Stealth Operations: Covert Infiltration & Solo Strategy Guide

Understanding Stealth Operations

Stealth operations in Dispatch are covert missions that prioritize invisibility, reconnaissance, and solo infiltration over direct confrontation. These missions reward heroes who can "scout unknown situations," gather intelligence before engagement, and complete objectives without alerting targets. Unlike combat-heavy operations where overwhelming force wins, stealth scenarios punish detection—success requires remaining unseen.

Dispatch features a unique stealth specialist—Invisigal—whose entire kit revolves around solo covert operations. Her abilities transform standard missions into reconnaissance opportunities, revealing critical information that optimizes subsequent deployments.

Key Requirements for Stealth Missions

Primary Capabilities

• Invisibility: The ability to avoid detection entirely, allowing uncontested mission completion
• Solo Operation: Working alone maximizes speed and stealth—team deployments sacrifice covert advantages
• Reconnaissance: Intelligence gathering before full commitment, revealing mission parameters for strategic planning
• Mobility (3+): Speed complements stealth for rapid infiltration and exfiltration

Secondary Stats (Situational)

• Combat (2-3): Backup capability if stealth fails and confrontation becomes necessary
• Vigor (2-3): Endurance for prolonged covert operations
• Intellect (2+): Tactical decision-making during dynamic infiltration scenarios
• Charisma (avoid low): Irrelevant for pure stealth, but catastrophic if mission requires negotiation

Stealth Mission Types

While Dispatch doesn't explicitly label "stealth missions," certain scenarios favor covert approaches:

• Solo infiltrations: Single-hero slots where speed and stealth outperform brute force
• Time-critical scenarios: Urgency demands fastest response—Invisigal's solo speed excels
• Unknown situations: Missions lacking detail where reconnaissance reveals critical information before specialist deployment
• Alarm responses: Security breaches where stealth prevents escalation

The Stealth Specialist: Invisigal

Core Abilities

Invisibility (Primary Power)

Invisigal possesses the unique ability to "become invisible at will, but only while holding her breath." This creates tactical invisibility—not permanent concealment, but controlled stealth bursts for critical moments.

The Asthma Irony: Invisigal is asthmatic, creating an ironic limitation—her respiratory condition constrains how long she can maintain invisibility. This transforms her stealth from unlimited resource to tactical decision: When do I go invisible, and for how long?

Practical Application: Time invisibility for critical infiltration moments—approaching targets, bypassing security, exfiltrating without detection. Avoid wasting invisibility on low-risk movement.

Lone Wolf (Solo Speed Bonus)

Invisigal's signature mechanic: "When sent solo, gains faster travel time" and "reduces call completion time." This solo deployment bonus makes her reach missions before other heroes even leave HQ and complete objectives faster than team-based approaches.

Critical Strategic Principle: The guides explicitly warn that "Pairing her wastes her travel speed bonus." Invisigal operates optimally alone—team deployments sacrifice her primary advantage.

Ear to the Ground (Reconnaissance)

Through training, Invisigal unlocks "Ear to the Ground"—an intelligence-gathering ability that "can reveal the number of slots and crime type on hover for certain calls before they happen." This pre-deployment reconnaissance allows you to confirm mission parameters before committing resources.

Advanced Tactic: The guides recommend: "Send her first to reveal upcoming call patterns, then optimize your team composition." This creates a two-stage workflow—scout with Invisigal, then deploy specialists based on revealed intel.

Hand-to-Hand Combat (Backup Capability)

Invisigal possesses hand-to-hand combat expertise as a secondary skill, providing Combat 3 for situations where stealth fails and confrontation becomes necessary. While not her primary role, she can defend herself if detected.

Invisigal's Stats

• Mobility: 3 (complements stealth with speed)
• Combat: 3 (moderate fighting capability)
• Vigor: 3 (solid endurance for prolonged operations)
• Intellect: 2 (adequate tactical thinking)
• Charisma: 1 (critical weakness—avoid negotiation missions)

Stealth Operation Strategies

Solo Infiltration Missions

Mission Profile: Single-hero deployment slots where speed and stealth outperform brute force

Optimal Approach:

1. Deploy Invisigal solo: Lone Wolf speed bonus reaches targets fastest
2. Use invisibility tactically: Time breath-holding for critical infiltration moments (approaching targets, bypassing security)
3. Complete objective covertly: Avoid detection to prevent escalation
4. Rapid exfiltration: Solo speed bonus ensures quick return

When This Works Best:

