Perk List (LWOTC): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:03, 12 June 2021

Long War of the Chosen includes numerous changes to existing perks from Long War 2, as well as introducing new ones. This page provides a quick-reference on all perks currently relevant to gameplay, as well as a repository for wiki contributors.

Class Perks

Some of these abilities can also be learned using AP (Ability Points) after building the Training Center.

Aggression

Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.

Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Units visible at squadsight ranges do confer bonus.

Available for: Assault (SSgt)

Aim Assist

Gain additional +15 aim and +15 crit against holotargeted units.

Notes: Either the Holotargeter or the Holotargeting perk works for this perk.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Arc Pulser

Your Arc Thrower now damages mechanical enemies and reduces their defense against hacking attempts.

The Arc Pulser is effective anywhere in the soldier's sight range.
Requires one action and ends the soldier's turn when fired.
Can use every other turn.
Damage to mechanical units increases as arc thrower technology improves.
Reduces enemy hack defense by 20.

Available for: Assault (Cpl)

Arc Welder

You can use your arc thrower to heal friendly mechanical units.

Starts each battle with 2 charges that heal 4 HP.
Works for any friendly robotic unit, including SPARKs, resistance MECs and hacked ADVENT units.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

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.

Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8.
Units visible at squadsight ranges do confer bonus.
Applies to damage from the soldier's primary weapon and, if the soldier has Biggest Booms, explosives (damaging grenades, rockets, etc.).

Available for: Assault (GSgt)

Chain Lightning

A chaining arc thrower attack that stuns up to 5 targets.

Chain Lightning chains from target to target in a sequence. Successive targets can be up to 5 tiles away from each other.
The attack will not chain to previous targets in the sequence.
The sequence of targets will be shown when you preview a target. A hit roll will be made against all targets in the sequence, even if you miss against a previous target. Cover bonuses are calculated from your position, not from the previous target.
Chain Lightning cannot be fired at robotic enemies, and it will not chain to them.
Requires one action and ends your turn.
Chain Lightning has a 4 turn cooldown.
Cannot be used from concealment.

Available for: Assault (MSgt)

Close and Personal

Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.

Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets.
Bonus reduced by 5 for each additional tile of distance from the target, down to 0 at 7 or more tiles.

Available for: Assault (Cpl)

Close Combat Specialist

Fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires.

Will not trigger if soldier is concealed.
You may shoot at each enemy with this ability once per turn.
Each shot requires 2 ammo.

Available for: Assault (GSgt)

Close Encounters

Once per turn, gain a bonus action after taking a standard shot with your primary weapon at an enemy within four tiles. Cannot trigger on the same turn as Hit and Run.

Once per turn, gain a bonus action after taking a standard shot with your primary weapon at an enemy within four tiles.
A red ring will mark the range of this ability.
Close Encounters cannot be used on the same turn as Run and Gun.

Available for: Assault (TSgt)

Combat Engineer

Your explosives do significantly greater damage to cover objects and other things on the battlefield.

More powerful than Sapper by itself, Combat Engineer stacks with Sapper to maximize environmental damage, although either perk alone will still destroy many cover objects.
Combat Engineer also prevents environmental damage from falling off from the center of an explosion, meaning you will destroy objects in a larger area.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Combat Fitness

Gain 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Coup de Grâce

Bonus to hit, damage, and critical chance with your weapon against a disoriented, stunned or panicking enemy.

Coup de Grâce grants +50 aim, +50 critical chance and +2 damage against stunned and panicking enemies.
The bonuses are halved against disoriented enemies.
For Shinobis and Gunners, this perk is applied to their secondary weapon.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Deadeye

Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.

Deadeye reduces the overall hit chance of a shot by 15%, but increases the base damage of the shot by 50%.
Deadeye has a 3 turn cooldown.
Works with Snap Shot.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Death From Above

Killing an enemy at a lower elevation with your primary weapon refunds a single action, and does not end your turn. Also grants a long-range accuracy bonus for sniper rifles.

Death From Above can combo well with pistol abilities or can simply make a soldier more mobile.
Also grants a long-range accuracy bonus for sniper rifles and vektor rifles at any elevation.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Dedication

Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.

Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn.
Free action.
Dedication has a 4 turn cooldown.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Deep Cover

If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.

Non-offensive actions like Reload can still be performed without invalidating Deep Cover.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Disabling Shot

Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.

Stuns enemies for 2 actions if the shot hits (including if it grazes).
Stuns for an extra 2 actions if the shot crits, but the shot won't inflict the critical damage.
Disabling Shot requires 1 ammo to use.
Disabling Shot has a 5 turn cooldown.
Only Avatars and Psi Zombies can not be stunned.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 4)

Electroshock

Your Arc Thrower disorients the target when it misses.

A miss with your Arc Thrower still disorients non-robotic targets.

Available for: Assault (LCpl)

Evasive

Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.

This ability will typically turn the first hit on a soldier into a graze, but being hit with undodgeable attacks will remove it without any bonus being applied.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Executioner

Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Extra Conditioning

Run and Gun cooldown is reduced by one turn.

Available for: Assault (SSgt)

Field Medic

Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.

If you have the Medical Protocol ability, your GREMLIN gains additional charges as well.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Flashbanger

Grants 1 free flashbang item to your inventory.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

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.

Flush has a 3 turn cooldown.
+30 bonus to aim.
Damage is reduced by 50%
Cannot crit or apply bonus ammo effects.
Cannot be used from concealment.
Target loses 10 defense and 30 dodge. The debuff lasts 1 turn and can stack. Requires the target to be hit to be affected.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Formidable

Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.

Formidable reduces explosive damage taken by 50%.

Available for: Assault (SSgt)

Fortify

Activate to grant +20 defense until the beginning of the next turn. Does not cost an action. Has a 3 turn cooldown.

Activate to grant the soldier +20 defense until the beginning of the soldier's next turn.
This ability is a free action and has a 3-turn cooldown.

Available for: Assault (Sgt)

Full Kit

Grants +1 charge per grenade item in a utility slot.

Grants +1 charge per grenade item in a utility slot.
Applies to explosive and support grenades as well as Battle Scanners.
Extra grenades provided by Smoker and Flashbanger abilities do not get extra charges.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Ghostwalker

Activate this ability to reduce enemy detection range against you by almost 25% for 2 turn(s).

Activate this ability to reduce enemy detection range against you by almost 25% for 2 turn(s) (including the current turn), as denoted by red tiles surrounding enemies who are not alerted to your presence.
Ghostwalker has a 4 turn cooldown.
Requires no actions to activate.
This ability also grants a small reduction in this soldier's impact on infiltration times.
Does not apply to ADVENT security towers.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Grazing Fire

Missed attacks have an additional roll to become a graze.

Missed shots with the soldier's primary weapon generally have a 50% chance to become a graze.
This effect occurs after normal hit-miss-graze processing.
Targets with a dodge score subtract that score from the ability's success chance.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Hail of Bullets

Unleash a hail of bullets that is guaranteed to hit your target, but uses a lot of ammunition.

Hail of Bullets requires 3 ammo points.
Hail of Bullets has a 5 turn cooldown.
Hail of Bullets does not work with sniper rifles.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

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.

Cannot be used on the same turn as Run and Gun.
Bonus full actions from Serial and Death from Above will be awarded first.

Available for: Assault (TSgt)

Implacable

If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.

The Fleche ability cannot be used after gaining a bonus move from Implacable.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 4)

Infighter

Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles.

Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles.
Dodge bonus also applies to melee attacks.
This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Iron Curtain

Special shot that does 50% of normal damage but reduces target mobility for the following 2 turn(s). Cone-based attack with primary weapon.

If this cone-based attack hits, Iron Curtain does 50% of normal damage and imposes -8 mobility to the enemy for 2 turn(s).
Iron Curtain has a 3 turn cooldown.
Uses 3 ammo.
Can be used after moving.
Iron Curtain does not work with shotguns or sniper rifles.
Allies in the cone can be hit by this ability.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Killer Instinct

Activating Run and Gun grants +50% critical damage for the rest of the turn.

