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My sharpshooter just got the Phantom "ability" via the Advanced Warfare Center. This is completely useless (why would I ever scout with a sniper?) and means he can't participate in ambushes.

How do I turn it off or get rid of it altogether?

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    You can try to respec the character in the AWC but otherwise the abilities aren't things you can disable/remove specifically from characters.
    – n_plum
    Commented Feb 8, 2017 at 13:32
  • I thought i might like that perk for a ranger as well, but losing out on ambush was worse than occasionally keeping concealed. My only solution was to make that ranger instigate confrontations, and keep everyone else in overwatch. Respec seems to be the only other option.
    – Dpeif
    Commented Feb 8, 2017 at 14:36
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    When I enable Kill Zone on a concealed Phantom sniper, nothing happens. Same for regular overwatch.
    – Nova
    Commented Feb 8, 2017 at 17:44
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    An individually concealed unit will only activate overwatch when that unit's concealment is broken... so no, this unit will not participate normally in an ambush unless they're on the front lines.
    – Josh
    Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 1:49
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    I gotta say, a Phantom sniper sounds awesome to me! I usually want my sniper on high ground, which means they're not just behind my squad, they're often to one side or the other of the direction I'm advancing if that's where the good locations are. This means that they can accidentally reveal a pod on their own that's far from the rest of my squad - very dangerous! Being able to position my sniper wherever I want without being detected sounds like a definite perk.
    – Josh
    Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 1:52

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There is no natural way to remove or suppress this ability.

As you have seen, this can indeed act as a detriment. A strategic way to work around this limitation is to use this character as the one to take the opening shot in an ambush.

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  • There's no way to universally shut this ability off, but running through windows or doors breaks concealment - depending on the particular map layout this might be convenient.
    – Josh
    Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 1:55
  • @Josh: But it breaks concealment for all concealed non-phantom units. OP's sniper will never partake in the opening ambush overwatch shots unless he gets flanked (which you should avoid).
    – Flater
    Commented May 18, 2017 at 14:08
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    @Flater Unless the Sniper is the one who takes the initial shot.
    – Southpaw Hare
    Commented May 18, 2017 at 16:21
  • @SouthpawHare: Yes :) Technically, I was correct already: OP's sniper will never partake in the opening ambush *overwatch* shots But clarifying it is still helpful :)
    – Flater
    Commented May 19, 2017 at 6:53

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