Agent (TJ)

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Agent

The Agent is a flexible soldier that is equally adept with a shotgun, SMG, or sniper rifle, and can also fight at melee range with their knife. What makes them stand out the most, though, is their speed and talent for stealing enemy assets.

Class Overview

The Agent is a flexible soldier that is equally adept with a shotgun, SMG, or sniper rifle, and can also fight at melee range with their knife. What makes them stand out the most, though, is their speed and talent for stealing enemy assets.

Weapons

Primary: Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, SMGs

Secondary: Combat Knives

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	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.	Damn Good Ground Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.	Knife Fighter You may make a melee attack with your knife against adjacent enemies.
	Heist	None Live Forever	Cloak And Dagger
Lance Corporal	Perfect Plan Gain an action when revealed from stealth by your own action, as well as the ability to climb walls, plus negate the penalties of failed hacks.	Licence To Kill Gain the Squadsight and Compensation abilities when equipping a Sniper Rifle, the Maim ability when equipping a Shotgun, or the Walk Fire ability when equipping an SMG.	Disarming Strike A knife strike that also disables the enemy's primary weapon, forcing the enemy to spend an action to ready it again. Resets Run and Slice. Has a 2 turn cooldown.
Corporal	Take Under An attack with your melee weapon that always hits and doesn't end the turn. Can only be used against wounded targets on 3 or less health.	Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.	Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.
Sergeant	Combatives Automatically parry melee attacks that graze or miss against you, and counterattack with your melee weapon. Also gain +10 dodge.	Concentration Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.	Lacerate A knife strike that cuts open something important, causing the target to bleed out. Resets Run and Slice. Has a 3 turn cooldown.
Staff Sergeant	Packmaster Grants +1 charge to every utility item and grenade equipped.	Surgical Precision Reduces aim penalties from cover by half. Does not apply to reaction fire.	Conceal Immediately enter concealment once per mission.
Tech Sergeant	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.	Nimble Hands As a free action, reload your weapon. Can be used every 3 turns.	Lightning Fang Free Action. Stab an adjacent foe with your blade.
Gunnery Sergeant	Lightfoot Gain +3 Mobility. You are 20% harder to detect while concealed.	Anatomy You know exactly where to strike to cause the most damage. You gain +15% Critical Chance and 2 Armor Pierce on all attacks.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.
Master Sergeant	Hamstring A crippling knife slash. Applies a permanent -7 movement, -30 aim and -50 dodge debuff. Resets Run and Slice. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Double Tap Activate to fire a standard shot and gain a second action restricted to an additional shot or overwatching.	Shadowmelt Strike an enemy with the knife. If you kill the target, enter concealment. Resets Run and Slice. Has a 3 turn cooldown.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10 AP per tier level.

Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
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.	Tracking You detect nearby units even without line of sight.	Evasive Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.	Butcher Increases damage against organic targets by 30%.
Slug Shot Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a shot that pierces 2 armor and has no range penalties. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 2 turn cooldown.	Preservation When your concealment is broken, gain +15 defense for 2 turns.	Tradecraft This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.
Dedication Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	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.	Precision Shot Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Slice And Dice Attack any enemy within movement range with your sword. If you hit, make a free second sword attack. 2 turn cooldown.
Blend Immediately grants concealment that is automatically broken after 2 turns.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Fleche Attack any enemy within movement range with your sword. Deals +1 damage for every 4 tiles between your starting position and the target.
Drive Out Deals 2 damage and knocks back target. Can't target mechanical enemies.	Ambush Take a reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks within a cone of fire. Can only be used while concealed.	Combat Fitness Gain 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.	Hit and Run Once per turn, gain an additional action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Close Encounters.
Warning Shot Fire your primary weapon just over the target's head, causing them to panic. This attack deals no damage. Uses 2 ammo. 1 use(s) per mission.	Cutthroat Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor and have a +15 critical chance and do +2 critical damage.	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.
Corpsman Grants a free Medikit.	First Strike While concealed or flanking your target, you deal +3 damage with your primary weapon.	Shotgun Finesse Gain additional Crit chance and Mobility while equipped with a shotgun.	Whirlwind If you hit with a melee attack during your turn, gain a bonus move.
Aim Hunker Down now confers +20 Aim and +20 Crit to the first shot on the following turn.	Steadfast Grants immunity to negative mental conditions including panic, mind control, stuns, and disorientation.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.
Beatdown Strike an enemy with the butt of your weapon, dealing only little damage, but stunning the target. Can only be used on unarmored, non-robotic targets. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Trench Gun Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Stiletto Shots fired with your primary weapon pierce 3 armor.	Street Sweeper Cone-based shotgun attack that does bonus damage to unarmored targets. Blocked by heavy cover.
Battlespace Increases your vision radius by 3 tiles. Once per mission, you can increase this bonus to 12 tiles for a turn.	Cover Me Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Bandolier Grants an extra utility item slot only usable for ammo. Ammo in this slot will not drain mobility, even if it will be displayed as such in the armory.	Bladestorm Free melee attacks on any enemies that enter, exit or attack from melee range on enemy turns.	Minelayer Provides one free proximity mine.	Heavy Hitter All your attacks deal +2 damage.
Scrounger There is a chance of an extra loot drop whenever you are on a mission.	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.	Breach Fire a shot that destroys cover and shreds armor in a small area, but deals reduced damage and can't get critical hits. Shotgun only.
Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.	Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.	Fastball The next grenade you throw or launch this turn doesn't cost an action.	Close Combat Specialist Fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires.
Blademaster All melee attacks deal +1 extra damage and have +10 Aim.	Hidden Reserves Once per mission, as a free action, set all your cooldowns on abilities back to zero.	Interrogator At one point, this job involved dialogue. Gain +1 Skullmining charge when carrying the Skulljack.

Stat Progression

Rank
Per Level	Health	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Aim	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2
	Will	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hacking	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Total	Health	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
	Aim	3	6	9	11	14	17	20	22
	Will	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
	Hacking	60	80	100	120	140	160	180	200

See Also

XCOM Units in Ted Jam
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