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Class Overview

Weapons

Abilities

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Rank Ability
Squaddie
Squaddie
Holotarget
*Holotargeting takes a single action. *The Holotargeting effect lasts until the start of your next turn. *Multiple holotarget effects do not stack with each other. *The aim bonus is +10 for the basic Holotargeter, and improves to +15 and +20 with better technology. *Holotargeting does not break concealment for you or your squad.
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.
Lock 'N Load
*Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.
Kills with your primary weapon restore 1 ammo.
Open Fire
*Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.
Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.
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Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal
Steady Hands
*The Steady Hands bonus does not stack over multiple turns. *Steady Hands doubles down on the need to find a high sniper's nest with good sightlines.
If you did not move last turn, gain +10 Aim and +10 Critical chance.
Marauder
*Marauder provides more tactical options when planning the Skirmisher's turn. *Paired with Grapple, Marauder allows the Skirmisher to shoot twice and move on a single turn.
Standard shots are not turn-ending, allowing for shooting then moving or shooting twice on a turn.
Fire in the Hole
*Your rockets are more likely to hit their intended point of impact, or at least close to it. *The maximum it can miss by is reduced by two tiles.
Your rockets are more accurate.
Corporal
Corporal
Lead The Target
*Carefully lead the target, granting a +20% increased chance to hit, but delaying the shot until the enemies turn. Takes two actions. *The shot taken by Lead The Target is not a reaction shot and therefore it can crit and it is not affected by reaction fire penalties or perks related to reaction fire. *Lead The Target has a 3 turn cooldown.
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.
Eagle Eye
* Permanently increases Vision by approximately 3 tiles. You can activate this ability to further increase your Vision by approximately 3 additional tiles. 3 turn cooldown.
Permanently increases Vision by approximately 3 tiles. You can activate this ability to further increase your Vision by approximately 3 additional tiles. 3 turn cooldown.
Concussion Rocket
*One use per mission. * It is guaranteed to disorient targets and has a 20% chance to stun. *Requires one action and ends the soldier's turn. *Elite Codexes and Psi Zombies are immune to all effects including damage. *Allies cannot be injured by this attack.
Fire a special rocket that does 2 damage but has a chance to stun or disorient organic enemies within its area of effect.
Sergeant
Sergeant
This One's Mine
* Only you get the bonuses. * Consider using this ability against elite enemy units such as Custodians, Cobras, or Sectopods for its large bonus of 50 defense. * Our plasma weaponry will greatly benefit from the bonus critical hit chance due to their reliance on the critical damage.
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.
Bandolier
* Infantry can equip two different ammo items at the same time, but can only benefit from one at a time. If two ammo items are equipped the Infantry will gain a Swap Ammo ability that allows them to change the active ammo type. * Consider which ammo you should take on each mission. Infantry become much more powerful when equipped with an ammo type appropriate to the situation.
Grants an extra utility item slot only usable for ammo. Ammo in this slot will not drain mobility, even if it will be displayed as such in the armory.
Salvo
*Soldiers with the Salvo ability are prime candidates for heavy armor.
Launching or throwing grenades, using heavy weapons or using the Gauntlet's Rocket Launcher with your first action will not end your turn.
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Anatomy
You know exactly where to strike to cause the most damage. You gain +15% Critical Chance and 2 Armor Pierce on all attacks.
Implacable
*The Fleche ability cannot be used after gaining a bonus move from Implacable.
If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.
EMP Rocket
*This rocket deals 1-2/2-3/3-4 damage depending on gauntlet tier and stuns robots for 2AP. *The rocket has a 5 tile AOE diameter
Fire a special rocket which deals a small amount of damage but shuts down all robotic units for a turn.
Tech Sergeant
Tech Sergeant
Bullseye
* Bullseye is good for weakening tough enemies while also dealing extra damage. * Bullseye applies -20 penalties to Aim, Defense, and Will that last until the end of the battle. * Bullseye has a 5 turn cooldown.
Fire a shot that deals critical damage and gives the target penalties to Aim, Defense, and Will. 5 turn cooldown.
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Javelin Rockets
*The range of your rockets is increased by 6 tiles and you may hit targets beyond your visual range.
The range of your rockets is increased by 6 tiles and you may hit targets beyond your visual range.
Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Traverse Fire
*After taking a standard shot with your primary weapon with your first action, you may take an additional non-movement action.
After taking a standard shot with your primary weapon with your first action, you may take an additional non-movement action.
Lethal
*You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
Bunker Buster
*Fire a special rocket with a large area of effect that does moderate damage to enemies but huge damage to buildings, vehicles and other objects in the environment. *Requires both actions and usable only once per mission.
Fire a special rocket that destroys buildings and other objects in the environment.
Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Butcher
* Organic targets means all non-mechanical units.
Increases damage against organic targets by 30%.
Deadeye
*Deadeye reduces the overall hit chance of a shot by 15%, but increases the base damage of the shot by 50%. *Deadeye has a 3 turn cooldown. *Works with Snap Shot.
Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.
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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 Down
* This attack always deals 5 damage. If the enemy has enough armor or other damage resistance, Take Down may not always result in a kill. * Take Down can be used once per turn, and can be used with a dash only if used as the first action. * Unlike Take Under, Take Down does not rely on a melee weapon. Human soldiers will use the stock of their gun, and certain aliens will throw a punch or slash with their claws.
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.
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Burial Shot
* Has a 2 turn Cooldown. * Ignores sustain effects, so Burial Shot is especially useful for putting down priests and raptor commandos.
Fire a shot at a target. If this attack is lethal, its AP cost will be refunded.
Nimble Hands
* As a free action, reload your weapon. Can be used every 3 turns.
As a free action, reload your weapon. Can be used every 3 turns.
Priority Target
* If multiple enemies are equally distant, you get the bonus against all of them.
You get 10 Aim and 10 Crit chance on ranged attacks against the closest visible enemy.
Center Mass
*You do one additional point of base damage with your primary weapon, pistols or a sawed-off shotgun.
You do one additional point of base damage when using guns.
Shredder
*A successful shot with a conventional weapon will shred 1 armor from the target. *More advanced weapons will shred more armor from targets.
Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.
Damn Good Ground
*Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation. *This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.
Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.
Watch Them Run
*After throwing or launching a grenade, you will automatically enter overwatch.
After throwing or launching a grenade, you will automatically enter overwatch.
Stiletto
*Shots fired with your primary weapon pierce 3 armor.
Shots fired with your primary weapon pierce 3 armor.
Disabling Shot
*Stuns enemies for 2 actions if the shot hits (including if it grazes). *Stuns for an extra 2 actions if the shot crits, but the shot won't inflict the critical damage. *Disabling Shot requires 1 ammo to use. *Disabling Shot has a 5 turn cooldown. *Only Avatars and Psi Zombies can not be stunned.
Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.
Blast Off
* Your rockets are more likely to hit their intended point of impact, or at least close to it. * The maximum it can miss by is reduced by one tile. * Can be stacked with Fire In The Hole, for a total maximum scatter reduction of three tiles.
Your rockets are a bit more accurate.
Stay On Target
* Removes the cooldown for the Lead The Target ability.
Removes the cooldown for the Lead The Target ability.
Concentration
*Attacks that would normally graze their target are automatically upgraded to normal hits. *Applies to primary weapons, secondary weapons, and pistols.
Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.
Aim Assist
*Gain additional +15 aim and +15 crit against holotargeted units.
Gain additional +15 aim and +15 crit against holotargeted units.
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Executioner
*Confers +20 aim and +20 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.
Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.
Fearsome
* Perks like This One's Mine and Deadshot can help you get critical hits. * Critical hits with any of your weapons can trigger Fearsome.
When you get a critical hit, your target and other enemies within 6 tiles have a chance to panic.
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Bring 'Em On
*Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8. *Units visible at squadsight ranges do confer bonus. *Applies to damage from the soldier's primary weapon and, if the soldier has Biggest Booms, explosives (damaging grenades, rockets, etc.).
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.
Coup de Grâce
*Coup de Grâce grants +50 aim, +50 critical chance and +2 damage against stunned and panicking enemies. *The bonuses are halved against disoriented enemies. *For Shinobis and Gunners, this perk is applied to their secondary weapon.
Bonus to hit, damage, and critical chance with your weapon against a disoriented, stunned or panicking enemy.
Maim
*Fire a shot with your primary weapon that does normal damage and immobilizes the target until the end of their next turn. *Useful to isolate a high-value target during an ambush. *Uses 1 ammo. *Maim has a 3 turn cooldown.