• Alarm responses ("Granny's Donuts" - SDN alarm triggered)
• Time-sensitive solo calls requiring immediate response
• Missions where combat would escalate danger (property damage risk)

Reconnaissance-Then-Specialist Deployment

Strategic Workflow:

1. Deploy Invisigal first: Use Ear to the Ground to reveal mission details (slot count, crime type)
2. Analyze revealed intel: Confirm stat requirements, mission complexity
3. Deploy specialist(s): Based on Invisigal's reconnaissance, send optimal hero(es) for validated requirements

Example Scenario:

• Urgent call appears with minimal details
• Invisigal scouts solo: Reveals it's 2-hero mission requiring Combat 4 + Charisma 3
• Deploy specialists: Send Prism (Combat 4 + Charisma 4) + support hero based on confirmed intel

Advantage: Eliminates guesswork—you deploy perfect specialists because Invisigal confirmed exact requirements.

Time-Critical Covert Operations

Mission Profile: Urgency demands fastest possible response

Invisigal's Dual Advantage:

• Lone Wolf speed: Reaches scene before other heroes even deploy
• Invisibility: Completes objective without confrontation delays

Recommended Use: When mission description emphasizes "quick," "immediate," or "before [escalation]," deploy Invisigal solo for speed + stealth combination.

Unknown Situation Scouting

Mission Profile: Calls lacking detail, unclear requirements, ambiguous threats

Risk Mitigation Strategy:

1. Send Invisigal solo as scout: Her stealth + reconnaissance reveals actual situation
2. Assess revealed information: Determine if situation matches initial assumptions
3. Adjust deployment: Send additional heroes if Invisigal's intel indicates reinforcements needed

Why This Works: Invisigal's stealth means she can scout without triggering confrontation—if situation is more dangerous than anticipated, she exfiltrates unseen while specialists prepare.

Advanced Stealth Tactics

Breath-Holding Invisibility Management

Invisigal's invisibility requires holding her breath, creating tactical resource management:

High-Value Invisibility Moments:

• Initial approach: Avoid early detection that alerts targets to hero presence
• Security bypass: Pass alarms, cameras, guards without triggering response
• Critical objective completion: Remain undetected during sensitive tasks (evidence collection, hostage extraction prep)
• Exfiltration: Leave scene without pursuers

Low-Value Invisibility Waste:

• Travel between scenes (use Lone Wolf speed instead)
• Low-risk movement through already-cleared areas
• Extended periods where detection has no consequences

Asthma Consideration: Her respiratory condition limits invisibility duration—prioritize quality over quantity. Short, well-timed invisibility bursts outperform prolonged concealment attempts.

Solo vs. Team Trade-offs

When to Deploy Invisigal Solo:

• ✅ Time-critical missions prioritizing speed
• ✅ Stealth infiltrations where detection risks escalation
• ✅ Reconnaissance missions gathering intelligence for subsequent deployments
• ✅ Single-hero deployment slots
• ✅ Missions where combat would cause collateral damage

When NOT to Deploy Invisigal Solo:

• ❌ Charisma-heavy missions (hostage situations, negotiations) - her Charisma 1 guarantees failure
• ❌ Missions explicitly requiring 2+ heroes for stat coverage
• ❌ Combat scenarios demanding overwhelming force where stealth is irrelevant
• ❌ Intellect 4+ puzzles exceeding her analytical capability

Information Advantage Exploitation

Invisigal's reconnaissance advantage creates strategic asymmetry—you know mission requirements before committing full resources.

Optimal Shift Management:

1. Early shift: Deploy Invisigal to first 1-2 calls for intelligence gathering
2. Revealed patterns: Her reconnaissance shows mission type trends (combat-heavy shift? Charisma-focused?)
3. Specialist optimization: Deploy appropriate specialists to subsequent calls based on pattern recognition

Resource Conservation: Avoid deploying overqualified heroes to simple missions—Invisigal's intel prevents wasting specialists on tasks beneath their capabilities.

Common Stealth Mistakes to Avoid

1. Team deploying Invisigal: Wastes her Lone Wolf speed bonus—solo deployment is almost always superior
2. Sending her to Charisma missions: Charisma 1 makes her terrible for hostage situations or negotiations—she escalates rather than de-escalates
3. Ignoring reconnaissance capability: Deploying specialists blindly when Invisigal could reveal exact requirements first
4. Wasting invisibility: Holding breath for low-value moments instead of critical infiltration/exfiltration
5. Overreliance on stealth: Some missions demand combat—invisibility doesn't substitute for overwhelming force when violence is necessary
6. Deploying her to Intellect 4+ puzzles: Intellect 2 insufficient for complex analytical challenges

Invisigal's Weaknesses

Social Incompetence (Charisma 1)

The guides explicitly warn: "Her 1 Charisma makes negotiation impossible—don't send her to hostage situations." Invisigal's abrasive, aloof personality creates catastrophic failures in social scenarios.

