Mass Effect 3 Task Search Guide (Legendary) DLC & Weapons

This guide’s task search layout is organized to help you jump straight to what you need in Mass Effect 3. You’ll find checklists for setup, core game concepts, and major progression, plus long-form walkthrough sections, side content lists, DLC coverage, and reference pages for weapons, planets, choices, squadmates, romance routes, upgrades, and codex entries.

Checklists

Legendary Edition Changes
Basics
- Profile Setup
- Classes
  - Adept
  - Engineer
  - Infiltrator
  - Sentinel
  - Soldier
  - Vanguard
- The Galaxy
- Your Task
- Choices
- Loyalties
- Relationships
- FAQ
Tips and Tricks
How-To Guides
- How to Heal Using Medi-Gel
- How to Get More Probes
- How to Get Off the Normandy
- How to Get Legion
- Shopping and Store Guide
- How to Unlock Both Reave and Dominate
- How the Suicide Mission Works
- How to Save Everyone
- How to Kill Everyone and Live
- Preparing Your Profile for Mass Effect 3
Walkthrough
- Full Walkthrough Roadmap
- Prologue
  - Prologue – Save Joker
  - Prologue – Awakening
  - Freedom’s Progress
  - Exploring the Normandy
- Hub Shopping and Side Quests
  - The Citadel – The Council and Shopping
  - Omega Shopping
  - Afterlife Side Quests
  - Illium – Shopping and Side Quests
  - Tuchanka – Shopping and Side Quests
- Dossiers – Part 1
  - Dossier – Archangel
  - Dossier – The Convict
  - Dossier – The Professor
  - Dossier – The Warlord
  - Kasumi – Stealing Memory
  - Zaeed – The Price of Revenge
- Horizon
- Dossiers – Part 2
  - Dossier – Tali
  - Dossier – The Assassin
  - Dossier – The Justicar
- Collector Ship
- Loyalty Missions
  - Jack – Subject Zero
  - Jacob – The Gift of Greatness
  - Garrus – Eye for an Eye
  - Grunt – Rite of Passage
  - Legion – A House Divided
  - Miranda – The Prodigal
  - Mordin – Old Blood
  - Samara – The Ardat-Yakshi
  - Tali – Treason
  - Thane – Sins of the Father
- The Reaper IFF
- Jokers Jump
- The Suicide Mission
  - Tartarus Debris Field
  - Base Infiltration
  - The Long Walk
  - The Reaper Finale
  - How the Suicide Mission Works
  - How to Keep Everyone Alive in the Suicide Mission
  - How to Kill Everyone and Live

Side Quests

Citadel Side Quests
- Citadel – Captain Bailey
- Citadel – The Council
- Citadel – Crime in Progress
- Citadel – Found Forged ID
- Citadel – Krogan Sushi
Illium Side Quests
- Illium – Blue Rose of Illium
- Illium – Conrad Verner
- Illium – Gianna Parasini
- Illium – Indentured Service
- Illium – Medical Scans
- Illium: Liara
- Illium – Liara: System Hacking
- Illium – Liara: The Observer
- Illium – The Assassin: Salarian Family Data
- Illium – The Justicar: Smuggling Evidence
- Illium – The Justicar: Stolen Goods Found
- Illium – The Prodigal: Lost Locket Found
N7 Side Quests
- N7 – Abandoned Mine
- N7 – Abandoned Research Station
- N7 – Anomalous Weather Detected
- N7 – Archaeological Dig Site
- N7 – Blood Pack Base
- N7 – Blood Pack Communications Relay
- N7 – Blue Suns Base
- N7 – Captured Mining Facility
- N7 – Eclipse Smuggling Depot
- N7 – Endangered Research Station
- N7 – Hahne-Kedar Facility
- N7 – Imminent Ship Crash
- N7 – Javelin Missiles Launched
- N7 – Lost Operative
- N7 – Mining the Canyon
- N7 – MSV Estevanico
- N7 – MSV Strontium Mule
- N7 – Quarian Crash Site
- N7 – Wrecked Merchant Freighter
Normandy Side Quests
- Normandy – FBA Couplings
- Normandy – Serrice Ice Brandy
- Normandy – Special Ingredients
Omega Side Quests
- Omega – Aria T’Loak
- Omega – Batarian Bartender
- Omega – Packages for Ish
- Omega – Struggling Quarian
- Omega – Patriarch
- Omega – Archangel: Datapad Recovered
- Omega – The Professor: Missing Assistant
Tuchanka Side Quests
- Tuchanka – Combustion Manifold
- Tuchanka – Killing Pyjaks
- Tuchanka – Old Blood: Missing Scout
- Tuchanka – Urdnot Wrex

