Abilities List (LWR)

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Normal Perks

Absorption Fields Absorption Fields Gain 5% DR. Shots from beam weapons (laser/pulse/drone/cyberdisc) lose half of their penetration when targeting this unit. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Shogun, SHIV via equipment Aliens: Drone Leaders, Mechtoid, Sectopod Equipment: Shielding Pod	Aggression Aggression Shots gain +10% crit damage per enemy in sight. Available for: XCOM: Assault, Infantry, Jaeger Aliens: Cyberdisc Leaders, Floater Leaders	Awareness Awareness A state of constant alertness grants this unit +20 defense at all times. Does not apply against attacks from steadied shots. Available for: XCOM: Jaeger Aliens: Floater Leaders, Heavy Floater Leaders, Mechtoid Leaders, Thinman Leaders, Chryssalid Leaders, Sectoid Commander Leaders, Heavy Floater Leaders, Outsider Leaders Equipment: Cognitive Enhancer
Body Shield Body Shield Grants a 50% chance for incoming shots to graze, dealing only half of their original damage. The nearest visible enemy suffers -20 aim against this unit and cannot critically hit it. Available for: XCOM: All MECS via eqipment Equipment: MEC-1, LMEC Suits	Tinker Tinker Concussion and psi grenades add 20 shred to their targets. On detonation, smoke grenades repair all shred. Available for: XCOM: Scout, Rocketeer	Brawler Brawler If this unit is idle and has not been damaged this turn, incoming shots within 4 tiles graze (dealing only half of the original damage). Available for: XCOM: Assault, Marauder Aliens: Outsider Leaders, Chryssalid Leaders
Bring 'Em On Bring 'Em On This unit gains +0.5 damage on standard shots and incoming non-psionic attacks have a +5% graze chance for each enemy in sight. Available for: XCOM: Gunner, Rocketeer, Jaeger, Sniper, Marauder, Medic	Bull Rush Bullseye Grants +25 aim, +25 crit and +25% crit damage to shots fired at 2 AP, steadied shots or shots at preoccupied targets (double bonus if two conditions are met, triple if all three). Available for: XCOM: Scout, Shogun, Jaeger	Close Combat Specialist Close Combat Specialist Grants a reaction shot at any enemy within 4 tiles that acts. Reaction shot only activates on enemy's turn, once per enemy. [Basic reaction shots bypass half of cover DR/def, cannot crit, and require hit chance >30] Available for: XCOM: Assault, Marauder, Medic, Jaeger, SHIV Aliens: Thinman Leaders, Muton Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Outsider
Close Encounters Close Encounters The first standard shot against an enemy within 4 tiles will leave this unit with 1 AP but reduces mobility to 3.3 tiles during their next action. Grants immunity to critical hits and reaction fire from enemies within 4 tiles. Available for: XCOM: Assault Aliens: Heavy Floater Leaders, Seeker Leaders	Collateral Damage Collateral Damage Use a full magazine of ammo to destroy some cover and deal 20% of base weapon damage per ammo spent in a 5 tile radius up to 8 tiles away and then reload the main weapon. Leaves this unit with 1 AP and reduces mobility to 3.3 until out of AP. Does not work while in One For All. Destroys Corpses. 3 turn cooldown. Available for: XCOM: Shogun	Combat Drugs Combat Drugs Smoke grenades grant +25 aim and +15 crit. On detonation, if this unit is in the Area of Effect, they Enrage. Smoke grenades also passively heal 2 HP at the end of the turn. Only affects units that are breathing the smoke. Does not work in dense smoke. Available for: XCOM: Medic
Concealment Concealment Grants an additional battle scanner. If this unit cannot be seen by any enemies and walks (not dashes) to full cover it will become and/or stay concealed. Enemies will not target this unit (but can sense it) when concealed. Leaving cover (that enemies have sight of), beginning a turn in sight of an enemy, being Holo'd, being flanked, and performing any action will break this concealment. Firing from concealment grants +3 crit damage and +30 crit. Available for: XCOM: Scout Aliens: Thinman Leaders	Critical System Targeting Critical System Targeting Shots against autopsied mechanical units deal +20% damage and gain +20 penetration (+50% damage and +50 penetration if steadied). Does not work with Arc Weapons. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Gunner, Engineer Aliens: Drone Leaders, Floater Leaders, Outsider Leaders, Heavy Floater, Sectopod	Damage Control Damage Control Grants +5 DR and +10 crit resistance each time damage is received. If shredded, reduce shred to a maximum of 50% at end of turn. Available for: XCOM: SHIV, All MECS via equipment Aliens: Outsider Leaders, Mechtoid, Seeker Leaders, Sectopod Equipment: HMEC Suits
