Decryption is a tech talent in Mass Effect 1 which is available to Engineers, Infiltrators, Sentinels, Garrus as the Turian Agent and Tali, as the Quarian Machinist. Decryption allows you to unlock doors and containers as well as use the Sabotage ability.

Sabotage Power Levels¶

Sabotage¶

Can use decryption skill on easy objects.
Does 50 damage in a 6m radius. Overheats enemy weapons. Burns them for 2 damage per second.
Duration: 15 sec.
Recharge time: 60 sec.
Accuracy cost: 60%

Advanced Sabotage¶

Can use decryption skill on average objects.
Does 100 damage in a 8m radius. Overheats enemy weapons. Burns them for 3 damage per second.
Duration: 20 sec.
Recharge time: 50 sec.
Accuracy cost: 60%

Master Sabotage¶

Can use the decryption skill on hard objects.
Does 150 damage in a 10m radius. Overheats enemy weapons. Burns them for 4 damage per second.
Duration: 25 sec.
Recharge time: 40 sec.
Accuracy cost: 60%

Talent Levels¶

Talent Level	Description
1	Unlocks Sabotage. can use decryption skill on easy objects.
2	Increases the tech mine explosion damage done by sabotage, damping, and EMP by 10%
3	Increases the tech explosion damage by 14%
4	Increases the tech explosion damage by 18%. Unlocks Electronics (Sentinel), Damping (Garrus).
5	Unlocks Advanced Sabotage; can use decryption skill on average objects.
6	Increases the tech explosion damage by 20%
7	Increases the tech explosion damage by 22%. Unlocks First Aid (Infiltrator), Hacking (Engineer, Tali).
8	Increases the tech explosion damage by 24%
9	Unlocks Master Sabotage; can use decryption skill on hard objects.
10	Increases the tech explosion damage by 26%.
11	Increases the tech explosion damage by 28%.
12	Increases the tech explosion damage by 30%.

You’ll obtain the Sabotage SpecialistSabotage Specialist achievement for using this ability 25 times.

Sabotage Specialist

ME1: Use Sabotage 25 times

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