Shinobi (TJ)

Shinobi

The Shinobi serves as our primary scouting unit, using a sword to deliver stealthy close-range attacks.

Class Overview

The Shinobi is closest to the vanilla Ranger class. They are specialists in stealth and short range combat.

Shinobis provide excellent flank security and forward recon, screening out accidental, unwanted activations and ensuring the only enemies who spot you are the ones you’re ready to kill. Their stealth means they’re also capable of taking on some mission types entirely on their own, though the all-or-nothing stakes of dodging patrols or dying alone makes solo sneaking an approach not for the faint of heart.

The Shinobi tree is littered with tempting combat-focused perks that sound excitingly effective, so it’s important we understand the real strength of the class—Concealment is absurd. Other classes can compete with and surpass the damage or defensive capability of even the most combat-oriented Shinobi, but none can compare to their mastery over the art of invisibility.

Branches

"Scout" type Shinobi are pure infiltrators, skirting past even the most watchful eyes on the strategic and tactical layers of the game to ensure early warning on enemy forces before your main force encounters them, while losing out on potential squad damage each turn you choose not to break concealment.

"Saboteur" type Shinobi specialize in hit-and-run style combat, being constantly on the move while taking advantage of enemy flanks.

"Kenshi" type Shinobi assassinate the enemy with their bladecraft, pure, simply, and lethally, and can slay even the most terrifying of enemies in a single strike if an ally has disoriented or stunned them, though great care must be taken to avoid brazen charges that provoke other enemy forces or leave the shinobi exposed to fatal retaliation.

Weapons

Primary: Rifles, SMGs, Shotguns.

Secondary: Sword

Differences From LWOTC

The shinobi is greatly changed from LWOTC's trees. The blade path has stayed relatively untouched, but the scouting and shooting paths have been greatly altered to make them more competitive in the Ted Jam environment. See the table below for the full list of changes.

LCPL: Ghostwalker & Lone Wolf to Scout's Watch & Impulse
CPL: Shadowstep & Executioner to Lightfoot & Surprise
SGT: Covert & Impulse to Shadowborn & Shadowstep
SSGT: Shadowstrike & Evasive to Fade & Low Profile
TSGT: Hit and Run & Disabling Shot to Conceal & Evasive
GSGT: Untouchable & Hunter's Instincts to Dead of Night & Hit And Run
MSGT: Conceal & Coup de Grace to First Strike & Double Time

Rank	LWOTC Ability	New Ability
Squaddie	No change
Lance Corporal	Ghostwalker Activate this ability to reduce enemy detection range against you by almost 25% for 2 turn(s).	Scout's Watch The soldier no longer has reaction fire penalties with overwatch and can crit, but can only watch over small regions.
Lance Corporal	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.	Impulse Your ranged attacks gain 10 aim and 10 critical chance if you have moved this turn.
Corporal	Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.	Lightfoot Gain +3 Mobility. You are 20% harder to detect while concealed.
Corporal	Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.	Surprise You deal +2 damage while concealed and +1 damage while flanking your target. Passive.
Sergeant	Covert Enemies have 25% smaller detection range against you.	Shadowborn The soldier is much more difficult to detect while concealed. Also, small bonuses to aim and crit while in concealment.
Sergeant	Impulse Your ranged attacks gain 10 aim and 10 critical chance if you have moved this turn.	Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.
Staff Sergeant	Shadowstrike While concealed, gain +50 bonus aim and +50 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies.	Fade Gain concealment that is broken if you move. Only works in full cover. Has a 4 turn cooldown. Free action.
Staff Sergeant	Evasive Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.
Tech Sergeant	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.	Conceal Immediately enter concealment once per mission.
Tech Sergeant	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.	Evasive Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.
Gunnery Sergeant	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.	Dead of Night Gain +100 Crit Chance against enemies that do not see you. Gain +1 Crit Damage for every 20 of Crit Chance above 100%.
Gunnery Sergeant	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.	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.
Master Sergeant	Conceal Immediately enter concealment once per mission.	First Strike While concealed or flanking your target, you deal +3 damage with your primary weapon.
Master Sergeant	Coup de Grâce Bonus to hit, damage, and critical chance with your weapon against a disoriented, stunned or panicking enemy.	Double Time Gain a bonus move action this turn. 3 turn cooldown.

