Reaper, an in-Depth Guide 🌏 XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Guide

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[@robinbautista529]

annihilation is better if you take superior expanded mag with a superior repeater. Significant chance to execute a large target as well as damage/execute supporting units.

[@QuickSaveTV]

Huh, that's actually pretty smart. Thank you for sharing, you're right it does sound sweet.

[@misterfister7714]

At the end you end up with all abilities...

[@mryo6064]

Add bluescreen rounds to that and if instant kill fail you will still take sectopods down or gatekeepeers or any other robot...

[@KidCharlema9ne]

Also, you can just solo Alien Facility missions with a reaper. Sneak in to the target square. Plant c4 at the start of your turn, set extraction point right outside door, and evac on same turn. I do this every time and I feel like a badass. I usually bring a mimic beacon just in case, but I've never had to use it.

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

The funny thing is, its canon they can do this. Opening cutscene to wotc with the reaper solo op right up to the commander

[@JoshSweetvale]

Just had my first Chosen Avenger Defense. Hak hak yesyes, 2019... But I used Remote Start on a propane tank... and it blew up the entire house it was attached to, along with two pods of enemies. It cleared out the entire front of the ramp to make a giant killbox.

[@Encephalon]

Plasma Vektor Rifle + Banish + Sup Extended Mag + Sup Repeater = the Ultimate Hunter, Banishing about any enemy with ease. Only get's stronger if you have the op center ability that increases the stats of weapon attachments. Hunting chosen, and Rulers was never easier with this equipment. Go to facility with a Ruler I just send the Reaper hunting for the Ruler.

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

Dont forget bluescreen rounds. Bluescreen+Blood Trail+Rupture+Breakthroughs+Superior expanded mag=112 damage minimum against robots. Enough to kill a legend beta strike sectopod, with 32 points of damage leftover

[@VanStolin]

Sting has a 3 turn cooldown, because it's a 'charge'. It starts the mission on cooldown and takes 3 turns to come up. Also, something you didn't mention. The reaper has extra crit damage, so criticals are VERY important for them, even more then other classes with the exception of the Ranger. Conventional weapons start at +3 damage and ramp up with each upgrade, ending with +5 at laser. Their base damage might not be a lot, but hitting a crit is devastating and it's far easier with them since they can flank anything.

[@QuickSaveTV]

I think you're wrong about the sting, I distinctly remember it having just 1 charge per mission and I do not know if you can gain any additional charges. Regarding crit, excellent advice. Imagine, I talked about the class for 22 minutes and still forgot to mention a thing or two.

[@VanStolin]

I think you read what I said wrong. It's got a charge TIME, in that it can't be used at the start of the mission and it takes 3 turns to come off 'cooldown' and then you have one charge after that. Not that it gets three charges. This is why it has both a single charge and a cooldown.

[@QuickSaveTV]

Weird, good to know. Perhaps a bug? I'm not sure I've noticed any other skill work like that.

[@ladywaffle2210]

Reapers: So named because, much like the Grim Reaper, you'll never see them coming, but they're always watching and waiting.

[@area51alien]

I appreciate the xcom 2 videos as I have learned new things. Keep up the good work Mike.👍

[@Dcook85]

Reapers supported by battle scanners and specialists with scanning ability are great for retaliation missions. The ability of the reaper to sprint around the map rescuing civilians while remaining unseen is invaluable. I couple this with a specialist that has scanning protocol and also battle scanner items to reveal the Faceless that are hidden and would expose my reaper. This way I can sprint around and save civilians almost RIGHT NEXT to enemy pods without revealing the reaper. I can do this while the rest of my squad is further back, engaging targets and clearing the map of enemies. Literally it's rescuing civilians right under the enemy noses and it's awesome. My most recent retaliation mission was only 3 civilians lost with this technique, and most of that is just because you start the mission out at the opposite end of where the aliens are killing civilians.

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

I had a retaliation mission where the shit hit the fan, and I only had 1 civilian death because I accidentally remote started the car they were taking cover at. Xcom literally killed more resistance members on that mission than the aliens. And I mean shit hit the fan because initially the encounters were NOT going my way, but the clouds parted on some divine rng that made me end up with no wounds either. I had a reaper positioned with two pods in line of sight, and I got 6 superior repeater procs in a row.

[@benalvis6722]

Absolutely best guide s I've found yet very informative with out playing the game for me. Definitely going to watch them all thank you .

