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Combined Arms achievement in Mass Effect 3

Combined Arms

Perform any combination of 50 biotic combos or tech bursts.

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  • Sly StrategistSly Strategist
    07 Mar 2012 07 Mar 2012 14 Mar 2012
    This achievement is Combined Arms worth 25 gs.

    Mass Effect 3Combined ArmsThe Combined Arms achievement in Mass Effect 3 worth 33 pointsPerform any combination of 50 biotic combos or tech bursts.

    For this you need to use a combo of any of your special powers. You Do Not have to register a kill for this achievement. Just a combo to cause a Biotic Explosion or Tech Explosion.

    You can even have your teammates use Stasis or Singularity and then use one of your own abilities. This will stack across Multiplayer and Single Player and should be easily picked up no matter what class you used. Just make sure when using your teammates you have them activate there powers first, then hit them with your own. Any power ability you use while another is active will register.

    I found these to be easiest to attain with Tech Armor. You can have Liara shoot a Singularity bomb that will catch a few enemies, then run up and detonate the Tech Armor. It will hit all enemies and register each enemy as a combo.

    For Soldiers I would recommend using Cryo or Incendiary Rounds. Once the target is on frozen/ on fire, then use Concussion shot. This will register for you.

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    Sly StrategistEdited so there is no more confusion.
    Posted by Sly Strategist on 14 Mar 12 at 21:32
    brjaladurSo you need to do 50 combos?
    Posted by brjaladur on 06 May 13 at 18:22
    Sly Strategist^^ yes.
    Posted by Sly Strategist on 06 May 13 at 19:13
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  • Starman CStarman C
    12 Mar 2012 12 Mar 2012
    This is for people who have a "Soldier Class" Character. The easy way for me to use it in campaign was to use "Overload" with Garrus on enemy who have a "blue shield", then I simply use Concussive shot on them. I hope this can help some people.
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    Han D MaidenThis is what I kept doing as well. I also through Tali's Energy Drain in there as well for good measure. Think i'm about 5 off getting it now. Thanks for the solution from all the Shepard Soldiers out there.
    Posted by Han D Maiden on 12 Mar 12 at 12:39
  • XellizXelliz
    14 Mar 2012 13 Mar 2012
    For any Soldiers out there, I've found that using Cryo Ammo to freeze the enemy and then Concussive Shot works well. You should be able to get it without having to wait for any special enemies or relaying on teammates.
  • BlargbyBlargby
    10 Mar 2012 10 Mar 2012 02 Aug 2012
    Another easy place to rack up some combos is during the prologue, during the holdout sequence with the cannibals. Simply hit the cannibals with whatever ability you have, as long as it has some kind of effect over time, and then have Anderson hit the same target with his Concussive Shot. The sequence lasts until you run out of ammo (or die), so feel free to string it out as long as you are able.

    EDIT: According to Hasharin, the Normandy will show up anyways even if you don't fire a shot. Maybe there's also a kill counter involved? I don't know, but he was able to get 30 combos out of it, so it's a good start.
  • LuxordX13LuxordX13
    13 Apr 2012 14 Apr 2012
    For Vanguards out there looking for a way to get this achievement, I found using a combination of Pull and Biotic Charge to be a good choice. I got 37 credits for this achievement by playing multiplayer without really trying, and I got the last 13 in the mission where you rescue the Cerberus Scientists.
  • roxanaversteegroxanaversteeg
    22 Mar 2014 22 Mar 2014
    you can also get it in the dlc Citadel in the combat simulator

    Lift 100 enemies off the ground with powers.
    Overload the shields of 100 enemies.
    Kill 100 enemies with melee attacks.
    Perform any combination of 50 biotic combos or tech bursts
    Kill 10 guardians with headshots from the front while their shields are raised
    Set 100 enemies on fire with powers

    i did 3 already using the combat simulator and they counted.

    so if yo are missing some of like me dident got the 10 headshort in the rest of the game you can get them there also.

    yust put it on easy only you so your teammates dont get the kill and keep playing the level till you get the achievements you want
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