Jagged Alliance: Back in Action Guide Essentials Mercenaries
Raven
CONTRACT
HIRING COST
: $23,000
EQUIPMENT COSTS
: $10,740
TOTAL COSTS
: $33,740
STARTING GEAR
| Gear | Image |
|---|---|
| M4 Carbine assault rifle |
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| 5.56x45mm NATO x30 |
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| 12x telescopic sight |
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| Light flak jacket |
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| Knife |
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| Kevlar pants |
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| Military boots |
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ATTRIBUTES
| Attribute | Level |
|---|---|
| Agility | 76 |
| Dexterity | 90 |
| Strength | 56 |
| Intelligence | 77 |
| Perception | 94 |
SKILLS
| Skill | Level |
|---|---|
| Medical | 17 |
| Explosives | 5 |
| Mechanical | 5 |
| Markmanship | 90 |
| Stealth | 85 |
TRAITS
Sniper rifle: Skilled at using sniper rifles
Night ops: Morale rises in night missions
Strengths/Weaknesses
Raven is the first true sniper you can pick up, and with the right backup she can do some serious damage from a distance.
Her two 90s in dexterity and marksmanship pretty much guarantee that anything she aims at is going to have a very bad day. She's also got a very high stealth rating of 85, which should help her stay out of sight when she's between shots.
Her low strength/health is a little scary, but remember that Raven is the rare merc who is at her best when kept a significant distance behind or away from the rest of her squad.
Tactics
Raven is the perfect lookout. She's one of the game's best natural shooters, and she arrives in Arulco with a scope-equipped assault rifle.
Replace that at your earliest convenience with a proper sniper rifle to take advantage of her trait; you won't necessarily need the boost, but it also can't hurt. You'll want to camp her out on each map in an elevated position that gives her a clear view of the surrounding area.
She's downright deadly with Guard Mode turned on because her 94 rating in perception guarantees that she'll be able to do some serious damage to enemy forces before they can close in on any squad members positioned nearby.
Long-Term Play
It's going to be very tempting to take your first set or two of points and dump them into strength. Don't be fooled, though! For Raven, health is almost always going to be a secondary concern.
Focus your efforts instead on improving her latent talents. Do stealth first; it's not exactly a weak point, but with Raven typically operating from a remote position, you'll want to make her as undetectable as possible.
Boosting dexterity/marksmanship can't hurt. Same goes for perception. Intelligence is a good choice too, even over that low strength rating.