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Command

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	* Double Capture: The officer can give an Engineer who has just failed a capture attempt a second shot at capturing. This is by far one of the most common use cases for command, since Capture attempts are roughly a coin flip in the best of cases.		* Double Capture: The officer can give an Engineer who has just failed a capture attempt a second shot at capturing. This is by far one of the most common use cases for command, since Capture attempts are roughly a coin flip in the best of cases.
	* Meld/Bomb/Relay Dash: If a Meld can, Bomb node, or EXALT hack relay is more than a blue move away and you need to hit it right this turn or ~~else~~, you can dash a unit in range and an officer can use Command on that unit to allow them to interact with it.		* Meld/Bomb/Relay Dash: If a Meld can, Bomb node, or EXALT hack relay is more than a blue move away and you need to hit it right this turn or bad things will happen, you can dash a unit in range and an officer can use Command on that unit to allow them to interact with it.
	* Impromptu Lock n'Load: ~~The~~ officer can ensure that ~~another~~ unit ~~who has expended all their ammo~~ can ~~reload it and~~ still take an important action this round, such as Suppression on a Gunner, or Disabling Shot on a Sniper.		* Impromptu Lock n'Load: If another unit has to spend their action to reload their weapon, the officer can use Command to ensure that unit can still take an important action this round, such as Suppression on a Gunner, or Disabling Shot on a Sniper.
	* Double Rocket: The officer can allow a Rocketeer (mostly snapshot rocketeers, due to the significant penalties otherwise) to fire a second rocket this round. Alternately, a rocketeer can fire their rocket and then be given an extra action in order to steady another rocket for next turn.		* Double Rocket: The officer can allow a Rocketeer (mostly snapshot rocketeers, due to the significant penalties otherwise) to fire a second rocket this round. Alternately, a rocketeer can fire their rocket and then be given an extra action in order to steady another rocket for next turn.
	* Shoot and Scoot: The officer can allow units who have expended their actions but find themselves in a risky position (e.g. after an accidental pod activation) to break LoS or Hunker in order to avoid retaliatory fire.		* Shoot and Scoot: The officer can allow units who have expended their actions but find themselves in a risky position (e.g. after an accidental pod activation) to break LoS or Hunker in order to avoid retaliatory fire.
	* Triple Tap: The officer can allow a high damage ~~carry~~ who has shot twice with Double Tap or Light em Up a third potential shot in the round. Similarly, a unit with Rapid Fire can potentially use it twice in a single turn for four total shots, trading ammo economy for raw alpha strike.		* Triple Tap: The officer can allow a high damage output unit who has shot twice with Double Tap or Light em Up a third potential shot in the round. Similarly, a unit with Rapid Fire can potentially use it twice in a single turn for four total shots, trading ammo economy for raw alpha strike.
	* In the Zone: The officer can allow a unit with In the Zone to continue their kill chain if it ends early, e.g. as a result of running out of ammo or missing a kill.		* In the Zone: The officer can allow a unit with In the Zone to continue their kill chain if it ends early, e.g. as a result of running out of ammo or missing a kill.
	* Turn Mulligan: ~~The~~ officer ~~that~~ can't actually make use of their action this turn for anything useful can ~~give~~ it to someone else. As a simple example: move-limited units like LMG Gunners, SR Snipers, and non-Snapshot Rocketeers who find themselves out of position without any good shots this turn could move with their first action and give up the rest of their turn using Command.		* Turn Mulligan: If the officer can't actually make use of their action this turn for anything useful, the officer can donate it to someone else. As a simple example: move-limited units like LMG Gunners, SR Snipers, and non-Snapshot Rocketeers who find themselves out of position without any good shots this turn could move with their first action and give up the rest of their turn using Command.

	Note that when using Command on a unit that has its actions restricted or enabled as a result of a perk, such as Run & Gun and Double Tap, those restrictions remain in effect when Command is used. A unit that has activated either Run & Gun or Double Tap cannot move. A unit that has ~~activated~~ Double Tap can fire even if its actions would otherwise be limited (such as using an LMG or Sniper Rifle without snapshot).		Note that when using Command on a unit that has its actions restricted or enabled as a result of a perk, such as Run & Gun and Double Tap, those restrictions (or benefits) remain in effect when Command is used. A unit that has activated either Run & Gun or Double Tap cannot move. And a unit that has triggered Double Tap can fire a third time, even if its actions would otherwise be limited (such as using an LMG or Sniper Rifle without snapshot).

	===Class and Build===		===Class and Build===

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Lead by Example

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	===Lead by Example===		===Lead by Example===

	{{Lead By Example (Long War)\|align=left}}Rewards stacking high amounts of will on your officer, since they can help non-psionic builds against psionic attackers. While panicking from mundane sources like wounds and other soldiers panicking is not generally a big deal beyond the very early game, enemy psions remain a deadly threat; a high will officer can go a long way towards babysitting ~~low-ranked~~ soldiers with low will while also encouraging enemy Sectoid Commanders to pick less dangerous Psi skills like Mindfray or Psi Panic, rather than the extremely deadly Mind Control. Keep in mind that since the range is only 8 tiles, your officer should generally be a class that is normally positioned in the center of your formation.		{{Lead By Example (Long War)\|align=left}}Rewards stacking high amounts of will on your officer, since they can help non-psionic builds against psionic attackers. While panicking from mundane sources like wounds and other soldiers panicking is not generally a big deal beyond the very early game, enemy psions remain a deadly threat; a high will officer can go a long way towards babysitting soldiers with low will while also encouraging enemy Sectoid Commanders to pick less dangerous Psi skills like Mindfray or Psi Panic, rather than the extremely deadly Mind Control. This is especially useful on MECs; biological troops can always train in Psionics for extra will (and the rest of the utility it offers), but MECs will pretty much always have will scores noticeably lower than your officer, as they don't get as much as bio troopers do from rank increases. Keep in mind that since the range is only 8 tiles, your officer should generally be a class that is normally positioned in the center of your formation.

