Missions

Missions are quests which advance the main storyline in Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3. The list contains all of the missions available within the game, and indicates how their names will change as the story progresses. Click on the links below for detailed walkthroughs.

Most mission names below are linked to the relevant section of the walkthrough rather than their own pages. Because of the intertwined nature of most missions, the link may not lead to a section specifically about the mission name but you will certainly find relevant information.

For an alphabetical list of missions see Category:Missions; for locations see Category:Mission Locations.

Mass Effect
Missions are listed mostly in the order they are received although some of the name updates happen after you receive another mission. Note that these missions are listed as the initially appear in the Journal, the names of missions do change as the game progresses.


 * Prologue: On the Normandy
 * &rarr; Prologue: Find the Beacon


 * Citadel: Expose Saren
 * Citadel: Garrus
 * Citadel: Shadow Broker
 * &rarr; Citadel: Wrex


 * Find Liara T'Soni
 * Feros: Geth Attack
 * &rarr; Feros: The Thorian
 * &rarr; Feros: Colony Saved


 * Noveria: Geth Interest
 * &rarr; Noveria: Matriarch Benezia
 * &rarr; Noveria: Death of a Matriarch


 * Noveria: Leave Port Hanshan
 * Noveria: Lorik Qui'in
 * Noveria: Peak 15
 * Noveria: Reactor Repair
 * Noveria: Reconnect Landlines
 * Noveria: Contamination
 * Noveria: Rift Station
 * Noveria: Quarantine
 * Noveria: The Hot Labs
 * Virmire: Saren's Plan
 * &rarr; Virmire: Assault


 * Ilos: Find the Conduit
 * &rarr; Ilos: Trench Run


 * Race Against Time
 * &rarr; Race Against Time: Sovereign
 * &rarr; Race Against Time: Conduit
 * &rarr; Race Against Time: Final Battle

Plot missions
These are the missions corresponding to the main story line, in time order (considering the earliest time you can acquire them). To clarify the time line, the main "Stop the Collectors" mission has been divided into its different sub-parts, as they appear when developing it in the Journal.
 * Prologue: Save Joker
 * &rarr; Prologue: Awakening


 * Freedom's Progress
 * Stop the Collectors: Assemble a team
 * Omega: Aria T'Loak
 * Stop the Collectors: Go to Horizon
 * Horizon
 * Stop the Collectors: Assemble a team (bis)
 * Stop the Collectors: Investigate Collector Ship
 * Collector Ship
 * Stop the Collectors: Acquire Reaper IFF
 * Reaper IFF
 * Stop the Collectors: Await IFF Installation
 * Stop the Collectors: Use Omega-4 Relay
 * &rarr; Stop the Collectors: Defeat the Collectors
 * &rarr; Collector Base: Infiltration
 * &rarr; Collector Base: The Long Walk

Dossier missions
The Illusive Man provides Commander Shepard with several leads on potential teammates.

Available after completing Freedom's Progress:


 * Dossier: Archangel
 * Dossier: The Convict
 * Dossier: The Professor
 * Dossier: The Warlord

Available after completing Horizon:


 * Dossier: Tali
 * Dossier: The Assassin
 * Dossier: The Justicar

Loyalty missions
Loyalty missions may be skipped. This will not hinder the progression of the main story line. However, you should be aware that doing this could seriously impact the performance of your team and alter the final outcome.
 * Garrus: Eye for an Eye
 * Grunt: Rite of Passage
 * Jack: Subject Zero
 * Jacob: The Gift of Greatness
 * Legion: A House Divided
 * Miranda: The Prodigal
 * Mordin: Old Blood
 * Samara: The Ardat-Yakshi
 * Tali: Treason
 * Thane: Sins of the Father

Optional missions

 * Citadel: Captain Bailey
 * Citadel: The Council
 * Illium: Liara: Systems Hacking
 * &rarr; Illium: Liara: The Observer


 * Tuchanka: Urdnot Wrex

Downloadable Content

 * Dossier: The Master Thief
 * Dossier: The Veteran
 * Kasumi: Stealing Memory
 * Lair of the Shadow Broker (Labelled Give Liara Intel on the Galaxy Map)
 * Zaeed: The Price of Revenge

Plot Missions
Missions are listed in the order they are received.
 * Prologue: Earth
 * Priority: Mars
 * Priority: The Citadel I
 * Priority: Palaven
 * Priority: Sur'Kesh
 * Priority: Tuchanka
 * Priority: The Citadel II
 * Priority: Perseus Veil
 * Priority: Geth Dreadnought
 * Priority: Rannoch
 * Priority: The Citadel III
 * Priority: Thessia
 * Priority: Horizon
 * Priority: Cerberus Headquarters
 * Priority: Earth

