To be fair, Wrex never could achieve 100% uptime the way an Infiltrator/Soldier Shepard could, and lacking your ability to control exactly when Wrex uses this makes it fundamentally less effective at preventing damage spikes. Fitness is fine, although much diminished from the original game. We really wish we could say that Wrex has a great suite of talents outside of his weapons and armor, but that’s sadly not the case. Make it early, and max out Combat Armor on later levels (and higher difficulties) to give Wrex an edge. Invest four ranks in Combat Armor to unlock Fitness and seven ranks to gain access to heavy armor, the latter of which is the minimum invest you should make. The only non-Soldier in the game to have access to Combat Armor, Wrex is also the only character in the game to eschew Colossus Armor, instead preferring the superior Battlemaster X Heavy Armor.
Wrex’s durability makes the shotgun a fine primary weapon for him and Wrex with a shotgun and Garrus with a sniper rifle make for an awfully fine tandem. To unlock Shotguns you’ll need to drop five ranks into Assault Rifles, and that’s the maximum investment we suggest for the latter. Wrex has access to both Assault Rifles and Shotguns, and while either will suffice, you really don’t need both. Talent Point Allocation ¶ Weapon Talents ¶ Still, access to heavy armor via Combat Armor and Assault Rifles over Pistols are clear upgrades, and between his regeneration, heavy armor, Barrier ability and Immunity, Wrex is as durable as it gets. Most of these changes are improvements, although Fitness is far less useful in the Legendary Edition of the game than it was in vanilla, arguably making Assault Training a better choice… or it would be, if Wrex didn’t have the unfortunate handicap of swapping out the excellent Lift for Stasis. As a Krogan Battlemaster (yes, the class and the armor share a name), Wrex is essentially a Vanguard with a few tweaks: instead of Pistols he has access to Assault Rifles, instead of Tactical Armor he has access to Combat Armor, instead of Assault Training he has access to Fitness and he swaps out Lift in favor of Stasis. Wrex is indisputably the game’s best tank - only a Shepard Soldier with the Barrier bonus talent can even compete, and at the end of the day, we’d still be inclined to get Wrex the nod due to the unique properties of Battlemaster armor - something only a krogan can wear. Suggested talent point allocation for Wrex.