Mass Effect 3 War Assets Locations and Readiness Guide

Find all the War Assets locations you need to save Earth in Mass Effect 3 and get the perfect ending by maxing out your readiness rating


Mass Effect 3 endings are subjected to how much prepared you are for your final battle against the Reapers as we will explain in our Mass Effect 3 War Assets Locations and Readiness Guide.

Your single-player and multiplayer efforts contribute to your final readiness score that is the single most important factor if you want to experience a perfect ending or a good ending at least.

You are roaming the galaxy for a single purpose, and that is to collect as much help as possible and save Earth. If you fail, there won’t be any Earth left to come back.

Mass Effect 3 War Assets Locations

If you have read our Planet Scanning Guide, skip to the Mission Rewards section of this guide. If you haven’t, continue reading for War Assets locations through-out Galaxy.

Javlin Missile Launchers (50 War Asset)
Scan Watson planet in Skysis system of Sigurd’s Cradle cluster.

Credits (Salvage)
Scan Laena planet in Decoris system of Sigurd’s Cradle cluster.

Banner of the 1st Regiment (Artifact)
Scan Digeris planet of Castellus system in Apien Crest cluster.

Turian 79th Flotilla (40 War Asset)
Scan Pheiros planet in Gemmae system in Apien Crest cluster.

Prothean Data Files (75 War Asset)
Scan Zion planet in Utopia system in Exodus Cluster.

Alliance Naval Exploration Flotilla (75 War Asset)
Scan Tyr planet in Asgard system in Exodus Cluster.

Alliance Cruiser Shanghai (40 War Asset)
Scan Terra Nova planet in Asgard system in Exodus Cluster.

Alliance Spec Ops Team Delta (35 War Asset)
Scan Loki planet in Asgard system in Exodus Cluster.

Pillars of Strength (Artifact)
Scan Khar’Shan planet in Harsa system in Kite’s Nest cluster.

Special Ops Team Zeta (103rd Marine Division Upgrade)
Scan Nonuel planet in Plutus system in Hades Gamma cluster.

Credits (Salvage)
Scan Klensal planet in Dis system in Hades Gamma cluster.

Alliance Frigate Agincourt (Alliance First Fleet Upgrade)
Scan Juntauma planet in Farinata system in Hades Gamma cluster.

Credits (Salvage)
Scan Chohe planet in Cacus system in Hades Gamma cluster.

Scan for these resources after visiting Palaven.

Credits (Salvage)
Scan Pietas planet in Fortis system in Minos Wasteland cluster.

Credits (Salvage)
Scan Zada Ban planet in Xe Cha system in Shrike Abyssal system.

Prothean Obelisk (Artifact)
Scan Talis Fia planet in Urla Rast system in Shrike Abyssal cluster.

Scan for these resources after visiting Sur’Kesh.

Credits (Salvage)
Scan Mavigon planet in Han system in Gemini Sigma cluster.

Alliance Cruiser Nirobi (Alliance Third Fleet Upgrade)
Scan Parag planet in Ming system in Gemini Sigma cluster.

Shadow Broker Wet Squad (25 War Asset)
Scan Rothla planet in Dranek system in Krogan DMZ cluster.

Black Market Artifacts (Artifact)
Scan Vana planet in Vular system in Kite’s Nest cluster.

Scan for these resources after visiting Tuchanka.

Book of Plenix (Artifact)
Scan Irune planet in Aru system in Aethon cluster.

Volus Fabrication Units (45 War Asset)
Scan Cherk Sab planet in Aru system in Aethon cluster.

Volus Dreadnought Kwunu (50 War Asset)
Scan Solu Paolis planet in Esori system in Aethon cluster.

Volus Engineering Team (50 War Asset)
Scan Nalisin planet in Satu Arrd system in Aethon cluster.

Interferometric Array (45 War Asset)
Scan Eletania planet in Hercules system in Attican Beta cluster.

ExoGeni Scientists (50 War Asset)
Scan Feros planet in Theseus system in Attican Beta cluster.

Asari Cruiser Cybaen (War Asset)
Scan the Tevura planet in the Parnitha system in Athena Nebula Cluster.

Asari cruiser Nefrane (War Asset)
Scan the Pronoia planet in the Tamaros in Athena Nebula cluster.

Asari Research Ships (War Asset)
Scan the Egalic planet in the Orisoni system in Athena Nebula Cluster.

