Weapons (XCOM2)

Weapon Stats

Firearms

Rifles

Rifles are the standard issue weapons for Rookies, Specialists and Psi operatives. They are generalist weapons, not excelling in any particular situation. Clip size 4

Weapon	Base Damage	Listed Crit Damage 1	Actual Crit Damage 2	Critical Chance	Range	Class	Terrain Damage	Mod Slots
Assault Rifle	3-5	?	?	0%	?	?		1
Mag Rifle	5-7	?	?	0%	?			2
Plasma Rifle	7-9	?	?	0%	?	?		2
1 Notes.

Shotguns

Shotguns can only be equipped by Rangers. They are high damage, short range weapons. They gain double aim bonus at close range relative to assault rifles, but suffers aim penalties at longer range. Clip size 4

Weapon	Base Damage	Listed Crit Damage 1	Actual Crit Damage 2	Critical Chance	Range	Class	Terrain Damage	Mod Slots
Shotgun	4-6	?	?	10%	?	?		1
Shard Gun	6-8	?	?	15%	?			2
Storm Gun	8-10	?	?	20%	?	?		2
1 Notes.

Cannons

Cannons are the heavy weapons carried by Grenadiers. They do high damage and behaves like assault rifles. Clip size 3

Weapon	Base Damage	Listed Crit Damage 1	Actual Crit Damage 2	Critical Chance	Range	Shreds3	Terrain Damage	Mod Slots
Cannon	4-6	?	?	0%	?	1		1
Mag Cannon	6-8	?	?	0%	?	2		2
Beam Cannon	8-10	?	?	0%	?	3		2
3 Needs "Shredder" Ability

Sniper Rifles

Sniper rifles can only be used by Sharpshooters. They suffer penalties at short range. Although not unique to sniper rifles, firing sniper rifle beyond normal sight range with squad sight skill will be penalized base on distance. Sniper rifles require two actions to fire/overwatch. Clip size 3.

Weapon	Base Damage	Listed Crit Damage 1	Actual Crit Damage 2	Critical Chance	Range	Terrain Damage	Mod Slots
Sniper Rifle	4-6	?	?	10%	unlimited		1
Gauss Rifle	6-8	?	?	10%	unlimited		2
Plasma Lance	8-10	?	?	10%	unlimited		2
Sniper rifles will be able to shoot as long as the enemy is in a teammate LOS, but with an aim and critical chance penalty

Secondary Weapons

Pistols

Pistols are secondary weapons carried by Sharpshooters, mainly as backup weapons when the Sharpshooter needs to move, but with Gunslinger perks they can become quite potent in their own right. They cannot receive weapons modification but will shoot specialized ammo if you equip them. They have no clip size and can be fired infinite times without reload.

Weapon	Base Damage	Listed Crit Damage 1	Actual Crit Damage 2	Critical Chance	Range	Class	Terrain Damage
Pistol	2-3	?	?	0%	?	?
Mag Pistol	3-4	?	?	?	?
Beam Pistol	4-5	?	?	0%	?	?
1 Notes.

Gremlin

Gremlins are carried by Specialists, this little robots can perform remote hacking, healing and are very usefull against mechanical enemies

Weapon	Effect	Organic enemy damage	Mechanical enemy damage	Healing	Aid Protocol
Gremilin	0	2	3-4	0	+20 defense
Gremilin Mk II	+20 Hack	4	7-8	+1	+30 defense
Gremilin Mk III	+40 Hack	6	10-11	+2	+40 defense

Swords

Weapon	Base Damage	Listed Crit Damage 1	Actual Crit Damage 2	Critical Chance	Range	Effect
Machete	3-5	?	?	10%	Melee	none
Arc Blade	4-6	?	?	15%	Melee	25% chance to stun
Fusion Blade	5-7	?	?	20%	Melee	20% chance to burn
Blademaster adds +2 damage

Psy Amp

• Psy amp
• Advanced Psy Amp: +20 Psy (might add damage)
• Alien Psy Amp: +40 Psy (might add damage)

Grenade Launchers

GL can only be equiped by Grenadier

Weapon	Base Damage	Listed Crit Damage 1	Actual Crit Damage 2	Critical Chance	Range	Ratius
Grenade Launcher	depends on grenade	?	?	none until GTS project	Grenade range +4	Grenade ratius +1
Advanced Grenade Launcher	depends on grenade	?	?	none until GTS project	Grenade range +5	Grenade ratius +2
1 Volatile mix adds +2 damage and +1 ratius. There is no tier 3 Grenade Launcher

Grenades

Grenades can be carried by any class, but Grenadiers particularly excel with them, because they can launch them with extended range with their Grenade Launchers. Grenadiers also have an extra equipment slot that can only be used for a grenade.

