Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Adept Insanity Guide

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Forge! I've been having a blast playing through the Mass Effect triology lately and thought I'd share my tips with you on the Adept class! Let me know if you'd like to see the other classes done like this, and don't forget to leave a like and subscribe to see more content like this!
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[@ShadowSmith14]

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out the video and let me know what you liked about it and what I can improve on!

[@warthief8]

Loved it!!! The details and info was spot on keep it up!! Could you do more of these videos specifically for the other classes?

[@ShadowSmith14]

@@warthief8 yes I’m actually planning on doing the rest of all of the classes! Engineer is up next!

[@olig1003]

Thought it was great, plz get the other class guides out asap

[@shawnrinaldi3931]

@@warthief81

[@chriscangelosi9438]

These are the best class guides ever made for this game definitely subscribed!! Your pacing and indept knowledge and suggestions is spot on!

[@KorvasKell]

Minor error, in ME1 biotics effect ALL enemies, including shielded ones. This is why Adept is so overpowered in ME1 compared to the other 2 games. That's also why I disagree with your assessment of Liara in ME1. Since singularity effects shielded enemies too, it's far more useful to have another character with singularity than one that can strip shields. With 2 singularities and 2 lifts, you can spend basically all of almost every fire fight with most of the enemies floating. It's so overpowered that it basically sucks all the difficulty out of the game.

[@jamessherlock6912]

This guy knows. An Adept Shep with Liara is biotic explosion heaven and what you don't blow up quick enough Garrus melts.. This is the single best setup for insanity in all 3 games. No one else is needed.

[@pedropierre9594]

You are 100% correct, the space wizard shepard makes Jedis look silly

[@LurkinFeet090]

Bastion Specialization make Stasis way more useful since you can damage enemies held in it.

[@ShadowSmith14]

Yes I whole heartedly agree! I believe I just went with Nemesis in my playthrough, increasing Warp's damage over time and increasing the Lift.

[@abyzz1872]

Bastion also makes you borderline invincible as you can have almost 100% uptime on barrier

[@Viewable11]

I found the bonus power "Reave" to be the best biotic power. At high skill level, it applies to an area, and through material enemy barriers (e.g. metal shields) and at any distance. The most awesome property of Reave is that it sucks health from enemies and gives it to the player. It enables combo detonations as well. With a low cool down time at high skill level, this means you can permanently suck health from several enemies simultaneously, which allows the player to survive long periods under heavy fire.

[@MantraHerbInchSin]

Vanguard with Reave, I tend to go that way actually

[@Viewable11]

@@MantraHerbInchSin My favorite class is the _Sentinel_ for its tech ability "Overload" which I use a lot, as nearly every enemy has shields.

[@MantraHerbInchSin]

@@Viewable11 True, for me I prefer Vanguard, and after that is probably Sentinel actually

[@ShadowSmith14]

I loved using Reave especially on my Sentinel!

[@svengerkens6547]

In ME 1 you can use Stasis in Besieged to prevent the drugged scientists to be killed.

[@damienhine1861]

In ME3, I always go with Garrus and Liara. Garrus for overload, Liara for a second singularity and plenty of biotic explosions. With the offensive capabilities of both, I don't really need Edi's decoy. Things just die too fast.

[@janekbrat6951]

Garrus with the Typhoon, full piercing ammo and assault rifle Damage is more than enough. He shreds through a banshee in like two seconds on insanity.

[@spoonhanz]

You can pick weapon specialisation in me1 and me2 giving you extra weapons in me2 ( I pick assault rifle)

[@ShadowSmith14]

The weapon I usually picked was assault rifle too! They’re a great versatile weapon type that serves anyone well!

[@ruiptaurus33]

just finished LE1 and LE 2, and you are 100% right, nice guide

[@ShadowSmith14]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@SonAlexander]

I have never played an Adept in over 8 play throughs, but I do believe my next time will be an adept

[@ShadowSmith14]

It is definitely a fun class to play! Overall it is probably tied as my favorite class, with the other being the Infiltrator. Hope that play through goes well!

