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{{Toc_(LWOTC)|40}}[[File:XCOM2 class specialist.png|center|frameless|96px|Specialist|link=]]<div style="text-align: center;">'''''Operating some of our most advanced equipment, Specialists deploy robotic drones on the battlefield that can be outfitted for combat or field medic duty.'''''</div>

==Class Overview==

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

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

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

Specialists can also improve their direct combat capabilities (particularly overwatch fire) via center branch perks, and these can be mixed in with the other branches depending on squad needs. Specialists also make great officer candidates, as they already tend to act in direct support of their squadmates.

Lastly, as with XCOM 2, including one specialist of any rank in a squad is vital if the mission objective entails hacking a container, door, or other electronic node, allowing you to complete your mission objective from sight range rather than melee range, and even if the rest of your squad is bogged down in a firefight.

===Weapons===

'''Primary''': [[Weapons_(LWOTC)#Assault_Rifles|Rifles]], [[Weapons_(LWOTC)#Submachine_Guns|SMGs]], [[Weapons_(LWOTC)#Shotguns|Shotguns]].

'''Secondary''': [[Weapons_(LWOTC)#GREMLINs|GREMLIN]]

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

== Abilities ==
{{Class Tree (LW2)
|Squaddie1={{Aid Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Squaddie2={{Haywire Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Squaddie3={{Hack (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Subclass1=Medic
|Subclass2=Hacker
|LCorporal1={{Revival Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|LCorporal2={{Sentinel (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|LCorporal3={{Combat Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Corporal1={{Field Surgeon (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Corporal2={{Covering Fire (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Corporal3={{Interference (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Sergeant1={{Medical Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Sergeant2={{Scanning Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Sergeant3={{Trojan (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|StaffSgt1={{Field Medic (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|StaffSgt2={{Ever Vigilant (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|StaffSgt3={{Airdrop (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|TechSgt1={{Savior (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|TechSgt2={{Cool Under Pressure (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|TechSgt3={{Failsafe (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|GunSgt1={{Rescue Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|GunSgt2={{Threat Assessment (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|GunSgt3={{Full Override (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|MSgt1={{Restoration (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|MSgt2={{Kill Zone (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|MSgt3={{Capacitor Discharge (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
}}

=== XCOM Abilities ===

{{XCOM Tree (LWOTC)
|Tier1A={{Close and Personal (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1B={{Coup de Grace (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1C={{Damn Good Ground (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1D={{Deadeye (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1E={{Deep Cover (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1F={{Executioner (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1G={{Flashbanger (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1H={{Infighter (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1I={{Iron Curtain (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1J={{Precision Shot (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1K={{Salvo (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1L={{Smoker (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1M={{Steady Hands (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier1N={{Survival Instinct (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2A={{Blinding Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2B={{Bring 'Em On (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2C={{Concentration (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2D={{Cyclic Fire (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2E={{Fortify (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2F={{Hail of Bullets (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2G={{Low Profile (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2H={{Neutralizing Agents (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2I={{Open Fire (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2J={{Rapid Deployment (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2K={{Resilience (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2L={{Return Fire (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2M={{Shadowstep (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier2N={{Target Focus (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3A={{Aggression (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3B={{Evasive (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3C={{Full Kit (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3D={{Holo Targeting (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3E={{Hunter's Instincts (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3F={{Implacable (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3G={{Light 'Em Up (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3H={{Lightning Reflexes (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3I={{Lock N Load (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3J={{Run and Gun (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3K={{Rupture (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3L={{Shredder (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3M={{Stiletto (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier3N={{Watch Them Run (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier4A={{Close Combat Specialist (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier4B={{Close Encounters (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier4C={{Disassembly (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier4D={{Double Tap (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier4E={{Hit and Run (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier4F={{Rapid Fire (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
|Tier4G={{Ready For Anything (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0 }}
}}

==Stat Progression==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width: 35%; background-color: #17181a; border-color:#7dc2d2; color: #7dc2d2; white-space:nowrap;" 
|- style="vertical-align:center;"
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; border-width: 0 2px 2px 0; font-size:130%;"colspan="2"; | '''Rank'''
| style="border-width: 0 1px 2px 0; border-color: #7dc2d2;width: 1%;" | {{ Rank (LW2) | 0 }}
| style="border-width: 0 1px 2px 0; border-color: #7dc2d2;width: 1%;" | {{ Rank (LW2) | 1 }}
| style="border-width: 0 1px 2px 0; border-color: #7dc2d2;width: 1%;" | {{ Rank (LW2) | 2 }}
| style="border-width: 0 1px 2px 0; border-color: #7dc2d2;width: 1%;" | {{ Rank (LW2) | 3 }}
| style="border-width: 0 1px 2px 0; border-color: #7dc2d2;width: 1%;" | {{ Rank (LW2) | 4 }}
| style="border-width: 0 1px 2px 0; border-color: #7dc2d2;width: 1%;" | {{ Rank (LW2) | 5 }}
| style="border-width: 0 1px 2px 0; border-color: #7dc2d2;width: 1%;" | {{ Rank (LW2) | 6 }}
| style="border-width: 0 1px 2px 0; border-color: #7dc2d2;width: 1%;" | {{ Rank (LW2) | 7 }}
|-style="font-size:150%; font-weight:bold;"
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; border-width: 0 2px 2px 0; font-size:80%;"rowspan="4"; | Per Level
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; border-width: 0 2px 0 0; font-size:67%;" | [[File:LW2_Health.png|36px|Health|link=]]<br/>Health
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 1
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 1
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 1
|-style="font-size:150%; font-weight:bold;"
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; border-width: 0 2px 0 0; font-size:67%;" | [[File:LW2_Aim.png|36px|Aim|link=]]<br/>Aim
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
|-style="font-size:150%; font-weight:bold;"
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; border-width: 0 2px 0 0; font-size:67%;" | [[File:LW2_Will.png|36px|Will|link=]]<br/>Will
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 5
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 5
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 0
|-style="font-size:150%; font-weight:bold;"
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; border-width: 0 2px 2px 0; font-size:67%;" | [[File:LW2_Hacking.png|36px|Hacking|link=]]<br/>Hacking
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 40
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 10
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 5
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 5
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 5
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 5
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 5
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 5
|-style="font-size:150%; font-weight:bold;"
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; border-width: 0 2px 2px 0; font-size:80%;"rowspan="4"; | Total
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 0 2px 0 0; font-size:67%;" | [[File:LW2_Health.png|36px|Health|link=]]<br/>Health
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 0
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 1
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 1
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 1
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 3
|-style="font-size:150%; font-weight:bold;"
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 0 2px 0 0; font-size:67%;" | [[File:LW2_Aim.png|36px|Aim|link=]]<br/>Aim
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 4
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 6
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 8
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 10
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 12
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 14
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 16
|-style="font-size:150%; font-weight:bold;"
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 0 2px 0 0;font-size:67%;" | [[File:LW2_Will.png|36px|Will|link=]]<br/>Will
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 5
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 10
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 10
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 10
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 10
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 10
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 10
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428;" | 10
|-style="font-size:150%; font-weight:bold;"
| style="border-color:#7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 0 2px 2px 0; font-size:67%;" | [[File:LW2_Hacking.png|36px|Hacking|link=]]<br/>Hacking
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 40
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 50
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 55
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 60
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 65
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 70
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 75
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2; background-color: #232428; border-width: 1px 1px   2px 1px;" | 80
|}

== Sample Builds ==

== See Also ==

{{XCOM_Units_Navbar_(LWOTC)}}