2021 player here this build is still working wonders to this day its a bit weaker but the DMG is still "good" this build is mainly for big groups of enemys so single target enemys like Eirochs and destoryers gonna be a lot tougher so treat it like a glass canon build for big groups and keep in mind dont run to open field cause this build doesnt let you tank many shots without a kill
Weapons are always going to be better against heavies like Destroyers. With the Scattershot + Shield Oscillator recharging shields, though, this build is pretty robust even without getting constant kills. One of my very favorite builds is similar to this, but even more robust and versatile. I like Sentinel (Lance/Annihilation/Energy Drain). Any armor full of Reaction Optimizers will do the job (+combo damage), but I favor the Hyperguardian Armor for it's huge boosts to Health, Shields, and Melee Damage. Lance is evolved the same way. For Annihilation, I choose 6b Vortex, since the shield boost would be overkill. Vortex levitates unprotected enemies, as well as their ruined pieces, creating great control and visuals. Energy Drain primes and detonates. It keeps health and shields constantly recharging, in combination with Team Support (Life Support) and other tech passives. Sentinel combines with this loadout to create a nearly unkillable Pathfinder. Fusion Mod of Adrenaline keeps the loop going without interruption. Since I'm using Energy Drain and Tech Support, I can carry an ultra-high damage weapon with a bioconverter, such as an autofire Hornet or Hesh. After all, sometimes you need to shoot something. Even though I'm fully optimized for Combo Damage, those guns are so OP that they still dominate. For Architects or whatnot, it's easy to swap into a weapons-user Favorite for a moment.
I have finally tried the crafting you showed in the video. Armor, weapon, augments and everything, and it makes a HUGE difference. I thought NOTHING of the Scattershot shotgun originally, but making it into a Shield-refiller with some supplementary explosive damage turns it into a lifesaver. It helps when you're out of shields and you for some reason can't Charge (it can bug out sometimes). Instant shields without needing to hit anyone. The "reload" of the Scattershot definitely is what makes it so good for this purpose, it's so fast! Thank you for posting this build and helping make my gaming experience so much better.
There's no question that this Adept build and the Soldier/Explorer build in another video for you are extremely powerful. The only problem I have with those builds, and it's big enough for me to not even try to use them, is that they will feel very repetitive or "spammy". Moreover, both builds have that ME2/ME3 Vanguard feel with Charge, so it's the same style. I'd love to see an Adept build from you that does not use Charge at all, and it's just made for staying behind cover and picking enemies off, even if that will sacrifice some damage. Gameplay that at least feels tactical won't be as repetitive.
RokWisdawn Singularity/Throw/Lance. Spec for combo damage and use an AR instead of a shotgun. (Check out his Patch 1.09 update to his super soldier build for ideas on how to build/augment the AR.) Use the Fusion Mod of Biotic Mastery: the Fusion Mod of Adrenaline benefits Throw and Lance but makes the cooldown for Singularity unacceptably long. Throw has a short enough cooldown as it is, and just spec Lance to use shields instead. In passives go for shield regeneration instead of max shields as Khraze says here--Lance will always take the same percentage of your shields, so regenerating them faster benefits you more than having higher max shields. I use the N7 arms and legs but the Remnant chest piece instead of the N7, for even more regeneration. Use a Shield Oscillator on your chest, but don't bother with it on an AR. Spec Throw as both a detonator and primer. This build works medium to long range (Singularity, detonate with Throw/Lance), has an option for when you get surprised up close or are on the move (Throw, detonate with Lance), and just melts everything on Insanity!
Biotic power augs 1 can be bought at the Nexus Genral Store. Resets upon loading a different area. 1 can be bought from the Materials Merchant at Aya. Resets when fast-traveling to any other point then back to the markets at Aya
If you go to the nexus, head to the general store buy the biotic power aug if its there. If not don't sweat it, just go back to the door to board the tempest. Hold triangle (Im on ps4) so that it asks you if you want to board the tempest. Then just click back, the shop is now reset. Keep doing this for as long as you need.
I use this build a lot for my biotic whenever facing opponents with armor. The whole thing you figured out with the infinite shield recharging shotgun was brilliant. When dealing with large groups of unarmored opponents (shields are fine), I use another profile with pull / push / singularity build. With that build I switch to piranha shotgun. For armor I use N7 with Helius icon helmet. For nearly every slot on my armor and weapons I put + combo damage instead of + biotic damage. Since both profiles use a lot of combos it's really viable. There's nothing like going into a huge battle with Kett or a place like the Flophouse, and sending groups of enemies flying through the air with chained biotic detonations. Then if something bad ass comes along, I switch to biotic god. Best of both worlds!
I've been running this build for a while now except for the chest mod. I haven't gotten it yet. And I need some more biotic damage augmentations but this build is a lot of fun.
Having trouble getting augments? If you go to the nexus, head to the general store buy the biotic power aug if its there. If not don't sweat it, just go back to the door to board the tempest. Hold triangle (Im on ps4) so that it asks you if you want to board the tempest. Then just click back, the shop is now reset. Keep doing this for as long as you need.
Interesting go with the scattershot. I started the game last month with a similar build, only with a more standard choice of weapons (Piranha / Talon). One thing is pretty clear, the most OP combinations definitely come from crafting rather than the free choice of powers.
I think it actually does. I tested it with both biotic boos aug and biotic combo boos, and with the biotic boost I was killing things faster (then again, that might be because of the fact that Lance is the main and biggest damage dealing source in this build).
You would definitely be increasing the lance damage. if you want to combos themselves to deal more damage, including the echoes, those word off the, "combo damage," stat. I guess it is to facilitate builds that use Nova or something similar as a damage source. The cool thing about reaction optimizers is they aren't specific to a power category, so switching from adept to sentinel works great because it'll still boost fire, tech and cryo combos.
@Dayle Armstrong Do you think its worth stacking combo damage instead of a mix of biotic and tech damage in a sentinel build? I use shockwave, incinerate and energy drain, all set to prime and detonate. I use the fusion mod of rapid deployment (+50% recharge speed) instead of adrinaline, because I dont like it for boss fight reasons.