[@SonAlexander]

@@ShadowSmith14 - Infiltrator is my current favorite, followed by Vanguard. I’m doing a pure Renegade Soldier run right now, as it’s my first go through the LE edition. Next will be a FemShep Adept, as I’ve never done either of those builds. Gotta say, the changes to the LE edition in ME1 have been welcome.

[@flycraps2456]

My first mass effect playthrough 1-3 i went in blind and chose soldier so yeah 3 was real fun trying to slog through everything at least i carried all ammo types but pretty much resorted to heavy weapons and armor piercing ammo but since the soldiers aint got dick for ability its all I could do thank God I wasn't doing insanity on my first playthrough but my current playthrough and first insanity playthrough im going adept all the way in 1 its pretty damn good in 2 I struggle bus the whole way in 3 I'm hoping its gonna be different.

[@jirkazalabak1514]

While I generally like the Adept, it has to be said that unfortunately, the class is at it´s strongest in ME1. I will never forget the first time I used lift on a Geth Armature or a Krogan Warlord, completely neutralizing these otherwise scary enemies. In the subsequent games, especially in ME2, the Adept is not that good, because biotics can´t affect enemies with protections anymore. The abilities got nerfed in exchange for shorter cooldowns. I personally preferred the way abilities were used in ME1, with long cooldowns, but devastating effects. It also left more space for gunplay, which I felt was really missing in ME3.

[@ShadowSmith14]

Yeah that’s how I felt playing through them as well. The biotic combos in 3 kinda made up for it, but I definitely feel like I needed squad mates to get rid of protections. Thanks for the comment!

[@jirkazalabak1514]

@@ShadowSmith14 Biotic combos in ME3 are great and all, until you run into a Banshee. The only combo that always works on them is probably Dark Channel + Reave, as both of them arrive instantly. Any abilities with a travel time, like Throw, usually get blocked, which makes fighting them as an Adept almost impossible. When you compare that to an Infiltrator, who can just kill them in one Black Widow clip with headshots, you can´t help but think you chose the wrong class.

[@ShadowSmith14]

@@jirkazalabak1514 Mhmmm! I definitely agree with that sentiment! Banshees were definitely the most annoying enemy in my play through of 3 🥲

[@jirkazalabak1514]

@@ShadowSmith14 I always found the problem was not really the Banshee, or any other big enemy (like Brutes or Atlases), because their attacks can be easily avoided. The bigger problem is that these big fuckers always force you to leave cover, which exposes you to enemy fire. And unfortunately, these big boys almost always come with a ton of grunts in support. On insanity, your shields go down in one burst without upgrades, and because it´s Insanity, enemies instantly zero in on you the second you pop your head out of cover.

[@LurkinFeet090]

Agreed, they nerfed the adept in 2 so heavily; no upgrades available for biotics before horizon, nerfing the physics and having to chew through protections to do the fun stuff you could do in one y default. Got better in 3 with the detonations and combos, but the adept is still most powerful\effective in 1 and paradoxically Andromeda. Yup that's right in Andromeda if you go full biotic. the pull\throw combo becomes so OP especially if you take the N7 Armor, fill it and you gun with reaction optimizers and one power booster on your gun and keep a light gun, hence your recharge @200% you'll be decimating the map by mid game. Too bad Andromeda was a such a crap story. For tose wondering what i mean here just go watch Ninaflips: Insanity Adept guide for andromeda😜

[@cjeverhart6129]

Godly video.

[@ShadowSmith14]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!! Be on the watch for my Soldier class video coming out this weekend!

[@absolutezero6423]

New to adepts. Can you use singularity to gather mobs together for increasing cluster grenade damage? Not sure how these work.

[@ShadowSmith14]

Yes you can, singularity clumps them all together, applies a biotic primer, then the cluster grenade sets off both its ability and a biotic combo! Works great against husks, and other enemies without extra protections :D

[@kristodhanochannel2804]

Good nice

[@0MujaKina0]

I like more the shotgun than the sniper rifle!🙃

[@Yankee-rq4zg]

Gotta snag flare asap it’s a bigger badder warp with the right armor

[@Patrick-ut3sy]

I'm trying to choose a class for my upcoming canon run w/ my definitive Shepard. It's between Adept, Sentinel, and Vanguard. Leaning towsrds Adept at the moment, since it's the only class with its signature ability in all 3 games.

