Marauder (LWR)

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 Marauder

MEC variant of the Assault and Infantry classes. Marauders are designed to get up close and personal, causing havoc at close range with point blank flanking shots, flamethrowers and kinetic strikes.

Primary Weapon: MEC Primary Weapons

Secondary Weapon: MEC Secondary Weapon Systems

Class-Limited items: MEC Equipment items

Abilities

Rank	Ability
Specialist	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.
Lance Corporal	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.		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]		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).
Corporal	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).		Regen Biofield Grit Grants +4 armor HP and %DR equal to a quarter of the % total HP lost.		Fortified Fortified Grants immunity to critical hits. Injury and fatigue times are reduced by 15%. Steadfast Steadfast Provides +2 armor HP, immunity to panic, and reduces injury times by 30%.
Sergeant	Lone Wolf Lone Wolf Grants 10 aim, crit, def and crit resist if not within 6 tiles of an allied unit.		Lock n' Load Lock n' Load Reloading any weapon costs only 1 AP and dashing automatically reloads the active weapon.		Repulsor Repulsor If at full HP, non-psionic attacks are repulsed, causing them to graze (dealing only half of the original damage)
Tech Sergeant	Sprinter Sprinter Grants +1.3 mobility and +10 defense. Doubles damage from Ram.
Gunnery Sergeant	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.		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.		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.
Master Sergeant	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.			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.

Stat Progression

Rank	Attribute Gains
Specialist	+0-1 (58%)	+3-9	+2.0	-
Lance Corporal	+0-1 (57%)	+1-3	-	-
Corporal	+0-1 (57%)	+1-3	-	-
Sergeant	+0-1 (57%)	-	-	-
Tech Sergeant	+0-1 (57%)	-	-	-
Gunnery Sergeant	+0-1 (57%)	-	-	-
Master Sergeant	+0-1 (57%)	-	-	-
Total	+0-7	+5-15	+2.0	-

Predictable Potential:

Rank	Attribute Gains
Specialist	+2	+6	+2.0	-
Lance Corporal	+1	+2	-	-
Corporal	+1	+2	-	-
Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Tech Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Gunnery Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Master Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Total	+4	+10	+2.0	-

Tactical Advice

Marauders essentially act like the MEC version of Assaults; their goal is to dive into enemy lines, deliver a crippling punch, then either shoot for more damage, tank shots with One for All, or get out, all possible thanks to the free action Onslaught provides. As that SPEC perk may imply, the Kinetic Strike Module is a core item on every Marauder.

Marauders aren't as tanky as the likes of a Shogun or Goliath can be, but they can hold their own in a pinch with an appropriate build, unlike a Jaeger which doesn't have a choice.

Sample Builds

RTS Marauder

Marauders that take Reactive Targeting Sensors can go on a relentless offensive without losing much of their ability to tank. RTS will put you into One for All automatically when it triggers, so you can use your turn to punch and shoot instead of giving up the second action to go into One for All. The first enemy shot that comes in to trigger RTS may be somewhat dangerous, however.

Sample RTS Build:

Reactive Targeting Sensors -> Grit or Fortified -> Sharpshooter or Lock N' Load -> Sprinter -> Any -> Any

Reactive Targeting Sensors Reactive Targeting Sensors

Regen Biofield Grit Fortified Fortified

Sharpshooter Sharpshooter Lock n' Load Lock n' Load

Sprinter Sprinter

Repair Servos Repair Servos Extra Conditioning Extra Conditioning Bring 'Em On Bring 'Em On

Shadowstep Shadowstep Vital Point Targeting Vital Point Targeting

Recommended Equipment: Kinetic Strike Module, All other MEC secondaries, Heavy MEC Suit, Damage-increasers, Survivability-increasers

Notes:

