Marauder (LWR)

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 Marauder

MEC variant of the Assault and Infantry classes. Marauders are designed to get up close and personal, causing havoc at close range with point blank flanking shots, flamethrowers and kinetic strikes.

Primary Weapon: MEC Primary Weapons

Secondary Weapon: MEC Secondary Weapon Systems

Class-Limited items: MEC Equipment items

Abilities

Rank	Ability
Specialist	Onslaught The first use of the Kinetic Strike Module each turn will leave this unit with 1 AP but reduces mobility to 3.3 tiles during their next action. Grants Ram and +0.6 mobility.
Lance Corporal	Fortified Grants immunity to critical hits. Injury and fatigue times are reduced by 30%. Steadfast Provides immunity to panic (except from flame/psi attacks) and reduces injury time by 50%.		Close Combat Specialist Grants a reaction shot at any enemy within 4 tiles that acts. Reaction shot only activates on enemy's turn, once per enemy. [Basic reaction shots bypass half of cover DR/def, cannot crit, and require hit chance >30]		Sentinel Fire an additional reaction shot during overwatch. Gain +20 defense when on overwatch. Grants Opportunist. Opportunist Reaction shots gain +15 aim and can critically hit.
Corporal	Brawler Grants +1 damage and +20 aim against targets within 4 tiles. Counterattacks melee attacks with damage equal to this unit's max base HP.		Run and Gun Allows shooting or overwatching at 0 AP if the last AP was spent moving. Disables the AP discount from Close Encounters. Shots gain +35% weapon damage and +35 crit until this unit's next turn. 2 turn cooldown. Cannot activate if out of ammo and does not work with the stun rifle.		Jetboot Module When activated, grants +4.0 mobility and the ability to jump to normally inaccessible heights for the rest of the turn. 3 turn cooldown. Does not break hidden abilities (Cloaking, Shadow, Concealment, Stealth, or Ghosting).
Sergeant	Sharpshooter All shots with the primary weapon gain +15 aim against biologic targets.		Repair Servos Repairs damage sustained in battle: When damaged, gain servos equal to 35% of the damage sustained. Each servo can heal 1 HP. At end of turn, use half the servos available (minimum 1, if available).		Extra Conditioning Grants +3 armor HP, +0.6 mobility, 10% throw range, and a 10% chance for all end-in-idle actions to cost 0 AP.
Tech Sergeant	Shock-Absorbent Armor Grants proximity-based DR if the damage is within 10 tiles (+5% DR per tile up to +50% at point blank).
Gunnery Sergeant	Lock N' Load Reloading any weapon costs only 1 AP. Dashing automatically reloads the active weapon.		Reactive Targeting Sensors Once per turn, if this unit is attacked: Attempt to return fire with a +40 aim reaction shot. If this unit did return fire, enter One For All (if able). [Basic reaction shots bypass half of cover DR/def, cannot crit, and require hit chance >30]		Killer Instinct Critical hits deal 200% damage.
Master Sergeant	Impact Grants +1 damage and penetration to all shots. Hitting a target with a non-reaction shot clears their overwatch and disables their Reactive Targeting Sensors.			Aggression Grants the primary weapon +20 crit and additional crit damage equal to the number of enemies in sight or squadsight.

Stat Progression

Rank	Attribute Gains
Specialist	+0-1 (58%)	+3-9	-	-
Lance Corporal	+0-1 (57%)	+1-3	-	-
Corporal	+0-1 (57%)	+1-3	-	-
Sergeant	+0-1 (57%)	-	-	-
Tech Sergeant	+0-1 (57%)	-	-	-
Gunnery Sergeant	+0-1 (57%)	-	-	-
Master Sergeant	+0-1 (57%)	-	-	-
Total	+0-7	+5-15	-	-

Predictable Potential:

Rank	Attribute Gains
Specialist	+2	+6	-	-
Lance Corporal	+1	+2	-	-
Corporal	+1	+2	-	-
Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Tech Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Gunnery Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Master Sergeant	-	-	-	-
Total	+4	+10	-	-

Sample Builds

See also

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