Equipment Guide (Mass Effect 3)

This Equipment Guide details how important collectibles such as weapons, weapon mods, armor, intel, and Citadel mission items can be acquired throughout Mass Effect 3.

Priority: Mars

 * 1) M-92 Mantis: Picked up in front of a dead soldier soon after leaving shuttle.
 * 2) Ariake Technologies Gauntlets: Picked up near console that opens the first door back outside.
 * 3) M-4 Shuriken: Picked up past console that opens the first door back outside, is located near a med-kit.
 * 4) Kassa Fabrications Chestplate: Picked up outside next to a ladder back up.
 * 5) SMG Scope Upgrade: Located to the right of the stairs you descend in the dark room you enter from the outside, near the kitchen.
 * 6) SMG Ultralight Materials: Located near a body in the area after watching the security footage.
 * 7) Sniper-Rifle Extended Barrel: Found in the sterilization room on a table; angle the sterilizing lasers so that you can reach this item.
 * 8) Shotgun High-Caliber Barrel: Found in the sterilization room.
 * 9) Sniper Rifle Concentration Mod: Located in a closet near the console at the tram station.
 * 10) M-15 Vindicator: Located at the other end of the tram station, in a closet at the back-left.
 * 11) Shotgun Shredder Mod: Located near the Vindicator, in a closet at the back-right of the other end of the tram station.

Priority: Palaven

 * 1) M-97 Viper: In the middle of the first base on some crates, near a datapad.
 * 2) Pistol Piercing Mod: In a tent neighboring General Corinthus in the same base, in the vicinity of a weapon bench and next to Armax Arsenal shoulder armor.
 * 3) Armax Arsenal Shoulder Armor: Next to the Pistol Piercing Mod above.
 * 4) Assault Rifle Piercing Mod: Past General Corinthus' tent to the other end of where you enter the first base, to the left near the gate behind a barrier next to an M-27 Scimitar.
 * 5) M-27 Scimitar: Next to the Assault Rifle Piercing Mod above.
 * 6) Hahne-Kedar Greaves: In a tent from the opposite end of where you enter the first base.
 * 7) Pistol Magazine Upgrade: Between General Corinthus' tent and a tent with a workbench, Pistol Piercing Mod, Armax Arsenal Shoulder Armor, and a workbench, this mod will be atop of a crate next to a datapad.
 * 8) Assault Rifle Magazine Upgrade: In the airfield after leaving General Corinthus' base for the second time, this mod is located near the center alongside some thermal clips.
 * 9) Sniper Rifle Spare Ammo: After defeating the Brute and wandering down a winding pathway, you will find two soldiers. This mod will be next to one of them.
 * 10) Sniper Rifle Enhanced Scope: In the second camp, head all the way to the left along the wall. Once you reach the other end, look to your right and, in front of a tent next to a medkit, this mod can be found. IMPORTANT: Make sure to get this item before the end of the fight in the second camp, as the mission will then end automatically and you may lose the chance to get this item!

Priority: Sur'Kesh

 * 1) Assault Rifle Extended Barrel: After exiting the first cutscene with the female Krogan, turn around and head up the stairs. This will be lying on a shelf between the two doors.
 * 2) Shotgun Blade Attachment: After going back outside, you will encounter a group of enemies. In an alcove to the right after encountering these enemies, this mod will be waiting on a shelf on the wall.
 * 3) Shotgun Spare Ammo: After fighting two groups of enemies, you will enter a room where the passageway is blocked by two plumes of fire. Vaulting the barrier to the left and then jumping over the pit to your right, you can see this mod in a corner to your right.
 * 4) Pistol High-Caliber Barrel: After being shot at by the two enemies standing in an open shuttle, head to your left past the overhang. When you encounter the next group of enemies, hug the left wall, and this mod will be on a shelf.
 * 5) Armax Arsenal Greaves: After standing to be identified by a scanner, you will enter a large room with two floors. Walk straight ahead on the floor you entered from, and this armor will be waiting on top of the first table in front of you.
 * 6) Sentry Interface: In the same room as the Armax Arsenal Greaves, on the same floor, head to the opposite end of the ground floor from where you entered, past the ladder, and head to your left. This armor is lying atop of the bench to your right.
 * 7) M-13 Raptor: After entering the vicinity of the second quarantine checkpoint, head straight onwards from the entrance until you hit the wall. To your right on a bench, near a corpse, is this sniper rifle.
 * 8) Pistol Scope: After entering the vicinity of the second quarantine checkpoint, hug the wall to the left of where you initially enter. This mod is atop of a desk perpendicular to the left wall.
 * 9) Scorpion: After reaching the second quarantine checkpoint, you will need to find a power terminal. In the same red room as the power terminal, on the opposite wall from the terminal on the ground, you can find this pistol.

