Talents

The skills or abilities in Mass Effect are called Talents. Available to each class are 12 talents (four starting talents and eight unlockable talents). Below is a list of talents, separated by type and accompanied by which classes can use each talent.

S = Starting

U = Unlockable

Combat
Assault Training - Soldier (U), Vanguard (S)

Fitness - Soldier (S), Infiltrator (U)

Combat (weapons)
Assault Rifles - Soldier (S)

Pistols - Engineer (S), Infiltrator (S), Soldier (S), Vanguard (S), Adept (U)

Shotguns - Soldier (U), Vanguard (U)

Sniper Rifles - Soldier (U), Infiltrator (U)

Combat (armor)
Basic Armor - Adept (S), Engineer (U)

Combat Armor - Soldier (S)

Tactical Armor - Infiltrator (S), Vanguard (U)

(See also: Combat)

Tech
Decryption - Engineer (S), Infiltrator (U), Sentinel (U)

Electronics - Engineer (S), Infiltrator (U), Sentinel (S)

Reverse Engineering - Engineer (U)

Shielding - Engineer (U), Infiltrator (U)

Tech (healing)
First Aid - Engineer (S), Sentinel (S), Soldier (S), Infiltrator (U)

Medicine - Engineer (U), Sentinel (U)

(See also: Tech)

Biotic
Barrier - Adept (S), Sentinel (S), Vanguard (U)

Lift - Adept (U), Sentinel (U), Vanguard (U)

Singularity - Adept (U)

Stasis - Adept (U), Sentinel (U)

Throw - Adept (S), Sentinel (S), Vanguard (S)

Warp - Adept (S), Vanguard (S)

(See also: Biotic)