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

Protective gear

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

Name	Usable by	Mob	HP	Base DR	Def	Will	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
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
Reinforced Armor	All soldiers	-1.2	+3	+2.5					Improved Body Armor	18	70 (105)	14 (21)		0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	28
Regenerator Vest	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	HP	Will	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
													Other
Alien Trophy	All soldiers MEC troopers				Steadfast Steadfast		XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Proximity Sensor	All soldiers	-1					Tracker Tracker	+5 defense	Mechtoid Autopsy MEC Warfare Systems	35	75 (112)			10 (13)	1 UFO Flight Computer	10 days (5.0 days)	30
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
Respirator Implant	All soldiers	+0.6				+5 defense Prevents strangulation Prevents death on the first drop to 0 health per mission Increases bleed timeout by 2 turns, and reveals the timer	Seeker Autopsy	25	40 (60)			8 (11)		5 days (2.5 days)	16
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 SHIV units	+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
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 Screen	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
Cognitive Enhancer	All soldiers MEC troopers			+10		+5 aim, crit, and defense 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

Weapon attachments

In Long War Rebalance, the enemies become harder and harder to hit as the game progresses. Fortunately, there are an array of items available to enhance your weapons.

These items apply their bonus to primary weapons only. Note that Scopes, Neural Gunlinks, Marksman Scopes, and Illuminator Gunsights can't stack with one another.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Crit	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value	Required for
													Other
Laser Sight	All soldiers MEC troopers SHIV units			+15			XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Targeting Module	All soldiers MEC troopers SHIV units			+10		+1 damage during critical hits	Xenobiology	15	50 (75)			0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	20
SCOPE	All soldiers MEC troopers SHIV units		+5	+10			Alien Weaponry	15	70 (105)			0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	28	SCOPE Upgrade (1) Neural Gunlink (1)
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
Illuminator Gunsight	All soldiers	-0.6	+10		Executioner Executioner		Looted from the Exalt headquarters Provided by a Mexican starting bonus								200
Marksman's Scope	Scouts		+5	+5	Squad sight Squadsight	Reduces the squadsight penalty to -2 aim per tile further than 20 tiles (from -3 aim per tile) Can only be equipped with strike rifles	Alien Weaponry	20	30 (45)			0 (2)		7 days (3.5 days)	12
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

Special ammunition

In addition to attaching unique items to your weapons, you can also replace the standard ammunition and clips with more specialized ammunition and clips, to further enhance your attacks. Like weapon attachments, special ammunition only applies to your primary weapon, and most special ammunition only works with specific weapon types. Note that Hi Cap and Drum Mags can't stack with one another and each unit can only use one ammo type at a time.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost					Sell value
High Cap Mags	All soldiers MEC troopers SHIV units				Non-electric primary weapons gain +1 ammo Can't stack with Drum Mags	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Drum Mags	All soldiers (except Rookies)	-0.6		Saturation Fire Saturation Fire	Non-electric primary weapons gain +2 ammo Only affects Ballistic and Gauss Carbines, Assault Rifles and Battle Rifles Can't stack with High Cap Mags	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Breaching Ammo	All soldiers		-10		Nullifies the DR and Crit Resistance hardened targets receive Ballistic and Gauss series primary Shotguns 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			Shredder Shredder	Ballistic and Gauss series weapons only	Alien Materials New Combat Systems	30	30 (45)	6 (9)		0 (2)	5 days (2.5 days)	12
Armor Piercing Ammo	All soldiers MEC troopers SHIV units				+1 penetration Ballistic and Gauss: Assault Rifles, Carbines, Battle Rifles, SHIV weapons, and MEC weapons only	Improved Body Armor New Combat Systems	25	50 (75)	12 (18)		0 (3)	7 days (3.5 days)	20
Flak Ammo	All soldiers MEC troopers SHIV units				Primary weapons gain +4 damage against flying units that are aloft	Floater Autopsy MEC Warfare Systems	35	60 (90)	20 (30)		0 (3)	7 days (3.5 days)	24
Name	Usable by	Mob	Aim	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost					Sell value
Alloy Jacketed Rounds	All soldiers MEC troopers SHIV units				Primary weapons gain +1 damage Only affects Ballistic and Gauss weapons	Enhanced Ballistics	15	20 (30)	6 (9)		0 (2)	5 days (2.5 days)	8
Enhanced Beam Optics	All soldiers MEC troopers SHIV units				Primary weapons gain +1 damage Only affects Beam and Pulse Laser weapons	Enhanced Lasers	30	35 (52)	8 (12)		0 (2)	10 days (5.0 days)	14
Reaper Pack	All soldiers				Primary weapon gain +25 crit Primary weapon range penalties are doubled Only affects Beam and Pulse Laser weapons	Supercapacitors	70	50 (75)		10 (15)	0 (3)	7 days (3.5 days)	20
Plasma Stellerator	All soldiers MEC troopers SHIV units				Primary weapons gain +2 damage Only affects Plasma weapons 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

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).