Danger Zone Danger Zone Suppression affects (with half suppressive fire damage) targets in a 2.5 tile radius around the primary target. Upgrades suppressive fire against airborne units to 60% standard shot damage. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Rocketeer, Engineer, Gunner via equipment, SHIV Equipment: LMGs	Dense Smoke Dense Smoke Smoke grenades grant an additional +20 defense (+50 defense total -- defense affects psi as well). Using a smoke grenade costs 0 AP. Available for: XCOM: Engineer	Disabling Shot Disabling Shot Fire a 0 AP 1 damage shot that disables the target's main weapon. Grants +1 ammo to primary weapons. Does not work against mechanical targets (except SHIVs). Cannot be used after activating In The Zone. 3 turn cooldown. Only for Sniper/Strike Rifles. Available for: XCOM: Scout, Sniper
Double Tap Double Tap Shooting allows this unit to fire an extra shot if not out of ammo or targets. The extra shot gains +20 aim/crit if it's the same target. 1 turn cooldown after 2nd shot is used. Available for: XCOM: Engineer, Gunner, Sniper	Executioner Executioner Grants +1 damage and +20 aim against targets at or below half HP. Double the effects if using a sidearm. Available for: XCOM: Sniper Aliens: Sectoid Leaders, Thinman Leaders	Extra Conditioning Extra Conditioning Grants +2 armor HP and +0.6 mobility, and a 10% chance for all end-in-idle actions to cost 0 AP. Available for: XCOM: All MEC Troopers, All Soldiers
Field Medic Field Medic Grants 2 free medikits. Medikits heal +1 HP (+2 if an idle Engineer is within 4 tiles). Stabilization costs 0 AP and no longer consumes a medikit. Available for: XCOM: Medic	Fire Rocket Fire Rocket Grants the ability to use and equip a rocket launcher. Rocket scatter is affected by max base HP. Firing a rocket with 1 AP triples scatter and decreases range by 20%. 2 turn cooldown. Available for: XCOM: Rocketeer	Kitted Kitted Grants a medikit and a smoke grenade. If this unit does not have a scope, it gains a generic scope (+10 aim). If this unit does not have a plating, it gains a generic plating (+2 armor HP). Available for: XCOM: Gunner, Infantry
Flight Flight Flying units can bypass ground obstacles. Gain 30 defense and immunity to being exposed while in flight. XCOM Only: Units need sufficient fuel to remain in flight. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers via equipment, Hover SHIV Aliens: Drone, Floater, Seeker, Cyberdisc, Heavy Floater Equipment: Archangel Armor, Seraph Armor	Burst Burst Fire a +35 aim shot with x less damage (where x is half of the weapon's base damage). Requires 2 ammo. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers via equipment, SHIV via equipment Equipment: Drum Mags, Smartshell Pod, SAWs, LMGs	Fortified Fortified Grants immunity to critical hits. Injury and fatigue times are reduced by 15%. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Marauder, Shogun Aliens: Berserker Leaders, Chryssalid Leaders, Heavy Floater Leaders, Sectopod
Fragmentation Fragmentation Explosives critically hit exposed targets, have double the bleed chance, and apply 2 stacks if they cause bleeding. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Rocketeer, Assault, Shogun, Engineer	Grenadier Grenadier Using a destructive grenade deals +1 damage and costs only 1 AP. Equipped destructive grenades and MEC launchers receive an additional use and have no weight. Available for: XCOM: Engineer, Goliath, Infantry, Assault, Rocketeer, Shogun	Regen Biofield Grit Grants +4 armor HP and %DR equal to a quarter of the % total HP lost. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Gunner, Shogun Aliens: Outsider Leaders, Berserker, Chryssalid Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Heavy Floater Leaders, Sectopod Leaders
Hardened Hardened This unit cannot be exposed and gains +35% DR. Available for: XCOM: MECS, SHIV Aliens: Drone, Seeker, Chryssalid, Cyberdisc, Berserker, Mechtoid, Sectopod	HEAT Warheads HEAT Warheads Explosives gain +40 penetration and apply 50% more shred. Available for: XCOM: Rocketeer, Assault Aliens: Cyberdisc	Hit and Run Hit and Run The first shot taken at a preoccupied target or target damaged each turn will leave this unit with 1 AP, but limits this unit to using only mobility, officer, psionic, and non-arm-based MEC actions until they reach 0 AP. After repositioning, shots gain +25% crit damage until next turn. Available for: XCOM: Scout, Shogun
Holo Rounds Holo Rounds Firing at a target holos them for 3 turns [Prevents stealth, incoming shots gain +10 aim and +10 penetration]. Available for: XCOM: Engineer, Gunner, Rocketeer, SHIV via equipment Aliens: Drone, Outsider Leaders Equipment: Holo Charger	Hunter Hunter This unit cloaks at the beginning of each turn if it can see an enemy, has ammo, and is idle. All hiding (Cloaked or Stealthed) breaks at the end of turn or after a non-movement action. When cloaked, shots gain +50% weapon damage and +30 crit. Grants Combined Arms [All weapons and equipment deal +1 damage]. Available for: XCOM: Jaeger	Impact Impact Shots gain +10 penetration. Non-reaction shots disable their target's Overwatch and Reactive Targeting Sensors. Available for: XCOM: Sniper, Infantry, Scout, Marauder, Shogun, Jaeger Aliens: Outsider, Cyberdisc, Mechtoid, Heavy Floater, Sectopod
