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[[Missions]] advance the main [[storyline]] in [[Mass Effect]], [[Mass Effect 2]], [[Mass Effect 3]], [[Mass Effect: Infiltrator]], and [[Mass Effect: Andromeda]]. The list contains all of the missions available within the game, and indicates how their names will change as the story progresses. Click on the links below for detailed walkthroughs.
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[[Missions]] are quests which advance the main [[storyline]] in [[Mass Effect]], [[Mass Effect 2]], and [[Mass Effect 3]]. The list contains all of the missions available within the game, and indicates how their names will change as the story progresses. Click on the links below for detailed walkthroughs.
  
   
 
{{note}}Most mission names below are linked to the relevant section of the walkthrough rather than their own pages. Because of the intertwined nature of most missions, the link may not lead to a section specifically about the mission name but you will certainly find relevant information.
  
{{note}}Most mission names below are linked to the relevant section of the walkthrough rather than their own pages. Because of the intertwined nature of most missions, the link may not lead to a section specifically about the mission name but you will certainly find relevant information.
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== Mass Effect ==
  
== Mass Effect ==
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{{see|Mass Effect Guide}}
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Missions are listed mostly in the order they are received although some of the name updates happen after you receive another mission. Note that these missions are listed as the initially appear in the [[Journal]], the names of missions do change as the game progresses.
  
Missions are listed mostly in the order they are received although some of the name updates happen after you receive another mission. Note that these missions are listed as the initially appear in the [[Journal]], the names of missions do change as the game progresses.
   
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* [[Prologue: On the Normandy]]
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* [[Prologue: On the Normandy]] → [[Prologue: Find the Beacon]]
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: → [[Prologue: Find the Beacon]]
  
 
* [[Citadel: Expose Saren]]
  
* [[Citadel: Expose Saren]]
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* [[Citadel: Garrus]]
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** [[Citadel: Garrus]]
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* [[Citadel: Shadow Broker]]
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** [[Citadel: Shadow Broker]] → [[Citadel: Wrex]]
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: → [[Citadel: Wrex]]
  
 
* [[Find Liara T'Soni]]
  
* [[Find Liara T'Soni]]
 
* [[Feros: Geth Attack]]
  
* [[Feros: Geth Attack]]
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: → [[Feros: The Thorian]]
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::→ [[Feros: The Thorian]] → [[Feros: Colony Saved]] | [[Feros: Colony Gone]]
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:: → [[Feros: Colony Saved]]
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* [[Noveria: Geth Interest]] → [[Noveria: Leave Port Hanshan]]
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* [[Noveria: Geth Interest]]
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** [[Noveria: Lorik Qui'in]]
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: → [[Noveria: Matriarch Benezia]]
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* [[Noveria: Matriarch Benezia]] → [[Noveria: Death of a Matriarch]]
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:: → [[Noveria: Death of a Matriarch]]
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** [[Noveria: Rift Station]]
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* [[Noveria: Leave Port Hanshan]]
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** [[Noveria: Quarantine]]
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* [[Noveria: Lorik Qui'in]]
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** [[Noveria: The Hot Labs]]
 
* [[Noveria: Peak 15]]
  
* [[Noveria: Peak 15]]
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* [[Noveria: Reactor Repair]]
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** [[Noveria: Reactor Repair]]
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* [[Noveria: Reconnect Landlines]]
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** [[Noveria: Reconnect Landlines]]
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* [[Noveria: Contamination]]
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** [[Noveria: Contamination]]
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* [[Noveria: Rift Station]]
  
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* [[Noveria: Quarantine]]
  
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* [[Noveria: The Hot Labs]]
  
 
* [[Virmire: Saren's Plan]]
  
* [[Virmire: Saren's Plan]]
 
: → [[Virmire: Assault]]
  
: → [[Virmire: Assault]]
 
* [[Ilos: Find the Conduit]]
  
* [[Ilos: Find the Conduit]]
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: → [[Ilos: Trench Run]]
  
 
* [[Race Against Time]]
  
* [[Race Against Time]]
 
: → [[Race Against Time: Sovereign]]
  
: → [[Race Against Time: Sovereign]]
 
:: → [[Race Against Time: Conduit]]
  
:: → [[Race Against Time: Conduit]]
 
::: → [[Race Against Time: Final Battle]]
  
