To reset your skills in Mass Effect Andromeda, use the Respec Station in the Med Bay on Deck 3 of the Tempest. It refunds every skill point for Ryder or any squadmate for a credit fee, starting at 20 credits for the first use.
You get access to the station once you have the Tempest, which happens after Habitat 7 and the opening on the Nexus. There is no respec before that. Andromeda is a separate game from Shepard’s trilogy with its own systems, as our series order guide explains.
How to Reset Your Skills
- Go to the Tempest’s Deck 3. Take the ladders just outside the bridge, or use the lift at the back of the cargo bay.
- Find the Med Bay. It is off the central corridor, near the Pathfinder’s Quarters.
- Turn left past Dr. Lexi. Look for the screen with a human skeleton hologram.
- Use the prompt “Re-Spec Station.”
- Pick a character. Choose Ryder or one of your squadmates.
- Confirm and pay. A screen asks you to confirm before it takes the credits.
- Spend your points. Open the Skills menu and rebuild, since nothing is spent for you.
What It Costs
The first reset is almost free, and every use of the terminal raises the price.
| Use | Cost |
|---|---|
| First | 20 credits |
| Second | About 500 credits |
| Third | About 1,000 credits |
| Fourth | About 1,500 credits |
| Each one after that | About 500 more than the last |
Since the price keeps climbing, plan your build before you pay for a third or fourth reset.
What You Get Back
Everything. Every skill point you earned by leveling up comes back, along with the bonus points you find while exploring, such as those from the Remnant vaults.
What resetting does not do is touch your gear. Your weapons, armor, and mods all stay as they are.
Your Training is not a lock. The Training you pick at the start only sets your first skills, so you can respec away from it completely. A Ryder who started with Security can become a full biotic. That is a big change from the trilogy, where you only change class between games.
Your Profiles change with your points. A Profile’s rank depends on how many points are spent in its skill trees, so a reset drops those ranks until you spend your points again.
How Many Points You Have to Work With
It helps to know the shape of the system before you start over.
| Level | Points per level | Running total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 to 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 to 10 | 4 | 35 |
| 11 to 25 | 5 | 110 |
| 26 and up | 6 | Keeps climbing |
Within a skill, rank 1 costs 1 point, rank 2 costs 2, and so on up to rank 6 at 6 points. That makes a fully maxed skill tree 21 points, so a few trees use up a mid-game budget quickly. Going deep into three or four skills usually beats a thin spread.
The Remnant vaults on Elaaden, Havarl, Kadara, and Voeld also give 2 bonus points each, so they are worth doing before you plan a final build.
Resetting Your Squadmates
The same terminal handles the rest of your crew, and each reset counts toward the rising cost. Squadmates have fixed skill sets of 3 active and 2 passive skills, so a reset changes how their points are spent, not which skills they have.
It is most useful when you want a teammate focused on combos to pair with your own build.
Multiplayer Respecs Are Separate
Multiplayer has its own characters and its own “respec cards.” The Med Bay terminal has no effect on them, and those cards do nothing in the campaign.
When a Reset Pays Off
- Right after you get the Tempest. The first reset is 20 credits, so you can try a different direction for almost nothing.
- When you want a higher Profile rank. Ranks follow points spent, so putting everything into one or two trees climbs faster than spreading them.
- After you collect the vault bonuses. Those extra points may be enough to change what your build can reach.
It is also a fine time to look at how the rest of the studio’s RPGs compare, in our list of every BioWare game.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the respec station in Mass Effect Andromeda? In the Med Bay on Deck 3 of the Tempest, past Dr. Lexi on the left.
How much does it cost to respec in Mass Effect Andromeda? 20 credits the first time, about 500 the second, and about 500 more for each use after that.
Can you respec squadmates? Yes. Pick them at the same terminal.
Do you lose anything when you respec? Only the credits. Your points all come back, and your gear stays as it is.
Can you respec before you get the Tempest? No. The terminal is on the ship, and you get the ship after Habitat 7 and the Nexus.
Does your starting Training lock you in? No. A reset lets you move away from it entirely.
Does a reset change your Profile? It can. Profile ranks follow your points, so they drop after a reset and climb back as you spend them.