Priority: Eden Prime

 * 1) Particle Rifle: Gained after completing mission

N7: Cerberus Lab

 * 1) Sniper Rifle Scope Mod: In the room that the ramp to the left leads to, you can find this mod tucked into the corner on your left after you have entered the room.
 * 2) Alien Medi-Gel Formula: Located in the middle of the area in an alcove, it can be retrieved from a console.

N7: Cerberus Attack
NOTE: Completing the mission objective will end the mission instantaneously, make sure to collect all items before finishing!
 * 1) Old Power Grid Schematics: On the other desk apart from the cannon controls in the control room, you can pick up this item by clicking on a hologram.
 * 2) Armax Arsenal Gauntlets: Near the control room, there are two ramps downwards, one closer to the desk which holds the Old Grid Schematics listed above and which leads outside, and one closer to the actual cannon controls that leads to another room within the same building. Take the ramp to the other room inside the building, and against the wall at the opposite end from the ramp you can pick up this armor.

Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation

 * 1) Assault Rifle Stability Damper: After you begin to head towards Orion Hall, take the door to the right at the sign that reads 'Ascension Hall.' In this next room, climb over the barrier to your right and head up the stairs leading to a door. This mod will be near the top.
 * 2) SMG Heat Sink II: After you encounter the biotic being confronted by two Cerberus troopers, jump over the barrier into the next room. This item is located on one of the four desks.
 * 3) M-22 Eviscerator: After you watch the student being gunned down by Cerberus troops, head into the room from which he came (it is on the left from where you entered.) On a couch to your left from entering this room, this gun is lying on a couch.
 * 4) M-96 Mattock: After you watch the student being gunned down, open the door to the right from where you enter. There is a couch in front of you as you enter this new room; this gun will be lying on its right side from where you enter.
 * 5) Mnemonic Visor: After you grab the Mattock, head in a straight line away from where you entered this room until you reach the wall. To your left is a couch, and atop of it is this armor.
 * 6) Assault Rifle Precision Scope: This is lying atop one of the desks upstairs, where the students are, after fighting an Atlas for the first time.
 * 7) M-96 Mattock: This is contingent on whether you made a Paragon Decision in the Mass Effect 2 DLC, Project Overlord. If you made a Paragon decision, a room will be unlocked for you. This gun will be inside.
 * 8) Sniper Rifle Piercing Mod: This mod is also contingent on whether you made a Paragon Decision in the Mass Effect 2 DLC, Project Overlord. This is in the same unlocked room as the Mattock above.
 * 9) Biotic Amp Interfaces: After meeting Octavia, the biotic woman shielding herself and other students from the Cerberus troopers, continue towards the next objective. In the next room, you will find a console on the right near the door. You can download the Biotic Amp Interfaces here.
 * 10) Serrice Council Chestplate: After the room in which you download the Biotic Amp Interfaces, open the door. In the wrecked room you find, head to the left from where you entered. This armor is lying on the couch on the left wall.
 * 11) SMG Magazine Upgrade: This item is located in the room after encountering the unmanned Atlas. Right to the left of the entrance to this room, this mod is lying on a couch.

Ariake Technologies

 * Gauntlets- Located near console before heading back outside for the first time in Priority: Mars

Armax Arsenal

 * Shoulders- In a tent next to General Corinthus' in Priority: Palaven, near a weapon bench and a pistol piercing mod
 * Greaves- In Priority: Sur'Kesh, you will eventually need to stand still to be identified by a scanner. After this, you will head into a large room with two floors. Walk straight ahead from where you entered on the ground floor, and this armor will be on the first table in front of you.
 * Gauntlets- In N7: Cerberus Attack, there are two ramps near the cannon controls. One ramp leads outside, and is nearer the Old Power Grid schematics. The other is a ramp that leads to another room in the same building, and is closer to the cannon controls. Head down the ramp that leads to another room, and on the opposite end from the ramp this piece of armor is lying in front of the wall.

