Dossier Summary
Skill loadout
7 AbilitiesEvery skill Commando can equip, with the slot it occupies, its cooldown and its proc coefficient. Skills listed as alternates replace the default for that slot and are unlocked through the challenges underneath.
| Skill | Slot | Cooldown | Proc | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double TapFull-auto fire at six shots per second at base attack speed, with bullet damage falling off over distance. | Primary | — | 1.0 | Default |
| Phase RoundA round that passes through terrain and hits harder with each enemy it pierces. | Secondary | 3s | 1.0 | Default |
| Phase BlastA close-range burst of eight projectiles that behaves like buckshot and loses damage with distance. | Secondary | 3s | 0.5 x 8 | Alternate |
| Tactical DiveAn agile short dive on a 4-second cooldown. | Utility | 4s | — | Default |
| Tactical SlideAn agile slide. Used in the air it adds a small amount of vertical momentum, working as a short extra jump. | Utility | 4s | — | Alternate |
| Suppressive FireA burst whose shot count scales with attack speed, firing six bullets at base attack speed. | Special | 9s | 1.0 x 6+ | Default |
| Frag GrenadeA grenade that detonates one second after its first bounce, dealing the most damage at the centre of the blast. | Special | 5s | 1.0 | Alternate |
The proc coefficient scales how strongly on-hit item effects trigger from that skill's damage. Reported by players — Compiled from player reports and community guides; confirm in your own run.
Challenges tied to this survivor
- Commando: Rolling Thunder
- Commando: Godspeed
- Commando: Incorruptible
Reading the loadout
Commando carries 7 skills across 4 slots (Primary, Secondary ×2, Utility ×2, Special ×2). 3 of them are alternates rather than a default pick, which puts a real choice in the Secondary, Utility, Special slots.
- Cooldown range
- Shortest is 3s on Phase Round; longest is 9s on Suppressive Fire. That spread sets how often the kit can answer a problem rather than absorb one.
- Proc profile
- Highest proc coefficient is 1.0 on Double Tap, Phase Round, Suppressive Fire, Frag Grenade. The primary sits at 1.0.
- Unlock work
- 3 challenges are tied to this survivor, listed underneath. Clearing them is what opens the alternates rather than the character itself.
The kit splits into 3 slots built around dealing damage and 4 slots built around repositioning or burst windows. Because the primary sits at a proc coefficient of 1.0, on-hit item effects trigger from your most-used attack rather than from an occasional button.
This breakdown is computed from the table above rather than quoted from a guide, so it moves automatically whenever a listed value changes.
Origin and version history
- Commando has been on the roster since the base game, which puts the character inside the balance pass that patch 1.21 was written for.
- Patch 1.21 added Sabotage (Special) as a new option for this kit — one of six original survivors that gained a skill in the free half of the Hallowed Concepts release.
- Hallowed Concepts also shipped a skin for Commando, so the most recent cosmetic change and any mechanical change to this character came from the same release.
Origin and patch attribution are taken from the store listings and the developer's own announcement for patch 1.21.