Geth Assault Drones are combat support drones employed by the geth to support their ground forces. Drones are typically seen in areas where the geth have a heavy presence, or are used to defend key areas or geth bases. They typically hover in the air, although if close to ground level they can use their tripod legs to skim the surface. These grey-black drones are armed with a mass accelerator machine gun, compared to the Geth Rocket Drones that share a similar chassis but colored red and shoots rockets.
These drones are among the units deployed in the geth incursion into the Armstrong Nebula. Geth Assault Drones are also encountered at Therum in the Prothean ruins during Liara's recruitment mission.
Saren Arterius' base on Virmire has a sizeable fleet of these drones for defense on the outskirts and the interior. Commander Shepard can chance upon a group refueling that, if destroyed, ensures Captain Kirrahe's survival in the far side of the base.
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- These Drones are typically found with large concentrations of geth troops, usually in open areas. Because the Drones like to flank you, keep on the move, and avoid getting to attached to the cover that you are behind. Because they are also synthetic enemies, using tech powers like overload and sabotage are very effective against them, especially in large groups.
- Geth Assault Drones are also flying enemies, note that most biotic powers won't work against them. Only powers such as Warp have any effect, so if you are going up against these enemies, make sure to bring along a tech savvy squadmate.
- Because quite a few of these enemies can be encountered while in the Mako, however exiting the Mako to combat them might be a good idea. A direct hit from the Mako's main gun can to a lot of damage, but considering it is hard to get an accurate shot with the main gun, using the Mako's machine gun might be a better option. The Mako's shields can only stand up to so many hits from these flying enemies, so keep on the move, and if there are other enemies nearby, watch your shields and retreat if necessary.