Champions Bundle

The Champions Bundle.

"Step up your game with the Halo 4 Champions Bundle, an incredible collection of maps, armors, skins, and the all-new game type Ricochet and armor mod Resistor, gathered together to complete your Halo 4 experience. The Halo 4 Champions Bundle includes the Bullseye Pack, the Steel Skin Pack, and the Infinity Armor Pack, as well as brand-new ways to personalize your Spartan, with five armor skins, five weapons skins, and eight Spartan stances for your lobby player card."

— Official description

The Champions Bundle was the fourth and final major expansion for the Halo 4 multiplayer experience.Developed by 343 Industries in conjunction with Certain Affinity and Digital Extremes, the bundle includes three packs, the Bullseye Pack, the Infinity Armor Pack, and the Steel Skin Pack, and was released on August 20, 2013. The expansion includes 10 new achievements and 250 Gamerscore.

Unlike the other map packs, the Champions Bundle was not a part of the War Games Map Pass, and was launched individually for 800 Microsoft Points. Each pack can be purchased separately at lower prices, however, purchasing the bundle as a whole will unlock exclusive content. On July 7, 2017, along with all other Halo 3, Halo 4, and Halo: Reach DLC map packs, the Champions Bundle was made free to those on Xbox Live. With the sunsetting of Xbox 360 Halo-related content leading into 2021, this DLC along with all other major Halo game-related content was delisted from digital storefronts on December 18, 2020.

The weapon skins and armor permutations available with the Champions Bundle were not included within the Halo 4 component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection at launch, though the two maps and Ricochet gametype were. The launch of Series 4: Reclaimer in November 2020 saw the inclusion of all armor and weapon skins from across the bundle's various components within the collection, with 343 Industries expressing interest in bringing the Bullseye Pack and Infinity Armor Pack permutations to the game as well. This interest was later expressed with the Flighting release for Series 7: Elite, seeing the four armor permutations available for use as part of the collection. The Resistor Tactical Package initially was not available in The Master Chief Collection before it was added in the December 2022 update.

Content

Bullseye Pack

The Bullseye Pack is a DLC pack released for Halo 4. It is also available as a standalone purchase for 480 Microsoft Points. The pack includes:

• Two new War Games maps, Pitfall and Vertigo.
• The Ricochet armor, a new MJOLNIR (GEN2) variant.
• Early access to the Ricochet gametype, two weeks before its availability.

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  Ricochet armor

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  Pitfall.

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  Vertigo.

Infinity Armor Pack

The Mark V, ODST and Prefect armors.

The Infinity Armor Pack is the first and last armor pack to be released for Halo 4. It is also available as a standalone purchase for 240 Microsoft Points. It includes three new MJOLNIR (GEN2) armor variants:

• The GEN2 Prefect variant.
• The GEN2 Mark V variant.
• The GEN2 ODST variant.

Steel Skin Pack

Steel skin weapons.

The Steel Skin Pack is the first and last skin pack to be released for Halo 4, containing 10 steampunk-style skins for UNSC, Covenant and Forerunner weapons. As with the other packs, it may also be purchased separately for 240 Microsoft Points. The pack includes the following skins:

• Monocle (MCL) for the DMR.
• Steam (STM) for the Battle Rifle.
• Locomotive (LMV) for the Covenant Carbine.
• Industrial (IDT) for the Lightrifle.
• Mechanical (MCN) for the Suppressor.
• Compression (CMP) for the Storm Rifle.
• Turbine (TBN) for the Assault Rifle.
• Engine (ENG) for the Boltshot.
• Boilerplate (BPL) for the Plasma Pistol.
• Combustion (CBN) for the Magnum.

Exclusive content

The Champions Bundle itself comes with exclusive content that players will not obtain if they buy the packs separately:

• Five new UNSC weapon skins: Trauma (TRM) and Teeth (TTH) for the Assault Rifle, Salvage (SLV) for the Battle Rifle, and Indigo (IND) and Flare (FLR) for the Magnum.
• Five new armor skins: Tracer (TRCR) for Enforcer, Column (CLMN) for Defender, Bayonet (BYNT) for Venator, Python (PYTN) for Infiltrator, and Solid (SLID) for Oceanic.
• Eight new stances: Seasoned, Menace, Loyalty, Lookout, Confident, Drawn, Flank and Grandstand.
• Early access to a new Tactical Package, Resistor, which allows Spartans to maintain their full mobility and dexterity while taking incoming fire.