	To maximize its benefit, [[Medic (Long War)\|Medics]], [[Assault (Long War)\|Assaults]], and [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] have a good combination of base will gain per level plus bonus will from perks:		To maximize its benefit, [[Medic (Long War)\|Medics]], [[Assault (Long War)\|Assaults]], and [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] have a good combination of base will gain per level plus bonus will from perks:

	* [[Assault_(Long_War)\|Assaults]]: Assaults have 25 base will progression by MSgt, which is average. A [[Assault_(Long_War)#Tank_Psi_Assault\|Biotank assault build]] with Steadfast (+5), Will to Survive (+3), Close Encounters (+3), and Extra Conditioning (+4) will have 15 bonus will from perks.		* [[Assault_(Long_War)\|Assaults]]: Assaults have 25 base will progression by MSgt, which is average. A [[Assault_(Long_War)#Tank_Psi_Assault\|Biotank assault build]] with Steadfast (+5), Will to Survive (+3), Close Encounters (+3), and Extra Conditioning (+4) will have 15 bonus will from perks, the most of any class.

	* [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]]: Infantry have 25 base will progression by MSgt, which is average. A [[Infantry_(Long_War)#Tank_Infantry\|taunt-tank suppression build]] with Steadfast (+5), Will to Survive (+3), and Extra Conditioning (+4) grants +12 total bonus will.		* [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]]: Infantry have 25 base will progression by MSgt, which is average. A [[Infantry_(Long_War)#Tank_Infantry\|taunt-tank suppression build]] with Steadfast (+5), Will to Survive (+3), and Extra Conditioning (+4) grants +12 total bonus will.

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Class and Build

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	===Lead by Example===		===Lead by Example===

	{{Lead By Example (Long War)\|align=left}}~~causes the officer to increase the will of allies within 8 tiles to match the Officers will, if the Officer's will is higher. This rewards~~ stacking high amounts of will on your officer, since they can help non-psionic builds against psionic attackers. While panicking from mundane sources like wounds and other soldiers panicking is not generally a big deal beyond the very early game, enemy psions remain a deadly threat; a high will officer can go a long way towards babysitting low-ranked soldiers with low will while also encouraging enemy Sectoid Commanders to pick less dangerous Psi skills like Mindfray or Psi Panic, rather than the extremely deadly Mind Control. Keep in mind that since the range is only 8 tiles, your officer should generally be a class that is normally positioned in the center of your formation.		{{Lead By Example (Long War)\|align=left}}Rewards stacking high amounts of will on your officer, since they can help non-psionic builds against psionic attackers. While panicking from mundane sources like wounds and other soldiers panicking is not generally a big deal beyond the very early game, enemy psions remain a deadly threat; a high will officer can go a long way towards babysitting low-ranked soldiers with low will while also encouraging enemy Sectoid Commanders to pick less dangerous Psi skills like Mindfray or Psi Panic, rather than the extremely deadly Mind Control. Keep in mind that since the range is only 8 tiles, your officer should generally be a class that is normally positioned in the center of your formation.

	To maximize its benefit, [[Medic (Long War)\|Medics]], [[Assault (Long War)\|Assaults]], and [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] have a good combination of base will gain per level plus bonus will from perks:		To maximize its benefit, [[Medic (Long War)\|Medics]], [[Assault (Long War)\|Assaults]], and [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] have a good combination of base will gain per level plus bonus will from perks:
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	===Command===		===Command===

	{{Command (Long War)\|align=left}}~~is probably~~ the single most significant ability in the Officers arsenal, allowing the officer to donate their action to another soldier. The ability can only be used on a unit that has expended all its actions, and the unit cannot have utilized '''Paramedic''', '''Hit and Run''' or '''Close Encounters''' for a bonus free action (other abilities that improve action economy but still cost an action point, such as Double Tap, Light em Up, Lock n'Load, and Smoke Grenade, are fine). Some potential uses:		{{Command (Long War)\|align=left}}Probably the single most significant ability in the Officers arsenal, allowing the officer to donate their action to another soldier. The ability can only be used on a unit that has expended all its actions, and the unit cannot have utilized '''Paramedic''', '''Hit and Run''' or '''Close Encounters''' for a bonus free action (other abilities that improve action economy but still cost an action point, such as Double Tap, Light em Up, Lock n'Load, and Smoke Grenade, are fine). Some potential uses:

	* Double Capture: The officer can give an Engineer who has just failed a capture attempt a second shot at capturing. This is by far one of the most common use cases for command, since Capture attempts are roughly a coin flip in the best of cases.		* Double Capture: The officer can give an Engineer who has just failed a capture attempt a second shot at capturing. This is by far one of the most common use cases for command, since Capture attempts are roughly a coin flip in the best of cases.
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	====Lieutenant====		====Lieutenant====

	{{Stay Frosty (Long War)\|align=left}}~~is generally~~ the better overall pick on most officers, getting your entire squad back in the fight quicker and mitigating Fatigue spirals. Base fatigue is 3-5 days, plus a couple extra days for psionics and officers; knocking 24 hours off that timer is about a 15% to 33% reduction in fatigue time, which is important when you're fielding a mission every couple of days.		{{Stay Frosty (Long War)\|align=left}}Generally the better overall pick on most officers, getting your entire squad back in the fight quicker and mitigating Fatigue spirals. Base fatigue is 3-5 days, plus a couple extra days for psionics and officers; knocking 24 hours off that timer is about a 15% to 33% reduction in fatigue time, which is important when you're fielding a mission every couple of days.

	{{Legio Patria Nostra (Long War)\|align=left}}~~is an~~ interesting idea on your highest-ranked officer, giving your entire team up to +12 will on the toughest missions like Alien Base Assaults, EXALT HQ Assaults, and the Temple Ship. Since panic is generally not a significant issue for high level soldiers, the main value is to help you utilize (and defend against) offensive psionic abilities like Mindfray, Psi Panic, Mind Control, and Rift.		{{Legio Patria Nostra (Long War)\|align=left}}An interesting idea on your highest-ranked officer, giving your entire team up to +12 will on the toughest missions like Alien Base Assaults, EXALT HQ Assaults, and the Temple Ship. Since panic is generally not a significant issue for high level soldiers, the main value is to help you utilize (and defend against) offensive psionic abilities like Mindfray, Psi Panic, Mind Control, and Rift.