I would say so just betcause you're using both biotic and tech. If power damage boosts combo damage you'd probably still prefer combo damage bonuses since they aren't tech or biotic specific. also consider a sentinel build with a shield consuming lance with energy drain and incinerate. Similar build, but unlimited detonators in the form of Lance.
this is one of the better build videos for adept so far on youtube. it's not the setup I use all the time, but it works and produces the most biotic combo explosions. I use charge, nova, throw, almost for the whole game and never fails.
not really that far. you need 21 skills to max out a given skill. you need maxed lance to spam it thanks to the shield loss t6 ability kinda need t6 annihilation to keep it going easier and you need 'a' point in charge, that's largely it, besides the 1 ammo shotgun that can refill shields as well as the shields on kill item on your equipment. pretty much everything else is gravy, really. nice, something to work up to, but the 'core concept'? that's like level 12. and really, for a powerful build to really 'work' decently at level 12 is pretty damn good.
I'm in the works of editing a video for a new build that is the highest damage I've seen so far. This one will be very good against Bosses / High HP targets. I hope I'll get it ready within the next few hours/
Hi. I just start my game and I have 27 lvl. But after watching your video definitely i would like to try your build. So thx for sharing ur build :) But in Containment Rank 6 which skill to use ? U dont show that on video :( And one more. What Party you recommended ?
I think Ushior IX or X is better, it's a pistol, you use 1 mod that reduces magazine capacity to 1 you shoot that only 1 bullet at the start of the fight and spam dodges while going for enemies, same build but just change weps. I don't know if its a bug but it gives 25% shield everytime you dodge or use any ability you just never reload because reload animation is canceled everytime you use dodge or ability. It's really op.
Still viable in 2022. Except for one small thing; at some point the Team Support branch under Tech was updated to require 9 points in Tech before you can use it. Considering none of tech skills are actually helpful for this build, except for the Team Support tree, I think one can put the points in other places until you've levelled up enough that it no longer matters where you put points.
If, after the next chapter releases...what it needs is miniscule animation detailing alternating melee in between all motion design. Yeah the prior thought, or vr seamlessly physics-based and latencies displayed in sync. Also eventually add a fuller edition with additional functionality of the next chapter in these game titles for best efforts.
Also, I'm not quite sure Biotic Link is that important in Barrier. Biotic Alacrity sounds equally good as you are sure that Lance will always be cast at a lower cost. And since you use it very often... Then again, I don't use radius on Annihilation, but I guess if that's the case, Biotic Link makes more sense.
OK short build review - this build definitely delivers in dps department, you are truly a space mage but this unfortunately means glass cannon as well. Your damage mostly relies on lancing primed enemies, you need to be pretty close (and exposed) to annihilation to pick up and it takes second for it to actually prime the target. You need to be very fast with your movements and with your shield offensive /defensive management - you are using shield to attack AND defend which means if it hits zero you're pretty much toast. Very little room for mistake in this build and definitely challenging way to play especially if you're used to snipe enemies behind cover. If you throw lance or two too much /or miss, and there is no available(or uncovered) target to charge you can be fried in seconds. Some tougher enemies sometimes refuse to prime reliably so that could be a problem too, I haven't tried to take down the architect yet. Using second powerful shotgun beside sweeper might be a good idea in some scenarios. Definitely fun and powerful build but challenging at times and probably not for everyone.
Where did you get the extra Shield Oscillator Aug? I'm doing this build but you can only make one through research and none of the general merchants have one. I have been working on this build the last 4 days. any help would be great.
Did they mess with the shotgun in an update for PC? Clip size starts at 8 w/o any mods. I don't have any skills affecting clip size but at level 7 there's like a clip size of 11 or 12.... Can't get this down to 1 even with the mod.
great video, thanks for taking time to post this! I have a question about it though. I used the shield oscillator on the shotgun. now in the remnant research it is not allowing me to use it again on the N7 armor. I have plenty of remnant research points. can you please tell me how I can use the shield oscillator on more than thing? thanks!
Researching only gives you one. A second one would be needed to drop. You can absolutely put one shield oscilator on the weapon and the other one on the chest piece (just as I've shown in the video).
where did you get so many bio damage booster? i have spend almost 100 hours on the single player campaign, and i don't have that many. is there a particular place where you can farm?
I know this is 2 years to late but other people still visit these videos today 1 can be bought at the Nexus Genral Store. Resets upon loading a different area. 1 can be bought from the Materials Merchant at Aya. Resets when fast-traveling to any other point then the markets at Aya
Hi KG ! thx for your videos few years later you have a new "abonné" (FR) :) I do however have a small question which I hope you will take the time to answer.... how do you manage to have several mods like the "shield operator" that can only be built individually? THANK YOU for enlightening my little lantern ^^ and I also hope that you will remember it because it's been a while since this game was released. Thanks in advance ! (made by google traduction , so sorry if i'm not clear enough lol) one day later .... I got part of my answer today on Havarl, when I went into the cave accompanied by Taavos, when you activate the 3rd monolite of the planet, during the main quest so. Here, I hope that this will help someone else :)
I simply ADORE this build, I've been running with it for a while, save for the selective crafting you've done here, which I'll definitely incorporate. My only issue is that I hate how the biotic-boosting armor set is essentially a cosplay of Shepard. I don't wanna dress like the previous hero, I wanna have my own visual identity. Do you have any suggestions of alternative armor sets for this build?
WarmageRagnar the Heleus armor will also boost your power damage and looks awesome however it is a two part set meaning you will only have a single chest piece and be missing out on augment slots for your arms and legs and it overall gives only about half the damage boost N7 does.
Unfortunately you simply lose a very good bonus if you wish to go against using N7. It's that good with this build. Otherwise, you can try pathfinder / initiative armour for the +shields, but you will still lose a huge bonus for biotic damage.
KhrazeGaming since the build uses a percentage of shields it's much better to have less shields and more health so I'd say go for Remnant armor for the damage resistance.
KhrazeGaming Yeah... Thanks for the tip. I'll settle for tinting the N7 armor black and blue for contrast with Shepard's color scheme. It's still kinda bizarre that they would choose the N7 set as the designated biotic-boosting armor. Especially when Shepard was pretty much "canonically" a Soldier. At the very least it could be the basic health-boosting armor set like it was in ME3, while the NEW armor pieces with new designs offer the more offensive and unique bonuses.