::: → [[Race Against Time: Final Battle]]
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== Mass Effect Galaxy ==
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{{see|Mass Effect Galaxy Guide}}
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The following missions represent the plot progression of the game [[Mass Effect Galaxy]]. They are sorted by order even if you can sometimes choose via the Galaxy Map which missions you prefer to start.
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*[[Save the Arcturian Jade]]
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*[[Into the Abyss]]
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*[[Scum and Villainy]]
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*[[A Formula for Hope]]
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*[[A Batarian Army]]
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*[[Protect the Council]]
   
 
== Mass Effect 2 ==
  
== Mass Effect 2 ==
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{{see|Mass Effect 2 Guide}}
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=== Plot missions ===
  
=== Plot missions ===
 
These are the missions corresponding to the main story line, in time order (considering the earliest time you can acquire them). To clarify the time line, the main "Stop the Collectors" mission has been divided into its different sub-parts, as they appear when developing it in the [[Journal]].
  
These are the missions corresponding to the main story line, in time order (considering the earliest time you can acquire them). To clarify the time line, the main "Stop the Collectors" mission has been divided into its different sub-parts, as they appear when developing it in the [[Journal]].
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* [[Stop the Collectors: Go to Horizon]]
  
* [[Stop the Collectors: Go to Horizon]]
 
* [[Horizon (mission)|Horizon]]
  
* [[Horizon (mission)|Horizon]]
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* [[Illium: Liara T'Soni]]
 
* [[Stop the Collectors: Assemble a team (2)|Stop the Collectors: Assemble a team <small>(bis)</small>]]
  
* [[Stop the Collectors: Assemble a team (2)|Stop the Collectors: Assemble a team <small>(bis)</small>]]
 
* [[Stop the Collectors: Investigate Collector Ship]]
  
* [[Stop the Collectors: Investigate Collector Ship]]
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:: &rarr; [[Collector Base: Infiltration]]
  
:: &rarr; [[Collector Base: Infiltration]]
 
::: &rarr; [[Collector Base: The Long Walk]]
  
::: &rarr; [[Collector Base: The Long Walk]]
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:::: &rarr; [[Collector Base: Final Battle]] <small>(no formal Journal entry)</small>
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=== Dossier missions ===
  
=== Dossier missions ===
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* [[Dossier: The Convict]]
  
* [[Dossier: The Convict]]
 
* [[Dossier: The Professor]]
  
* [[Dossier: The Professor]]
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* [[Dossier: The Warlord]]
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* [[Dossier: The Warlord]] → [[Dossier: The Warlord#Dr. Okeer's Legacy|Dr. Okeer's Legacy]]
   
 
Available after completing [[Horizon (mission)|Horizon]]:
  
Available after completing [[Horizon (mission)|Horizon]]:
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*[[Citadel: Captain Bailey]]
  
*[[Citadel: Captain Bailey]]
 
*[[Citadel: The Council]]
  
*[[Citadel: The Council]]
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*[[Illium: Liara: Systems Hacking]]
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*[[Illium: Liara: System Hacking]]
 
: &rarr; [[Illium: Liara: The Observer]]
  
: &rarr; [[Illium: Liara: The Observer]]
 
*[[Tuchanka: Urdnot Wrex]]
  
*[[Tuchanka: Urdnot Wrex]]
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== Mass Effect 3 ==
  
== Mass Effect 3 ==
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{{See|Mass Effect 3 Guide}}
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[[Mass Effect 3]] classifies all journal items as missions. However, they are still categorized according to story relevance and optionality.
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=== Plot Missions ===
  
=== Plot Missions ===
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Missions are listed in the order they are received.
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Missions are listed in the order they are received. The "Priority" missions in this list are mandatory to complete the game; of the two pairs preceding Priority: Tuchanka and Priority: Rannoch you need only complete one of each pair.
 
*[[Prologue: Earth]]
  
*[[Prologue: Earth]]
 
*[[Priority: Mars]]
  
*[[Priority: Mars]]
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*[[Priority: Palaven]]
  
*[[Priority: Palaven]]
 
*[[Priority: Sur'Kesh]]
  
*[[Priority: Sur'Kesh]]
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* [[Attican Traverse: Krogan Team]] (alternatively named as [[Attican Traverse: The Rachni]])
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* [[Tuchanka: Turian Platoon]]
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*[[Priority: Tuchanka]]
  
*[[Priority: Tuchanka]]
 
*[[Priority: The Citadel II]]
  
*[[Priority: The Citadel II]]
 
*[[Priority: Perseus Veil]]
  
*[[Priority: Perseus Veil]]
 
*[[Priority: Geth Dreadnought]]
  
*[[Priority: Geth Dreadnought]]
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* [[Rannoch: Admiral Koris]]
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* [[Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons]]
 
*[[Priority: Rannoch]]
  
*[[Priority: Rannoch]]
 
*[[Priority: The Citadel III]]
  
*[[Priority: The Citadel III]]
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=== Galaxy at War Missions ===
  
=== Galaxy at War Missions ===
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Few of the following missions are required, however, they will significantly increase your military preparedness for the final battle.
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None of the following missions are required to complete the game, although they will significantly increase your [[War Assets|military preparedness]] for the final battle.
 
