The following data is a compilation of most of the key choices you can make throughout the game. Some have immediate consequences (such as who comes to your aid in the final mission), while others may drastically impact the future of your timeline (i.e., in a potential Mass Effect: Andromeda sequel).
Several choices and decisions are logged into your Codex as well. For instance, major decisions related to the main story are logged in the Codex category “Finding a Home,” while relationship updates are found in “A Crew Like No Other.”
Priority Ops-Related Choices
| Key Decision | Paths | Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue: Did Ryder explore Habitat 7? | Ryder made a detailed exploration of the surface. | During the rendezvous on Habitat 7, Alec Ryder commends the would-be Pathfinder for their work ethic. |
| Hunting the Archon: Did Ryder take Sloane Kelly’s deal? | Accepted Sloane Kelly’s deal and its consequences. | Vehn Terev is executed. Sloane and Reyes have different lines of dialogue referencing this choice. |
| A Trail of Hope: What did Ryder decide to do with the exaltation facility? | Destroyed the facility, including the Cardinal and all the angara inside. | — |
| Left the facility operational and spared the Cardinal. | Ryder receives aid from the angaran Resistance during the final mission on Meridian. | |
| Hunting the Archon: Who did Ryder save from the Archon’s flagship? | Krogan scouts. | Krogan scouts appear to help Ryder during the main mission. |
| Meridian: The Way Home: Did Ryder use the “kill code” given by the Primus in the optional mission, “Dissension in the Ranks”? | Yes. | Kett forces are weakened during the final assault on Meridian. May have negative consequences in the future. |
| No, but received code from the Primus. | — | |
| Meridian: The Way Home: Did Captain Dunn survive? | Yes. Requires completion of “Turian Ark: Lost But Not Forgotten” with Avitus convinced to become turian Pathfinder, and completion of Cora’s Loyalty Mission, for a total of three other Pathfinders by the final mission. Salarian: Raeka/Hayjer, Turian: Avitus, Asari: Sarissa/Vederia | Captain Dunn survives the Hyperion crash landing. |
| No. Captain Dunn dies if the above requirements are not met. | Captain Dunn is killed after heroically saving her crew. | |
| Epilogue: Who did Ryder back as Ambassador to the Nexus? | Moshae Sjefa | — |
| August Bradly | — | |
| Director Tann | — | |
| Director Addison | — | |
| Efvra | — |
Allies and Relationships-Related Choices
| Key Decision | Paths | Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Who Did Ryder Romance? | None | — |
| Liam Kosta (females only) | — | |
| Cora Harper (males only) | — | |
| Peebee (either male or female) | — | |
| Vetra Nyx (either male or female) | — | |
| Jaal Ama Darav (females only) | — | |
| Gil Brodie (males only) | — | |
| Suvi Anwar (females only) | — | |
| Reyes Vidal | — | |
| Keri T’Vessa (either male or female) | Causes differing dialogue in her interviews for “Task: Path of a Hero.” | |
| Liam Loyalty Mission: Did Liam confine Verand at the end? | Yes. | Reactivity in Liam’s follow-up conversation. May lead to relationship cut off. |
| No. | — | |
| Cora Loyalty Mission: What happened to Sarissa, the asari Pathfinder? | Cora and Ryder kept Sarissa’s secret. | Sarissa remains the asari Pathfinder and makes an appearance in the final mission. |
| Sarissa was disgraced, and replaced as Pathfinder by Vederia. | Vederia takes her place. | |
| Sarissa was disgraced, but allowed to stay on as Pathfinder. | Altered dialogue, but Sarissa retains her duties. | |
| Jaal Loyalty Mission: How did Jaal and Ryder deal with the extremist faction? | Killed Akksul. | Jaal becomes upset with Ryder. Increases amount of Roekaar hostiles on relevant UNCs. Jaal’s family helps Ryder in the final mission. |
| Listened to Jaal and did not kill Akksul. Akksul shoots Jaal, scarring his beautiful face. | Less Roekaar activity on UNCs. Jaal’s family helps Ryder in the final mission. | |
| Peebee Loyalty Mission: What was the fate of the mysterious device? | Ryder chose the mysterious device over Kalinda. | — |
| Ryder let Peebee save Kalinda, but the device was lost forever. | Kalinda sends over Remnant tech and makes an appearance in the final mission. | |
| Drack Loyalty Mission: What happened to Aroane? | Drack kept him alive for information. | Vorn arrives in the final mission. |
| Drack let him fall. | Vorn arrives in the final mission. | |
| Gil: Did Ryder cheat in the poker game? | Accepted SAM’s help and cheated. | Alters dialogue. |
| Refused SAM’s help and played fair. | Alters dialogue. | |
| Gil: Did romantic Ryder agree to co-father Jill’s baby with Gil? | Decided that Gil should father a child with Jill. | Alters dialogue. |
| Decided that Gil should not father a child with Jill. | Alters dialogue. | |
| Kallo: Did Ryder side with Kallo or Gil Brodie? | Ryder was more sympathetic to Kallo. | — |
| Ryder preferred Gil’s point of view. | — |
B-Stories
| Key Decision | Paths | Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Krogan Exodus: What happened to Spender? | Spender was exiled. | — |
| Spender was demoted. | — | |
| Salarian Ark: Did Ryder arrest Dr. Aden during the mission “Truth and Trespass”? | Yes. | Saelen helps in the final mission. |
| No. | — | |
| Turian Ark: Did Avitus Rix become the turian Pathfinder? | Yes. | Avitus becomes Pathfinder and helps Ryder, as well as contributes to Captain Dunn’s survival. |
