifies their base damage and aim to be 6 and 76 respectively. The stats in the table are for when Mutons use Alien Rifles.

''Rewards'': Either Alien Carbine or Alien Rifle when Captured, and also Alien Grenade if Alien Grenades Foundry project isn't completed. Muton Corpses are required for autopsy (10) and Ammo conservation Foundry project (20).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8* || 8 || 70* || 4 || 10 || 12 || 30
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Muton Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 150 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Sniper
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 650 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Grenadier
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || Muton Sentinel
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Muton Centurion
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Sargon
|}

==Hard Aliens==
===Cyberdisc===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=June
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
'''Cyberdiscs''' are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behavior 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.

In close range, Cyberdiscs explode for damage upon death, a trait that can be used against the aliens in tight packed groups. The Long War mod has also made efforts to better calculate the discs "Death Blossom", so be cautious not to engage too closely.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 9 || 18 || 70 || 8 || 0 || 18 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || - || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 2 || Cyberdisc Bomber
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Cyberdisc Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Gunstar
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +15 || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Dreadnought
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Mechtoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|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 Cyberdisc, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

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.

While Mechtoids do not explode for damage, a Mechtoid that falls backwards in a fight it will crush cover it lands on. Be careful not to destroy your own cover in close quarters combat.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="9" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 25 || 6 || 75 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - ||-10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="14" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="9%" |{{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +1 || +4 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +3 || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +3 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +8 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Advanced Fire Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 4 || Vulcan Mechtoid
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +10 || +2 || +3 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || Leviathan Mechtoid
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Colossus
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Berserker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Berserker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=25-78
|aim=8
|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 neutralize 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="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || - || 33 || 20 || 17 || 80
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Bloodlust (Long War) }} || {{ Bull Rush (Long War) }} || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || {{ Hardened (Long War) }} || || || ||
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || Behemoth
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || Juggernaut
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 9 || Mongo
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +15 || - || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Sectoid Commander===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=October
|picture=[[File:Sectoid Commander 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=15
|aim=85
|defense=20
|will=90
|move=12
}}
'''Sectoid Commanders''' represent a substantial step up from their first-month brethren, and carry new psionic abilities as well as better statistics. Sectoid Commanders can use Mind Control.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 15 || 65 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 90
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Ranger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 660 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || +3 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +4 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Regen Biofield (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +5 || +5 || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Great Reticulan
|}

===Heavy Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=November
|picture=[[File:Heavy_Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=15-33
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The '''Heavy Floater''' is improvement over the original Floater.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 15 || 70 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 25% || Heavy Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sapper (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 270 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 360 || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +3 || - || - || +1 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 2 || Heavy Floater Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 5 || Warmaster
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Archon
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Muton Elite===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=December
|picture=[[File:Elite_Muton_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=20-23
|aim=75-80
|defense=20
|will=40-49
|move=12
}}
'''Muton Elites''' are looking similar to Mutons, but with a red armor and a helmet.

They appear as Pod Leaders first, usually in pairs like normal Mutons, in the late game they entirely replace Mutons on missions.
Care must be taken, because they have a lot of innate defense and Tactical Sense, as well as a lot of firepower at their disposal. Their Heavy Plasma Weapons are both destructive and highly damaging, and even though they lost Initimidate, they still benefit from Bloodlust. As they appear as pod leaders, a lot of their good perks trigger earlier than they actually appear in hordes, making Muton pods very dangerous.

Their overwatch becomes lethal with Oppurtunist, Covering Fire and Sentinel, they can fire twice with Light' Em Up and further with Squadsight, crit with Aggression and Bring 'Em On and respond to fire with RTS. Watch out for Bombard-Grenades, HEAT and Tandem Warheads as well. A encounter with them can only be done without losses by using advanced Technology like MECS or Psionics or very good tactics, forcing the player to focus and speed up their research.

One using Psionics to attack them should take care too, as they gain high will and Neural Damping.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 80 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Alien Grenade (Long War) }} || {{ Suppression (Long War) }}
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Grenadier (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 33% || Muton Elite Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Elite Sniper
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20 || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lock N Load (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +10 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Elite Legionary
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Bring Em On (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Elite Commando
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +5 || +30 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 660 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Muton Elite Praetorian
|}

===Sectopod===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=January, Year 2
|picture=[[File:Sectopod 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
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.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 11 || 35 || 80 || 8 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +4 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +3 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectopod Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 660 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 6 || Reaper
|- align="center"
| 999 || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +35 || +30 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Titan
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=February, Year 2
|picture=[[File:Ethereal_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The floating psionic leaders of the alien race are substantially more deadly and no longer trade frailty for their power. Using a Psionic Lance attack that is based on will as well as the feared Mind Control and Rift abilities, Ethereals represent the pinnacle of psionic deadliness. '''Ethereals''' regenerate health, and an Ethereal who recieves damage from conventional weapons has a chance to reflect the attack, dealing 33% damage to the attacker. The Ethereal's Psionic Lance is a cross between psionic power and weapon. It has no cooldown, and its effectiveness is reduced by [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Suppression|Suppression]], but it can't be disabled with [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Disabling_Shot|Disabling Shot]].

