Commando
Profession Overview
Commando is a profession that focuses on big guns, big areas of effect, and big damage. Commando also gains access to the unique grenade consumables, which provide a wide variety of
debuffs useful in any situation.
Prerequisites
2 of the following skills 3 are required to learn Novice Commando skill:
- Brawler: Unarmed IV
- Sharpshooter: Ranged Support IV
- Scout: Trapping IV
Restrictions
- Unlike most ranged abilities, that can be used with any ranged weapon, Commando abilities can only be used with the appropriate heavy weapon.
Abilities and Skill Mods
Abilities
See
Commando Abilities for up to details on abilities.
Utility:
- Riddle Armor - Stacking armor reduction. (Cone AOE when used with Flamethrower)
- It Burns! - Stacking DoT based on weapon type.
- Burn Down! - AoE version of It Burns!
Offensive Abilities:
- Focus Fire - Moderate damage, Single Target.
- Deadbang Shot - High damage, short wide AoE.
- Overkill Shot - Very high damage charge-up shot.
- Demolition Shot - Moderate damage, single target attack, deals increased damage to droids, structures, and vehicles
Defensive Abilities:
- Stand Fast - Provides 15% damage reduction, 25% Block Chance, 15 Block Value
Skill Mods
- Thrown Weapon Accuracy - Now works. (Update 1.2.1)
- Thrown Weapon Speed - Improves attack speed with thrown weapons by 0.5 per 100 points.
- Heavy Weapon Accuracy - Improves accuracy with heavy weapons.
- Heavy Weapon Speed - Improves attack speed with heavy weapons by 0.3 per 100 points.
- Heavy Weapon Defense - Improves melee and ranged defense while using a heavy weapon.
- Additionally provides a variety of Melee Defense, Ranged Defense, General Melee Accuracy, General Ranged Accuracy, and Assault Armor mitigations.
Grenades
- Glob Grenade - AoE, low damage, blind.
- Thermal Detonator - High damage, fire DoT.
- Proton Grenade - Moderate damage, bleed DoT.
- Cryoban Grenade - AoE, low damage, strong snare.
- C22 - Moderate damage, bonus wounds.
Commando Builds
The Commando profession is intended to be used with Heavy Weapons.
Below is the list of common Commando builds:
- Master Commando/Master Combat Medic/4xxx Squad Leader
- Master Commando/Master Bounty Hunter/4xxx Combat Medic
- Master Commando/Master Smuggler/4xxx Combat Medic
- Master Commando/Master Squad Leader/4xxx Combat Medic
- Master Commando/Master Carbineer/4xxx Combat Medic
- Master Commando/Master Pistoleer/4xxx Combat Medic
- Master Commando/xx44 Ranger/4x3x Bounty Hunter/4xxx Combat Medic
There are more combinations that are possible with Commando profession, be sure to utilize
Skill Calculator to come up with your own builds.
Equipment
Armor
Commandos can wear Assault Armor.
Assault armor provides with greater kinetic protection, but has less energy resitance. It can be enhanced with Peko-Peko feathers and Interwoven Segments for additional health bonus.
Check out
Armorsmith page to learn more about Armor.
Weapons
Commandos have a small, but unique, selection of Heavy Weapons available.
| Weapon Family | Weapon Name(s) | Weapon Proc | Weapon Special Behavior |
|---|
| Acid | Acid Stream Launcher, Devastator Acid Launcher, Heavy Acid Beam | Blind | - |
| Lightning | Corellian Destroyer, Lightning Beam Cannon | Energy DoT + Vehicle Slow | - |
| Beam | Heavy Particle Beam Cannon | Bleed DoT | - |
| Explosive | The Void, Rocket Launcher, Launcher Pistol | | - |
| Incendiary | Flame Thrower, Heavy Republic Flamer, Plasma Flamethrower, CC-V 'Legion' Cryo Projector | Fire DoT | These weapons inherently inflict AoE damage in a 'splash' radius around the target. |
| - | Crusader M-XX Heavy Rifle, C-M Frag Storm Heavy Shotgun | Bleed DoT | |
| - | Pulse Cannon | Fire DoT | |
| - | CR-1 Blast Cannon, Reaper Cannon | Wounds | - |
| - | Lava Cannon | Fire DoT | - |
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