Blood Dragon Armor

 * Set Sold at Kanala Exports after Priority: Palaven

Collector Armor

 * Set Sold at Nos Astra Sporting Goods after Priority: Palaven

Hahne-Kedar

 * Greaves: In a tent from the opposite end of where you enter the first base in Priority: Palaven
 * Gauntlets: Sold at Kanala Exports after Priority: Sur'Kesh

Inferno Armor

 * Set- Available on the Citadel after Priority: Mars at Kassa Fabrications

Kassa Fabrications

 * Chestplate- Located near the ladder leading up after going back outside for the first time in Priority: Mars

Mnemonic Visor

 * Helmet- In Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation, head to the right door after watching the student being gunned down, and head forward from the exit until you reach the wall. To your left should be a couch; this armor lies atop of it.

N7 Armor

 * Set- Acquired automatically after Prologue: Earth

Sentry Interface

 * Helmet- In Priority: Sur'Kesh, after holding still for a scanner to identify you, you will enter a large, two-story room. On the ground floor, head to the opposite end of this room from where you initially entered, going to the right past a ladder and then to your left. On a bench to your right in this alcove you can find this piece of armor.

Serrice Council

 * Chest: Open the door to the right of Octavia, the biotic woman shielding herself and other students from the Cerberus Troopers. Head through the hallway into the wrecked room. After jumping over the couch, head to the left wall from where you entered. This armor will be lying on the couch.

Terminus Armor

 * Set- Sold at Batarian State Arms after Priority: Palaven

Assault Rifles

 * M-8 Avenger- Acquired at the end of Prologue: Earth, near the comm station
 * M-15 Vindicator- Acquired at the end of the tram station in Priority: Mars, in a closet to the back left
 * Particle Rifle- Acquired at the conclusion of Priority: Eden Prime
 * M-96 Mattock- In Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation, after you watch the student being gunned down, go to the door to your right from where you enter. When you enter this new area, you should see a couch in front of you. This gun is lying on its right side. In addition, in the same mission, you can find this gun again in a room that is unlocked if you completed the Mass Effect 2 DLC Project Overlord and made a Paragon decision at the end.
 * M-76 Revenant - In Priority: The Citadel II, in a bathroom during the first part of the level, located three rooms after meeting Bailey on the left.

Pistols

 * M-3 Predator- Acquired automatically at the beginning of Prologue: Earth
 * M-77 Paladin- Acquired at Spectre Requisitions on the Citadel after Priority: Mars
 * Scorpion- In Priority: Sur'Kesh, after reaching the second quarantine checkpoint you will need to access a power terminal. In the same red room as the power terminal, on the wall opposite of said terminal, you will find this pistol lying on the ground.

Shotguns

 * M-23 Katana- Acquired automatically at the beginning of Priority: Mars
 * M-11 Wraith- Acquired at Spectre Requisitions on the Citadel after Priority: Mars
 * M-27 Scimitar- In Priority: Palaven, at the other end of the first base from where you first enter, to the left near a gate, behind a barrier next to an Assault Rifle Piercing Mod
 * M-22 Eviscerator- In Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation, after you watch a student being gunned down, head into the room he came from (it is to the left from where you entered.) To your left as you enter this new room is a couch; the shotgun is lying atop of it
 * M-300 Claymore - In Attican Traverse: Krogan Team, in the container right at the start of the mission.
 * Graal Spike Thrower - In Priority: Tuchanka, as you first exit the tanks the weapon is leaning against a railing next to a Krogan Scout.
 * Disciple - In Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery, in the room after you first talk to Samara and her daughter.

Sniper Rifle

 * M-92 Mantis- Located near the dead soldier seen after getting off the shuttle on Priority: Mars
 * Black Widow- Acquired at Spectre Requisitions on the Citadel after Priority: Mars
 * M-97 Viper: In Priority: Palaven, in the middle of the first base on some crates, near a datapad
 * M-13 Raptor: In Priority: Sur'Kesh, in the area of the second quarantine checkpoint, head straight onwards from the entrance until you hit the wall. To your right, this sniper rifle is lying atop of a bench near a corpse.
 * M-98 Widow: In Priority: Thessia, about half way through the mission, on the perch the Asari sniper stands on.

Submachine Guns

 * M-4 Shuriken Located near console before going back outside the first time in Priority: Mars

Assault Rifle Extended Barrel
1. Priority: Sur'Kesh - After the first cutscene with the female krogan, turn around and head up the stairs. Between the two doors, on a shelf along the wall, is this mod.

