Perk List (LW2)

Class Perks

Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
	Available for: Assault, Ranger, Sharpshooter
Alpha Mike Foxtrot You do 4 additional points of base damage and 2 additional points of crit damage with your primary weapon.
	Available for: Sharpshooter
Area Suppression Fire a barrage that pins down multiple targets within a 4-tile radius, granting reaction fire against anyone that moves, and imposing a -25 penalty to all targets' aim until suppression is removed. Cannot be used when concealed.
	Available for: ADVENT Gunner, Gunner
Biggest Booms Your grenades and standard rockets can inflict critical damage (50% chance for +2 damage).
	Available for: Grenadier, Technical
Both Barrels Fire both barrels of sawed-off shotgun at nearby enemy, doing double damage.
	Available for: Ranger
Bring 'Em On Gain +1 damage on critical hits for every two enemies you can see, up to a maximum of +8.
	Available for: Assault, Ranger
Bunker Buster Fire a special rocket that destroys buildings and other objects in the environment.
	Available for: Technical
Burnout Activating your Flamethrower leaves a small smoke cloud around your position, providing a defensive bonus.
	Available for: Technical
Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns.
	Available for: Advanced Warfare Center, Grenadier, Gunner, Ranger, Sharpshooter
Close and Personal Confers +30 critical chance against adjacent targets. The bonus declines with distance from the target.
	Available for: Assault, Ranger
Close Combat Specialist During enemy turns, fire a free reaction shot with your primary weapon at any visible enemy within four tiles who moves or fires. Will not trigger if soldier is concealed.
	Available for: Assault
Close Encounters Once per turn, gain a bonus action after taking a standard shot with your primary weapon at an enemy within four tiles. Close Encounters cannot be used after Run and Gun is activated.
	Available for: Assault
Combat Fitness Gain 4 aim, 1 mobility, 2 HP, 4 will, and 4 dodge.
	Available for: Gunner, Ranger
Concussion Rocket Fire a special rocket that does limited damage but has a chance to stun or disorient organic enemies within its area of effect and leaves a cloud of smoke.
	Available for: Technical
Coup de Grâce Sword attacks against unconscious, stunned, panicked or disoriented enemies have +50 aim, +50 crit and deal two points of additional base damage.
	Available for: Shinobi
Cutthroat Your melee attacks against biological enemies ignore their armor, have a +15 critical chance, and do +2 critical damage.
	Available for: Shinobi
Executioner Confers +10 aim and +10 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.
	Available for: Ranger
Fire in the Hole Your rockets are more accurate.
	Available for: Technical
Firestorm Once per battle, attack all units in a complete circle around the soldier's position. Also grants immunity to fire damage.
	Available for: Technical
Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting two extra points of Ablative HP and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.
	Available for: Assault, Grenadier, Gunner, Ranger, Technical
Fortify Activate to grant +20 defense until the beginning of the next turn. Does not cost an action. Has a 5-turn cooldown.
	Available for: Assault, Ranger, Technical
Ghostwalker Activate this ability to reduce enemy detection range against you by 25% for the rest of your turn as well as the following turn. Four-turn cooldown.
	Available for: Advanced Warfare Center, Shinobi
Heavy Weapons This soldier is trained to use the XCOM gauntlet, a combination Rocket Launcher and Flamethrower.
	Available for: Technical
Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.
	Available for: Shinobi
Javelin Rockets The range of your rockets is increased by 6 tiles and you may hit targets beyond your visual range.
	Available for: Technical
Napalm-X Your Flamethrower can now disorient or panic enemies.
	Available for: Technical
Phosphorus Your flamethrower can now damage mechanical units and shreds armor.
	Available for: Technical
Point Blank Fire your sawed-off shotgun at a nearby enemy.
	Available for: Ranger
Quickburn Activate so your next use of the flamethrower will not cost an action.
	Available for: Technical
Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. There is no cooldown on this ability.
	Available for: Assault, Ranger, Shinobi, Technical
Roust Special Flamethrower shot that does limited damage but forces enemies to change their position.
	Available for: Technical
Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.
	Available for: Assault
Rupture A Rupture shot has a large bonus to crit chance and ensures that the target takes an additional +3 damage from all attacks in the future.
	Available for: Gunner, Ranger
Salvo Launching or throwing grenades, using heavy weapons or using the Gauntlet's Rocket Launcher with your first action will not end your turn.
	Available for: Grenadier, Technical
Shredder Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.
	Available for: Gunner, SPARK, Technical
Street Sweeper Cone-based shotgun attack that does bonus damage to unarmored targets. Blocked by heavy cover.
	Available for: Assault
Stun Fire your Arc Thrower to incapacitate a target.
	Available for: Assault
Stun Gunner Your Arc Thrower now has a bonus to hit.
	Available for: Assault
Suppression Fire a barrage that pins down a target, grants reaction fire against it if it moves, restricts the use of many abilities, and imposes a -25 penalty to the target's aim.
	Available for: Andromedon, Gunner, Muton, Ranger, Specialist, Technical
Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.
	Available for: Ranger, Shinobi, Technical
Tandem Warheads Your grenades and rockets do full damage to units to the maximum extent of their area of effect.
	Available for: Technical
Tradecraft This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.
	Available for: Shinobi