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 100 || 0 || 40 || 12 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 390 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || +3 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Ethereal Overmind
|}

===Uber Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Temple Ship Only
|picture=[[File:Uber_Ethereal_2_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The ultimate Ethereal.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 60 || 120 || 0 || 50 || 12 || 200
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || +10 || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|}

==See also==
{{Aliens (Long War) Navbar}}
[[Category: Aliens (Long War)]]
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|left|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 pod-mates 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.

All pods now make noise when they move, but some pods will choose to lurk rather than patrol. The percentage of pods that hide out in this fashion is different per mission - on Abductions, it is 50%, on Large UFO's, 40%, and on small UFO's, 10%.

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.

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" | '''Legend for Stat/Perk Progression Tables'''
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FFB" width="8%" | '''Yellow''' || '''Navigator upgrades.''' These are available to all aliens of this type, including leaders. They have a certain chance of appearing, indicated in the "navigator chance" column, which is rolled per alien. The number of navigators in a pod is not limited.
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FBB" width="8%" | '''Red''' || '''Leader upgrades.''' These are only available to leader aliens of that type. The alien leader's level is rolled randomly based on alien research, from level 1 up to level 7. All leader upgrades are cumulative, meaning a level 3 leader will have the level 3 upgrades as well as the level 1 and 2 upgrades. Level 8 leaders are temple ship only, and level 9 leaders are boss/monster aliens only.
|}

==Easy Aliens==
===Sectoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=3 - 14
|damage=4 - 9
|aim=65 - 89
|defense=0 - 28
|will=5 - 120
|move=12 - 13
}}
'''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. All Sectoids technically have the ''Gunslinger'' perk to cancel their offset from using pistols, but do not gain extra damage.

Unlike most alien types, Sectoid pod leaders do +1 damage over regular Sectoids at the start of the game without requiring extra research.

''Rewards:'' Sectoids carry Alien Pistols (which explode into weapon fragments/alloys if not captured alive) and leave corpses. After Xenobiology is researched, the Council will request Sectoid Corpses from time to time. Typical requests exchange 6 Sectoids for 1 or 2 scientists, plus a very slight boost to the requesting nations defense against panic.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 3 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 5
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 30 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +4 || +5 || - || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || +5 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectoid Leader
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || +4 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 7 || Sectoid Master
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +4 || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reticulan
|}

===Drone===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=3 - 7
|hp=3 - 10
|aim=60 - 80
|defense=0 - 12
|will=0
|move=12
|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.

''Rewards:'' Drones primarily drop Drone Wrecks, the autopsy of which (10 required) grants access to the SHIV Repair Foundry project and the Holo-Targeter. Later-game, Drone Wrecks are required for several Foundry projects including Drone Capture and Improved Arc Thrower.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 3 || 3 || 60 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 45 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || +0.4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 90% || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 1 || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +2 || - || - || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +3 || +15 || +15 || - || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || Battle Drone
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +30 || +10 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 9 || Atlas Drone
|}

===Outsider===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|128px]]
|damage=6 - 10
|hp=10 - 23
|aim=75 - 105
|defense=0 - 15
|will=100 - 140
|move=12 - 16
}}
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. In Long War, they will occasionally patrol. 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. On larger ships and later encounters, Outsiders spawn in pods of 3 to 5.

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 Alien Carbines means they may well win. Neutralizing 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.

''Rewards:'' Outsiders captured alive grant Outsider Shards, which can be fashioned into Skeleton Keys. These are essential for initiating Base Assault missions, a requirement for ending the game. They also carry Alien Carbines.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 6 || 10 || 75 || 4 || 0 || 12 || 100
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +10 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +3 || +4 || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +2 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 750 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +10 || +10 || +1 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || Outsider Engineer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 3 || Outsider Navigator
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +10 || +5 || +10 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 5 || Outsider Captain
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +20 || - || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Outsider Overlord
|}

===Thin Man===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 7
|hp=5 - 22
|aim=70 - 110
|defense=0 - 35
|will=25 - 55
|move=14 - 19
}}
'''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 (flat -20%) and mobility (25%) 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. 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 armor 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.