Great video. I have been trying to craft a build that can beat the game using no firearms or melee. My viable builds end up looking much like this one. Charge is undeniably strong(low CD and survivability) but I am trying to craft a ranged build and failing. High cooldowns kill tech builds, adrenaline solves much of this but I am plagued by low health enemies while my powers are still 6 seconds away. I have been focusing on stacking cooldown but stacking tech damage is the next thing I want to try. I've had fun with a overload/incinerate/singularity build which does well against bosses. Care to theorycraft a chargeless no weapon build with me?
Hmm try Fusion Mod of Adrenaline. That one resets all your active cooldowns when you kill an enemy. Be careful though. It's not that great against big enemies which take a longer time to kill. Also, why not use weapons/melee? Even the mighty Krogan don't really only on their fists.
Why not use weapons/melee? In most games I play I like to create a pure mage of sorts who is above the vulgarity of physical combat. Also, insanity is already pretty easy and I like the puzzle of trying to make it work. I think I found something that works. Flamethrower performs well at confirming kills and recharge is based on how long you fired. Anything outside of flamethrower range is not an immediate threat. My other skills would be Energy Drain for a touch of sustainability and Overcharge for more instant damage and priming.
Im looking into making this build and the scattershot shotgun is saying it has 8+ rounds and gets higher with more rank. How did you get it down to two in the clip before making it 1 with the augment?
Once you add the plasma charge augment, it reduces the clip size to 2. The mod will get you down to one. I too was having this problem. A little testing helped me figure it out. Fun build!
Yeah, I came up with this build on my first playthrough too but it was too op which made it boring so I switched :P Really good though, recommend it if you're having problems.
Hi there , can u plzz tell me why i can only put one augmentation while i have in my N7 4 slots , even that i have many Augmentations !! 😖 .. but it's only allow me to put one , when i try to put another one it says no augmentation available !! Which is strange to me
Annihilation DOESNT do damage over time after you use charge. Shouldn't it ? It feels from what Im testing for an hour that after a detonation, it doesnt prime targets again to detonate again and neither the damage over time works. It not only feels, it IS this way cuz i just tested in 20 times.
Just a thought, biotic Combo bonuses scales better then pure Biotic damage on insanity, doesnt it? Im trying it now with a lance, pull/throw and singularity build.
It does? I didn't know. I did some testing and with biotic dmg boost I was killing things faster than with biotic combo boost. The majority of damage here comes from lance (@ 620 without all the passives in biotics).
you want to reload asap for the quicker shield buff and to get your powers off quicker, reload speed is king. bonus? never have to worry about running out of ammo, and since you are spamming it just for the shield buff... that is actually pretty critical. you would have to add the heatsink mod to the dahn, and the "recharge" rate on that with a single clip size is terrible.
something to keep in mind with lance...while its good, it doesnt actively seek targets so if your on console you might want to go with an alternative unless you have a profile set using it for slow or non-moving foes...just fyi personally i use throw it takes a little longer longer but i have stupid recharge so doesnt matter so much.i like casting more often rather than hard hitting less because my foes duck behind cover...those bastards! >8-{ PS: lance sucks vs that stupid little shield orb too GRRR
If you go for something other than lance (throw or shockwave), you can use Fusion Mod of Adrenaline which resets all your cooldowns every time you kill an enemy.
After 7 days of playing this legacy of game types, I've determined it's physics and animation undermined by it's creators otherwise just give the best efforts recreating towards the ultimate version. Seemless functionality as starters, then unclutter the programming.
I just start playing the game, can you tell me the order of skill i should take ? Because i'm juste beginning and i don't have 30X Pts to spend in all abilities same time. Thanks you
Yeah, it is definitely much easier to play Insanity once you have 300+ skill points to invest in an OP build but... I don't think anyone would bother playing Insanity before then, if at-all. I have tried playing Hardcore from the beginning and it can be quite brutal... I stuck with it until around Level 15 when it just seemed pointless and everything was taking 2x to 3x longer than just playing through on Normal.
Frankly, I cannot see why anyone would commit the time to play any difficulty higher than normal. Assuming you know what you are doing all roads lead to the same end... you have the equipment and skills you need to make the game fun and easy. I prefer to cut to the chase and do it on Normal. In any case, game devs only really tune for the most common difficulty rather than them all which means the game will work best on Normal. For instance, Backlash is completely useless for any mode other than Normal because all enemies will break the Backlash shield right away on Hardcore or Insanity but on Normal it actually works as advertised.
I play on hardcore myself. Normal is unfun because I pretty much never die. Hardcore means I sometimes die to enemies, and the higher risk of death makes it much more exciting. And upon respawn, I have to make use of my surroundings for dealing with certain fights. The fact that I NEED to do take these environmental factors into consideration makes it more fun for me. Also, on normal you can throw anything together and win fights. On Hardcore I actually have to spend time theorycrafting, and crafting, which is a lot of fun for me in a game with such a developed crafting system, and such varied skill trees. (There are of course people who simply copy-paste other people's builds, in which case I'm with you, I don't see the point in playing insanity if you're just going to play it at an effectively normal difficulty.) Also, backlash works perfectly on hardcore, in fact, it was becoming such a crutch for me that it was difficult for me to get rid of it. What I like to do is hold backlash to shield myself, fly and hover in the air whilst lining up a sniper shot, release backlash and headshot my target. It's also great for ad hoc cover. If you're concerned about it having low health, then power restoration and defense passives buff backlash, and you can spec into more health points for backlash itself. And remember that the moment your backlash turns red, release it, or else you get staggered and it becomes more of a burden than a boon.
I'm just now getting into this game but I don't see where I'm able to research N7 armor that is level 10. I have a lot of other level 10 armor and weapons but my N7 tops out at 5. any help on where to obtain the higher-level armor or where to get the blueprints to research them thanks
Maybe stupid question: why do you have to use scattershot? can this build work with other shotgun - duhn seems like perfect choice cause it has only 2 bullets by default, and it's far better? (I'm sure that there is some reason only I cannot figure out which?)
Not a stupid question at all. The reason is because only scattershot can give us shield back with every shot you take. So just shooting scattershot, with all the mods and augmentations I've shown will regen 25% shield per shot.
Thnx for the reply: In other words - other SG cannot achieve 1 bullet per magazine like scattershot can, even when used with same setup? Cause that's only requirement we actually need to achieve 25% per shot regen, right?