	====Captain====		====Captain====

	{{Semper Vigilans (Long War)\|align=left}}~~increases defense of all friendly units by 5.~~ If you primarily use MECs to tank, it's generally your better option, since they can't take advantage of Fortiores Una. It's also good in situations where your game plan revolves around taking no hits at all, such as where you've skimped on good armor in favor of other research and so any hit has the potential to knock your soldier out for a month. Defense stacking gets better the more of it you stack (up to a limit): reducing a 90% hit to 85% is not too significant, but reducing a 10% to 5% means taking half as many hits as before.		{{Semper Vigilans (Long War)\|align=left}}If you primarily use MECs to tank, it's generally your better option, since they can't take advantage of Fortiores Una. It's also good in situations where your game plan revolves around taking no hits at all, such as where you've skimped on good armor in favor of other research and so any hit has the potential to knock your soldier out for a month. Defense stacking gets better the more of it you stack (up to a limit): reducing a 90% hit to 85% is not too significant, but reducing a 10% to 5% means taking half as many hits as before.

	{{Fortiores Una (Long War)\|align=left}}~~adds 0.67 DR on soldiers in low cover and 1.0 DR on soldiers in high cover, and is a solid idea if you like fielding biotanks.~~ On bio units the effect of extra DR is generally much more significant of a survivability increase than the 5 defense from Semper Vigilans, but it has no real ~~effect on~~ MECs since they don't take cover. Much like Defense Stacking, note that DR gets better the more of it you stack: reducing a 7 HP hit to 6 HP probably won't make you take fewer hits before being killed, but reducing it to a 1 HP hit with DR-stacking (e.g. Cover, Fortiores Una, Will to Survive, Iron Skin, Mind Merge, Combat Stims) can allow you to shrug off dozens of shots without even taking injuries.		{{Fortiores Una (Long War)\|align=left}}On bio units the effect of extra DR is generally much more significant of a survivability increase than the 5 defense from Semper Vigilans, but it has no real help to MECs and SHIVs since they don't take cover. Much like Defense Stacking, note that DR gets better the more of it you stack: reducing a 7 HP hit to 6 HP probably won't make you take fewer hits before being killed, but reducing it to a 1 HP hit with DR-stacking (e.g. Cover, Fortiores Una, Will to Survive, Iron Skin, Mind Merge, Combat Stims) can allow you to shrug off dozens of shots without even taking injuries.

	====Major====		====Major====

	{{Into The Breach (Long War)\|align=left}}~~increases mission completion bonus XP by 25% for soldiers of Sergeant rank or lower.~~ Mission completion XP is generally around 100, or more if you spot high-level aliens like Outsiders, so this adds around 25 XP to your low level troops per mission. On a standard 8 man squad, that's at least 200 total extra XP, assuming nobody is Tech Sergeant or higher, which is generally way more than you could get from So Shall You Fight. But the main issue is that it doesn't apply to any units above Sergeant rank. It's a really strong pick with your first officer to hit Tech Sergeant, but falls off after a couple of months, though it can still be valuable later in the game when taking council reward Sergeants to crashed Scouts and Fighters alongside a babysitting GSgt or MSgt.		{{Into The Breach (Long War)\|align=left}}Mission completion XP is generally around 100, or more if you spot high-level aliens like Outsiders, so this adds around 25 XP to your low level troops per mission. On a standard 8 man squad, that's at least 200 total extra XP, assuming nobody is Tech Sergeant or higher, which is generally way more than you could get from So Shall You Fight. But the main issue is that it doesn't apply to any units above Sergeant rank. It's a really strong pick with your first officer to hit Tech Sergeant, but falls off after a couple of months, though it can still be valuable later in the game when taking council reward Sergeants to crashed Scouts and Fighters alongside a babysitting GSgt or MSgt.

	{{So Shall You FIght (Long War)\|align=left}}~~increases kill XP by 25%.~~ Generally you get around 20 XP for killing weak enemies and more from tougher foes, so adding this gives you at least 5 extra XP per kill. To match the approximately 200 XP per mission that Into The Breach gives you, you'd need about 50 kills per mission spread across your squad, which is obviously unrealistic... but keep in mind Into the Breach doesn't apply to any units ranked above Sergeant. In the long run,this is probably the better choice, since the grind from Tech Sergeant to Master Sergeant requires a ton of XP and troops in that range tend to play lots of missions where they get a ton of kills.		{{So Shall You FIght (Long War)\|align=left}}Generally you get around 20 XP for killing weak enemies and more from tougher foes, so adding this gives you at least 5 extra XP per kill. To match the approximately 200 XP per mission that Into The Breach gives you, you'd need about 50 kills per mission spread across your squad, which is obviously unrealistic... but keep in mind Into the Breach doesn't apply to any units ranked above Sergeant. In the long run,this is probably the better choice, since the grind from Tech Sergeant to Master Sergeant requires a ton of XP and troops in that range tend to play lots of missions where they get a ton of kills.

	====Colonel====		====Colonel====

	{{Band Of Warriors (Long War)\|align=left}}~~gives your squad 2 Aim per continent bonus you have, up to~~ a ~~maximum~~ of ~~10 when you have all 5 continent bonuses. 10~~ Aim ~~will make your squad much more reliable~~, particularly ~~against flying~~ or in cover ~~enemies~~. You can generally bank on having 2~~, maybe 3~~ continent bonuses by the time this comes out and the extra resources you get from raiding Alien Bases makes securing all 5 continent bonuses a nice idea regardless~~. Killing enemies with big alpha strikes remains a great idea so the offensive benefits of more Aim are usually better in general~~.		{{Band Of Warriors (Long War)\|align=left}}Killing enemies with big alpha strikes remains a great idea so the offensive benefits of more Aim are usually better in general, particularly for fliers or targets in indestructible cover. You can generally bank on having 2 continent bonuses by the time this comes out and the extra resources you get from raiding Alien Bases makes securing all 5 continent bonuses a nice idea regardless.

