Biotic build suggestions?

I'm using Singularity, Pull and Lance. At the start I was using Singularity to set up explosions but, yeah, it has a bit of a long CD for that. So now I mostly use it for CC when I can catch a group. Pull and Lance both have a 10 sec. CD at base, I believe, so I use that for more frequent detonations. Other than those three, I've been putting points in all three biotic passives.

Lance is also decent for direct damage, and when I face heavy armor like fiends I combine it with Incendiary ammo for fire explosions. It's good times.

I'm not a fan of lance, purely because it doesnt home in on targets like throw (and long lost Warp...oh how i miss thee).

Charge/Lance/Annihilation

I had Adept first too, but went for Sentinel with Throw, Overload and Cryo Beam (and the Mattock) as fast as I could. I can combo myself off a lot. Since squadmate management basically doesn't exist anymore it's a good enough way for me to go. Throw detonates Cryo, Throw detonates Overload, rinse and repeat as you see fit Do combos with squadmates whenever they prime something.
Some armor you can craft offers faster cooldown and there's some improvements in the passive branches too.

Playing on Insanity atm and using Push, Lance and Singularity. I focus on the Assault Rifle also.

Once a group is in Singularity or even 1 person, the combos just go off with push and lance lol! It's hilarious. Also with Push, lance triggers off of this as well which is devastating. The only issue at the start are enemy shields, so be sure to use ammo to remove them quickly.

I'm level 36 Adept. Almost finished the game. Started on normal and finishing on hardcore.
IMO the game was designed around the multiplayer classes which are by far the most effective / optimal builds. Stick with BioWare's own suggestions and not only can you not go wrong... it's good practice for multiplayer.

My favorites:

1. Human Kineticist (Pull, Singularity, Throw)   -  Shield Damage (distance)
2. Human Vanguard (Charge, Nova, Shockwave)  -  Armor Damage (close range)
3. Asari Adept (Throw, Annihilation*, Lance)    -  Shield Damage (close range)

Powers Recommendations & tips:

Do not neglect passives. Max out these before anything else as you will do significantly more damage even with low level powers.
Don't bother with other tech trees so you can rank up the adept profile as high and fast as possible.
Build one highly focused favorite profile at a time and you'll be much more effective (better primers & detonators = better explosions).
Seismic Nova lets you prime for explosions
Active Barrier replenishes your barrier 10 percent for every biotic kill.
Skip Backlash - it's a sentinel power imo.

Pull (Radius, Expose, Anti-shields)
Throw (Radius, Recharge Speed*, Swift Detonation)
Charge (Radius, Power Synergy, Bastion)
Nova (Force & Damage, Anti-armor, Seismic Nova)
Shockwave (Damage & Force, Recharge Speed, Anti-armor)
Annihilation (Radius, Damage Attractor, Draining Field)
Singularity (Radius, Anti-shield, Expanding Singularity)
Lance (Radius, Anti-shield, shield-powered*)

Barrier (Unyielding Barrier, Biotic Link, Active Barrier**) -** Essential for durability of Fav 1 & 3
Offensive Biotics (Alacrity*, Detonation, Biotic Expert)
Containment (Radius, Shield-detonation, Event Horizon*)

*To enhance the effectiveness (i.e. synergy) of Annihilation

Thanks guys for all the good tips, will look into them. I was using Backlash a bit since I was running out of Ammo. It sure seems to be helpful to stay alive, but it's not that fun. It's hilarious though watching fast-shooing enemies' health drop fast.

So some of you are saying AoE Pull and Singularity can work together then (they serve different functions.) I did evolve Pull to take off some enemy shields as well, so I think that will help.

I haven't messed w/ the Vanguard profile or Charge. Would need to re-spec for that. How squishy and dangerous though does Charge make things, at least on higher level difficulties? I messed w/ a Vanguard on Hardcore in ME2 and died a lot lol.

Yeah I want a Sniper Rifle I think, or a better SMG. I need a mod to take down the weight of the sniper rifles though. Do you guys invest in Combat passives for your weapon type of choice?

you have to kill the orb first.



and I most used charge, shockwave, flak cannon mass effect with vanguard. had the cooldown down nice and low from combat passives... and the biotic punch melee mostly cause I liked it in me3.

Well I just dumped Backlash (useful but kinda boring) and went 5 levels into Singularity and rank 3 of all biotic passives. I like how Singularity sticks around even if you get a combo off of it - and I also spec'd throw for a faster cooldown - but now I kinda have 2 primes and 1 detonator. Is that bad?

Singularity does recharge pretty slow now - and i don't know what to do if I get rushed. I kinda have to rely on throw recharging super fast. Running w/ Cora and Vetra but not sure if they are the best for a biotic.

I may dip into the sentinel pool as the above poster just suggested, but I thought I might get some more feedback about what works for others. I'm used to ranged biotic and haven't done much charging in any of the games yet.

If you're throwing squadmates into the list, by all means, run with Drack and Jaal.  Best close in support squaddies I've found so far.  If you're set up to detonate off your own setups, meaning you don't necessarily need a squadmate helping with the detonations, then these two are great all rounders.

If you want a squad that'll give close support plus help detonate, bring Drack and Cora.  Make sure you tell her to attack the guy you just primed, so she'll charge in and things go boom.

Dumped Backlash for Singularity - haven't messed with Shockwave yet... hmmm. Maybe u can evolve shock to work on Shielded enemies?

wow, found this thread on Reddit for Hardcore Vanguard - gonna respec and try it - looks fun!!!!

https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/61gpzp/no_spoilers_since_ive_seen_so_many_people_claim/