In The Zone In The Zone Shooting with a steadied weapon allows this unit to fire 3 additional chain shots until they run out of ammo or targets. Chain shots have a stacking -20 crit malus. If this unit has not moved, standard shots outside an ITZ chain gain +15 aim/crit and trigger a free reload. Available for: XCOM: Sniper	Jetboot Module Jetboot Module When activated, grants +3.3 mobility and the ability to jump to normally inaccessible heights for the rest of the turn. 2 turn cooldown. Does not break hidden abilities (Cloaking, Shadow, Stealth, or Ghosting). Available for: XCOM: Jaeger, Marauder, Shogun	Killer Instinct Killer Instinct Grants +30% crit damage. Available for: XCOM: Assault, Jaeger, All Soldiers via equipment Equipment: Illuminator Gunsight
Kinetic Dampening Kinetic Dampening Grants proximity-based DR from shots against this unit over 10 tiles away (+5% DR per tile further than 10). Grants 1 penetration resistance. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, All Psionic Soldiers via equipment Aliens: Outsider, Chryssalid Leaders, Berserker Leaders Equipment: Vortex Armor, Aurora Armor	Light 'Em Up Light 'Em Up Standard shots cost only 1 AP and gain both +3 penetration and +0.5 damage for each instance of damage their target took this turn. Available for: XCOM: Infantry, Rocketeer, Goliath, SHIV via equipment Aliens: Cyberdisc Leaders, Drone Leaders, Mechtoid, Muton Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Sectoid Commander Leaders Equipment: Weapon Supercooler	Lock n' Load Lock n' Load Reloading any weapon costs only 1 AP and dashing automatically reloads the active weapon. Available for: XCOM: Engineer, Gunner, Infantry, Assault, Marauder Aliens: Outsider Leaders, Muton Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Sectoid Commander Leaders
Lone Wolf Lone Wolf Grants 10 aim, crit, def and crit resist if not within 6 tiles of an allied unit. Available for: XCOM: Jaeger, Sniper	Low Profile Low Profile Partial cover grants the defense and DR bonus of full cover. Available for: XCOM: Scout, Sniper, Assault Aliens: Sectoid Leaders, Sectoid Commander, Thinman Leaders	Master Mechanic Master Mechanic Increases the healing of repair by +4 HP and grants an additional use. Explosive shots that hit friendly SHIVs do not damage this soldier. When in partial cover adjacent to a SHIV: Both this unit and the SHIV gain 20% DR. Available for: XCOM: Engineer Aliens: Drone
Maim Maim Fire 2 shots at -20 aim that deal 1 damage each. Any damage against a biological target with 1 HP will Maim the target instead of dealing damage, preventing the target from performing reactive fire and skipping it's next turn. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers	Mayhem Mayhem Suppression damages enemies immediately with a round of suppressive fire. Suppressive Fire can cause bleeding. Available for: XCOM: Gunner, Infantry, Sniper Aliens: Muton, Muton Elite	Mechanic Mechanic Grants 2 uses of Repair [Heal a mechanical unit for 5 HP and remove corrosion]. Removes corrosion from all adjacent allies after each action. When in partial cover adjacent to a SHIV: Gain Low Profile [Partial cover grants the defense and DR of full cover] and when that SHIV takes damage heal the SHIV for 25% of the damage taken (heal only occurs if engineer is idle, steadied, or on overwatch). Available for: XCOM: Engineer
One for All One for All Upon activation: +20% DR, remove all base defense, critical hit immunity, reactive fire disabled, negates Critical System Targeting and Explosive Shots on incoming attacks, and acts as full cover element. Lasts until unit moves or uses an arm-based weapon. Does not trigger reaction fire. Available for: XCOM: All MECS	Onslaught Onslaught The first use of the Kinetic Strike Module each turn will leave this unit with 1 AP but reduces mobility to 3.3 tiles during their next action. Grants Ram. Available for: XCOM: Marauder	Opportunist Opportunist Reaction shots gain +10 aim and can critically hit. Available for: XCOM: Infantry, Marauder, Gunner, Sniper, Medic, Jaeger Aliens: Cyberdisc Leaders, Muton Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Outsider Leaders, Sectoid Leaders, Sectoid Commander Leaders, Sectopod Leaders, Seeker Leaders, Thinman Leaders
Overload Overload Standard shots have a chance to disorient mechanical units equal to the percent of total HP lost. Available for: Equipment: Arc Rifle, Arc Pistol	Packmaster Packmaster Equipped medikits, grenades, and mists receive an additional use. Grants +2 HP to healing from Restorative Mists. Available for: XCOM: Infantry, Medic, Rocketeer, Scout, Engineer, Shogun	Penetrator Penetrator The primary weapon gains +15 penetration. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Gunner Aliens: Muton, Muton Elite Equipment: Plasma Reflex Cannon