[@androgenius7510]

Сижу и думаю - фигасе я стал английский на слух понимать, да прям каждое слово! А оно вон чё...))) Контент годнейший, many thanks!

[@jasperrester2264]

its funny how your voice is so different between english and russian

[@QuickSaveTV]

I'm like two different people, more or less.

[@patrickmork]

Really good and useful video. Now I feel I really get the reaper. Totally missed a lot of the combinations and how to play him. Thanks again man.

[@QuickSaveTV]

Thanks for watching! Yeah he's definitely a specialist, ranging from totally useless to absolutely outrageously overpowered in certain conditions.

[@1985amitgr]

Since mobility is already increased for reaper in shadow, and my reaper tends to be ahead of the rest of the team anyway due to her nature, I find will very helpful, especially if you can't get your hands on a second one, to increase the number of consecutive missions you can send her to. Also: My favorite reaper (+ ranger) trick is to scout ahead with the reaper, and then send in my ranger (with the assasin's sword + bladewstorm) to open a pod right in the middle of it with a melee attack. Their initial reaction movement of running to cover triggers after you're in the middle of the pod and they all get a hit of that sword. You can easily kill an archon for example with that (1 attack + 1 reaction), and severely damage the rest of the pod, making it so much easier for the rest of the team (including the reaper, with her silent killer perk).

[@QuickSaveTV]

Oh yeah, it does sound really good. Some of the new combos, especially the ones including the Reaper are downright disgusting.

[@1darkironman1]

Bloody smart tip, I could do that with a Templar too (if it has a bladestrom)

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

@@1darkironman1 this combo is why one of my reapers is bonded to a ranger and the other to a templar. My A team is literally 2 reapers, a ranger, a templar, a sharpshooter, and a psi op. A bit sniper heavy I know, but oh my god is the damage output dumb.

[@iki9230]

I think this still somewhat undersells reapers. They're the best class in the game. For one thing, you didn't emphasize that their scouting abilities will enable you to ambush all pods. However, they are killing machines, too. In my legend playthrough, my main reaper had the highest kill count of any of my soldiers, IIRC. Correctly specced, the typical reaper kill shot will deal something like 12 or 13 points of guaranteed damage, without ever revealing the reaper. Reapers have an insanely good aim, too, and with a scope installed all shots will be 100 percent. You will also get to have two reapers at the same time (which is not true of templars and skirmishers, I think), so you can take one on all missions while the other rests.

[@KAEFARIK]

VOZMII TELEFON YOPT xD Love to get my tips from a Russian, and your English is awesome. I know the videos are old, but gold for sure. Thank You!

[@Brawneteer]

First playthrough of XCom 2 with Alien Hunters and WotC, Reapers are my go to unit for any boss type enemy. Literally killed Viper King on the mission I encountered him on because of Banish, and also killed Berserker Queen and Archon King in a similar fashion. They're so strong with the right upgrades.

[@elminster2371]

Great explained! Thanks!

[@QuickSaveTV]

Thanks for watching, friend!

[@thedarkgenious7967]

220 xcom ability points? wtf man, how long has that save file been going XD

[@QuickSaveTV]

Oh, no no no, this was just a console command that I used for the sake of demonstration! The most AP I've ever had in a single playthrough was 90 or so. :D

[@BIadelores]

Not too hard to reach that actually if you both procrastinate on doing the main quest a lot and prioritize resistance orders that give you ability points, usually 15-20 each.

[@user-qu1rx8oc6t]

Great channel

[@mryo6064]

Best xcom2 class

[@deadwolf2978]

маме привет :D

[@CaptainObvious0000]

i wonder whether katie took the phone.

[@nEVER4BoRN]

Repeater make banish one shot, hands down. Also i tried to experiment with inc. will for augment as to get more battles out of it before it get tired, relevant att beginning i guess tho i lost track of this mechanics or if it work because i managed to get two more reeper.

[@QuickSaveTV]

100% correct, another guy also made this argument. I didn't think of it this way, really stupid of me, but having your reaper available more often (to me at least) would be hella helpful.

[@lordk4in]

great guide

[@QuickSaveTV]

Thanks a lot!

[@NoiseMarines]

The Reaper I find is an extremely situational trooper, because the Reaper doesn't do a whole lot -- but what they do, they do extremely well.

