Spawn it next to you and if there’s an enemy in the area it will seek it out, making it impossible for you to be ambushed. The Combat Drone can be used to scout ahead. While their mobbing your Drone they are extra susceptible to area attacks like Area Cryo Blast or Pull Field. Husks tend to cluster around the nearest enemy, Combat Drone included. If you’re lucky it can keep a Scion busy for the entire duration of a fight. Scions have particular trouble defeating Combat Drones. In the case of Harbinger, you can distract him long enough to eliminate all other Collectors in the area so when defeated he will not be able to possess another host. Spawn the drone next to them, and every time it is destroyed spawn another, whittling the enemy down with your guns and ally powers. It can be used to completely tie up powerful enemies like YMIR and Harbinger. The only enemies that ignore the Combat Drone are the Praetorians and the Larva. If an enemy is entrenched and refuses to come out, spawning a Combat Drone next to them ensures they won’t be able to hide much longer. There is no power with a shorter cooldown. However, you’ll be happy to know that for Shepard the cooldown is a mere 3 seconds. The 30 second cooldown makes it useful only on occasion. If your only experience with the Combat Drone is through Tali and Legion, you will be understandably deterred. We’ll start with the Engineer’s bread and butter, the power that makes them tick and sets them apart.

Here's a rundown on their powers and how to use them: Powers Combat Drone While with other classes you might start panicking if you enter a room with two YMIR mechs and the shoot both your pals down and you have no medigel and it's Insanity, as an Engineer you have nothing to fear. You are (almost) literally able to take out any enemy (or group of enemies) completely on your own (see below for Squad suggestions on how to deal with pesky enemies the Engineer has trouble with). It's true that using Biotic Charge is great fun, but the Engineer offers a very unique experience. 'Whatever!' you might say, 'I am going to play a Vanguard so I can teleport.' It doesn't have access to many weapons and the Combat Drone (the Engineer's unique talent) is simply described as being able to 'harass' enemies. Hopefully my guide will shed light on why Engineer is my favorite class!Īt first glance the Engineer is just a support class. In this guide I'll give you some reasons why playing Engineer is a thrilling and satisfying experience, and more importantly, strategies and tips for all their powers, and advice on what weapons to use. This is understandable, as, on paper, their powers don't sound very interesting. Mass Effect 2 According to Bioware, the Engineer is the least used class in Mass Effect 2.

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