ME3 Character Guide: Asari Adept

Greetings esteemed readers, welcome to another Mass Effect 3 multiplayer guide. A lot of you are looking to step up your game, correct? Well here is a character that can make you feel like you're better than you really are because she's a TOTAL SCORE WHORE. That's right, the Asari Adept is actually a great character for racking up the points. Why is this? Because part of the point calculation comes from rag-dolling targets (e.g. using Throw to knock a Cannibal to the ground). And the Asari Adept can ragdoll not only unprotected targets, but shielded targets as well thanks to Stasis. Throw in (pun intended) one of the best biotic combos in the game and some jiggly Asari bum bum and you know she's a keeper.

Asari Adept
Stasis: 4-duration, 5-bonus power, 6-bubble
Warp: 4-detonate, 5-expose, 6-pierce
Throw: 4-force, 5-detonate, 6-force & damage
Asari Adept: N/A
Fitness: 4-durability, 5-shield recharge, 6-fitness expert

A lot of people will recommend the "Stasis sniper" build, but let me tell you why I reject this build:
1. I suck at headshots (yes, even with Stasis on),
2. (this is a serious one) any build based around headshots is highly subject not only to personal skill, but to network conditions, meaning unless you host on PC all the time, you probably won't get the most out of it, and
3. I like my adepts to be... adept-y. Ya know?
So the Stasis sniper build... not saying it isn't good, but it's not exactly a one-size-fits-all.

Let's talk about weapons. I recommend using the Collector SMG. It's accurate, has negligible recoil, infinite ammo, and a damage bonus against armored targets. The Best Caster Weapon*. Also take the Acolyte with your best damage barrel and ultra-light materials. You'll only be using it for bosses, so keep it as a sidearm.

I take Warp ammo because you have two primers (sorta) and two triggers. So you'll probably get your money's worth from it. And it doesn't get in the way of your Biotic Explosions, which is important.

Take whatever gear you want. I prefer survival-oriented gear like Geth Scanner or Survivor Loadout.

Stasis: This makes some of the most dangerous enemies (Phantoms, Collector Captains, Swarmers etc.) look like jokes. Instant incapacitation. Can't get any better than that. Most important is the bubble evolution, which lets you freeze multiple targets at once. With bubble, the Stasis is now a physical entity on the battlefield like a Singularity, so I take duration so that it stays active for longer and more enemies might walk through it. Take that, Swarmers! Then I take bonus power, which occasionally let's you quickly follow up with Throw for a biotic explosion.

Warp: Everyone and their mother has Warp these days! What's up with that? Yeah, just take the standard Warp on this build and you'll be fine.

Note: using Stasis-->Warp can cause a glitch where enemies caught in the biotic explosion appear to be in Stasis but their "ghosts" are still running around and shooting you. I haven't had this happen to me recently, so it might be fixed, but I don't use Stasis-->Warp that often, so I wouldn't know.

Throw: Ragdoll all the things! Everything that is unprotected - Throw them. Even if you don't get the kill, you get ragdoll assist points, which add up. Of course, this is also your trigger for enemies in Stasis and those that are Warped. The more boom the better. BEs do "normalized" damage, meaning that the damage scales according to difficulty. In layman's terms, making things go bewm bewm on platinum is GOOD; shooting things with your babby peashooter on platinum is BAD.

Asari Adept: Skip it because it doesn't affect your biotic explosions. You hardly need the weight capacity, and the weapon bonuses are pitiful considering the investment required. Only Warp does anything beyond token damage, and even then it's not much. You could get the force bonuses to get Throw up to the 1500N threshold, but it's not too important for this build.

Fitness: But ME3 superl33t pros always skip Fitness! I think the Asari Adept needs some extra durability but like BK, have it your way! If you trade for passive bonuses, I'd go for power damage & force.

-Grun7mas7er