[@catandfishfc]

Banish with the best repeater and best extended mag has a 79% to execute any opponent if all shots hit (if have you that bonus that increases weapon attachments). If your Vektor Rifle somehow has a superior repeater, superior extended mag AND any Stock (is 3 upgrades possible?), you have a flat 79% to kill with Banish from anywhere, as repeaters can trigger on Stock damage. Combined with Squadsight, this combination of upgrades can kill an alien ruler from across the entire map!

[@bruhder5854]

Repeater can't trigger with stock. In a later update (with wotc iirc), they patched it so that it cannot trigger it.

[@catandfishfc]

@@bruhder5854 oh, rip. Guess my instakilling has to be close range.

[@codysproat1055]

Sting is something I use to delete an enemy pod, you homing mine 2 enemies and sting one of the ones with a homing mine, everyone is concealed and the reaper can always clean up the low health enemies that survive cause the reaper will get the kill and not be revealed and thus keeping everyone concealed longer

[@azfaru4367]

Just started WOTC after sitting on it for so long... it’s such an amazing expansion!

[@QuickSaveTV]

Yeah, it's like a brand new game. Kind of :D It's the same XCOM2 but better in every way.

[@Duncecap64]

Something worth noting here is that Shredder or Needle is recommended one or the other not both, as if you shread all the armor off a target you banish or with banish it results in more net damage and an easier finish if banish doesn't kill. If tactical rigging is acquired AP + Needle ignores any armor the game can throw at you (Sectopod has 6 armor, Gatekeepers have 7) so it allows for more clean finishes and a single claymore is enough to shred armor if you banish with AP (5 AP needed, since Needle does not work with banish) assuming you don't execute the target.

[@mihne2256]

Рипер выглядит так,будто бы сейчас поймает маслину

[@QuickSaveTV]

Жизнь adc довольно опасна. :D

[@Vladi_AK47]

Неплохо про сталкера пошутил 👍

[@S85B50Engine]

The Reapers are so good for scouting, the mobility and microscopic detection radius makes it so that you can send them as far ad they'll go, have them reveal enemies and not have them revealed.

[@thiagooshiro4857]

I like to use Superior Repeater + Superior Expanded Magazine with Banish , it is hilarious, you can sometimes kill a ruler with the repeater kill chance

[@skybuck2000]

I also started liking this reaper a lot. So far I've been using it to kill robotic units, by first dropping a claymore and then an emp bomb. This works great on two codex to kill them all at once. However your tip to upgrade the claymore damage is probably more efficient and might be able to kill two codex with just one bomb ! pretty cool if that's possible though not entirely sure... maybe not possible... emp bomb does 10 damage to robots and such... anyway some cool tips in this video ! :)

[@QuickSaveTV]

Thank, you! Much appreciated! unfortunately, no, with Codex specifically it won't work very well, but it does work well with other robotics! The most efficient way to kill the codex that I know is to use a Grenadier with the skill that increases Explosives damage and an EMP grenade T2. That would deal 10 damage, plus 2 damage from the skill and instantly kill the bastards. Depending on your difficulty, they might have different amount of HP, for me they typically have 12 HP.

[@skybuck2000]

Ok yes thanks for the tip. I didn't know health was different for difficulty setting (or forgot about it :)), at my difficult setting one below legend it's also 12 health for a codex. Killing the codex all at once prevents it from splitting/cloning. Thanks for the granadier tip ! :)

[@theterrorofdeathfenix5768]

excelente video amigo como siempre, podrias hacer una guia de las instalaciones que se deben construir primero?? es que me pierdo con tanta opcion y los enemigos me apalean los subministros son pocos y pues pisotean

[@QuickSaveTV]

Thank you! Yes, I will make the facilities video as soon as I can, thank you for suggestion!

[@Pendragon667]

Currently slowly nearing the endgame in my recent playthrough (Veteran) and using the reaper less and less for i am dominating the battlefield with my regular troops. Only using Reaper for solo-ing Advent / Avatar Facilities. At the beginning til midgame, the Reaper is no doubt a fantastic asset but it's usefulness is dimished by certain aspects.

[@BigggusDikkkus]

Nah man sorry to tell you but you're not using the reaper right... the reaper is much like the sniper... sniper you build the character around the kill shot ability. With he reaper you build the character around the banishment ability.... you make banishment as strong as you can and the reaper just snuffs out powerful targets like blowing out a candle.