Platform Stability Platform Stability If this unit is on the ground and has not moved, they gain: +15 aim, -80% rocket scatter, and +1 damage to suppressive fire. Allows steadying of Autocannons, Vulcan Cannons, SAWs, and LMGs. Prevents damage from breaking a steadied weapon. Available for: XCOM: Some Soldiers via equipment Equipment: Alloy Bipod	Precision Shot Precision Shot Fire a shot that has no squadsight penalties, +30 aim, and +30 crit. The shot will never graze. 3 turn cooldown. Only for Strike/Sniper Rifles. Available for: XCOM: Scout, Sniper	Quick Draw Quick Draw Point blank pistol shots cost 0 AP. Available for: XCOM: Covert Operative
Ranger Ranger Grants +1 damage to all weapons and equipment, +0.6 mobility, and +10% throw/rocket range. Sidearms additionally gain +2 damage, +20 aim, and 1 AP reloads. Available for: XCOM: Assault, Infantry, Medic, Rocketeer, Scout, Sniper Aliens: Sectoid, Seeker, Sectoid Commander	Rapid Fire Rapid Fire Fire twice with your primary weapon; accuracy gains above 50% hit chance only contribute half to final hit chance. Available for: XCOM: Assault, Jaeger, Medic	Reactive Targeting Sensors Reactive Targeting Sensors Once per turn, if this unit is not suppressed and is shot: Attempt to return fire with a +20 aim reaction shot. If this unit did return fire, enter One For All (if able). [Basic reaction shots bypass half of cover DR/def, cannot crit, and require hit chance >30] Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Marauder, SHIV via equipment Aliens: Mechtoid Leaders, Sectopod Leaders Equipment: AutoSentry Turret
Ready For Anything Ready For Anything At the end of each turn, if this unit did not move and is not at risk of triggering reaction fire, overwatch activates. If this unit has not moved, reaction shots gain +10 aim. Available for: XCOM: Gunner, Medic, SHIV via equipment Aliens: Cyberdisc Leaders, Floater Leaders, Heavy Floater Leaders, Muton Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Sectoid Leaders, Sectoid Commander Leaders, Seeker Leaders, Thinman Leaders Equipment: Adaptive Tracking Pod	Reconnaissance Reconnaissance Displays information on the nearest aliens that are not hiding after each non-dash move. Provides additional information on sneaking aliens. The first battle scanner used each turn costs 0 AP. Grants a free battle scanner. Grants Low Profile [Partial cover grants the defense and DR bonus of full cover]. Available for: XCOM: Scout	Repair Repair Heal a mechanical unit for 5 HP and remove corrosion. Available for: XCOM: Engineer Aliens: Drone
Repair Servos Repair Servos Repairs damage sustained in battle: When damaged, gain servos equal to 50% of the damage sustained. Each servo can heal 1 HP. At end of turn, use 20% the servos available (minimum 1). Active servos are removed if this unit is fully healed or corroded. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Marauder, SHIV, All Soldiers via equipment Aliens: Cyberdisc Leaders, Floater Leaders, Mechtoid Leaders, Sectopod Leaders Equipment: Regenerative Plating	Shock-Absorbent Armor Repulsor Plating Surface coatings create an electromagnetic field to protect this unit. If at full HP, repulses any attack against this unit, causing it to graze (dealing only half of the original damage). Finesse: Critical hits against this unit have 30% less crit damage. Resilience: Gain +20 crit resistance. Tenacity: When not at full HP, this unit retains a 20% chance to repulse any attack. Available for: XCOM: Marauder, Jaeger, Shogun Aliens: Muton Elite Leaders, Thinman Leaders	Robotic Robotic This unit is immune to bleeding, psionic attacks, panic, and fire. This unit also cannot be stunned, maimed, or strangled. Available for: XCOM: SHIV Aliens: Drone, Seeker, Cyberdisc, Sectopod
Run and Gun Run and Gun Activate to allow shooting or overwatching at 0 AP if the last AP was spent moving. When active: Gain +20 crit, +20% crit damage, immunity to reaction fire, but the AP discount from Close Encounters is disabled. 2 turn cooldown. Cannot activate if out of ammo and does not work with the stun rifle. Available for: XCOM: Assault	Sapper Sapper Explosives deal +1 damage, gain +20 penetration, and double environmental damage. Available for: XCOM: Engineer, Shogun	Savior Savior Medikits heal an additional 35% of the target's missing HP. Grants +1 small equipment slots. Grants Revive [Bring a stabilized soldier back into action at 33% of their max HP for the cost of 1 medikit and 0 AP]. Available for: XCOM: Medic
Sentinel Sentinel Fire an additional reaction shot and gain +20 defense during overwatch. Grants Opportunist. Available for: XCOM: Gunner, Infantry, Medic Aliens: Cyberdisc Leaders, Muton Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Outsider Leaders, Sectoid Leaders, Sectoid Commander Leaders, Seeker Leaders, Thinman Leaders	Sentry Sentry Reaction shots deal +50% base weapon damage. Grants +10% DR against the first damage taken each turn. Available for: XCOM: Goliath, Marauder Aliens: Floater Leaders, Mechtoid, Heavy Floater	Shadowstep Shadowstep This unit gains +0.6 mobility and does not trigger reaction shots or pursuit when walking (not dashing). After repositioning, shots gain +25% crit damage until next turn. Available for: XCOM: Medic, Scout, Jaeger Aliens: Chryssalid Leaders, Thinman Leaders Equipment: Chameleon Vest
