XCOM 2 guide: Skills of classes and tips

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XCOM 2

Abilities of soldiers in XCOM 2 represent a most valuable weapon of your team in the fight against the aliens. Each of the four classes of soldiers has two different ways of development that can create unique builds. Psi-Operative is a mixed approach to development.

Anyway, knowledge of every skill tree is advantageous in respect of both initial skills that may interact with later. This guide provides information on the skill tree for each class and the indication is particularly powerful combination, as well as their impact on the battle.

XCOM 2 Ranger Abilities and tips

Basic skill: (Slash) — attack the enemy in motion by the sword.

Rank	Scout Abilities	Offensive abilities
Corporal	Phantom	Sword master
	When a unit is opened, the fighter remains invisible	Deals 2 damage from all attacks with a sword
Sergeant	Strike from the shadows	Step into the shadows
	Being hidden, it gets 25 to the sight and +25 Critical Chance	This soldier is not detected by posts and does not cause fire back
Lieutenant	Secrecy	Run and Shoot
	Immediately enter the stealth — time for the mission	Action after a rush
Captain	Relentless	Storm
	Additional traffic if you get one or more of the murder for your turn	Free sword attack to any enemy in melee
Maior	Deep cover	Untouchable
	If you do not attack each turn, you are automatically hidden.	If you killed the enemy of your turn, the next enemy attack will lose.
Colonel	Quick fire	Reaper
Corporal	Shoot at the enemy twice. Every shot it gets -15 accuracy. No cooldown	Chain melee attacks, where the first will necessarily get to the target. Each murder Reaper mode gives extra action, but further attacks do less damage.

Ranger tips:

Basic ability (Slash) can be used even after the run, which is especially useful for the squad in the early missions to finish off weakened enemies.
Deep shelter does not sound like a good skill, yet do not use it with the Overwatch mode, turning the passive protection in attacking formation.
Additional actions by Reaper — a great bonus, but the main thing is a guaranteed hit, when you exactly need to finish off the enemy, or lose a life for yourself

XCOM 2 Grenadier Abilities and tips

Basic skills: Release grenade — Grenadier uses a grenade launcher to release a grenade, instead of shots. This increases the range and capacity.

Rank	Explosives expert	Heavy Weapons
Corporal	Protection from explosion	Shredder
	Additional points of armor and 66% less damage from explosives	Your gun destroys armor
Sergeant	Undermining	Suppression
	Destroy the enemy’s hideout. It does not deal damage.	Strong fire, forcing the enemy to take cover, providing you with a fire reaction, if he moves and reduces the enemy’s accuracy at -50
Lieutenant	Heavy ammunition	Golo-targeting
	Grenade in the slot gets a bonus of Use	Any direction of the shot from a cannon, even the past, said the purpose of increasing the accuracy of the order against it on +15
Captain	Explosive mixture	Chain shots
	Pomegranates get 1 extra cell radius and +2 damage	Shot with accuracy at -15. If you find yourself, you automatically shoot at the target again
Maior	Volley	Hail of lead
	Start or throw of grenades, use of heavy weapons in the first action will not end your turn	Mandatory hit, but it uses a lot of ammunition
Colonel	Intense fire	Gap
	Conical stream of bullets on all enemies in the area. Shelter of enemies can be destroyed. It uses three units of ammunition	Critical Damage and +3 to all attacks on targets

Grenadier tips

From an economic point of view, heavy ammunition is excellent when using specialized explosives.
The circuit works fine shots with modifications to increase accuracy.

XCOM 2 Specialist Abilities and tips

Basic skills: Protocol Support — say GREMLIN to go to the friendly target, providing protection bonus before the next player’s turn.