''Rewards:'' Thin Men carry Alien Carbines (with the standard dead-man switch) and leave corpses. These can be spent on the Improved Medikit Foundry project (10x) after completing an autopsy (10x). The Thin Man interrogation gives a 25% research credit towards laser weaponry.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 70 || 4 || 0 || 14 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 90 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 15% || Sidewinder
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 550 || - || -4 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +4 || {{ Sharpshooter (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 4 || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +10 || +6 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 7 || Sidewinder
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +7 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || - || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Typhon
|}

===Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Early
|picture=[[File:Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 8
|hp=5 - 16
|aim=65 - 90
|defense=0 - 16
|will=20 - 44
|move=13 - 21
|fuel=32
}}
'''Floaters''' behave identically to vanilla Floaters. Floater squad leaders often gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular Floaters.

''Rewards:'': Floaters leave corpses and carry Alien Carbines. Floater interrogation provides aerospace research credit.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 65 || 4 || 0 || 13 || 20
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || -1 || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 210 || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 240 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 570 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Floater Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Floater Raider
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +8 || +2 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 7 || Floater Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || Great Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reaver Lord
|}

===Seeker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Early
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=2 - 5
|hp=4 - 15
|aim=65 - 81
|defense=0 - 20
|will=0
|move=16 - 25
|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 armors and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into overwatch (which will not decloak them until they have fired), or attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. A Seeker who does not cloak on pod activation will usually try for this approach. Like Sectoids, Seekers possess the ''Gunslinger'' perk and suffer no range penalties for their plasma shots, but do not deal extra damage from base. 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.

''Rewards:'' As robotic units, Seekers cannot be captured. Upon destruction, they leave wrecks, which are needed for autopsy (5) and UFO Countermeasures Foundry project (10).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 2 || 4 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 67% || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +3 || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +6 || - || +1 || +5 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 1 || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || - || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Hydra
|}

===Chryssalid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Early-Mid
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 12
|hp=8 - 20
|aim=0
|defense=10 - 35
|will=50 - 70
|move=20 - 27
}}
'''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/HE 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 40%, 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 off-screen - 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.

''Rewards:'' 5 Chryssalid Carcasses are needed for autopsy, 10 for Chitin Plating.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 8 || - || 25 || 10 || 20 || 50
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 550 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 650 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 725 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +2 || +2 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 2 || Chryssalid Warrior
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Chryssalid Charger
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 6 || Hive Queen
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || - || +5 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +20 || - || +5 || {{ Resilience (Long War) }} || 9 || Greater Hive Queen
|}

===Zombie===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Early-Mid
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=7 - 15
|hp=12 - 37
|aim=0
|defense=0 - 10
|will=120 - 150
|move=9 - 15
}}
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.

''Rewards:'' None.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 7 || 12 || - || 0 || 0 || 9 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="11" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk
|- align="center"
| 210 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }}
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

===Muton===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Midgame
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 10
|hp=8 - 22
|aim=70 - 92
|defense=10 - 33
|will=30 - 60
|move=12
}}
'''Mutons''' are similar to vanilla Mutons, and will start with Alien Carbines and later upgrade to Alien Rifles. Muton squad leaders have significantly more HP than regular Mutons, as well as a number of overwatch enhancing perks. Before 105 days of alien research, Mutons use Alien Carbines, which modifies their base damage and aim to be 6 and 76 respectively. The stats in the table are for when Mutons use Alien Rifles.

''Rewards'': Either Alien Carbine or Alien Rifle when Captured, and also Alien Grenade if Alien Grenades Foundry project isn't completed. Muton Corpses are required for autopsy (10) and Ammo conservation Foundry project (20).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8* || 8 || 70* || 4 || 10 || 12 || 30
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Muton Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 150 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Sniper
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 650 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Grenadier
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || Muton Sentinel
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Muton Centurion
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Sargon
|}

==Hard Aliens==
===Cyberdisc===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
'''Cyberdiscs''' are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behavior 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.

In close range, Cyberdiscs explode for damage upon death, a trait that can be used against the aliens in tight packed groups. The Long War mod has also made efforts to better calculate the discs "Death Blossom", so be cautious not to engage too closely.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 9 || 18 || 70 || 8 || 0 || 18 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || - || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 2 || Cyberdisc Bomber
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Cyberdisc Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Gunstar
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +15 || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Dreadnought
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Mechtoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|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 Cyberdisc, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

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.