Sharpshooter Sharpshooter All shots gain +15 aim against biological targets. Available for: XCOM: Medic, Sniper, Marauder	Shock and Awe Shock and Awe Equipped Javelin rockets gain an additional use. Rockets gain +25% damage. Explosives apply 50% more shred. Grants +1 small equipment slots. Available for: XCOM: Rocketeer, Shogun	Shredder Shredder Primary weapon attacks apply Shred equal to the damage dealt as a percent of the target's max HP (which increases subsequent damage the target receives by the amount of Shred) for the remainder of the battle. Available for: XCOM: Gunner, Other Soldiers via equipment Aliens: Floater Leaders, Muton Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Heavy Floater Leaders Equipment: Shredder Ammo, Plasma Rifle/Plasma Carbine (bio only), Plasma Battle Rifle (mech only)
Smoke and Mirrors Smoke and Mirrors Using a support grenade costs only 1 AP and does not trigger reaction shots. Equipped support grenades receive an additional use. Available for: XCOM: Engineer, Medic, Rocketeer, Scout	Snap Shot Snapshot Shots gain +20 crit and do not trigger reaction fire. Available for: XCOM: Infantry, Scout, Shogun, Aliens: Thinman	Sprinter Sprinter Grants +1.3 mobility and +10 defense. Doubles damage from Ram. Available for: XCOM: Assault, Scout, Marauder, SHIV Aliens: All Alien Leaders
Squad sight Squadsight Allows firing with long-range weapons around some obstacles and beyond 18 tiles at targets with a spotter (an ally at 0 AP that can see the target). Grants +2 aim per ally (+8 per scout) can see the target and -5 aim for each tile beyond 18. Overwatch and reaction shots are still limited to 18 tiles. Other abilities that consider the number of enemies in sight will also include any enemies in squadsight. Available for: XCOM: Sniper, Scout via equipment Aliens: Drone Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Outsider Leaders, Thinman Leaders, Sectopod Leaders Equipment: Marksmen Scope	Steadfast Steadfast Provides +2 armor HP, immunity to panic, and reduces injury times by 30%. Available for: XCOM: Gunner, Infantry, Assault, Medic, Marauder, Goliath, Shogun, All Soldiers via equipment Equipment: Alien Trophy	Suppression Suppression Suppress [Pinned if protected by cover, suppressive fire if not, no reaction fire, -35 aim, -35% mobility/ability range] targets. Breaks with suppressive fire if the target acts. Requires 2 ammo, and uses the 2nd ammo if the suppression breaks with suppressive fire. 1 turn cooldown. [Suppressive Fire deals 40% standard shot damage] Available for: XCOM: Gunner Aliens: Muton, Muton Elite
Tactical Mobility Tactical Mobility This unit gains 30 defense when in cover or flying. Disabled if this unit is not idle or has been damaged this turn. Does not apply to reaction fire or steadied shots. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers via equipment Aleins: Floater, Heavy Floater, Muton Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders, Sectoid Leaders, Sectoid Commander Leaders, Thinman, Seeker Leaders Equipment: Archangel Armor, Banshee Armor, Seraph Armor	Tandem Warheads Tandem Warheads Explosives employed by this soldier do full damage at the extent of their area of effect (instead of 50%). Available for: XCOM: Engineer, Goliath, Rocketeer	Tenacious Defense Tenacious Defense Grants +2 armor HP. Grants +20 crit resistance when protected by cover. Available for: XCOM: Assault, Gunner, Infantry Aliens: Muton, Muton Elite
Tracker Tracker This unit passively detects units and uncloaks Seekers within 6 tiles through walls/obstacles. Provides immunity to strangulation. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers via equipment, All SHIV via equipment Equipment: Proximity Sensor, Motion Tracker	Vital Point Targeting Vital Point Targeting When hitting humans or autopsied biological aliens: steadied shots, reaction shots, or shots at targets not protected by cover double the bleed chance and deal 30% more damage. Available for: XCOM: Infantry, Jaeger, Scout, Shogun, Sniper, Medic Aliens: Outsider	Will To Survive Will To Survive Increases DR of all cover to 60% but grants 10 less defense. For XCOM, grants Steadfast. Available for: XCOM: Assault, Gunner, Infantry, Medic Aliens: Muton, Muton Elite
Slayer Slayer All weapons and equipment deal bonus % weapon damage equal to the target's current HP. Available for: XCOM: Rocketeer, Shogun	Gun Slayer Gun Slayer Primary weapon shots deal bonus % weapon damage equal to the target's current HP. Stacks with Slayer. Available for: Equipment: Plasma Stellerator	Ram Ram If this unit moves at least 6 tiles in a mostly straight line towards the tile directly in front of an enemy, this unit will hit that enemy for x melee damage, where x is half of the distance moved + 1 for every 10 max HP this unit has. Available for: XCOM: SHIVs

