Sustained rifle damage and mobility
Duelist
Rifle specialist built for sustained fire, repositioning, and explosive answers through weapon configurations and shrapnel charges.
Successor to the original Gunner.
Ability kit
Burst Configuration
Switches the equipped rifle into an alternate firing configuration.
Variants
- Fragment ConfigurationArea damage
- Precision ConfigurationSingle target
Shrapnel Grenade
Thrown explosive that detonates as a cluster or as a remotely triggered charge.
Core perks
Stay on Target
Community confirmedDamage ramps up as hits continue landing on a target.
Mobility
Community confirmedBoosts movement speed and stun recovery.
Signature weapons
BD-48 Daittyo Heavy Rifle
Heavy rifle
HNT-1 E1 Alamein Revolver Rifle
Revolver rifle
M41A Pulse Rifle
Pulse rifle
Patch changes
Patch 1 · 2026-08-24Explosive Rounds
duelist
-25% damage and stopping powerchanged toPenalty removed
BuffResidual Explosives
duelist
-40% damagechanged to-15% damage
BuffRebalanced to 25% direct-hit and 75% area damage
BD-48 Daittyo
duelist
117.5% weak point bonuschanged to17.5% weak point bonus
FixListed trait value corrected
Sources and verification
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 classes revealed: full roundupAvP Central · Community
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 official siteCold Iron Studios / Daybreak · Official source
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