Equipment (LWR)

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In General

In Long War Rebalance, all regular soldiers have 2 equipment slots from the start of the game. The Tactical Rigging Foundry project increases this to 3 slots.

All equipment that is available from the start of the game are available without limits, so you can equip them on any number of available soldiers. Since you have an infinite amount, these items have no cost, do not need to be repaired, and cannot be sold. The same applies to Alien Grenades, once you have researched the Alien Grenades Foundry project.

All other items need to be produced first, and can only be equipped once per time they are produced. Note that producing consumables represents a production line for these consumables. You can still only equip it once for each time you have produced them, but using them during the mission does not expend them from your storage, and unless damaged, you can bring them again during the next mission.

Most items have a weight, which is represented as a movement penalty. The average item has a weight of 0.6, and thus provides a -0.6 tile movement penalty. Some items weigh 1.2 or more, and a few items weigh nothing or even provide a movement bonus. Extra charges from perks such as Packmaster, Grenadier and Smoke and Mirrors do not increase the weight and do not provide additional movement penalties.

You can choose to equip less than the maximum number of items by clicking on the empty hand icon. Since most items provide a movement penalty, this effectively gives you a small movement bonus.

Soldier equipment

Platings

In Long War Rebalance, the aliens hits hard. Fortunately, you have access to platings that can be worn in addition to regular armor, providing more survivability. A soldier can only equip one plating at a time.

Name	Usable by	Mob	HP	Base DR	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
													Other
Ceramic Plating	All soldiers	-0.6	+2	+1			XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Alloy Plating	All soldiers	-0.6	+4	+1			Alien Materials	15	35 (52)	8 (12)		0 (2)		7 days (3.5 days)	14
Reinforced Plating	All soldiers	-1.2	+3	+2.5			Improved Body Armor	18	70 (105)	14 (21)		0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	28
Chitin Plating	All soldiers		+2	+1		Reduces melee damage by 40% Prevents strangulation	Chryssalid Autopsy	35	80 (120)	20 (30)		0 (4)	10 Chryssalid Carcasses	10 days (5.0 days)	32
Regenerative Plating	All soldiers	-0.6	+3		Repair Servos Repair Servos		Mobile Power Armor New Combat Systems	50	90 (135)	18 (27)	10 (15)	10 (14)		10 days (5.0 days)	36

Miscellaneous gear

Unlike strictly protective items, these items offer a range of other benefits.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Will	Def	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
													Other
Alien Trophy	All soldiers MECs					Steadfast Steadfast		XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Proximity Sensor	All soldiers			+5	Tracker Tracker		Mechtoid Autopsy MEC Warfare Systems	35	75 (112)			10 (13)	1 UFO Flight Computer	10 days (5.0 days)	30
Respirator Implant	All soldiers	+0.6		+5		Prevents strangulation Automatic bleed out on first drop Increases bleed out time by 2 turns Reveals the bleed out timer	Seeker Autopsy	25	40 (60)			8 (11)		5 days (2.5 days)	16
Extrasensory Vest	All soldiers	-0.6			Awareness Awareness		Seeker Autopsy New Combat Systems	35	65 (97)		8 (12)	20 (23)		7 days (3.5 days)	26
Walker Servos	All soldiers					Sets mobility to 8.7 at the beginning of any mission	Advanced Power Armor Advanced Servomotors	45	80 (120)	8 (12)	4 (6)	10 (14)		10 days (5.0 days)	32
Fuel Cell	All soldiers SHIVs	+2.5				Increases flight fuel by 14 Double fuel with the Advanced Flight Foundry project	Antigrav Systems	60	40 (60)	8 (12)	24 (36)	0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	16
Cognitive Enhancer	All soldiers MECs		+10	+5		+5 aim and crit Increases XP gained by 100%	Looted from the Exalt headquarters								200
Neuroregulator	Psionic soldiers	+0.6	+10			Increases Psi XP gained by 100%	Looted from the Exalt headquarters								200
Psi Frayer	Psionic soldiers	-0.6	+15		Mind Fray Mind Fray	Prevents strangulation	Sectoid Commander Autopsy Psi Warfare Systems	65	200 (300)	20 (30)	60 (90)	10 (17)	5 Sectoid Commander Corpses	20 days (10.0 days)	80
Psi Retaliator	Psionic soldiers		+10		Neural Feedback Neural Feedback	+0.5 Damage Resistance	Mechtoid Autopsy Psi Warfare Systems	45	65 (97)	8 (12)	8 (12)	15 (18)	1 Mechtoid Core	10 days (5.0 days)	26

Sightings

In Long War Rebalance, the enemies become harder and harder to hit as the game progresses. Fortunately, there are an array of accessories that make this job easier.

