Mass Effect Legendary Edition - Skills
The combat powers of the trilogy, split into the three trees the games use: Biotics, Tech and Combat. Every class draws from at least one tree, each power ranks up through a fixed number of points and then evolves at rank 4 into one of two specialisations, and Mass Effect 3 lets a single power be tr...
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| Name | Type | Description | Tree | Cost | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throw | Biotic Power | A fast biotic shove that knocks a target out of cover and, at higher ranks, detonates a biotic primer. | Biotics | 1 | Available to Adepts, Sentinels, Vanguards and some squadmates from the start |
| Warp | Biotic Power | A destabilising field that damages armour and barriers and primes biotic detonations. | Biotics | 1 | Available to Adepts, Sentinels and several squadmates |
| Singularity | Biotic Power | A stationary gravity well that holds light enemies in place for several seconds. | Biotics | 1 | Adept class power; Liara also carries it |
| Lift | Biotic Power | Hoists a single target into the air, removing it from cover and from the fight for a few seconds. | Biotics | 1 | Adept and Sentinel talent tree in Mass Effect 1 |
| Pull | Biotic Power | Drags a target towards the caster and leaves it floating and helpless. | Biotics | 1 | Available to Adepts, Vanguards and squadmates such as Jacob and Jack |
| Shockwave | Biotic Power | Sends a ripple of biotic force along the ground that damages and staggers everything in a line. | Biotics | 1 | Adept and Vanguard class power |
| Biotic Charge | Biotic Power | The Vanguard's signature move: a high-speed slam that closes distance, staggers the target and restores Shepard's barriers on impact. | Biotics | 1 | Vanguard class power in Mass Effect 2 and 3 |
| Nova | Biotic Power | A Mass Effect 3 Vanguard power that consumes the barrier to release a close-range biotic explosion. | Biotics | 1 | Vanguard class power in Mass Effect 3 |
| Reave | Biotic Power | Drains health from a target and converts part of it into damage resistance for the caster. | Biotics | 1 | Samara's loyalty power in Mass Effect 2; trainable as a bonus power |
| Dominate | Biotic Power | Takes control of an organic enemy and turns it against its allies for a short duration. | Biotics | 1 | Morinth's loyalty power in Mass Effect 2 |
| Dark Channel | Biotic Power | A persistent biotic field that damages a target over time and jumps to a new target when the first dies. | Biotics | 1 | Javik's loyalty power in Mass Effect 3 |
| Overload | Tech Power | An electrical surge that strips shields and damages synthetics, with a chance to stun. | Tech | 1 | Available to Engineers, Sentinels, Infiltrators and many squadmates |
| Incinerate | Tech Power | A plasma burst that damages armour and primes fire combos. | Tech | 1 | Available to Engineers, Infiltrators and squadmates such as Mordin and James |
| AI Hacking | Tech Power | Turns an enemy synthetic into an ally for a short time. | Tech | 1 | Engineer class power and Tali's kit |
| Combat Drone | Tech Power | Deploys a floating drone that draws fire, shocks targets and detonates on destruction. | Tech | 1 | Engineer class power in Mass Effect 2 and 3; Tali and Legion also carry it |
| Tech Armor | Tech Power | Wraps the caster in a regenerating shield layer that detonates for area damage when broken. | Tech | 1 | Sentinel class power in Mass Effect 2 and 3 |
| Tactical Cloak | Tech Power | Turns the caster invisible for a few seconds and grants a damage bonus to the first shot fired out of cloak. | Tech | 1 | Infiltrator class power in Mass Effect 2 and 3 |
| Cryo Blast | Tech Power | Freezes a target in place and primes cryo detonations. | Tech | 1 | Available to Sentinels and squadmates such as Mordin and EDI |
| Energy Drain | Tech Power | Pulls power out of a target's shields and adds it to the caster's own. | Tech | 1 | Tali's loyalty power in Mass Effect 2; trainable as a bonus power |
| Sabotage | Tech Power | Overheats or disables a target's weapon for a few seconds, which removes a heavy gunner from the fight without killing it. | Tech | 1 | Engineer and Infiltrator talent tree in Mass Effect 1 |
| Neural Shock | Tech Power | A short stun that knocks an organic target down and leaves it open. | Tech | 1 | Medicine talent in Mass Effect 1; Mordin's kit in Mass Effect 2 |
| Adrenaline Rush | Combat Power | Slows time for a few seconds while the caster keeps full aiming speed, and grants a damage bonus on the shots fired inside the window. | Combat | 1 | Soldier class power in Mass Effect 2 and 3 |
| Marksman | Combat Power | Steadies the weapon, reduces recoil and tightens spread for a short duration. | Combat | 1 | Soldier and Infiltrator talent tree in Mass Effect 1 |
| Immunity | Combat Power | Massively reduces incoming damage for a few seconds, at the cost of movement speed. | Combat | 1 | Soldier talent tree in Mass Effect 1; Wrex and Grunt carry variants |
| Carnage | Combat Power | A shotgun-fired explosive round that damages everything in a short cone and staggers it. | Combat | 1 | Vanguard and Soldier class trees; squadmates such as Wrex and Vega |
| Frag Grenade | Combat Power | A thrown explosive that damages and staggers a group, with upgrades that add a second grenade or a larger radius. | Combat | 1 | Soldier and Vanguard class power; Vega and Grunt carry variants |
| Concussive Shot | Combat Power | A high-impact shot that knocks a target down and interrupts its attack. | Combat | 1 | Soldier class power; Garrus and James carry it |
| Fortification | Combat Power | A defensive stance that adds damage resistance and a melee bonus while slowly draining shields. | Combat | 1 | Grunt and James Vega loyalty powers; trainable as a bonus power |
| Proximity Mine | Combat Power | Places a mine that arms after a short delay and detonates when an enemy walks into it. | Combat | 1 | Garrus's loyalty power in Mass Effect 2; trainable as a bonus power |
| Ballistic Blades | Combat Power | Fires a spread of omnipresent blades that stagger a group in front of the caster. | Combat | 1 | Available through Mass Effect 3 bonus power training |
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