Abilities (EU2012)

Your soldiers' actions on the battlefield are determined by their abilities, which are given by their rank, class, equipment and perks purchased through the Officer Training School.

General Actions

These are general actions that can be perform by all your soldiers during the fight.

Action	Description
Move	Either walk or dash
Fire	Shoot the enemy
Overwatch	Takes a shot at the next enemy that moves into sight range
Reload	Spend a full action to reload weapon
Hunker	Provides a defensive bonus

Class & Rank Abilities

These are special perks available to each class and rank. Up reaching a certain rank a soldier has to choose exclusively between two abilities.

Class	Rank Required	Ability	Description
Assault	Squaddie	Run & Gun	Allows to move and make a shot, including at the end of dashing, can't use equipment, cooldown 3 turns
Assault	Corporal A	Tactical Sense	Gives +5 to Defense per enemy close to you, up to a maximum of +20
Assault	Corporal B	Aggression	+10% to critical hit per enemy close to you up to 30%
Assault	Sergeant A	Lightning Reflexes	Ignores first reaction fire on that turn
Assault	Sergeant B	Close & Personal	+30% to critical hit, reduces with distance
Assault	Lieutenant A	Rapid Fire	Not yet revealed
Assault	Lieutenant B	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Assault	Captain A	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Assault	Captain B	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Assault	Major	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Assault	Colonel A	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Assault	Colonel B	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Assault	Unknown	Rushing?	Not yet revealed
Heavy	Squaddie	Fire Rocket	Fires a 6 damage rocket once per combat, requires both action points, one use
Heavy	Corporal A	Bullet Swarm	Allows to shoot and then move or shoot twice
Heavy	Corporal B	Holo-Targeting	Gives +10% to Aim against your target for squad mates
Heavy	Sergeant A	Shredder Rocket	Gives a +33% bonus to damage against that target, deals less damage than standard, lasts 4 turns
Heavy	Sergeant B	Suppression	-30% Aim to enemy, allows a reaction shot if the target moves
Heavy	Lieutenant A	HEAT Rounds	+100% to damage against robotic enemies
Heavy	Lieutenant B	Rapid Reaction	Gives a second reaction fire if the first one was successful
Heavy	Captain A	Grenadier	Allows to carry 2 grenades instead of 1, if grenades are carried
Heavy	Captain A	Danger Zone	Increases hit area of rockets and suppression by 2 spaces
Heavy	Major	Survival	Not yet revealed
Heavy	Colonel B	Focused Suppression	Reduce target Aim by 65% and free shot if the target moves
Heavy	Colonel B	Tracer Beam Rounds	If hit alien takes extra damage from entire squad
Sniper	Squaddie	Headshot	+30% to critical hits, cooldown 2 turns
Sniper	Corporal A	Snap Shot	Allows to make a shot with sniper after moving, this shot has -20% Aim
Sniper	Corporal B	Squad Sight	Allows to target enemies Not seen by sniper but seen by squadmates, requires clear line of fire
Sniper	Sergeant A	Low Profile	Makes partial cover count as full cover
Sniper	Lieutenant A	Battle Scanner	Scanning device, when thrown creates a new source of vision for 2 turns. Can only be used 2 times per battle
Sniper	Captain A	Opportunist	+10 Aim against targets with less than 50% Health
Sniper	Major	Damn Good Ground?	+10 Aim and +10 Defense against enemies at lower elevation in addition to the usual elevation bonuses
Sniper	Colonel A	Double Tap	Both actions can be used for Standard/Precision/Disabling Shot
Sniper	Unknown	In The Zone	Additional shot after a critical hit
Sniper	Unknown	Improved Overwatch	Unit continues firing as long as it hits the target
Sniper	Unknown	Gunslinger	Confers 2 bonus damage with pistols
Sniper	Unknown	Disabling Round	Shot to disable alien's main weapon, alien may to fix the weapon, no critical hits, 2 turn cooldown
Support	Squaddie	Smoke Grenade	Throw a grenade that provides half cover in a radius, lasts 2 turns, one use
Support	Corporal A	Sprinter	Increases movement by 3 squares per action point
Support	Corporal B	Covering Fire	Allows reaction fire against opponents who try to shoot
Support	Sergeant A	Field Medic	Gives 3 Medikits, if the unit is carrying them
Support	Sergeant B	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Support	Lieutenant A	Revive	Restores critically wounded operative to 33% health
Support	Lieutenant B	Rifle Suppression	-30% to target's Aim, gives reaction fire if target moves
Support	Captain A	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Support	Captain B	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Support	Major	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Support	Colonel A	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Support	Colonel B	Unknown	Not yet revealed
Support	Unknown	Combat Stims	Temporarily increase squad mates' stats and reduce damage taken
Psionic	Unknown	Mind Probe?	Speculated - There are 4 specific Psi icons visible on the demos
Psionic	Unknown	Panic
Psionic	Unknown	Mind Control	Control of enemy for 5 turns
Psionic	Unknown	Rift	Creates a devastating psionic storm

Officer Training School Abilities

These abilities can be obtained/purchased through building an Officer Training School. They require specific ranks to be purchased/activated.

Equipment Abilities

These are specific abilities provided by the presence or use of selected equipment.