Recon Mine

This article is about the power in Mass Effect 3 multiplayer. For other similarly-named abilities in this and other games, and for other uses of the term "mine" generally, see Mine (disambiguation).

Recon Mine is a power in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer mode.

Power Ranks

Rank 1: Recon Mine

Launch a mine that sticks to the first surface it touches and arms after 3 seconds. The mine scans the area for enemies to provide a tactical overlay, and it can be detonated at any time to deal massive damage to nearby targets.

Only one mine can be active at a time.

• Recharge Speed: 20 sec
• Damage: 700
• Explosion Radius: 6 m
• Scan Radius: 8 m

Rank 2: Recharge Speed

Increase recharge speed by 25%.

• Recharge Speed: 16 sec
• Damage: 700
• Explosion Radius: 6 m
• Scan Radius: 8 m

Rank 3: Damage

Increase damage by 20%.

• Recharge Speed: 16 sec
• Damage: 840
• Explosion Radius: 6 m
• Scan Radius: 8 m

Rank 4: Damage/Radius

Damage Increase damage by 30%. Recharge Speed: 16 sec Damage: 1050 Explosion Radius: 6 m Scan Radius: 8 m

Radius Increase scan and explosion radius by 50%. Recharge Speed: 16 sec Damage: 840 Explosion Radius: 9 m Scan Radius: 12 m

Rank 5: Damage/Recharge Speed

Damage Increase damage by 40%. Recharge Speed: 16 sec Damage: 1330 (Damage), 1120 (Radius) Explosion Radius: 6 m (Damage), 9 m (Radius) Scan Radius: 8 m (Damage), 12 m (Radius)

Recharge Speed Increase recharge speed by 35%. Recharge Speed: 12.50 sec Damage: 1050 (Damage), 840 (Radius) Explosion Radius: 6 m (Damage), 9 m (Radius) Scan Radius: 8 m (Damage), 12 m (Radius)

Rank 6: Armor Damage/Invasive Scan

Armor Damage Increase damage to armored targets by 75%.

Invasive Scan Scanned enemies take 25% more damage from all sources and move 30% more slowly.

Player Notes

• The detonation of Recon Mine can hit up to 4 enemy targets.
• The mine's scan field takes 3 seconds to arm after coming into contact with a surface.
  • It cannot be detonated until after this scan field is active.
  • The scan field is omni-directional and is not limited to the red cone-shaped "laser field" visual effect of the scan.
• Recon Mine has a significantly longer cooldown than many other powers. Thus, it is imperative that a Volus Engineer who frequently uses Recon Mine keep their weight as low as possible to reduce the cooldown. Only deploying the mine causes it to go on cooldown, detonating it does not; a new mine can be placed immediately after detonation.
• Drell Assassin Infiltrators can significantly reduce Recon Mine's cooldown by deploying it while using Tactical Cloak (note that launching or detonating the mine will not break cloak), then attacking to break cloak, causing Tactical Cloak's shorter cooldown to override Recon Mine's.
  • For whatever reason, deploying Recon Mine after cloaking prevents deactivation of Tactical Cloak by recasting Tactical Cloak as is normally possible, unless the Bonus Power evolution of Cloak has been chosen, in which case deactivation counts as the extra power use. If you want to break cloak early, you will have to perform an attack in some way.
• Keep in mind when detonating the Recon Mine that its explosive radius is smaller than its scan radius; enemies affected by the scan will not necessarily be damaged by the detonation.
• Coordinating with squadmates allows the team to easily take out groups of tough enemies with Recon Mine. Have squadmates unload powers to tear away enemy protections and make enemies more vulnerable before detonating the Recon Mine. This strategy becomes even more deadly with the rank 6 Invasive Scan evolution and/or the rank 5 Damage Vulnerability evolution of Proximity Mine.
• As Recon Mine is neither a tech or a biotic power, its damage can't be buffed by the Tech Vulnerability evolution of Sabotage, or any Gear slot items except the Mental Focuser.

Availability

• Single-player: N/A
• Multiplayer: Drell Assassin Infiltrator, Volus Engineer