	{{Esprit De Corps (Long War)\|align=left}}~~gives your entire squad an extra 5 defense and 5 will.~~ If you've developed builds and a playstyle around Defense stacking as your primary means of tanking and you like using offensive psionics, there's a possibility for this to be a better choice than Band of Warriors, but in general killing enemies more reliably with guns thanks to your higher Aim is the better choice.		{{Esprit De Corps (Long War)\|align=left}}If you've developed builds and a playstyle around Defense stacking as your primary means of tanking and you like using offensive psionics, there's a possibility for this to be a better choice than Band of Warriors, but in general killing enemies more reliably with guns thanks to your higher Aim is the better choice.

	====Field Commander====		====Field Commander====

	{{So Others May Live (Long War)\|align=left}}~~gives individual all soldiers in the mission +1 Aim and +1 Will every time they complete a mission with no deaths, up to a max of +8.~~ Eventually, you might be able to get an alpha team to +8, but that could take almost two months given the ~1 week fatigue between missions that a bunch of MSgts have.		{{So Others May Live (Long War)\|align=left}}Eventually, you might be able to get an alpha team to +8, but that could take almost two months given the ~1 week fatigue between missions that a bunch of MSgts have. That's a lot of time to spend for a modest benefit, but at least the benefits carry over into missions where the officer isn't present.

	{{Combined Arms (Long War)\|align=left}}~~gives your entire squad 1 DR pen.~~ Almost everything in this game has at least some DR, either from cover or innate DR, so this is at minimum a +0.67 damage increase against anything in low cover, and +1 damage against everything else.		{{Combined Arms (Long War)\|align=left}}Almost everything in this game has at least some DR, either from cover or innate DR, so this is at minimum a +0.67 damage increase against anything in low cover, and +1 damage against everything else. 1 damage is a lot in the early game, but by the time you have a MSgt Officer, it's closer to average. But you get it all up front without needing to grind for two months.

	==See also==		==See also==

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Tactical Advice

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	{{Legio Patria Nostra (Long War)\|align=left}}is an interesting idea on your highest-ranked officer, giving your entire team up to +12 will on the toughest missions like Alien Base Assaults, EXALT HQ Assaults, and the Temple Ship. Since panic is generally not a significant issue for high level soldiers, the main value is to help you utilize (and defend against) offensive psionic abilities like Mindfray, Psi Panic, Mind Control, and Rift.		{{Legio Patria Nostra (Long War)\|align=left}}is an interesting idea on your highest-ranked officer, giving your entire team up to +12 will on the toughest missions like Alien Base Assaults, EXALT HQ Assaults, and the Temple Ship. Since panic is generally not a significant issue for high level soldiers, the main value is to help you utilize (and defend against) offensive psionic abilities like Mindfray, Psi Panic, Mind Control, and Rift.

	===Captain===		====Captain====

	{{Semper Vigilans (Long War)\|align=left}}increases defense of all friendly units by 5. If you primarily use MECs to tank, it's generally your better option, since they can't take advantage of Fortiores Una. It's also good in situations where your game plan revolves around taking no hits at all, such as where you've skimped on good armor in favor of other research and so any hit has the potential to knock your soldier out for a month. Defense stacking gets better the more of it you stack (up to a limit): reducing a 90% hit to 85% is not too significant, but reducing a 10% to 5% means taking half as many hits as before.		{{Semper Vigilans (Long War)\|align=left}}increases defense of all friendly units by 5. If you primarily use MECs to tank, it's generally your better option, since they can't take advantage of Fortiores Una. It's also good in situations where your game plan revolves around taking no hits at all, such as where you've skimped on good armor in favor of other research and so any hit has the potential to knock your soldier out for a month. Defense stacking gets better the more of it you stack (up to a limit): reducing a 90% hit to 85% is not too significant, but reducing a 10% to 5% means taking half as many hits as before.
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	{{Fortiores Una (Long War)\|align=left}}adds 0.67 DR on soldiers in low cover and 1.0 DR on soldiers in high cover, and is a solid idea if you like fielding biotanks. On bio units the effect of extra DR is generally much more significant of a survivability increase than the 5 defense from Semper Vigilans, but it has no real effect on MECs since they don't take cover. Much like Defense Stacking, note that DR gets better the more of it you stack: reducing a 7 HP hit to 6 HP probably won't make you take fewer hits before being killed, but reducing it to a 1 HP hit with DR-stacking (e.g. Cover, Fortiores Una, Will to Survive, Iron Skin, Mind Merge, Combat Stims) can allow you to shrug off dozens of shots without even taking injuries.		{{Fortiores Una (Long War)\|align=left}}adds 0.67 DR on soldiers in low cover and 1.0 DR on soldiers in high cover, and is a solid idea if you like fielding biotanks. On bio units the effect of extra DR is generally much more significant of a survivability increase than the 5 defense from Semper Vigilans, but it has no real effect on MECs since they don't take cover. Much like Defense Stacking, note that DR gets better the more of it you stack: reducing a 7 HP hit to 6 HP probably won't make you take fewer hits before being killed, but reducing it to a 1 HP hit with DR-stacking (e.g. Cover, Fortiores Una, Will to Survive, Iron Skin, Mind Merge, Combat Stims) can allow you to shrug off dozens of shots without even taking injuries.

