Infantry (TJ)

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Infantry

Class Overview

Infantry

Weapons

Primary: Rifles, SMGs, Shotguns.

Secondary: Arc Thrower

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie	Holotarget Holotarget your enemy to grant an aim bonus to all attacks on this target by you and your allies for the remainder of the turn.	Independent Tracking A Holotargeted enemy will remain so for 1 additional turn(s).	Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.
	Vanguard	Enigma	Spotter
Lance Corporal	Maim Fire a shot with your primary weapon that immobilizes the target until the end of their next turn. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Tracking You detect nearby units even without line of sight.	HiDef Holo Your Holotargeted enemies are easier to critically hit.
Corporal	Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.	Evasive Start each mission with 100 bonus dodge. The bonus is removed after you take damage for the first time.	Covert Enemies have 25% smaller detection range against you.
Sergeant	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.	Template:Infantrynoiter (LWOTC)	Rapid Targeting You may Holotarget an enemy as a free action with a 4 turn cooldown. In addition, Holotargeting no longer ends your turn.
Staff 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.	Cover Me Grant an ally a bonus overwatch shot and the Cool Under Pressure ability. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Conceal Immediately enter concealment once per mission.
Tech Sergeant	Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.	Vital Point Targeting Attacks against your Holotargeted enemies deal more damage.
Gunnery Sergeant	Lightfoot Gain +3 Mobility. You are 20% harder to detect while concealed.	Ghost Grenade A specialized smoke grenade that causes the targeted ally to enter concealment.	Multitargeting You may Holotarget multiple enemies with a 2 turn cooldown.
Master Sergeant	First Strike While concealed or flanking your target, you deal +3 damage with your primary weapon.	Fade Gain concealment that is broken if you move. Only works in full cover. Has a 4 turn cooldown. Free action.	Airstrike Once per mission, call in an airstrike that does 8-12 damage in a large area. Costs both actions.

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
Field Medic Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Rapid Deployment Activate this ability before throwing or launching a support grenade, and the throw will not cost an action.	Stiletto Shots fired with your primary weapon pierce 3 armor.	Lethal You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.	Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.
Extra Munitions Grants 1 free explosive grenade item to your inventory.	Marauder Standard shots are not turn-ending, allowing for shooting then moving or shooting twice on a turn.	Concentration Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.	Devil's Luck You are immune to the first shot that hits you each mission.
Take Down A melee finisher that never misses and does not end your turn even when used with a dash move, but can only target damaged enemies on 3 or less HP. Can be used once per turn. 3 turn cooldown.	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.	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.
Scout Grants 1 free battle scanner item to your inventory.	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.	Survival Instinct Gain 20 Defense and 20 Crit chance while injured.	Preparation Gain a standard action point at the start of your next turn. Does not cost action points. 3 turn cooldown
Scrounger There is a chance of an extra loot drop whenever you are on a mission.	Predator Your ranged attacks gain 15 bonus aim and 15 bonus critical chance against enemies that are flanked or out of cover.	Full Kit Grants +1 charge per grenade item in a utility slot.
Flashbanger Grants 1 free flashbang item to your inventory.	Ever Vigilant If you spend all of your actions on moves, you are granted an automatic overwatch shot at the end of the turn.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.	Close Combat Specialist Fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires.
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.	Sixth Sense You are immune to multi-target and area attacks.	Kill Zone Take a reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks within a cone of fire.
Salvo Launching or throwing grenades, using heavy weapons or using the Gauntlet's Rocket Launcher with your first action will not end your turn.	Hail of Bullets Unleash a hail of bullets that is guaranteed to hit your target, but uses a lot of ammunition.	Bull Rush Make a special melee attack against any enemy within movement range that deals little damage but stuns the target for 1 turn.	Scouting Report Focus: Collect 1 intelligence each turn. Intelligence provides offense and defense to all allies (max 5). Also adds 'Decisive Action' Ability.
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.	Aim Assist Gain additional +15 aim and +15 crit against holotargeted units.	Combat Fitness Gain 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.
Damn Good Ground Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.	Stop At Nothing Whenever you enter overwatch or use suppression, you gain +20 Defense until the start of your next turn.	Tradecraft This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.	Slam Fire For the rest of the turn, whenever you get a critical hit with your primary weapon, your actions are refunded. Has 4 turn cooldown. Cannot be used after Run and Gun and disables Run and Gun for the rest of the turn. Free action.
Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.	Watchful Eye Once per turn, you get a free overwatch shot when your This One's Mine target moves or attacks.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Preservation When your concealment is broken, gain +15 defense for 2 turns.	Lock 'N Load Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.	Rupture A Rupture shot grants a +50 bonus to critical hit chances and ensures that the target takes an additional +3 damage from all attacks in the future.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.
Smoker Grants one free smoke grenade item to your inventory.	Unnerving Light Holotargeting enemies also reduces will by -20.	Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.