
Updated on September 19, 2021, by Reyadh Rahaman: However, Ranger class units cannot win battles on their own, despite sometimes doing the heavy lifting in conflicts with alien adversaries. It's often best for XCOM 2players to level up a Ranger along either the Scout route or the Assault avenue, for each has great potential. RELATED: Behind-The-Scenes Facts You Never Knew About The XCOM FranchiseĮquipped with either a rifle or shotgun as their main weapon, and a sword for a secondary weapon, Rangers have high damage output and are always ready to spill enemy blood. They are perfect for stealthy tactics and are ideal for ambushing and flanking enemies. Unconscious XCOM Soldiers can be revived using the Specialist's GREMLIN Revive ability or being within a Psi Operative's Solace field.Ī bleeding out soldier that is Stabilized will be rendered Unconscious with 1 health point.As the primary reconnaissance and close-combat soldier class in XCOM 2, Rangers (and their specializations, the Scout and Assault sub-classes) are some of the most powerful units for taking out foes. For this reason, if you are not able to revive an Unconscious soldier (and do not need to carry them to an evacuation point), the safest thing to do is to leave it behind, so it won't be hurt when your active units are targeted. While unconscious units cannot be targeted, area of effect attacks will still damage them. Unlike dead or bleeding out soldiers, Unconscious soldiers still retain their health bar and can be damaged and healed accordingly.

This is the only time an XCOM Soldier is able to knock an enemy unconscious, though the Berserker Queen's Quake ability can knock enemy units unconcious if they are caught in its area. The Subdue ability, which is used on enemy VIP targets, also knocks the target Unconscious.

a Stun Lancer's Stun Baton or a Berserker's Devastating Blow) has a chance to knock the target Unconscious, which increases as the target's health decreases. Unconscious units that are left behind during an evacuation are considered lost, though unconscious units that are not evacuated by the end of a non-evacuation mission will be revived and can be selected again for another mission.Īny attack that can Stun the target (e.g. Unconscious units can be carried by other soldiers to reposition or evacuate them. Unconscious units are unable to move and act for the rest of the mission, similar to when a soldier is Bleeding Out. Unconscious is a mental status effect that can be inflicted on XCOM Soldiers in XCOM 2.