2. Priority: Tuchanka

3. Priority: Thessia

4. Cipritine Armory

5. Batarian State Arms (2)

Assault Rifle Magazine Upgrade
1. Priority: Palaven - In the airfield after you leave General Corinthus' base a second time, this is located near the center of the area alongside some thermal clips

2. Arrae: Ex-Cerberus Scientists

3. Rannoch: Admiral Koris

4. Kassa Fabrication

5. Batarian State Arms (2)

Assault Rifle Piercing Mod
1. Priority: Palaven - At the other end of the first base from where you first enter, to the left near a gate, behind a barrier next to an M-27 Scimitar.

2. Priority: Tuchanka

3. Priority: Rannoch

4. Batarian State Arms

5. Kassa Fabrication (2)

Assault Rifle Precision Scope
1. Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation - This is located upstairs on one of the consoles after the first fight with an Atlas.

2. Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery

3. Priority: Geth Dreadnought

4. Cipritine Armory

5. Spectre Requisitions (2)

Assault Rifle Stability Damper
1. Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation - Take a right at the sign that reads 'Ascension Wing' and use the door. In the area you enter, climb over the barrier to your right and head up the stairs. This mod is located near the top in front of the closed door.

2. Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery

3. Priority: Rannoch

4. Kassa Fabrication

5. Cipritine Armory (2)

Pistol High-Caliber Barrel
1. Priority: Sur'Kesh After clearing the first outdoor checkpoint, walk to the overhang ahead and move to the left; when you encounter the next group of enemies, hug the left wall from where you entered. This mod will be waiting on a shelf against the left wall.

2. Attican Traverse: The Rachni

3. Priority: The Citadel II

4. Elkoss Combine Arsenal Supplies

5. Aegohr Munitions (2)

Pistol Magazine Upgrade
1. Priority: Palaven - Between General Corinthus' tent and a tent with a workbench, Pistol Piercing Mod, Armax Arsenal Shoulder Armor, and a workbench, this mod will be atop of a crate next to a data pad.

2. N7: Cerberus Fighter Base

3. Priority: Tuchanka

4. Kassa Fabrication

5. Elkoss Combine Arsenal Supplies (2)

Pistol Melee Stunner
1. Tuchanka: Bomb

2. Priority: Tuchanka

3.

4. Kassa Fabrication

5.

Pistol Piercing Mod
1. Priority: Palaven - In a tent adjacent to General Corinthus in the vicinity of a weapon bench and Armax Arsenal shoulder armor

2. Attican Traverse: The Rachni

3. Priority: The Citadel II

4. Kassa Fabrication

5. Aegohr Munitions (2)

Pistol Scope
1. Priority: Sur'Kesh - After reaching the second outdoor quarantine checkpoint, head left from the initial exit hugging the left wall. This mod can be found atop of a desk perpendicular to the left wall.

2. Tuchanka: Bomb

3. Priority: Horizon

4. Aegohr Munitions

5.

Shotgun Blade Attachment

 * Shotgun Blade Attachment I- Sold at Batarian State Arms after Priority: Palaven
 * Shotgun Blade ATtachment II- In Priority: Sur'Kesh, after encountering the first group of enemies, head towards the wall to the right in an open alcove. This mod will be waiting on a shelf against the wall.

Shotgun High-Caliber Barrel

 * Shotgun High-Caliber Barrel I- Located in the decontamination room on a table in Priority: Mars
 * Shotgun High-Caliber Barrel II- Sold at Batarian State Arms after Priority: Palaven

Shotgun Shredder Mod

 * Shotgun Shredder Mod I- Located in a closet at the back-right of the other end of the tram station in Priority: Mars
 * Shotgun Shredder Mod II- Sold at Elkoss Combine Arsenal Supplies after Priority: Palaven

Shotgun Smart Choker

 * Shotgun Smart Choker I- Sold at Batarian State Arms after Priority: Palaven

Shotgun Spare Ammo

 * Shotgun Spare Ammo I- Available at Kassa Fabrications after Priority: Mars
 * Shotgun Spare Ammo II- In Priority: Sur'Kesh, you will come across a room in which your progress is blocked by two plumes of fire ahead of you. If you jump to your left and then leap over the pit to your right, you will be able to see this mod in a corner ahead and to the right.

Sniper Rifle Concentration Mod
1. Priority: Mars - To the left of the tram controls.

