Initiative Armor

Initiative Armor is a four-piece set of armor in Mass Effect: Andromeda.

Initiative Armor Set	Recon Armor Set	Spearpoint Armor Set

Description

Standard-issue Andromeda Initiative hardsuits are designed for exploration as much as combat, combining jump-jets, high-grade external and internal sensors, and a variety of atmospheric filters with the usual kinetic barrier generators and ceramic armor plating. Personnel equipped in these suits can enter and leave alien biomes without fear of contamination-or hostile wildlife.

• At Ranks III & IV, the existing description changes to remove the last sentence and replaces it with the following text: "Upgraded hardsuits record vast amounts of environmental data and have increased damage absorption capacity."
• At Ranks V - X, the existing description changes to remove the last sentence and replaces it with the following text: "This particular suit has been customized according to specific hazard data gathered from the Heleus Cluster."

Types

Ranks I - X are named Initiative when the four armor pieces are crafted.
When the four armor pieces are found in-game:

• Ranks I-II are named Initiative.
• Ranks III-IV are named Initiative Recon.
• Ranks V-X are named Initiative Spearpoint.

Note: There are no differences between the found versions compared to the crafted versions (other than visual).

Arms / Helmets

Initiative Arms General Info Bonuses Max Shields Category Arms Rarity Common Tech Type Fusion Mod 0

Initiative Helmet General Info Bonuses Max Shields Category Helmets Rarity Common Tech Type Fusion Mod 0

Stats

Rank	Max Shields
I	N/A
II	+2%
III	+4%
IV	+5%
V	+7%
VI	+8%
VII	+9%
VIII	+10%
IX	+11%
X	+12%

Development

Rank	Blueprint Unlocked	Omni-Gel Canister	Beryllium	Fluorite	Titanium	Augmentation Slots
I	Level 1	10	50	20	10	2
II	Level 6	10	60	30	10	2
III	Level 11	10	65	30	10	2
IV	Level 21	20	70	30	10	2
V	Level 31	20	80	40	10	2
VI	Level 41	20	90	40	10	2
VII	Level 51	20	90	50	10	2
VIII	Level 61	20	90	50	10	2
IX	Level 71	20	100	50	10	2
X	Level 81	20	105	50	10	2
Total	N/A	170	800	390	100	N/A

Chests

Initiative Chest
General Info
Bonuses	Encounter XP Increase Max Shields
Category	Chests
Rarity	Common
Tech Type
Fusion Mod	1

Stats

Rank	Encounter XP Increase	Max Shields
I	+2%	N/A
II	+3%	+3%
III	+3%	+5%
IV	+4%	+8%
V	+4%	+10%
VI	+4%	+11%
VII	+5%	+12%
VIII	+5%	+13%
IX	+6%	+14%
X	+6%	+15%

Development

Rank	Blueprint Unlocked	Omni-Gel Canister	Beryllium	Fluorite	Titanium	Augmentation Slots
I	Level 1	30	140	70	20	4
II	Level 6	40	170	80	20	4
III	Level 11	40	190	90	20	4
IV	Level 21	50	210	100	30	4
V	Level 31	60	240	120	30	4
VI	Level 41	60	260	120	30	4
VII	Level 51	60	260	130	30	4
VIII	Level 61	70	280	140	40	4
IX	Level 71	70	290	140	40	4
X	Level 81	70	300	140	40	4
Total	N/A	550	2340	1130	300	N/A

Legs

Initiative Legs
General Info
Bonuses	Encounter XP Increase
Category	Legs
Rarity	Common
Tech Type
Fusion Mod	0

Stats

Rank	Encounter XP Increase
I	N/A
II	+2%
III	+4%
IV	+5%
V	+7%
VI	+8%
VII	+9%
VIII	+10%
IX	+11%
X	+12%

Development

Rank	Blueprint Unlocked	Omni-Gel	Beryllium	Fluorite	Titanium	Augmentation Slots
I	Level 1	10	50	20	10	2
II	Level 6	10	60	30	10	2
III	Level 11	10	65	30	10	2
IV	Level 21	20	70	30	10	2
V	Level 31	20	80	40	10	2
VI	Level 41	20	90	40	10	2
VII	Level 51	20	90	50	10	2
VIII	Level 61	20	90	50	10	2
IX	Level 71	20	100	50	10	2
X	Level 81	20	105	50	10	2
Total	N/A	170	800	390	100	N/A

Player Notes

• Ryder starts the game with a set of Rank I Initiative Armor.

Features

• The Encounter XP Increase is only applied to experience (XP) awarded for killing enemies. All other XP sources are unaffected by this stat bonus.