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The Covenant Hall.

The Covenant Hall, also known as the Covenant Barracks, is a structure that can be built on a Covenant Citadel.^[1]

Overview[edit]

The Hall serves as the location where Covenant infantry, namely the Unggoy, Kig-Yar and Mgalekgolo, are trained. The different races are housed separately according to their status in the caste system. Unggoy, the lowest of the caste system, performs many of the more demeaning tasks. The Kig-Yar tend to only socialize amongst themselves, while the Mgalekgolo communicate with each other via their collective consciousness.^[1] The UNSC equivalent to the Hall is the Barracks, while the Banished equivalent is the Raid Camp.

In-game information[edit]

Halo Wars[edit]

The Hall in-game in Halo Wars.

"The Covenant Hall rallies infantry units to the cause. Upgrades for infantry units are also housed here."

— In-game description

In Halo Wars, the Hall costs 150 to be built. It produce infantry units and corresponding improvements for them. It is where Covenant infantry are trained and upgraded, such as Unggoy lances (four Unggoy led by a single Sangheili or a single Jiralhanae, depending on the leader chosen), Mgalekgolo pairs, and Kig-Yar Sniper pairs. This is also where most Covenant infantry upgrades are researched, such as increased troop power and weapons. The Hall forms the core of the Covenant ground-attack forces, especially early in the game, when vehicles are sparse. These are some units upgrades that can be found in the Hall.

Name	Type	Cost			Description
Name	Type	Population	Tech	Resources	Description
Grunt Squad	Main Infantry	1	0	100	Mainline troop, slow and short range yet still the best returns per cost in combat.
Peons	Upgrade	N/A	1	200	Grunt squads have one additional Grunt.
Needler	Upgrade	N/A	2	400	Grunt squads are now equipped with needlers.
Deacon	Upgrade	N/A	3	700	Inspires the Grunt squad, improving their combat abilities.
Jackal	Anti-Infantry	1	0	100	Counter-infantry unit, often armed with sniper rifles, Jackals can make quick work of enemy infantry.
Defense Gauntlet	Upgrade	N/A	1	200	Adds extra shielding to deflect incoming projectiles.
Beam Rifle	Upgrade	N/A	2	400	Jackals are now equipped with particle beam rifles.
Supreme Gauntlet	Upgrade	N/A	3	700	Jackal shields do not collapse when taking damage.
Hunter	Anti-Vehicle	2	1	250	Counter-vehicle unit, powerful fuel rod cannons are a credible threat even against tanks.
Bonded Shield	Upgrade	N/A	1	200	Equips each Hunter with a huge shield that can deflect many projectiles.
Spirit Bond	Upgrade	N/A	2	400	Hunters get a big damage boost while both bond brothers are alive.
Assault Beam	Upgrade	N/A	3	700	Equips Hunters with a devastating beam-based weapon.

Gallery[edit]

Early concept art of the Hall.
Concept art of the Hall.
A hi-poly sculpt of the Hall.
A Hall and several other buildings attached to a Citadel.
A Hall and a Hall under construction.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo Wars (First appearance)

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b Official Halo Wars Community Site, Hall (Retrieved on Feb 18, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]

[hwsite-1] Official Halo Wars Community Site, Hall (Retrieved on Feb 18, 2011) [local archive] [external archive]

