Mass Effect Citadel Mission Checklist: Expose Saren Guide and Loot Locations
If you’re heading to the Citadel for the first time in Mass Effect, the “Citadel: Expose Saren” mission is the main event—and this guide-style checklist breaks down what you’ll do, where the important loot is, and how to survive each combat stretch without getting lost.
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This page is part of a Mass Effect wiki guide and focuses on your initial visit to the Citadel, when you start the “Citadel: Expose Saren” mission. It’s designed to cover the biggest decision points, key loot locations, and step-by-step routing through every major fight you’ll encounter during this stretch.
- Before We Begin
- Citadel Walkthrough
Checklists
This section is all about getting you ready for that first Citadel trip—specifically the “Citadel: Expose Saren” storyline—so you can handle the mission’s critical choices and combat without missing the important stuff.
Before We Begin
Once you arrive, things can get surprisingly deep and a bit messy. The Citadel opens up, and you’ll have access to a wide range of side activities, which the game labels as Assignments. Because of that, this portion of the guide is presented in two different ways—so you can choose the approach that fits your play style.
- Expose Saren – A tighter route that concentrates only on the main “Citadel: Expose Saren” mission. You’ll attend the hearing, investigate one (or both) of two leads to gather proof, and then bring your case to the Council. With this option, you leave other Citadel side content for later—those separate tasks are handled in their own dedicated section after the central mission is finished.
- Efficient Expose Saren Guide – A comprehensive walkthrough that covers everything you can do on the Citadel at that moment. Alongside the core “Citadel: Expose Saren” quest, it lays out each side Assignment step-by-step, including frequent back-and-forth between multiple objectives so you can clear as much as possible in one run. The guide explicitly notes that it’s not ideal if you’re not fully ready to focus.
Citadel Walkthrough
After surviving the terrifying vision imprinted on their mind by the Prothean Beacon, Shepard learns that the person responsible for the Geth attack on Eden Prime is Saren Arterius. Saren is a Spectre with extensive resources and strong backing. Shepard travels to the Citadel with the goal of convincing the Council of Saren’s guilt, and along the way they also pick up several new alien squadmates to help with the investigation.
Citadel: Expose Saren
Want more Mass Effect help? The guide points you toward additional pages covering key topics, including changes tied to the Legendary Edition, how-to style guides, the major decision points and their consequences, romance-related options, general walkthrough material, and a dedicated collection of side quests.
- Legendary Edition Changes
- How-To Guides
- Key Choices and Consequences
- Romance Options
- Walkthrough
- Side Quests
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