Alien Only Perks

Acidic Acidic Immune to corrosion. Attacks bypass all DR, may apply corrosion, and fatal attacks kill with no chance of a critical wound. Corrodes enemy units that are within 1.5 tiles of this unit after each move on this unit's turn. Reveals enemy units that are within 4 tiles of this unit after each move. Available for: Aliens: Thinman, Chryssalid	Acid Spit Acid Spit Spit acid at long range, leaving a noxious cloud to remain briefly on the battlefield causing corrosion to all units within it Available for: Aliens: Thinman	Blood Call Blood Call Unleash a bestial roar that inspires nearby allies of the same species granting them +10% DR and +10 aim/will for a turn. Affected units heal 10% of max HP and have multiple debuffs (maim, disorient, mind fray, and panic) removed. 4 turn cooldown. Available for: Aliens: Muton
Bloodlust Bloodlust Attacks from this unit can cause bleed on non-crits and are 3x as likely to do so. If a unit in vision dies, this unit gains +1 damage and +0.6 mobility. If a Berserker in vision dies, this unit takes 10% of their current HP in damage as well. Reveals enemy units that are within 4 tiles after each move. Available for: Aliens: Berserker	Bull Rush Bull Rush Charge towards an enemy to make a melee attack. Available for: Aliens: Berserker	Cannon Fire Cannon Fire Fires a focused plasma beam attack with +50 penetration and free Overwatch. Alternatively, it can also fire twice without the bonus penetration. The reaction shot occurs with a secondary green plasma cannon that deals half damage and consumes no ammo. Available for: Aliens: Sectopod
Cluster Bomb Cluster Bomb Launch a barrage of explosives that deal heavy damage over a 5 tile radius area. 1 turn delay while charging. Reaction shots are disabled while charging. Available for: Aliens: Sectopod	Blood Call Death Explosion Robotic unit detonates causing damage to surrounding units and cover. Cyberdisk/Sectopod: Triggered upon death only. Drone: Triggered as self-destruct Available for: Aliens: Cyberdisc, Sectopod, Drone	Deflection Shield Deflection Shield When active, reduces the hit chance of shots taken against this unit (+10 defense per tile away). Can activate when this unit ends a turn on a move or with actions to spare. Available for: Aliens: Muton, Muton Elite, Heavy Floater Leaders, Berserker Leaders, Ethereal
Greater Mind Merge Greater Mind Merge Merge minds with allies, granting them +25 aim/crit/will, +2.0 mobility, +30% graze chance, and 5% of caster will in extra HP until the beginning of their next turn. Upon use creates an 8.5 radius telekinetic field. 5 turn cooldown. Available for: Sectoid Commander	Growth Growth Outsiders have a chance to grow in strength each turn they start with all of their base HP, up to a cap based on Alien Level. Non-leaders grow slower and do not grow for the first 4 turns. Chance is 25/50/75/100% (based on difficulty). Available for: Outsider	Hive Mind Hive Mind Spotters for this unit can spot targets for the purpose of squadsight regardless of their AP. Available for: Aliens: All Aliens with squadsight
Indomitable Indomitable If above half HP, fatal non-psionic non-melee damage reduces this unit to 1 HP instead. Available for: Aliens: Outsider, Berserker, Thin Man Leaders, Muton Elite, Heavy Floater	Insentient Crush Insentient Crush Purely mechanical enemies that can see this unit at the beginning of their turn take 30% of their max HP in psionic damage. Available for: Ethereal	Brute Brute Reacts unpredictably when wounded, with a 100% chance to rush it's attacker. The chance is 10% less for every other active alien. Damages enemy units that are within 1.5 tiles of this unit after each move with damage equal to 5% of this unit's current HP. Available for: Berserker
Launch Launch Launch to any position on the battlefield and then sometimes enter Overwatch and/or gain a Prepared buff. Launch cannot be used indoors. Available for: Aliens: Floater	Leap Leap Allows vertical leaps onto elevated surfaces during movement. Available for: Thin Man, Chryssalid	Mind Control Mind Control Grants control of a target. Hit chance is calculated using 150% of will. Does not work on purely mechanical units. Interrupted by explosively damaging, disorientating, panicking, maiming, or killing this unit. Interruption will leave the target mind controlled for one more turn, after which they will recover with disorientation. 3 turn cooldown. Available for: Sectoid Commander, Ethereal
Overpower Overpower This unit has an Overpowering Aura that causes enemies to lose a percent of their aim, mobility, throw range, and rocket accuracy equal to it's will/6. High base HP and distance beyond 20 tiles can mitigate this loss. Specifically, targets lose 1 percentage point less/more attributes for each base HP above/below average and targets lose 1 percentage point less attributes for each tile beyond 20. Does not affect SHIVs. Available for: Sectoid Commander, Ethereal	Psi Lance Psi Lance Project a bolt of pure psi force at an enemy that deals half of standard psionic damage (Will/30, +1 for every 10 target current HP). The lance will either hit the initial target twice or it will jump to another enemy target within 4 tiles of the last target dealing less damage (10%) each jump until it dissipates. Unlike most psionic attacks, the initial hit has chance to hit based on the caster's aim and the primary target's defense, just like standard shots. Available for: Ethereal	Orbital Ray Orbital Ray Stage 1: This drone can call in orbital support to holo target it's enemies. After requesting orbital support for a turn each enemy will have an 80% chance to be holo targeted and locked for an orbital ray. Can be interrupted by any damage. Requires 2 AP. Does not trigger reaction fire. Stage 2: This drone can act as a forward targeter for orbital support to guide a shredding neutrino ray at targeted enemies. After a turn, targeted enemies will be hit with a shredding explosive ray that deals 2 + Alien_Level/4 damage. Can be interrupted by any damage. Requires 2 AP. Does not trigger reaction fire. Available for: Drone
Psi Shield Psi Shield This unit generates a psionic force shield when targeted by an ally's Mind Merge ability. Available for: Aliens: Mechtoid	Psychic Storm Psychic Storm Allows the conjuring of a Psychic Storm. The Storm Level is this unit's will / 50 at the start of conjuring and can be upgraded with Mind Merge. The Psychic Storm disorients and deals damage equal to the Storm Level to each enemy on the map except for purely mechanical enemies. Hit chance is calculated using 80% of will and is decreased by 2% for each tile away. Interrupted by explosively damaging, disorientating, panicking, maiming, or killing this unit. Requires 2 AP and full HP. Psychic Storm triggers some enemy reaction fire. Available for: Sectoid, Sectoid Commander, Ethereal	Unlimited Cloak Stealth The Seeker becomes invisible to enemies. It can use its tentacles to attack from stealth mode but it must deactivate the stealth mode to use its ranged attack. Can overwatch while in stealth. Available for: Aliens: Seeker
Strangle Strangle The seeker forms a protective cacoon around a nearby biosoldier while severely damaging them at the same time. Does not trigger reaction or suppression fire, grants 20% DR, and provides immunity to critical hits. Strangulation will deal 25% of the seeker's max HP in damage the ignores any damage reduction. When strangulation is released, units will have only 0-1 AP remaining and the Catching Breath debuff. Available for: Seeker	Leap Stun Immune This unit cannot be stunned with the Stun Rifle; taking a live specimen is not possible. Available for: Aliens: Chryssalid, Zombie	Reconnaissance Transform Can toggle between a open and closed state. When closed gain hardened, 20 defense, and immunity to critical hits. Available for: Aliens: Cyberdisc
Fleet Fleet This unit will move away from incoming area of effect abilities using a quarter of its mobility (immune to reaction fire during this move) if it can see the user. Available for: Aliens: Chryssalid	Leader Leader This unit grants 3x the current alien level in defense and crit resist to itself and other allies in sight. Available for: Aliens: All Alien Leaders	Overload Explosive Shots Shots from this unit are explosive and will deal half weapon damage to units within 1.5 tiles. Available for: Aliens: Mechtoids, Cyberdiscs, Sectopods
Psychic Wave Psychic Wave Unleashes a wave of destructive psychic energy if an enemy is within 3 tiles at the start of turn and after each move. The wave deals half of standard psionic damage (Will/30, +1 for every 10 target current HP). Available for: Aliens: Ethereals	Fervor Fervor Grants +5 will for each enemy in sight. Available for: Aliens: Muton Leaders, Berserker Leaders, Muton Elite Leaders