Weapon sightings apply their bonus to primary weapons only and each unit can only equip one at a time.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Crit	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value	Required for
													Other
SCOPE	All soldiers MECs SHIVs		+5	+10			Alien Weaponry	15	70 (105)			0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	28	SCOPE Upgrade (1) Neural Gunlink (1)
Marksman Scope	Scouts		+5	+5	Squad sight Squadsight	Reduces the squadsight penalty to -2 aim per tile further than 20 tiles Can only be equipped with strike rifles	Alien Weaponry	20	30 (45)			0 (2)		7 days (3.5 days)	12
Illuminator Gunsight	All soldiers	-0.6	+10		Executioner Executioner		Looted from the Exalt headquarters Provided by a Mexican starting bonus								200
Neural Gunlink	Psionic soldiers		+15	+15			Alien Biocybernetics Psi Warfare Systems	40	70 (105)	6 (9)	8 (12)	15 (18)	1 SCOPE	7 days (3.5 days)	28

Weapon Attachments

Like weapon sightings, these attachments can improve a weapons ability to hit and crit enemy targets.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Crit	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value	Required for
													Other
Laser Sight	All soldiers MECs SHIVs			+15			XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Targeting Module	All soldiers MECs SHIVs			+10		+1 damage during critical hits	Xenobiology	15	50 (75)			0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	20
Alloy Bipod	All soldiers	-0.6			Platform Stability Platform Stability		Alien Materials New Combat Systems	25	25 (37)	4 (6)		0 (2)		5 days (2.5 days)	10

Ammunition Modifiers

In addition to attaching unique items to your weapons, you can augment your ammo sources increasing damage, capacity, and offering other benefits. You can only equip one ammo capacity increasing item at a time.

Ammunition modifiers only affect primary weapons.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Damage	Crit	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost					Sell value
High Cap Mags	Soldiers, MECs, and SHIVs					Non-electric primary weapons gain +1 ammo Can't be equipped with Drum Mags	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Drum Mags	Non-Private soldiers Ballistic/gauss carbines, assault rifles, or battle rifles only	-0.6			Saturation Fire Saturation Fire	Non-electric primary weapons gain +2 ammo Can't be equipped with High Cap Mags	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Alloy Jacketed Rounds	Soldiers, MECs, and SHIVs Ballistic/gauss primary weapons only		+1				Enhanced Ballistics	15	20 (30)	6 (9)		0 (2)	5 days (2.5 days)	8
Enhanced Beam Optics	Soldiers, MECs, and SHIVs Laser/pulse primary weapons only		+1				Enhanced Lasers	30	35 (52)	8 (12)		0 (2)	10 days (5.0 days)	14
Reaper Ammo	Soldiers Laser/pulse primary weapons only			+20		+2 damage during critical hits Primary weapon range penalties are doubled	Supercapacitors	70	50 (75)		10 (15)	0 (3)	7 days (3.5 days)	20
Plasma Stellerator	Soldiers, MECs, and SHIVs Plasma primary weapons only		+2			Primary weapons gain +50% weapon damage when targeting units with distortion	Enhanced Plasma	75	125 (187)	20 (30)	20 (30)	5 (10)	14 days (7.0 days)	50

Special Ammunition

In addition to augmenting your ammo sources, you can also change them with one of the following ammo types. Only one ammo type can be equipped at a time.

