Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Builds - General Guidelines

Here is some general information for building your Mass Effect 3's Multiplayer Characters

In order to build your multiplayer character, there are 5 different abilities.  3 are actively used during gameplay and 2 are passively used.  Each ability has up to 6 levels.  The first 3 levels in each ability do not change, however the last 3 levels per ability give you the choice between 2 options.  Selecting which abilities to level up is important to the overall strength of your character.

Each level has a different cost, Level 1 = 1 point1, on up to Level 6 = 6 points.  Each character can max out at Level 20 and you will get 84 ability points to use.  This only allows you to max out 4 of the 5 abilities, provided you leave one ability blank.

In order to maximize the points you are given, there are 2 general strategies I suggest.

1. Select 4 of the abilities to use and max each of them out, leaving one of the abilities at Level 0.
2. Use all 5 of the abilities.  Max out 3 of the abilities, and put one at Level 3 and one at Level 5.

These two strategies will make full use of the points given, otherwise, you will end up at level 20 with extra unused points.

Some characters can set up their own Tech Bursts, Tech Explosions or Biotic Explosions.  It is important to understand which abilities to use in order to set up these special abilities.

For example, the Human Sentinels can create Biotic Explosions by using Warp on an Enemy first, then while the enemy is writhing in blue pain, you can follow it up with Throw, to create the Biotic Explosion.  See my following video for an example.

My recommendation is that before leveling up any character, you search on YouTube to see how other people use that particular character, and what abilities that character possesses.  Then, think of how you would like to play that character and level up the abilities with either the 6,6,6,6,0 or 6,6,6,5,3 leveling scheme I mentioned earlier.

Lastly, try to select various weapons and enhancements that will complement the character's play-style you have chosen.  Ex. Do not put a Sniper Rifle on a Krogan Warlord.  His abilities require him to be up close to the enemies, so a shotgun or sub-machine gun would suit him much better.

I will soon provide additional Blog Posts with some of my preferred builds.  I hope this has helped give you a quick and brief intro into leveling up your character.