Dominate

Dominate is an innate Ardat-Yakshi ability in Mass Effect 2. It works almost the same as AI Hacking, but on an organic target, and instead of a shield it produces a barrier. This ability cannot be detonated by Warp.

Power Ranks

 * Rank 1
 * Recharge Time: 6.00 seconds (12.00 seconds Morinth)
 * Duration: 5.00 seconds


 * Rank 2
 * Recharge Time: 6.00 seconds (12.00 seconds Morinth)
 * Duration: 7.00 seconds
 * Barrier Strength: 200.00 points


 * Rank 3
 * Recharge Time: 6.00 seconds (12.00 seconds Morinth)
 * Duration: 9.00 seconds
 * Barrier Strength: 350.00 points

Rank 4

Choose to evolve the power into one of the following,

Enhanced Dominate

 * Increase Dominate duration against single target.
 * Recharge Time: 6.00 seconds (12.00 seconds Morinth)
 * Duration: 12.00 seconds
 * Barrier Strength: 500.00 points

Group Dominate

 * Increases Dominate power against multiple organic targets near impact point.
 * Recharge Time: 6.00 seconds (12.00 seconds Morinth)
 * Duration: 9.00 seconds
 * Barrier Strength: 350.00 points
 * Impact Radius: 3.00 meters

Availability

 * Shepard via Advanced Training, Achievement Doppelganger must be unlocked, and Morinth must have been saved in at least one previous game
 * Morinth

Player Notes

 * It can be used on Harbinger, but not directly: it has to be successfully used on an enemy drone just before Harbinger states that he is taking control, this is based solely on luck and prediction, as Harbinger will usually take the weakest enemy drone (lowest health). If successfully done, Harbinger will be under the player's control until the effect ends, taking the barrier with it. It helps if you have chosen group dominate because Harbinger can take any Collector, so casting it on a group is more effective than trying to guess what individual Harbinger will possess.
 * It is possible to learn this ability without taking Morinth as a permanent team member, as the ability is available to all your characters after unlocking it. Simply save the game before talking to Morinth in her apartment, side with her the first time, complete the mission to unlock this ability, and then reload.
 * If used on a husk, Dominate kills it instantly instead of controlling it. Since individual husks are easily killed, this effect becomes much more useful with Group Dominate. Abominations, however, react to Dominate like other organic enemies do.
 * Dominate is surprisingly effective against the Collectors. This is especially so during the final mission, where you frequently face Collector enemies in close groups. Using Dominate in this situation makes fighting them noticeably easier, especially on higher difficulties.
 * Dominate has an impact on the target, stunning them for 1 to 3 seconds (depending on the enemy) before actually taking effect, this "impact time", will also count towards the duration of the power, diminishing Dominate usefulness if only few points are spent.