Galaxy at War Missions
Few of the following missions are required, however, they will significantly increase your military preparedness for the final battle.
 * Apien Crest: Banner of the First Regiment (alternatively named as Citadel: Banner of the First Regiment)
 * Aria: Blood Pack
 * Aria: Blue Suns
 * Aria: Eclipse
 * Arrae: Ex-Cerberus Scientists
 * Athena Nebula: Hesperia-Period Statue
 * Attican Traverse: Krogan Team (alternatively named as Attican Traverse: The Rachni)
 * Benning: Evidence (alternatively named as Benning: Dog Tags)
 * Citadel: Alien Medi-Gel Formula
 * Citadel: Asari Widow
 * Citadel: Barla Von
 * Citadel: Batarian Codes
 * Citadel: Biotic Amp Interfaces
 * Citadel: Cerberus Automated Turret Schematics
 * Citadel: Cerberus Ciphers
 * Citadel: Cerberus Retribution
 * Citadel: Cerberus Turian Poison
 * Citadel: Chemical Treatment
 * Citadel: GX12 Thermal Pipe
 * Citadel: Hanar Diplomat
 * Citadel: Heating Unit Stabilizers
 * Citadel: Improved Power Grid
 * Citadel: Inspirational Stories
 * Citadel: Kakliosaur Fossil
 * Citadel: Krogan Dying Message
 * Citadel: Medi-Gel Sabotage
 * Citadel: Medical Supplies
 * Citadel: Reaper Code Fragments
 * Citadel: Target Jamming Technology
 * Citadel: Volus Ambassador
 * Citadel: Wounded Batarian
 * Dekuuna: Code of the Ancients (alternatively named as Citadel: Code of the Ancients)
 * Dekuuna: Elcor Extraction
 * Grissom Academy: Investigation → Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation
 * Hades Nexus: Obelisk of Karza
 * Hades Nexus: Prothean Sphere
 * Irune: Book of Plenix
 * Ismar Frontier: Prototype Components
 * Kite's Nest: Pillars of Strength (alternatively named as Citadel: Pillars of Strength)
 * Mesana: Distress Signal → Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery
 * N7: Cerberus Abductions
 * N7: Cerberus Attack
 * N7: Cerberus Fighter Base
 * N7: Cerberus Lab
 * N7: Communication Hub
 * N7: Fuel Reactors
 * Nimbus Cluster: Library of Asha
 * Rannoch: Admiral Koris
 * Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons
 * Shrike Abyssal: Prothean Obelisk (alternatively named as Citadel: Prothean Obelisk)
 * Silean Nebula: Rings of Alune
 * Tuchanka: Turian Platoon → Tuchanka: Bomb
 * Valhallan Threshold: Prothean Data Drives

Downloadable Content Missions
From Ashes
 * Priority: Eden Prime (Labeled on the Galaxy Map as "Recover Prothean Artifact")
 * Eden Prime: Resistance Movement

Mass Effect 3: Leviathan
 * Citadel: Dr. Bryson (Labeled on the Galaxy Map as "Meet Dr. Bryson")
 * Citadel: Leviathan I
 * Leviathan: Find Garneau (Labeled on the Galaxy Map as "Scan for Dr. Garneau")
 * Mahavid: Leviathan
 * Citadel: Leviathan II
 * Leviathan: Find Ann Bryson
 * Namakli: Leviathan
 * Citadel: Leviathan III
 * Leviathan: Scan Locations
 * Despoina: Leviathan

Mass Effect 3: Omega
 * Citadel: Aria T'Loak
 * Omega: Aria T'Loak
 * Omega: Assist the Hacker
 * Omega: Assist the Mechanic
 * Omega: Assist Harrot

Mass Effect 3: Citadel
 * Citadel: Shore Leave
 * Citadel Wards: Ambush
 * Citadel: Identity Theft I
 * Silver Coast Casino: Infiltration
 * Citadel: Identity Theft II
 * Citadel Archives: Escape
 * Citadel Docks: Retake the Normandy
 * Citadel: Party

Missionen Küldetések

Plot Missions

 * Ice Giant
 * Hangar Bay
 * Medical Bay
 * Security Checkpoint
 * X1 Wing
 * Colosseum
 * Comm Relay
 * Access Corridor
 * Desert Planet

Bonus Missions

 * Incarceration