Well the first thing you can do is infest in the reconnaissance cryo-pod that makes hidden crates visible on the map. They contain a lot of materials, weapons and armor. But just enjoy the game at first. Don't mind anything until you're at least lvl 15+.
Scattereshot Shotgun has a base clip size of 12. Putting the Plasma Charge System reduces it to 2. Afterwards, you add the mods I told you and it will be reduced to 1.
KhrazeGaming Cool. Just two questions. Can this work with any other shotguns though? When can you obtain N7 X version of the amor, I am currently in NG+.
Sure. Just don't find yourself against a boss or a squad of Observers. I tend to think the Vanguard-Melee version of this build is less boring and more rewarding.
Strangely i can't craft the Scattershot as you do. When i tried to craft a lvl7 it says clipsize 14, when putting the plasma charge system on to it, it reduces the clipsize not to 2 as with you but down to 4?! so i had to craft a lvl4 scattershot with plasma charge to be able put on the calibrated barrel to reduce its clipsite further down to 1. anyone else have this tried out?
My character is at lv 43 or so and i use n7 set and use reaction optimizer and oscilator augments. I dont understand why cora and drack have almost twice hp and shield than me?? Is it supposed to be likw that??
Why does one of your skills under tech say unknown? Also my team support doesnt let me upgrade until I waste 9 skill points on another tech ability I'll never use so how do I invest in team support without wasting points like u have?
I can't seem to get scattershot to 1 clip, did a fresh reset on skills, scattershot default is still at 12. Place 2 mods, lightweight melee & calibrated receiver, -50% clip size in total, still ended up with 6 clip..
Ah, only placed the shield oscillator, I will put on the plasma charge later. Funny how the tooltip for plasma charge didn't say anything about clip size reduction.
Thx. I think Assari Sword gonna be perfect for that ;) In ME 1,2 and 3 I always play as a soldier. I try Biotic, and don't like it. But this build for Biotic in ME Andromeda i's great :D Just
OK. I finish Main Story on Normal difficulty and start New Game+ on Insane difficulty. That mind i start new game with same Character, but I already keep all skils and EQ. But THIS build Don't work for me. It's NOT OP :(
Why u usin biotic damage boost? U re mitigatin over 200% damage u can do thanks to that. Biotic is about combo explosions. Like imagine that u can 10times multiplay at least every time u nuke enemy with combo detonations. Adepts and Biotics doesnt need biotic power at all all u need is push as much biotic combo damage up as high as possible that allows u to nuke whole maps with single combo detonation and every detonations in chain gets 50% more damage so when u can chain 4+ enemies u got to max soft cap of 200% damage increase. U never get to these numbers with biotic damage.
General merchant on the nexus (the stall all the way to the right). She usually only sells one at a time, but if you take the tram to a different section of the nexus and then travel back, her stock refreshes. Hope this helps!
There is only one biotic god and he is a Volus.
lol few will know who he is
Fear me, lesser creatures, for I am biotics made flesh!
After you take a nap of course :P
Charge...
He found out he was a god when he smelled his greatness
*I am a biotic god I think things and they happen*
Wish I could create a biotic-harem.....
FEAR ME LESSER CREATURES, AS I'M BIOTICS'MADE FLESH
2021 player here this build is still working wonders to this day its a bit weaker but the DMG is still "good" this build is mainly for big groups of enemys so single target enemys like Eirochs and destoryers gonna be a lot tougher so treat it like a glass canon build for big groups and keep in mind dont run to open field cause this build doesnt let you tank many shots without a kill
Weapons are always going to be better against heavies like Destroyers. With the Scattershot + Shield Oscillator recharging shields, though, this build is pretty robust even without getting constant kills.
One of my very favorite builds is similar to this, but even more robust and versatile. I like Sentinel (Lance/Annihilation/Energy Drain). Any armor full of Reaction Optimizers will do the job (+combo damage), but I favor the Hyperguardian Armor for it's huge boosts to Health, Shields, and Melee Damage.
Lance is evolved the same way. For Annihilation, I choose 6b Vortex, since the shield boost would be overkill. Vortex levitates unprotected enemies, as well as their ruined pieces, creating great control and visuals. Energy Drain primes and detonates. It keeps health and shields constantly recharging, in combination with Team Support (Life Support) and other tech passives.
Sentinel combines with this loadout to create a nearly unkillable Pathfinder. Fusion Mod of Adrenaline keeps the loop going without interruption. Since I'm using Energy Drain and Tech Support, I can carry an ultra-high damage weapon with a bioconverter, such as an autofire Hornet or Hesh. After all, sometimes you need to shoot something. Even though I'm fully optimized for Combo Damage, those guns are so OP that they still dominate. For Architects or whatnot, it's easy to swap into a weapons-user Favorite for a moment.
I have finally tried the crafting you showed in the video. Armor, weapon, augments and everything, and it makes a HUGE difference. I thought NOTHING of the Scattershot shotgun originally, but making it into a Shield-refiller with some supplementary explosive damage turns it into a lifesaver. It helps when you're out of shields and you for some reason can't Charge (it can bug out sometimes). Instant shields without needing to hit anyone. The "reload" of the Scattershot definitely is what makes it so good for this purpose, it's so fast! Thank you for posting this build and helping make my gaming experience so much better.
There's no question that this Adept build and the Soldier/Explorer build in another video for you are extremely powerful. The only problem I have with those builds, and it's big enough for me to not even try to use them, is that they will feel very repetitive or "spammy". Moreover, both builds have that ME2/ME3 Vanguard feel with Charge, so it's the same style. I'd love to see an Adept build from you that does not use Charge at all, and it's just made for staying behind cover and picking enemies off, even if that will sacrifice some damage. Gameplay that at least feels tactical won't be as repetitive.
RokWisdawn Singularity/Throw/Lance. Spec for combo damage and use an AR instead of a shotgun. (Check out his Patch 1.09 update to his super soldier build for ideas on how to build/augment the AR.) Use the Fusion Mod of Biotic Mastery: the Fusion Mod of Adrenaline benefits Throw and Lance but makes the cooldown for Singularity unacceptably long. Throw has a short enough cooldown as it is, and just spec Lance to use shields instead. In passives go for shield regeneration instead of max shields as Khraze says here--Lance will always take the same percentage of your shields, so regenerating them faster benefits you more than having higher max shields. I use the N7 arms and legs but the Remnant chest piece instead of the N7, for even more regeneration. Use a Shield Oscillator on your chest, but don't bother with it on an AR. Spec Throw as both a detonator and primer. This build works medium to long range (Singularity, detonate with Throw/Lance), has an option for when you get surprised up close or are on the move (Throw, detonate with Lance), and just melts everything on Insanity!