Name	Usable by	Mob	Dmg	Weapon range	Blast radius	Special properties	Source
Rocket	Rocketeers	-1.6	x1	18.7	5	Provides an extra regular rocket	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Javelin Rocket	Rocketeers	-1.6	x2	18.7	1	Provides a Javelin rocket -50% scatter No environmental damage Shreds any unit it hits	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
AP Grenade	All soldiers	-1	4 (3-5)	10	2	Units with cover towards the center are unaffected +2 damage with the Alien Grenades Foundry project +1 charge with the Packmaster perk +1 charge with the Grenadier perk	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
HE Grenade	All soldiers	-1	6 (5-7)	7.5	2	+3 damage with the Alien Grenades Foundry project +1 charge with the Packmaster perk +1 charge with the Grenadier perk	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Alien Grenade	All soldiers	-1	7 (6-8)	10	2	Can't be equipped with Plasma Grenades +1 charge with the Packmaster perk +1 charge with the Grenadier perk	The Alien Grenades Foundry project provides an unlimited supply
Plasma Grenade	All soldiers	-1	10 (8-12)	10	2	+4 penetration Can't be equipped with Alien Grenades +1 charge with the Packmaster perk +1 charge with the Grenadier perk	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.

To keep the table size a bit practical, the effects of Disorient, Smoke and Acid are described here instead:

Disorient: Cancels overwatch and suppression, -20 defense, -20 will, -50 aim, -50% throw/ability range, -70% mobility, double scatter, lasts through 1 enemy turn

In Smoke: Grants -15 aim, +30 defense, does not trigger non-suppression reaction shots, and has no flanked/exposed/close range crit bonus, lasts through 2 enemy turns

Corrosion: Disables passive healing, strips all flat DR, -20 aim, -20% mobility, and -50% range for AoE attacks, indefinitely

Name	Usable by	Mob	Weapon range	Blast radius	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
												Other
Flashbang 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 Psi Grenades	Psi Warfare Systems	25	50 (75)	2 (3)	2 (3)	1 (4)	1 Sectoid Corpse	7 days (3.5 days)	20
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 a chemical 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
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. Thus, these items grant the most varied effects. Note that soldiers can equip more than one Medikit or Arc Thrower, but not more than one of each other item.

Name	Usable by	Mob	Weapon range	Blast radius	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value	Required for
												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
Motion Tracker	SHIV units		Self	25	1 charge. When used, displays a 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
Combat Stims	All soldiers	-0.6	Self	Self	Use on self (0 AP cost) to become Stimmed [+2 regeneration, +1.2 mobility, +10 aim, +15 will, immunity to crits/fatigued/exhausted, and 20% DR] 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	Grants +2 damage resistance to the carrier 3 charges 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 MEC troopers and SHIVs can equip several of the items listed above for regular soldiers.

Name	Usable by	Mob	HP	Def	Aim	Crit	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost						Sell value
															Other
Ammo Module	MEC troopers SHIV units	-0.6				Grants +1 ammo		Alien Materials	15	30 (45)	6 (9)		0 (2)	5 days (2.5 days)	12
Alloy Carbide Plating	MEC troopers SHIV units		+5						Mechanized Unit Defenses	35	70 (105)	30 (45)		20 (23)		10 days (5.0 days)	28
Core Armoring	MEC troopers SHIV units	-0.6	+4					Grants +2 damage resistance	Mechanized Unit Defenses	15	50 (75)	10 (15)		0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	20
Battle Computer	MEC troopers SHIV units	-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
Incinerator Module Incinerator Module	MEC troopers							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	MEC troopers							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
Targeting Motor	SHIV units		+10				Mayhem Mayhem		SHIV Suppression	20	35 (52)			0 (2)	7 days (3.5 days)	14
Holo Charger	SHIV units	0.6					Holo Rounds Holo Rounds		Drone Autopsy	15	40 (60)			0 (3)		7 days (3.5 days)	16
Adaptive Tracking Pod	SHIV units		+5				Bull Rush Bullseye		Experimental Warfare	20	40 (60)			0 (3)	7 days (3.5 days)	16
Smartshell Pod	SHIV units		+10				Saturation Fire Saturation Fire		Experimental Warfare	20	25 (37)			0 (2)	7 days (3.5 days)	10
Shielding Pod	SHIV units						Absorption Fields Absorption Fields		Heavy Floater Autopsy	55	50 (75)	10 (15)	5 (7)	20 (23)	10 days (5.0 days)	20
AutoSentry Turret	SHIV units						Reactive Targeting Sensors Reactive Targeting Sensors		Cyberdisc Autopsy	35	60 (90)	8 (12)		0 (3)	10 days (5.0 days)	24
Weapon Supercooler	SHIV units	-0.6					Template:Light Em Up (LWR)		Sectopod Autopsy	55	120 (180)	10 (15)	5 (7)	0 (5)	10 days (5.0 days)	48
Elerium Turbos	SHIV units	+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