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 {{Era|RW}}
 {{Title|Blood Gulch}}
-<center>''For other uses, see [[Blood Gulch (disambiguation)]].''</center>
+{{disambig header|the Halo Wars Skirmish map|other uses|Blood Gulch (disambiguation)}}
-{{Multiplayer Map Infobox
+{{Multiplayer map infobox
 |image = [[File:Blood Gulch3D.jpg|300px]]
 |name = Blood Gulch
 |game = ''[[Halo Wars]]''
-|location = *[[Shield 0459]]
+|location = [[Etran Harborage]]
 |terrain = *Desert/Savanna
 *Canyon
-|playernumber = 1v1
+|playernumber = 1v1 (2 players)
 }}
+{{Article Quote|A fast and brutal fight awaits in Blood Gulch. Teleporters allow for surprise attacks, while bonus Reactors offer opportunities for the aggressive.}}
+'''Blood Gulch''' is a ''[[Halo Wars]]'' [[multiplayer]] map.<ref>[https://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Maps.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Skirmish Maps'']</ref>
-'''Blood Gulch'''<ref>http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=187715&page=1601</ref><ref>'''Official Xbox Magazine''', January 2009 Article</ref> is a ''[[Halo Wars]]'' [[multiplayer]] map.
+Blood Gulch is based on the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' [[multiplayer]] map, [[Blood Gulch]]. Like its namesake, Blood Gulch is set in a vast canyon containing two bases; with the far more functional UNSC [[firebase]] or [[Covenant citadel]] replacing the hollowed-out structures from the original. Between the opposing bases lies a huge, open field with hills, cliffs, and ditches, and rock walls all around. There is some vegetation, but the terrain is mostly desert-like. This map has teleporters, as did the original version from ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''[[Coagulation]]'' in ''[[Halo 2]]''. Each side of the map features a [[Forerunner Bonus Reactor]] and a [[Forerunner Supply Elevator]], both of which are defended by rebel troops and [[deployable lookout tower]]s.
-==Description==
+==Strategies==
-Blood Gulch is based on the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' [[multiplayer]] map, [[Blood Gulch]]. Like its namesake, Blood Gulch is set in a vast canyon containing two bases; however, because the genre is real-time strategy rather than first-person shooter, the bases are far more functional than the hollowed-out structures from the original. Between the opposing bases lies a huge, open field with hills, cliffs, and ditches, and rock walls all around. There is some vegetation, but the terrain is mostly desert-like. This map has teleporters, as did the original version from ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''[[Coagulation]]'' in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
+*It is recommended to capture new base locations and bonus buildings. The player can use the teleporters to reach the reactors quickly. Since both structures are defended by rebel snipers units, the player should attack with anti-infantry or vehicle units.
+*Taking the rebel base closer to the opponent's starting base can serve as both a surprise attack and a means to slow down the opponent's expansion. Leave a small army and setting up turrets after setting up a base there before moving on to other regions of the map.
-===Strategies===
-To win, it is recommended to capture Rebel Bases and build expansions; there are two of them: one near your base which is North-West and one on the far right is a hill with Rebel soldiers and snipers. You can use the teleporters to get there quicker. Bring a handful of troops to the hill because the snipers are very powerful.
-When you kill the Rebels, take that position. Leave a group behind and move a powerful group (with Tanks and Aircrafts if you set up a base for them) to the enemy's base. Destroy it and scout the remainder of the map for any enemies left (do not take the group you left at the once rebel base).
-The bonus reactors are valuable on this map. Nearby is a supply elevator with sniper towers, making it a free energy upgrade and extra supply boost, beware the Rebel troops defending these structures.
 ==Trivia==
-*Blood Gulch was one of the first Skirmish maps revealed to public. Editors from ''Official Xbox Magazine'' visited [[Ensemble Studios]], and were able to play on the map.
+*Blood Gulch was one of the first Skirmish maps revealed to public. Editors from ''Official Xbox Magazine'' visited [[Ensemble Studios]], and were able to play on the map.<ref>'''Official Xbox Magazine''', January 2009 Article</ref>
-*As indicated by [[Bad Here Day|the soundtrack]] played in the beginning of matches set in this map, Blood Gulch is the only map set in Shield 0459 with the Rebels as a neutral faction.
+*As indicated by [[Bad Here Day|the soundtrack]] played in the beginning of matches set in this map, Blood Gulch is likely set on Etran Harborage, and thus it is the only Etran Harborage map featuring rebels as a neutral faction.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 File:HWBG.png|A strategic map of Blood Gulch.
-File:HW2.jpg|UNSC vs Covenant
+File:HW2.jpg|UNSC and Covenant forces battle around a Forerunner supply elevator.
 </gallery>