Basically filled out with stuff from Mitzruti's perk pack. Can carry a bullpup or a shotgun, alongside a Gremlin. Three major rows of abilities.

Squaddie abilities are Aid and Intrusion Protocol, alongside:

Armor System - AId Protocol provides an extra armor point and restores shredded armour.

Infiltration - Gain lightning reflexes and +40 hack offence.


Running on Empty - moving while the gun is empty reloads it with one ammo.

Vitals Shot - a special shot that does different things depending on the target. Robots get stunned, ADVENT starts bleeding, etc.

Shotgun Wedding - a cone blast that does more damage the more enemies are in range.

Ventilate - consume additional ammo for a shot that always hits and destroys the target's cover.

Ever Vigilant - as vanilla

Close Quarters Mastery - When carrying a shotgun, gain the Rapid Fire perk. When carrying anything else, gain the Marauder perk, allowing the Tech Commando to fire without ending their turn.

Healing Aid - Aid Protocol now heals a bit of health and removes environmental effects like burning or poisoned.

Stronghold Protocol - Sends your Gremlin to a designated area, aid protocoling all units in it. Works with abilities like Healing Aid.

Spaghetti Code - Insanity-like against robots. Chance to stun or take over.

Combat Scanner - Gremlin scans an area, revealing hidden units. Any enemies in the area are also holo targeted.

Haywire Protocol - like vanilla.

Capacitor Discharge - like vanilla.


Chaining Jolt - Gremlin attack that can chain to nearby enemies.

Grenade Pocket - provides a Grenade slot, if one is not already gained.

Voltaic Arc - Enemies that move too close to the commando gets jolted by the Gremlin.

Storm Generator - chain attacks from the Gremlin have a longer range.

Shock Therapy - the Gremlin's chain attacks can Disorient and potentially stun targets.

High Voltage - the Gremlin's chain attacks get stronger the more targets it chains to.

By default, you can only get Tech Commandos as rewards from ARC. The GTS unlock Power of Knowledge both grants all Tech Commandos Emergency Sustainment (it's Sustain but with a gremlin), and allows XCOM to train rookies as new Tech Commandos.