Squads

Squads in Into The Breach determine the Mechs you can take with you onto the battlefield.

You start with the Rift Walkers squad. Additional squads are unlocked by completing Achievements. Each completed achivement earns 1 coin.

Each squad has a custom paint job. Unlocked mech colors can be applied to other squads.

Random Squads and Custom Squads

Once a second squad is acquired, the option to create a randomized squad or a customized squad opens up.

A Custom Squad allows for the selection of any Mechs that have been unlocked, including multiple of the same class as well as multiple of the same Mech.

A Random Squad is created out of all the unlocked Mechs.

• The Balanced Roll option selects three unique Mechs from three of the five different classes (Prime, Brute, Ranged, Science, and Cyborg). The balanced squad won't have more than 4 weapons so this prevents the Flame Mech, Rocket Mech, Defense Mech, Gravity Mech, and Nano Mech from appearing together in a balanced squad.
• The Chaos Roll option has no restrictions on class, weaponry, or Mech combinations so you get a truly random squad.
  • However, if you get duplicate Mechs with the same Passive ability, one of the duplicate Mechs will have the Passive and any power associated with it removed.

Secret Squad

The Secret Squad becomes available after unlocking the 8 named squads. 25 Coins are required to unlock the Secret Squad.

With the Advance Edition release, it is no longer needed to complete all Global and Squad based achievements in order to unlock the Secret Squad. After getting all new achievements, 5 coins are left, which cannot be spent on anything.

List of squads

Name	Affiliation	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Mech Color	Unlock cost
Rift Walkers	Archive, Inc. A	Combat Mech	Cannon Mech	Artillery Mech		Default starting squad
Rusting Hulks	R.S.T. Corporation A	Jet Mech	Rocket Mech	Pulse Mech		2 Coins
Zenith Guard	Pinnacle Robotics A	Laser Mech	Charge Mech	Defense Mech		2 Coins
Blitzkrieg	Detritus Disposal A	Lightning Mech	Hook Mech	Boulder Mech		3 Coins
Steel Judoka	Archive, Inc. B	Judo Mech	Siege Mech	Gravity Mech		3 Coins
Flame Behemoths	R.S.T. Corporation B	Flame Mech	Meteor Mech	Swap Mech		3 Coins
Frozen Titans	Pinnacle Robotics B	Aegis Mech	Mirror Mech	Ice Mech		3 Coins
Hazardous Mechs	Detritus Disposal B	Leap Mech	Unstable Mech	Nano Mech		4 Coins
Secret Squad	Secret	Techno-Beetle	Techno-Hornet	Techno-Scarab		25 Coins
Custom Squad	n/a	Any	Any	Any	Custom	unlock a 2nd Squad
Random Squad	n/a	Random	Random	Random	Random	unlock a 2nd Squad
Advanced Edition
Bombermechs		Pierce Mech	Bombling Mech	Exchange Mech		4 Coins
Arachnophiles		Bulk Mech	Arachnoid Mech	Slide Mech		4 Coins
Mist Eaters		Thruster Mech	Smog Mech	Control Mech		4 Coins
Heat Sinkers		Dispersal Mech	Quick-Fire Mech	Napalm Mech		4 Coins
Cataclysm		Pitcher Mech	Triptych Mech	Drill Mech		4 Coins

Trivia

• Except for the Secret Squad, every other Squad has their own achievements to unlock, including the Random Squad and Custom Squad.
• An early build of the game didn't include the achievement requirements to unlock squads.
• The Rift Walkers were originally named the Rough Riders.

Gallery

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  An older version of the squad loadout which hadn't yet included achievements.

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  A look at the beta squads and the unlock requirements to open them.

See Also

• Mechs