Available for: Assault (Sgt)

Lethal

You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.

Available for: Assault (MSgt)

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.

Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit.
The first reaction shot against you during a turn is at -100 to hit; the second at -80; the third at -60; the fourth at -40, and the fifth at -20. Further reaction shots at are normal to hit chances.
This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.

Available for: Assault (LCpl)

Like Lightning

When Run and Gun is activated, your Arc Thrower cooldown is immediately reset to 0.

When Run and Gun is activated, your Arc Thrower cooldown is immediately removed.
Does not apply to Chain Lightning.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Lock 'N Load

Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Locked On

Gain +20 aim and +10 crit for successive shots at the same enemy unit.

Gain +20 aim and +10 crit for repeated shots at the same target. Not cumulative, and only applies to enemy units.
The effect persists in between multiple turns as long as the same target has been fired upon.
Area-of-Effect-based shots do not grant the bonus.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

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.

Gain +3 Aim and +3 Defense for each tile of distance between this soldier and the nearest ally, starting at 4 tiles distant.
Bonuses cap at +12 Aim, +12 Defense when 7 or more tiles from the nearest ally.
This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Low Profile

Makes partial cover count as full.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Overkill

Your ranged attacks deal +2 more damage to units at 50% HP or less.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Phantom

When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.

Even if the squad does not start a mission concealed, soldiers with Phantom will still begin the mission with concealment.
If the soldier with Phantom is the one who breaks squad concealment, then Phantom does not apply.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Quick Zap

Activate this ability to make your next arc thrower shot a free action. Has a 4 turn cooldown.

Activate this ability to make your next arc thrower shot a free action.
Quick Zap has a 4 turn cooldown.
Applies to the abilities Stun, Arc Pulser and Chain Lightning.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 4)

Rapid Deployment

Activate this ability before throwing or launching a support grenade, and the throw will not cost an action.

Activate this ability before throwing or launching a support grenade, and the throw will not cost an action.
Applies to Smoke Grenades, Flashbangs, Shaped Charges and Battle Scanners.
Rapid Deployment has a 3 turn cooldown.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Rapid Fire

Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.

Rapid Fire has a 1 turn cooldown.

Available for: Assault (TSgt)

Ready For Anything

Enter overwatch after firing a turn ending standard shot with your primary weapon.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 4)

Reposition

Once per turn, gain an additional move action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon.

Once per turn, gain an additional move action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon.
Works with Hit and Run.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Resilience

Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Return Fire

When targeted by enemy attacks, automatically fire back with your assault rifle once per turn. The return shot ignores cover bonuses.

Return Fire will only trigger once per turn.
Return Fire can be triggered by melee attacks and area of effect attacks.
Return Fire will not trigger when targeted by overwatch fire.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Run and Gun

Take an action after dashing.

Run and Gun allows soldiers to close the distance to their targets rapidly, or to easily take a flanking position.
Run and Gun has a 4 turn cooldown.

Available for: Assault (Squaddie)

Salvo

Launching or throwing grenades, using heavy weapons or using the Gauntlet's Rocket Launcher with your first action will not end your turn.

Soldiers with the Salvo ability are prime candidates for heavy armor.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

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.

Serial is meant to chain enemy kills in a single action, as every kill is essentially free.
Every successful kill does result in a reduction to critical hit chance and damage, however.
Serial has a 7 turn cooldown.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 4)

Shadowstep

This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.

A soldier with Shadowstep will not trigger Overwatch shots or Suppression fire, but they will be unable to draw Overwatch fire away from their teammates.
This ability cannot be disabled in any way.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Shadowstrike

While concealed, gain +50 bonus aim and +50 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies.

Shadowstrike bonuses will apply if the soldier re-enters concealment in a mission.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

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.

Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a shot with no range penalties.
The shot will pierce 2 armor point(s).
The shot also gains +10 aim
Slug shot has a 2 turn cooldown.
Requires 1 ammo.

Available for: Assault (LCpl)

Smoker

Grants one free smoke grenade item to your inventory.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 1)

Stiletto

Shots fired with your primary weapon pierce 3 armor.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 4)

Street Sweeper

Cone-based shotgun attack that does bonus damage to unarmored targets. Blocked by heavy cover.