| No. | The turians are searching for a replacement Pathfinder. Avitus becomes a drunken mercenary on Kadara. | |
| Ryder Family: Did Ryder recover all the memory fragments? | Did not complete quest. | — |
| Found every memory trigger and viewed all of Alec’s hidden memories. | Alters dialogue with sibling. Ryder recalls Alec’s memory and figures out the Scourge. |
Hubs and UNCs-related Choices
| Key Decision | Paths | Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Nexus: How did Ryder and the Nexus leadership deal with the protesting families? | Ignored the crisis, and the protestors were forcibly removed (also happens if Ryder ignored the quest). | — |
| Arrested the protestors to restore order. | — | |
| Agreed to the protestors’ terms and ended the crisis. | — | |
| Nexus: What happened with Keri T’Vessa’s documentary, “Path of a Hero”? | Keri interviewed Director Tann for her documentary (happens if Ryder ignored the quest). | Tann appears in the documentary instead of Ryder |
| With Ryder’s help, Keri produced a hard-hitting truthful piece. | — | |
| With Ryder’s help, Keri’s documentary focused on the achievements of the Initiative. | — | |
| Keri quit her documentary. | She leaves the Nexus. | |
| Nexus: What happened to the Nexus saboteur? | Turned over to the Nexus leadership. | — |
| Exiled to Kadara Port. | — | |
| Didn’t investigate the saboteur. | — | |
| Nexus: Did Ryder allow Sid to make public the Nexus’s involvement with the Three Sabers mercenary crew? | Yes. | The news can be heard over the Heleus News Service. |
| No. | — | |
| Nexus: Did Ryder exile or release Nilken in the murder plot? | Exile. | Re-meet Nilken on Kadara later on and find out what’s become of him and his wife, Mariette. |
| Release. | Re-meet Nilken in Hyperion, where he’s about to be placed back in stasis. | |
| Nexus: What happened to Knight, leader of the anti-AI movement? | Ryder managed to talk Knight down peacefully. | Knight’s son, Alain, joins the Nexus scientists. |
| Knight was shot by a sniper. | — | |
| Kadara: What did Ryder do with the Oblivion formula? | Let Arenna Farenth keep it. | Oblivion continues to be sold on Kadara. Ryota is angry with the Pathfinder for not believing him and does not become the doctor at the Kadara outpost, if settled. |
| Returned it to Dr. Nakamoto. | Oblivion is no longer sold on Kadara. Ryota becomes the doctor at the Kadara outpost, if settled. | |
| Never retrieved the formula. | Nothing changes—Oblivion is sold on Kadara. Outpost can’t be placed without completing this quest. | |
| Kadara: Did Ryder solve who was behind the murders in Kadara Port? | Yes. | Ryder and Reyes Vidal take out the Roekaar cell responsible for the killings in Kadara Port. |
| No (if never got involved). | The murders continue. | |
| Kadara: Which faction came out on top? | The Outcasts. | Reyes Vidal is on the run. The Collective loses their foothold on Kadara. |
| The Collective. | After Sloane Kelly is killed, the Outcasts scatter and the Collective becomes the new power in Kadara Port. Rather than rule himself, Reyes uses Keema Dohrgun as a front. | |
| Ryder didn’t get involved in the clash between factions. | Sloane remains in charge. Tensions remain between the two factions. | |
| — | During the final mission, Sloane shows up to help (by default). If Reyes is in charge of Kadara Port, he shows up instead. | |
| Aya: Did Ryder tell the angaran the truth that the kett followed them? | Yes. | — |
| No. | — | |
| Aya: Did Ryder romance Avela Kjar? | Yes. | Adds post-ending dialogue on Aya. |
| No. | — | |
| Aya: Did Ryder find the ancient Aya vault plans? | Yes. | — |
| No. | — | |
| Eos: Did Ryder create a research/science outpost, or a defense/military outpost? | Science. | Minor variance in the deployment scene from Addison. |
| Military. | In the final mission, a Prodromos security team appears to help. | |
| Elaaden: Did Ryder give the Remnant drive core to the krogan colony? | Yes. | The krogan allow the MWS to join their settlement and put down an outpost. |
| No. | For keeping the Remnant drive core, the Pathfinder receives 1000 Remnant research data and 2000 credits. However, the Elaaden outpost cannot be established. Thus, the Architect encounter on Elaaden is also forfeit. The krogan colony remains independent. | |
| Elaaden: Did Ryder find the secret water source on Elaaden? | Yes, and allowed Annea the water trader to continue her business. | Ryder gets a regular bribe from Annea. There’s a crate in her office that Ryder can check for stuff. She also helps in the final mission. |
| Yes, but ousted Annea and replaced her with a Nexus representative. | Annea and her gang attack Ryder. A Nexus representative is then sent to replace Annea at the Paradise. | |
| Didn’t find the water source. | No change. | |
| Voeld: Did Ryder tell Maarel the truth about her brother’s exaltation? | Yes. | Maarel leaves for Havarl to put her brother to rest. |
| No. | Maarel returns home. | |
| Did not do quest. | No change. | |
| Voeld: Did Ryder kill the angaran AI (the Mind of Voeld)? | Yes. | — |
| No. | The AI kill off the angaran hostages. Ryder can keep the AI. | |
| Voeld: If the angaran AI (the Mind of Voeld) lived, what happened to it? | Given to the angara against her wishes. Moves to Aya. | The angara help out during the final mission, using advanced calculations provided by their new AI. |
| Moved to Nexus to work with SAM, which she wants. | — |