	===Major===		====Major====

	{{Into The Breach (Long War)\|align=left}}increases mission completion bonus XP by 25% for soldiers of Sergeant rank or lower. Mission completion XP is generally around 100, or more if you spot high-level aliens like Outsiders, so this adds around 25 XP to your low level troops per mission. On a standard 8 man squad, that's at least 200 total extra XP, assuming nobody is Tech Sergeant or higher, which is generally way more than you could get from So Shall You Fight. But the main issue is that it doesn't apply to any units above Sergeant rank. It's a really strong pick with your first officer to hit Tech Sergeant, but falls off after a couple of months, though it can still be valuable later in the game when taking council reward Sergeants to crashed Scouts and Fighters alongside a babysitting GSgt or MSgt.		{{Into The Breach (Long War)\|align=left}}increases mission completion bonus XP by 25% for soldiers of Sergeant rank or lower. Mission completion XP is generally around 100, or more if you spot high-level aliens like Outsiders, so this adds around 25 XP to your low level troops per mission. On a standard 8 man squad, that's at least 200 total extra XP, assuming nobody is Tech Sergeant or higher, which is generally way more than you could get from So Shall You Fight. But the main issue is that it doesn't apply to any units above Sergeant rank. It's a really strong pick with your first officer to hit Tech Sergeant, but falls off after a couple of months, though it can still be valuable later in the game when taking council reward Sergeants to crashed Scouts and Fighters alongside a babysitting GSgt or MSgt.
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	{{So Shall You FIght (Long War)\|align=left}}increases kill XP by 25%. Generally you get around 20 XP for killing weak enemies and more from tougher foes, so adding this gives you at least 5 extra XP per kill. To match the approximately 200 XP per mission that Into The Breach gives you, you'd need about 50 kills per mission spread across your squad, which is obviously unrealistic... but keep in mind Into the Breach doesn't apply to any units ranked above Sergeant. In the long run,this is probably the better choice, since the grind from Tech Sergeant to Master Sergeant requires a ton of XP and troops in that range tend to play lots of missions where they get a ton of kills.		{{So Shall You FIght (Long War)\|align=left}}increases kill XP by 25%. Generally you get around 20 XP for killing weak enemies and more from tougher foes, so adding this gives you at least 5 extra XP per kill. To match the approximately 200 XP per mission that Into The Breach gives you, you'd need about 50 kills per mission spread across your squad, which is obviously unrealistic... but keep in mind Into the Breach doesn't apply to any units ranked above Sergeant. In the long run,this is probably the better choice, since the grind from Tech Sergeant to Master Sergeant requires a ton of XP and troops in that range tend to play lots of missions where they get a ton of kills.

	===Colonel===		====Colonel====

	{{Band Of Warriors (Long War)\|align=left}}gives your squad 2 Aim per continent bonus you have, up to a maximum of 10 when you have all 5 continent bonuses. 10 Aim will make your squad much more reliable, particularly against flying or in cover enemies. You can generally bank on having 2, maybe 3 continent bonuses by the time this comes out and the extra resources you get from raiding Alien Bases makes securing all 5 continent bonuses a nice idea regardless. Killing enemies with big alpha strikes remains a great idea so the offensive benefits of more Aim are usually better in general.		{{Band Of Warriors (Long War)\|align=left}}gives your squad 2 Aim per continent bonus you have, up to a maximum of 10 when you have all 5 continent bonuses. 10 Aim will make your squad much more reliable, particularly against flying or in cover enemies. You can generally bank on having 2, maybe 3 continent bonuses by the time this comes out and the extra resources you get from raiding Alien Bases makes securing all 5 continent bonuses a nice idea regardless. Killing enemies with big alpha strikes remains a great idea so the offensive benefits of more Aim are usually better in general.
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	{{Esprit De Corps (Long War)\|align=left}}gives your entire squad an extra 5 defense and 5 will. If you've developed builds and a playstyle around Defense stacking as your primary means of tanking and you like using offensive psionics, there's a possibility for this to be a better choice than Band of Warriors, but in general killing enemies more reliably with guns thanks to your higher Aim is the better choice.		{{Esprit De Corps (Long War)\|align=left}}gives your entire squad an extra 5 defense and 5 will. If you've developed builds and a playstyle around Defense stacking as your primary means of tanking and you like using offensive psionics, there's a possibility for this to be a better choice than Band of Warriors, but in general killing enemies more reliably with guns thanks to your higher Aim is the better choice.

	===Field Commander===		====Field Commander====

	{{So Others May Live (Long War)\|align=left}}gives individual all soldiers in the mission +1 Aim and +1 Will every time they complete a mission with no deaths, up to a max of +8. Eventually, you might be able to get an alpha team to +8, but that could take almost two months given the ~1 week fatigue between missions that a bunch of MSgts have.		{{So Others May Live (Long War)\|align=left}}gives individual all soldiers in the mission +1 Aim and +1 Will every time they complete a mission with no deaths, up to a max of +8. Eventually, you might be able to get an alpha team to +8, but that could take almost two months given the ~1 week fatigue between missions that a bunch of MSgts have.

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Lead by Example

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	{{Lead By Example (Long War)\|align=left}}causes the officer to increase the will of allies within 8 tiles to match the Officers will, if the Officer's will is higher~~. This only applies to base will, not will that has been damaged by will-reducing skills~~. This rewards stacking high amounts of will on your officer. While panicking from mundane sources like wounds and other soldiers panicking is not generally a big deal beyond the very early game, enemy psions remain a deadly threat; a high will officer can go a long way ~~to get~~ enemy Sectoid Commanders to pick less dangerous Psi skills like Mindfray or Psi Panic, rather than the extremely deadly Mind Control. ~~Which class should generally be one~~ that ~~sits in the heart of your formation,~~ since the range is only 8 tiles, your officer should generally be a class that is normally positioned in the center of your formation.		{{Lead By Example (Long War)\|align=left}}causes the officer to increase the will of allies within 8 tiles to match the Officers will, if the Officer's will is higher. This rewards stacking high amounts of will on your officer, since they can help non-psionic builds against psionic attackers. While panicking from mundane sources like wounds and other soldiers panicking is not generally a big deal beyond the very early game, enemy psions remain a deadly threat; a high will officer can go a long way towards babysitting low-ranked soldiers with low will while also encouraging enemy Sectoid Commanders to pick less dangerous Psi skills like Mindfray or Psi Panic, rather than the extremely deadly Mind Control. Keep in mind that since the range is only 8 tiles, your officer should generally be a class that is normally positioned in the center of your formation.

