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

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

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, to the back left.

Pistols
M-3 Predator- Acquired automatically at the beginning of Prologue: Earth

Shotguns
M-23 Katana- Acquired automatically at the beginning of Priority: Mars

Sniper Rifle
M-92 Mantis Located near the dead soldier seen after getting off the shuttle on Priority: Mars

Submachine Guns
M-4 Shuriken Located near console before going back outside the first time in 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 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

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 the back-right of the other end of the tram station in 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 on a table.

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