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Zero Company Built-In Comlink Talent

Astromech-only: an integrated comlink that hands Action Points to allies.

Preview-reported
Confidence
Confirmed
Verified
23 August 2026
Version
pre-release preview build (August 2026)

Quick answer

An integrated comlink that provides additional Action Points to allies. Restricted to astromechs — no Custom Operator can select it.

Available to
Astromechs only
Cost
1 Action Point
First rank
Grants an ally an additional Action Point.
Max rank
Not published.
Tags
ap-support

Build value

What this Talent is actually for

Action Points are the scarcest resource in a turn and this is one of only two confirmed ways to move them around a squad, the other being Hawks' Advantage-priced version. It is worth the most handed to whoever converts a point into the most output — a Gunslinger, where one extra point becomes a Quick Draw chain that may refund itself. It is also why an astromech is a force multiplier rather than a damage dealer: it contributes nothing to the kill count and improves everyone else's.

Pairings

Specializations it combines with

A Talent is chosen separately from a class, so these are combinations you assemble yourself rather than anything the game groups for you.

  • Gunslinger

    An extra Action Point spent on Quick Draw can refund itself on a kill, which makes the Gunslinger the highest-return recipient in the squad.

  • Sharpshooter

    Zero In costs a full Action Point before any shooting happens; a donated point pays for the set-up so the turn still contains a shot.

  • Soldier

    Brutal Strike and a grenade in the same turn is normally out of reach on Action Points alone.

What we don't know yet

The game has not been released. These are open questions we have chosen not to guess at.

  • Whether it has a proximity requirement, as the astromech comm link ability does.
  • How many Action Points it grants at higher ranks, and how often it can be used.
  • Whether it is the same thing as the astromech comm link recorded in the ability database, or a separate Talent that does a similar job.

Other Talents

Sources

  • Is Z-COM our new X-COM? Star Wars Zero Company gameplay deep dive

    ChristopherOdd · Tier 3 — Hands-on preview · accessed 11 August 2026

    Supports: 2:13–13:51 — Sweeping Salvo at 4 Advantage with three uses per mission; Hawks granting an ally 1 AP for 3 Advantage; Combat Recon granting 1 Advantage per unit scanned; the Grit Talent's stacking invulnerability; Heavy attacks taunting; the droideka ray shield; the Scout's Spotted status; Defense as flat damage reduction

  • I played Star Wars Zero Company — my honest thoughts

    EckhartsLadder · Tier 3 — Hands-on preview · accessed 11 August 2026

    Supports: 3:18–12:36 — no hunker-down action, so a spare AP goes to Overwatch; astromechs carrying three utilities and extra uses of each; Trick able to negate some injuries along an upgrade path; twelve galaxy zones; super battle droids telegraphing a rocket one turn ahead; many of the 150+ planets being text-only