Biotic power augs
1 can be bought at the Nexus Genral Store. Resets upon loading a different area.
1 can be bought from the Materials Merchant at Aya. Resets when fast-traveling to any other point then back to the markets at Aya
If you go to the nexus, head to the general store buy the biotic power aug if its there. If not don't sweat it, just go back to the door to board the tempest. Hold triangle (Im on ps4) so that it asks you if you want to board the tempest. Then just click back, the shop is now reset. Keep doing this for as long as you need.
Finally, somebody else found that build. :D Totally OP. I like your idea of using the Scattershot with a Shield Oscillator ;) Cheers
This looks monstrously awesome, & fun!
I use this build a lot for my biotic whenever facing opponents with armor. The whole thing you figured out with the infinite shield recharging shotgun was brilliant. When dealing with large groups of unarmored opponents (shields are fine), I use another profile with pull / push / singularity build. With that build I switch to piranha shotgun. For armor I use N7 with Helius icon helmet. For nearly every slot on my armor and weapons I put + combo damage instead of + biotic damage. Since both profiles use a lot of combos it's really viable. There's nothing like going into a huge battle with Kett or a place like the Flophouse, and sending groups of enemies flying through the air with chained biotic detonations. Then if something bad ass comes along, I switch to biotic god. Best of both worlds!
Never played this game out playing now
I've been running this build for a while now except for the chest mod. I haven't gotten it yet. And I need some more biotic damage augmentations but this build is a lot of fun.
Having trouble getting augments?
If you go to the nexus, head to the general store buy the biotic power aug if its there. If not don't sweat it, just go back to the door to board the tempest. Hold triangle (Im on ps4) so that it asks you if you want to board the tempest. Then just click back, the shop is now reset. Keep doing this for as long as you need.
What about shield oscillator....?
Interesting go with the scattershot. I started the game last month with a similar build, only with a more standard choice of weapons (Piranha / Talon).
One thing is pretty clear, the most OP combinations definitely come from crafting rather than the free choice of powers.
I'm getting FFVIII flashbacks, and its "come on, break this game!" design.
This is truly amazing!
biotic power damage doesn't boost combo damage, you should use reaction optimizers instead for this build.
I think it actually does. I tested it with both biotic boos aug and biotic combo boos, and with the biotic boost I was killing things faster (then again, that might be because of the fact that Lance is the main and biggest damage dealing source in this build).
You would definitely be increasing the lance damage. if you want to combos themselves to deal more damage, including the echoes, those word off the, "combo damage," stat. I guess it is to facilitate builds that use Nova or something similar as a damage source. The cool thing about reaction optimizers is they aren't specific to a power category, so switching from adept to sentinel works great because it'll still boost fire, tech and cryo combos.
@Dayle Armstrong
Do you think its worth stacking combo damage instead of a mix of biotic and tech damage in a sentinel build? I use shockwave, incinerate and energy drain, all set to prime and detonate. I use the fusion mod of rapid deployment (+50% recharge speed) instead of adrinaline, because I dont like it for boss fight reasons.
I would say so just betcause you're using both biotic and tech. If power damage boosts combo damage you'd probably still prefer combo damage bonuses since they aren't tech or biotic specific. also consider a sentinel build with a shield consuming lance with energy drain and incinerate. Similar build, but unlimited detonators in the form of Lance.
Dayle Armstrong thx, yeah I will test the sentinel with Lance. I wonder what build is more powerful, adept or sentinel. I like pure power builds
Thanks for the well-organized build guide
Glad you liked it :)
this is one of the better build videos for adept so far on youtube. it's not the setup I use all the time, but it works and produces the most biotic combo explosions. I use charge, nova, throw, almost for the whole game and never fails.
The problem with this build is that you need to be far in the game before you can use it.
not really that far.
you need 21 skills to max out a given skill.
you need maxed lance to spam it thanks to the shield loss t6 ability
kinda need t6 annihilation to keep it going easier
and you need 'a' point in charge, that's largely it, besides the 1 ammo shotgun that can refill shields as well as the shields on kill item on your equipment.
pretty much everything else is gravy, really. nice, something to work up to, but the 'core concept'? that's like level 12.
and really, for a powerful build to really 'work' decently at level 12 is pretty damn good.
Great videos I love this game. Your videos are helping me with my builds and understanding things much better than before.
I'm in the works of editing a video for a new build that is the highest damage I've seen so far. This one will be very good against Bosses / High HP targets.
I hope I'll get it ready within the next few hours/
If you suck at aiming Lance, like I do, try taking 4a(radius) and it makes it easier to hit with it.
Hi. I just start my game and I have 27 lvl. But after watching your video definitely i would like to try your build. So thx for sharing ur build :)
But in Containment Rank 6 which skill to use ? U dont show that on video :(
And one more. What Party you recommended ?
I heard biotic damage boosters don't effect combo damage, so wouldn't combo damage boosters be better for this build?
Although i'm late to the party, was awesome to see you using my gun :D
Geez I have a level 84 character and have none of these augments
I think Ushior IX or X is better, it's a pistol, you use 1 mod that reduces magazine capacity to 1 you shoot that only 1 bullet at the start of the fight and spam dodges while going for enemies, same build but just change weps. I don't know if its a bug but it gives 25% shield everytime you dodge or use any ability you just never reload because reload animation is canceled everytime you use dodge or ability. It's really op.
Still viable in 2022.
Except for one small thing; at some point the Team Support branch under Tech was updated to require 9 points in Tech before you can use it. Considering none of tech skills are actually helpful for this build, except for the Team Support tree, I think one can put the points in other places until you've levelled up enough that it no longer matters where you put points.
And that shotgun can't be a 1 shot any more
started using this build about a week ago, definitely kicks ass.
If, after the next chapter releases...what it needs is miniscule animation detailing alternating melee in between all motion design. Yeah the prior thought, or vr seamlessly physics-based and latencies displayed in sync.
Also eventually add a fuller edition with additional functionality of the next chapter in these game titles for best efforts.
