Suggestions for ME3 Vanguard builds for insanity?

Charge + Nova build essentials:

• Charge: Radius - Weapon Synergy - Barrier
• Nova: Force and Damage, Half Blast, Pierce
• Incendiary Ammo: Squad Bonus, Headshot Damage, Explosive Burst
• Assault Mastery: Damage, Weight Capacity, Shotgun Damage

Nova give you 1.5 seconds of invulnerability, so with Half Blast you can get that twice (total 3 seconds) before you lose all your shields. So with a light enough weight, Biotic Charge can be about 3-second cooldown, letting you do Charge > Nova > Nova > repeat until everyone is dead.

You can also work in some shooting and do Charge > Shoot > Nova (+ reload) > Nova > repeat.

This build works well with 3-4 second recharge on Biotic Charge.

Bonus powers: Reave for priming and detonating biotics on anything. Fortification if you want a little extra damage protection.


General-purpose charge-only build:
Same as above, except swap out Nova for Pull and Shockwave. Can drop Shockwave if you want only three powers with a controller and plan to use Reave.

Pull: Radius, Expose, Double Pull.
Shockwave: Radius, Distance, Lift.


Other builds:
If you ever feel adventurous, try playing a build without Charge (Nova optional, or required if you really want adventure).

Thanks for the replies.

So I'm just finishing up Mars in ME3 and I'm wasting things with rank 6 charge, rank 5 nova, 5 incendiary, 4 assault mastery and 4 fitness - 1 reave. It's hyper-active and i'm zooming around everywhere - i feel OP and I just started. I haven't run into any super tough enemies - the Guardians so far are the hardest with their shield. Usually I can have Liara drop a singularity and that gets them off their feet - and I just charge for an explosion. So far, it's fun but I worry it might feel less satisfying than using your brain for encounters. I kind of want to see the Vanguard playstyle through since it's so unique but I literally just wasted a tougher group of mobs right before you meet Dr. Eva and barely needed any help from my companions - unlike other classes/playthroughs. I'm a one-stop wrecking machine. After playing the series many times and needing help from companions - at least on insanity - it feels even easier than other playthroughs. I do feel powerful, though.  Maybe a bit too much...

I'll keep going with this charge, nova, shotgun face style, nova - rinse, repeat for now but it might get a little too one-trick-pony. That being said, I did enjoy doing it in ME2 but it only became fun when I got enough shield and shotgun upgrades - was very hard for the first 30% of the game or so. And I just started ME3 and its relatively easy already...