XCOM Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Advertisement
Register
XCOM Wiki
XCOM Wiki
1,174
pages
in: Weapons (XCOM 2)

Weapon Upgrades (XCOM 2)

Edit

Weapon Upgrades (also called weapon mods, or, simply, mods) are available for all primary weapons of soldiers in XCOM 2's campaign after researching Modular Weapons.

Weapon upgrades can be acquired as random loot drops in a mission, bought from the Black Market, or obtained from the rumor sites.

A primary weapon may take 1 such upgrade with the first tier. All primary weapons receive a second mod slot at the second tier. If the 'Armed to the Teeth' Continent Bonus is acquired, an additional upgrade slot per primary weapon becomes available, up to a maximum of 3. There are 3 exceptions: the Arashi (War of the Chosen), the Darklance (War of the Chosen), and the Disruptor Rifle (War of the Chosen), each with 4 upgrades.

Most weapon upgrades provide a passive improvement to a weapon's performance. Once a weapon upgrade has been applied, it can be replaced, but not reused: reusing is only possible if the player is able to obtain the 'Lock and Load' Continent Bonus or the 'Interchangeable Upgrades' breakthrough research project (War of the Chosen).

The Inside Knowledge Resistance Order increases the effects of Weapon Upgrades by an additional +1 or +5%, up to +4 or 20% for Superior grade upgrades.

Comparison table[]

Weapon Mod Effect Mod Quality Tier
Basic Advanced Superior
Scope Increases Aim +5% +10% +15%
Laser  Sight Increases Critical Chance +5% +10% +15%
Auto-Loader Grants a limited number of free reloads per mission 1 2 3
Repeater Chance to instantly kill a target on hit 5% 10% 15%
Stock Missed shots deal damage 1 2 3
Hair  Trigger Chance to gain a free action on hit 5% 10% 15%
Expanded  Magazine (/ Clip) Increases magazine or clip size +1 +2 +3

Notes[]

  • Laser Sights cannot be combined with Scopes; they are the only distinct upgrades that share a "slot."
  • Laser Sights and Scopes receive additional +5% to their bonus vs enemies out of cover (the maximum additional bonus for Laser Sights is achieved in close proximity).
    • Laser Sights and Scopes of the highest tier and with Inside Knowledge Resistance Order can grant a corresponding stat bonus of +25%.
  • An "Executed" message will pop up when a target is killed by a Repeater triggering.
  • It is not possible to apply two upgrades of the same type on one weapon, but it is possible to replace a lower-quality upgrade with a higher-quality one.
  • Stock damage is reduced by the target's armor to a minimum of 1 damage. (source: video [1])
  • Stock damage does not activate when attacking hacked robotic enemies.
  • If Hair Trigger activates on an attack, it refunds all the action points used in such attack.
    • If Hair Trigger activates upon the weapon being fired as the soldier's first action, the soldier will be able to perform two actions immediately after.
    • If a soldier with Implacable gets a kill with their second action and the Hair Trigger activates, they will get one action to move and one to shoot instead of having the Implacable movement end their turn.
    • If a soldier with Implacable gets a kill with their first action and the Hair Trigger activates, they will get three actions, one of which can only be used to move.
  • Weapon upgrades are carried over when a soldier's ballistic or magnetic weapon is upgraded.
    • Bug: This does not trigger the Excalibur achievement.
  • Repeaters can no longer be triggered by damage from Stocks (as of the Alien Hunters patch).

Tips[]

  • Units with high Hit Points are good targets for a Repeater.[1]
    • Alien Rulers (Alien Hunters DLC): Viper King, Berserker Queen, Archon King.
    • Repeaters need to hit and ignore the base damage of the gun, so their ideal gun is an assault rifle and they are best combined with a scope (to help you hit) and a hair trigger (so if you hit and fail to kill, you have chance to try again).

