Combat Powers in Mass Effect 2 are an area of expertise that refers to abilities based around combat, Weapon damage and accuracy. As you level up, you acquire Squad Points that you can spend to improve these aspects of your character. The Powers available to you and your squad are determined by the Class selected in Character Creation.
Power Levels
Except for Unity Power, all other powers can be leveled up to 4 ranks for a total cost of 10 squad points. Regardless of the upgradeable power, each level rank requires the same points as the rank:
- Power Rank 1: Requires 1 Squad Point
- Power Rank 2: Requires 2 Squad Points
- Power Rank 3: Requires 3 Squad Points
- Power Rank 4: Requires 4 Squad Points
Once a Power is upgraded to Rank 4, players need to choose between two final evolutions of that Power. Once you have chosen an evolution, you can not change it back.
All Combat Powers in Mass Effect 2
Adrenaline Rush
Only available to Soldiers, it increases weapon damage for a short time and slows down time, making it easier to target enemies.
Rank 4 evolutions:
- Hardened Adrenaline Rush: Reduces damage taken
- Heightened Adrenaline Rush: Increases Time Dilation and Damage
Concussive Shot
Fires a single extremely harmful round to a target with a chance to stun the enemy for a short time.
Rank 4 evolutions:
- Heavy Concussive Shot: Increases damage given and knocks down the target
- Concussive Blast: Fires an energy field that explodes knocking enemies down on a larger radius
Flashbang Grenade
Available to Kasumi Goto and Commander Shepard, it can be used to throw a grenade and temporarily disorient and incapacitate enemies, while dealing low damage
Rank 4 evolutions:
- Frag Grenade: Adds metal shards that increases damage dealt to enemies when it explodes.
- Improved Flashbang Grenade: Increases the area in which the grenade takes effect and also the time that enemies are incapacitated
Fortification
Available to Zaeed Massani and Commander Shepard, it can be used to throw a grenade that explodes on impact and spread shards to all direction dealing fire damage. Effective against Armor protection.
Rank 4 evolutions:
- Improved Fortification: Increases the duration of Fortification
- Heavy Fortification: Grants an extra bonus to Armor protection
Inferno Grenade
Available to Zaeed Massani and Commander Shepard, it can be used to throw a grenade that explodes on impact and spread shards to all direction dealing fire damage. Effective against Armor protection.
Rank 4 evolutions:
- Heavy Inferno Grenade: Increases the fire damage dealt when it explodes
- Inferno Blast Grenade: Increases the radius and the damage.
