The Ranger serves as a primary reconnaissance unit, capable of moving independently in concealment while engaging enemies at close range. The Ranger is the successor to the Assault class.
- Primary Weapon: Shotgun
- Alternative Primary Weapon: Assault Rifle
- Secondary Weapon: Sword
TODO Summary
Abilities
Rank
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Ability
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Squaddie
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Slash Attack any enemy within movement range with your sword. Similar to Run and Gun, Slash allows a full double move followed by a sword attack. Melee attacks have a range of 1 tile, including diagonals, and may strike over half-cover. No cooldown.
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Specialization
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Scout
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Assault
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Corporal
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Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed. Soldiers with Phantom always begin a mission concealed, even if the mission type does not allow the squad to begin in concealment.
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Blademaster Deal +2 extra damage on all sword attacks.
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Sergeant
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Shadowstrike When concealed, gain +25 bonus aim and +25 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies,
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Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.
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Lieutenant
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Conceal Immediately enter concealment once per mission. Does not cost an action.
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Run and Gun Take an action after dashing. 3-turn cooldown. Allows item use [Verify?].
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Captain
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Implacable If you score one or move kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move. This ability grants a move, not an action.
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Bladestorm Free sword attacks on any enemies that enter or attack from melee range.
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Major
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Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically. Overwatch does not count as an attack.
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Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn with miss. Includes area attacks such as grenades.
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Colonel
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Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an emey. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. No cooldown.
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Reaper A devastating chain melee attack where the first melee attack cannot miss. Each melee kill in Reaper mode grants an extra action, but further melee attacks have reduced damage. 4-turn cooldown. Cannot combine with Run-and-Gun.
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Sources
- XCOM 2 - Ranger Class - Skill Tree Breakdown [1]