Rank	Combat Medic	Combat Hacker
Corporal	Medical protocol	Battle protocol
	GREMLIN can cure remotely. With the first-aid outfit it gets two charges	Aim GREMLIN at the enemy. Guaranteed inflicts damage (more than against the robots)
Sergeant	Revitalizing protocol	Protocol violations
	Send the GREMLIN an ally to relieve the negative mentalnoo status — disorientation, stunning, panic or loss of consciousness	You can attack the robots and mechanical enemies for their hack.
Lieutenant	Field medic	Scanning protocol
	2 kits of additional charge	Instant scanning, increase the radius of the course Specialist and a manifestation of hidden enemies
Captain	Fire cover	Threat assessment
	Overwatch can be activated by the action of the enemy, rather than move.	It protects the target sheltering fire, but increases the cooldown protocol support on one turn
Maior	Constant vigilance	Defender
	Overwatch-shot in the case of waste of all points on the movement	With each successful Overwatch shot, 50% chance to generate additional
Colonel	Recovery	Vacuum condenser
	GREMLIN flies to the members of the unit, curing or standing up	Send GREMLIN in the region, where it produces electric discharge, dealing damage and stunning enemies possible. Robots receive more damage

Tips for specialist

Use GREMLIN abilities as a first move action does not close
The field medic and medical protocols provide four charges from one first-aid kit, allowing you to remotely heal allies
Violations of the protocol allows the turret to disable the entire mission
Scanning protocol allows people to search for and disclose faceless

Sniper Abilities and Tips

Basic skills: Team vision — aiming at the enemy, which is located in the area of your companion’s review.

Rank	Sniper	Shooter
Сorporal	Far Sight	Return fire
	Enables Overwatch a team vision	If the enemy is aiming at you automatically shoot at him with a pistol once per move
Sergeant	Deadly eyes	Quick hands
	Weak aiming, but a huge loss	Attack of the gun is not necessary actions
Lieutenant	Death from a height	Fast
	Killing an enemy with a rifle using the height is only one action, not finishing move	A shot of a gun as a first move action does not finish
Captain	Deadly zone	Face
	The reaction shot against an enemy that moves or attacks in the field of fire	One shot from a pistol on all visible enemies
Maior	Strong hands	Aim
	If you have not moved for the last move, sight +10 and +10 Critical Chance	Squatting gives 20 to the sight of the first shot on the next move
Сolonel	Series	Fire Whirl
	A powerful series of shots. For every kill with a rifle, action points return	Shoot a gun three times on the same target

Tips for Sniper

Deadly Eye lowers accuracy by 25%, increasing damage taken by 50%
Deadly Zone allows you to choose the viewing area, which will automatically hit the enemy. Especially effective in combination with the upgrades shop to have enough ammo. Also, this skill combined with the ability to destroy grenadier shelter or saturated fire
Arrow branch is one of the most effective combinations in the game. With the right location on the battlefield and modified weapons, a veteran shooter can in one stroke destroy several enemies.

Psi operative’s abilities and tips

Basic skills: a random selection of Stasis / Soul Fire / Madness / Inspiration

Rank	Telepath	Resonant
Servant	Madness	Inspiration
	Telepathic attack causing adverse effects, including target control	Additional bonus to close ally action
Adherent	Rape of Soul	Stasis Shield
	Soul Fire turns half damage to the health of operatives	Stasis can be put on the allies, making them immune to attacks for one turn
Learner	Appeasement	Preservation
	Operative is surrounded by an aura of blocking the negative mental effects on themselves and nearby comrades	With too much of the damage taken, Operative part of the stasis at one step, health reduced to 1 HP. Powered time for the mission
Mystic	Split	Fortress
	Small guaranteed damage inflicting effect on the target breaking	Immune to fire, poison, acid and explosives.
Magician	Heave	Domination
	If the enemy has an explosive, it can undermine it.	Permanent control of the enemy. Successfully only once per mission.
Magnus	Spear Nether	Break the Void
	A powerful beam that causes damage to everything that passes through. It can pierce a number of enemies and obstacles	An explosive field of psionic energy. The organic enemies can pick up madness

Tips for Psi-operatives

Stasis — stuns the enemy at one step, making it invulnerable to damage on the move
Soul Fire — guaranteed Psi damage to organic enemies, ignoring armor and shelter
Unlike other soldiers Psi ability is not exclusive, in theory you can learn all the skills in the tree, if you have enough time and resources. Psi abilities cannot be opened in order. You get a choice of three random from the list, and then to proceed with the training. Training may be interrupted if you want to send operatives on a mission. They will continue training after.
Fuse — one of the best abilities in XCOM 2 because of that comedy, in which it activated the explosives on the enemy — dead or alive. Especially if before that you have sent this enemy in a group of opponents with the help of domination.

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