Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer/Character Customization/Gear

This article is about multiplayer Gear items. For multiplayer equipment items, see Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer/Character Customization/Equipment.

Gear consists of equipment items that bestow persistent bonuses when applied to a character and do not expire with the conclusion of a match. Obtaining and using Gear items requires downloading the Rebellion Pack. Additional Gear is included in Mass Effect 3: Earth, Mass Effect 3: Retaliation and Mass Effect 3: Reckoning DLCs.

Uncommon Gear

Uncommon Gear generally applies a single bonus to a multiplayer character equipped with it.

Adaptive War Amp

Use an advanced biotic amp to increase the strength of damaging biotic powers.²

Level I II III IV V Biotic Power Damage +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Assault Rifle Amp

Add power to assault rifles to increase round velocity and damage.¹

Level I II III IV V Assault Rifle Damage +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Densified Ammunition

Use an ammo shaver to load weapons with specially treated ammo blocks to fire heavier, harder ammunition that inflicts more damage per shot.²

Level I II III IV V Weapon Damage +3% +5% +7% +8.5% +10%

Engineering Kit

Install a variety of omni-tool upgrades to enhance the potency of tech attacks.²

Level I II III IV V Tech Power Damage +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Hydraulic Joints

Improve armor joints to maximize the force and damage delivered through melee blows.¹

Level I II III IV V Melee Damage +10% +12.5% +15% +17.5% +20%

Mental Focuser

Sharpen mental alertness and precision under stress to aid the performance of tech or biotic powers.¹

Level I II III IV V Power Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Multicapacitor

Add a backup power supply to the user's shields, decreasing the time before they can be brought back online.¹

Level I II III IV V Shield Regen Speed +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Pistol Amp

Add power to pistols to increase round velocity and damage.¹

Level I II III IV V Pistol Damage +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Shotgun Amp

Add power to shotguns to increase round velocity and damage.¹

Level I II III IV V Shotgun Damage +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

SMG Amp

Add power to submachine guns to increase round velocity and damage.¹

Level I II III IV V SMG Damage +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Sniper Rifle Amp

Add power to sniper rifles to increase round velocity and damage.¹

Level I II III IV V Sniper Rifle Damage +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Shield Booster

Amplify the power systems that generate shields to raise their effective strength.¹

Level I II III IV V Shields +10% +15% +20% +25% +30%

Structural Ergonomics

Enhance the ability of armor to bear loads, speeding up cooldown so that powers can be used more often.¹

Level I II III IV V Power Recharge Speed +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Thermal Clip Storage

Add compartments to the user's armor to increase the capacity for thermal clips without sacrificing armor integrity.²

Level I II III IV V Thermal Clip Capacity +10% +15% +20% +25% +30%

Vulnerability VI

Use targeting VIs to pinpoint enemy weak points. Aim will be autocorrected to maximize damage.¹

Level I II III IV V Headshot Damage +8% +11% +14% +17% +20%

Rare Gear

Rare Gear generally applies two bonuses to a multiplayer character equipped with it.

Armored Compartments

Stores additional thermal clips and missiles in armored compartments to shield them from incoming fire.³

Level I II III IV V Cobra Missile Capacity +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 Ammo Capacity +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Assault Loadout

Armor capacitors boost the kinetic coil in handheld weapons for greater firing power, and larger compartments allow for more thermal clips.³

Level I II III IV V Thermal Clip Pack Capacity +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 Weapon Damage +2% +4% +6% +7% +8%

Barrage Upgrade

Boost the effectiveness of all weapons by increasing stability and thermal clip capacities.²

Level I II III IV V Weapon Stability +10% +15% +20% +25% +30% Thermal Clip Capacity +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15%

Batarian Gauntlet

Batarian gauntlet that turns your heavy melee into a slow, heavy-hitting attack.⁴

Note: Characters can still use their original heavy melee by pressing the melee button while sprinting.

Level I II III IV V Heavy Melee Damage 600 650 700 750 800

Berserker Package

Optimize shotgun and armor hydraulic power to increase shotgun and melee damage.¹

Level I II III IV V Shotgun Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% Melee Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Combatives Upgrade

Increase the lethality of the assault rifle and pistol.²

Level I II III IV V Assault Rifle Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% Pistol Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Commando Package

Optimize pistol and biotic amp power to increase damage.¹

Level I II III IV V Pistol Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% Biotic Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Expert Package

Optimize energy supplies with multicore VIs to increase submachine gun damage and to recharge powers faster.¹

Level I II III IV V SMG Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% Power Recharge Speed +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Geth Scanner

Highlight enemy activity nearby with geth scanner technology.⁴

Scan range is (Gear Level) meters.
This does not stack with other target-scanning effects.

Note: This gear causes an UI effect similar to that of Hunter Mode.

Level I II III IV V Scan Range 10 m 12.5 m 15 m 17.5 m 20 m

Grenade Capacity

Add extra grenade storage compartments to the user's armor.¹

Level I II III IV V Max Grenades +1 +2 +3 +4 +5

Guerrilla Upgrade

Increase the lethality of the sniper rifle and SMG.²

Level I II III IV V Sniper Rifle Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% SMG Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Juggernaut Shield

Use high-capacity kinetic barrier generators to provide bonuses to both shield strength and melee damage.²

Level I II III IV V Shield Strength +6% +10% +14% +17% +20% Melee Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Martial Biotic Amp

Use an advanced biotic amp to increase the strength of biotic attacks, including melee damage.²

Level I II III IV V Biotic Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% Melee Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Medi-Gel Transmitter

Short-range transmitters control medi-gel dispensers in teammates' armor, reviving self and nearby teammates simultaneously.³

Level I II III IV V Range 10 m 15 m 20 m 25 m 30 m

Omni-Capacitors

Provide more power to tech abilities to decrease recharge time.²

Level I II III IV V Tech Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% Power Recharge Speed +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Operative Package

Optimize sniper rifle and tech power damage.¹

Level I II III IV V Sniper Rifle Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% Tech Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Responder Loadout

Optimizes shields for fast recovery and utilizes medi-gel dispensers more efficiently, increasing capacity.³

Level I II III IV V Medi-Gel Capacity +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 Shield Regen Speed +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Shock Trooper Upgrade

Increase the lethality of the shotgun, and increase grenade storage.²

Level I II III IV V Shotgun Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% Max Grenades +1 +1 +1 +2 +2

Stronghold Package

Optimize shield strength and the speed of shield restoration.¹

Level I II III IV V Shields +6% +10% +14% +17% +20% Shield Regen Speed +4% +6% +8% +10% +12%

Survivor Loadout

Increases standard kinetic barriers as well as additional shield layers if available.³

Level I II III IV V Ops Survival Pack Capacity +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 Shield Strength +6% +10% +14% +17% +20%

Warfighter Package

Deploy this modification package to increase assault rifle power and grenade storage.¹

Level I II III IV V Assault Rifle Damage +4% +6% +8% +10% +12% Max Grenades +1 +1 +1 +2 +2

¹Available in Store packs after downloading the Rebellion Pack.
²Available in Store packs after downloading the Earth Pack.
³Available in Store packs after downloading the Retaliation Pack.
⁴Available in Store packs after downloading the Reckoning Pack.