Tech Cooldowns - Mass Effect 2 - Guides

Characters: Who benefit from Tech Cooldowns – 7 shown

Hidden characters can only be recruited under special circumstancs; DLC characters are only available if you have installed the relevant content Name	Each character specializes in one or two of the three basic skill areas; the skills are combat, tech, and biotics Specialty	The character's base health score; this number can be modified by powers and upgrades Health	The character's alternate defense type and strength; this number can be modified by powers and upgrades Defense	Each character begins at rank 1 in their primary power; they may begin at rank 1 in their secondary power, or it may be locked, meaning squad points may not be spent on that power until their primary power has reached rank 2; initially locked powers are indicated by bold text Active Powers	Each character has a unique passive class power that grants them a variety of bonuses Class Power	When a character is loyal, they gain access to an additional active power; when starting a new game or using the Retrain Powers upgrade, Commander Shepard can select any one previously earned loyalty power as a bonus power; these powers are locked, as indicated by bold text Loyalty Power	The types of weapons that this character is able to use Weapons	The mission or area where this character is first recruited Recruited	The mission where you can gain this character's loyalty; this character must be present during the mission Loyalty Mission
Legion	Tech	200	Geth Shield 350	AI Hacking Combat Drone	Geth Infiltrator	Geth Shield Boost	Assault Rifle Sniper Rifle	Reaper IFF	A House Divided
Tali	Tech	200	Shield 250	Combat Drone AI Hacking	Quarian Machinist	Energy Drain	Heavy Pistol Shotgun	Dossier: Tali	Treason
Mordin	Tech	200	Shield 250	Incinerate Cryo Blast	Salarian Scientist	Neural Shock	Submachine Gun Heavy Pistol	Dossier: The Professor	Old Blood
Garrus	Combat/Tech	200	Shield 250	Concussive Shot Overload	Turian Rebel	Armor-Piercing Ammo	Assault Rifle Sniper Rifle	Dossier: Archangel	Eye for an Eye
Miranda	Biotic/Tech	200	Shield 250	Overload Warp	Cerberus Officer	Slam	Submachine Gun Heavy Pistol	Prologue: Awakening	The Prodigal
Thane	Biotic/Tech	200	Shield 250	Throw Warp	Drell Assassin	Shredder Ammo	Submachine Gun Sniper Rifle	Dossier: The Assassin	Sins of the Father
Kasumi DLC	Tech/Combat	200	Shield 250	Shadow Strike Overload	Master Thief	Flashbang Grenade	Heavy Pistol Submachine Gun	Citadel - Zakera Ward	Stealing Memory

Classes: That benefit from Tech Cooldowns – 3 shown

Name	Each class specializes in one or two of the three basic skill areas; the skills are combat, tech, and biotics Specialty	Shepard's base health as a member of this class; this number can be modified by armor, powers, and upgrades Health	Shepard's alternate defense as a member of this class, either shields or a biotic barrier; this number can be modified by armor, powers, and upgrades Defense	Shepard begins at rank 1 in the first power in this group, and can begin spending squad points on the second power once the first has reached rank 2; initially locked powers are indicated by bold text Power Group A	Shepard begins at rank 1 in the first power in this group, and can begin spending squad points on each successive power once the previous power has reached rank 2; initially locked powers are indicated by bold text Power Group B	Each class has a unique passive power that grants Commander Shepard a variety of bonuses Class Power	The types of weapons that this class is able to use Weapons
Infiltrator	Tech/Combat	200	Shield 250	Disruptor Ammo Cryo Ammo	Tactical Cloak Incinerate AI Hacking	Operative	Sniper Rifle Submachine Gun Heavy Pistol Heavy Weapon
Sentinel	Tech/Biotic	200	Shield 250	Throw Warp	Tech Armor Overload Cryo Blast	Defender	Submachine Gun Heavy Pistol Heavy Weapon
Engineer	Tech	200	Shield 250	Overload Incinerate	Combat Drone Cryo Blast AI Hacking	Tech Mastery	Submachine Gun Heavy Pistol Heavy Weapon

Tech Duration Advanced Training