For abilities in Mass Effect 2, see Powers.

The skills or abilities in Mass Effect are called talents. Available to each class are 12 talents (four starting talents and eight unlockable talents). Below is a list of talents, separated by type and accompanied by which classes can use each talent.

To advance the levels of the various talents, players are awarded 100 points between the levels of 1-60 to place where they see fit, in addition to the 2 points that are automatically assigned to two starting abilities (one point each). The player is automatically awarded additional points for becoming a Spectre, and gains points in Charm and Intimidate for advancing the Paragon and Renegade meters respectively. (See Morality for more details.)

Each character in your party, on the other hand, receives 80 points between the levels of 1-60 to place where players see fit, in addition to the 2 points that are automatically assigned to two starting abilities.

Talent Points Leveling ProgressionEdit

Shepard:

Levels 1-5: 3 points per level

Levels 6-35: 2 points per level

Levels 36-60: 1 point per level

Total: 100 points

NPCs:

Levels 1-20: 2 points per level

Levels 21-60: 1 point per level

Total: 80 points

Talents Chart: Player CharacterEdit

Note: ✓= Starting ● = Unlockable x = Starting Ability w/ Extra Point
	Power	Soldier	Vanguard	Infiltrator	Engineer	Adept	Sentinel
	Combat
	Assault Training	x	✓
	Fitness	●		●
	Weapons
	Assault Rifle	x
	Pistol	✓	✓	✓	✓	●
	Shotgun	●	●
	Sniper Rifle	●		●
	Armor
	Basic Armor				●	✓
	Combat Armor	✓
	Tactical Armor		●	✓
	Tech
	Decryption			x	x		x
	Electronics			x	x		●
	Hacking				●
	Damping			●	●
	Biotic
	Barrier		●			✓	✓
	Lift		●			●	●
	Singularity					●
	Stasis					●	●
	Throw		x			x	x
	Warp		x			x
	Health
	First Aid	●		●	✓		✓
	Medicine				●		●

Talents Chart: NPC ClassesEdit

Note: ✓= Starting ● = Unlockable x = Starting Ability w/ Extra Point
	Power	Soldier	Krogan Battlemaster	Turian Agent	Quarian Machinist	Asari Scientist	Sentinel
	Combat
	Assault Training	x		●
	Fitness	●	●
	Weapons
	Assault Rifle	✓	✓	✓
	Pistol	✓			✓
	Shotgun	●	●		●
	Sniper Rifle	●		●
	Armor
	Basic Armor				✓
	Combat Armor	x	✓
	Tactical Armor			✓
	Tech
	Decryption			x	x		x
	Electronics			●	x	●	●
	Hacking				●
	Damping			●	●
	Biotic
	Barrier		x			✓	✓
	Lift					●	●
	Singularity					●
	Stasis		●			●	●
	Throw		●			x	x
	Warp		x			x
	Health
	First Aid	●		x	●	✓	✓
	Medicine						●

Class SpecificEdit

Base ClassesEdit

Soldier

Engineer

Adept

Sentinel

Infiltrator

Vanguard

Specialization ClassesEdit

Shock Trooper - Soldier, Vanguard

Commando - Soldier, Infiltrator

Operative - Engineer, Infiltrator

Medic - Engineer, Sentinel

Bastion - Adept, Sentinel

Nemesis - Adept, Vanguard

OtherEdit

Spectre Training - Unlockable after becoming a Spectre

Charm

Intimidate

Squad Member ClassesEdit

Quarian Machinist - Tali'Zorah nar Rayya specific

Asari Scientist - Liara T'Soni specific

Krogan Battlemaster - Urdnot Wrex specific

Turian Agent - Garrus Vakarian specific