Skills and Abilities

Skills and abilities provide tangible battlefield effects and help specialize your pilot in a specific role.

Skills

Level	XP Cost	Total XP	Gunnery	Piloting	Guts	Tactics
1	-	-	+2.5% ranged hit chance 10% unjam chance	+2.5% melee hit chance	-5.0% chance to die when incapacitated 3 maximum health
2	100	100	+5.0% ranged hit chance 20% unjam chance	+5.0% melee hit chance	-10.0% chance to die when incapacitated
3	400	500	+7.5% ranged hit chance 30% unjam chance	+7.5% melee hit chance	-15.0% chance to die when incapacitated
4	900	1,400	+10.0% ranged hit chance 40% unjam chance	+10.0% melee hit chance +0.1 sprint multiplier	-20.0% chance to die when incapacitated 4 maximum injuries	-1 indirect fire penalty
5	1,600	3,000	+12.5% ranged hit chance 50% unjam chance Ability: Multitarget or Battlelord	+12.5% melee hit chance Ability: Sure Footing or Phantom	-25.0% chance to die when incapacitated -1 recoil Ability: Bulwark or Shielded Stance	+3 accuracy in min. range Ability: Sensor Lock or Target Prediction
6	2,500	5,500	+15.0% ranged hit chance 60% unjam chance	+15.0% melee hit chance +1 hit defense +3 melee defense	-30.0% chance to die when incapacitated +3% Heat Efficiency	Called shot bonus
7	3,600	9,100	+17.5% ranged hit chance 70% unjam chance	+17.5% melee hit chance +0.2 sprint distance	-35.0% chance to die when incapacitated 5 maximum injuries	-2 indirect fire penalty
8	4,900	14,000	+20.0% ranged hit chance 80% unjam chance Ability: Precision Master or Energy/Ballistic/Missile Master	+20.0% melee hit chance Ability: Ace Pilot or Invisible Target	-40.0% chance to die when incapacitated -2 recoil Ability: Juggernaut or Brawler	+6 accuracy in min. range Ability: Master Tactician or Knife Fighter
9	6,400	20,400	+22.5% ranged hit chance 90% unjam chance	+22.5% melee hit chance +2 unsteady threshold	-45.0% chance to die when incapacitated +6% Heat Efficiency +1 punch hit	Called shot mastery
10	8,100	28,500	+25.0% ranged hit chance 100% unjam chance Ability: Stone Cold	+25.0% melee hit chance +3 hit defense +6 melee defense Ability: Sprinter	-50.0% chance to die when incapacitated 6 maximum injuries Ability: Defensive Formation	-3 indirect fire penalty Ability: Eagle Eye

Abilities

A list of abilities in BTA. Some provide passive "always-on" bonuses and others must be activated during battle.

	Level	Icon	Abilitiy	Description
Gunnery	Level 5		Multitarget	ACTION: Fire weapons at up to three separate targets within this 'Mech's current firing arc.
			Battlelord	ACTION: Supercharge your mech for a turn, dealing 15% greater damage and hitting with +2 accuracy for the turn. Generates an extra 30 heat this turn. 4 turn cooldown.
	Level 8		Precision Master	PASSIVE: Attacks with a single weapon ignore COVER and GUARDED on the target. Additionally, enables called shots on targets.
			Energy Master	PASSIVE: Grants a 10% damage bonus and +1 accuracy to attacks with energy weapons.
			Ballistic Master	PASSIVE: Grants a 10% damage bonus and +1 accuracy to attacks with ballistic weapons.
			Missile Master	PASSIVE: Grants a 10% damage bonus and +1 accuracy to attacks with missile weapons.
	Level 10		Stone Cold	ACTION: Supercharge your cooling system for a turn, gaining +60 heat dissipation for the turn, at the cost of responsiveness in the controls. Your initiative is reduced by 2 for 2 turns. 4 turn cooldown.
Piloting	Level 5		Sure Footing	PASSIVE: 'Mechs piloted by this MechWarrior gain one bonus Evasion charge after moving (can exceed the unit's maximum). If the move is not a sprint, jump, or charge to melee, the 'Mech also gains ENTRENCHED (50% stability damage reduction).
			Phantom	ACTION: Blur your 'Mech's sensor signature such that you gain +2 evasive charges from movement for two turns. 4 turn cooldown.
	Level 8		Ace Pilot	PASSIVE: A 'Mech piloted by this MechWarrior can move after shooting if it has not moved yet.
			Invisible Target	PASSIVE: This pilot's evasive charges are immune to being removed by sensor lock effects. Additionally, pilot gets +2 defense at all times.
	Level 10		Sprinter	ACTION: Superior piloting skill lets you get a little more out of your mech. Gain 60 meters of movement speed this turn. 4 turn cooldown.
Guts	Level 5		Bulwark	PASSIVE: COVER and GUARDED states both provide 40% damage reduction rather than 20% damage reduction. COVER and GUARDED together provide 60% damage reduction.
			Shielded Stance	ACTION: Activate in order to gain a flat 50% damage reduction regardless of cover or positioning as well as gaining 1 initiative. The DR lasts until your next turn, initiative only applies next turn. 4 turn cooldown.
	Level 8		Juggernaut	PASSIVE: Successful Melee attacks knock your target back one Initiative Phase. Braces after Melee and DFA. Also grants one extra attack using physical weapons such as Hatchets, Maces, and Swords.
			Brawler	PASSIVE: Grants a 20% damage bonus to kicks, punches, and DFAs. Reduces self-damage from DFAs by 50%.
	Level 10		Defensive Formation	ACTION: Activate in order to gain a flat 20% damage reduction regardless of cover or positioning for all friendly units. The DR lasts for 2 turns. 6 turn cooldown.
Tactics	Level 5		Sensor Lock	ACTION: Select a target within sensor range to reveal it until the end of the current round and remove two of its EVASIVE charges. The target also gains +2 SENSORS IMPAIRED effect.
			Target Prediction	ACTION: Advanced heuristics provide your lancemates with +2 accuracy for the remainder of this turn. Does not affect this unit. 4 turn cooldown.
	Level 8		Master Tactician	PASSIVE: 'Mechs piloted by this MechWarrior gain +2 Initiative, and remove one bar of stability damage when Reserving.
			Knife Fighter	PASSIVE: Gain a +33% boost to all support weapon short and medium range brackets as well as +10% damage with support weapons.
	Level 10		Eagle Eye	PASSIVE: Gain a +33% boost to sensors, sight, all weapon long and max range brackets, and a 2.5% Called Shot bonus.

Roles

Depending on which specialized skill (level 8) and which primary skill (level 5) a pilot has selected determines the pilot's title. This is purely cosmetic, and has no function on gameplay; though it can still be useful, as it clues in what skills an enemy has and may help you guess at their tactics and underlying statistics.

Skill	-	Gunnery 8	Piloting 8	Guts 8	Tactics 8
Gunnery 5	Gunner	-	Flanker	Gladiator	Striker
Piloting 5	Pilot	Skirmisher	-	Brawler	Scout
Guts 5	Defender	Lancer	Outrider	-	Vanguard
Tactics 5	Tactician	Sharpshooter	Recon	Sentinel	-