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Series 5: Anvil

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Season 5: Anvil
HTMCC Season5 Emblem.png

Start date:

January 27, 2021[1]

End date:

March, 2021[2] (Approximate)

Number of tiers:

100[3]

Total unlock cost:

Spartan Point 100

Includes content for:

 

Season 5: Anvil is a season for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, released on January 27, 2021.[1] 343 Industries included previously-cut AKIS and Mariner helmets as part of this update,[4] after they were pushed back from Season 4 due to difficulties encountered during development.[5] Additionally, Season 5 sees the introduction of 12 armor sets from the cancelled game Halo Online into Halo 3.[6]

The season is named after ANVIL Station and Anvil Initiative; a space station known for testing the MJOLNIR armors introduced with the update and a the organization that runs the station, respectively.[7] The season's logo is the Anvil Initiative's logo: a Human and a Sangheili shaking hands.

Season unlocks

Season 5 added the following content to the game. Notably, the Halo: Reach and Halo 3 customization options were implemented into the game in the Season 4 December update, as available for preview in the game's menus. However, they are unable to be unlocked and used in-game without the use of modding.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Halo: Reach

  • 2 new Halo: Reach helmets: AKIS, Mariner
    • 3 Halo: Reach helmet attachments for AKIS: GRD, CBRN, GRD/CBRN
    • 3 Halo: Reach helmet attachments for Mariner: Mister Chief, Defiant and OPTREX
  • Six new Halo: Reach chest armors, five of which are new robot arm variants of existing chests and one new:
    • Default [R]
    • UA/Counterassault [R]
    • Tactical/Recon [R]
    • Tactical/Patrol [R]
    • Collar/Grenadier [UA] [R]
    • EXO/TSCS

Halo 3

For Halo 3, the existing "New Skins in Halo 3" toggle will be updated to include the new armor permutations mentioned below alongside weapon and vehicle skins. If the new cosmetics are turned off, any players using Halo Online-based armor will instead display as using the default Mark VI.[8]

Page 1

Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
1   1 AKIS helmet and Reach Metal nameplate  
 
2   1 Bullet nameplate
 
3   1 Air Assault helmet  
4   1 SMG Scorpio skin  
5   1 Suture forearms  
6   1 Tanker chest  
7   1 Air Assault shoulders   
8   1 Tanker legs  
9   1 Aviator helmet  
10   1 Mariner helmet  

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Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
11   1 Aviator chest  
12   1 Air Assault forearms  
13   1 No Entry and Bullet Stack nameplates
 
 
14   1 Warrior chest  
15   1 Air Assault chest  
16   1 Pioneer forearms  
17   1 Aviator shoulders   
18   1 Battle Rifle Desert skin  
19   1 Soldier helmet  
20   1 EXO/TSCS chest  

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Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
21   1 Battle Rifle Scarlet Thorn skin  
22   1 Rocket Launcher Hazard Pay skin  
23   1 Tanker shoulders   
24   1 Bandage nameplate
 
25   1 Default [R] chest  
26   1 Demo chest  
27   1 Air Assault legs  
28   1 Needler schism skin  
29   1 Pioneer shoulders   
30   1 AKIS CBRN helmet attachment  

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Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
31   1 Plasma Pistol Schism skin  
32   1 Demo forearms  
33   1 Battle Rifle Hunter's Blood skin  
34   1 Pioneer chest  
35   1 Cowboy Shells nameplate
 
36   1 Carbine Zealot skin  
37   1 Demo helmet  
38   1 Deadeye chest  
39   1 Demo shoulders   
40   1 Pistol Tech Camo Bravo skin  

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Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
41   1 Hivemind chest  
42   1 Magnum Blast nameplate
 
43   1 Assault Rifle Hazard Pay skin  
44   1 Soldier legs  
45   1 Mariner Defiant helmet attachment  
46   1 Warrior legs  
47   1 Warrior shoulders   
48   1 Battle Rifle Hazard Pay skin  
49   1 Pioneer helmet  
50   1 Bullet Line nameplate
 

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Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
51   1 Pioneer legs  
52   1 Suture legs  
53   1 Battle Rifle Golden skin  
54   1 Deadeye shoulders   
55   1 Grenadier [UA][R] chest  
56   1 Warrior helmet  
57   1 Pistol Hazard Pay skin  
58   1 Carbine Splendor skin  
59   1 Hivemind shoulders   
60   1 AKIS GRD helmet attachment  

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Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
61   1 Sniper Rifle Red Alert skin  
62   1 Compass shoulders   
63   1 Suture helmet  
64   1 Hivemind helmet  
65   1 Battle Rifle Grey Scales skin  
66   1 Demo legs  
67   1 Hivemind legs  
68   1 Sniper Rifle Hazard Pay skin  
69   1 Suture chest  
70   1 Tactical/Recon [R] chest  

