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In General

Soldiers and MECs mainly gain experience (XP) through completing missions. However, various other sources of experience are possible.

Experience allows soldiers to promote to higher ranks which will increase the number of perks they have.

Soldiers that jump to a rank (reward soldiers, starting soldiers, XTP boosts) start with the XP of one rank lower than their current rank.

XCOM starts with 3 soldiers at the LCPL rank, 4 soldiers at the SPEC rank and 6 soldiers at the PFC rank.

Note: SHIVs do not gain XP.

Mission XP


Source	XP
Mission Complete	+120
*Major Mission Complete**	+150
Covert Operative Assignment***	+240
Mission Complete with less than max units	300 x (Max/Deployed - 1)**
MSGT on mission	+10 per MSGT
Alien Kill	+8 (Killer only; SHIVs share with squad)
Killing Alien Leader	+40 per Leader LvL / Num Soldiers**
Capturing Alien Leader	+80 per Leader LvL / Num Soldiers**

Notes: 
*Major Missions are: Landed UFOs, Terror Missions, Alien Base Assaults, and XCOM Base Defenses
**The Deployed and Num Soldiers values have a minimum value of 4
***The Covert Operative will not gain normal mission XP, only the Covert Operative Assignment XP

The following factors modify only the Mission Complete and Major Mission Complete XP gains:


Factor	Mission Complete XP Modification
Newfoundland (Site Recon Mission)	+200
Show 'Em the Ropes	+70% for soldiers of SGT rank or less
Tricks of the Trade	+15% for all soldiers
1st SHIV (Alive after Mission)	Shared evenly to squad

The following factors modify all Mission XP gains:


Factor	Mission XP Modification
Campaign Progression	+10% per month passed
Alien Trophy	+15%
Cognitive Enhancer	+70%
Campaign Length	2/1/0.5/0.25

Officer Training School XP


Source	XP	Psi XP
XTP I	+4 / day	0 / day
XTP II	+8 / day	+2 / day
XTP III	+20 / day	+4 / day
Retired Soldiers	25% of retired soldier missions (modified by campaign length)

All OTS XP/PsiXP is granted at midnight and only apply to active/fatigued soldiers.

Experience per Rank


Rank	XP Required
Specialist	100
Lance Corporal	400
Corporal	1000
Sergeant	2000
Tech Sergeant	3500
Gunnery Sergeant	5000
Master Sergeant	6500

Sources of Psi Experience

After Xenopsionics is researched, soldiers will begin accruing psi XP after each mission (modified by Campaign Length).

Psi XP gained after any mission:

70 Psi XP

This can be doubled if the soldier is wearing a Neuroregulator.

The amount of psi XP a soldier can acquire is capped at the required psi XP for their next psi level (e.g. An Awakened psion can only acquire up to 400 psi XP).

You can see the current Psi XP level and cap in their Barracks profile.

As well, soldiers can gain Psi XP from the OTS projects II and III (see above).