Gene Mods

(See also: Gene Mods)

Adaptive Bone Marrow Adaptive Bone Marrow This soldier recovers from fatigue and injuries 15% faster. Regenerates 1 base (non-armor) HP each turn (amount can vary on certain aliens). Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers Aliens: Ethereal, Outsider	Enhanced Metabolism Enhanced Metabolism Gain an additional reaction shot on Overwatch. Equipped grenades and medikits receive an additional use. When below 50% HP, gain +4 mobility and +40 defense. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers	Adrenal Neurosympathy Adrenal Neurosympathy Overloads the adrenal glands; when this soldier takes an action, there is a chance (5% per enemy in sight) that the soldier emits pheromones that grants 10 aim, 5 crit, 1.3 mob, and removes panic from all soldiers in LoS. The buff lasts for 2 turns. Can only occur once every 5 turns. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers
Advanced Perception Advanced Perception Shots against flying targets gain +10 aim. This unit can react faster to incoming fire, causing 25% of incoming shots to graze, dealing half their original damage. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers Aliens: Chryssalid Leader	Iron Skin Iron Skin Grants +10 Base DR and +20 crit resistance. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers Aliens: Berserker	Muscle Fiber Density Muscle Fiber Density Grants superhuman leg strength, enabling the soldier to reach high positions without the need for ladders or other climbing aids. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers Aliens: Berserker, Outsider
Neural Damping Neural Damping Grants immunity to panic. Reduces psionic damage received by 30%. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers Aliens: Muton Elite Leaders	Predictive Tracking Predictive Tracking Reaction shots gain +10 aim. Burst gains an additional +10 aim. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers	Dual Heart Dual Heart Causes soldiers to bleed out instead of dying the first time they fall in a mission. The bleed-out timer is extended by 2 turns. Increases throw range by 20%. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers
Smart Macrophages Smart Macrophages Grants complete immunity to corrosion and shredding. Available for: XCOM: All Soldiers

Officer Training

(See also: Officers)

Commanding Officer Commanding Officer If this is the highest ranking Officer: Gain Command (with 1 charge), 10 crit resist per officer rank, other officer perks affect all squadmates, and grants each squadmate in vision a percent chance for end-in-idle actions to cost 0 AP equal to twice the number of enemies this officer can see. Available for: XCOM: All Officers	Command Command Grant 1 AP to a 0 AP idle unit in sight and disable their AP discounting perks. Cannot be used on Covert Ops, SHIVs, or units already Commanded. Can trigger Tactical Brilliance [Will/2% chance (max 50%) to cost 0 charges]. Does not trigger reaction fire. 0 AP cost. Available for: XCOM: All Officers	Camaraderie Camaraderie Increases the chance Commanding Officer makes end-in-idle actions of squadmates in vision cost 0 AP by 50%. Officers gain +5 base HP and +1 Command. Available for: XCOM: All Officers
Clutch Leadership Clutch Leadership Squad receives +10 defense when protected by cover and +1 aim per enemy the officer can see. Officers gain +5 base aim. Available for: XCOM: All Officers	Combined Arms Combined Arms All weapons and equipment deal +1 damage. Officer's provide this to the squad. Officers gain +1.3 base mobility and +1 Command. Available for:  XCOM: All Officers, Jaeger Aliens: All Alien Leaders	Cover Tactics Cover Tactics Squadmates protected by cover gain +3 defense per enemy the officer can see. Officers gain +10 base aim and defense. Available for: XCOM: All Officers
Cover Tenacity Cover Tenacity Squadmates protected by cover gain +2% DR per enemy the officer can see. Officers gain +5 base DR and +2 base HP. Available for: XCOM: All Officers	Natural Leadership Natural Leadership Squad receives +10 defense when protected by cover and +4 will per enemy the officer can see. Officers gain +20 base will. Available for: XCOM: All Officers	Show 'Em the Ropes Show 'Em the Ropes All soldiers ranked SGT or lower gain +70% mission experience. Officer gains +1 Command and +1 reaction shot on Overwatch. Available for: XCOM: All Officers
Stay Frosty Stay Frosty Squad fatigue reduced by 10%. Officers gain Commanding Officer [Various Abilities, +1 Command Charge] and +1.3 mobility. Available for: XCOM: All Officers	Strength in Numbers Strength in Numbers Squad receives +2 will per squad member. Officers gain Commanding Officer [Various Abilities, +1 Command Charge] and +20 will. Available for: XCOM: All Officers	Tricks of the Trade Tricks of the Trade All soldiers in the squad gain +15% mission experience. Officer gains +1 Command and +1 use on equipped grenades. Available for: XCOM: All Officers

