How talents rank up

Talents are bought with Focus Points and sit apart from a class's abilities: an ability is something you use on your turn, a talent is a permanent change to the Operator who took it.

Most talents have four ranks. Reading the four rows together is the useful part, because the ranks are not uniform - some add the same bonus again, and some change the effect at the last rank.

Survivability talents (9)

Talent	Rank	Effect
A Life of Labor	I	This Operator gains a bonus +5 Health and +1 Defense.
A Life of Labor	II	This Operator gains a bonus +5 Health, +1 Defense, and +2 Melee Damage.
A Life of Labor	III	This Operator gains a bonus +5 Health, +1 Defense, +2 Melee Damage, and +2 Critical Hit Damage.
A Life of Labor	IV	This Operator gains a bonus +7 Health, +2 Defense, +4 Melee Damage, and +4 Critical Hit Damage.
Anticipation	I	This Operator gains 1 stack of Evasion.
Anticipation	II	This Operator gains 1 stack of Evasion.
Anticipation	III	This Operator gains 1 stack of Evasion.
Anticipation	IV	The targeted Operator gains 1 stack of Evasion.
Clone Armor Training	I	Trick has a base Defense of 2.
Fearless Leader	I	When Hawks is present, increases Assist Damage by +1 for all Operators
Fearless Leader	II	When Hawks is present, increases Assist Damage by +1 and Defense by +1 for all Operators.
Fearless Leader	III	When Hawks is present, increases Assist Damage by +2 and Defense by +1 for all Operators.
Fearless Leader	IV	When Hawks is present, increases Assist Damage by +2 and Defense by +2 for all Operators.
Fearless Leader	5	When Hawks is present, increases Assist Damage by +3 and Defense by +2 for all Operators.
Fearless Leader	6	When Hawks is present, increases Assist Damage by +4 and Defense by +3 for all Operators.
For My Brothers	I	Once per mission, when Trick is Downed, he automatically revives at the beginning of the next turn at Half Health.
For My Brothers	II	Once per mission, when Trick is Downed, he automatically revives at the beginning of the next turn at Full Health.
For My Brothers	III	Once per mission, when Trick is Downed, he automatically revives at the beginning of the next turn at Full Health. Trick does not receive an Injury the first time he is Downed.
For My Brothers	IV	Once per mission, when Trick is Downed, he automatically revives at the beginning of the next turn at Full Health. If Downed on your turn, Trick will revive immediately and recover 1 Action Point. Trick does not receive an Injury the first time he is Downed.
Mandalorian Armor Training	I	Cly gains a base Defense of 3 and a Jetpack, allowing her to execute free vertical transitions.
Fortitude	I	Increases Defense by +2 while this Operator is Injured.
Fortitude	II	Increases Defense by +3 while this Operator is Injured.
Fortitude	III	Increases Defense by +4 while this Operator is Injured.
Fortitude	IV	Increases Defense by +6 while this Operator is Injured. Additionally, this Operator ignores the Chance-To-Hit penalty from injury.
Strong with the Force	I	Tel-Rea begins each turn of battle with 2 stacks of Harmony. Harmony affects Deflection and Lightsaber Attacks.
Strong with the Force	II	Tel-Rea begins each turn of battle with 3 stacks of Harmony. Harmony affects Deflection and Lightsaber Attacks.
Strong with the Force	III	Tel-Rea begins each turn of battle with 4 stacks of Harmony. Harmony affects Deflection and Lightsaber Attacks.
Strong with the Force	IV	Tel-Rea begins each turn of battle with 5 stacks of Harmony. Harmony affects Deflection and Lightsaber Attacks.
Strong with the Force	5	Tel-Rea begins each turn of battle with 6 stacks of Harmony. Harmony affects Deflection and Lightsaber Attacks.
Strong with the Force	6	Tel-Rea begins each turn of battle with 7 stacks of Harmony. Harmony affects Deflection and Lightsaber Attacks.
Final Shot	I	Once per turn, Jae immediately fires her blaster and eliminates any enemy left with 4 Health or less after an allied Operator's attack.
Final Shot	II	Once per turn, Jae immediately fires her blaster and eliminates any enemy left with 6 Health or less after an allied Operator's attack.
Final Shot	III	Once per turn, Jae immediately fires her blaster and eliminates any enemy left with 8 Health or less after an allied Operator's attack.
Final Shot	IV	Twice per turn, Jae immediately fires her blaster and eliminates any enemy left with 10 Health or less after an allied Operator's attack.