*[[Apien Crest: Banner of the First Regiment]] (alternatively named as [[Citadel: Banner of the First Regiment]])
  
*[[Apien Crest: Banner of the First Regiment]] (alternatively named as [[Citadel: Banner of the First Regiment]])
 
*[[Aria: Blood Pack]]
  
*[[Aria: Blood Pack]]
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*[[Arrae: Ex-Cerberus Scientists]]
  
*[[Arrae: Ex-Cerberus Scientists]]
 
*[[Athena Nebula: Hesperia-Period Statue]]
  
*[[Athena Nebula: Hesperia-Period Statue]]
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*[[Attican Traverse: Krogan Team]] (alternatively named as [[Attican Traverse: The Rachni]])
  
 
*[[Benning: Evidence]] (alternatively named as [[Benning: Dog Tags]])
  
*[[Benning: Evidence]] (alternatively named as [[Benning: Dog Tags]])
 
*[[Citadel: Alien Medi-Gel Formula]]
  
*[[Citadel: Alien Medi-Gel Formula]]
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*[[N7: Fuel Reactors]]
  
*[[N7: Fuel Reactors]]
 
*[[Nimbus Cluster: Library of Asha]]
  
*[[Nimbus Cluster: Library of Asha]]
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*[[Rannoch: Admiral Koris]]
  
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*[[Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons]]
  
 
*[[Shrike Abyssal: Prothean Obelisk]] (alternatively named as [[Citadel: Prothean Obelisk]])
  
*[[Shrike Abyssal: Prothean Obelisk]] (alternatively named as [[Citadel: Prothean Obelisk]])
 
*[[Silean Nebula: Rings of Alune]]
  
*[[Silean Nebula: Rings of Alune]]
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*[[Tuchanka: Turian Platoon]] → [[Tuchanka: Bomb]]
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*[[Tuchanka: Bomb]]
 
*[[Valhallan Threshold: Prothean Data Drives]]
  
*[[Valhallan Threshold: Prothean Data Drives]]
   
 
=== Downloadable Content Missions ===
  
=== Downloadable Content Missions ===
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'''From Ashes'''
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'''Mass Effect 3: From Ashes'''
 
*[[Priority: Eden Prime]] <small>(Labeled on the Galaxy Map as "Recover Prothean Artifact")</small>
  
*[[Priority: Eden Prime]] <small>(Labeled on the Galaxy Map as "Recover Prothean Artifact")</small>
 
*[[Eden Prime: Resistance Movement]]
  
*[[Eden Prime: Resistance Movement]]
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*[[Citadel Docks: Retake the Normandy]]
  
*[[Citadel Docks: Retake the Normandy]]
 
*[[Citadel: Party]]
  
*[[Citadel: Party]]
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*[[Citadel Arena: Geth Challenge]]
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*[[Citadel Arena: Spin Zone Elite Challenge]]
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*[[Citadel Arena: Medi-Gel Challenge]]
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[[de:Missionen]]
  
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*[[Citadel Arena: Reaper Solo Challenge]]
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*[[Citadel Arena: Thermal Clip Challenge]]
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*[[Citadel Arena: Prothean Challenge]]
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*[[Citadel Arena: Cerberus Challenge]]
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*[[Citadel Arena: Charity Reaper Challenge]]
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*[[Citadel Arena: Unusual Scores]]
   
 
== Mass Effect: Infiltrator ==
  
== Mass Effect: Infiltrator ==
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{{see|Mass Effect: Infiltrator Guide}}
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=== Plot Missions ===
  
=== Plot Missions ===
 
*[[Ice Giant]]
  
*[[Ice Giant]]
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=== Bonus Missions ===
  
=== Bonus Missions ===
 
*[[Incarceration]]
  