	To maximize its benefit, [[Medic (Long War)\|Medics]], [[Assault (Long War)\|Assaults]], and [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] have a good combination of base will gain per level plus bonus will from perks:		To maximize its benefit, [[Medic (Long War)\|Medics]], [[Assault (Long War)\|Assaults]], and [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] have a good combination of base will gain per level plus bonus will from perks:

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Officer ranks

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	* Each promotion presents a choice between one of two rank-specific Officer perks. This selection is permanent (and cumulative), but a different perk can be chosen for every officer.		* Each promotion presents a choice between one of two rank-specific Officer perks. This selection is permanent (and cumulative), but a different perk can be chosen for every officer.
	* Only the perks of the commanding (highest-ranked) officer are beneficial to the entire squad. Officer perks of a second, lower-ranking officer present on a mission benefit only that officer.		* Only the perks of the commanding (highest-ranked) officer are beneficial to the entire squad. Officer perks of a second, lower-ranking officer present on a mission benefit only that officer.
	* Officers recover slower from post-battle fatigue. The additional time is 12 hours per officer rank (6 hours with ''Gift of Osiris'' - Egypt's starting bonus).		* Officers recover slower from post-battle [[Soldiers_(Long_War)#Fatigue\|fatigue]]. The additional time is 12 hours per officer rank (reduced to 6 hours with ''Gift of Osiris'' - Egypt's [[The_Council_(Long_War)#Country_starting_bonuses\|starting bonus]]).

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Officer upgrades

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	==Officer upgrades==		==Officer upgrades==
	Each officer rank is unlocked by purchasing an upgrade in the Officer Training School. It unlocks a number of officer billets for the new rank and prior ranks. Purchasing these upgrades costs money and requires a certain number of total soldier ranks (where a Specialist counts as one, a Lance Corporal as two, and so on). When an officer is killed or dismissed, the billet will cycle back and become available again after a few missions.		Each officer rank is unlocked by purchasing an upgrade in the Officer Training School. It unlocks a number of officer billets for the new rank and prior ranks. Purchasing these upgrades costs money and requires a certain number of total soldier ranks (where a Specialist counts as one, a Lance Corporal as two, and so on). When an officer is killed or dismissed, the billet will cycle back and become available again after a few missions. United States starting bonus ''Special Warfare School'' reduces Cost by 90%.

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	{{Lead By Example (Long War)\|align=left}}Rewards stacking high amounts of will on your officer, since they can help non-psionic builds against psionic attackers. While panicking from mundane sources like wounds and other soldiers panicking is not generally a big deal beyond the very early game, enemy psions remain a deadly threat; a high will officer can go a long way towards babysitting ~~low-ranked~~ soldiers with low will while also encouraging enemy Sectoid Commanders to pick less dangerous Psi skills like Mindfray or Psi Panic, rather than the extremely deadly Mind Control. Keep in mind that since the range is only 8 tiles, your officer should generally be a class that is normally positioned in the center of your formation.		{{Lead By Example (Long War)\|align=left}}Rewards stacking high amounts of will on your officer, since they can help non-psionic builds against psionic attackers. While panicking from mundane sources like wounds and other soldiers panicking is not generally a big deal beyond the very early game, enemy psions remain a deadly threat; a high will officer can go a long way towards babysitting soldiers with low will while also encouraging enemy Sectoid Commanders to pick less dangerous Psi skills like Mindfray or Psi Panic, rather than the extremely deadly Mind Control. This is especially useful on MECs; biological troops can always train in Psionics for extra will (and the rest of the utility it offers), but MECs will pretty much always have will scores noticeably lower than your officer, as they don't get as much as bio troopers do from rank increases. Keep in mind that since the range is only 8 tiles, your officer should generally be a class that is normally positioned in the center of your formation.

	To maximize its benefit, [[Medic (Long War)\|Medics]], [[Assault (Long War)\|Assaults]], and [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] have a good combination of base will gain per level plus bonus will from perks:		To maximize its benefit, [[Medic (Long War)\|Medics]], [[Assault (Long War)\|Assaults]], and [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]] have a good combination of base will gain per level plus bonus will from perks:

	* [[Assault_(Long_War)\|Assaults]]: Assaults have 25 base will progression by MSgt, which is average. A [[Assault_(Long_War)#Tank_Psi_Assault\|Biotank assault build]] with Steadfast (+5), Will to Survive (+3), Close Encounters (+3), and Extra Conditioning (+4) will have 15 bonus will from perks.		* [[Assault_(Long_War)\|Assaults]]: Assaults have 25 base will progression by MSgt, which is average. A [[Assault_(Long_War)#Tank_Psi_Assault\|Biotank assault build]] with Steadfast (+5), Will to Survive (+3), Close Encounters (+3), and Extra Conditioning (+4) will have 15 bonus will from perks, the most of any class.

	* [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]]: Infantry have 25 base will progression by MSgt, which is average. A [[Infantry_(Long_War)#Tank_Infantry\|taunt-tank suppression build]] with Steadfast (+5), Will to Survive (+3), and Extra Conditioning (+4) grants +12 total bonus will.		* [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]]: Infantry have 25 base will progression by MSgt, which is average. A [[Infantry_(Long_War)#Tank_Infantry\|taunt-tank suppression build]] with Steadfast (+5), Will to Survive (+3), and Extra Conditioning (+4) grants +12 total bonus will.

