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Cartographer's Gift
Start date:	December 16, 2015
End date:	January 26, 2016
Number of REQs:	51
Total unlock cost:	190,000 REQ points; (14 silver packs, 12 gold packs)
Includes content for:	Halo 5: Guardians

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Cartographer's Gift is a content update for Halo 5: Guardians, released on December 16, 2015.^[1] The update included an improved Forge mode, four new multiplayer maps: Overgrowth, Battle of Noctus, Antifreeze and Entombed, and 51 new REQs for armor, weapons, emblems, and more.^[2]^[3]

Update content[edit]

General overview[edit]

51 new REQs
New armor sets
- Mark IV GEN1
- Raijin
  - Raijin Sprite
  - Raijin Stormstrike
New multiplayer mode:
- Forge
New multiplayer maps:
- Antifreeze
- Battle of Noctus
- Entombed
- Overgrowth
- Alpine (Forge canvas)
- Glacier (Forge canvas)
- Parallax (Forge canvas)
New sandbox items:
- Classic BR85N
- M41 SPNKr
  - SPNKr EM
  - SPNKr EX
  - SPNKr Prime

General customization[edit]

4 armor skins: Locus Edge, Pathfinder Trailbreaker, Rogue Cutthroat, Wetwork Cleaner
5 weapon skins: Gold Standard (MA5D assault rifle, M6H2 magnum, BR85 battle rifle, M395B DMR, M20 PDW)
1 visor: Pendragon
14 emblems: Cone'd, Flaming Ninja, Number Zero, Number One, Number Two, Number Three, Number Four, Number Five, Number Six, Number Seven, Number Eight, Number Nine, Spartan Swords, Stuck
2 assassinations: Nice Try, Oh Snap
2 stances: Fire Support, Tactical Carry

Marketing[edit]

Cartographer's Gift teaser[edit]

Main article: Cartographer's Gift teaser

A small, 5 second teaser for the Cartographer's Gift update, showing the Mark VI armor and SPNKR rocket launcher on Truth and Entombed. This was shown during the Battle of Shadow and Light livestream held by 343 Industries on November 20, 2015.

Game Awards Multiplayer Trailer[edit]

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians - Game Awards Multiplayer Trailer

A full trailer released on December 3, 2015, showcasing the update's content and features.

Gallery[edit]

Promotional images[edit]

Promo artwork.
REQ reveal artwork.

Screenshots[edit]

Overgrowth, a remix of Plaza.
A Spartan-IV wearing Raijin armor during a game of Warzone on Battle of Noctus.
Antifreeze, the first of two maps released for the Big Team Battle playlist with the update.
Entombed, the second of two maps released for the Big Team Battle playlist.

Sources[edit]

^ Twitter
^ YouTube: Halo 5 Guardians - Game Awards Multiplayer Trailer
^ Halo Waypoint, Cartographer's Gift (Retrieved on Jun 3, 2016) [archive]

[1] Twitter

[2] YouTube: Halo 5 Guardians - Game Awards Multiplayer Trailer

[H5GUpdateCG-3] Halo Waypoint, Cartographer's Gift (Retrieved on Jun 3, 2016) [archive]