*[[Incarceration]]
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== Mass Effect: Andromeda ==
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{{main|Missions (Mass Effect: Andromeda)}}
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Similar to Mass Effect 3, in [[Mass Effect: Andromeda]] all journal items are missions and further classified according to story relevance and optionality. The mandatory missions are called '''Priority Ops'''. These are main story missions and are required to complete the game.
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=== Priority Ops===
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*[[Prologue: Hyperion]]
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*[[Planetside]]
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*[[Nexus Reunion]]
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*[[First Strike]]
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*[[A Better Beginning]]
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*[[AVP Cryo Deployment Perks]]
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*[[A Trail of Hope]]
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*[[Helping Havarl's Scientists]] (Priority Ops - Ryder partially completes [[Meet the Resistance]] mission arc)
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*[[Meet the Resistance]] (Priority Ops - Ryder completes this mission before [[Helping Havarl's Scientists]])
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*[[On the Frontlines]] (only exists if Ryder completes Voeld before Havarl)
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*[[Stage a Rescue]] (Priority Ops - if started by [[On the Frontlines]])
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*[[Hunting the Archon]]
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*[[Elaaden: A New World]]
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*[[H-047c: A New World]]
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*[[The Journey to Meridian]]
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*[[Meridian: The Way Home]]
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*[[Epilogue: Home and Away]]
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*[[The World is Waiting]]
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Missions advance the main storyline in Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect: Infiltrator, and Mass Effect: Andromeda. The list contains all of the missions available within the game, and indicates how their names will change as the story progresses. Click on the links below for detailed walkthroughs.

Note: Most mission names below are linked to the relevant section of the walkthrough rather than their own pages. Because of the intertwined nature of most missions, the link may not lead to a section specifically about the mission name but you will certainly find relevant information.

See also: Assignments, Mass Effect Guide, Mass Effect 2 Guide, Mass Effect 3 Guide, Mass Effect System Guide, Storyline

For an alphabetical list of missions see Category:Missions; for locations see Category:Mission Locations.

Mass Effect[]

See also: Mass Effect Guide

Missions are listed mostly in the order they are received although some of the name updates happen after you receive another mission. Note that these missions are listed as the initially appear in the Journal, the names of missions do change as the game progresses.

→ Feros: The Thorian → Feros: Colony Saved | Feros: Colony Gone
→ Virmire: Assault
→ Race Against Time: Sovereign
→ Race Against Time: Conduit
→ Race Against Time: Final Battle

Mass Effect Galaxy[]

See also: Mass Effect Galaxy Guide

The following missions represent the plot progression of the game Mass Effect Galaxy. They are sorted by order even if you can sometimes choose via the Galaxy Map which missions you prefer to start.

Mass Effect 2[]

See also: Mass Effect 2 Guide

Plot missions[]

These are the missions corresponding to the main story line, in time order (considering the earliest time you can acquire them). To clarify the time line, the main "Stop the Collectors" mission has been divided into its different sub-parts, as they appear when developing it in the Journal.

→ Prologue: Awakening
→ Stop the Collectors: Defeat the Collectors
→ Collector Base: Infiltration
→ Collector Base: The Long Walk
→ Collector Base: Final Battle (no formal Journal entry)


Dossier missions[]

The Illusive Man provides Commander Shepard with several leads on potential teammates.

Available after completing Freedom's Progress:

Available after completing Horizon:

Loyalty missions[]

Loyalty missions may be skipped. This will not hinder the progression of the main story line. However, you should be aware that doing this could seriously impact the performance of your team and alter the final outcome.

Optional missions[]

→ Illium: Liara: The Observer

Downloadable Content[]

Mass Effect 3[]

See also: Mass Effect 3 Guide

Mass Effect 3 classifies all journal items as missions. However, they are still categorized according to story relevance and optionality.

Plot Missions[]

Missions are listed in the order they are received. The "Priority" missions in this list are mandatory to complete the game; of the two pairs preceding Priority: Tuchanka and Priority: Rannoch you need only complete one of each pair.

Galaxy at War Missions[]

None of the following missions are required to complete the game, although they will significantly increase your military preparedness for the final battle.

Downloadable Content Missions[]

Mass Effect 3: From Ashes

Mass Effect 3: Leviathan

Mass Effect 3: Omega

Mass Effect 3: Citadel

Mass Effect: Infiltrator[]

See also: Mass Effect: Infiltrator Guide

Plot Missions[]

Bonus Missions[]

Mass Effect: Andromeda[]

Main article: Missions (Mass Effect: Andromeda)

Similar to Mass Effect 3, in Mass Effect: Andromeda all journal items are missions and further classified according to story relevance and optionality. The mandatory missions are called Priority Ops. These are main story missions and are required to complete the game.

Priority Ops[]

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