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Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
71   1 Suture shoulders   
72   1 Navigator helmet  
73   1 Soldier shoulders   
74   1 Compass forearms  
75   1 Navigator legs  
76   1 Tactical/Patrol [R] chest  
77   1 SMG Art of War skin  
78   1 Deadeye helmet  
79   1 Carbine Schism skin  
80   1 Mariner OPTREX helmet attachment  

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Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
81   1 Navigator shoulders   
82   1 Compass helmet  
83   1 Battle Rifle Great Journey skin  
84   1 Tanker forearms  
85   1 Bullet Pile nameplate
 
86   1 Assault Rifle Desert skin  
87   1 Tanker helmet  
88   1 Warrior forearms  
89   1 Compass legs  
90   1 UA/Counterassault [R] chest  

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Tier Unlock requirements Unlocks Images
91   1 Plasma Rifle Keeper skin  
92   1 Navigator chest  
93   1 SMG Golden skin  
94   1 Aviator legs  
95   1 Fuel Rod Gun Schism skin  
96   1 Compass chest  
97   1 Deadeye legs  
98   1 Soldier chest  
99   1 Soldier forearms  
100   1 AKIS GRD/CBRN helmet attchment and From The Beginning nameplate  
 

Flights

Main article: MCC Insider Program

No Flighting was conducted for Season 5, due to 343 Industries' staff being on leave for the 2020 Christmas period. However, Season 5 content (specifically, the new Halo Online armor sets) were added into the collection for preview purposes in a patch on December 16.

Marketing

Season 5 preview stream

On January 25, 2021, 343 Industries conducted a livestream on YouTube in which they showed off the new content for the season prior to release.[9] The stream can be found here.

Trailer

Main article: Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Season 5 Trailer

To showcase the release of Season 5 and its new customisation content, a trailer for the update was released on January 27, 2021. Notably the trailer showcased some upcoming armor not included in the Season 5 patch including the Infiltrator, Nomdagro and Operator designs.

Season 5 fan kit

On January 28, 2021, a number of 4K wallpapers were released on Halo Waypoint for fans to use, showcasing some of the new content.[10] The fankit can be found here, and the images in the gallery section at the bottom of this article.

Patch notes

December patch

While Season 5 launched on January 27, 2021, the patch released in December of 2020 physically added the bugfixes and new content to the game. The patch notes for the December patch can be found here.

January 27 patch notes (Version 1.2094.0.0)

The Season 5 patch launched alongside the start of the season on January 27, 2021.[11]

Install Size by Version

  • Steam
    • Max size of 258 MB
  • Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass for PC
    • Max size of 6.3 GB
  • Xbox
    • Max size of 9.9 GB

New Features

Season 5, “Anvil,” begins with this update. It includes a variety of new unlockable cosmetics for Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, including new skins for armor and weapons, new nameplates, and a new Mongoose skin. The New Skins in Halo 3 toggle in settings has been expanded. Players who want to maintain a classic Halo 3 experience can flip this setting to “disabled” to avoid seeing any new cosmetic items while playing Halo 3, including weapon skins, vehicle skins, and armor. While cosmetics are disabled, any players in your game who are wearing new armor will appear with the default Mark VI.

Gallery

Promotional images

  • The Season 5 splash screen.

  • A promotional image for Season 5, used as a Message of the Day banner.

  • A promotional image for Season 5, seen in emails sent to Halo Waypoint users.

  • A wallpaper featuring a number of Spartans on Valhalla clad in new Halo Online-derived armor.

  • A wallpaper featuring an AKIS-clad Spartan on Highlands.

  • A wallpaper featuring a number of Halo: Reach Spartans clad in the new armor.

  • A wallpaper featuring a number of Halo: Reach Spartans clad in the new armor.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Twitter, @Halo: "Season 5 of MCC arrives for free in just one week! [...] All live on January 27th." (Retrieved on Jan 22, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, GRD is Here: MCC Season 5 Now Live (Retrieved on Jan 27, 2021) [archive]
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Forums, MCC Development & Flighting Updates: "With it, players can look forward to all new customization options that you can unlock through Timed Seasonal Challenges, in-game events, and through the free 100 tier season pass." - Postums (Retrieved on Jan 22, 2021) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Update - November 2020 (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Update - October 2020 (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
  6. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Retrospective - December 2020 (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Armor Online (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
  8. ^ Halo Waypoint Forums, MCC Development & Flighting Updates: Page 4, post 63 "The team is currently working on a game update that expands the existing skin toggle in the settings menu to also apply to armor. If you prefer a true classic experience, you’ll be able to flip the “New Skins in Halo 3” toggle to “disabled” and you won’t see any new cosmetic items (weapon skins, vehicle skins, or armor) when you’re playing Halo 3. If you decide to turn off cosmetics, any players in your game who are wearing new armor will appear as default Mark VI." (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
  9. ^ YouTube - Halo, Halo Season 5 Preview - Halo: The Master Chief Collection
  10. ^ Halo Waypoint Forums, Season 5: Anvil Wallpapers (Retrieved on Mar 18, 2021) [archive]
  11. ^ Halo Support, Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) Patch Notes - January 2021 (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]

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