Weapons | XCOM-2 Wiki

Weapons in XCOM 2 can vary greatly and some Classes are more aligned with certain types than others. Weapons can be given Upgrades called Weapon Parts customized by name and color and given to your soldiers. Some weapons must be researched first and then must be constructed before equipping on your soldiers. The required projects will be listed here.

Visit the Alien Hunters page for weapons found in that DLC.

Visit the Shen's Last Gift page for weapons found in that DLC.

Weapons

Primary Weapons

Secondary Weapons

Heavy Weapons

Weapons Parts

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Primary Weapons in XCOM 2 are the primary Weapons your soldiers use during Missions.

Primary Weapons

Icon	Weapon	Classes	Tactical Info	Required Project
	Cannon	Grenadier	4 - 6 Damage, 3 shot mag, 1 mod slot	None Required
	Mag Cannon	Grenadier		Gauss Weapons
	Beam Cannon	Grenadier
	Assault Rifle	Ranger Specialist	3-5 damage, 4 shot mag, 1 mod slot	None Required
	Magnetic Rifle	Ranger Specialist	5-7 damage, 4 shot mag, 2 mod slots	Magnetic Weapons
	Plasma Rifle	Ranger Specialist	7-9 damage, 2 mod slots
	Shotgun	Ranger	4 - 6 damage, 4 shot mag, 10% crit, 1 mod slot	None Required
	Shard Gun	Ranger	6-8 damage, 4 shot mag, 15% crit chance, 2 mod slots	Magnetic Weapons
	Storm Gun	Ranger	8-10 damage, 2 mod slots
	Sniper Rifle	Sharpshooter	4 - 6 damage, 3 shot mag, 10% crit, 1 mod	None Required
	Gauss Rifle	Sharpshooter	6-8 damage, 3 shot mag, 10% critical chance	Gauss Weapons
	Plasma Lance	Sharpshooter	8-10 damage, 3 shot mag, 10% critical chance