While Mechtoids do not explode for damage, a Mechtoid that falls backwards in a fight it will crush cover it lands on. Be careful not to destroy your own cover in close quarters combat.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="9" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 25 || 6 || 75 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - ||-10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="14" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="9%" |{{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +1 || +4 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +3 || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +3 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +8 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Advanced Fire Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 4 || Vulcan Mechtoid
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +10 || +2 || +3 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || Leviathan Mechtoid
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Colossus
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Berserker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Berserker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=25-78
|aim=8
|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 neutralize 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="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || - || 33 || 20 || 17 || 80
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Bloodlust (Long War) }} || {{ Bull Rush (Long War) }} || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || {{ Hardened (Long War) }} || || || ||
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || Behemoth
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || Juggernaut
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 9 || Mongo
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +15 || - || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Sectoid Commander===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Late
|picture=[[File:Sectoid Commander 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=15
|aim=85
|defense=20
|will=90
|move=12
}}
'''Sectoid Commanders''' represent a substantial step up from their first-month brethren, and carry new psionic abilities as well as better statistics. Sectoid Commanders can use Mind Control.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 15 || 65 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 90
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Ranger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 660 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || +3 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +4 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Regen Biofield (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +5 || +5 || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Great Reticulan
|}

===Heavy Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|picture=[[File:Heavy_Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=15-33
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The '''Heavy Floater''' is improvement over the original Floater.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 15 || 70 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 25% || Heavy Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sapper (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 270 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 360 || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +3 || - || - || +1 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 2 || Heavy Floater Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 5 || Warmaster
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Archon
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Muton Elite===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|picture=[[File:Elite_Muton_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=20-23
|aim=75-80
|defense=20
|will=40-49
|move=12
}}
'''Muton Elites''' are looking similar to Mutons, but with a red armor and a helmet.

They appear as Pod Leaders first, usually in pairs like normal Mutons, in the late game they entirely replace Mutons on missions.
Care must be taken, because they have a lot of innate defense and Tactical Sense, as well as a lot of firepower at their disposal. Their Heavy Plasma Weapons are both destructive and highly damaging, and even though they lost Initimidate, they still benefit from Bloodlust. As they appear as pod leaders, a lot of their good perks trigger earlier than they actually appear in hordes, making Muton pods very dangerous.

Their overwatch becomes lethal with Oppurtunist, Covering Fire and Sentinel, they can fire twice with Light' Em Up and further with Squadsight, crit with Aggression and Bring 'Em On and respond to fire with RTS. Watch out for Bombard-Grenades, HEAT and Tandem Warheads as well. A encounter with them can only be done without losses by using advanced Technology like MECS or Psionics or very good tactics, forcing the player to focus and speed up their research.

One using Psionics to attack them should take care too, as they gain high will and Neural Damping.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 80 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Alien Grenade (Long War) }} || {{ Suppression (Long War) }}
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Grenadier (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 33% || Muton Elite Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Elite Sniper
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20 || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lock N Load (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +10 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Elite Legionary
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Bring Em On (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Elite Commando
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +5 || +30 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 660 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Muton Elite Praetorian
|}

===Sectopod===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|picture=[[File:Sectopod 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
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.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 11 || 35 || 80 || 8 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +4 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +3 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectopod Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 660 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 6 || Reaper
|- align="center"
| 999 || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +35 || +30 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Titan
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|picture=[[File:Ethereal_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The floating psionic leaders of the alien race are substantially more deadly and no longer trade frailty for their power. Using a Psionic Lance attack that is based on will as well as the feared Mind Control and Rift abilities, Ethereals represent the pinnacle of psionic deadliness. '''Ethereals''' regenerate health, and an Ethereal who recieves damage from conventional weapons has a chance to reflect the attack, dealing 33% damage to the attacker. The Ethereal's Psionic Lance is a cross between psionic power and weapon. It has no cooldown, and its effectiveness is reduced by [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Suppression|Suppression]], but it can't be disabled with [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Disabling_Shot|Disabling Shot]].

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 100 || 0 || 40 || 12 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 390 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || +3 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Ethereal Overmind
|}

===Uber Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|picture=[[File:Uber_Ethereal_2_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The ultimate Ethereal.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 60 || 120 || 0 || 50 || 12 || 200
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || +10 || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|}

==See also==
{{Aliens (Long War) Navbar}}
[[Category: Aliens (Long War)]]
[[Category: Long War]]

Alien Life Forms (Long War)

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[[File:LW_Chryssalid_Queen.jpeg|left|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 pod-mates 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.

All pods now make noise when they move, but some pods will choose to lurk rather than patrol. The percentage of pods that hide out in this fashion is different per mission - on Abductions, it is 50%, on Large UFO's, 40%, and on small UFO's, 10%.

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.

