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{{Title|''Halo Wars 2'' Title Updates}}
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Throughout its lifespan, ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' had many '''Title Updates''' and other patches. Given how many there are, this page only lists the patches and their general features; full patch notes are listed on each [[Season]]'s page for brevity. For a full list of ''Halo Wars 2'' official patch notes on [[Halo Waypoint]], see the designated forum thread [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/38bd6e2ebbb14e5b9b359bb029588800/topics/halo-wars-2---patch-notes-updated-nov-2/9756196e-2970-4247-8c0c-dd1a043a098c/posts?page=1 here].
Throughout its lifespan, ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' had many '''Title Updates''' and other patches. Given how many there are, this page only lists the patches and their general features; full patch notes are listed on each [[Season]]'s page for brevity. For a full list of ''Halo Wars 2'' official patch notes on [[Halo Waypoint]], see the designated forum thread [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/38bd6e2ebbb14e5b9b359bb029588800/topics/halo-wars-2---patch-notes-updated-nov-2/9756196e-2970-4247-8c0c-dd1a043a098c/posts?page=1 here]. In [[2021 (real world)|February 2021]], [[343 Industries]] announced that it had no plans to produce any further content updates or balance patches for the game, although it would monitor the game and its servers to ensure they were running as intended.{{Ref/Site|Id=LovelyLetters|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/lovely-letters|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Lovely Letters|D=12|M=02|Y=2021}}


