Which weapons are useful against armored targets?

Question

I find myself having no trouble with damaging units with shields or barriers but it seems taking out targets with a bar of Armor is a grueling and sometime deadly process (for me). There has to be a weapon/mod or combination of biotics/weapons or combination of biotics someone has discovered that is aggressively devastating to units with armor. I am looking for combinations that work in Multiplayer as well, not just Single Player.

I have discovered a potentionally similar question that i will address. The question was Do certain weapons do more damage to shields/barriers/armour in Mass Effect 3 . The answer that was given is far to vague for what I desire. I am looking for specific combinations not the yes/no answer that was given. so please do not close my question becuase of that question. Found another question possibly similar to mine, What's the difference between armor, barrier, and shields? . this question isnt as specific, im looking for character/class spells and weapons/mods.

This answer requires more experience then anything. I guess when I say difficult with these opponents I should include that I play silver and gold. Strategy/teamwork is required. I'm looking to attempt a team that can drop all these boss units without spending to much time as the little guys inch their way forward.

Asked by Paralytic

Answer

Anything that burns targets works well; Incendiary Ammo and Incinerate weaken armor well and work on most targets. Cryo Ammo claims to weaken armor but that's only on frozen targets, and most targets that use armor instead of Health don't freeze.

Warp can help if you're a Biotic, as it also degrades armor. Most Biotic powers don't work very well otherwise, though Singularity works wonders if the target can actually be lifted; many armored targets can't.

For weapons, just be sure you equip a damage boosting mod, NOT a Piercing Mod unless you're facing enemies with a health bar under their armor bar; enemies with only an armor bar don't suffer any ill effects from the Piercing Mod.

Sniper Rifles work well, generally anything that does it's damage in one single shot works well, so Heavy Pistols can also do the trick. SMG/Assault Rifles don't work very well, and Shotguns don't seem that great.

Answered by Ben Brocka

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