Gameplay

Slayer

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Slayer is a popular and common gametype in the Halo video game series, and a staple of all Halo first person shooters. The object of the game is simply to kill as many opposing players as possible. Slayer is an extremely versatile gamemode, and can be played with a player count as low as 2 and as high as the maximum of 16 or 24 players (depending on the maximum number of players that the game allows for).

Built-in variants[edit]

Halo: Combat Evolved[edit]

Slayer

"Classic deathmatch. 15 kills to win."
— Gametype description

Game Options

  • DEATH BONUS: YES
  • KILL IN ORDER: NO
  • KILL PENALTY: YES
  • KILLS TO WIN: 15
  • TEAM PLAY: NO

Player Options

  • NUMBER OF LIVES: INFINITE
  • MAXIMUM HEALTH: 100%
  • SHIELDS: YES
  • RESPAWN TIME: INSTANT
  • RESPAWN TIME GROWTH: NONE
  • ODD MAN OUT: NO
  • INVISIBLE PLAYERS: NO
  • SUICIDE PENALTY: 10 SECONDS

Item Options

  • INFINITE GRENADES: NO
  • VEHICLE SET: WARTHOG
  • WEAPON SET: NORMAL
  • STARTING EQUIPMENT: CUSTOM

Indicator Options

  • OBJECTIVE INDICATOR: MOTION TRACKER
  • OTHER PLAYERS ON RADAR: YES
  • FRIEND INDICATORS ON SCREEN: YES
Slayer Pro

"Classic deathmatch. 25 kills to win. Start with Pistol, AR, and Grenades."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Game Options

  • DEATH BONUS: NO
  • KILL PENALTY: NO
  • KILLS TO WIN: 25

Player Options

  • SUICIDE PENALTY: 15 SECONDS

Item Options

  • STARTING EQUIPMENT: GENERIC
Elimination

"Each player has only one life. The winner is the last cyborg standing!"
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Game Options

  • KILLS TO WIN: 25

Player Options

  • NUMBER OF LIVES: 1
Phantoms

"All players are invisible. To win, follow the nav points and kill your targets in order."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Game Options

  • DEATH BONUS: NO
  • KILL IN ORDER: YES
  • KILL PENALTY: NO
  • KILLS TO WIN: 10

Player Options

  • RESPAWN TIME: 5 SECONDS
  • INVISIBLE PLAYERS: YES
  • SUICIDE PENALTY: 5 SECONDS

Indicator Options:

  • OBJECTIVE INDICATOR: NAV POINTS
  • OTHER PLAYERS ON RADAR: NO
Endurance

"Each player has 5 lives. Respawn Time Growth and Odd Man Out rules apply. 10 kills or the last man standing wins."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Game Options

  • KILLS TO WIN: 10

Player Options

  • NUMBER OF LIVES: 5
  • RESPAWN TIME GROWTH: 10 SECONDS
  • ODD MAN OUT: YES
Rockets

"Everybody has Rocket Launchers, and nobody has a Motion Tracker. 25 kills to win."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Game Options

  • KILLS TO WIN: 25

Item Options

  • WEAPON SET: ROCKET LAUNCHERS
  • STARTING EQUIPMENT: GENERIC

Indicator Options

  • OBJECTIVE INDICATOR: NAV POINTS
  • OTHER PLAYERS ON RADAR: NO
Snipers

"Everybody has sniper weapons, and the Respawn Time Growth rules are on. Watch out! 15 kills to win."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Player Options

  • RESPAWN TIME GROWTH: 5 SECONDS

Item Options

  • WEAPON SET: SNIPER
  • STARTING EQUIPMENT: GENERIC

Indicator Options

  • OBJECTIVE INDICATOR: NAV POINTS
  • OTHER PLAYERS ON RADAR: NO
Team Slayer

"The first team to amass 50 kills wins this fragfest. Kills make you slower, but dying makes you faster."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Game Options

  • KILLS TO WIN: 50
  • TEAM PLAY: YES

Player Options

  • RESPAWN TIME: 10 SECONDS

Halo 2[edit]

Slayer

"Prepare for a classic Slayer duel to the death. 25 points to win."
— Gametype description