Psi Experience per Rank


Rank	Psi XP Required
Awakened	100
Adept	200
Empath	400
Psion	600
Master	1000

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 Soldiers and MECs mainly gain experience (XP) through completing missions. However, various other sources of experience are possible.
-Experience allows soldiers to promote to increased ranks which will increase the number of perks they have and their base stats.
+Experience allows soldiers to promote to higher ranks which will increase the number of perks they have.
-There is no cap to how much experience soldiers can earn on a single mission.
+Soldiers that jump to a rank (reward soldiers, starting soldiers, XTP boosts) start with the XP of one rank lower than their current rank.
-Reward soldiers (from the council, from starting soldiers, or specific starts) start with the XP of one rank lower than their current rank.
+XCOM starts with 3 soldiers at the LCPL rank, 4 soldiers at the SPEC rank and 6 soldiers at the PFC rank.
-XCOM starts with 5 soldiers at the LCPL rank and 5 soldiers at the SPEC rank.
 Note: SHIVs do not gain XP.
-== Sources of Experience ==
+__TOC__
 [[File:Levelup2.png|right]]
-{| class="wikitable" style="max-width: 600px; text-align:center;"
+== Mission XP ==
+{| class="wikitable" style="max-width: 700px; text-align:center;"
 |+
-! style="width: 75%;" | Source
+! style="width: 55%;" | Source
-! style="width: 25%; padding: 10px 8px 8px 8px;" | XP
+! style="width: 45%; padding: 10px 8px 8px 8px;" | XP
-|-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | Alien Kill || +8
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | Mission Complete || +140
+| style="padding: 5px;" | '''Mission Complete''' || +120
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | ''Long'' Mission Complete || +200
+| style="padding: 5px;" | '''Major* Mission Complete''' || +150
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px 20px;" | No Dead Soldiers on a Mission || +40
+| style="padding: 5px;" | Covert Operative Assignment*** || +240
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | Cadre || +3 / day
+| style="padding: 5px;" | Mission Complete with less than max units || 300 x (Max/Deployed - 1)**
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | XTP I || +5 / day
+| style="padding: 5px;" | MSGT on mission || +10 per MSGT
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | XTP II || +10 / day
+| style="padding: 5px;" | Alien Kill || +8<br>(Killer only; SHIVs share with squad)
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | XTP III || +40 / day
+| style="padding: 5px 20px;" | Killing Alien Leader || +40 per Leader LvL / Num Soldiers**
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | Retired Soldiers || variable
+| style="padding: 5px 20px;" | Capturing Alien Leader || +80 per Leader LvL / Num Soldiers**
 |}
   '''Notes''':
-  Bonus xp to soldiers is granted at midnight each day and only apply to active or fatigued soldiers
+  *''Major'' Missions are: Landed UFOs, Terror Missions, Alien Base Assaults, and XCOM Base Defenses
- ''Long'' Missions are: Landed UFOs, Terror Missions, Alien Base Assaults, and XCOM Base Defenses
+ **The Deployed and Num Soldiers values have a minimum value of 4
+ ***The Covert Operative will not gain normal mission XP, only the Covert Operative Assignment XP
+The following factors modify only the '''Mission Complete''' and '''Major Mission Complete XP''' gains:
+{| class="wikitable" style="max-width: 1000px; text-align:center;"
+|+
+! style="width: 30%;" | Factor
+! style="width: 70%; padding: 10px 8px 8px 8px;" | Mission Complete XP Modification
+|-
+| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''Newfoundland (Site Recon Mission)''''' || +200
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:Dazed.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Show 'Em the Ropes''''' || +70% for soldiers of SGT rank or less
+|-
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:IC_StarHire.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Tricks of the Trade''''' || +15% for all soldiers
+|-
+| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''1st SHIV (Alive after Mission)''''' || Shared evenly to squad
+|}
-The following other factors modify how much experience soldiers gain during a battle (but do not modify xp gained from XTPs):
+The following factors modify all Mission XP gains:
 {| class="wikitable" style="max-width: 1000px; text-align:center;"
 |+
 ! style="width: 30%;" | Factor
-! style="width: 70%; padding: 10px 8px 8px 8px;" | XP Modification
+! style="width: 70%; padding: 10px 8px 8px 8px;" | Mission XP Modification
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''Campaign Progression''''' || +10% '''''all XP''''' per month passed
+| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''Campaign Progression''''' || +10% per month passed
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''Cognitive Enhancer''''' || +50% '''''all XP'''''
+| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''Alien Trophy''''' || +15%
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:Dazed.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Show 'Em the Ropes''''' || x2 '''''mission XP''''' to all soldiers in the squad at Sergeant rank or lower
+| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''Cognitive Enhancer''''' || +70%
+|-
+| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''Campaign Length''''' || *2/*1/*0.5/*0.25
+|}
+== Officer Training School XP ==
+{| class="wikitable" style="max-width: 700px; text-align:center;"
+|+
+! style="width: 40%;" | Source
+! style="width: 30%; padding: 10px 8px 8px 8px;" | XP
+! style="width: 30%; padding: 10px 8px 8px 8px;" | Psi XP
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:IC_StarHire.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Tricks of the Trade''''' || +10% '''''mission XP''''' to all soldiers in the squad at Sergeant rank or higher
+| style="padding: 5px;" | XTP I || +4 / day || 0 / day
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''1st SHIV (Alive after Mission)''''' || Shares its '''''mission XP''''' evenly to its squad mates
+| style="padding: 5px;" | XTP II || +8 / day || +2 / day
 |-
-| style="padding: 5px;" | '''''Campaign Length''''' || x2/x1/x0.5/x0.25 '''''all XP'''''
+| style="padding: 5px;" | XTP III || +20 / day || +4 / day
+|-
+| style="padding: 5px;" | Retired Soldiers || 25% of retired soldier missions<br>(modified by campaign length)
 |}
+All OTS XP/PsiXP is granted at midnight and only apply to active/fatigued soldiers.
 == Experience per Rank ==
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 | style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:RANK SQUADDIE.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Specialist''''' || 100
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK CORPORAL.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Lance Corporal''''' || 300
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK CORPORAL.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Lance Corporal''''' || 400
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK SERGEANT.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Corporal''''' || 700
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK SERGEANT.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Corporal''''' || 1000
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK LIEUTENANT.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Sergeant''''' || 1500
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK LIEUTENANT.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Sergeant''''' || 2000
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK CAPTAIN.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Tech Sergeant''''' || 3100
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK CAPTAIN.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Tech Sergeant''''' || 3500
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK MAJOR.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Gunnery Sergeant''''' || 6300
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK MAJOR.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Gunnery Sergeant''''' || 5000
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK COLONEL.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Master Sergeant''''' || 12700
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" | [[File:RANK COLONEL.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Master Sergeant''''' || 6500
 |}
 == Sources of Psi Experience ==
-After Xenopsionics is researched, soldiers will begin accruing '''100 Psi XP''' after each mission (modified by Campaign Length).
+After [[Research (LWR)#Main Tech|Xenopsionics]] is researched, soldiers will begin accruing psi XP after each mission (modified by Campaign Length).
-This can be doubled if the soldier is wearing a '''Neuroregulator'''.
+Psi XP gained after any mission:
+ '''70 Psi XP'''
+This can be doubled if the soldier is wearing a [[Equipment (LWR)#Non-Weapon Passive Equipment|Neuroregulator]].
+The amount of psi XP a soldier can acquire is capped at the required psi XP for their next psi level (e.g. An Awakened psion can only acquire up to 400 psi XP).
 You can see the current Psi XP level and cap in their Barracks profile.
+As well, soldiers can gain Psi XP from the OTS projects II and III (see above).
 == Psi Experience per Rank ==
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 ! style="width: 34%; padding: 10px 8px 8px 8px;" | Psi XP Required
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:CLASS_PSIONIC.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Awakened''''' || 200
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:CLASS_PSIONIC.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Awakened''''' || 100
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:CLASS_PSIONIC.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Adept''''' || 400
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:CLASS_PSIONIC.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Adept''''' || 200
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:CLASS_PSIONIC.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Empath''''' || 600
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:CLASS_PSIONIC.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Empath''''' || 400
 |-
-| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:CLASS_PSIONIC.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Psion''''' || 800
+| style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:CLASS_PSIONIC.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Psion''''' || 600
 |-
 | style="text-align: left; padding: 5px 20px;" |[[File:CLASS_PSIONIC.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''''Master''''' || 1000
 |}