Flashbang Grenade (XCOM 2)

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The Flashbang Grenade is a utility item in XCOM 2.

In-Game Description

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The Flashbang Grenade disrupts and disorients enemies in a very large radius, inflicting significant offensive penalties.

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Flashbang grenades don't do damage, but disorient and disrupt enemies in a large radius.
Friendly squad members will not be affected.

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Removes Overwatch from enemies.
Kills Psi-reanimated corpses if used on the caster animating them. Releases friendly mind-controlled soldiers if caster is caught in radius.
Grenadier's Volatile Mix adds 2 damage to the grenade
Flashbangs apply the Disoriented debuff to any enemy units caught in the blast radius.
Prevents use of most special abilities - Stun Lancers will not use their blades, Officers will not use grenades, Mutons cannot even counter-attack in melee, if Disoriented. Psionic aliens cannot use any Psi during Disorientation either, resorting to using their primary weapon for the duration. Also, a disoriented Codex can neither teleport nor clone itself.
- An Andromedon can still use its Acid Bomb even when disoriented
- A Shieldbearer can still use its Energy Shield ability even when disoriented
An already Disoriented unit that enters Overwatch will not have that Overwatch removed by another Flashbang
Also causes any friendly solder caught in a Snake hold to be released
Ineffective on robots (?)