The default Sniper, the Mantis, is actually pretty good, better than the Incisor as it’s more reliable for taking down troopers. Honestly, I tried sniping, but after using a modded Carnifex, I was horribly let down by the rifles - they lack the close range ability of the Carnifex, and even the stronger ones can't one-shot the tough enemies, making me feel a scoped Carnifex is outright better than sniper rifles (plus, lighter weight means more powers). You don’t get the Phalanx as early as the other DLC guns you’ll hear about, but the Carnifex is a perfectly serviceable pistol. You can fire a precision headshot through the gap in the shield and that will wipe out almost all of their health (or even kill them with the barrel upgrade).

Would have been nice, but I never expected them to.Well, they were easy enough to come by anyways.Īnd yeah, the Carnifex is really good against Guardians. Would have made dealing with Guardians on my Engineer a lot more straightforward.ĭon't think demo unlocks carry over into the retail version. It can be bought from Ratch in Mass Effect 2 and can be found during the 'Priority: Tuchanka' mission in Mass Effect 3. In both cases, the Phalanx can be found on Tuchanka. I never unlocked the Carnifex in the demo I was stuck with the Phalanx (which is decent on its own). This particular sidearm appears in both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. I usually only fire it to drop the barriers on Phantoms before I detonate them with Warp. Stasis + Throw spam is hilarious and auto-Stasis's the enemies near the explosion.

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