Bluescreen Rounds (XCOM 2)

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Bluescreen Rounds
Specifications(Values for Legend difficulty — parenthesized)
Type	Ammo
Effect	Against mechanical and robotic enemies: +5 Damage. Reduces enemy Tech Defense by 5 points. Against all/other enemies: Bypasses and collapses the energy shields created by ADVENT Shieldbearers. Bypasses The Chosen's Kinetic Plating and ADVENT Priest's Holy Warrior energy shields.
Built in	Engineering
Prerequisite	Bluescreen Protocol
Cost	§75 (§125)

Bluescreen Rounds are an Ammo Utility Item in XCOM 2.

• Only one Ammo item can be equipped onto a soldier at a time.

• Only Primary and Secondary (Pistols and Autopistols) firearms receive the ammo effect.

• Only successful shots benefit from the ammo effect (missed shots with Stock weapon upgrade do not apply the debuffs or status effects and the damage is not increased).

Notes

• Has no effect on non-mechanical/non-robotic enemies and mechanical destructibles (e.g. the Chosen's sarcophagi).

• The bonus damage is added to the total attack damage value, which can be reduced by the Dodge stat.

• Completely bypasses and collapses the energy shields of any strength created by ADVENT Shieldbearers.

• The Chosen's Kinetic Plating and ADVENT Priest's Holy Warrior energy shields are bypassed (the effect is similar to armor-piercing), but not removed.

Tips

• The Bluescreen Rounds damage bonus and tech defense debuff stack. This makes abilities like the Sharpshooter's Lightning Hands, Quickdraw, and Fan Fire exceptionally deadly with Bluescreen Rounds equipped.
  • Reducing the target's tech defense makes it easier to hack.

• Grenadiers equipped with Bluescreen Rounds and abilities like Shredder, Holo Targeting, Rupture, or Hail of Bullets can perform a very powerful opening shot against mechanical/robotic enemies, and the Chain Shot ability is simply devastating.

• Skirmishers, able to attack multiple times in a turn, can make good use of Bluescreen Rounds.

Trivia

• Bluescreen Rounds take their name from the "Blue Screen of Death", an error screen encountered on Windows operating systems after a fatal system error. This is alluded to in the item's description.

Quotes

“	Named for an inexplicable computing phenomenon common before the war, Bluescreen Rounds wreak havoc on targeted electronic systems.	”
– Description

“	These rounds contain disruptive EMP micro burst tech, making them extremely effective against robotic opponents.	”
– Tactical Information