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! Update !! Season !! Release date (YYYY/MM/DD) {{C|Xbox}}{{Ref/Note|Release patch notes given prioritise Xbox release dates - due to this, PC release dates cannot be provided}} !! Patch type !! Platform(s) !! Notes
! Update !! Season !! Release date (YYYY/MM/DD) {{C|Xbox}}{{Ref/Note|Release patch notes given prioritise Xbox release dates - due to this, PC release dates cannot be provided}} !! Patch type !! Platform(s) !! Notes
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| [[Season 0 (Halo Wars 2)#February patch|Day one patch]] || [[Season 0 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 0]] || 2017/02/21 || Bug-fixes || *Xbox One<br/>*PC || Day-one patch released on February 21 (the launch of ''Halo Wars 2'') for Xbox and shortly later for PC.
| [[Season 0 (Halo Wars 2)#February patch|Day one patch]] || [[Season 0 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 0]] || 2017/02/21 || Bug-fixes || Xbox One<br/>PC || Day-one patch released on February 21 (the launch of ''Halo Wars 2'') for Xbox and shortly later for PC.
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| [[Season 0 (Halo Wars 2)#March 7 patch notes|March 7 patch]] || [[Season 0 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 0]] || 2017/03/07 || Bug fixes and balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || N/A
| [[Season 0 (Halo Wars 2)#March 7 patch notes|March 7 patch]] || [[Season 0 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 0]] || 2017/03/07 || Bug fixes and balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC || N/A
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| [[Season 1 (Halo Wars 2)#March 20 patch notes|March 20 patch]] || [[Season 1 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 1]] || 2017/03/20 || Bug fixes and balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || N/A
| [[Season 1 (Halo Wars 2)#March 20 patch notes|March 20 patch]] || [[Season 1 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 1]] || 2017/03/20 || Bug fixes and balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC || N/A
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| [[Season 1 (Halo Wars 2)#April 4 patch notes|April 4 patch]] || [[Season 1 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 1]] || 2017/04/28 || Bug fixes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || N/A
| [[Season 1 (Halo Wars 2)#April 4 patch notes|April 4 patch]] || [[Season 1 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 1]] || 2017/04/28 || Bug fixes || Xbox One <br/>PC || N/A
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| [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)#April 27 patch notes|Colony release update]] || [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 2]] || 2017/04/27 || Content update || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || Released alongside the [[Colony]] leader DLC and start of [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 2]]
| [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)#April 27 patch notes|Colony release update]] || [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 2]] || 2017/04/27 || Content update || Xbox One <br/>PC || Released alongside the [[Colony]] leader DLC and start of [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 2]]
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| [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)#May 5 patch notes|May balance update]] || [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 2]] || 2017/05/05 || Balance || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || N/A
| [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)#May 5 patch notes|May balance update]] || [[Season 2 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 2]] || 2017/05/05 || Balance || Xbox One <br/>PC || N/A
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| [[Season 3 (Halo Wars 2)#May 22 patch notes|Sgt. Johnson release update]] || [[Season 3 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 3]] || 2017/05/22 || Bug-fixes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || Released alongside the [[Avery Johnson|Sgt. Johnson]] DLC and start of Season 3. Added HDR support for console players.
| [[Season 3 (Halo Wars 2)#May 22 patch notes|Sgt. Johnson release update]] || [[Season 3 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 3]] || 2017/05/22 || Bug-fixes || Xbox One <br/>PC || Released alongside the [[Avery Johnson|Sgt. Johnson]] DLC and start of Season 3. Added HDR support for console players.
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| [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)#June 28 patch notes|Icons of War release update]] || [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 4]] || 2017/06/28 || Bug-fixes and balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || Released alongside the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]] and [[Jerome-092|Commander Jerome]] DLCs and start of Season 4.
| [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)#June 28 patch notes|Icons of War release update]] || [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 4]] || 2017/06/28 || Bug-fixes and balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC || Released alongside the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]] and [[Jerome-092|Commander Jerome]] DLCs and start of Season 4.
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| [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)#June 29 balance patch notes|June balance patch]] || [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 4]] || 2017/06/29 || Balance changes || Xbox One<br/>PC || N/A
| [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)#June 29 balance patch notes|June balance patch]] || [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 4]] || 2017/06/29 || Balance changes || Xbox One<br/>PC || N/A
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| [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)#June 29 balance patch notes|June server balance patch]] || [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 4]] || 2017/07/07 || Balance changes || Server-side || N/A
| [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)#June 29 balance patch notes|June server balance patch]] || [[Season 4 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 4]] || 2017/07/07 || Balance changes || Server-side || N/A
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| [[Season 5 (Halo Wars 2)#July 25 patch notes|Serina release update]] || [[Season 5 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 5]] || 2017/07/25 || Content update || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || Released alongside the ''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER|Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]'' and [[Serina]] DLCs and start of Season 5.
| [[Season 5 (Halo Wars 2)#July 25 patch notes|Serina release update]] || [[Season 5 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 5]] || 2017/07/25 || Content update || Xbox One <br/>PC || Released alongside the ''[[Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER|Operation: SPEARBREAKER]]'' and [[Serina]] DLCs and start of Season 5.
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| [[Season 6 (Halo Wars 2)#August 17 patch notes|Yapyap release update]] || [[Season 6 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 6]] || 2017/08/17 || Content update || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || Released alongside the [[Yapyap|Yapyap the DESTROYER]] DLC and start of Season 6.
| [[Season 6 (Halo Wars 2)#August 17 patch notes|Yapyap release update]] || [[Season 6 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 6]] || 2017/08/17 || Content update || Xbox One <br/>PC || Released alongside the [[Yapyap|Yapyap the DESTROYER]] DLC and start of Season 6.
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| [[Season 6 (Halo Wars 2)#August 31 server patch|August server patch]] || [[Season 6 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 6]] || 2017/08/31 || Bug-fixes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || N/A
| [[Season 6 (Halo Wars 2)#August 31 server patch|August server patch]] || [[Season 6 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 6]] || 2017/08/31 || Bug-fixes || Xbox One <br/>PC || N/A
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| [[Season 7 (Halo Wars 2)#July 25 patch notes|Awakening the Nightmare release update]] || [[Season 7 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 7]] || 2017/09/26 || Content update || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || Released alongside the ''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare|Awakening the Nightmare]]'', [[Voridus]] and [[Pavium]] DLCs and start of Season 7.
| [[Season 7 (Halo Wars 2)#July 25 patch notes|Awakening the Nightmare release update]] || [[Season 7 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 7]] || 2017/09/26 || Content update || Xbox One <br/>PC || Released alongside the ''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare|Awakening the Nightmare]]'', [[Voridus]] and [[Pavium]] DLCs and start of Season 7.
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| [[Season 8 (Halo Wars 2)#November 2 patch notes|Xbox One X support release update]] || [[Season 8 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 8]] || 2017/11/02 || Content update || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || Released alongside tand to provide support for the [[Xbox One X]], and start of Season 8.
