Learn about Tactical Armor in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1), including Shield Boost power levels, talent progression, and how it enhances damage reduction and unlocks new abilities.
Tactical Armor in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1) provides significant defensive benefits through damage reduction, hardening, and the powerful Shield Boost ability. As you level up the Tactical Armor talent, you unlock progressively stronger versions of Shield Boost and gain access to heavier armor types.
Shield Boost Power Levels
Shield Boost is a core ability of Tactical Armor, offering rapid shield regeneration. The effectiveness varies across its power levels:
- Shield Boost: Restores 30% of your shield per second for 2 seconds, with a 45-second recharge time and a 30% Accuracy Cost.
- Advanced Shield Boost: Restores 40% of your shield per second for 2 seconds, with a 45-second recharge time and a 30% Accuracy Cost.
- Master Shield Boost: Restores 50% of your shield per second for 2 seconds, with a 45-second recharge time and a 30% Accuracy Cost.
Talent Levels
Investing in the Tactical Armor talent tree provides both passive bonuses and unlocks new abilities:
| Talent Level | Description |
| 1 | Increases damage reduction and hardening by 5%. |
| 2 | Increases damage reduction and hardening by 8%. |
| 3 | Unlocks Shield Boost. |
| 4 | Increases damage reduction and hardening by 10%. |
| 5 | Increases damage reduction and hardening by 12%. Unlocks Assault Training (associated with Garrus). |
| 6 | Increases damage reduction and hardening by 14%. Unlocks Fitness (associated with Infiltrator). |
| 7 | Increases damage reduction and hardening by 16%. Unlocks the use of Medium Armor. |
| 8 | Unlocks Advanced Shield Boost. |
| 9 | Increases damage reduction and hardening by 18%. |
| 10 | Increases damage reduction and hardening by 19%. |
| 11 | Increases damage reduction and hardening by 20%. |
| 12 | Unlocks Master Shield Boost. |
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