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.	Fleche Attack any enemy within movement range with your sword. Deals +1 damage for every 4 tiles between your starting position and the target.	Slash Attack an adjacent target with your sword. Uses one action.
	Scout	Saboteur	Kenshi
Lance Corporal	Scout's Watch The soldier no longer has reaction fire penalties with overwatch and can crit, but can only watch over small regions.	Impulse Your ranged attacks gain 10 aim and 10 critical chance if you have moved this turn.	Blademaster All melee attacks deal +1 extra damage and have +10 Aim.
Corporal	Lightfoot Gain +3 Mobility. You are 20% harder to detect while concealed.	Surprise You deal +2 damage while concealed and +1 damage while flanking your target. Passive.	Combatives Automatically parry melee attacks that graze or miss against you, and counterattack with your melee weapon. Also gain +10 dodge.
Sergeant	Shadowborn The soldier is much more difficult to detect while concealed. Also, small bonuses to aim and crit while in concealment.	Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.	Cutthroat Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor and have a +15 critical chance and do +2 critical damage.
Staff Sergeant	Fade Gain concealment that is broken if you move. Only works in full cover. Has a 4 turn cooldown. Free action.	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.	Bladestorm Free melee attacks on any enemies that enter, exit or attack from melee range on enemy turns.
Tech Sergeant	Conceal Immediately enter concealment once per mission.	Evasive Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.	Reaper A devastating chain melee attack where the first melee attack cannot miss. Each melee kill in Reaper mode grants an extra action, but further melee attacks have reduced damage.
Gunnery Sergeant	Dead of Night Gain +100 Crit Chance against enemies that do not see you. Gain +1 Crit Damage for every 20 of Crit Chance above 100%.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.	Whirlwind If you hit with a melee attack during your turn, gain a bonus move.
Master Sergeant	First Strike While concealed or flanking your target, you deal +3 damage with your primary weapon.	Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.	Double Time Gain a bonus move action this turn. 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
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.	Blurred Distance makes it hard to focus on the soldier. Provides bonus defense and dodge based on distance from the attacker.	Quick Feet Refunds one action point when you are revealed from concealment via your own action.	Coup de Grâce Bonus to hit, damage, and critical chance with your weapon against a disoriented, stunned or panicking enemy.
Battlespace Increases your vision radius by 3 tiles. Once per mission, you can increase this bonus to 12 tiles for a turn.	Sticky Bomb Attach a Sticky Bomb onto an enemy (does not alert the enemy). The next attack against that enemy is guaranteed to hit and it will detonate the bomb, dealing 5 damage and shredding 2 armor. 1 use(s) per mission.	Resilience Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.
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.	Snake Blood Your Dodge is increased by 20 and you are immune to poison.	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.	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.
Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.	Ambush Take a reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks within a cone of fire. Can only be used while concealed.	Shredder Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.
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.	Trench Warfare If you get at least one kill during your turn, automatically Hunker Down at the end of it.	Adrenaline Each time you score a kill, you gain 1 Shield. Passive.	Shadowstrike While concealed, gain +50 bonus aim and +50 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies.
Deadcutter Slash an undead foe within movement range. If this attack is lethal, its AP cost will be refunded.	Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns.	Burial Blade Slash any enemy within movement range. If this attack is lethal, its AP cost will be refunded.
The Bigger They Are Grants +15 bonus aim against targets that cannot take cover.	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.	Concentration Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.	Slice And Dice Attack any enemy within movement range with your sword. If you hit, make a free second sword attack. 2 turn cooldown.
Scrounger There is a chance of an extra loot drop whenever you are on a mission.	Survival Instinct Gain 20 Defense and 20 Crit chance while injured.	This One's Mine Mark a target, giving you +50 Crit chance and +50 Defense against it for 3 turns. This ability doesn't cost an action. Has a 3 turn cooldown.
Field Medic Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Gas Bomber Grants a free Gas Grenade item to the soldier's inventory.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.	Strafing Fire Fire a shot that deals 50% less damage, but can be used for free after moving.
Parkour This soldier is able to climb walls.	Infighter Gain 40 dodge against attacks within four tiles.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
You Got This Grant an Overwatch shot to a visible ally. Can be used once per turn and ends the user's turn when used.	Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.	Keen Edge Your sword attacks deal +1/1/2/2/3 damage and ignore up to 2/2/3/3/4 armor.	Lightning Slash Attack any enemy within blue movement range with your weapon. This attack does not end the turn.
Blend Immediately grants concealment that is automatically broken after 2 turns.	Zone of Control All enemies within the soldier's 5 tile radius suffer penalties of -15 Aim and -4 Mobility.	Coordinate Fire Fire at a target, then command all adjacent allies to fire at that target. 5 turn cooldown.
Flashbanger Grants 1 free flashbang item to your inventory.	Cover Me Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Packmaster Grants +1 charge to every utility item and grenade equipped.	Scouting Report Focus: Collect 1 intelligence each turn. Intelligence provides offense and defense to all allies (max 5). Also adds 'Decisive Action' Ability.
Preservation When your concealment is broken, gain +15 defense for 2 turns.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.	Minelayer Provides one free proximity mine.

Stat Progression

Rank
Per Level	Health	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Aim	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	Will	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dodge	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Hacking	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Total	Health	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
	Aim	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16
	Will	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
	Dodge	2	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Hacking	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40