Biotic Focus

Biotic Focus is a biotic power in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer mode.

Power Ranks

Rank 1: Biotic Focus

Focus your biotic energy and atavistic muscle structure to decrease damage taken and to increase melee damage and movement speed for a short time.

• Recharge Speed: 10 sec
• Duration: 12 sec
• Damage Taken: -15%
• Melee Damage Bonus: 15%
• Movement Speed Bonus: 10%

Rank 2: Recharge Speed

Increase recharge speed by 25%.

• Recharge Speed: 8 sec
• Duration: 12 sec
• Damage Taken: -15%
• Melee Damage Bonus: 15%
• Movement Speed Bonus: 10%

Rank 3: Duration

Increase power duration by 30%.

• Recharge Speed: 8 sec
• Duration: 15.60 sec
• Damage Taken: -15%
• Melee Damage Bonus: 15%
• Movement Speed Bonus: 10%

Rank 4: Damage Taken/Movement Speed Bonus

Damage Taken Decrease damage taken by 10%. Recharge Speed: 8 sec Duration: 15.60 sec Damage Taken: -25% Melee Damage Bonus: 15% Movement Speed Bonus: 10%

Movement Speed Bonus Increase movement speed by 7.50%. Recharge Speed: 8 sec Duration: 15.60 sec Damage Taken: -15% Melee Damage Bonus: 15% Movement Speed Bonus: 17.50%

Rank 5: Duration/Melee Damage Bonus

Duration Increase duration by 40%. Recharge Speed: 8 sec Duration: 20.40 sec Damage Taken: -25% (Damage Taken), -15% (Movement Speed Bonus) Melee Damage Bonus: 15% Movement Speed Bonus: 10% (Damage Taken), 17.50% (Movement Speed Bonus)

Melee Damage Bonus Increase melee damage by 30%. Recharge Speed: 8 sec Duration: 15.60 sec Damage Taken: -25% (Damage Taken), -15% (Movement Speed Bonus) Melee Damage Bonus: 45% Movement Speed Bonus: 10% (Damage Taken), 17.50% (Movement Speed Bonus)

Rank 6: Biotic Shield/Heightened Focus

Biotic Shield Activate to regenerate barriers by 40% and to gain an invulnerability effect for 0.50 seconds.

Heightened Focus Enter a heightened biotic state to reduce damage taken by 20% and to increase movement speed by 7.50% and melee damage by 30%. Recharge Speed: 8 sec Duration: 20.40 sec (Duration), 15.60 seconds (Melee Damage Bonus) Damage Taken: -45% (Damage Taken), -30% (Movement Speed Bonus) Melee Damage Bonus: 45% (Duration), 75% (Melee Damage Bonus) Movement Speed Bonus: 17.50% (Damage Taken), 25% (Movement Speed Bonus)

Player Notes

• Biotic Focus does not trigger any animations when used, therefore the player can activate it while running without stopping movement.
• Biotic Focus can be kept active indefinitely; its duration far exceeds its recharge speed.
• Biotic Shield: The barrier regeneration of the Biotic Shield evolution helps compensate for the Cabal Vanguard's lack of Charge.
  • With a fast cooldown, it can be spammed very often and helps greatly against any enemy attacks that delay shield recharge.
  • The invulnerability granted by the Biotic Shield evolution does not last long enough to provide any protection against sync kills, even the rapidly executed ones like a Phantom's sword stab. However, its ability to protect you from high-damage enemy attacks is still valuable, especially when used often.
  • Biotic Focus can be used while carrying an object without dropping it; Biotic Shield's invulnerability comes in handy here.

Availability

• Single-player: N/A
• Multiplayer: Cabal Vanguard