Gallery[]

SSPoisoned Icon NOTE: This article or section is in need of cleanup or verification. You can help the XCOM Wiki by improving it.
Reason: Add default attachments.
Weapon Scope Laser Sight Expanded Magazine Auto-Loader Expanded Magazine + Auto-Loader Hair Trigger Stock Repeater
Conventional
Assault Rifles ConvAssault OpticC inv ConvAssault OpticB inv ConvAssault MagB inv ConvAssault MagC inv ConvAssault MagD inv ConvAssault ReargripB inv ConvAssault StockB inv ConvAssault SuppressorB inv
Shotguns ConvShotgun OpticC inv ConvShotgun OpticB inv ConvShotgun MagB inv ConvShotgun MagC inv ConvShotgun MagD inv ConvShotgun TriggerB inv ConvShotgun StockB inv ConvShotgun SuppressorB inv
Cannons ConvCannon OpticsC inv ConvCannon OpticB inv ConvCannon MagB inv ConvCannon MagC inv ConvCannon MagD inv ConvCannon TriggerB inv ConvCannon StockB inv ConvCannon SuppressorB inv
Sniper Rifles ConvSniper OpticC inv ConvSniper OpticB inv ConvSniper MagB inv ConvSniper MagC inv ConvSniper MagD inv ConvSniper TriggerB inv ConvSniper StockB inv ConvSniper SuppressorB inv
Magnetic
Assault Rifles MagAssaultRifle OpticC inv MagAssaultRifle OpticB inv MagAssaultRifle MagB inv MagAssaultRifle MagC inv MagAssaultRifle MagD inv MagAssaultRifle TriggerB inv MagAssaultRifle StockB inv MagAssaultRifle SupressorB inv
Shotguns MagShotgun OpticC inv MagShotgun OpticB inv MagShotgun MagB inv MagShotgun MagC inv MagShotgun MagD inv MagShotgun TriggerB inv MagShotgun StockB inv MagShotgun SuppressorB inv
Cannons MagCannon OpticC inv MagCannon OpticB inv MagCannon MagB inv MagCannon MagC inv MagCannon MagD inv MagCannon TriggerB inv MagCannon StockB inv MagCannon SuppressorB inv
Sniper Rifles MagSniper OpticC inv MagSniper OpticB inv MagSniper MagB inv MagSniper MagC inv MagSniper MagD inv MagSniper TriggerB inv MagSniper StockB inv MagSniper SuppressorB inv
Plasma
Assault Rifles BeamAssaultRifle OpticA inv BeamAssaultRifle OpticB inv BeamAssaultRifle MagB inv BeamAssaultRifle AutoLoader inv N/A? BeamAssaultRifle CoreB invBeamAssaultRifle Teeth inv BeamAssaultRifle HeatsinkB inv BeamAssaultRifle SupressorB inv
Shotguns BeamShotgun OpticA inv BeamShotgun OpticB inv BeamShotgun MagB inv BeamShotgun MagC invBeamShotgun AutoLoader inv BeamShotgun MagD inv BeamShotgun CoreB invBeamShotgun Teeth inv BeamShotgun HeatsinkB inv BeamShotgun SupressorB inv
Cannons BeamCannon OpticA inv BeamCannon OpticB inv BeamCannon MagB inv BeamCannon AutoLoader inv N/A? BeamCannon CoreB invBeamCannon Teeth inv BeamCannon HeatsinkB inv BeamCannon SupressorB inv
Sniper Rifles BeamSniper OpticC inv BeamSniper OpticB inv BeamSniper MagB inv BeamSniper AutoLoader inv BeamSniper CoreB invBeamSniper Teeth inv BeamSniper HeatsinkB inv BeamSniper SupressorB inv

References[]

  1. ↑ neko-boy324, “Well… that was anticlimactic”, March 19, 2021. https://www.reddit.com/r/Xcom/comments/m8hunz/well_that_was_anticlimactic
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
More Fandoms
Advertisement

Fan Feed

More XCOM Wiki