Equipment Guide (Mass Effect 3)

This guide details how important collectibles such as weapons, armor, intel, Citadel mission items, and mods can be acquired throughout Mass Effect 3 without giving away story elements.

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

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 Armor

 * Set- Acquired automatically after Prologue: Earth

Ariake Technologies

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

Kassa Fabrications

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

Inferno Armor

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

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

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

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

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

Submachine Guns

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

Assault Rifle Stability Damper

 * Assault Rifle Stability Damper I- Available at Kassa Fabrications after Priority: Mars

A ssault Rifle Magazine

 * Assault Rifle Magazine Upgrade I-- Available at Kassa Fabrications after Priority: Mars

Pistol Magazine Upgrade

 * Pistol Magazine Upgrade I- Available at Kassa Fabrications after Priority: Mars

Pistol Melee Stunner

 * Pistol Melee Stunner I- Available at Kassa Fabrications after Priority: Mars

Pistol Piercing Mod

 * Pistol Piercing Mod I- Available at Kassa Fabrications after Priority: Mars

Shotgun High-Caliber Barrel

 * Shotgun High-Caliber Barrel I- Located in the decontamination room on a table in Priority: Mars

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 Spare Thermal Clip

 * Shotgun Spare Thermal Clip I- Available at Kassa Fabrications after Priority: Mars

Sniper Rifle Concentration Mod

 * Sniper Rifle Concentration Mod I- Located after avoiding the turret's fire and reaching the tram controls in Priority: Mars

Sniper Rifle Scope

 * Sniper Rifle Scope I- In the room next to the ramp from the left of the landing spot in N7: Cerberus Lab, Planet Sanctum, Desoris System, Sigurd's Cradle. It is tucked behind the left corner as you enter the room, lying on the ground,

Sniper Rifle Extended Barrel

 * Sniper Rifle Extended Barrel I- Located on a table in the sterilization room in Priority: Mars; the lasers must be angled properly in order to reach this mod

Sniper Rifle Spare Thermal Clip

 * Sniper Rifle Spare Thermal Clip I- Available at Kassa Fabrications after Priority: Mars

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 Ultralight Materials

 * SMG Ultralight Materials I- Located near a body in the area that is entered after watching the security footage in Priority: Mars

Medi-Gel Capacity

 * Medi-Gel Capacity I- Can be bought on the Citadel after Priority: Mars 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 Tyr, Asgard System, Exodus Cluster after Priority: Mars

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.