Hunter (TJ)

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Hunter

Soldiers in the Hunter class are equally adept at both picking off enemies at long range and cleaving through approaching hostiles with a blade. ADVENT will never know what hit them.

Class Overview

The Hunter's unorthodox combination of sniper rifle and sword makes them deadly at any range. The Marksman path can execute devastating ambushes with First Strike and then vanish with Fade, while the Tracker can fight on the run with Snap Shot and Double Time while detecting enemies beyond line of sight with Tracking.

Weapons

Primary: Sniper Rifles

Secondary: Swords

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	Snap Shot You may take standard shots with your sniper rifle after moving, but you suffer severe range penalties beyond 5 tiles of squadsight range.	Squadsight You can target enemies within squadmates' sight, provided there is line of sight to the target.	Fleche Attack any enemy within movement range with your sword. Deals +1 damage for every 4 tiles between your starting position and the target.
	Rampage	Run Through	Unyielding
Lance Corporal	Impulse Your ranged attacks gain 10 aim and 10 critical chance if you have moved this turn.	Shadowborn The soldier is much more difficult to detect while concealed. Also, small bonuses to aim and crit while in concealment.	Keen Edge Your sword attacks deal +1/1/2/2/3 damage and ignore up to 2/2/3/3/4 armor.
Corporal	Lone Wolf Gain bonus Aim and Defense when at least 4 tiles distant from any ally, with a maximum of +12/+12 at 7+ tiles.	Fade Gain concealment that is broken if you move. Only works in full cover. Has a 4 turn cooldown. Free action.	Sling Blade Throw an axe at a target. This attack does not automatically end the turn.
Sergeant	Lead The Target Grants a +20% increased chance to hit, but delays the shot until the target takes an action on their turn. Costs two actions and has a 3 turn cooldown.	Precision Shot Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Whirlwind If you hit with a melee attack during your turn, gain a bonus move.
Staff Sergeant	Bullseye Fire a shot that deals critical damage and gives the target penalties to Aim, Defense, and Will. 5 turn cooldown.	Quick Feet Refunds one action point when you are revealed from concealment via your own action.	Burial Blade Slash any enemy within movement range. If this attack is lethal, its AP cost will be refunded.
Tech Sergeant	Shooting Sharp Your ranged attacks gain +2 armor piercing and +15 aim against units in cover.	Surprise You deal +2 damage while concealed and +1 damage while flanking your target. Passive.	Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.
Gunnery Sergeant	Running On Empty Once per turn, if the soldier moves while out of ammo, reload 1 ammo.	Butcher Increases damage against organic targets by 30%.	Dervish Once per turn, killing an enemy reduces all your ability cooldowns by 1 Turn(s).
Master Sergeant	First Strike While concealed or flanking your target, you deal +3 damage with your primary weapon.	Fearsome When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.	Slice And Dice Attack any enemy within movement range with your sword. If you hit, make a free second sword attack. 2 turn cooldown.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10/10/15/20/25/30/35 AP by tier.

Tier 1 10 AP	Tier 2 10 AP	Tier 3 15 AP	Tier 4 20 AP	Tier 5 25 AP	Tier 6 30 AP	Tier 7 35 AP
Deadcutter Slash an undead foe within movement range. If this attack is lethal, its AP cost will be refunded.	Maim Fire a shot with your primary weapon that immobilizes the target until the end of their next turn. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.	Bring 'Em On Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. Works for the soldier's primary weapon and explosives.	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.	Lightning Slash Attack any enemy within blue movement range with your weapon. This attack does not end the turn.	Serial A powerful chained shot ability. For every kill made with your primary weapon, your actions will be refunded but your damage and crit chance will be reduced for every subsequent attack.
Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.	Aim Hunker Down now confers +20 Aim and +20 Crit to the first shot on the following turn.	Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.	Steady Hands If you did not move last turn, gain +10 Aim and +10 Critical chance.	Combat Fitness Gain 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.	Open Fire Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.
Zone of Control All enemies within the soldier's 5 tile radius suffer penalties of -15 Aim and -4 Mobility.	Slash Attack an adjacent target with your sword. Uses one action.	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.	Stay On Target Removes the cooldown for the Lead The Target ability.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.	Burial Shot Fire a shot at a target. If this attack is lethal, its AP cost will be refunded.	Alpha Mike Foxtrot You do 4 additional points of base damage and 2 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
Scrounger There is a chance of an extra loot drop whenever you are on a mission.	Brawler Take 35% less damage from any melee attack, or attacks from within 5 tiles.	Cover Me Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Priority Target You get 10 Aim and 10 Crit chance on ranged attacks against the closest visible enemy.	Conceal Immediately enter concealment once per mission.	Overkill Your ranged attacks deal +2 more damage to units at 50% HP or less.	Kidney Shank Dash to an Organic enemy unit and shank them in the kidneys. Stuns for 2 Actions.
Scout Grants 1 free battle scanner item to your inventory.	Long Watch Allow Overwatch to trigger with Squadsight.	Dedication Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Preservation When your concealment is broken, gain +15 defense for 2 turns.	Cutthroat Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor and have a +15 critical chance and do +2 critical damage.	Predator Your ranged attacks gain 15 bonus aim and 15 bonus critical chance against enemies that are flanked or out of cover.	Heavy Hitter All your attacks deal +2 damage.
Paramedic Unlocks an ability to perform a dash move to use a medikit on an ally (this ability still costs 1 action and is non-turn ending). Gain a free medikit. Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Advice Share the tricks of the hunting trade with an ally. Raises chance to score a critical hit.	Combatives Automatically parry melee attacks that graze or miss against you, and counterattack with your melee weapon. Also gain +10 dodge.	Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.	Bladestorm Free melee attacks on any enemies that enter, exit or attack from melee range on enemy turns.	Stiletto Your weapon attacks pierce 2/3/4 additional points of armor.	Reaper A devastating chain melee attack where the first melee attack cannot miss. Each melee kill in Reaper mode grants an extra action, but further melee attacks have reduced damage.
Flush Special shot with a bonus to hit that does half damage but confers defense and dodge penalties and forces target to change position if it hits.	The Bigger They Are Grants +15 bonus aim against targets that cannot take cover.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Blademaster All melee attacks deal +1 extra damage and have +10 Aim.	Avenger Once per turn, take a reaction shot with your assault rifle at a visible enemy that has taken an offensive action. The reaction shot ignores cover bonuses.	Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.	Hidden Reserves Once per mission, as a free action, set all your cooldowns on abilities back to zero.
Flashbanger Grants 1 free flashbang item to your inventory.	Damn Good Ground Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.	Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.		Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.	Run and Slice Move to and slice a target. Uses one action and doesn't end the turn but can only be used once per turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown that can be reset by using other knife perks.
		Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.

Stat Progression

Rank
Per Level	Health	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
	Aim	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
	Will	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Health	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
	Aim	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	26
	Will	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

See Also

XCOM Units in Ted Jam
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