Damage talents (6)

Talent	Rank	Effect
Uppercut	I	Rush an enemy and strike it, dealing Melee Damage and Pushing it backwards.
Uppercut	II	Rush an enemy and strike it, dealing Melee Damage and Pushing it backwards.
Uppercut	III	Rush an enemy and strike it, dealing Melee Damage and Pushing it backwards.
Uppercut	IV	Rush an enemy and strike it, dealing Melee Damage and Pushing it backwards.
Uppercut	5	Rush an enemy and strike it, dealing Melee Damage and Pushing it backwards.
Uppercut	6	Rush an enemy and strike it, dealing Melee Damage and Pushing it backwards.
Coil Vendetta	I	This Operator deals an additional +2 Damage to Coil units.
Combat Gas	I	Gain 3 stacks of Sharpened Senses. Each stack increases Chance-To-Hit by 5% and Ranged Attack Damage by +1. One stack expires after each Ranged Attack.
Combat Gas	II	Gain 4 stacks of Sharpened Senses. Each stack increases Chance-To-Hit by 5% and Ranged Attack Damage by +1. One stack expires after each Ranged Attack.
Combat Gas	III	Gain 5 stacks of Sharpened Senses. Each stack increases Chance-To-Hit by 5% and Ranged Attack Damage by +1. One stack expires after each Ranged Attack.
Combat Gas	IV	Gain 6 stacks of Sharpened Senses. Each stack increases Chance-To-Hit by 5% and Ranged Attack Damage by +1. One stack expires after each Ranged Attack.
Droid Vendetta	I	Increases Damage against Droids by +2.
The Bigger They Are...	I	This Operator's Ranged and Melee Attacks deal +2 Damage against Elite and Boss enemies.
The Bigger They Are...	II	This Operator's Ranged and Melee Attacks deal +3 Damage against Elite and Boss enemies.
The Bigger They Are...	III	This Operator's Ranged and Melee Attacks deal +4 Damage against Elite and Boss enemies.
The Bigger They Are...	IV	This Operator's Ranged and Melee Attacks deal +6 Damage against Elite and Boss enemies.
Taunt	I	Taunts the selected enemy.
Taunt	II	Taunts the selected enemy and reduces its Damage by 2 for the rest of the turn.
Taunt	III	Taunts the selected enemy and reduces its Damage by 4 for the rest of the turn.
Taunt	IV	Taunts the selected enemy and reduces its Damage by 6 for the rest of the turn.

Action economy talents (4)

Talent	Rank	Effect
Built-In Comlink	I	Grant an ally +1 AP.
Built-In Comlink	II	Grant an ally +1 AP.
Built-In Comlink	III	Grant an ally +1 AP.
Built-In Comlink	IV	Grant an ally +1 AP.
Grit	I	Applies 1 stack of Invulnerable to this Operator.
Grit	II	Applies 1 stack of Invulnerable to this Operator.
Grit	III	Applies 1 stack of Invulnerable to this Operator.
Grit	IV	Applies 2 stacks of Invulnerable to this Operator.
PICO-5	I	Grant an ally an additional AP.
Cold Blooded	I	Applies 1 stack of Vicious to this Operator.
Cold Blooded	II	Applies 1 stack of Vicious to this Operator.
Cold Blooded	III	Applies 1 stack of Vicious to this Operator.
Cold Blooded	IV	Applies 2 stacks of Vicious to this Operator.

Support and squad talents (1)

Talent	Rank	Effect
Built-in Thrusters	I	Allows this Operator to jump vertically without restrictions.

Other talents (5)

Talent	Rank	Effect
Combat Jump	I	Jump to a target location, Pushing nearby enemies out of position.
Combat Jump	II	Jump to a target location, Pushing nearby enemies out of position.
Combat Jump	III	Jump to a target location, Pushing nearby enemies out of position.
Combat Jump	IV	Jump to a target location, Pushing nearby enemies out of position and inflicting 4 Stacks of Burning.
Espionage	I	Earn an additional +5 Intel rewards when this Operator completes a combat mission. Does not stack.
Espionage	II	Earn an additional +7 Intel rewards when this Operator completes a combat mission. Does not stack.
Espionage	III	Earn an additional +9 Intel rewards when this Operator completes a combat mission. Does not stack.
Espionage	IV	Earn an additional +12 Intel rewards when this Operator completes a combat mission. Does not stack.
Move with the Force	I	Tel-Rea can execute Vertical Jumps without climbing or using a ladder.
Sabotage	I	Trigger an explosive object on the battlefield to detonate, immediately affecting any units nearby.
Sabotage	II	Trigger an explosive object on the battlefield to detonate, immediately affecting any units nearby.
Sabotage	III	Trigger an explosive object on the battlefield to detonate, immediately affecting any units nearby.
Sabotage	IV	Trigger an explosive object on the battlefield to detonate, immediately affecting any units nearby.
Thievery	I	Earn an additional +150 Credits when this Operator completes a combat mission. Does not stack.
Thievery	II	Earn an additional +200 Credits when this Operator completes a combat mission. Does not stack.
Thievery	III	Earn an additional +250 Credits when this Operator completes a combat mission. Does not stack.
Thievery	IV	Earn an additional +300 Credits when this Operator completes a combat mission. Does not stack.

Talents whose text does not change with rank

These talents print the same sentence at every rank. The effect stacks - a second rank of Anticipation is a second stack of Evasion - but the description does not say so, which is worth knowing before you spend a Focus Point expecting a bigger number.

Built-In Comlink, Sabotage, Uppercut.

Related pages

Bonds and the Focus Tree explains where Focus Points come from and how Bonds unlock cross-training. Classes and Specializations covers the abilities talents sit alongside, and Classes Compared counts what separates them. Status Effects and Keywords defines every term used above. Weapons, Weapon Mods and Utility Items are the equipment half of the same build, and The Den is where you spend on both.