Weapon	Damage	Range	Critical Chance	Terrain Damage	Blast Radius	Shreds	Destroys cover	Effects	Requirements
Frag Grenade	3-4	10	?	3-4	3	1	yes	-	none
Plasma Grenade1	5-6	10	?	5-6	3	2	yes	-	Advanced Explosives (PG)
Flashbang Grenade	0	12	0	0	8	0	no	Disorients	none
Gas Grenade	3-4	10	?	0	5	1	no	Poison	Experimental Grenade (PG)
Gas Bomb1	6-7	10	?	0	6	2	no	Poison	Advanced Explosives (PG) Experimental Grenade (PG)
Incendiary Grenade	4-5	10	?	0	4	1	over time	Burning	Experimental Grenade (PG)
Incendiary Bomb1	6-7	10	?	0	4	2	over time	Burning	Advanced Explosives (PG) Experimental Grenade (PG)
Acid Grenade	3-4	10	?	0	3	2	no	Acid	Experimental Grenade (PG)
Acid Bomb1	5-6	10	?	0	3	4	no	Acid	Advanced Explosives (PG) Experimental Grenade (PG)
EMP Grenade	?	?	?	0	?	0	no	Mechanical enemies only, Disorients, Shutdowns and disables shields	Bluescreen Protocol (PG)
EMP Bomb1	10	12	?	0	5	0	no	Mechanical enemies only, Disorients, Shutdowns and disables shields	Advanced Explosives (PG) Bluescreen Protocol (PG)
Smoke Grenade	0	?	0	0	?	0	no	Grants Defense	none
Smoke Bomb1	0	?	?	0	?	0	no	Grants Defense	Advanced Explosives (PG)
Proximity Mine	8	12	?	0	5	2	yes	Explodes when an enemy comes nearby	Andromedon autopsy
1 Upgraded from previous version with Advanced Explosives Proving Ground project.

Heavy Weapons

In order to use a heavy weapon a soldier must be equipped with an EXO or WAR Suit.

Weapon	Base Damage	Range	Shreds	Ratius	Area type
Rocket Launcher	4-7	27	?	4	circle
Flamethrower	4-7	25	?	7	60 degree cone
Shredder Gun	6-9	25	2	12	cone
Blaster Launcher1	7-10	45	3	6	circle
Hellfire Projector1	6-9	25	?	7	60 degree cone
Shredstorm Cannon1	8-11	25	?	12	cone
Plasma Blaster1	7-10	25	?	1	Straight line (goes through walls)
1Requires Experimental Powered Weapon and WAR Suit.

Weapon Parts

Weapon mods come in 3(?) qualities: Normal, Advanced, and Superior, each offering better results over the previous one. So far,

Weapon mods can be replaced, but cannot be reused, and thus consideration should be taken before immediately modding up a weapon. The continental bonus "Lock and Load" allows you to reuse mods.

Weapon mods remain on the soldiers weapon as you move up in the tech tree, ensuring that mods are not "wasted" as you progress in the game.

Each weapon can field only a limited number of mods; the continent bonus "Armed to the Teeth" gives you one extra mod slot on all weapons.

Mod	Effect	Basic	Advanced	Superior
Scope	Adds aim bonus	+5%	+10%	+15%
Laser Sight	Adds critical chance bonus	+5%	+10%	+15%
Repeater	Adds a small chance to instakill	+5%	+10%	+15%
Hair Trigger	Adds a chance of free shot	+5%	+10%	+15%
Auto Loader	Free reload	+1	+2	+3
Expanded Magazine	Adds ammo capacity	+1	+2	+3
Stock	Guarenteed damage on missed shots	+1	+2	+3

Weapon part use

Autoloaders are probably best equipped on sharpshooters, as they cannot reload and then fire their sniper rifle; the free reloads bypass this limitation. For a killzone Sharpshooter use an expanded magazine combined with a repeater.

Expanded Magazine likely should go to Grenadiers, especially if you plan to go for the higher tier abilities which use three ammo each shot. Larger magazine makes it more likely you'll have the ammo for it, and it's not as limited as an autoloader. Run n´Gun/Rapid fire Rangers also benefit a lot from expanded magazines.