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	===Class and Build===		===Class and Build===

	Which class to make as your officer is a difficult choice with no clear-cut answers; there are always ~~tradeoffs~~ depending on your priorities. Generally, an ideal Officer build will fulfill the following requirements:		Which class to make as your officer is a difficult choice with no clear-cut answers; there are always trade-offs depending on your priorities. Generally, an ideal Officer build will fulfill the following requirements:

	# It's a class that can stack high will for use with '''Lead by Example''		# It's a class that can stack high will for use with '''Lead by Example'''
	# A reliable and valuable build or class that you want to take into every mission		# A reliable and valuable build or class that you want to take into every mission
	# It's actions aren't too valuable, so that it can afford to donate its action to another unit when an opportunity arises, via '''Command'''.		# It's actions aren't too valuable (e.g. support units), or the value of its actions are inconsistent (e.g. move-limited units), such that it can afford to donate its action to another unit when an opportunity arises, via '''Command'''.
	# It's not the kind of class that ~~could get a ton of use out of having~~ Command ~~being~~ used on them		# It's not the kind of class that wants Command to be used on them (e.g. high damage output classes, especially ones with Double Tap, In the Zone, or Rapid Fire)
	# It's not the kind of class that really wants to invest in Psionics, either a little for a Neural Gunlink or a lot for Psionic active abilities.		# It's not the kind of class that really wants to invest in Psionics, either a little for a Neural Gunlink or a lot for Psionic active abilities.

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	* [[Assault (Long War)\|Assault]]: On the one hand, there are many situations where running forward into shotgun range will activate a pod, so assaults sometimes have to sit back and do nothing; giving up your action to someone else via Command can kinda make sense. And assaults '''generally''' don't like having Command used on them due to its bad interactions with Run & Gun, Close Encounters and Hit and Run, plus tank assaults happen to have incredibly high will. So weirdly enough it seems like assaults might make for a good officer build. But assault action economy is actually so incredibly situational that Command really isn't enough: sometimes your best choice with an Assault is literally to sit there and do nothing for five straight turns while the rest of your squad picks off targets at range. So assaults really like to have access to offensive psionic abilities that they can be using every turn, instead of Command which has limited charges and a long cooldown.		* [[Assault (Long War)\|Assault]]: On the one hand, there are many situations where running forward into shotgun range will activate a pod, so assaults sometimes have to sit back and do nothing; giving up your action to someone else via Command can kinda make sense. And assaults '''generally''' don't like having Command used on them due to its bad interactions with Run & Gun, Close Encounters and Hit and Run, plus tank assaults happen to have incredibly high will. So weirdly enough it seems like assaults might make for a good officer build. But assault action economy is actually so incredibly situational that Command really isn't enough: sometimes your best choice with an Assault is literally to sit there and do nothing for five straight turns while the rest of your squad picks off targets at range. So assaults really like to have access to offensive psionic abilities that they can be using every turn, instead of Command which has limited charges and a long cooldown.
	* [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]]: Taunt-tank infantry tend to have high will, though they aren't considered a particularly valuable build. And generally a taunt-tank infantry want to be Suppressing most of the time rather than giving up their action to someone else (not to mention it just being a bad idea in general to stick Command on any ~~other~~ infantry build that has Suppression, given how useful it is). And Crit Infantry have an absolutely cracked quintuple shot enabled by Command (Light Em Up > Rapid Fire > Rapid Fire) which is one of the main use cases for Command outside Engineers.		* [[Infantry (Long War)\|Infantry]]: Taunt-tank infantry tend to have high will, though they aren't considered a particularly valuable build. And generally a taunt-tank infantry want to be Suppressing most of the time rather than giving up their action to someone else (not to mention it just being a bad idea in general to stick Command on any infantry build that has Suppression, given how useful it is). And Crit Infantry have an absolutely cracked quintuple shot enabled by Command (Light Em Up > Rapid Fire > Rapid Fire) which is one of the main use cases for Command outside Engineers.
	* [[Gunner (Long War)\|Gunner]]: Gunners tend to have slightly above average will given the right perks, but not so much better that they can be considered a High will class like Assault, Infantry and Medic. They also tend to really like Command being used on them, whether for Double Tap, Rapid Fire, or just ensuring you have ~~full~~ Suppression ~~uptime~~.		* [[Gunner (Long War)\|Gunner]]: Gunners tend to have slightly above average will given the right perks, but not so much better that they can be considered a High will class like Assault, Infantry and Medic. They also tend to really like Command being used on them, whether for Double Tap, Rapid Fire, or just ensuring you have Suppression always available.
	* [[Rocketeer (Long War)\|Rocketeer]]: Rocketeers generally want to either fire their rocket or keep it steady to get ready to fire in a future round in case some powerful pod strolls into the fight while you're busy with another. But if you're the kind of person who fires a rocket as a fight starter instead of keeping one in reserve and have no plans on using Snapshot double rockets, then its a respectable choice, because Rocketeers happen to fulfill the seemingly mutually-exclusive niche between "you want them every mission" but "they don't necessarily have anything useful to do with their action". But much like Assaults, their action economy can be so open that Psionics becomes valuable enough~~, like it does with Assaults~~.		* [[Rocketeer (Long War)\|Rocketeer]]: Rocketeers generally want to either fire their rocket or keep it steady to get ready to fire in a future round in case some powerful pod strolls into the fight while you're busy with another. But if you're the kind of person who fires a rocket as a fight starter instead of keeping one in reserve and have no plans on using Snapshot double rockets, then its a respectable choice, because Rocketeers happen to fulfill the seemingly mutually-exclusive niche between "you want them every mission" but "they don't necessarily have anything useful to do with their action". But much like Assaults, their action economy can be so open that Psionics becomes valuable enough.
	* [[Scout (Long War)\|Scout]]: They don't have much in the way of Will, but other than that, Hit and Run scouts aren't an awful choice for officers, especially since Hit and Run ~~and Command don~~'t ~~synergize~~. This is especially true if you prefer support perks like Battle Scanners or Holo-Targeting over more aggressive options like Aggression and Bring em On, since such a build doesn't mind giving their turn up to other classes. In the Zone Shotgun scouts are easily one of the better uses for Command however, either to let them keep a kill chain going or bail them out if their chain ends early.		* [[Scout (Long War)\|Scout]]: They don't have much in the way of Will, but other than that, Hit and Run scouts aren't an awful choice for officers, especially since Hit and Run builds can't benefit from Command. This is especially true if you prefer support perks like Battle Scanners or Holo-Targeting over more aggressive options like Aggression and Bring em On, since such a build doesn't mind giving their turn up to other classes. In the Zone Shotgun scouts are easily one of the better uses for Command however, either to let them keep a kill chain going or bail them out if their chain ends early.
	* [[Sniper (Long War)\|Sniper]]: Snipers tend to have much lower will than other options and sit too far back from anyone else anyways. They get a lot from having Command used on them, specifically the In the Zone and Double Tap crit builds.		* [[Sniper (Long War)\|Sniper]]: Snipers tend to have much lower will than other options and sit too far back from anyone else anyways. They get a lot from having Command used on them, specifically the In the Zone and Double Tap crit builds.
	* [[Engineer (Long War)\|Engineer]]: Engineers make awful Officers ~~if for no other reason than~~ capture attempts ~~being~~ your #1 use for spare Command charges for large portions of the game.		* [[Engineer (Long War)\|Engineer]]: Engineers make awful Officers, since capture attempts are your #1 use case for spare Command charges for large portions of the game and Engineers with Repair are your main source of captures.
	* [[Medic (Long War)\|Medic]]: Most medic builds tend to have actions that aren't quite valuable enough that you'd have to reason to pass it on to someone else via ~~command~~ (~~with one exception~~), but not so useless that you need to give them a whole new action set with Psionics. But medics are generally the weakest Long War class unless ~~and~~ until you start actively tanking ~~damage~~ and need a dedicated healer.~~.. and once~~ again ~~Suppression is that big~~, ~~glaring exception to the rule of medic actions being kinda bad~~ that ~~you often don~~'t ~~want being mutually-exclusive with Command~~.		* [[Medic (Long War)\|Medic]]: Most medic builds tend to have actions that aren't quite valuable enough that you'd have to reason to pass it on to someone else via Command (aside from Suppression), but not so useless that you need to give them a whole new action set with Psionics. But medics are generally the weakest Long War class unless until later when you start actively damage tanking and need a dedicated healer. But again, Command on a class that likes using Suppression just isn't a smart idea.