Emergency Fuel Pods (War Asset)
Scan the Elohi planet in the Micah system in Valhallen Threshold Cluster.

Element Zero Converter (War Asset)
Scan the Farlas planet in the Micah system in Valhallen Threshold Cluster.

Interferometric Airway (War Asset)
Scan the Eletania planet in the Hercules system in Attican Beta Cluster.

Haptic Optics Array (War Asset)
Scan the Canrum planet in the Hydra system in Argos Rho Cluster.

Turian Spec Op Team (War Asset)
Scan the Pinnacle Station in the Pheonix system in Argos Rho Cluster.

Fossilized Kakliosauras (War Asset)
Scan the IntaiSei planet in the Pheonix system in Argos Rho Cluster.

Advanced Power Relays (War Asset)
Scan the Camaron planet in the Gorgon system in Argos Rho Cluster.

Alliance Frigate Hong Kong (War Asset)
Scan the Asteria planet in the Hekate system in Hades Nexus Cluster.

Alliance Frigate Leipzig (War Asset)
Scan the Dobrovoiski planet in the Pamyat system in Hades Nexus Cluster.

Alliance Frigate Trafalgar 3rd Fleet (War Asset)
Scan the Norehsa planet in the Querlassi system in Nubian Expanse Cluster.

Alliance Marine Recon Unit 103rd Marine Division (War Asset)
Scan the Yamm planet in the Kalabsha system in Nubian Expanse Cluster.

Terminus Freighter (War Asset)
Scan the Zanethu planet in the Ploitari system in Hourglass Nebula Cluster.

Shadow Broker Support Team (War Asset)
Scan the Hagalaz planet in the Sawila system in Hourglass Nebula Cluster.

Shadow Broker Starship Tech (War Asset)
Scan the Alingon planet in the Faryar system in Hourglass Nebula Cluster.

Armali Sniper Unit (War Asset)
Scan the Yasilium planet in the Loropi system in Silean Nebula Cluster.

Serrice Guard (War Asset)
Scan the Hyetiana planet in the Nahuala system in Silean Nebula Cluster.

Elcor Flotilla (War Asset)
Scan the Oltan planet in the Phantes system in Silean Nebula Cluster.

Dr Jelize (War Asset)
Scan the Hanalei planet in the Kypladon system in Silean Nebula Cluster.

Rings of Alune (Artficat)
Scan the Nevos planet in the Teyolia system in Silean Nebula Cluster.

Code of the Ancients (Artifact)
Scan the Dekuuna planet in the Phontes system in Silean Nebula Cluster.

Prothean Sphere (Artifact)
Scan the Gel Hinnom planet in the Sheal system in Hades Nexus Cluster.

Obelisk of Karza (Artifact)
Scan the Kopis planet in the Hoplos system in Hades Nexus Cluster.

Prothean Data Drives (Artifacts)
Scan the Garvug planet in the Paz system in Valhallen Threshold Cluster.

Library of Asha (Artifact)
Scan the Carcosa planet in the Agaiou system in Nimbus Cluster.

Hesperia Period Statue (Artifact)
Scan the Polissa planet in the Vernio system in Athena Nebula Cluster

Mission Rewards

Complete the following Citadel missions to earn much-needed War Assets for that perfect ending you aim to experience:

  • Hanar Diplomat
  • Liara’s Father
  • Alien Medi-Gel Formula Mission
  • Batarian Codes Mission
  • Biotic Amp Interfaces
  • Cerberus Automated Turret Schematics
  • Heating Unit Stabilizers
  • Improved Power Grid
  • Inspirational Stories Mission
  • Krogan Dying Message Mission
  • Reaper Code Fragments
  • Target Jamming Technology

You can read a detailed guide on these War Assets yielding citadel missions in our Citadel Missions Walkthrough. If you can’t find these War Assets, read Spectre and Artifacts’ locations at the end of that guide with corresponding NPCs, whom you can take these missions from.

Squad Members

You can recruit following squad-members to help you in your struggle against Reapers:

  • Ashley Williams
  • Kaidan Alenko
  • James Vega
  • Liara T’Soni
  • Tali’Zorah vas Normandy
  • Garrus Vakarian
  • Javik (The Prothean)
  • EDI

Want to know how to recruit them? Read our Squad-Members Guide.

Know any other War Assets we have missed? Contribute in the comments and we will add them to the list.

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