Shield Boost
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| This article is about the power in Mass Effect 3. For the Mass Effect talent, see Tactical Armor. |
Shield Boost is a power in Mass Effect 3. It is available to the volus character classes added to the multiplayer mode by Mass Effect 3: Retaliation.
Power Ranks 
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Rank 1: Shield Boost Edit
Repair your shields and those of your nearby allies, providing a large initial boost to shields, and then restoring shields every second for 3 seconds.
- Recharge Speed: 12 sec
- Radius: 5 m
- Initial Shield Boost: 400
- Shields Per Second: 100
- Restore Duration: 3 sec
Rank 2: Recharge Speed Edit
Increase recharge speed by 25%.
- Recharge Speed: 9.6 sec
- Radius: 5 m
- Initial Shield Boost: 400
- Shields Per Second: 100
- Restore Duration: 3 sec
Rank 3: Shields Edit
Increase shields restored by 30%.
- Recharge Speed: 9.6 sec
- Radius: 5 m
- Initial Shield Boost: 520
- Shields Per Second: 130
- Restore Duration: 3 sec
Rank 4: Impact Radius/Shields Edit
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Impact Radius Increase impact radius by 40%.
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Shields Increase shields restored by 40%.
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Rank 5: Recharge Speed/Regeneration Edit
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Recharge Speed Increase recharge speed by 35%.
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Regeneration Reduce the delay before shields start regenerating by 20% for 12 seconds for you and affected allies. |
Rank 6: Duration/Protection Edit
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Duration Increase the duration that shields are restored by 100%.
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Protection Increase shields restoration by 50%, causing you and affected allies to take 50% less damage for 6 seconds. Total damage reduction from all sources cannot exceed 90%. |
Player Notes Edit
- Treat this power as an Ops Survival Pack with a cooldown. Use it when you or your nearby allies run low on shields.
- This ability is crucial for both Volus Engineer and Adept, as it increases their survivability (considering volus have the lowest health/shield values of all races) and allows them to better support their allies.
- Although wholly a defensive power, activating Shield Boost will destroy Swarmers within its radius (without displaying a kill notification).
- Shield Boost is specially effective during specific missions (such as escort and retrieval), as the volus can stick to the other player(s) and restore their shields.
- Using Shield Boost right after reviving a teammate is a good strategy, as resurrected players will have no shield.
- Shield Boost also gives a brief second or two of invulnerability. This will prevent you AND your team from dying from an otherwise fatal injury, and when used with Biotic Orbs and a low enough cooldown, it makes it nearly impossible to down a Volus.
Availability Edit
- Single-player: N/A
- Multiplayer: Volus Adept, Volus Engineer, Volus Mercenary Sentinel, Volus Protector Vanguard