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	{{Into The Breach (Long War)\|align=left}}Mission completion XP is generally around 100, or more if you spot high-level aliens like Outsiders, so this adds around 25 XP to your low level troops per mission. On a standard 8 man squad, that's at least 200 total extra XP, assuming nobody is Tech Sergeant or higher, which is generally way more than you could get from So Shall You Fight. But the main issue is that it doesn't apply to any units above Sergeant rank. It's a really strong pick with your first officer to hit Tech Sergeant, but falls off after a couple of months, though it can still be valuable later in the game when taking council reward Sergeants to crashed Scouts and Fighters alongside a babysitting GSgt or MSgt.		{{Into The Breach (Long War)\|align=left}}Mission completion XP is generally around 100, or more if you spot high-level aliens like Outsiders, so this adds around 25 XP to your low level troops per mission. On a standard 8 man squad, that's at least 200 total extra XP, assuming nobody is Tech Sergeant or higher, which is generally way more than you could get from So Shall You Fight. But the main issue is that it doesn't apply to any units above Sergeant rank. It's a really strong pick with your first officer to hit Tech Sergeant, but falls off after a couple of months, though it can still be valuable later in the game when taking council reward Sergeants to crashed Scouts and Fighters alongside a babysitting GSgt or MSgt.

	{{So Shall You FIght (Long War)\|align=left}}Generally you get around 20 XP for killing weak enemies and more from tougher foes, so adding this gives you at least 5 extra XP per kill. To match the approximately 200 XP per mission that Into The Breach gives you, you'd need about 50 kills per mission spread across your squad, which is obviously unrealistic... but keep in mind Into the Breach doesn't apply to any units ranked above Sergeant. In the long run,this is probably the better choice, since the grind from Tech Sergeant to Master Sergeant requires a ton of XP and troops in that range tend to play lots of missions where they get a ton of kills.		{{So Shall You FIght (Long War)\|align=left}}Generally you get around 20 XP for killing weak enemies and more from tougher foes, so adding this gives you at least 5 extra XP per kill. To match the approximately 200 XP per mission that Into The Breach gives you, you'd need about 50 kills per mission spread across your squad, which is obviously unrealistic for all but the toughest of missions... but keep in mind Into the Breach doesn't apply to any units ranked above Sergeant, whereas this does. In the long run, this is probably the better choice, since the grind from Tech Sergeant to Master Sergeant requires a ton of XP and troops in that range tend to play lots of missions where they get a ton of kills.

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	{{So Others May Live (Long War)\|align=left}}Eventually, you might be able to get an alpha team to +8, but that could take almost two months given the ~1 week fatigue between missions that a bunch of MSgts have. That's a lot of time to spend for a modest benefit, but at least the benefits carry over into missions where the officer isn't present.		{{So Others May Live (Long War)\|align=left}}Eventually, you might be able to get an alpha team to +8, but that could take almost two months given the ~1 week fatigue between missions that a bunch of MSgts have. That's a lot of time to spend for a modest benefit, but at least the benefits carry over into missions where the officer isn't present.

	{{Combined Arms (Long War)\|align=left}}Almost everything in this game has at least some DR, either from cover or innate DR, so this is at minimum a +0.67 damage increase against anything in low cover, and +1 damage against everything else. 1 damage is a lot in the early game, but by the time you have a MSgt Officer, it's closer to ~~average~~. But you get it all up front without needing to grind for two months.		{{Combined Arms (Long War)\|align=left}}Almost everything in this game has at least some DR, either from cover or innate DR, so this is at minimum a +0.67 damage increase against anything in low cover, and +1 damage against everything else. 1 damage is a lot in the early game, but by the time you have a MSgt Officer, it's closer to "decent". But you get it all up front without needing to grind for two months.

	==See also==		==See also==