Also, I'm not quite sure Biotic Link is that important in Barrier. Biotic Alacrity sounds equally good as you are sure that Lance will always be cast at a lower cost. And since you use it very often...
Then again, I don't use radius on Annihilation, but I guess if that's the case, Biotic Link makes more sense.
dude! very very nice touchs!
Still using this build in 2024. Doesn't melt like it use to, but it's still awesome.
That was insane
You have unlocked the Great Wind, that kills opponents.... Like a great wind!
OK short build review - this build definitely delivers in dps department, you are truly a space mage but this unfortunately means glass cannon as well. Your damage mostly relies on lancing primed enemies, you need to be pretty close (and exposed) to annihilation to pick up and it takes second for it to actually prime the target. You need to be very fast with your movements and with your shield offensive /defensive management - you are using shield to attack AND defend which means if it hits zero you're pretty much toast. Very little room for mistake in this build and definitely challenging way to play especially if you're used to snipe enemies behind cover. If you throw lance or two too much /or miss, and there is no available(or uncovered) target to charge you can be fried in seconds. Some tougher enemies sometimes refuse to prime reliably so that could be a problem too, I haven't tried to take down the architect yet. Using second powerful shotgun beside sweeper might be a good idea in some scenarios. Definitely fun and powerful build but challenging at times and probably not for everyone.
Where did you get the extra Shield Oscillator Aug? I'm doing this build but you can only make one through research and none of the general merchants have one. I have been working on this build the last 4 days. any help would be great.
nice spamming build, i never knew that it can be done, i will try your build
Did they mess with the shotgun in an update for PC? Clip size starts at 8 w/o any mods. I don't have any skills affecting clip size but at level 7 there's like a clip size of 11 or 12.... Can't get this down to 1 even with the mod.
Yeah I had the same problem, ended up just using the isharyay sniper instead.
great video, thanks for taking time to post this! I have a question about it though. I used the shield oscillator on the shotgun. now in the remnant research it is not allowing me to use it again on the N7 armor. I have plenty of remnant research points. can you please tell me how I can use the shield oscillator on more than thing? thanks!
That is very strange. Are you sure you have two shield oscilators? Maybe you only had one because otherwise I have no idea what might cause it.
KhrazeGaming I researched one for the scattershot shotgun but I now don't have the option to research another one for the N7 armor
KhrazeGaming I guess we are not able to stack them because it would be too OP
Researching only gives you one. A second one would be needed to drop. You can absolutely put one shield oscilator on the weapon and the other one on the chest piece (just as I've shown in the video).
KhrazeGaming any ideas where the shield oscillator drops?
where did you get so many bio damage booster? i have spend almost 100 hours on the single player campaign, and i don't have that many. is there a particular place where you can farm?
I know this is 2 years to late but other people still visit these videos today
1 can be bought at the Nexus Genral Store. Resets upon loading a different area.
1 can be bought from the Materials Merchant at Aya. Resets when fast-traveling to any other point then the markets at Aya
@@craigsouthern4793 Or the nexus merchant. You can go to the landing pad of the tempest and the vendors reset. No need to fast travel.
Hi KG ! thx for your videos few years later you have a new "abonné" (FR) :) I do however have a small question which I hope you will take the time to answer....
how do you manage to have several mods like the "shield operator" that can only be built individually? THANK YOU for enlightening my little lantern ^^ and I also hope that you will remember it because it's been a while since this game was released.
Thanks in advance !
(made by google traduction , so sorry if i'm not clear enough lol)
one day later .... I got part of my answer today on Havarl, when I went into the cave accompanied by Taavos, when you activate the 3rd monolite of the planet, during the main quest so. Here, I hope that this will help someone else :)
I still play this game. i can not bored.
This pretty much a vanguard build. Just substitute annihilation with nova and that's pretty much it.
I simply ADORE this build, I've been running with it for a while, save for the selective crafting you've done here, which I'll definitely incorporate. My only issue is that I hate how the biotic-boosting armor set is essentially a cosplay of Shepard. I don't wanna dress like the previous hero, I wanna have my own visual identity. Do you have any suggestions of alternative armor sets for this build?
WarmageRagnar the Heleus armor will also boost your power damage and looks awesome however it is a two part set meaning you will only have a single chest piece and be missing out on augment slots for your arms and legs and it overall gives only about half the damage boost N7 does.
Dangit... Guess I'll have to accept that, and just change the color scheme to hide the cosplay factor.
Unfortunately you simply lose a very good bonus if you wish to go against using N7. It's that good with this build.
Otherwise, you can try pathfinder / initiative armour for the +shields, but you will still lose a huge bonus for biotic damage.
KhrazeGaming since the build uses a percentage of shields it's much better to have less shields and more health so I'd say go for Remnant armor for the damage resistance.
KhrazeGaming Yeah... Thanks for the tip. I'll settle for tinting the N7 armor black and blue for contrast with Shepard's color scheme. It's still kinda bizarre that they would choose the N7 set as the designated biotic-boosting armor. Especially when Shepard was pretty much "canonically" a Soldier. At the very least it could be the basic health-boosting armor set like it was in ME3, while the NEW armor pieces with new designs offer the more offensive and unique bonuses.
Great video. I have been trying to craft a build that can beat the game using no firearms or melee. My viable builds end up looking much like this one. Charge is undeniably strong(low CD and survivability) but I am trying to craft a ranged build and failing. High cooldowns kill tech builds, adrenaline solves much of this but I am plagued by low health enemies while my powers are still 6 seconds away. I have been focusing on stacking cooldown but stacking tech damage is the next thing I want to try. I've had fun with a overload/incinerate/singularity build which does well against bosses. Care to theorycraft a chargeless no weapon build with me?
Hmm try Fusion Mod of Adrenaline. That one resets all your active cooldowns when you kill an enemy. Be careful though. It's not that great against big enemies which take a longer time to kill.
Also, why not use weapons/melee? Even the mighty Krogan don't really only on their fists.
Why not use weapons/melee? In most games I play I like to create a pure mage of sorts who is above the vulgarity of physical combat. Also, insanity is already pretty easy and I like the puzzle of trying to make it work.