[@ArrozMisto]

Hey man, good video, any plans on doing a guide on Soldier?

[@ShadowSmith14]

Yep! Sorry for the delays, I was finishing up my final semester of college, and I’m going planning on doing Sentinel first then Soldier soon after!

[@benphillips9774]

hi i heard that stasis was bugged and didnt unlock after completing the shadow broker dlc, just wondering if this is not the case or if there has been a patch and its now available?

[@ShadowSmith14]

I believe this is still bugged as I have not had the option to have it available in my ME2 bonus powers. I can check for you later this weekend though!

[@benphillips9774]

@@ShadowSmith14 Thank you. I think bioware may have taken it out deliberately because it was so OP but I'm not sure

[@accrualworld4488]

Yes it’s gone.

[@benphillips9774]

@@accrualworld4488 that sucks. Thanks for letting me know

[@scottd99]

If I wanted to play this class and set off tech combos as well who would be the best squad and skill to learn

[@ShadowSmith14]

So playing as the adept for setting off tech combos, my recommendation would have to be EDI and either Garrus or Tali. As the adept, you’re not able to proc tech combo’s fully by yourself, but your squad mates definitely can! I would also recommend picking up a bonus power like Energy Drain or Dark Channel to really get off some damage

[@Logh0s]

I want to go for those insanity trophies and I want to know what class should I pick to start ME1 so I can do all the run to ME3

[@ShadowSmith14]

In my opinion the easiest class overall is the Sentinel, you’re tanky, get a lot of defense destroying abilities, and it makes insanity just a bit easier!

[@Senji75]

Adept is the most fun once you have singularity it makes the game very easy

[@TheDarkIzanagi]

AR or Sniper bonus talent for insanity run?

[@ShadowSmith14]

I really ended up enjoying the snipers in ME1, so I’m biased towards them. But assault rifles are good as well!

[@mattb8754]

I let out a massive biotic dump while watching this.

[@juleksz.5785]

Didn't pistol for adept in ME1 had highest DPS for the class ? I'm sure at the mid-late game player could afford pistol that was enought to deal with all enemies.

[@ShadowSmith14]

Hmmm, it sounds like it was a thing back in the original ME1, you could farm credits super easy and get the N7 weapons super early!

[@juleksz.5785]

@@ShadowSmith14 Nah, farming credits in ME1 LE is still easy (as long as drop rates for equipment are same on each difficulty lvl)

[@skyhawkslcb18]

what's the point of being an adept if you're gonna sit back and snipe?

[@ShadowSmith14]

Hey there! Just wanted to say, I was sniping in the ME1 clips just to show off how the Adept can now use the sniper rifle in addition to other weapons! But thanks for the feedback!

[@ffadicto]

Everyone downplays adepts on ME2, yet I was destroying groups of enemies with a pull field, warp combo, with my low cooldown times I was spamming pull field like there was no tomorrow, I actually liked pull more than singularity because of the reduced cooldown, take kasumi and garrus to deal with shields and no enemy was a problem

[@kevintravers3988]

Adepts take a while especially in Insanity difficulty. You need to beat the early levels while severely handicapped. But when you get leveled up enough, you're able to hold your own.

[@friendlyreaper9012]

Heavy singularity is also really good. It deals a lot of damage to shields over time for some reason lol.

[@Montv3]

Adept is useless after ME1

[@oscara8454]

Op af in ME1. Nerfed hard in ME2. Okayish in 3 because not everything has defenses. Biotic detonations are nice too.

[@rodew2875]

As someone who played the entire game series on Insanity as Adept, the only game I had any issue with is ME2. 1 is irrelevant if you focus on Bastion and Barrier spam while shooting shit with the Assault Rifle and in 3 you destroy everything with biotic detonations. Group incendiary ammo, warp for fire explosions, double throw for biotic and fire explosions on a single brute completely deleting them from the game.

[@jamessherlock6912]

Liara,Garrus and Femshep Adept is God mode in all Mass Effect games on Insanity difficulty. Biotic explosions all over with Liara while Garrus Witham maxed out Sniper rifle just melts enemies. You need to learn from trying.