Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer/Character Customization/Gear

Gear consists of equipment items that bestow persistent bonuses when applied to a character and do not expire with the conclusion of a match. Obtaining and using Gear items requires downloading the Rebellion Pack. Additional Gear is included in both Mass Effect 3: Earth and Mass Effect 3: Retaliation DLCs.

Uncommon Gear
Uncommon Gear generally applies a single bonus to a multiplayer character equipped with it.

Adaptive War Amp
Use an advanced biotic amp to increase the strength of damaging biotic powers.2

Assault Rifle Amp
Add power to assault rifles to increase round velocity and damage.1

Densified Ammunition
Use an ammo shaver to load weapons with specially treated ammo blocks to fire heavier, harder ammunition that inflicts more damage per shot.2

Engineering Kit
Install a variety of omni-tool upgrades to enhance the potency of tech attacks.2

Hydraulic Joints
Improve armor joints to maximize the force and damage delivered through melee blows.1

Mental Focuser
Sharpen mental alertness and precision under stress to aid the performance of tech or biotic powers.1

Multicapacitor
Add a backup power supply to the user's shields, decreasing the time before they can be brought back online.1

Pistol Amp
Add power to pistols to increase round velocity and damage.1

Shotgun Amp
Add power to shotguns to increase round velocity and damage.1

SMG Amp
Add power to submachine guns to increase round velocity and damage.1

Sniper Rifle Amp
Add power to sniper rifles to increase round velocity and damage.1

Shield Booster
Amplify the power systems that generate shields to raise their effective strength.1

Structural Ergonomics
Enhance the ability of armor to bear loads, speeding up cooldown so that powers can be used more often.1

Thermal Clip Storage
Add compartments to the user's armor to increase the capacity for thermal clips without sacrificing armor integrity.2

Vulnerability VI
Use targeting VIs to pinpoint enemy weak points. Aim will be autocorrected to maximize damage.1

Rare Gear
Rare Gear generally applies two bonuses to a multiplayer character equipped with it.

Armored Compartments
Stores additional thermal clips and missiles in armored compartments to shield them from incoming fire.3

Assault Loadout
Armor capacitors boost the kinetic coil in handheld weapons for greater firing power, and larger compartments allow for more thermal clips.3

Barrage Upgrade
Boost the effectiveness of all weapons by increasing stability and thermal clip capacities.2

Berserker Package
Optimize shotgun and armor hydraulic power to increase shotgun and melee damage.1

Combatives Upgrade
Increase the lethality of the assault rifle and pistol.2

Commando Package
Optimize pistol and biotic amp power to increase damage.1

Expert Package
Optimize energy supplies with multicore VIs to increase submachine gun damage and to recharge powers faster.1

Grenade Capacity
Add extra grenade storage compartments to the user's armor.1

Guerrilla Upgrade
Increase the lethality of the sniper rifle and SMG.2

Juggernaut Shield
Use high-capacity kinetic barrier generators to provide bonuses to both shield strength and melee damage.2

Martial Biotic Amp
Use an advanced biotic amp to increase the strength of biotic attacks, including melee damage.2

Medi-Gel Transmitter
Short-range transmitters control medi-gel dispensers in teammates' armor, reviving self and nearby teammates simultaneously.3

Omni-Capacitors
Provide more power to tech abilities to decrease recharge time.2

Operative Package
Optimize sniper rifle and tech power damage.1

Responder Loadout
Optimizes shields for fast recovery and utilizes medi-gel dispensers more efficiently, increasing capacity.3

Shock Trooper Upgrade
Increase the lethality of the shotgun, and increase grenade storage.2

Stronghold Package
Optimize shield strength and the speed of shield restoration.1

Survivor Loadout
Increases standard kinetic barriers as well as additional shield layers if available.3

Warfighter Package
Deploy this modification package to increase assault rifle power and grenade storage.1

1 Available in Store packs after downloading the Rebellion Pack. 2 Available in Store packs after downloading the Earth Pack. 3 Available in Store packs after downloading the Retaliation Pack.