Mass Effect 3 Citadel Asari Widow Guide: Datapad Location & Handoff Tips
If you’re working through Mass Effect 3’s Citadel side content, the Asari Widow mission is a compact detour with a strict “don’t miss it” item—so it’s worth knowing where the datapad is and how to finish the handoff.
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This Mass Effect 3 wiki guide page focuses on the Citadel: Asari Widow side mission, covering where to locate every relevant item, how to get through each combat moment safely, and which decisions matter for your run.
WARNING
Most quest-related items can be recovered through Spectre Requisitions if you somehow missed them. However, Asari Widow is an exception—if you skip it, you can’t get it later.
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- Mission Stats
- Find the Datapad
- Deliver the Datapad
Mission Stats
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Mission Rewards
- Mission Experience: 90 XP
- Reputation: +5
Find the Datapad
- Prerequisite: Start “Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery”
- Location: Nimbus Cluster – Mesana – Lesuss
This side mission doesn’t begin by talking to the person who wants it. Instead, you trigger it by discovering the datapad the target is searching for. You’ll come across it while playing through “Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery”.
In the early part of the area, you’ll explore a dim mess hall zone. Look for a dead Asari Commando slumped in the doorway to an exit, then move out to a balcony. There’s also a chance you’ll get a cutscene involving Samara while you’re progressing through this section.
Once you’re standing on the balcony with a clear view toward a large window, turn to the right. You should spot another dead Asari Commando at the far end, and beside her you’ll find a Datapad. Examine it to catch a dying message, then pick it up to add the side mission to your journal.
While you’re already in the Nimbus Cluster, it’s a good idea to do a sweep for any Search and Rescue items you may have missed.
Deliver the Datapad
- Location: Serpent Nebula – Widow – Citadel – Presidium Commons
Head back to the Citadel and make your way to Presidium Commons. The recipient, Weshra, is located on the stairs leading down from Apollo’s Cafe, near the lower stretch where the Kassa Fabrication and Nos Astra Sporting Goods stores sit. Talk to her at the railing to wrap up the side mission—she often appears wearing a black-and-orange outfit.
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