Match Options

  • Number of Rounds: 1 Round
  • Score to Win Round: 25
  • Round Time Limit: None
  • Rounds Reset Map: On
  • Resolve Ties: On

Player Options

  • Max Active Players: 16
  • Lives Per Round: Unlimited
  • Respawn Time: 5 Seconds
  • Suicide Penalty: 5 Seconds
  • Shield Type: Normal Shields
  • Motion Sensor: On
  • Active Camo: Off
  • Extra Damage: Off
  • Damage Resistance: Off

Team Options

  • Team Play: Off
  • Team Scoring: Sum
  • Team Changing: On
  • Friendly Fire: On
  • Respawn Time Modifier: None
  • Betrayal Penalty: 10 Seconds
  • Force Even Teams: Off

Slayer Options

  • Bonus Points: Off
  • Suicide Point Loss: On
  • Death Point Loss: Off

Vehicle Options

  • Vehicle Respawn Time: Map Default
  • Primary Light Vehicle: Map Default
  • Secondary Light Vehicle: Map Default
  • Primary Heavy Vehicle: Map Default
  • Banshee: Map Default
  • Primary Turret: Map Default
  • Secondary Turret: Map Default

Equipment Options

  • Starting Weapon: Map Default
  • Secondary Weapon: Map Default
  • Starting Grenades: On
  • Weapons on Map: Map Default
  • Weapon Respawn Time: Map Default
  • Grenades on Map: On
  • Overshields: On
  • Active Camo: On
Team Slayer

"Take on a small team of enemies in straight up Slayer throw down. 50 points to win."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Match Options

  • Score to Win Round: 50

Team Options

  • Team Play: On
Rockets

"Get ready for an explosive game of Rockets. All rocket launchers, no motion sensor. 25 points to win."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Player Options

  • Motion Sensor: Off

Slayer Options

  • Suicide Point Loss: Off

Equipment Options

  • Starting Weapon: Rocket Launcher
  • Secondary Weapon: None
  • Weapons on Map: Rockets
Swords

"Sharpen your Energy Sword and power up your overshields. 25 points wins this game."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Vehicle Options

  • Primary Light Vehicle: None
  • Secondary Light Vehicle: None
  • Primary Heavy Vehicle: None
  • Banshee: Off

Equipment Options

  • Starting Weapon: Energy Sword
  • Secondary Weapon: None
  • Weapons on Map: None
Snipers

"Steady your shot and aim high. All weapons are sniper rifles and there's no motion sensor. 15 points to win."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Match Options

  • Score to Win Round: 15

Player Options

  • Motion Sensor: On

Vehicle Options

  • Primary Light Vehicle: None
  • Secondary Light Vehicle: None
  • Primary Heavy Vehicle: None
  • Banshee: Off

Equipment Options

  • Starting Weapon: Sniper Rifle
  • Secondary Weapon: Magnum
  • Weapons on Map: Sniping
Phantoms

"Everyone has active camo, so watch your back. 15 points wins this game."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Match Options

  • Score to Win Round: 15

Player Options

  • Motion Sensor: Off
  • Active Camo: On

Equipment Options

  • Active Camo: Off
Team Phantoms

"Everyone has active camo and you can organize into up to 8 teams. First team to 25 points win."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Player Options

  • Motion Sensor: Off
  • Active Camo: On

Team Options

  • Team Play: On

Equipment Options

  • Active Camo: Off
Elimination

"You have just one life per round. The last player standing wins a round. First to 3 rounds wins the game."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Match Options

  • Number of Rounds: First to 3
  • Score to Win Round: Unlimited
  • Round Time Limit: 2 Minutes

Player Options

  • Lives Per Round: 1

Slayer Options

  • Suicide Point Loss: Off

Equipment Options

  • Overshields: Off
  • Active Camo: Off
Phantom Elim

"You have just one life and everyone is invisible. Last player standing wins a round. First to win 3 rounds takes the cake."
— Gametype description

Changes from default Slayer:

Match Options

  • Number of Rounds: First to 3
  • Score to Win Round: Unlimited
  • Round Time Limit: 2 Minutes

Player Options

  • Lives Per Round: 1
  • Motion Sensor: Off
  • Active Camo: On

Slayer Options

  • Suicide Point Loss: Off

Equipment Options

  • Overshields: Off
  • Active Camo: Off

Halo 3[edit]

Title Description
Slayer Free for all. 25 kills to win.
Team Slayer Form teams for greater glory. 50 kills to win.
Rockets Free for all, with nothing but rocket launchers. 25 kills to win.
Elimination Highly tactical Team Slayer. 5 rounds, each to 5 kills. Be careful out there.
Duel No camping! Free for all, but the leader cannot hide. 10 kills to win.

