Lancer

" 'They told him he couldn't mount guns on his feet. He didn't listen.' "

Overview
The Lancer is a common unit unlocked in Glacier Gorge.

In combat
The Lancer is basically an upgraded version of the Grunt, but at the cost of increased combo power and and gel cost. Due to its increased stats, it is classified as a high health and medium damage unit, being much harder to kill. Like most other point damage units, the Lancer is less effective against armored units.

Achievements
The Lancer's achievement is:"Destroy troops with the LANCER."

Tips
The Lancer's medium damage will one shot low health units such as the Boomer or Grunt. These units may be protected by hardier units, so additional help is needed to escort the Lancer to the backline. For example, Phantasmo can move those units out of the way.

At tournament standard
The Lancer has 184 health and 131 damage at level 5, taking out these units in one shot, ignoring armor or evasion:



Trivia

 * The Lancer is the first alien type unit you unlock in the game.
 * Similarly to the Ranger and Overseer, the Lancer has high Combo Power in relation to its cost.

History
The Lancer has not received any major changes yet.