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[[Long_War_of_the_Chosen|Back To Main Page]]{{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. Specialists are also able to focus on effective overwatch fire to help cover for the squad.

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

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

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

===Weapons===

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

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

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

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

== Abilities ==
{{Class Tree (LWOTC)
|Squaddie1=
|Squaddie2={{Interference (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 }}
|Squaddie4={{Aid Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Squaddie5={{Haywire Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Squaddie6={{Combat Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Subclass1=Medic
|SubclassM=Watcher
|Subclass2=Hacker
|LCorporal1={{Revival Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|LCorporal2={{Scanning Protocol (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|LCorporal3={{Blinding 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={{Sentinel (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Corporal3={{Trojan (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={{Covering Fire (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|Sergeant3={{Failsafe (LWOTC) | b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 1 }}
|StaffSgt1={{Neutralizing Agents (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={{Chaining Jolt (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 V2 (LWOTC)
|Tier1ADefensive={{Flashbanger (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1BDefensive={{Smoker (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1CDefensive={{Deep Cover (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1DDefensive={{Survival Instinct (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1EDefensive={{Infighter (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1FDefensive=
|Tier1GDefensive=
|Tier1AOffensive={{Full Kit (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1BOffensive={{Executioner (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1COffensive={{Damn Good Ground (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1DOffensive={{Coup de Grace (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1EOffensive={{Close and Personal (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier1FOffensive=
|Tier1GOffensive=
|Tier2ADefensive={{Shadowstep (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2BDefensive={{Rapid Deployment (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2CDefensive={{Fortify (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2DDefensive={{Tradecraft (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2EDefensive={{Low Profile (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2FDefensive=
|Tier2GDefensive=
|Tier2AOffensive={{Grazing Fire (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2BOffensive={{Shredder (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2COffensive={{Watch Them Run (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2DOffensive={{Open Fire (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2EOffensive={{Target Focus (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier2FOffensive=
|Tier2GOffensive=
|Tier3ADefensive={{Implacable (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3BDefensive={{Lightning Reflexes (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3CDefensive={{Evasive (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3DDefensive={{Return Fire (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3EDefensive={{Moving Target (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3FDefensive=
|Tier3GDefensive=
|Tier3AOffensive={{Hail of Bullets (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3BOffensive={{Aggression (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3COffensive={{Hunter's Instincts (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3DOffensive={{Sensor Overlays (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3EOffensive={{Lock N Load (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3FOffensive={{Disassembly (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier3GOffensive=
|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={{Lethal (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier4D={{Ready For Anything (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier4E={{Avenger (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier4F={{Hit and Run (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
|Tier4G={{Rapid Reaction (LWOTC)| b_name = 1 | b_descr = 1 | b_info = 1 | b_table = 0}}
}}

==Stat Progression==

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|- 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;" | 3
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 3
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 2
| style="border-color: #7dc2d2;" | 1
| 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_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;" | 3
| 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;" | 15
| 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 ==

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[[Category:TedJam]]
[[Category:LWOTC Classes (TJ)]]