Disclaimer: The "Appears" Month listed for each Alien is the month it would appear it normally with a time-only based Alien Research progression. Bonus Research from outside sources (e.g. Alien Bases, XCOM Soldiers left behind on failed missions, etc.) may cause some of these Aliens to appear during a month ahead of their schedule. In addition, Landed UFOs present the possibility of Aliens one (1) month ahead of their standard schedule during that mission.

{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" | '''Legend for Stat/Perk Progression Tables'''
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FFB" width="8%" | '''Yellow''' || '''Navigator upgrades.''' These are available to all aliens of this type, including leaders. They have a certain chance of appearing, indicated in the "navigator chance" column, which is rolled per alien. The number of navigators in a pod is not limited.
|- align="center"
| style="background: #FBB" width="8%" | '''Red''' || '''Leader upgrades.''' These are only available to leader aliens of that type. The alien leader's level is rolled randomly based on alien research, from level 1 up to level 7. All leader upgrades are cumulative, meaning a level 3 leader will have the level 3 upgrades as well as the level 1 and 2 upgrades. Level 8 leaders are temple ship only, and level 9 leaders are boss/monster aliens only.
|}

==Easy Aliens==
===Sectoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Sectoid (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=3 - 14
|damage=4 - 9
|aim=65 - 89
|defense=0 - 28
|will=5 - 115
|move=12 - 13
}}
'''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. All Sectoids technically have the Gunslinger perk to cancel their offset from using pistols, but do not gain extra damage.

Unlike most alien types, Sectoid pod leaders do +1 damage over regular Sectoids at the start of the game without requiring extra research.

''Rewards:'' Sectoids carry Alien Pistols (which explode into weapon fragments/alloys if not captured alive) and leave corpses. After Xenobiology is researched, the Council will request Sectoid Corpses from time to time. Typical requests exchange 6 Sectoids for 1 or 2 scientists, plus a very slight boost to the requesting nations defense against panic.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 3 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 5
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 30 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || - || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +4 || +5 || - || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || +5 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectoid Leader
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || - || +4 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 7 || Sectoid Master
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +4 || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reticulan
|}

===Drone===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Drone 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=3 - 7
|hp=3 - 10
|aim=60 - 80
|defense=0 - 12
|will=0
|move=12
|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.

''Rewards:'' Drones primarily drop Drone Wrecks, the autopsy of which (10 required) grants access to the SHIV Repair Foundry project and the Holo-Targeter. Later-game, Drone Wrecks are required for several Foundry projects including Drone Capture and Improved Arc Thrower.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 3 || 3 || 60 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 15 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 30 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 45 || - || - || - || - || +0.2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || +0.4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || +3 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 90% || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || +4 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 1 || Tracker Drone
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +2 || - || - || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +3 || +15 || +15 || - || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || Battle Drone
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +30 || +10 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 9 || Atlas Drone
|}

===Outsider===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March
|picture=[[File:Outsider (EU2012).jpg|128px]]
|damage=6 - 10
|hp=10 - 23
|aim=75 - 105
|defense=0 - 15
|will=100 - 140
|move=12 - 16
}}
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. In Long War, they will occasionally patrol. 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. On larger ships and later encounters, Outsiders spawn in pods of 3 to 5.

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 Alien Carbines means they may well win. Neutralizing 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.

''Rewards:'' Outsiders captured alive grant Outsider Shards, which can be fashioned into Skeleton Keys. These are essential for initiating Base Assault missions, a requirement for ending the game. They also carry Alien Carbines.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 6 || 10 || 75 || 4 || 0 || 12 || 100
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +10 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +3 || +4 || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +3 || +4 || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +2 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 750 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || +2 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +10 || +10 || +1 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || Outsider Engineer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 3 || Outsider Navigator
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +10 || +5 || +10 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 5 || Outsider Captain
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || +10 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +10 || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +20 || - || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Outsider Overlord
|}

===Thin Man===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Thin_Man_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 7
|hp=5 - 22
|aim=70 - 110
|defense=0 - 35
|will=25 - 55
|move=14 - 19
}}
'''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 (flat -20%) and mobility (25%) 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. 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 armor 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.

''Rewards:'' Thin Men carry Alien Carbines (with the standard dead-man switch) and leave corpses. These can be spent on the Improved Medikit Foundry project (10x) after completing an autopsy (10x). The Thin Man interrogation gives a 25% research credit towards laser weaponry.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 70 || 4 || 0 || 14 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 90 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 15% || Sidewinder
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || +5 || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 550 || - || -4 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +6 || +5 || +5 || - || +10 || +1 || +3 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +4 || {{ Sharpshooter (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 4 || Thin Man Sniper
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +5 || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +10 || +6 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 7 || Sidewinder
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +7 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || - || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Typhon
|}

===Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=April
|picture=[[File:Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=5 - 8
|hp=5 - 16
|aim=65 - 90
|defense=0 - 16
|will=20 - 44
|move=13 - 21
|fuel=32
}}
'''Floaters''' behave identically to vanilla Floaters. Floater squad leaders often gain the Damn Good Ground ability, which, given their ability to fly, makes them significantly more dangerous than regular Floaters.

