The Needle Grenade is a new explosive weapon that uses an item slot introduced in XCOM: Enemy Within.
In-Game Description[]
โ | A variant on the Frag Grenade, this weapon does equivalent damage over a much larger area, but the projectiles cannot penetrate cover. Thus, units in cover relative to the center of the blast area will be unaffected. | โ |
– Engineering description, XCOM: Enemy Within |
Description[]
A "needle" grenade is an anti-personnel fragmentation weapon that is designed to disperse shrapnel upon exploding, minimizing environmental collateral damage, while causing bodily harm to any unit within range.
Production Specifications[]
Prerequisites: Chryssalid Autopsy (Research)
Production Time: Immediate
Production Cost:
- ยง22
- 2 Chryssalid Corpses
- 7 Engineers
Tactical Info[]
- Increased blast radius (5-tile radius) compared to standard frag grenade (2-tile radius)
- Like frag grenade deals 3 base explosive damage to units in radius
- Units in cover relative to center of blast radius will not take damage
Notes[]
- In common with all grenade types, Needle Grenades are 100% accurate and deal consistent base damage across their radius.
- Tactical advantages in using this grenade include:
- Wounding/killing enemies clustered near an ally or civilian in cover.
- Covert Data Recovery and UFO Crash Site / Landing Site missions, as it minimizes the risk of damaging valuable equipment.
- Think carefully about producing these: Chryssalid corpses are rare and difficult to acquire, and also necessary for Chitin Plating.
Trivia[]
- This is how fragmentation grenades actually work, shredding the target with shrapnel rather than crushing it with a concussive blast wave.
- The damage that the Needle Grenade inflicts is considerably lower than one might expect due to game balancing. In a real world scenario the rending caused by the grenade would almost certainly lead to internal bleeding, ruptured organs and likely a complete fatality when used on a 'soft' or unarmoured target: Sectoids, Thin Men, EXALT soldiers, etc.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Weapons | |
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Grenades | Alien Grenade • Flashbang Grenade • Frag Grenade • Gas Grenade • Ghost Grenade • Needle Grenade |
Heavy | LMG • Heavy Laser • Heavy Plasma |
Launcher | Rocket Launcher • Blaster Launcher |
MEC | Minigun • Railgun • Particle Cannon |
Pistols | Pistol • Laser Pistol • Plasma Pistol |
Rifles | Assault Rifle • Laser Rifle • Light Plasma Rifle • Plasma Rifle |
Shotguns | Shotgun • Scatter Laser • Alloy Cannon |
Sniper | Sniper Rifle • Laser Sniper Rifle • Plasma Sniper Rifle |