2. Tuchanka: Bomb

3. Priority: Thessia

4. Kanala Exports

5. Spectre Requisitions (2)

Sniper Rifle Enhanced Scope
1. Priority: Palaven - In Victus' camp, head all the way to the left from the entrance. After hitting the other end, to your right there will be a tent. This mod will be lying in front of the tent next to a medkit. Get it before defeating all enemies as the mission will end immediately after the last enemy falls.

2. N7: Cerberus Lab

3. Priority: Geth Dreadnought

4. Kanala Exports

5. Cipritine Armory (2)

Sniper Rifle Extended Barrel
1. Priority: Mars - In the decontamination room

2. Tuchanka: Turian Platoon

3. Priority: The Citadel II

4. Cipritine Armory

5. Spectre Requisitions (2)

Sniper Rifle Piercing Mod
1. Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation - Can only be acquired by importing a file in which David Archer was sent to Grissom Academy at the end of Project Overlord.

2. Priority: The Citadel II

3. Arrae: Ex-Cerberus Scientists

4. Cipritine Armory

5. Kanala Exports (2)

Sniper Rifle Spare Thermal Clip
1. Priority: Palaven - After defeating the Brute, along the path to Victus' camp, you will find two soldiers. This mod is next to one of them.

2. Tuchanka: Turian Platoon

3. Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery

4. Kassa Fabrication

5. Cipritine Armory (2)

SMG Heat Sink
1. Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation - After you encounter the biotic being confronted by two Cerberus soldiers, jump over the barrier into the next room. This mod is located atop one of the desks.

2. Tuchanka: Bomb

3. Priority: Thessia

4. Aegohr Munitions

5.

SMG High-Caliber Barrel

 * SMG High-Caliber Barrel I Sold at Nos Astra Sporting Goods after Priority: Palaven
 * SMG High-Caliber Barrel II- Sold at Kanala Exports after Priority: Sur'Kesh

SMG Magazine Upgrade

 * SMG Magazine Upgrade I Sold at Kanala Exports after Priority: Palaven
 * SMG Magazine Upgrade II In Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation In the room after the unmanned Atlas, look to the left of the entrance after entering this area. To your left is a couch, where this mod is sitting.

SMG Scope

 * SMG Scope I- In the dark room entered after going outside again in Priority: Mars, to the right of the stairs near the kitchen
 * SMG Scope II- Sold at Aegohr Munitions after Priority: Palaven
 * SMG Scope III- Sold at Kanala Exports after Priority: Sur'Kesh

SMG Ultralight Materials

 * SMG Ultralight Materials I- Located near a body in the area that is entered after watching the security footage in Priority: Mars
 * SMG Ultralight Materials II- Sold at Nos Astra Sporting Goods after Priority: Palaven

Medi-Gel Capacity

 * Medi-Gel Capacity I- Can be bought on the Citadel after Priority: Mars at Huerta Hospital
 * Medi-Gel Capacity II- Can be bought on the Citadel after Priority: Sur'Kesh at Huerta Hospital

Intel

 * Armor Modkit: Gained after leaving the Citadel for the first time
 * Weapon Modkit: Planet Verush, Harsa System, Kite's Nest Cluster after Priority: Mars
 * Remains of a Reaper Destroyer: Planet Borr, Asgard System, Exodus Cluster after Priority: Mars
 * Advanced Biotic Implants: Planet Metaponto, Aquila System, Aquila given by passing by a Salarian in Huerta Hospital after Priority: Sur'Kesh

Citadel Mission Items

 * Pillars of Strength: Planet Khar'Shan, Harsa System, Kite's Nest Cluster after Priority: Mars
 * Alien Medi-Gel Formula: N7: Cerberus Lab, Planet Sanctum, Decoris System, Sigurd's Cradle. Found in the middle of the area on a computer in a small alcove.
 * Banner of the 1st Regiment: Planet Digeris, Castellus System, Apien Crest after Priority: Mars
 * Prothean Obelisk: Located on Planet Talis Fia, Uria Rast, Shrike Abyssal
 * Biotic Amp Interfaces: In Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation, after you meet Octavia, the woman who is shielding herself and other students from some Cerberus Troopers, continue onwards past the next door to the objective. In the next area, before the door, there is a console from which you can download this item.
 * Old Grid Schematics: In N7: Cerberus Attack, go into the control room for the cannon (it is the most elevated position on the map.) On the other desk from where you can control the cannon, search the hologram to pick up this item.