[@splintercelloo7]

Thanks for the in depth view of the Reaper faction. Idk why but I dont like their shadow screen view. It makes me feel "too concealed" to where I dont want to attack at all. Personally I prefer to build their Stealth and Marksman skills and bypass the Saboteur altogether. Especially the Banish skill with extended mag, Needle, Sting and the armor shreding. For me, that makes them more valuable in the late game.

[@QuickSaveTV]

You're very welcome, glad I could help. Absolutely, I understand haha. I honestly try to get a whole bunch of skills on my Reapers and often expend the XCOM AP points on them as well. One good way to tackle this issue is to get your Reaper an increased combat intelligence from Covert Ops asap.

[@cobrazax]

@@QuickSaveTV increased combat intellegence works only from that point onwards or gives u extra AP for previous promotions?

[@QuickSaveTV]

@@cobrazax I think it works retroactively

[@cobrazax]

@@QuickSaveTV Can u please verify? Im really not sure

[@QuickSaveTV]

@@cobrazax "A soldiers Combat Intelligence can be improved through specific Covert Actions. When this is done, Ability Points match the new Combat Intelligence, meaning it will retroactively gain the ability points they would have gotten at that level when gaining points in the field." So, yes, it is retroactive. So it's good to get regardless of how far along your character has developed if you need additional abilities.

[@paradiess]

Xcom: metal gear

[@Ravenjim93]

Homing mine has a ctd issue with volt from templars. 3 out 3 times i tried to blow the homing mine with volt my game crashed

[@QuickSaveTV]

Good to know, never tried this combination so I didn't experience it.

[@mrsardis]

О, так ты русский, оказывается. А я тебе на предыдущих видео по Икскому писал на английском :D

[@QuickSaveTV]

Верно! Хаха, что же мне при каждом комменте писать "Oh, by the by, я Русский?"

[@mrsardis]

Не, всё нормально :D Я сначала подумал, что ты болгарин какой-нибудь, а не русский :D

[@TheMoke1976]

i love the reaper class yes her shots are kind of weak but she has so much utility to offer a team on the battlefield , scouting being the one I use the most. plus if you have the between the eyes resistance order active and you outfit her weapon with a good expanded magazine the reaper can wreck a lost swarm its beautiful to watch imo plus she can grab a unconscious soldier and carry them without breaking stealth its quite magical. and that's not to mention her move range and her ability to lessen the detection range of enemies. remote start and an upgraded claymore will destroy most patrols completely it is BRUTAL so yeah those are the reasons I love the reaper class aside from the lore of the class that makes me love it and never let Banish go unused that ability will destroy almost every huge enemy pain in the ass , i.e. gatekeepers and sectopods but make sure you have needle for the armor pen to make it the best it can be also one side note to mention for war of the chosen and this is more than just my opinion but since WOTC came out I find mind shield to be even more important and useful than mimic beacon and that is saying a lot since before WOTC mimic beacon was the item I used heavily so my advice for success is to farm those sectoids.

[@QuickSaveTV]

I agree with almost everything you've said :D Hard to read, but not wrong.

[@TheMoke1976]

yeah sorry if it was hard to read you would think after 25 years of playing MMO's I would have at least accidentally learned how to type but nope lol@me but yeah love the videos you make so thanks for making them :D

[@QuickSaveTV]

Thanks a ton, glad you dig them! :) You just need some structure in your writing, is all. It's all extensively written out just too clumped up together.

[@TheVlad1616]

So, we want our reaper to be mobile then? Getting back into this game, and your videos have been great. I love your accent, and your passion in these videos. Keep up the good work.

[@QuickSaveTV]

Yes, it's absolutely a useful stat on a Reaper. Focusing on mobility can open more opportunities in terms of infiltration and setting up for the rest of your team! Thanks, much appreciated :)

[@tnargrant]

Does respec allow you to choose different XCOM abilities?

[@QuickSaveTV]

Yes, it does. But it is not in the core version of the game, it's one of the mods I am using. The base game will not let you influence these abilities of every specific character in any way.

[@tnargrant]

That's a shame. I obsessively farmed soldiers in vanilla XCOM 2 in order to get ideal training roulette abilities.

[@QuickSaveTV]

Do not despair, I am excited about the prospect as well. There is already at least one mod being developed specifically focusing on recreating this for War of the Chosen.

