Acid Grenade (XCOM 2)

Acid Grenade & Bomb
Specifications
Type	Grenade
Base Damage	3 (20% for +1 dmg)
Armor Shred	2
Blast Radius	3
Effective Range	10
Effect	Inflicts Acid Burn
Environment Damage	0* (does not immediately destroy cover, but the leftover acid may destroy cover on the following turns)
Acquisition	1 grenade per Experimental Grenade project completion
Built in	Proving Ground
Specifications
Type	Grenade
Base Damage	4 (20% for +1 dmg)
Armor Shred	4
Blast Radius	3
Effective Range	10
Effect	Inflicts Acid Burn
Environment Damage	0* (does not immediately destroy cover, but the leftover acid may destroy cover on the following turns)
Prerequisite	Advanced Explosives (upgrades all acid grenades to acid bombs)
Acquisition	1 bomb per Experimental Grenade project completion
Built in	Proving Ground

An Acid Grenade is an explosive grenade and utility item in XCOM 2.

An Acid Bomb is an improved version of the Acid Grenade and comes with the same effects along with more damage and significant armor shred.

Details

The Acid Grenade and Acid Bomb can benefit from the following bonuses:

Damage	• +2 with Volatile Mix Grenadier class ability. • +2 Critical Damage (20% chance) if launched by Grenadiers with Biggest Booms upgrade.
Shred	• +1 with Weak Points Resistance Order.
Radius	• +1 when launched from Grenade Launcher. • +2 when launched from Advanced Grenade Launcher.
Range	• +4 when launched from Grenade Launcher. • +5 when launched from Advanced Grenade Launcher.
Actions	• Heavy Ordnance: Bonus use if in grenade-only slot. • Salvo: No longer ends turn if used as first action. • Total Combat: No longer ends turn when used.
Time	• Bomb Squad: Completed instantly in Proving Grounds.

• The Convoy Ambush Resistance Rumor can randomly reward this item from the Experimental Grenade pool (alongside a random Experimental Ammo).

Notes

• Inflicts Acid Burn to units in the blast area, also leaving acid splashes that will cause acid burn to any non-immune enemy or ally moving through them. Acid splashes last for the next 3 turns.
• Units that are immune to acid burn will still take the grenade explosion damage and armor shred.
• Does not immediately destroy cover. However, the leftover acid may destroy cover on the following turns.
• Acid left by the grenade will not spread through walls, so it won't affect enemy behind cover.
• Acid laid out by this grenade on a prior round in the area of an enemy reinforcement beacon will disappear on the spots where enemy forces actually drop, hence these forces will not get acid burns when initially landing. (spawning, teleporting, and similar actions do not cause acid burn if they land on an acid tile)

In-game description

Acid Grenade:

“	The addition of a corrosive chemical additive to our standard frag grenades results in a small explosive that is especially effective at removing enemy armor. Targets will continue to suffer persistent damage as the acid clings to them and continues to eat away at any surface it touches.	”
– In-game description

Acid Bomb:

“	The chemical additive in the upgraded Acid Bomb is extremely corrosive, able to strip away most enemy armor immediately, while continuing to damage the target over time with chemical burns.	”
– In-game description

Tactical information

Acid Grenade:

“	Acid grenades shred more armor than a standard frag grenade. Enemies burned by acid will take additional damage over multiple turns. Freezing acid burning enemies removes the acid burning effect.	”
– Tactical information

Acid Bomb:

“	Acid bombs shred a significant amount of enemy armor, more than any other grenade type.	”
– Tactical information