Players who have played Halo: Spartan Assault, and unlocked the three classified Halo Waypoint codes, will receive additional content.

• One additional stance: Determined
• One additional weapon skin: Striped (STP) for the DMR.
• Two additional armor skins: Vision (VISN) for Air Assault, and Rush (RUSH) for CIO.

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  Stances.

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  UNSC weapon skins.

Achievements

The DLC comes with ten new achievements worth 220 Gamerscore.

Icon	Name	Description	Gamerscore
General
	Just a Scratch	In matchmaking, recover full shields from low health with both Resistor and Recharge active.	20
	One Man Army	In matchmaking, get 4 consecutive kills with the Rocket Launcher without dying.	27
	Pitchin' a Tent	In matchmaking, effectively camp in one location without dying for a full 60 seconds.	40
	Repeat Survivor	In matchmaking, survive three vehicle explosions in a row with the Survivor package.	25
Gametype specific
	Can't Catch Me	In matchmaking, score a goal in Ricochet while taking damage with the Resistor active.	20
	From Downtown	In matchmaking, score by throwing the ball from thirty meters in Ricochet.	25
	Hat Trick	In matchmaking, score three times in one round of Ricochet.	33
	Protect This House	In matchmaking, assassinate the ball carrier within five meters of your own goal in Ricochet.	30
Map specific
	Got it!	In Bullseye DLC Matchmaking, acquire the Rocket Launcher at the start of a match on Pitfall.	20
	Shocking	In Bullseye DLC Matchmaking, activate both electrical surge systems during a match on Vertigo.	10

Medals

The DLC comes with five new medals for the Infinity mode.

Icon	Name	Requirement
	Goal Defense	Is earned when a player kills an enemy ball carrier within 25 m of the goal without them scoring.
	Ball Clear	Is earned when a player throws a ball 40m away from their own goal.
	Goal Keeper	Is earned when a player kills 5 enemies while defending the goal.
	Rejection	Is earned when a player intercept a throw within 25m of their goal.
	Fast Break	Is earned when a player scored a goal within 15 seconds of a ball set without a turnover.

Production notes

During the “What’s Next: Halo 4 Summer 2013″ panel at RTX 2013, 343 Industries' promotional art for the bundle featured the "Bones" and "Striped" M395 DMR weapon skins as part of the content update's bonus content. The "Bones" skin would later be relegated to a code found with the CIO Spartan in Series 2 of McFarlane's Halo 4 line of figures, while the "Striped" skin could be unlocked through earning certain achievements in Halo: Spartan Assault. Eventually, both would be available in Halo: The Master Chief Collection with the release of Season 7: Elite. Additionally, people present at RTX 2013 were able to receive a promotional poster for the Champions Bundle, which included an overview of the expansion's contents.

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  A promotional poster available to those who were present at RTX 2013.

The first trailer for the Champions Bundle DLC showed the PREFECT armor with a different design on the armor's wrists, an added decal on the helmet's forehead, and the player's secondary color applied to their player model's fingertips. These would be altered for the DLC's launch.

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  The original Prefect armor skin design, seen in the Champions Bundle trailer.

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  The final Prefect armor skin design, seen in the Champions Bundle Launch Trailer.

With its launch in 2013, Champions Bundle DLC items, including the new armor sets, weapon skins, and the Resistor tactical package, could not be utilized in Spartan Ops. Instead, weapons would revert to their default appearance and armor pieces would be replaced by Recruit armor. Equipping Resistor caused the tactical package to automatically revert back to "None". While this was never updated for in the original version of Halo 4, its port on Halo: The Master Chief Collection would eventually allow for all armor, weapon skins, and tactical packages to be used in Spartan Ops.

Gallery

Promotional images

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  Champions Bundle art, featuring a logo, and the bundle's iconic Ricochet armor.

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  Champions Bundle art.

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  A banner, featuring the Ricochet armor and the two maps in the bundle.

Concept art

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  Concept art of the Mark V armor included in the bundle.

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  Concept art of the ODST armor included in the bundle.

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  Concept art of the Ricochet armor included in the bundle.

Screenshots

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  The Mark V and ODST armors from the bundle's launch trailer.

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  The Mark V armor from the bundle's launch trailer.

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  The ODST armor from the bundle's launch trailer.

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  The Prefect armor from the bundle's launch trailer.

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  A player wearing Ricochet armor in a game on Pitfall in Halo 4.

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  Players utilizing Champions Bundle unlocks in a game on Haven in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

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  Four players utilizing the Champions Bundle armor sets on Vertigo in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

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