DLC

Normandy Crash Site
Zaeed: The Price of Revenge
Project Firewalker
- Project Firewalker: Rosalie Lost
- Project Firewalker: Geth Incursion
- Project Firewalker: Survey Sites Located
- Project Firewalker: Volcano Station
- Project Firewalker: Prothean Site
Kasumi: Stolen Memory
Overlord
- Overlord: Hermes Station
- Data Hound Guide
- Overlord: Vulcan Station
- Overlord: Prometheus Station
- Overlord: Atlas Station
Lair of the Shadow Broker
- Shadow Broker Base
Genesis
Arrival

Weapons and Weapon Locations

Use this section to find weapon info and where to locate them.

Planetary Survey

Rich Resource Planets List
How Many Resources Are Needed?
Where to Find Element Zero
Caleston Rift
Crescent Nebula
Eagle Nebula
Far Rim
Hades Nexus
Hawking Eta
Hourglass Nebula
Krogan DMZ
Local Cluster
Minos Wasteland
Nubian Expanse
Omega Nebula
Pylos Nebula
Rosetta Nebula
Serpent Nebula
Shadow Sea
Sigurd’s Cradle
The Shrike Abyssal
Titan Nebula
Valhallan Threshold

Key Choices and Consequences

This reference section focuses on decisions that can shape how the story and outcomes play out.

Squadmates

Garrus Vakarian
Grunt
Jack
Jacob Taylor
Kasumi Goto
Legion
Miranda Lawson
Mordin Solus
Samara
Tali’Zorah
Thane Krios
Zaeed Massani

Romance Options

How to Romance Ashley Williams
How to Romance Garrus Vakarian
How to Romance Jack
How to Romance Jacob Taylor
How to Romance Kaidan Alenko
How to Romance Kelly Chambers
How to Romance Liara T’Soni
How to Romance Miranda Lawson
How to Romance Morinth
How to Romance Samara
How to Romance Tali’Zorah
How to Romance Thane Krios

Upgrades

Armor Upgrades
Prototype Upgrades
Normandy Upgrades
Weapon Upgrades

Codex

Aliens – Council Races – Primary
Aliens – Council Races – Secondary
Aliens – Extinct Races – Primary
Aliens – Extinct Races – Secondary
Aliens – Non-Council Races – Primary
Aliens – Non-Council Races – Secondary
Aliens – Non-Sapient Creatures – Secondary
Citadel and Galactic Government – Primary
Citadel and Galactic Government – Secondary
Humanity and the Systems Alliance – Primary
Humanity and the Systems Alliance – Secondary
Organizations – Primary
Planets and Locations – Primary
Planets and Locations – Secondary
Publications – Secondary
Ships and Vehicles – Primary
Ships and Vehicles – Secondary
Technology – Primary
Technology – Secondary
Weapons Armor and Equipment – Primary
Weapons Armor and Equipment – Secondary

Achievements / Trophies

This area lists achievement and trophy coverage for the game.

Platform Cheats

Xbox 360 Cheats
PS3 Cheats
PC Cheats

Up Next: Legendary Edition Changes

The guide includes a dedicated section for updates related to the Legendary Edition.

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