Fractures

Blackguard armor

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This article contains information from the Blackguard Fractures universe, and is not a part of the established Halo canon. To learn more information about the Blackguard universe, see its article.

The Blackguard armor is a suit of armor employed by the many clans of the Blackguard.[1]

In-game information[edit]

The Blackguard armors were implemented for use in Halo: The Master Chief Collection in Series 8: Mythic. The helmets are available for use in the Halo 3 and Halo: Reach components of the collection, while all other parts of the armor suite are only available for use as Halo 3 permutations.

Helmets[edit]

Chest Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 3)
Unlock requirements
(Halo: Reach)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Ashen Crown helmet
It is better to rule in shadows than serve in the light. Series 8, Tier 89 (Spartan Point 1) Series 8, Tier 19 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Warfeast helmet
Bitterness and pride alloyed into frozen iron. Series 8, Tier 29 (Spartan Point 1) Series 8, Tier 21 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Forsaken Dragon helmet
There is no fall from grace, only an awakening to reality. Series 8, Tier 51 (Spartan Point 1) Series 8, Tier 37 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Carrion Crow helmet
Some are born to taste ill winds. Series 8, Tier 68 (Spartan Point 1) Series 8, Tier 49 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Sorrowful Visage helmet
Fear can be honed to a sharpness keener than any blade. Series 8, Tier 82 (Spartan Point 1) Series 8, Tier 73 (Spartan Point 1)
MCC Menu icon.
Blackguard Fallen Equerry helmet
Those who were closest to the light can learn to appreciate the dark. N/A N/A

Shoulders[edit]

Chest Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 3)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Knight of Verent shoulders
Renowed as pirates and smugglers, the blackguard of Verent cast greedy eyes on the land below their skyborne castle. Series 8, Tier 18 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Knight of Venezia shoulders
As acquisitive and greedy as any Jackal, the merchant-thieves of Venezia prowl the outskirts of war, looking for the vulnerable and unlucky. Series 8, Tier 31 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Knight of Aleria shoulders
The necrotechs and corpse-grinders of Aleria labor over moldy tomes and strange ichors to uncover secrets best left buried. Series 8, Tier 65 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Knight of Madrigal shoulders
The fall wardens of Madrigal are siegemasters and alchemists of peerless skill and unfathomable cruelty. Series 8, Tier 87 (Spartan Point 1)

Chest[edit]

Chest Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 3)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Banetouched chest
BLACKGUARD plate is worn by fallen lords and outcast knights who nurse ancient grudges in the tattered edges of civilization Series 8, Tier 34 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Margrave chest
Renegade princelings and once-blessed lords of Tribute and Venezia are powerful if unpredictable allies against the Covenant hordes. Series 8, Tier 93 (Spartan Point 1)

Forearms[edit]

Chest Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 3)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Bane Marked forearms
Renegades have access to arts and armor banned by the enlightened Solarian Core. Series 8, Tier 53 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Sorrow Marked forearms
The scales must always be balanced Series 8, Tier 96 (Spartan Point 1)

Legs[edit]

Chest Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 3)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Tribute Keep legs
The outer kingdoms are no place for the weak or hopeful. Series 8, Tier 32 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Blackguard Far Isle Keep legs
The thrice-damned armorers who dwell in the haunted ruins of Far Isle serve any who pay their tithe of adamantium and bones. Series 8, Tier 72 (Spartan Point 1)

Back Accsessory[edit]

Chest Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 3)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Sorrowmourn back accessory
Its blade is a thorn of malice. Series 8, Tier 22 (Spartan Point 1)
HTMCC Season 8 battlepass icon.
Evalach's Lament back accessory
Ambition is your shield. Series 8, Challenge: Lamentable
MCC Season 8 menu icon.
Ironburst back accessory
This mace has shattered the bones of countless heroes and villains. Series 8, The Exchange, (Spartan Point 3)

Production notes[edit]

"The faith of the newly converted burns bright enough to consume any truth.[1]"

The Flight preview builds for Series 8: Mythic contained an additional helmet that was later cut from the final release. The helmet, Blackguard Tearful Bishop, was featured in the original flight and given an official description in the accompanying Canon Fodder article released alongside the armours - though ultimately absent from the final release.[1] The Halo 20th Anniversary celebration event in November 2021 ultimately saw a redesigned form of the Tearful Bishop, the Fallen Equerry, added into the game.

List of appearances[edit]

  • Halo 3 (First appearance; Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only)
  • Halo: Reach (Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only)

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