Charge (skill)

This article is about the Charge skill in Mass Effect: Andromeda. For the biotic Charge power in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, see Charge. For the Turbocharge skill in Mass Effect: Andromeda, see Turbocharge.

Charge is a Biotic skill in Mass Effect: Andromeda.

SP Skill Ranks

Rank	Label	Icon	Description	Bonus
1	Charge	-	Alters the biotic's mass, launching the user at an opponent. Restores some shield strength at the charge's end. Charge detonates combo primers on targets.	Damage: 250 Force: 500 Recharge Time (s): 8 Shields Restored: 50%
2	Recharge Speed		-	+35% Recharge Speed
3	Damage & Force		-	+20% Damage +25% Force
4	Damage & Force		-	+30% Damage +30% Force
4	Radius		Damages enemies within a radius at the end point of the charge.	Radius (m): 3.5
5	Weapons & Melee		Improves weapon and melee damage for 3 sec [sic] after charging.	Gun Damage Bonus: 15% Melee Damage Bonus: 30%
5	Power Synergy		Enhances all powers for 5 sec [sic] after charging.	Power Damage Bonus: 25% Power Force Bonus: 25%
6	Shock Trooper		-	+75% Recharge Speed
6	Bastion		Fully restores shields and reduces incoming damage for 5 sec [sic].	Damage Resistance: 75 +50% Shields Restored +35% Damage

MP Skill Ranks

Rank	Label	Icon	Description	Bonus
1	Charge	-	Alters the biotic's mass, launching the user at an opponent. Restores some shield strength at the charge's end. Charge detonates combo primers on targets.	Damage: 275 Force: 500 Recharge Time (s): 8 Shields Restored: 50%
2	Recharge Speed		-	+35% Recharge Speed
3	Damage & Force		-	+30% Damage +25% Force
4	Damage & Force		-	+40% Damage +35% Force
4	Radius		Damages enemies within a radius at the end point of the charge.	Radius (m): 3.5
5	Weapons & Melee		Improves weapon and melee damage for 3 sec [sic] after charging.	Gun Damage Bonus: 15% Melee Damage Bonus: 30%
5	Power Synergy		Enhances all powers for 5 sec [sic] after charging.	Power Damage Bonus: 25% Power Force Bonus: 25%
6	Shock Trooper		-	+75% Recharge Speed
6	Bastion		Fully restores shields and reduces incoming damage for 5 sec [sic].	Damage Resistance: 75 +50% Shields Restored +40% Damage

Cora Harper Skill Ranks

Rank	Label	Icon	Description	Bonus
1	Charge		Alters Cora's mass, launching her at an opponent. Restores some shield strength at the charge's end.	Damage: 72 Shields Restored: 50% Recharge Time (s): 20
2	Recharge Speed		-	+25% Recharge Speed
3	Damage & Force		-	+20% Damage +20% Force
4	Damage & Force		-	+30% Damage +30% Force
4	Radius		Damages enemies within a radius at the end point of the charge.	Radius (m): 3
5	Power Synergy		Charge detonates combo primers. Increases Cora's power damage and force for 10 sec after using Charge.	Power Damage Bonus: 25% Power Force Bonus: 25% +50% Biotic Detonator Damage Bonus
5	Weapons & Melee		Improves Cora's weapon and melee damage for 3 sec after charging.	Gun Damage Bonus: 15% Melee Damage Bonus: 30%
6	Bastion†		Fully restores Cora's shields and reduces her incoming damage for 5 sec.	+20% Recharge Speed +50% Shields Restored
6	Shock Trooper†		Nullifies Charge's remaining recharge time when Cora falls below 30% health (once every 15 sec).	-

Note: †Rank 6 is unavailable to Cora until her loyalty mission Cora Harper: At Duty's Edge is completed.

Player Notes

Mechanics

• Charge temporarily staggers normal-sized enemies.
• Charge can hit floating units unless said units are flying away from the map too fast due to being hit with prior skills.
• Target units must be as unobstructed as possible between them and the Charging character or else the skill doesn't initiate and a "target obstructed" status report is displayed. If a target is hiding behind a stack of crates, for example, if the crosshairs turn red on any exposed part this could be a sufficient enough window to Charge in.

Strategies

• As with earlier iterations in the original trilogy, Charge is part of Vanguard characters' main assault methodology, rewarding distance-closing with shield restoration and a detonator for primed targets. It is one of the skills to be given priority in maximizing, if not the first, in any Vanguard-type character.

Availability

• Single-player:
  • Pathfinder Ryder - Unlocked With 9 Skill Points in Biotic Skills or Scrapper Training
  • Cora Harper - Starting Biotic Skill
• Multiplayer: Asari Duelist, Batarian Vanguard, Human Vanguard, Krogan Vanguard