Rift Walkers

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These were the very first Mechs to fight against the Vek. They are efficient and reliable.

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Rift Walkers is one of the Squads from Into The Breach. They are automatically available at the start of a new game profile.

Mechs[ | ]

Name

Class

Health

Move speed

Default loadout

Special

Prime

3

Titan Fist (Prime)
Effect Punch an adjacent tile, damaging and pushing it. (2 damage) Upgrade I Dash ( ) Charge any distance before punching the target. Upgrade II +2 Damage ( ) Increases damage by 2.

Brute

3

Taurus Cannon (Brute)
Effect Fires a powerful projectile that damages and pushes its target. (1 damage) Upgrade I +1 Damage ( ) Increases damage by 1. Upgrade II +1 Damage ( ) Increases damage by 1.

Ranged

2

3

Artemis Artillery (Ranged)
Effect Powerful artillery strike, damaging a single tile and pushing adjacent tiles. (1 damage) Upgrade I Buildings Immune () This attack will no longer damage Grid Buildings. Upgrade II +2 Damage ( ) Increases damage by 2.

The Rift Walkers is a basic, straightforward squad who works well as an introduction, but have a surprisingly weak mid-game and their default weapon upgrades require a lot of Reactors.
The squad lacks mobility, so spending Power on +1 Move or Dash or equipping mobility-oriented pilots for the Combat and Cannon Mech helps.
The squad's weaponry are basic, so they can swap out weapons and pilots more freely than other squads that are more synergy-dependent.
Islands with 2-HP or lower enemies are very manageable with the Rift Walkers, as their default weapons deal sufficient damage to kill two of them at a time with both direct damage and bump damage combined.
Conversely, the Shell Psion and Bot Leader are particularly difficult to deal with this squad until their weapons are upgraded or swapped out for other options later.