Mass Effect 3 trophy guide | Legendary Edition | 1/6
This is the PS4 trophy list, including when you play it on PS5: 39 trophies, no multiplayer. Plan on one thorough run and a short New Game+ cleanup for Gunsmith. Around 35–50 hours is a sensible estimate, depending on difficulty and how much you explore.
You do NOT need Insanity for this platinum. You DO need Normal or higher for The One and Only. Insanity and romance also have their own trophies in the separate trilogy-wide list.
SPOILERS from here: mission names and story requirements.
Keep separate saves before Priority: Tuchanka, Priority: Rannoch and Priority: Cerberus Headquarters. That last mission is the point of no return. Read emails, talk to Traynor and Liara after main missions, and clear side jobs before pushing the story forward.
The side-mission trophies you can miss:
• Liberator: finish Grissom Academy: Emergency Evacuation. Traynor gives you the lead after Priority: Palaven. Do it straight away, before Priority: Tuchanka closes it off.
• Tunnel Rat: finish Attican Traverse: Krogan Team. Pick it up after Sur’Kesh and clear it during the Tuchanka stretch. Your choice at the end does not change the trophy.
• Saboteur: finish Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons BEFORE Priority: Rannoch.
• Problem Solver: after Priority: The Citadel II, speak to Traynor and finish Arrae: Ex-Cerberus Scientists before Cerberus Headquarters.
• Fact Finder: after Priority: The Citadel II, speak to Liara and finish Kallini: Ardat-Yakshi Monastery before Cerberus Headquarters.
• Master and Commander: build your war assets through missions, planet scans, Citadel hand-ins and the included DLC. Check the Normandy war terminal and take Hackett’s calls after major missions. Finish your cleanup before Cerberus Headquarters.
For Master and Commander, don’t confuse a best-ending military-strength target with the trophy. Reported displayed scores at unlock vary, so I would not promise a magic 5,600 or 7,400 cutoff. Thorough side-content completion and regular Hackett conversations are the safe route. Keep the pre-finale save until it pops.
Extra insurance for your assets: finish Tuchanka: Bomb as soon as you unlock it, and do Rannoch: Admiral Koris before Priority: Rannoch. Neither has its own LE trophy, but skipping them can cost you.
Mass Effect 3 trophy guide | Legendary Edition | 1/6
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