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+{{Status|Gameplay}}
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-'''Cartographer's Gift''' is a content update for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' that will be released in [[2015|December 2015]]. The update will include an improved Forge mode, the four new multiplayer maps [[Overgrowth]], [[Battle of Noctus]], [[Antifreeze]] and [[Entombed]], and more than 25 new [[REQ]]s for [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)#Armor variants and upgrades|armors]], weapons, [[emblem]]s and more.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxbCtx3a0Fo '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5 Guardians - Game Awards Multiplayer Trailer'']</ref>
+|name=Cartographer's Gift
+|image=[[File:Eric-will-dlc-pack-2-artstation.jpg|300px]]
-==Content==
+|prev=[[Battle of Shadow and Light]]
-===Maps===
+|next=[[Infinity's Armory]]
-The content update has 4 new maps for Arena, Warzone, and Big Team Battle:
+|start=[[2015#December|December 16, 2015]]
-*[[Overgrowth]] for Arena
+|end=[[2016#January|January 26, 2016]]
-*[[Battle of Noctus]] for Warzone
+|numtiers-title=Number of REQs
-*[[Antifreeze]] for Big Team Battle
+|numtiers=51
-*[[Entombed]] for Big Team Battle
+|totalcost={{RP|190,000}} REQ points<br>(14 silver packs, 12 gold packs)
+|passpurchasecost=
-===Forge===
+|games=''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
-With the release of Forge mode there are three new [[Forge]] canvas maps
+|gamelabel=Halo 5: Guardians
-*[[Alpine]]
+}}
-*[[Glacier (Halo 5: Guardians level)|Glacier]]
+'''Cartographer's Gift''' is a content update for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', released on [[2015|December 16, 2015]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/677177934994497536 '''Twitter''']</ref> The update included an improved [[Forge]] mode, four new multiplayer maps: [[Overgrowth]], [[Battle of Noctus]], [[Antifreeze]] and [[Entombed]], and 51 new [[REQ]]s for [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor]], weapons, [[emblem]]s, and more.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxbCtx3a0Fo '''YouTube''': ''Halo 5 Guardians - Game Awards Multiplayer Trailer'']</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=H5GUpdateCG|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/updates/Cartographers-Gift|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cartographer's Gift|D=3|M=6|Y=2016}}
-*[[Space]]
+==Update content==
+===General overview===
+*51 new [[Requisition system|REQs]]
+*New [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor sets]]
+**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV GEN1]]
+**[[RAIJIN-class Mjolnir|Raijin]]
+***Raijin Sprite
+***Raijin Stormstrike
+*New multiplayer mode:
+**[[Forge]]
+*New multiplayer maps:
+**[[Antifreeze]]
+**[[Battle of Noctus]]
+**[[Entombed]]
+**[[Overgrowth]]
+**[[Alpine]] (Forge canvas)
+**[[Glacier (Halo 5: Guardians map)|Glacier]] (Forge canvas)
+**[[Parallax]] (Forge canvas)
+*New sandbox items:
+**Classic [[BR85N]]
+**[[M41 SPNKr]]
+***SPNKr EM
+***SPNKr EX
+***SPNKr Prime
+===General customization===
+*4 armor skins: [[LOCUS-class Mjolnir|Locus Edge]], [[PATHFINDER-class Mjolnir|Pathfinder Trailbreaker]], [[ROGUE-class Mjolnir|Rogue Cutthroat]], [[WETWORK-class Mjolnir|Wetwork Cleaner]]
+*5 [[List of REQ cards/Weapon Skins|weapon skins]]: Gold Standard ([[MA5D assault rifle]], [[M6H2 magnum]], [[BR85 battle rifle]], [[M395 DMR|M395B DMR]], [[M20 PDW]])
+*1 visor: Pendragon
+*14 [[Emblems|emblems]]: Cone'd, Flaming Ninja, Number Zero, Number One, Number Two, Number Three, Number Four, Number Five, Number Six, Number Seven, Number Eight, Number Nine, Spartan Swords, Stuck
+*2 [[Assassination|assassinations]]: Nice Try, Oh Snap
+*2 [[Stance|stances]]: Fire Support, Tactical Carry
+==Marketing==
+===Cartographer's Gift teaser===
+{{Main|Cartographer's Gift teaser}}
+A small, 5 second teaser for the Cartographer's Gift update, showing the Mark VI armor and SPNKR rocket launcher on [[Truth]] and Entombed. This was shown during the Battle of Shadow and Light livestream held by [[343 Industries]] on November 20, 2015.
+===Game Awards Multiplayer Trailer===
+{{Main|Halo 5: Guardians - Game Awards Multiplayer Trailer}}
+A full trailer released on December 3, 2015, showcasing the update's content and features.
+==Gallery==
+===Promotional images===
+<gallery>
+File:Eric-will-dlc-pack-2-artstation.jpg|Promo artwork.
+File:CG REQs.jpg|REQ reveal artwork.
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
+<gallery>
+File:H5G-Overgrowth-4.jpg|Overgrowth, a remix of [[Plaza]].
+File:H5G-RaijinSPNKR.jpg|A [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] wearing [[RAIJIN-class Mjolnir|Raijin armor]] during a game of [[Warzone]] on [[Battle of Noctus]].
+File:H5G-Antifreeze.jpg|Antifreeze, the first of two maps released for the [[Big Team Battle]] playlist with the update.
+File:H5G-Entombed.jpg|Entombed, the second of two maps released for the Big Team Battle playlist.
+</gallery>
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians]]
+{{Map pack}}
+[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians updates]]