Halo: Reach[edit]

Title Description
Classic Slayer Score points by killing players on the opposing team.
Elite Slayer Score points by killing players on the opposing team. Players play as Sangheili, and are given Covenant weapon spawns.
SWAT Score points by killing players on the opposing team.
Slayer Score points by killing players on the opposing team.
Slayer Pro Score points by killing players on the opposing team.

Halo 4[edit]

Title Description
Infinity Rumble Kill Enemies, Earn Points
Infinity Slayer Kill Enemies, Earn Points, Call in Ordnance
SWAT Kill players on the enemy team.

Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]

Title Description
Team Slayer Take on a small team of enemies. Get kills together to score and win!
Slayer Pro Take on a small team of enemies. Get kills together to score and win!
Slayer Its a free for all! Be the first to score the highest.
Team Slayer BR Take on a small team of enemies. Get kills together to score and win!
Slayer BR Take on a small team of enemies. Get kills together to score and win!
Elimination You have just one life per round! Last player standing wins the round! Earn the most rounds won to with the match!
Phantom Elimination You have just one life and active camo. Last player standing wins the round! Earn the most rounds won to win the match!
Phantoms Everyone has active camo, so watch your back! Kill the invisible players to score!
Team Phantoms Everyone has active camo, and you can organize into up to 8 teams. Get kills as a team to win!
Rockets Get ready for an explosive game of Rockets! All rocket launchers, no motion sensor!
Snipers All weapons are sniper rifles and there is no motion sensor. Get kills to score!
Team Snipers All weapons are sniper rifles and there is no motion sensor. Get kills to score for your team!
Swords Active your Energy Sword and get slicin'. Slash and kill to score!
SWAT Headshots will kill instantly through shields. Aim straight, aim true, and get kills to score!
SWAT Arsenal SWAT rules. Hunt for shotguns, rocket launchers, and sniper rifles.

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

Title Description
Big Team Slayer Control Power Weapons to eliminate the enemy.
FFA Rockets Say hello to my little friend!
Fiesta Classic Slayer with random weapons. This is madness!
Free-For-All Slayer Control Power Weapons to eliminate the enemy.
Rocket Slayer Slayer with amped rocket launchers, shields, jumping, and thrusters.
Shotty Snipers Spray and slay with a Sniper and Shotgun.
Slayer Control Power Weapons to eliminate the enemy.
Classic Team Slayer Control Power Weapons to eliminate the enemy.
Slayer HCS Control Power Weapons to eliminate the enemy.
Free-For-All HCS Every Spartan for themselves!
Snipers Put your sniper skills to the test.
Super Fiesta Chaos at its finest!
Big Team Super Fiesta Super Fiesta and Big Team Battle meet at last!
SWAT Aim for the head!

Halo Infinite[edit]

