To that end, we suggest you max out Basic Armor - if you can get her a suit of Colossus X Light Armor, it’ll come with a helpful 65 base Damage Protection, which is nice, but by no means insurmountable protection on higher difficulties. Given her ranks in Electronics and Quarian Machinist, Tali will have more Shields than whatever her armor states, making Shield Boost somewhat more useful, but Shields are a poor substitute for Damage Protection.

Worse yet, her anatomy requires a unique set of armor, so you can’t just use the same gear interchangeably for Tali like you can with, say, Liara. Tali is, unfortunately, restricted to light armor. We opt for the latter, as Tali will likely be using pistols and awful lot. You can easily stop there if you wish, advance to eight ranks to pick up Advanced Marksman, or just max Pistols out, too. You’ll need to drop six ranks in Pistols to unlock Shotguns, which is a small sacrifice, considering pistols are Tali’s only midrange option. At least, it’s better than spending your points elsewhere would be.

Shotguns, of course, are short-ranged options, and in lieu of other options, maxing them out to get Master Carnage is worth the effort. Tali only has access to two weapon talents, Pistols and Shotguns, and both fill different niches. Talent Point Allocation ¶ Weapon Talents ¶

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