XCOM: Chimera Squad - Where to Find All The Epic Weapons
The return of the fan-favorite strategy series, XCOM: Chimera Squad embodies all the qualities that fans love about the series. With difficult obstacles, combat encounters, and any trap imaginable, Chimera Squad puts the player's strategic capabilities to the test. Forcing players to learn, adapt, adjust, and overcome the bounty of enemies and obstacles placed in front of them. The title is one that forces players to approach scenarios intelligently and tactically in order to defeat the given enemy. With this heavy emphasis on tactics and strategy, many players will find this entry in the franchise difficult and inaccessible. However, the game provides a variety of powerful "epic" weaponry and gear to overcome the given enemies with brute force and some tactics.
These epic weapons make for powerful tools in the right tactician's hands. Capable of arming your units and squad members with weaponry that can easily defeat the alien threats presented. However, gaining access to these weapons is more difficult than many players expect. They are difficult to acquire and for good reason, they provide players with a stellar and devastating advantage over their enemies. So it is certainly worthwhile to grind to gain access to these weapons. This guide will show players how to gain access to these epic weapons and also all the available weapons players can utilize.
Player's are provided several options to gain access to these epic weapons throughout the game.
The first option players can utilize to purchase these Epic weapons is to wait and purchase them from vendors found throughout the campaign. Although they are not always guaranteed, the vendors found in the Scavenger Market in the game provide a small chance of selling Epic weaponry. So be sure to always chat with them to potentially purchase one of these powerful weapons.
Another method is to engage in specific side quests found on the Virtual Map of City 31. The specific side quests players will gain epic weapons from will be demonstrated by a gold coloring. The quests will state the epic weapon type you will be rewarded after its completion, but the specific weapon will not be made clear until after the quest has been completed. Regardless, this is another solid method to gain access to the epic weapons in XCOM: Chimera Squad.
As you attempt to gain access to these epic weapons it is important to examine all the available weapons and decide which ones you wish to aim for. All of the epic weapons are powerful in their own right, however, some play better into player's strategies than others. Here are all the available epic weapons within XCOM: Chimera Squad
- Artful Fathom- A powerful pistol with the Light Hands ability, fires a shot without using an action point.
- Endless Brevity- Fan Fare, allows players to fire this pistol three times at one enemy.
- Lonely Herald- A devastating shotgun with the Run and Gun ability, allows players to take an action after dashing.
- Callow Ember- Rapid Fire, allows the shotgun to be shot twice in a row.
- Surly Constant- Hail of Bullets, never miss a shot with this Submachine Gun.
- Crucial Symmetry- Chain Shot allows this gun to be shot twice if it hits.
- Impetuous Spire- Banish allows this Assault rifle to fire until an enemy is defeated or you run out of ammo.
- Fortunate Blossom- Every time you kill an enemy with this gun it will refund your action point.
XCOM: Chimera Squad is available on PC.