Alien Exclusive Perks

Bind and Crush Bind and crush an adjacent humanoid enemy, dealing minor damage. Allied units can fire upon the immobilized target.
	Available for: Viper
Counterattack Chance to ignore melee damage and instantly respond with a melee strike, possibly stunning the attacker.
	Available for: Muton
Execute Mutons can perform a finishing move on an adjacent stunned enemy.
	Available for: Muton
Poison Spit Spit deadly poison at an area.
	Available for: Viper
Tongue Pull Grab a target with your tongue and pull them to melee range. Only humanoid targets can be pulled.
	Available for: Viper

AWC Exclusive Perks

Offensive

Steady Hands If you did not move last turn, gain +10 Aim and +10 Critical chance.
Deadshot Bonus 10% chance to critically hit enemies.
Holo Targeting 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.

Defensive

Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.
Will to Survive Enemy damage is reduced by 1 when in cover and attacked through that cover. Also grants 5 will.
Smoker Grants one free smoke grenade item to your inventory.
Flashbanger Grants 1 free flashbang item to your inventory.
Aim Hunker Down now confers +20 Aim to the first shot on the following turn.
Resilience Enemy attacks against you suffer a -50 penalty to critical hit chances.
Field Medic Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.

Officer Perks

Leadership This officer provides bonuses to will, dodge and infiltration to soldiers who have previously served under his or her command. These bonuses scale up the more missions they go on together.
Command End your turn to grant a bonus action to any visible member of the squad. The number of charges is dependent on the officer's rank.
Intervention Activate this ability to spend 10 intel and gain two turns on the current mission timer. The number of charges is dependent on the officer's rank.
Commissar Pistol shots against allies who have been mind-controlled by enemies have +50 to hit, cannot be dodged, and automatically kill the target if a hit occurs.
You'll Need This Pass a spare pistol to a civilian ally.
Oscar Mike Spend an action to give all allies within Command Range +5 Mobility for the remainder of the turn. Usable once per mission.
Focus Fire Spend an action to pinpoint a target and grant your squad cumulative Aim bonuses and 1 Armor Piercing on attacks against that target for the rest of the turn.
Incoming! Activate this ability to grant everyone within command range four points of damage resistance against explosive attacks through the end of the next alien turn.
Get Some Twice per mission, spend an action to grant all allies within Command Range a +20 bonus to Critical Hit chances for the remainder of the turn.
Trial by Fire Trial by Fire Any soldier going on a mission under this officer below the rank of sergeant will automatically level up.
Jammer Once per battle, delay the arrival of incoming enemy reinforcements by one turn.
Lead By Example The Officer improves the Aim, Will and Hack of soldiers within Command Range by half the difference between soldier and Officer.
Collector Any kills of a non-human enemy by the squad have a 33% chance to grant 1 intel point as long as the Officer is healthy.
Fire Discipline All allies within Command Range of the Officer gain +10% to hit on reaction fire.
Defilade Soldiers within Command Range of the Officer receive +5 bonus to defense value provided by cover.
Air Controller The Skyranger will arrive 2 turns sooner during evacuations.
Infiltrator The officer's squad will infiltrate enemy targets more quickly.
Combined Arms All allies within Command Range of the Officer do +1 damage with all successful attacks.
Scavenger Mission rewards of supplies, Alien Alloys and Elerium increased by 30% after successful missions. Squad members have a chance of collecting extra Alien Alloys and Elerium from aliens.