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Passives are pieces of Mech equipment in Into the Breach.

Description[ | ]

Passives confer a constant benefit to all Mechs in the squad, without the need of activating them during an encounter. Since an action does not need to be used to activate passives, their effects will persist even when the Mech equipped with a passive is submerged into Water, a Lava Tile, an A.C.I.D. Tile, affected by Smoke, or even if the Mech is downed and disabled.

Some Mechs come equipped with Passives by default. All Passives are treated as Any Class equipment, and can be equipped without penalty by any Mech Class (except Cyborg).

Some Passives come with an upgrade or two, at the cost of additional Reactor Core usage. Upgrades are not purchased separately, they are included. Note that powering Upgrade 1 is never a prerequisite for powering Upgrade 2.

Mechs with Passives in Custom Squads[ | ]

Main article: Mech Specialist


When creating a Custom Squad, it is possible to choose a Mech which has a passive equipped multiple times. In this case, the duplicate Mechs will have the passive removed in their loadout, and only one Mech will keep the Passive for the Custom Squad.

List[ | ]

Name Power Effect Upgrade 1 Upgrade 2 Debug Name
Passive flameimmune
Flame Shielding
Free All Mechs are immune to Fire. Passive_FlameImmune
Passive electric
Storm Generator
Free All Smoke deals damage to enemy units every turn.
+1 Damage (Power off small Power off small Power off small)
Increases Smoke damage by 1.
Passive_Electric
Passive leech
Viscera Nanobots
Free Mechs heal 1 damage when they deal a killing blow.
+1 Heal (Power off small Power off small)
Increase healing to 2.
Passive_Leech
Passive defenses
Networked Armor
(Power off small) All Mechs gain +1 HP.
+1 Health (Power off small Power off small)
Increases health bonus to 2.
Passive_Defenses
Passive massrepair
Repair Field
Free Repairing one Mech will affect all Mechs.

(Includes disabled Mechs. Repairing a disabled Mech will save the pilot.)

Passive_MassRepair
Passive autoshields
Auto-Shields
Free Buildings gain a Shield after taking damage. Passive_AutoShields
Passive burrows
Stabilizers
(Power off small) Mechs no longer take damage when blocking emerging Vek. Passive_Burrows
Passive psions
Psionic Receiver
Free Mechs use bonuses from Vek Psion. Passive_Psions
Passive boosters
Kickoff Boosters
Free Mechs gain +1 move if they start their turn adjacent to each other.
+1 Movement (Power off small Power off small)
Movement bonus is increased by 1.
Passive_Boosters
Passive medical
Medical Supplies
Free All Pilots survive death. Passive_Medical
Passive friendlyfire
Vek Hormones
Free Enemies do +1 Damage against other enemies.
+1 Damage (Power off small)
Increases damage by 1.
+1 Damage (Power off small Power off small)
Increases damage by 1.
Passive_FriendlyFire
Passive forceamp
Force Amp
(Power off small) All Vek take +1 damage from Bumps and blocking emerging Vek. Passive_ForceAmp
Passive critdefense
Critical Shields
Free If Power Grid is reduced to 1, all buildings gain a Shield. Passive_CritDefense
Passive ammo
Ammo Generator
(Power off small) +1 Use to all Limited Use Weapons. (Only available through debug) Passive_Ammo
Passive fastdecay
Forestry Nano
Free Vek spawn Forest when they die on Ground. (Only available through debug) Passive_FastDecay
Advanced Edition
Passive HealingSmoke
Nanofilter Mending
Free Standing on Smoke repairs mechs and removes Smoke. Passive_HealingSmoke
Passive FireBoost
Heat Engines
Free Standing on Fire removes Fire and gives the mech "Boost". Passive_FireBoost
Passive PlayerTurnShield
Networked Shielding
(Power off small Power off small) Mechs cannot take damage during the Player Turn. Passive_PlayerTurnShield
Passive VoidShock
Void Shocker
(Power off small Power off small) If a Vek deals no damage to buildings or units when attacking, it takes 1 damage. Passive_VoidShock

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