Avoid These Mission Types:

• Hostage negotiations
• De-escalation scenarios
• Crowd control requiring empathy
• Missions with "panic," "convince," or "persuade" keywords

Analytical Limitations (Intellect 2)

While adequate for basic tactical thinking, Invisigal's Intellect 2 fails complex puzzles or investigations requiring Intellect 4. Tracking missions or tech challenges exceed her capabilities.

Asthma-Constrained Invisibility

Her respiratory condition limits sustained invisibility—she cannot remain concealed indefinitely. Missions requiring prolonged stealth may exceed her physical capacity.

Success Checklist

Before deploying Invisigal to stealth operations, verify:

• ✅ Mission allows solo deployment (single-hero slot)
• ✅ Stealth provides advantage (detection risks escalation or time penalties)
• ✅ Mission does NOT require Charisma (avoid hostage/negotiation scenarios)
• ✅ Intellect 2 sufficient for mission complexity (avoid Intellect 4+ puzzles)
• ✅ Time-critical scenario where Lone Wolf speed bonus matters
• ✅ Reconnaissance valuable for optimizing subsequent deployments
• ✅ No team deployment requirement that would waste solo bonus

When Stealth ISN'T the Answer

Despite Invisigal's specialization, some missions explicitly demand alternatives:

Mandatory Combat Scenarios

Villain battles, armed confrontations, and physical altercations require overwhelming force. Invisibility doesn't substitute for Combat 4+ when violence is unavoidable.

Charisma-Critical Missions

Hostage situations, negotiations, and crowd control demand empathy. Invisigal's Charisma 1 actively worsens these scenarios—deploy Sonar or Prism instead.

Complex Investigations

Tracking criminals, cross-referencing databases, and analytical puzzles require Intellect 4. Invisigal's Intellect 2 fails these challenges—deploy Sonar (human form) or Coupé instead.

Multi-Hero Requirements

Missions explicitly requiring 2+ heroes for stat coverage cannot leverage Invisigal's solo advantages. Deploy appropriate specialist teams instead.

Stealth Operation Philosophy

Core Principle: Invisigal is your "reconnaissance and speed-run hero." She's "not the strongest in any single category, but her information advantage and travel speed make her invaluable."

Think of Invisigal as your intelligence asset, not your frontline combatant. Her value lies in:

• Information superiority: Knowing mission details before specialists deploy
• Speed advantage: Completing urgent missions before escalation
• Stealth capability: Avoiding confrontation when detection risks escalation
• Resource optimization: Deploying perfect specialists based on confirmed intel

Episode-Long Stealth Strategy

Early Shift: Intelligence Gathering

Deploy Invisigal to first 1-2 calls for reconnaissance. Revealed patterns inform specialist deployment throughout shift.

Mid Shift: Urgent Response

When time-critical calls appear, Invisigal's solo speed handles immediate threats while specialists prepare for complex missions.

Late Shift: Tactical Reserve

Maintain Invisigal as rapid-response reserve for unexpected urgent calls requiring immediate deployment.

Roster Optimization for Stealth

Stealth Capability Distribution:

• Invisigal: ONLY hero with actual invisibility and stealth specialization
• All other heroes: Lack stealth—operate via conventional approaches

Strategic Implication: Invisigal is unique—no other hero replicates her stealth + reconnaissance + solo speed combination. She's irreplaceable for covert operations.

Conclusion

Stealth operations in Dispatch reward invisibility, reconnaissance, and solo deployment over brute force. Invisigal's unique kit—breath-controlled invisibility, Lone Wolf speed bonus, and Ear to the Ground intelligence gathering—makes her the undisputed stealth specialist. Master her tactical invisibility timing, deploy her solo to maximize speed advantages, and leverage her reconnaissance to optimize specialist deployments.

Success requires recognizing when stealth outperforms combat—urgent scenarios, unknown situations, and infiltration missions favor Invisigal's covert approach. However, avoid deploying her to Charisma-heavy negotiations or Intellect-demanding puzzles where her weaknesses create catastrophic failures.

Deploy Invisigal strategically as your intelligence and rapid-response asset, and you'll complete covert operations before enemies detect your presence.