XCOM EU Strategy vs capturing Etheral?

[WanWhiteWolf]

Now... there is a requirement of capturing Etheral to proceed with your PSI training.

 

Is there something like a "strategy" for doing this? All my attempts fail as I cannot get closer to him without risking a squad wipe (or close)

 

Latest attempt:

 

.1. I drop battle scanners around the map, I make sure that he and his minions (elite mutons) are the last ones.

.2. I engage the pod, wipe the mutons in the first turn with rockets / grenades + snipers

.3. Etheral is solo now. My support drops smoke on the heavy, and drops a chem grenade on Etheral.

.4. My heavy suppresses him. Etheral reflects and cancels the suppresion.

.5. Without suppresion I feel it's a bit to risky for the squad so park my goliath (max armor, max tank build) next to him to eat the incomming shot.

.6. The capturer gets into a dash-ing position of stunning him.

 

All good.Now his turn. He moves, blows a rift. 2 guys die, 2 guys panic. My commander (11 hp default,titan + extra conditioning) is on 4 hp after the rift.

 

The capturer dashes, commander uses it's command to give the capturer a shoort. He fails. Sniper kills Etheral. Lost 2 top soldiers from 'A' team.

 

So...is there something like "a strategy" for capturing one?

 

Thank you.

 

PS: This is on normal / ironman. Don't want to think what happens on higher difficulties.

Edited August 23, 2015 by WanWhiteWolf

[dubiousintent]

Is this Long War? If so, discussion about Strategy for Long War has it's own thread in the "forum section" of the LW download page. You'll have better luck getting answers there.

 

-Dubious-