All special ammunition is restricted to Ballistic and Gauss weapons only.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost					Sell value
Breaching Ammo	Soldiers with Shotguns	-0.6	-10		Primary weapons bypass DR from hardened Primary weapon only	Alien Materials New Combat Systems	35	35 (52)	6 (9)		0 (2)	5 days (2.5 days)	14
Shredder Ammo	Infantry Medics Assaults Engineers Scouts	-0.6		Shredder Shredder		Alien Materials	30	30 (45)	6 (9)		0 (2)	5 days (2.5 days)	12
Armor Piercing Ammo	Soldiers with Assault Rifles, Carbines, or Battle Rifles MECs SHIVs	-0.6			Primary weapons bypass flat DR	Improved Body Armor New Combat Systems	25	50 (75)	12 (18)		0 (3)	7 days (3.5 days)	20
Flak Ammo	All soldiers MECs SHIVs	-0.6			Shots from the primary weapon ignore the 30 defense bonus flying targets receive	Floater Autopsy MEC Warfare Systems	35	60 (90)	20 (30)		0 (3)	7 days (3.5 days)	24

Explosives

Sometimes, the best answer is to blow up the enemy, or the cover that the enemy is hiding behind. These are the right tools for the job. Explosives deal a variable amount of damage that scales with the distance to the center. The further a target is from the center of the blast, the less damage it will take (down to 50% damage at the periphery).

Grenades gain an extra charge with the Packmaster perk and the Grenadier perk.

Rockets gain an extra charge with the Shock and Awe perk.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Dmg	Weapon range	Blast radius	Special properties	Source
Rocket	Rocketeers	-0.6	x1	18.7	5	Provides an extra regular rocket	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Javelin Rocket	Rocketeers	-0.6	x2	18.7	2	Provides a Javelin rocket No environmental damage Shreds any unit it hits	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
AP Grenade	All soldiers	-0.6	3 (2-4)	10	2	Cover blocks the effect +2 penetration +1 damage with the Alien Grenades Foundry project	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
HE Grenade	All soldiers	-0.6	6 (5-7)	7.5	2	+3 damage with the Alien Grenades Foundry project	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Alien Grenade	All soldiers	-0.6	7 (6-8)	10	2	Can't be equipped with Plasma Grenades	The Alien Grenades Foundry project provides an unlimited supply
Plasma Grenade	All soldiers	-0.6	10 (8-12)	10	2	+4 penetration Can't be equipped with Alien Grenades	The Alien Grenades Foundry project provides an unlimited supply

Support grenades

Support grenades deal no damage but can still be extremely effective. All of these items gain an extra charge with the Packmaster perk and the Smoke and Mirrors perk.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Weapon range	Blast radius	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
												Other
Smoke Grenade	All soldiers	-0.6	10	3.5	Spawns smoke at the target location through 2 enemy turns Grants In Smoke to all units within the smoke	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Acid Grenade	All soldiers	-0.6	10	3	Spawns an acid cloud at the target location through 2 enemy turns Applies Corrosion to all units within the cloud or entering the cloud	Thin Man Autopsy New Combat Systems	40	120 (180)	4 (6)		0 (5)	15 Thin Man Corpses	10 days (5.0 days)	48
Concussion Grenade	All soldiers	-0.6	10	4	Cover blocks the effect Disorients enemies Does not affect robotic units Can't be equipped with Psi Grenades	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Psi Grenade	Psionic soldiers		12.5	6	Cover blocks the effect Disorients enemies Does not affect robotic units Can't be equipped with Concussion Grenades	Psi Warfare Systems	25	50 (75)	2 (3)	2 (3)	1 (4)	1 Sectoid Corpse	7 days (3.5 days)	20
Mimic Beacon	Psionic soldiers	-0.6	10	8	Spawns a beacon at the target location through 2 enemy turns Aliens must succeed a will check or move towards the beacon The will check's difficulty scales with the throwing soldier's will Does not affect allies or robotic units	Alien Communications Psi Warfare Systems	75	150 (225)	2 (3)	25 (37)	25 (30)	1 Sectoid Corpse	14 days (7.0 days)	60

Utility devices

Finally, the utility devices includes all items that are not considered explosives or support grenades, but still have a limited number of charges.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Weapon range	Blast radius	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
												Other
Battle Scanner (2-Pack)	Scouts		7.5	11.2	Spawns a battle scanner at the target location through 2 enemy turns Grants +5 aim against any enemy within the area Reveals the area, including stealthed units	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Medikit	All soldiers	-0.6	1.8	Single Target	Can be used on self or nearby soldier to remove acid and heal 3 HP Can be used to stabilize a critically wounded soldier +1 charge with the Packmaster perk +1 charge with the Field Medic perk	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Combat Stims	All soldiers	-0.6	Self	Self	Use on self (0 AP cost) to become Stimmed for 4 turns	Berserker Autopsy	45	120 (180)			4 (9)	1 Berserker Corpse	10 days (5.0 days)	48
Elerium Emitter	Psionic soldiers		5	0.48	3 charges Grants +2 damage resistance to the carrier Stealths a friendly unit through 1 enemy turn Does not affect enemies, panicked units, or units with the Concealment perk	Seeker Autopsy Psi Warfare Systems	60	150 (225)	10 (15)	30 (45)	40 (45)	15 Seeker Wrecks	14 days (7.0 days)	60

MEC and SHIV equipment

Mechanized units have a lot of versatility. A lot of that versatility comes from the items listed below.