I think I found something that works. Flamethrower performs well at confirming kills and recharge is based on how long you fired. Anything outside of flamethrower range is not an immediate threat. My other skills would be Energy Drain for a touch of sustainability and Overcharge for more instant damage and priming.
how did you get the red stripe? I can't get it to work
is there any way to buy shotgun mods before Kadara ? I just started NG+ and I'm @ Havrl but i lack low clip mod to fully enjoy this build :(
Im looking into making this build and the scattershot shotgun is saying it has 8+ rounds and gets higher with more rank. How did you get it down to two in the clip before making it 1 with the augment?
Once you add the plasma charge augment, it reduces the clip size to 2. The mod will get you down to one. I too was having this problem. A little testing helped me figure it out. Fun build!
Yeah, I came up with this build on my first playthrough too but it was too op which made it boring so I switched :P Really good though, recommend it if you're having problems.
Hi there , can u plzz tell me why i can only put one augmentation while i have in my N7 4 slots , even that i have many Augmentations !! 😖 .. but it's only allow me to put one , when i try to put another one it says no augmentation available !! Which is strange to me
At what level can I set this up? I just saw the low level build at level 18. So when do you start with this? I love all the flashy stuff
I accidentally sold the fusion mold of Biotic Mastery, is there anyway to get it back?
This build is one of the best of biotics. The only big problem I have is that my shotgun keeps overheating. Is it normal?
How do you stack all those boosters? can find only one per merchant
I made even more OP soldier with supershotgun build :D
why not go for a Powerbooster mod (+20% powerdmg) and 3-4 biotic dmgboosters for a total of 35-40% more biotic dmg from your weapon?
Combine it with Dhan shotgun and Asari word, ez game.
Annihilation DOESNT do damage over time after you use charge. Shouldn't it ? It feels from what Im testing for an hour that after a detonation, it doesnt prime targets again to detonate again and neither the damage over time works. It not only feels, it IS this way cuz i just tested in 20 times.
Take all the challenge out of the game. Sounds like so much fun
Anyone calling BS on any aspect of this video obviously cant even get past the first level of Super Mario.
The materials required for this class are so hard to get
Not when you have infinite credits and can just buy stacks of everthing you need.
OMG this is best space wizard of all time. This is the Darius of Space (LoL reference, folks)
"Cooldowns? What cooldowns? I just spam insta-kill"
Just a thought, biotic Combo bonuses scales better then pure Biotic damage on insanity, doesnt it? Im trying it now with a lance, pull/throw and singularity build.
It does? I didn't know. I did some testing and with biotic dmg boost I was killing things faster than with biotic combo boost. The majority of damage here comes from lance (@ 620 without all the passives in biotics).
Yes, i think there might be some merit to that, theres is a somewhat reddit for it
www.reddit.com/user/Pardoz
Contamination is good for the passive buff.
where did you get a lot of armor augmentation?
why skater but not dhan ? its 1 hit anw so more damage on shotgun is better right ?
you want to reload asap for the quicker shield buff and to get your powers off quicker, reload speed is king.
bonus? never have to worry about running out of ammo, and since you are spamming it just for the shield buff... that is actually pretty critical.
you would have to add the heatsink mod to the dahn, and the "recharge" rate on that with a single clip size is terrible.
something to keep in mind with lance...while its good, it doesnt actively seek targets so if your on console you might want to go with an alternative unless you have a profile set using it for slow or non-moving foes...just fyi personally i use throw it takes a little longer longer but i have stupid recharge so doesnt matter so much.i like casting more often rather than hard hitting less because my foes duck behind cover...those bastards! >8-{ PS: lance sucks vs that stupid little shield orb too GRRR
If you go for something other than lance (throw or shockwave), you can use Fusion Mod of Adrenaline which resets all your cooldowns every time you kill an enemy.
"You're probably going to have an epilepsy attack" LOL
Hey, that was the disclaimer :)
*Fear me lesser creatures, for I am a biotic god made flesh!*
Ryder: "i like kabooms"
After 7 days of playing this legacy of game types, I've determined it's physics and animation undermined by it's creators otherwise just give the best efforts recreating towards the ultimate version. Seemless functionality as starters, then unclutter the programming.
I just start playing the game, can you tell me the order of skill i should take ? Because i'm juste beginning and i don't have 30X Pts to spend in all abilities same time.
Thanks you
Show us how you played Insanity from the beginning while evolving your build. If you can... hehe.
+Ray Horn Well I do have livestreams on my channels with that. But starting fresh again will take a lot of time.
Yeah, it is definitely much easier to play Insanity once you have 300+ skill points to invest in an OP build but... I don't think anyone would bother playing Insanity before then, if at-all. I have tried playing Hardcore from the beginning and it can be quite brutal... I stuck with it until around Level 15 when it just seemed pointless and everything was taking 2x to 3x longer than just playing through on Normal.
Frankly, I cannot see why anyone would commit the time to play any difficulty higher than normal. Assuming you know what you are doing all roads lead to the same end... you have the equipment and skills you need to make the game fun and easy. I prefer to cut to the chase and do it on Normal. In any case, game devs only really tune for the most common difficulty rather than them all which means the game will work best on Normal. For instance, Backlash is completely useless for any mode other than Normal because all enemies will break the Backlash shield right away on Hardcore or Insanity but on Normal it actually works as advertised.
I play on hardcore myself. Normal is unfun because I pretty much never die. Hardcore means I sometimes die to enemies, and the higher risk of death makes it much more exciting. And upon respawn, I have to make use of my surroundings for dealing with certain fights. The fact that I NEED to do take these environmental factors into consideration makes it more fun for me.
Also, on normal you can throw anything together and win fights. On Hardcore I actually have to spend time theorycrafting, and crafting, which is a lot of fun for me in a game with such a developed crafting system, and such varied skill trees. (There are of course people who simply copy-paste other people's builds, in which case I'm with you, I don't see the point in playing insanity if you're just going to play it at an effectively normal difficulty.)
Also, backlash works perfectly on hardcore, in fact, it was becoming such a crutch for me that it was difficult for me to get rid of it. What I like to do is hold backlash to shield myself, fly and hover in the air whilst lining up a sniper shot, release backlash and headshot my target. It's also great for ad hoc cover. If you're concerned about it having low health, then power restoration and defense passives buff backlash, and you can spec into more health points for backlash itself. And remember that the moment your backlash turns red, release it, or else you get staggered and it becomes more of a burden than a boon.