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.
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Bombard
*Bombard can be fired at any location within squadsight. *Upgrading your BIT will lead to more Bombard damage.
Launch the BIT to any visible location where it releases a powerful explosive blast. Advanced BITs do more damage.
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Survival Instinct
*The bonuses are lost if you are healed back to full health.
Gain 20 Defense and 20 Crit chance while injured.
Recharge
* Abilities without a cooldown are unaffected. * Passive.
Killing an enemy with your primary weapon reduces the cooldown of all abilities by 1.
HEAT Ammo
* HEAT Ammo provides a substantial damage increase against robotic enemies such as MECs and Sectopods. * The damage increase happens before damage is reduced by Armor. * Combining HEAT Ammo with Bluescreen Rounds will deal devastating damage to any robotic enemy. * HEAT Ammo affects all damage sources, including explosives.
Confers +50% damage against robotic enemies.
Target Focus
*Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies. *Unflankable enemies are ones that can't take cover, such as Drones, MECs and Berserkers.
Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.
Holo Targeting
*Directed primary weapon-specific abilities will grant Holo Targeting. *Any abilities that target multiple units will not grant Holo Targeting.
Any directed primary weapon shot, hit or miss, will mark the target, increasing your squad's aim by +15 against this target.
Aggression
*Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30. *Units visible at squadsight ranges do confer bonus.
Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Danger Zone
*Area Suppression suppresses enemies in a 5-tile radius.
Area Suppression suppresses enemies in a 5-tile radius.
Warning Shot
* Fire your primary weapon just over the target's head, causing them to panic. This attack deals no damage. Uses 2 ammo. 1 use(s) per mission.
Fire your primary weapon just over the target's head, causing them to panic. This attack deals no damage. Uses 2 ammo. 1 use(s) per mission.
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Dedication
*Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. *Free action. *Dedication has a 4 turn cooldown.
Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Precision Shot
*Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. *Precision Shot has a 4 turn cooldown.
Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. Has a 4 turn cooldown.
Soften Up
* Works with anything that uses weapon damage, including but not limited to firearms, melee, and grenades.
Gain +2 bonus damage on attacks against targets that have full HP.
Rupture
*Rupture requires 3 ammo points. *Rupture has a 4 turn cooldown. *Ruptured targets take 3 additional damage from every attack.
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.
Resilience
*Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.
Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.
Steadfast
* Passive
Grants immunity to negative mental conditions including panic, mind control, stuns, and disorientation.
Avenger
*Avenger will not activate if this unit is shot at. *Can only activate during the enemy's turn. *Can only trigger once per turn.
Once per turn, take a reaction shot with your assault rifle at a visible enemy that has taken an offensive action. The reaction shot ignores cover bonuses.
Blurred
* The farther away the attacker is, the larger the bonuses are.
Distance makes it hard to focus on the soldier. Provides bonus defense and dodge based on distance from the attacker.
Rainmaker
*Rainmaker adds +2 damage to all heavy weapons. *Heavy weapons with circular areas of effect have their radius increased by +2. *Heavy weapons with conic areas of effect have their diameter increased by +2 and length increased by +2.
Equipped heavy weapons deal +2 damage and have increased area of effect.
Watchful Eye
* The free overwatch shot happens even if your This One's Mine target is only visible through squadsight. * Does not require Long Watch to utilize squadsight, only clear line of sight.
Once per turn, you get a free overwatch shot when your This One's Mine target moves or attacks.
Run and Gun
*Run and Gun allows soldiers to close the distance to their targets rapidly, or to easily take a flanking position. *Run and Gun has a 4 turn cooldown.
Take an action after dashing.
Formidable
*Formidable reduces explosive damage taken by 50%.
Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.
Fracture
* Has no effect on attacks against non-mechanical units.
Your weapon attacks against mechanical units have +20 Aim and shred 1/2/2/3/3 armor.
Lightning Reflexes
*Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. *The first reaction shot against you during a turn is at -100 to hit; the second at -80; the third at -60; the fourth at -40, and the fifth at -20. Further reaction shots at are normal to hit chances. *This ability does not provide defensive bonuses if the unit is disoriented, stunned, panicking, on fire or otherwise impaired.
Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.