''Rewards:'': Floaters leave corpses and carry Alien Carbines. Floater interrogation provides aerospace research credit.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 5 || 5 || 65 || 4 || 0 || 13 || 20
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || -1 || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 60 || - || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 120 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 210 || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 240 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 570 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 690 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || - || +5 || +5 || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +4 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Floater Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Floater Raider
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +4 || +2 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +8 || +2 || {{ Ready For Anything (Long War) }} || 7 || Floater Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || Great Reaver
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +2 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Reaver Lord
|}

===Chryssalid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March/April
|picture=[[File:Chryssalid_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|damage=8 - 12
|hp=8 - 20
|aim=0
|defense=10 - 35
|will=50 - 70
|move=20 - 27
}}
'''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/HE 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 40%, 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 off-screen - 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.

''Rewards:'' 5 Chryssalid Carcasses are needed for autopsy, 10 for Chitin Plating.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 8 || - || 25 || 10 || 20 || 50
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 180 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 550 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 650 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +2 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 725 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || +2 || +2 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 2 || Chryssalid Warrior
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || Chryssalid Charger
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +5 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +5 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 6 || Hive Queen
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || - || +5 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +20 || - || +5 || {{ Resilience (Long War) }} || 9 || Greater Hive Queen
|}

===Zombie===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=March/April
|picture=[[File:Zombie_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=12-23
|aim=8
|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="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 7 || 12 || - || 0 || 0 || 9 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="11" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk
|- align="center"
| 210 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }}
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

===Seeker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=May
|picture=[[File:Seeker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|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 armors and items grant immunity also), they will most often go into overwatch (which will not decloak them until they have fired), or attempt to flank soldiers in cover and try to score a critical hit with their plasma gun. A Seeker who does not cloak on pod activation will usually try for this approach. Like Sectoids, Seekers possess the Gunslinger perk and suffer no range penalties for their plasma shots, but do not deal extra damage from base. 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="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 2 || 4 || 65 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Gunslinger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 67% || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 75 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 150 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 240 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || +2 || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +3 || +2 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +6 || - || +1 || +5 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Unlimited Cloak (Long War) }} || 1 || Stalker
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Holo-Targeting (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || - || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +5 || +2 || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +2 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Hydra
|}

===Muton===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=May
|picture=[[File:Muton_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|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. Before 105 days of alien research, Mutons use Alien Carbines, which modifies their base damage and aim to be 6 and 76 respectively. The stats in the table are for when Mutons use Alien Rifles.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8* || 8 || 70* || 4 || 10 || 12 || 30
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 15% || Muton Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 90 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 120 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 150 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 210 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Sniper
|- align="center"
| 510 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 650 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Sentry
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Grenadier
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 6 || Muton Sentinel
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Muton Centurion
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +2 || +4 || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || +5 || +5 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || +5 || +5 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Sargon
|}

==Hard Aliens==
===Cyberdisc===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=June
|picture=[[File:Cyberdisc_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=18-55
|aim=70-92
|defense=0
|will=0
|move=18-21
|fuel=32
}}
'''Cyberdiscs''' are similar to vanilla Cyberdiscs; even their deployment behavior 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.

In close range, Cyberdiscs explode for damage upon death, a trait that can be used against the aliens in tight packed groups. The Long War mod has also made efforts to better calculate the discs "Death Blossom", so be cautious not to engage too closely.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 9 || 18 || 70 || 8 || 0 || 18 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || - || - || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +1 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || - || +3 || +5 || +5 || +1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 2 || Cyberdisc Bomber
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || {{ Damage Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Cyberdisc Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || - || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +2 || +2 || - || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +3 || +2 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || Gunstar
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +15 || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Dreadnought
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Mechtoid===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Mechtoid_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|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 Cyberdisc, the Mechtoid will eventually gain access to Reactive Targeting Sensors.

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.

