Gas Grenade (XCOM: Enemy Within)

The Gas Grenade is a new item introduced in XCOM: Enemy Within.

In-Game Description

“	Our advanced research in alien physiology has allowed us to synthesize a modified version of the poison projected by the Thin Man, and containerize it in grenade form.	”
– Engineering description, XCOM: Enemy Within

Production Specifications

Prerequisites: Thin Man Autopsy (Research)

Production Time: Immediate

Production Cost:

• §35
• 2 Thin Man Corpses
• 5 Engineers

Tactical Info

• Creates a poison gas cloud at impact site
• Affects all targets in blast radius
• Poison lasts 1-3 turns, doing damage each turn

Notes

• Gas Grenade delivers a poisonous cloud similar to a Thin Man's Poison Spit ability but with a much larger cloud; this cloud will also poison susceptible units that pass through it.
  • Besides doing damage over time, targets who are poisoned also receive a reduction to Aim by 20 and Movement by 3. This effect stacks with Suppression and Flashbang Grenades.
  • Robotic units as well as Chryssalids, Zombies and Thin Men are immune.
  • Soldiers equipped with a Medikit, Respirator Implant, Archangel Armor, Ghost Armor, MEC suit, or Titan Armor are immune as well.
  • Unlike the Flashbang Grenade, psionic enemies are not immune to the effects of this grenade, making it a viable alternative to reduce the mobility and Aim of the target.

• A Gas Grenade can be quite useful to reliably whittle down enemies' health to 1 HP for capture with an Arc Thrower, without the risk of accidental death with a weapon.
• EXALT members will run right into the poisonous cloud if a Gas Grenade is tossed near the encoder on Covert Data Recovery missions.