[@corykeller5821]

Reaper works better with superior repeater over laser sight. 15 percent chance of istant kill at 6 shots. Not to mention sting with the repeater. It pops all the time. I one shot mecs all the time and banish repeater shots almost guaranteed. Also if u het the three upgrade slota then throw the laser sight on

[@Kratatch]

You can have both + mag. 20% insta kill, 7 shots and 20% crit.

[@corykeller5821]

Yeah and im thinking about for pcs adding aim because she has plenty pf mobility. Aim just to turn 89 percent chance shots in 100 percent shots. Also i did end up liking deadeye on my reapers as well because it givea her another option to land a stealth kill. But it needs extra aim

[@Kratatch]

@@corykeller5821 Me personaly prefere the aim PC (Perception), the mobility is good as it is and the Will as some mention is hardly noticeble. But that is just my opinions. I rather have 100% hit rate over a larger or shorter distance than move a few extra squares. Yea Deadeye is really sweet as it alows you to take that shot you would not be able to otherwise on some targets. But the best skill is tactical rigging. I just dismiss my reapears untill they get that Xcom skill. It is just so important. Specially vs the Warlock when he gets detect invisible or whatever the skill is named.

[@corykeller5821]

@@Kratatch yes tactical rigging is a must with a reaper. I like armor peircing rounds with my reaper. But depending i might put bluescreen rounds or talon rounds. I dont see any advtantage of giving her a grenade. It just reviels her for very little benefit non actually. Altho maybe some kind of utility item might be acceptable. What are your thoughts on the skirmisher. I think its a garbage class. It has alot of overwatch skills. Im not an overwatch player. I prefer scouting and stalling. Rather than using overwatch. Also their two shots are kinda low in damage.

[@Kratatch]

@@corykeller5821 I thought it was garbage before and then i actually tried it out. Skirmishers are amazing. So much utility. I found that the best legendary play is to start with the Skirmisher HQ. 2 of those are better than 2 of any other special soldier. Just slap on Aim PC's nad Scopes and you are golden. They are very weak in the start however, but at colonel status they are beasts.

[@benalvis6722]

Riker is the best leader

[@avanhinuar]

who think that the reaper is useless?, is one of the best class in the game

[@xtxownage]

Protip. Grenades and reaper is a big nono

[@somevideos269]

Катя, возьми телефон!

[@Tydorstus]

did he just say mimic beacon is ok.

[@KidCharlema9ne]

It'd be a lot more helpful if you prioritized the skills because you generally don't have the AP to buy everything. You basically said everything is very powerful. I cannot imagine a worse choice for a reaper than a mindshield. That is literally probably the most useless item/class combination I can think of. If the guy is stealthed, he can't be mind -controlled. A reaper should have ammo. Blue screens usually, because high hp units you want to banish are usually robotic. In fact if I don't roll tactical rigging, I'm usually slightly more reckless with her, hoping she'll die so I can get another. The skills that I think can go on the chopping block are: Soul Harvest - given that you generally kill, disable, or distract a pod during any turn, even on legendary, reaper will get one, maximum 2 kills per pod unless the lost are involved. That takes 3-5 pods just to get to a 20% crit. That leaves you with critting on one of every 5 remaining kills, if there are any left. Sure it helps with Banish but that's basically an auto-delete button. Needle - sure it's nice, but by the time the reaper is shooting, the armor is usually shredded. Too bad it doesn't work with Banish. That would be nice. Homing Mine - this is situally good but it's not worthy of being called a Colonel skill. Annihilate is the clear choice. Distraction - needing this means you need to learn how to play a reaper. Sting - obviously nice but it would be next on my list to go. Target Definition - this is ridiculously handy. I love this, but it'd probably be next.

[@Lexa_Pilipenko]

Такс, я только начал смотреть видео и у меня подозрения, что ты русский.

[@meptalon]

Nice video, but for an "advanced" guide, I find it extremely surprising that you say that your teammates HAVE TO trigger the claymore. They don't "have to". They CAN. You can very well trhow your claymore and detonate it yourself (*or* let a teammate do it if you prefer).

[@QuickSaveTV]

I misspoke then, I am sorry. I never meant to say have to, I meant from the get go that they can. OR I meant that if you desire to get maximum damage output from your banish it is preferable that your teammates pop the claymores (to puncture through the armor before).

[@1darkironman1]

Depends on the situation, I would let teammates pop it with a bomb to pre soft them, if any survived it. The reaper has a move to kill off with 'slient hunter'

[@yukisuzuki629]

Катюх, возьми телефон