Mass Effect Legendary Edition

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Combined Arms

Combined Arms

ME3: Perform any combination of 50 biotic combos or tech bursts.

25 XP

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How to unlock the Combined Arms achievement in Mass Effect Legendary Edition - Definitive Guide

A burst/combo is performed by using a tech ability on an enemy while another tech ability is already affecting them or a biotic power while another biotic power is already affecting them.

You can combine with squadmates for the burst/combo (or use 2 squadmate abilities for it)

I was playing a tech build character that had both Overload and Incinerate. When they are highly upgraded, they would both last long enough for my 200% cooldown speed (for only equipping pistols) to finish. So i would Incinerate and enemy, wait for cooldown, then Overload. When you use it, a big explosion should happen on them. That's a burst.

Biotics can be really easy to get a combo too. Using something like Singularity can leave a target open to be combo'ed upon for a few seconds. I would recommend finishing it off with a Warp personally. The fun thing is that you get someone with both Singularity and Warp as a squadmate before you even get control of the Normandy.
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18 May 2021 14:33

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I just unlocked this achievement as the Soldier class with incendiary rounds and Concussive shot which I found really odd
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By DivineShai on 18 May 2021 15:19
^I think you might be able to combo as lomg as they are on fire
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By PangoBara on 18 May 2021 15:24
Is there a tracker for this achievement in game or do we have to keep count ourselves ?
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By major weiner1 on 23 May 2021 00:11
There is a counter in game. It will pop up regularly on screen if you are doing it right. I don't remember if it shows up during gameplay for every 1 you do or every 5
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By PangoBara on 23 May 2021 00:35
Im on continuing from 2, lvl 30 and just barely started mars but already almost have this unlocked. Get people on fire, then concussion blast.
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By blazing hellion on 23 May 2021 10:03
yeah nothing is working
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By LaTrickster2 on 30 May 2021 05:38
I don't think it's always counting the biotic explosion from the singularity and Warp combo as I know I've done more than what the counter says
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By FierceBullit753 on 10 Jun 2021 12:25
The only combo that worked for me was Singularity and Warp.
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By FullMoonBeaver on 21 Jun 2021 22:36
For those who are having trouble, remember that one effect must be in progress when the other hits. So, if your target dies from incinerate before your concussive shot hits, it won’t count because incinerate stopped being active when your target died. So if you are having this problem, raise your game level so your targets won’t die so quickly.
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By ratboi91 on 27 Jul 2021 19:49
Like @Reqqu wrote:
I tried lots of combos but Overload and Concussive Shot worked for me like a charm
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By tom4444 1 on 02 Feb 2022 17:24
As a soldier Incendiary Ammo + Concussive shot worked. Just wait till they're on fire and shoot a concussive shot at them. Concussive shot also works for the Sky High achievement whereas squad powers weren't counting.
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By xTMx Voytek on 19 Jun 2023 00:03
This was frustrating back in 2012, and still is. But this list helped tremendously, personally I did Overload > Concussive shot:

Biotic Explosion
Singularity > Warp
Singularity > Throw
Singularity > Biotic Charge
Singularity > Nova
Singularity > Cluster Grenades
Singularity > Shockwave
Warp > Shockwave
Warp > Throw
Warp > Biotic Charge
Warp > Nova
Warp > Incinerate
Warp > Cluster Grenades
Stasis > Warp
Stasis > Shockwave
Stasis > Throw
Stasis > Biotic Charge
Stasis > Nova
Stasis > Cluster Grenades
Pull > Shockwave
Pull > Throw
Pull > Biotic Charge
Pull > Nova
Pull > Cluster Grenades

Tech Burst
Incinerate > Overload
Incinerate > Throw
Incinerate > Warp
Incinerate > Carnage
Cryo Blast > Incinerate
Overload > Warp
Overload > Biotic Charge
Overload > Concussive shot
Overload > Incinerate
Carnage > warp
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By Reqqu on 11 Jun 2021 11:44
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A quick way to grind this with an Adept Shepard:

In the game's first minutes you're given the tutorial to shoot, ignore the instructions and use Pull and Throw at them until it times out.

Soon after you'll have a very long fight after you trigger the radio in a downed gunship. The battle is scripted so the enemies just keep on coming, until you run out of ammo or time it out and get saved in the last minute. Don't shoot at the enemies, just Pull and Throw them. You'll progress both, this and Sky High at the same time.
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31 May 2021 16:17

There are a large number of combos that should work for this achievement, but it is notoriously finnicky. Essentially, you or a squadmate must use one power and while that power is still active on the enemy, yourself or a second squadmate must then use a second power on the same enemy. If an enemy is floating in the air because of Pull and you then Throw them, this should count and you should see an explosion to indicate so. Many of these should happen naturally as your allies use powers, but be sure to initiate it whenever possible. You can always save before fighting an enemy that is in a good spot to do a combo and reload/repeat against them to farm it out if necessary. The full list of combos can be found below.

Biotic Explosion
Singularity > Warp
Singularity > Throw
Singularity > Biotic Charge
Singularity > Nova
Singularity > Cluster Grenades
Singularity > Shockwave
Warp > Shockwave
Warp > Throw
Warp > Biotic Charge
Warp > Nova
Warp > Incinerate
Warp > Cluster Grenades
Stasis > Warp
Stasis > Shockwave
Stasis > Throw
Stasis > Biotic Charge
Stasis > Nova
Stasis > Cluster Grenades
Pull > Shockwave
Pull > Throw
Pull > Biotic Charge
Pull > Nova
Pull > Cluster Grenades

Tech Burst
Incinerate > Overload
Incinerate > Throw
Incinerate > Warp
Incinerate > Carnage
Cryo Blast > Incinerate
Overload > Warp
Overload > Biotic Charge
Overload > Concussive shot
Overload > Incinerate
Carnage > Warp
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