Operator Guide & Squad-Building Rules — Build Roles Before Names
Compare Hawks, Trick, Tel-Rea, Cly, Luco, Jae, and Kabb, then build a squad that covers every tactical job.
The featured Operator roster includes Hawks, Trick, Tel-Rea Vokoss, Cly Kullervo, Luco Bronc, Jae Mordant, and Kabb Uppercut. Build around tactical jobs, not one favorite “best four.”
The role checklist
A balanced squad normally wants answers to these questions:
- Who creates or exploits Advantage?
- Who sets up a vulnerable target or improves hit reliability?
- Who converts that setup into burst damage?
- Who can survive being the closest target?
- Who handles Rally, healing, or injury risk when the campaign gets rough?
- Are too many Operators competing for the same AP-heavy weapon pattern?
If two recruits do the same job and need the same setup, one of them may be redundant even if both are individually strong.
Story Operators and custom recruits
Custom Operators let you choose Specializations, Talent options, and weapon classes. Story Operators can have identity-specific Talents or a unique kit.
Do not copy a custom-recruit build onto a story Operator without checking what is actually changeable.
Signature Talent roster
| Operator | Signature Talent | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Hawks | Fearless Leader | Raises squad assist damage, defense, and chance-to-hit while Hawks is present |
| Trick | For My Brothers | Withstands being Downed and automatically revives next turn |
| Tel-Rea Vokoss | Strong with the Force | Gains Harmony each turn for deflection and attack damage |
| Cly Kullervo | Combat Jump | Jet-assisted displacement plus Burning |
| Luco Bronc | Combat Gas | Applies Sharpened Senses to improve chance-to-hit |
| Jae Mordant | Final Shot | Assists an ally attacking a low-health enemy |
| Kabb Uppercut | Uppercut | Knockback melee with an AP refund when it defeats the target |
The Operator Database brings these Talents together with build ideas and squad-synergy notes. Some default Specialization and weapon fields are not listed, so choose the role around the kit you can see.
Build the squad, not a collection of names
Use the database to compare Talent, role, build idea, and synergy in one place. The result should be a squad with a setup plan, a damage plan, a way to recover from pressure, and no obvious AP bottleneck.