Crit stacking guarantees crits on exposed enemies and gives you a coin flip to land them on Hardened or in cover enemies too. This build is a very straightforward mid-range damage dealer. SGT and GSG for dmg, MSG for survivability Scope/Neural Gunlink, Hi Cap Mags, Targeting Module, +1 Damage item Squishy until Extra Conditioning, relies heavily on allied support Sample Builds Crit Infantry Perk progression The Infantry does have a powerful utility perk combination to improve overwatch in Covering Fire, Opportunist and Sentinel. Infantry have decent aim progression and have relatively uncomplicated builds - they have at least one talent at each rank that improves their proficiency with their primary weapon and also have a selection of defensive abilities available at each rank. Due to their high fire-rate it is very important to keep an eye on the Infantry's ammunition, as it can run out very quickly.
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Infantrymen's ability to fire twice per turn makes them competitive with Snipers at direct damage.
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Because they must remain stationary to fire twice, they tend to perform best with assault rifles rather than shotguns, which are more position dependent - if you want a more mobile soldier who's designed for mobility and getting flanks, look to the Assault class. They can fire twice per turn if they don't move, which makes them excel at eliminating enemies by attrition. Psionic soldiers can also gain 1-6 extra will per psi level ( 1 + rand(6)). Note that, even without Hidden Potential turned on, there is a chance of gaining 1 extra will per level (shown in parentheses above).