Psionic Abilities

(See also: Psionics)

Countercharge Countercharge Triggers a psionic attack against visible biological enemies that perform a non-movement end-in-idle action. The attack deals half of standard psionic damage (Will/30, +1 for every 10 target current HP) (with a 2% chance for double) and disorients the target but will never kill the target (will leave target with at least 1 HP). The chance to trigger is will/3 percent and requires the caster to be idle with full base HP. Available for: XCOM: Psionic Soldiers Aliens: Sectoid, Sectoid Commander	Distortion Distortion Reality is distorted around this unit: non-psionic attacks deal only 40% of their original damage (20% for ballistic/gauss), after which half the damage is then shared among allies in sight within 8 tiles. Grants +100 crit resistance and reduces corrosion duration to 1 turn. For Humans: prevents Mind Control, fatigue, and any healing. Available for: XCOM: Volunteer Aliens: Ethereal, Sectoid Commander	Inner Fire Inner Fire Grants +20% throw range and +2.0 mobility. Regenerates 2 base (non-armor) HP each turn and grants immunity to bleeding. Gain an additional reaction shot on Overwatch. Psionic potential unlocks a deep connection to one's body. Available for: XCOM: Psionic Soldiers
Mind Fray Mind Fray Causes the target to lose grip on reality causing standard psionic damage (Will/30, +1 for every 10 target current HP), -25 aim/will, -25% mobility/ability range, and +25% scatter. Damage is reduced by 50% if caster is staggered. Hit chance is calculated using 80% of will. Purely mechanical units are immune. Lasts through 2 enemy turns. 2 turn cooldown. Available for: XCOM: Psionic Soldiers Aliens: Sectoid, Sectoid Commander, Ethereal	Mind Merge Mind Merge Grants the target +25 aim/crit/will, +2.0 mobility, and +50% graze chance until the beginning of their next turn. Additionally, Sectoids gain 5% of caster will in extra HP and Mechtoids gain a 20 HP shield. 5 turn cooldown. Available for: XCOM: Psionic Soldiers Aliens: Sectoid	Psi Inspire Psi Inspire Inspires allied soldiers within a 6 radius area near the caster for 1 turn. Cleanses Mind Fray, Disorient, Shaken, Panic, Fear, and Red Fog. Grants Inspired allies +10 aim and +30 Will. 2 turn cooldown. Available for: XCOM: Psionic Soldiers
Psi Mastery Psi Mastery Mastery of multiple psionic abilities. All psionic abilities cost only 1 AP. Psychic Storm deals half damage when interrupted. If above half HP, fatal non-psionic non-melee damage reduces this unit to 1 HP instead. Available for: XCOM: Psionic Soldiers Aliens: Sectoid Leaders, Sectoid Commander, Ethereal	Psi Panic Psi Panic Causes the target to panic if the target's will is overcome. Hit chance is calculated using 50% of will. Purely mechanical units are immune. 4 turn cooldown. Available for: XCOM: Psionic Soldiers Aliens: Sectoid, Sectoid Commander, Ethereal	Psychokinetic Strike Psychokinetic Strike Project a bolt of pure psi force up to 10 tiles that destroys all destructible cover in a 2 tile radius area but does not harm units. 3 turn cooldown. Available for: XCOM: Psionic Soldiers
Rift Rift Devastate an area with a storm of psi energy dealing half of standard psionic damage (Will/30, +1 for every 10 target current HP), minimum 3, immediately and then again after a turn. 2 turn cooldown. Affects mechanical units that are normally immune to psionic abilities. Available for: XCOM: Volunteer Aliens: Ethereal	Telekinetic Field Telekinetic Field Project an 8.5 radius protective field that grants +20 defense to all allies in the field. Non-psionic attacks against allies in the field deal only 80% of original damage. Mechanical enemies that enter the field take half of standard psionic damage (Will/30, +1 for every 10 target current HP). 3 turn cooldown. Available for: XCOM: Psionic Soldiers

Death Perks

Avenger: +1 crit damage, +10% throw range	Defiant: Permanent immunity to Overpower and -1/-2 AP Loss from the "Fatigued" or "Exhausted" debuff	Ever Vigilant: 20% for a shot to graze
Perseverance: Fatigue and injury times reduced by 50% (25% if augmented).	Resolute: +20% xp from missions	Survivor: Grants %DR equal to half of the %HP lost.
Unhinged: +1 damage for every 2 enemies in vision to all weapons and equipment	Vindicator: +10% crit chance, +2 crit damage

Unique Perks

Annette --- Driven By Pressure: Gain +10 will if there are 2 or more enemies in sight	Van Doorn - Cool Under Pressure: (Enemies in sight)% for end-in-idle actions to be free actions	Zhang ---- Ex Triad: +1 damage with pistols
Graf ------ Practiced Ease: +10% crit chance	Miller ---- Relentless: 25% chance for missed standard shots to be free actions	Orlov ----- Natural Killer: +1 damage against targets at or below 50% HP