• A heavy MEC suit is recommended as you'll almost certainly be shot at when using this build, and frequently.
• Besides the mandatory KSM, other MEC secondaries all have their own uses for this build:
  • Grenade Launchers, Gravity Mines, Flamethrowers, and Electropulses all give you additional options you can use after a punch, particularly useful against swarms of enemies your single target damage can't handle.
  • Restorative Mist is solid on any MEC that's going to consistently take damage.
• A few ranks have versatile perk choices:
  • At CPL, Grit is a significant survivability increase that works better when in OfA or at low health, while Fortified makes activating RTS safer and protects against psionics but tapers off as armor HP drops and isn't as effective when in OfA for long periods of time.
  • At SGT, Sharpshooter turns your poor aim stat into a decent one against biological targets, and Lock N' Load makes ammo management easier.
  • At GSGT, Repair Servos is important for any MEC that plans on taking lots of damage over the course of a mission, Extra Conditioning gives you more flexibility in what you can do and how often, and Bring 'Em On is a plain offense and defense bonus with its shot damage and graze chance.
  • At MSGT, Shadowstep makes punching easier while adding some extra crit damage to all shots, and Vital Point Targeting makes your flank shots significantly stronger against biological targets specifically.

CCS Marauder

Close Combat Specialist Marauders function similarly to Run and Gun Assaults, dashing into the fray and dishing out damage with multiple CCS shots. This build represents the most damage a Marauder can dish out most of the time, but also at the cost of being the least tanky due to the inability to use One for All alongside Close Combat Specialist.

Sample CCS Build:

Close Combat Specialist -> Brawler or Fortified -> Lock N' Load -> Sprinter -> Repair Servos or Bring 'Em On -> Vital Point Targeting

Close Combat Specialist Close Combat Specialist

Brawler Brawler Fortified Fortified

Lock n' Load Lock n' Load

Sprinter Sprinter

Repair Servos Repair Servos Bring 'Em On Bring 'Em On

Vital Point Targeting Vital Point Targeting

Recommended Equipment: Kinetic Strike Module, Restorative Mist, Heavy MEC Suit, Survivability-increasers, Damage-increasers

Notes:

• A heavy MEC suit is recommended as the nature of a CCS build puts you into dangerous situations frequently.
• Beyond the mandatory KSM, the Restorative Mist works well as a mostly passive equipment for a build that can struggle with action economy.
• This build can specialize in more damage or more tankiness:
  • At CPL, Brawler naturally synergizes with CCS shots for more damage, while Fortified works particularly well for adding tankiness to MECs that aren't utilizing One for All.
  • At GSGT, Repair Servos represents a ton of healing for any MEC under constant fire, while Bring 'Em On is a mixed damage and survivability increase.

Jetboot Marauder

Jetboot Marauders are about as "pure" as a Marauder can get, focusing heavily on punching enemies wherever they may be. For this build, the free action of Onslaught will often be used to enter One for All after diving to punch an enemy particularly deep in enemy lines, or to move out of sight. A Marauder under the effects of the Jetboot Module has the most mobility of any MEC, especially if using a light MEC suit; Onslaught's bonus Ram perk can be quite powerful in this context.

Sample Jetboot Build: Jetboot Module -> Grit -> Repulsor -> Sprinter -> Repair Servos or Extra Conditioning -> Shadowstep

Jetboot Module Jetboot Module

Regen Biofield Grit

Repulsor Repulsor

Sprinter Sprinter

Repair Servos Repair Servos Extra Conditioning Extra Conditioning

Shadowstep Shadowstep

Recommended Equipment: Kinetic Strike Module, Restorative Mist, Any MEC Suit, Damage-increasers, Survivability-increasers

Notes:

• A heavy MEC suit is likely the default choice for this build due to the power of punching before going into One for All, but a light MEC suit can work as well, leveraging the Marauder's insane mobility to punch high value targets before ducking into positions it can't be shot itself.
• Beyond the mandatory KSM, Restorative Mist works well as a mostly passive equipment for a build that already has a clear plan in how it wants to spend its turns.
• At GSGT, Repair Servos greatly enhances the overall amount of tanking this build can do, while Extra Conditioning gives even more mobility and may be the choice for a light MEC suit Marauder.

See also

Long War Rebalance: Soldiers
Soldiers	Soldiers Assault Infantry Rocketeer Gunner Sniper Scout Medic Engineer
MEC	MEC Troopers Marauder Goliath Jaeger Shogun
Sub-classes and abilities	Officers Psionics Gene Mods S.H.I.V.s