While Mechtoids do not explode for damage, a Mechtoid that falls backwards in a fight it will crush cover it lands on. Be careful not to destroy your own cover in close quarters combat.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="9" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 25 || 6 || 75 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - ||-10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="14" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="9%" |{{Health (Long War)}} Shield HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || - || +2 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +1 || +4 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +3 || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +3 || +1 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +8 || - || +1 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Platform Stability (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Advanced Fire Control (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 4 || Vulcan Mechtoid
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +3 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Rapid Reaction (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +2 || +10 || +2 || +3 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || Leviathan Mechtoid
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Colossus
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Berserker===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=August
|picture=[[File:Berserker_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=25-78
|aim=8
|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 neutralize 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="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || - || 33 || 20 || 17 || 80
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Bloodlust (Long War) }} || {{ Bull Rush (Long War) }} || {{ Intimidate (Long War) }} || {{ Hardened (Long War) }} || || || ||
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Muscle Fiber Density (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || - || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || +5 || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +2 || +5 || - || - || - || - || +2 || +3 || +3 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || Behemoth
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +3 || - || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 6 || Juggernaut
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +5 || - || +3 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || 9 || Mongo
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +15 || - || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Sectoid Commander===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=October
|picture=[[File:Sectoid Commander 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=15
|aim=85
|defense=20
|will=90
|move=12
}}
'''Sectoid Commanders''' represent a substantial step up from their first-month brethren, and carry new psionic abilities as well as better statistics. Sectoid Commanders can use Mind Control.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 4 || 15 || 65 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 90
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Ranger (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 50% || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 270 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 400 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 660 || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 780 || - || +3 || - || - || - || +3 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +4 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Low Profile (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +2 || - || +4 || - || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 300 || - || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 330 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Close Combat Specialist (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || - || +4 || {{ Regen Biofield (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +5 || +5 || +10 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Great Reticulan
|}

===Heavy Floater===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=November
|picture=[[File:Heavy_Floater_1_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=15-33
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The '''Heavy Floater''' is improvement over the original Floater.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 8 || 15 || 70 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 25
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || -5 || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || +1 || +5
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 0 || - || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 25% || Heavy Floater Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Sapper (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 270 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 10% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || +1 || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 20% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 300 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || {{ Depth Perception (Long War) }} || 50% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 360 || - || +1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 25% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +3 || - || - || +1 || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +1 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || +2 || - || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +2 || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +2 || +4 || - || - || +4 || - || +2 || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 2 || Heavy Floater Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 5 || Warmaster
|- align="center"
| 360 || +1 || +1 || +2 || +2 || {{ Damn Good Ground (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +2 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Mayhem (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || +5 || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Archon
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || {{ Danger Zone (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Muton Elite===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=December
|picture=[[File:Elite_Muton_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=20-23
|aim=75-80
|defense=20
|will=40-49
|move=12
}}
'''Muton Elites''' are looking similar to Mutons, but with a red armor and a helmet.

They appear as Pod Leaders first, usually in pairs like normal Mutons, in the late game they entirely replace Mutons on missions.
Care must be taken, because they have a lot of innate defense and Tactical Sense, as well as a lot of firepower at their disposal. Their Heavy Plasma Weapons are both destructive and highly damaging, and even though they lost Initimidate, they still benefit from Bloodlust. As they appear as pod leaders, a lot of their good perks trigger earlier than they actually appear in hordes, making Muton pods very dangerous.

Their overwatch becomes lethal with Oppurtunist, Covering Fire and Sentinel, they can fire twice with Light' Em Up and further with Squadsight, crit with Aggression and Bring 'Em On and respond to fire with RTS. Watch out for Bombard-Grenades, HEAT and Tandem Warheads as well. A encounter with them can only be done without losses by using advanced Technology like MECS or Psionics or very good tactics, forcing the player to focus and speed up their research.

One using Psionics to attack them should take care too, as they gain high will and Neural Damping.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 80 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 40
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Abilities/Perks'''
|- align="center"
| {{ Alien Grenade (Long War) }} || {{ Suppression (Long War) }}
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Grenadier (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 33% || Muton Elite Sentry
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Warheads (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 1 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +2 || - || {{ Hyper-Reactive Pupils (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Tandem Warheads (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 450 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 10% || Muton Elite Sniper
|- align="center"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 500 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20 || - || - || 10% || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || +2 || +4 || - || - || - || +1 || +5 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 15% || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FFB"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 33% || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lock N Load (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +3 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || - || - || +4 || +4 || - || +4 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +10 || +4 || - || - || +5 || +1 || +10 || +1 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || +3 || {{ Bombard (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Fortiores Una (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 1 || Muton Elite Legionary
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +3 || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +3 || {{ Tactical Sense (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || +1 || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Bring Em On (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 4 || Muton Elite Commando
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || +1 || +1 || +4 || {{ Will To Survive (Long War) }} || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Covering Fire (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || +1 || +2 || +2 || +4 || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +1 || +10 || +5 || +30 || {{ Aggression (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 660 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Neural Damping (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Shredder Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || Muton Elite Praetorian
|}