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-{{Era|HW}}
+{{Status|Canon}}
-{{Ratings}}
+[[File:HW CovenantHall Render.jpg|300px|thumb|The Covenant Hall.]]
-[[Image:Covenant barracks 01.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Covenant]] Hall.|250px]]
-{{stub}}
-The '''Hall''' is a [[Covenant]] structure featured in [[Halo Wars]].
+The '''Covenant Hall''', also known as the '''Covenant Barracks''', is a structure that can be built on a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Citadel|Citadel]].{{Ref/Site|Id=hwsite|URL=http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Hall.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Hall|D=18|M=02|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halowars.com/Covenant#Hall}}
-The Hall is built onto the [[Citadel (Covenant)|Citadel]], and is where Covenant infantry is trained and upgraded, such as [[Unggoy]] [[Lances]] (Four Unggoy, or Grunts, led by a single [[Sangheili]] or a single [[Jiralhanae]] depending on the leader chosen), [[Mgalekgolo]] pairs and [[Kig-yar]] pairs. This is also where most Covenant infantry upgrades are researched, such as increased troop power and weapons.<ref>http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Hall.aspx</ref> The Hall forms the core of the Covenant ground-attack forces, especially early in the game when vehicles are sparse. It can be protected by the [[Shield Generator (Covenant)|shield generator]].
+==Overview==
+The Hall serves as the location where Covenant infantry, namely the [[Unggoy]], [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Mgalekgolo]], are trained. The different races are housed separately according to their status in the caste system. Unggoy, the lowest of the caste system, performs many of the more demeaning tasks. The Kig-Yar tend to only socialize amongst themselves, while the Mgalekgolo communicate with each other via their collective consciousness.{{Ref/Reuse|hwsite}} The [[UNSC]] equivalent to the Hall is the [[UNSC Barracks|Barracks]], while the [[Banished]] equivalent is the [[Raid Camp]].
-It is the Covenant equivalent of the [[UNSC Barracks|Barracks]].
+==In-game information==
+===''Halo Wars''===
+[[File:HW CovenantHall Screenshot.png|thumb|250px|The Hall in-game in ''Halo Wars''.]]
+{{Quote|The Covenant Hall rallies infantry units to the cause. Upgrades for infantry units are also housed here.|In-game description}}
+In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Hall costs {{HWResources|150}} to be built. It produce infantry units and corresponding improvements for them. It is where Covenant infantry are trained and upgraded, such as Unggoy lances (four Unggoy led by a single [[Sangheili]] or a single [[Jiralhanae]], depending on the leader chosen), [[Mgalekgolo]] pairs, and [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Sniper|Sniper]] pairs. This is also where most Covenant infantry upgrades are researched, such as increased troop power and weapons. The Hall forms the core of the Covenant ground-attack forces, especially early in the game, when vehicles are sparse.
+These are some units upgrades that can be found in the Hall.
-==Units Produced and Available Upgrades==
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
-*Grunt - Main Covenant infantry unit. Slow and short-ranged. Starts with [[Plasma Pistol]].
+! rowspan="2" style="width: 20%" | Name !! rowspan="2" style="width: 10%" | Type !! colspan="3" style="width: 30%" | Cost !! rowspan="2" style="width: 40%" | Description
-**Starting special attack - [[Plasma Grenade|Sticky Grenade]]
+|-
-**1.'''Peons''' - Adds two Grunts to each squad.
+| style="width: 10%" | '''Population''' || style="width: 10%" | '''Tech''' || style="width: 10%" | '''Resources'''
-**2.'''[[Needler]]''' - Upgrades Plasma Pistol to Needler for more damage.
+|- style="height: 40px"
-**3.'''[[Deacon]]''' - Adds a Grunt Deacon to squad to boost combat values through spirituality.
+| Grunt Squad || Main Infantry || {{HWPop|1}} || {{HWTech|0}} || {{HWResources|100}} || Mainline troop, slow and short range yet still the best returns per cost in combat.
-*Jackal - Counter-infantry unit. Starts with medium-range carbine.
+|- style="height: 40px"
-**1.'''[[Kig-yar_Point_Defence_Gauntlet|Defense Gauntlet]]''' - Adds energy shield to deflect incoming projectiles (collapses after taking too much damage).
+| Peons || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|1}} || {{HWResources|200}} || Grunt squads have one additional Grunt.
-**2.'''[[Beam Rifle]]''' - Upgrades weapon to particle-beam rifle for increased damage.
+|- style="height: 40px"
-**3.'''Supreme Gauntlet''' - Shield no longer collapses when taking damage.
+| [[Type-33 needler|Needler]] || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|2}} || {{HWResources|400}} || Grunt squads are now equipped with needlers.
-*Hunter - Counter-vehicle unit. Uses [[Fuel Rod Cannon]].
+|- style="height: 40px"
-**1.'''Bonded Shield''' - Adds the iconic Hunter Shield, which deflects projectiles.
+| [[Deacon]] || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|3}} ||  {{HWResources|700}} || Inspires the Grunt squad, improving their combat abilities.
-**2.'''Spirit Bond''' - Increases damage output while Hunters in a bonded pair are alive.
-**3.'''Assault Beam''' - Fuel Rod Cannon upgrades to [[Assault Cannon|Fuel Rod Beam]] for mega damage.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Jackal || Anti-Infantry || {{HWPop|1}} || {{HWTech|0}} || {{HWResources|100}} || Counter-infantry unit, often armed with sniper rifles, Jackals can make quick work of enemy infantry.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|Defense Gauntlet]] || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|1}} || {{HWResources|200}} || Adds extra shielding to deflect incoming projectiles.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|Beam Rifle]] || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|2}} || {{HWResources|400}} || Jackals are now equipped with particle beam rifles.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Supreme Gauntlet || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|3}} || {{HWResources|700}} || Jackal shields do not collapse when taking damage.
-== References ==
+|- style="height: 40px"
-<references/>
+| Hunter || Anti-Vehicle || {{HWPop|2}} || {{HWTech|1}} || {{HWResources|250}} || Counter-vehicle unit, powerful [[fuel rod cannon]]s are a credible threat even against tanks.
-{{Halo Wars Covenant Units}}
+|- style="height: 40px"
-[[Category:The Covenant]]
+| Bonded Shield || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|1}} || {{HWResources|200}} || Equips each Hunter with a huge shield that can deflect many projectiles.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| Spirit Bond || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|2}} || {{HWResources|400}} || Hunters get a big damage boost while both bond brothers are alive.
+|- style="height: 40px"
+| [[Assault cannon|Assault Beam]] || Upgrade || N/A || {{HWTech|3}} || {{HWResources|700}} || Equips Hunters with a devastating beam-based weapon.
+|}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:HW-Hall Concept.jpg|Early concept art of the Hall.
+File:HW Hall Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the Hall.
+File:HW Hall HiPoly.jpg|A hi-poly sculpt of the Hall.
+File:HW Screenshots E3 6.jpg|A Hall and several other buildings attached to a Citadel.
+File:Halo-wars-Covenant-base.jpg|A Hall and a Hall under construction.
+</gallery>
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{1st}}
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+{{HW buildings}}
+[[Category:Covenant buildings]]