I'm just now getting into this game but I don't see where I'm able to research N7 armor that is level 10. I have a lot of other level 10 armor and weapons but my N7 tops out at 5. any help on where to obtain the higher-level armor or where to get the blueprints to research them thanks
Biotic is ridiculously overpowered..
Maybe stupid question: why do you have to use scattershot? can this build work with other shotgun - duhn seems like perfect choice cause it has only 2 bullets by default, and it's far better? (I'm sure that there is some reason only I cannot figure out which?)
Not a stupid question at all. The reason is because only scattershot can give us shield back with every shot you take. So just shooting scattershot, with all the mods and augmentations I've shown will regen 25% shield per shot.
Thnx for the reply: In other words - other SG cannot achieve 1 bullet per magazine like scattershot can, even when used with same setup? Cause that's only requirement we actually need to achieve 25% per shot regen, right?
1 bullet is only part of it. The infinite ammo is the second one. Only remnant weapons have infinite ammo so you don't need to reload.
If I'm just starting my game, where do I get all the armors, materials, and weapons mentioned?
Well the first thing you can do is infest in the reconnaissance cryo-pod that makes hidden crates visible on the map. They contain a lot of materials, weapons and armor.
But just enjoy the game at first. Don't mind anything until you're at least lvl 15+.
Where do I get the Cryo-pod, or does that come later?
Wait, how does your scattershot have a clip size of 2 to start with? Mine shows in development as having a clip size of 8
Scattereshot Shotgun has a base clip size of 12. Putting the Plasma Charge System reduces it to 2. Afterwards, you add the mods I told you and it will be reduced to 1.
OH! Lol, thanks
Is this a good build on insanity?
Star Wars :Rouge One all the builds I show on this channel are very good on insanity.
KhrazeGaming Cool. Just two questions. Can this work with any other shotguns though? When can you obtain N7 X version of the amor, I am currently in NG+.
Only scattershot shotgun works with this build for this intended purpose.
Would the heleus armor work for this build? Or nah
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This build is bonkers.
Wait, shield oscillator plasma charge scattershot no longer work.
What do you mean? Unless they patched something overnight, this should still work.
I'm sorry, there is misunderstand, I forgot that in order to use bio-converter Piranha shotgun, I had picked some skill which increase clip size.
And I suspect some skill I picked somehow reduce my fire rate
Why not use the angarian pistol that only has 1 bullet and does near 1k damage?
+Axel Liew because it doesn't have the infinite ammo baked into it like the remnant weapons have.
Ah i see. Never had the problem with ammo running out for me haha
+Axel Liew its all about downtime. I needed a weapon that shoots constantly with no reload time.
where to buy these augmentations? who and where? thanks :)
Sure. Just don't find yourself against a boss or a squad of Observers.
I tend to think the Vanguard-Melee version of this build is less boring and more rewarding.
But those cool blue explosion man.....
Strangely i can't craft the Scattershot as you do. When i tried to craft a lvl7 it says clipsize 14, when putting the plasma charge system on to it, it reduces the clipsize not to 2 as with you but down to 4?! so i had to craft a lvl4 scattershot with plasma charge to be able put on the calibrated barrel to reduce its clipsite further down to 1. anyone else have this tried out?
My character is at lv 43 or so and i use n7 set and use reaction optimizer and oscilator augments. I dont understand why cora and drack have almost twice hp and shield than me?? Is it supposed to be likw that??
Why does one of your skills under tech say unknown? Also my team support doesnt let me upgrade until I waste 9 skill points on another tech ability I'll never use so how do I invest in team support without wasting points like u have?
And yeah .. my level is 14 or 15 i believe , does that i mean my level is the issue here or ,, what u think ??
I can't seem to get scattershot to 1 clip, did a fresh reset on skills, scattershot default is still at 12. Place 2 mods, lightweight melee & calibrated receiver, -50% clip size in total, still ended up with 6 clip..
+Ck Kwong did you also add the plasma charge augmentation and shield oscilator?
Ah, only placed the shield oscillator, I will put on the plasma charge later. Funny how the tooltip for plasma charge didn't say anything about clip size reduction.
Added the plasma charge, still 6 clip size =(
Ck Kwong same deal, put in the parts: clip size=4?
Ck Kwong add Fusion Mod of Rupture, clip size=1!! 😀
biotic damage booster on weapons is 5% vs the 2% on your armor. so the last 2 you should have grabbed were biotic damage boost for the weapon
Yea I missed that one lol.
I know this is very late but how did you get so many biotic damage booster augments?
Unfortunately you just have to save scum near a general vendor. I just used the one at the nexus in the docking bay area
Hi
I just thinking, in Scattershot shotgun augmentations sloots can I use Biotic Damage Boost. Not kinetic coil ?
Yes use those instead. Also put them on the melee weapon.
Thx.
I think Assari Sword gonna be perfect for that ;)
In ME 1,2 and 3 I always play as a soldier. I try Biotic, and don't like it. But this build for Biotic in ME Andromeda i's great :D Just
OK. I finish Main Story on Normal difficulty and start New Game+ on Insane difficulty. That mind i start new game with same Character, but I already keep all skils and EQ. But THIS build Don't work for me. It's NOT OP :(
Why u usin biotic damage boost? U re mitigatin over 200% damage u can do thanks to that. Biotic is about combo explosions. Like imagine that u can 10times multiplay at least every time u nuke enemy with combo detonations. Adepts and Biotics doesnt need biotic power at all all u need is push as much biotic combo damage up as high as possible that allows u to nuke whole maps with single combo detonation and every detonations in chain gets 50% more damage so when u can chain 4+ enemies u got to max soft cap of 200% damage increase. U never get to these numbers with biotic damage.
where the hell can i find the biotic damage booster?!?!?!
General merchant on the nexus (the stall all the way to the right). She usually only sells one at a time, but if you take the tram to a different section of the nexus and then travel back, her stock refreshes. Hope this helps!
thank you!!
No need to go somewhere. Just Save/Load.
I can't find it were do I go
How can I get it biotic damage booster and kinetic coil ?
I do not know where farm this
Which profile to use man ?
Why is it he can put stuff directly into Tech " Team support" when i try to respec it says it requires atleast 9 points. is that a mod or?
mikkelmv3991 Invest 9 points into something in tech that is available.