===Sectopod===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=January, Year 2
|picture=[[File:Sectopod 1 (EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
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.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 11 || 35 || 80 || 8 || 0 || 12 || 0
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 600 || - || - || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +4 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 800 || +3 || +5 || +5 || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +3 || +5 || - || - || +1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 4 || Sectopod Destroyer
|- align="center"
| 660 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 720 || - || +5 || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 6 || Reaper
|- align="center"
| 999 || - || - || - || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || +35 || +30 || - || {{ Light Em Up (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Reactive Targeting Sensors (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Repair Servos (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Sentinel (Long War) }} || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Titan
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || {{ HEAT Ammo (Long War) }} || 9 || -
|}

===Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=February, Year 2
|picture=[[File:Ethereal_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The floating psionic leaders of the alien race are substantially more deadly and no longer trade frailty for their power. Using a Psionic Lance attack that is based on will as well as the feared Mind Control and Rift abilities, Ethereals represent the pinnacle of psionic deadliness. '''Ethereals''' regenerate health, and an Ethereal who recieves damage from conventional weapons has a chance to reflect the attack, dealing 33% damage to the attacker. The Ethereal's Psionic Lance is a cross between psionic power and weapon. It has no cooldown, and its effectiveness is reduced by [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Suppression|Suppression]], but it can't be disabled with [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Disabling_Shot|Disabling Shot]].

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 20 || 100 || 0 || 40 || 12 || 120
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || - || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || - || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 1 || +3 || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +4 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || +1 || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1200 || +1 || +5 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || +2 || - || - || -
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Leader Progression'''
|- align="center"
! [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! Perk !! Leader Level !! Special Name
|- align="center"
| 360 || - || +2 || - || +3 || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || 1 || -
|- align="center"
| 390 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || 2 || -
|- align="center"
| 420 || - || +2 || - || +4 || - || 3 || -
|- align="center"
| 450 || - || +2 || - || +4 || {{ Sprinter (Long War) }} || 4 || -
|- align="center"
| 480 || - || +2 || - || +5 || {{ Executioner (Long War) }} || 5 || -
|- align="center"
| 510 || +3 || +5 || - || +5 || - || 6 || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || 7 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || - || 8 || -
|- align="center" style="background-color:#FDD"
| 0 || +3 || +5 || - || +15 || {{ Combined Arms (Long War) }} || 9 || Ethereal Overmind
|}

===Uber Ethereal===
{{Unit Stat Box LW
|appears=Temple Ship Only
|picture=[[File:Uber_Ethereal_2_(EU2012).png|128px]]
|hp=-
|aim=-
|defense=-
|will=-
|move=-
}}
The ultimate Ethereal.

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="8" | '''Base Stats and Difficulty Modifiers'''
|- align="center"
! Difficulty !! {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! {{Health (Long War)}} HP !! {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! {{Will (Long War)}} Will
|- align="center"
|''Base Stats'' || 10 || 60 || 120 || 0 || 50 || 12 || 200
|- align="center"
|Normal || - || - || -10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Classic || - || - || -5 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
|Brutal || - || - || - || - || +5 || - || +20
|- align="center"
|Impossible || +2 || - || - || - || +10 || - || +25
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="90%"
|-
|+
|- align="center"
! colspan="13" | '''Research Progression'''
|- align="center"
! width="6%" | [[Alien Research (Long War)| Alien Research]] !! width="9%" | {{Damage Icon}} Base Damage !! width="5%" |{{Health (Long War)}} HP !! width="5%" | {{Aim (Long War)}} Aim !! width="8%" | {{Crit Hit Chance Icon}} Crit. Chance !! width="5%" | {{DR (Long War)}} DR !! width="5%" | {{Defense (Long War)}} Defense !! width="5%" | {{Mobility (Long War)}} Mobility !! width="5%" | {{Will (Long War)}} Will !! width="9%" | {{Regen Icon (Long War)}} Bonus Regen !! Perk !! width="12%" | Navigator Chance !! width="9%" | Special Name
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Absorption Fields (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Close Encounters (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Distortion Field (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Lightning Reflexes (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Opportunist (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Adaptive Bone Marrow (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Shock Absorbent Armor (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || {{ Squadsight (Long War) }} || - || -
|- align="center"
| 1 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || +15 || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 540 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 700 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|- align="center"
| 900 || - || - || - || - || - || +10 || - || +10 || - || - || - || -
|}

==See also==
{{Aliens (Long War) Navbar}}
[[Category: Aliens (Long War)]]
[[Category: Long War]]

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