Medium-range, cone-based shotgun attack.
The spread pattern is blocked by heavy cover.
Uses one action and 2 ammo.
Street Sweeper has a 5 turn cooldown.
Does 3 bonus damage against unarmored targets within the spread pattern.
Cannot be used with non-shotgun weapons.
Allies can be injured by this attack.

Available for: Assault (MSgt)

Stun

Fire your Arc Thrower to incapacitate a target.

The Arc Thrower is effective anywhere in the soldier's sight range, doing no damage but stunning targets for their next turn if it hits.
Improved versions can extend the duration of the stun effect.
Requires one action and ends the soldier's turn when fired.
Can use every other turn.
Ineffective against mechanized units without additional soldier training.

Available for: Assault (Squaddie)

Stun Gunner

Your Arc Thrower now has a bonus to hit.

The bonus starts at +20 and increases with better Arc Thrower technology, to a maximum of +30.

Available for: Assault (Sgt)

Survival Instinct

Gain 20 Defense and 20 Crit chance while injured.

The bonuses are lost if you are healed back to full health.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Tactical Sense

Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.

Gain 3 defense for each living enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.
Units visible at squadsight ranges do not confer bonus.
This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Target Focus

Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.

Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.
Unflankable enemies are ones that can't take cover, such as Drones, MECs and Berserkers.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

That's Close Enough

During enemy turns, fire your arc thrower at any visible enemy within 1 tile(s) that moves or fires. Shares cooldown with the arc thrower's Stun ability.

Will not trigger if soldier is concealed.
Only works on enemy turns.
This ability can trigger 1 time(s) per turn.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 4)

Tradecraft

This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 3)

Traverse Fire

After taking a standard shot with your primary weapon with your first action, you may take an additional non-movement action.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Trench Gun

Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets. Has a 4 turn cooldown.

Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets.
Trench Gun has a 4 turn cooldown.
Requires 1 ammo.
Ability will not be available with other primary weapons.
The shot will not penetrate heavy cover, so this ability is best used in flanking situations.
Allies in the area of effect can take damage.

Available for: Assault (Cpl)

Unlimited Power

Firing your arc thrower no longer ends your turn.

Works for all arc thrower abilities, including Chain Lightning.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Untouchable

If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.

When Untouchable is triggered the soldier is immune to the next damage dealing attack during the enemy turn, even Area of Effect attacks.

Available for: Assault (GSgt)

Zone of Control

All enemies within the soldier's 5 tile radius suffer penalties of -15 Aim and -4 Mobility.

Available for: Assault (XCOM Tier 2)

Pistol Perks

Officer Perks

Psionic Perks

Enemy Perks

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Class Perks

Aggression

Aim Assist

Arc Pulser

Arc Welder

Bring 'Em On

Chain Lightning

Close and Personal

Close Combat Specialist

Close Encounters

Combat Engineer

Combat Fitness

Coup de Grace

Deadeye

Death From Above

Dedication

Deep Cover

Disabling Shot

Electroshock

Evasive

Executioner

Extra Conditioning

Field Medic

Flashbanger

Flush

Formidable

Fortify

Full Kit

Ghostwalker

Grazing Fire

Hail of Bullets

Hit and Run

Implacable

Infighter

Iron Curtain

Killer Instinct

Lethal

Lightning Reflexes

Like Lightning

Lock N Load

Locked On

Lone Wolf

Low Profile

Overkill

Phantom

Quick Zap

Rapid Deployment

Rapid Fire

Ready For Anything

Reposition

Resilience

Return Fire

Run and Gun

Salvo

Serial

Shadowstep

Shadowstrike

Slug Shot

Smoker

Stiletto

Street Sweeper

Stun

Stun Gunner

Survival Instinct

Tactical Sense

Target Focus

Thats Close Enough

Tradecraft

Traverse Fire

Trench Gun

Unlimited Power

Untouchable

Zone of Control

Pistol Perks

Officer Perks

Psionic Perks

Enemy Perks