Scoundrel
Tricks & Disruption
The Scoundrel is Zero Company's disruptor — a control class that bends fights with gadgets, debuffs and dirty angles, creating the openings the rest of the squad cashes in.
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The Scoundrel wins fights the enemy never sees coming. This is Zero Company’s utility and control class — less about raw damage, more about tilting the board so your damage dealers can’t miss. Gadgets, debuffs and unconventional angles are the Scoundrel’s trade, and a good one quietly decides the outcome of an engagement before the shooting really starts.
How the Scoundrel plays
Think of the Scoundrel as a force multiplier. Strip an enemy’s cover or accuracy, pull a unit out of position, or open a flank, and suddenly the Assault and Sharpshooter are getting easy, high-value shots. Because the squad shares an Advantage pool, the Scoundrel’s setup work indirectly fuels everyone else’s best abilities.
The class is also the most flexible answer to a mission you didn’t plan for. When an objective demands stealth, control or improvisation rather than firepower, the Scoundrel has a tool for it. The weakness is self-reliance: a Scoundrel left to deal damage alone underperforms, so it shines brightest in a coordinated squad.
Who should pick it
Choose the Scoundrel if you like outsmarting a fight rather than out-shooting it, and if you enjoy combos where one well-placed effect unravels an entire enemy position. It has a slightly higher skill ceiling than the pure damage classes, but it’s one of the most rewarding seats in a well-drilled Zero Company.
As a standard class, the Scoundrel can be assigned to any recruit you bring aboard.