Ucross at 15:28, 6 January 2026

2026-01-06T15:28:58Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:28, 6 January 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Long_War_Rebalance\|Back To Main Page]]		[[Long_War_Rebalance\|Back To Main Page]]

	~~== Alien Leaders ==~~

	=== Chance for an Alien Leader ===		=== Chance for an Alien Leader ===

Ucross: Created page with "Back To Main Page == Alien Leaders == === Chance for an Alien Leader === The '''percent chance for an Alien Leader''' to appear in each pod is:..."

2026-01-06T15:27:05Z

Created page with "Back To Main Page == Alien Leaders == === Chance for an Alien Leader === The '''percent chance for an Alien Leader''' to appear in each pod is:..."

New page

[[Long_War_Rebalance|Back To Main Page]]

== Alien Leaders ==

=== Chance for an Alien Leader ===

The '''percent chance for an Alien Leader''' to appear in each pod is:

'''3/4/5/6/7''' [for Easy/Classic/Brutal/Impossible/Pain] x ('''Alien Level''' + 5)

'''Alien Leader Chance is multiplied by one tenth of the [[Alien_Level_(LWR)|Alien Level]]''' for the following Aliens: Cyberdiscs, Mechtoids, Sectoid Commanders, Sectopods, Ethereals. This is capped at AL10 giving them a 1x multiplier and thus making them have the same spawn rate as other leaders.

'''Alien Leader Chance is reduced by half''' if the Alien Level is equal to 2.

'''Alien Leader Chance is set to 0%''' if the alien level is the first level this alien appears.

'''Alien Leader Chance is set to 100%''' on the following missions: Terror Sites, Alien Base Assaults, the Exalt Base Raid, and the Temple Ship Assault, regardless of alien level.

[[File:Leaderchance1.56.gif|left|thumb|800px|'''Alien Leader Chances''']]
<div style="clear: both;"></div>

'''Multiple Alien Leaders:'''

At [[Alien_Level_(LWR)|Alien Level]] 6 and later there is a small chance for any followers in a pod to be upgraded into a leader. This percent chance per follower unit is:

('''Alien Level''' - 5) x '''0/1/2/3/4''' [for Easy/Classic/Brutal/Impossible/Pain]

'''This chance is set to 0%''' if the alien level is the first level this alien appears unless the mission is a Terror Site, Alien Base Assault, the Exalt Base Raid, or the Temple Ship Assault.

Half of the time these extra leaders will be leader level 1, and the other half of the time they will use the normal leader level formula but with the final level halved.

Additionally, all Medium and larger UFOs have their own extra chance for non-leaders to become level 1 leaders. This chance is '''20%/40%/60%''' for Medium/Large/Very Large UFOs respectively.

=== Alien Leader Level ===

The formula to determine '''Leader Level''' is:
<div style="max-width: 800px;">
'''Leader Level''' = (Alien Level + Rand(Alien Level))/2 + Modifiers
</div>

'''Difficulty Modifier:'''
*Easy: -2 leader levels
*Classic: -1 leader levels
*Brutal: 0 leader levels
*Impossible: +1 leader levels
*Pain: +2 leader levels

'''UFO Size Modifier:'''
*Medium: +1 leader level
*Large: +2 leader levels
*Extra Large: +3 leader levels

'''Terror Site Modifier:'''
*+1 leader levels

'''Council Mission Modifier:'''
*leader levels halved

'''Exalt Base and Temple Ship Assault'''
*Automatic leader level 8

Bonus Leader Levels and Alien Level cannot make the Leader Level go higher than 8.

=== Champion (Level 9) Alien Leaders ===

After determining leader level, if the level is 8, there is a '''20%''' chance to be promoted to level 9 (max), which will produce a champion. This chance is increased to '''30%/40%/50%''' on Medium/Large/Very Large UFOs. This can only occur every 13/9/6/4/3 leaders (based on difficulty).

The [[Missions_(LWR)#Exalt_Base_Assault|Exalt Base Assault]] will have preset Champion Alien Leaders. The [[Missions_(LWR)#Temple_Ship_Assault|Temple Ship Assault]] will have 2 guaranteed Champions (the [[Alien_Life_Forms_(LWR)#Uber_Ethereal|Uber]] and [[Alien_Life_Forms_(LWR)#Sectopod|Atlas]]) and other aliens will have their chance of promoting to champion increased to 100% (but still be capped in how often they can be promoted).

=== Features of Alien Leaders ===

Aliens leaders have purple HP and are identified in the HUD by taller alien head. Champion aliens (level 9 leaders) have gold HP. Both types of leaders usually have a plethora of bonus stats and perks, on top of guaranteed perks: ''Sprinter'' for all leaders, and ''Plasma Shield'' for all champions.

{{Sprinter (LWR)|text=1|topbotpad=10}}
{{Plasma Shield (LWR)|text=1|topbotpad=10}}

Killing or capturing an alien leader provides the squad with [[Experience_(LWR)#Sources_of_Experience|'''additional xp''']].

Alien Leader Chances (LWR) - Revision history

Ucross at 15:28, 6 January 2026

Ucross: Created page with "Back To Main Page == Alien Leaders == === Chance for an Alien Leader === The '''percent chance for an Alien Leader''' to appear in each pod is:..."