XCOM 2 War Of The Chosen Guide: The Lost Details and How to Combat

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XCOM 2 War Of The Chosen expansion  of XCOM 2 released in August. This guide talks about XCOM 2 War Of The Chosen the Lost, Details and how to combat the Lost. Firaxis Games developed this game for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. 2K Games is the publisher for XCOM 2 War Of The Chosen. The War Of The Chosen expansion pack alters the campaign’s structure. It brings new enemies, new hero characters, modifiers and more behaviors for characters.

The new enemies in this expansion are of various types, one of them being The Lost. This guide will provide a description on this enemy type and how to combat against it.
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XCOM 2 War Of The Chosen The Lost, Details and How to Combat

These guys are the most interesting additions to the game because of their headshot game mechanic. These people were once human but due to chemical agents spread by alien invaders during the first game, these people are now mindless husks. They threaten both, the Resistance and ADVENT.

They mainly swarm. They periodically appear in missions in great numbers. They are attracted by bright lights from grenade explosions and environmental detonations. They move towards the closest lifeform and melee attack them.

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So, how to deal with them? How to combat The Lost

You need to score headshots to dispatch multiple husks each turn. This mechanic has a simple principle – Score a one-shot kill on a husk and you will get that action back. You can keep taking shots till you miss, or are unable to one hit KO the enemy or have to reload. So, sharpshooters will advanced pistols are the most efficient here. Start attacking the ones with low health and then move upwards.

You can build the Ultrasonic Lures once you dispose off the Lost facility. This is a new grenade type that attracts The Lost to it. You can use this to pick them off easily or just avoid them.