Shogun (LWR)

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  Shogun

The Shogun is the MEC variant of the Engineer and Medic classes.

Primary Weapon: MEC Primary Weapons

Secondary Weapon: MEC Secondary Weapon Systems

Class-Limited items: MEC Equipment items

Abilities

Rank	Ability
Specialist	Collateral Damage Collateral Damage Use a full magazine of ammo to destroy some cover and deal 20% of base weapon damage per ammo spent in a 5 tile radius up to 8 tiles away and then reload the main weapon. Leaves this unit with 1 AP and reduces mobility to 3.3 until out of AP. Does not work while in One For All. Destroys Corpses. 3 turn cooldown.
Lance Corporal	Fortified Fortified Grants immunity to critical hits. Injury and fatigue times are reduced by 15%. Steadfast Steadfast Provides +2 armor HP, immunity to panic, and reduces injury times by 30%.		Hit and Run Hit and Run The first shot taken at a preoccupied target or target damaged each turn will leave this unit with 1 AP, but limits this unit to using only mobility, officer, psionic, and non-arm-based MEC actions until they reach 0 AP. After repositioning, shots gain +25% crit damage until next turn.		Grenadier Grenadier Using a destructive grenade deals +1 damage and costs only 1 AP. Equipped destructive grenades and MEC launchers receive an additional use and have no weight.
Corporal	Absorption Fields Absorption Fields Gain 5% DR. Shots from beam weapons (laser/pulse/drone/cyberdisc) lose half of their penetration when targeting this unit.		Vital Point Targeting Vital Point Targeting When hitting humans or autopsied biological aliens: steadied shots, reaction shots, or shots at targets not protected by cover double the bleed chance and deal 30% more damage.		Shock and Awe Shock and Awe Equipped Javelin rockets gain an additional use. Rockets gain +25% damage. Explosives apply 50% more shred. Grants +1 small equipment slots.
Sergeant	Sapper Sapper Explosives deal +1 damage, gain +20 penetration, and double environmental damage.		Repair Servos Repair Servos Repairs damage sustained in battle: When damaged, gain servos equal to 50% of the damage sustained. Each servo can heal 1 HP. At end of turn, use 20% the servos available (minimum 1). Active servos are removed if this unit is fully healed or corroded.		Bull Rush Bullseye Grants +25 aim, +25 crit and +25% crit damage to shots fired at 2 AP, steadied shots or shots at preoccupied targets (double bonus if two conditions are met, triple if all three).
Tech Sergeant	Packmaster Packmaster Equipped medikits, grenades, and mists receive an additional use. Grants +2 HP to healing from Restorative Mists.
Gunnery Sergeant	Impact Impact Shots gain +10 penetration. Non-reaction shots disable their target's Overwatch and Reactive Targeting Sensors.		Regen Biofield Grit Grants +4 armor HP and %DR equal to a quarter of the % total HP lost.		Fragmentation Fragmentation Explosives critically hit exposed targets, have double the bleed chance, and apply 2 stacks if they cause bleeding.
Master Sergeant	Snap Shot Snapshot Shots gain +20 crit and do not trigger reaction fire.			Extra Conditioning Extra Conditioning Grants +2 armor HP and +0.6 mobility, and a 10% chance for all end-in-idle actions to cost 0 AP.

Stat Progression

Rank	Attribute Gains
Specialist	+0-1 (50%)	+3-9	-	-
Lance Corporal	+0-1 (50%)	+1-3	-	-
Corporal	+0-1 (20%)	+1-3	-	-
Sergeant	+0-1 (20%)	-	-	-
Tech Sergeant	+0-1 (20%)	-	-	-
Gunnery Sergeant	+0-1 (20%)	-	-	-
Master Sergeant	+0-1 (20%)	-	-	-
Total	+0-7	+5-15	-	-

Predictable Potential:

Rank	Attribute Gains
Specialist	+1	+6	-	-
Lance Corporal	+1	+2	-	-
Corporal	-	+2	-	-
Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Tech Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Gunnery Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Master Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Total	+2	+10	-	-

Tactical Advice

Intended Role: Mid-range Offensive/Defensive Support

Fitting its name, the Shogun ("Warlord") is - like the Engineer - a specialist in battlefield control, destroying enemy cover using Collateral Damage and Sapper. Grenadier increases the number of grenade uses, allowing for sustained bombardment throughout longer missions. Like the Medic, the Shogun can provide healing throughout a mission using Restorative Mist with Packmaster.

Unlike the Jaeger, the Shogun is a little more durable when it comes to defenses - but care should also be taken to protect it from enemy units that may also gain anti-mech abilities. Consider using a more 'vulnerable' and expendable SHIV to act as a close-range decoy.

Sample Builds

Grenadier Shogun

Sample Grenadier Build: Grenadier -> Fortified or Shock and Awe -> Sapper -> Packmaster -> Fragmentation -> Extra Conditioning

Grenadier Grenadier

Fortified Fortified Shock and Awe Shock and Awe

Sapper Sapper

Packmaster Packmaster

Fragmentation Fragmentation

Extra Conditioning Extra Conditioning

Recommended Equipment: Grenade Launcher, MINE Launcher, Restorative Mist, Core Plating, Ammo Module, HMEC Exosuit

Note

• Deciding between Fortified vs Shock and Awe is about whether you want more durability or more damage from your Shogun.
• Ammo Module and Packmaster both increase the maximum amount of damage that Collateral Damage can deal.
• HMEC exosuits and defensive equipment benefits the Grenadier Shogun and compliments their increased health gain per rank.
• UHMEC-3 will provide a significant boost to your defensive capabilities, however the HMEC-3 will allow the Grenadier to off-carry an additional secondary weapon alongside a Grenade & MINE launcher, such as Restorative Mist to assist in longer missions with healing, which also benefits from packmaster with +1 charge.

See also

Long War Rebalance: Soldiers
Soldiers	Soldiers Assault Infantry Rocketeer Gunner Sniper Scout Medic Engineer
MEC	MEC Troopers Marauder Goliath Jaeger Shogun
Sub-classes and abilities	Officers Psionics Gene Mods S.H.I.V.s