Title Description
Arena:Slayer Slay the enemy team.
Arena:Team Slayer Assault Rifle and BR75 loadouts. Slay the enemy team.
Arena:Slayer BR BR75 loadouts. Slay the enemy team.
Arena:FFA Slayer Slay the enemy.
Arena:Kong Slayer Infinite fusion coils, big jumps, and grappleshots. Slay the enemy team.
Arena:FFA Kong Slayer Every Spartan for themselves! Infinite fusion coils, big jumps, and grappleshots. Slay the enemy.
BTB:Slayer Slay the enemy team.
Ranked:Slayer Bandit Evo loadouts, Friendly-Fire enabled, Motion Tracker disabled. Slay the enemy team.
Ranked:FFA Slayer Bandit Evo loadouts, Motion Tracker disabled. Slay the enemy.
Ranked:Bandit Slayer First to 50 kills wins. Assault Rifle primary, Bandit secondary. Radar is enabled. Friendly fire is enabled.
Fiesta:Slayer Spawn with random loadouts. Slay the enemy team.
Fiesta:FFA Slayer Spawn with random loadouts. Slay the enemy.
Super Fiesta:Slayer Spawn with random legendary loadouts. Slay the enemy team.
BTB Heavies:Slayer Slay the enemy team.
BTB:Fiesta Slayer Spawn with random loadouts. Slay the enemy team.
BTB:Super Fiesta Spawn with random legendary loadouts. Slay the enemy team.
Doubles:Slayer Slay the enemy team.
Ranked:Doubles Slayer Bandit Evo loadouts, Friendly-Fire enabled, Motion Tracker disabled. Slay the enemy team.
Tactical:Slayer No shields, no Motion Tracker. Slay the enemy team.
Ranked:Tactical Slayer Bandit Evo loadouts, Friendly-Fire enabled, Motion Tracker disabled. Slay the enemy team.
HCS:FFA Slayer Official HCS Free-for-All settings. BR loadouts, Motion Tracker disabled. Slay the enemy.

Notable variants[edit]

Infinity and Legendary Slayer[edit]

A Halo 4 Slayer variation, with several notable mechanics changes. Players spawn with customised loadouts (including tactical packages and support upgrades), and are able to call in ordnance. Due to the changes imposed by this mode, Halo 4 later introduced Legendary Slayer, a mode more resembling the Slayer gameplay of prior titles - with preset loadouts and no Ordnance.

Fiesta Slayer[edit]

Fiesta Slayer is a Slayer variant where all players spawn with random primary and secondary weapons, which range everything from basic loadout weapons to power weapons. In Halo 3, Fiesta Slayer was used in the Cinco de Mayo Double EXP weekend hopper, and was an FFA mode. Halo 4 features team-based Fiesta modes in Team Action Sack. Fiesta Slayer was added to Halo 5: Guardians in the Hammer Storm update. Super Fiesta is a gamemode in Halo 5: Guardians that features all the power weapon REQs that were previously exclusive to Warzone and campaign.

Team SWAT[edit]

Main article: Team SWAT

SWAT is a small-team mode designed around fast-paced and tactical gunplay. Players spawn with headshot-capable weapons such as the DMR, battle rifle, Covenant carbine, LightRifle and Pistol, with no additional weapons spawning on the map. Players have no energy shields, and are thus susceptible to being killed in only one headshot.

Team Snipers and Shotty Snipers[edit]

Team Snipers is another Slayer variant designed around getting headshots. This time, players spawn with only a Sniper Rifle. Due to the Sniper Rifle's long range and high damage output, players will find taking advantage of power positions on the map while hiding in the shadows is key to success. Very skilled players may opt for running around the map killing opponents with no-scopes instead.

Shotty Snipers is a variant of Team Snipers. Here, the player spawns in with a Sniper Rifle as well as a shotgun—or, exclusive to Halo Infinite, a Bulldog.

Bro Slayer[edit]

Bro Slayer is a Slayer variant that makes use of Invasion-style respawns.[1] The Big Team Battle version of this gamemode is called Big Bro Slayer. Both modes are exclusive to Halo: Reach.

Mini Slayer[edit]

Mini Slayer is a Slayer variant that makes everyone very small. To compensate for the reduced size, players move very fast. This mode was introduced in Halo 4 in the Action Sack playlist[2] and returns in Halo Infinite in the Social Slayer playlist.[3]

Gallery[edit]

  • Slayer in Halo Infinite.

    Slayer in Halo Infinite.

  • Fiesta Slayer in Halo Infinite.

    Fiesta Slayer in Halo Infinite.

  • Escalation Slayer in Halo Infinite.

    Escalation Slayer in Halo Infinite.

  • Mini Slayer in Halo Infinite.

    Mini Slayer in Halo Infinite.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ YouTube, Halo: Reach Bro slayer on Swordbase with commentary (Retrieved on Jun 10, 2023) [archive]
  2. ^ YouTube, Halo 4 Mini Slayer
  3. ^ Twitter, Offical Halo Twitter account

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