Mass Effect 2: Endings Guide Mass Effect 2 guide, walkthrough

Last update: 02 June 2021

How do I unlock the best possible ending?

Here's what you have to do:

- Purchase all offensive and defensive upgrades.

- Recruit all potential crew members (not counting Legion) and complete their personal missions BEFORE setting off to find the Reaper IFF.

- Recruit Legion during the Reaper IFF mission and complete its personal mission.

- Don't lose Jack's, Miranda's, Tali's or Legion's trust as a result of a failed negotiation attempt during the confrontations (you can prevent this by choosing special paragon or renegade dialogue options).

- As soon as Normandy's crew has been kidnapped complete Legion's personal mission and then travel through Omega 4 relay (you can't complete any other missions in the meantime).

- Choose Tali or Legion to unlock the door (tech specialist).

- Choose Miranda, Jacob or Garrus twice to lead an assault team (combat specialist).

- Choose Samara, Morinth or Jack to create a force field in the Long walk mission.

- Confirm that you want to escort rescued survivors to the Normandy and choose someone from your team to do it (NOT a soldier!).

- Before you set off on a final mission make sure to leave at least one soldier behind so that the rest of your crew will stand a chance while defending from the Collectors.

How do I unlock the worst possible ending?

Here's what you have to do:

- Don't purchase any Normandy upgrades.

- Avoid recruiting Zaeed and leave Grunt in stasis after finding him in a pod.

- Recruit the minimal number of crew members required to unlock the Collector Ship mission. As soon as you've completed that quest begin another one - The Reaper IFF.

- Don't activate the geth (Legion) found on board of the Reaper.

- Complete several other missions after Normandy's crew has been abducted by the Collectors. This will result in only doctor Chakwas surviving the capture.

- Choose unskilled or unloyal team members for three main assignments - unlocking a door, leading assault teams and creating a force field.

- Don't escort the Normandy crew.

If you've done everything according to the plan you'll witness an entirely new scene after defeating the human Reaper - Shepard will die while trying to return to the Normandy.

Collector base:

A character interested in unlocking a paragon ending should destroy the base.

A character interested in unlocking a renegade ending should leave the base intact.

Additional information:

If you choose the worst possible ending (Shepard's death) you won't be allowed to continue the game after completing the main campaign. If Shepards survives the mission you will be allowed to keep playing, even if some of your crew members have died.