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[[File:HW2 ShrapnelMine 1.png|thumb|350px|A Banished Jiralhanae throws a shrapnel mine.]]
[[File:HW2 ShrapnelMine 1.png|thumb|350px|A Banished Jiralhanae throws a shrapnel mine.]]
The '''shrapnel mine''' is a [[spike weaponry|spike]] [[:Category:Mines|mine]] explosive employed by the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Game|HW2|Banished outpost|Detail=Grunt Squad upgrade - Shrapnel Mines|Quote=New ability, Can deploy mines that damage and slow enemies.}} Shrapnel mines are a type of cloaked  explosives that detonate when enemies are detected nearby. They are typically carried by [[Jiralhanae]] leading a squad of [[Unggoy]] in the Banished.{{Ref/Game|Id=pl|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Grunts}}
The '''shrapnel mine''' is a [[spike weaponry|spike]] [[:Category:Mines|mine]] explosive employed by the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Game|HW2|Banished outpost|Detail=Grunt Squad upgrade - Shrapnel Mines|Quote=New ability, Can deploy mines that damage and slow enemies.}} Shrapnel mines are a type of cloaked  explosives that detonate when enemies are detected nearby. They are typically carried by [[Jiralhanae]] leading a squad of [[Unggoy]] in the Banished.{{Ref/Game|Id=pl|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Grunts|Quote=Each Grunt squad is led by a Brute armed with a spike rifle who can be upgraded to plant a cloaked proximity-fused shrapnel mine on the battlefield.}} Given its name and appearance, the shrapnel mine likely shares properties with the explosive rounds fired from the [[Spike cannon#Usage|shrapnel cannon]], which is a variant of the spike cannon employed by the Banished.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=465}}


==Gameplay==
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File:HW2 Blitz Shrapnel Mines.png|Blitz card art for Shrapnel Mines.
File:HW2 Blitz Shrapnel Mines.png|Blitz card art for Shrapnel Mines.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 05:43, September 1, 2023

A Banished Grunt Squad throws a shrapnel mine in Halo Wars 2.
A Banished Jiralhanae throws a shrapnel mine.

The shrapnel mine is a spike mine explosive employed by the Banished.[1] Shrapnel mines are a type of cloaked explosives that detonate when enemies are detected nearby. They are typically carried by Jiralhanae leading a squad of Unggoy in the Banished.[2] Given its name and appearance, the shrapnel mine likely shares properties with the explosive rounds fired from the shrapnel cannon, which is a variant of the spike cannon employed by the Banished.[3]

Gameplay

  • Info: New ability, Can deploy mines that damage and slow enemies
  • Tier: 1
  • Cost: Power 300

In Halo Wars 2, Shrapnel Mines is an upgrade for Grunt Squads that costs Power 300. It can be purchased at the Banished outpost for all Banished leaders, except for Shipmaster and Arbiter. In Blitz, Shrapnel Mines is exclusive to Isabel and costs Blitz Energy 40 energy.

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List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Wars 2, Banished outpost: Grunt Squad upgrade - Shrapnel Mines "New ability, Can deploy mines that damage and slow enemies."
  2. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Grunts "Each Grunt squad is led by a Brute armed with a spike rifle who can be upgraded to plant a cloaked proximity-fused shrapnel mine on the battlefield."
  3. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 465