Leader

^{Leads Team into battle and ensures Victory!}

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^{Last update: Zmeja (talk) 14:20, 18 February 2026 (UTC) | Information mostly accurate for Season 8}

With T you can mark Positions on the Map for your Teammates

(I really advise you NOT to play Leader unless you know the game mechanics very well)

Rule 1: "Use T Button.

Everyone in your Squad can see your Markers. And everyone in your Squad can place these. As you can see you have 3 colors. Use them wisely! (Also I highly suggest you rebind this button to Tab ↹)

Tell them where to regroup. Where to go. Where to make line. Tell them each and every step. It will have a big improvement to your gameplay!

Instead of saying the name of the person to assisst, how I do it, I place Red marker on him and shout "Shoot to Red Marker". You know why this is 100 times better? Because Bursters standing behind smoke don't have to see enemy, they just burst into red markers. VERY VERY STRONG!

Scout (Which is Sneaker) will use these Icons as well to tell you where enemies are, etc. etc. Use information wisely and try to make good decision.

You have to use as much Gameplay mechanics of this game as possible to succeed. Enemy has a lot of Snipers you can't beat? Wait for night-time where Perception is reduced by huge amount and start capping zones during night! The more late it is, the more perception malus there is. Biggest malus to perception is at 1 o'clock ingame time. Have enemies that manage to kill you at strange angles? Use smokes and cover your movements!

Gear & Stats

Armor to wear	Rating (Personal opinions!)
Metal Armors	You want to be tanky. A dead leader is a useless leader.
Combat Armors	You want to be tanky. A dead leader is a useless leader.

Traits to take	Rating (Personal opinions!)
Dead Man Walking	Good. In case you do get shot down, you have a slightly higher chance to make it out alive.
Skilled	Can be very beneficial to get those skills up and running, since you will most likely be running Leadership
Four Eyes	Can be good if you know how to use. Allows you to scout enemies much easier, but people can surprise you much easier as well, especially enemy sneakers.
Kamikaze	Good AND Bad. Suppression is one of your biggest enemies. When you can't run you are very much dead. However. Armor Class is also a nice thing to have.

Perks to take	Rating (Personal opinions!)
Watchtower	Good. Helps Scouting and Detecting enemy Sneakers by improving your Side-Forward Sight to the same amount as Forward sight - allows to track enemy movement much easier and spot flanks much sooner.
Hawk Eyes	Good. Gives you more Sight Range
Educated	Probably necessary since Leaders need some more Skillpoints. Unless you have Skilled Trait and high Intelligence.
Quick Recovery	Okey/Good - KOs and negative Effects like Winded and Suppressed can mean your death. Lowering its time is good.