Note that none of these items can be equipped more than once, but MECs and SHIVs can equip several of the items listed above for regular soldiers.

MEC and SHIV

Name	Usable by	Mob	HP	Def	Aim	Crit	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
														Other
Ammo Module	MECs SHIVs	-0.6					Grants +1 ammo		Alien Materials	15	30 (45)	6 (9)		0 (2)	5 days (2.5 days)	12
Alloy Carbide Plating	MECs SHIVs		+5				Can't be equipped with Core Armoring	Mechanized Unit Defenses	35	70 (105)	30 (45)		20 (23)		10 days (5.0 days)	28
Core Armoring	MECs SHIVs	-0.6	+4				Grants +2 damage resistance Can't be equipped with Alloy Carbide Plating	Mechanized Unit Defenses	15	50 (75)	10 (15)		0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	20
Battle Computer	MECs SHIVs	-0.6		+10	+10	+10		Sectopod Autopsy MEC Warfare Systems	75	250 (375)	30 (45)	10 (15)	30 (38)	1 UFO Flight Computer	12 days (6.0 days)	100

MEC Only

Name	Usable by	Mob	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
										Other
Incinerator Module	MECs		Grants +1 charge to the Flamethrower Increases Flamethrower damage by 5	Alien Biocybernetics Jellied Elerium	45	90 (135)	20 (30)	20 (30)	10 (14)		7 days (3.5 days)	36
The Thumper	MECs		Increases Kinetic Strike Module penetration by 10	Antigrav Systems MEC Warfare Systems	70	70 (105)	20 (30)	20 (30)	2 (5)		7 days (3.5 days)	28

SHIV Only

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost					Sell value
Motion Tracker	SHIVs		+10		1 charge When used, displays a 25 tile radius radar with color signals: * Blue: Friendly units * White: Human civilians * Red: Aliens and gene modded Exalt * Yellow: Meld canisters * Green: Bombs and power nodes Can display cloaked units		10	20 (30)			0 (2)	5 days (2.5 days)	8
Targeting Motor	SHIVs		+10	Mayhem Mayhem		SHIV Suppression	20	35 (52)			0 (2)	7 days (3.5 days)	14
Holo Charger	SHIVs	0.6		Holo Rounds Holo Rounds		Drone Autopsy	15	40 (60)			0 (3)	7 days (3.5 days)	16
Adaptive Tracking Pod	SHIVs		+15	Predictive Tracking Predictive Tracking		Experimental Warfare	20	40 (60)			0 (3)	7 days (3.5 days)	16
Smartshell Pod	SHIVs		+10	Saturation Fire Saturation Fire		Experimental Warfare	20	25 (37)			0 (2)	7 days (3.5 days)	10
Shielding Pod	SHIVs			Absorption Fields Absorption Fields		Muton Interrogation New Combat Systems	55	50 (75)	10 (15)	5 (7)	20 (23)	10 days (5.0 days)	20
AutoSentry Turret	SHIVs			Reactive Targeting Sensors Reactive Targeting Sensors		Cyberdisc Autopsy	35	60 (90)	8 (12)		0 (3)	10 days (5.0 days)	24
Weapon Supercooler	SHIVs	-0.6		Light 'Em Up Light 'Em Up		Sectopod Autopsy	55	120 (180)	10 (15)	5 (7)	0 (5)	10 days (5.0 days)	48
Elerium Turbos	SHIVs	+2.5				Elerium Advanced Servomotors	45	30 (45)	12 (18)	16 (24)	0 (2)	7 days (3.5 days)	12

See also

Long War Rebalance: Loadout
Weapons	Weapons Primary Weapons Secondary Weapons
Armor	Armor MEC Exoskeletons
Equipment	Equipment