| This article is about the Mass Effect 2 Infiltrator class power. For the Mass Effect specialization, see Operative. For the Mass Effect 3 version, see Operational Mastery. |
Operative is a passive class power in Mass Effect 2.

Your weapon damage is more punishing and frequent, and targeting enemies is easier.
Power Ranks[]
- Rank 1 - Your harsh training regimen increases weapon damage, reduces power-recharging time, and gives a time dilation effect while entering sniper zoom. Also increase Paragon and Renegade scores.
- Health: +5.00%
- Weapon Damage: +3.00%
- Power Recharge: -3.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown: 30.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown Duration: 1.50 seconds
- Paragon/Renegade: +20.00%
- Rank 2 - Your harsh training regimen increases weapon damage, reduces power-recharging time, and gives a time dilation effect while entering sniper zoom. Also increase Paragon and Renegade scores.
- Health: +10.00%
- Weapon Damage: +6.00%
- Power Recharge: -6.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown: 40.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown Duration: 1.75 seconds
- Paragon/Renegade: +40.00%
- Rank 3 - Your harsh training regimen increases weapon damage, reduces power-recharging time, and gives a time dilation effect while entering sniper zoom. Also increase Paragon and Renegade scores.
- Health: +15.00%
- Weapon Damage: +9.00%
- Power Recharge: -9.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown: 50.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown Duration: 2.00 seconds
- Paragon/Renegade: +70.00%
Rank 4
Evolves Infiltrator Mastery [sic] into one of the following options:
Assassin[]
- Your focus in sniper zoom is enhanced, and you receive a damage bonus to all weapons and powers.
- Health: +15.00%
- Weapon Damage: +15.00%
- Power Recharge: -9.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown: 60.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown Duration: 2.25 seconds
- Paragon/Renegade: +70.00%
- Power Damage: +15.00%
Agent[]
- Your endurance and mental fortitude reduce the recharge time of powers, and give a bonus to their duration. Your Paragon and Renegade scores reach their highest level.
- Health: +20.00%
- Weapon Damage: +9.00%
- Power Recharge: -15.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown: 50.00%
- Sniper Time Slowdown Duration: 2.00 seconds
- Paragon/Renegade: +100.00%
- Power Duration: +15.00%
Player Notes[]
Availability[]
Bugs[]
- There is a bug concerning the Sniper Time Slowdown. During the slowdown, timers (like those for the shutters in Dossier: Archangel) count down just as fast as they would without the time slowdown.
| Classes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Soldier • Engineer • Adept • Infiltrator • Vanguard • Sentinel |
| Mass Effect 2 Powers | |
|---|---|
| Ammo | Armor-Piercing Ammo • Cryo Ammo • Disruptor Ammo • Incendiary Ammo • Shredder Ammo • Warp Ammo |
| Biotic | Barrier • Charge • Dominate • Pull • Reave • Shockwave • Singularity • Slam • Stasis • Throw • Warp |
| Combat | Adrenaline Rush • Concussive Shot • Flashbang Grenade • Fortification • Inferno Grenade • Shadow Strike |
| Tech | AI Hacking • Combat Drone • Cryo Blast • Energy Drain • Geth Shield Boost • Incinerate • Neural Shock • Overload • Tactical Cloak • Tech Armor |
| Player only | Assault Mastery • Biotic Mastery • Combat Mastery • Defender • Operative • Tech Mastery • Unity |
| Squadmate Class | Ardat Yakshi • Asari Justicar • Asari Scientist • Cerberus Officer • Cerberus Operative • Turian Rebel • Drell Assassin • Geth Infiltrator • Krogan Berserker • Master Thief • Mercenary Veteran • Quarian Machinist • Salarian Scientist • Subject Zero |