| [[Season 8 (Halo Wars 2)#November 2 patch notes|Xbox One X support release update]] || [[Season 8 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 8]] || 2017/11/02 || Content update || Xbox One <br/>PC || Released alongside tand to provide support for the [[Xbox One X]], and start of Season 8.
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| [[Season 8 (Halo Wars 2)#November balance patch|November balance patch]] || [[Season 8 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 8]] || 2017/11/?? || Balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || N/A
| [[Season 8 (Halo Wars 2)#November balance patch|November balance patch]] || [[Season 8 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 8]] || 2017/11/?? || Balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC || Added 49 new [[Rank (Halo Wars 2)|multiplayer ranks]] to unlock.
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| [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)#January 16 patch notes|January update]] || [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 9]] || 2018/01/16 || Bug-fixes and balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC || Start of Season 9.
| [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)#January 16 patch notes|January update]] || [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 9]] || 2018/01/16 || Bug-fixes and balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC || Start of Season 9.
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| [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)#February 8 balance patch|February balance patch]] || [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 9]] || 2018/02/08 || Balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  N/A
| [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)#February 8 balance patch|February balance patch]] || [[Season 9 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 9]] || 2018/02/08 || Balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  N/A
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| [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)#April 2 patch notes|April update]] || [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 10]] || 2018/04/02 || Balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  Start of Season 10.
| [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)#April 2 patch notes|April update]] || [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 10]] || 2018/04/02 || Balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  Start of Season 10.
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| [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)#May 14 balance patch notes|April update]] || [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 10]] || 2018/05/14 || Balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  N/A
| [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)#May 14 balance patch notes|April update]] || [[Season 10 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 10]] || 2018/05/14 || Balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  N/A
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| [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)#July 18 balance patch|July update]] || [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 11]] || 2018/07/18 || Balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  Start of Season 11.
| [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)#July 18 balance patch|July update]] || [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 11]] || 2018/07/18 || Balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  Start of Season 11.
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| [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)#September 12 server-side balance patch|September balance update]] || [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 11]] || 2018/09/12 || Balance changes || Server-side ||  N/A
| [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)#September 12 server-side balance patch|September balance update]] || [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 11]] || 2018/09/12 || Balance changes || Server-side ||  N/A
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| [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)#October 30 balance patch|October balance update]] || [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 11]] || 2018/10/30 || Balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  N/A
| [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)#October 30 balance patch|October balance update]] || [[Season 11 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 11]] || 2018/10/30 || Balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  N/A
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| [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)#December 13 patch notes|December update]] || [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 12]] || 2018/12/13 || Matchmaking update || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  Start of Season 12.
| [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)#December 13 patch notes|December update]] || [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 12]] || 2018/12/13 || Matchmaking update || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  Start of Season 12.
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| [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)#January 29 content update|January 26 patch]] || [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 12]] || 2019/01/29 || Content update || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  Rolled all previous balance patches into the game files.
| [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)#January 29 content update|January 26 patch]] || [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 12]] || 2019/01/29 || Content update || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  Rolled all previous balance patches into the game files.
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| [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)#February 26 patch|Fort Jordan update]] || [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 12]] || 2019/02/26 || Content update || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  Added the new map [[Fort Jordan]] into the game.
| [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)#February 26 patch|Fort Jordan update]] || [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 12]] || 2019/02/26 || Content update || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  Added the new map [[Fort Jordan]] into the game.
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| [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)#April 18 balance patch|April update]] || [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 12]] || 2019/04/18 || Balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  N/A
| [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)#April 18 balance patch|April update]] || [[Season 12 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 12]] || 2019/04/18 || Balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  N/A
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| [[Season 14 (Halo Wars 2)#December 16 patch notes|December update]] || [[Season 14 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 14]] || 2019/12/16 || Balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  Start of Season 14.
| [[Season 14 (Halo Wars 2)#December 16 patch notes|December update]] || [[Season 14 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 14]] || 2019/12/16 || Balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  Start of Season 14.
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| [[Season 15 (Halo Wars 2)#August 13 patch notes|August update]] || [[Season 15 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 15]] || 2020/08/13 || Balance changes || *Xbox One <br/>*PC ||  Start of Season 15.
| [[Season 15 (Halo Wars 2)#August 13 patch notes|August update]] || [[Season 15 (Halo Wars 2)|Season 15]] || 2020/08/13 || Balance changes || Xbox One <br/>PC ||  Start of Season 15.
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[[Category:Updates and Patches]]
[[Category:Updates and patches|Wars 2]]
[[Category:Halo Wars 2 DLC]]
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Latest revision as of 15:13, June 15, 2023

Throughout its lifespan, Halo Wars 2 had many Title Updates and other patches. Given how many there are, this page only lists the patches and their general features; full patch notes are listed on each Season's page for brevity. For a full list of Halo Wars 2 official patch notes on Halo Waypoint, see the designated forum thread here. In February 2021, 343 Industries announced that it had no plans to produce any further content updates or balance patches for the game, although it would monitor the game and its servers to ensure they were running as intended.[1]

Table[edit]

The below table lists each patch by content type (IE bugfixes, server-side, balance etc) and date. You can click on the arrows at the top of each column to sort it - for a more comprehensive list, see the sections further down the page. For full patch notes on each update, click the link in the left-most column to be taken directly to the relevant section.

List of Halo Wars 2 updates
Update Season Release date (YYYY/MM/DD) (Xbox)[Note 1] Patch type Platform(s) Notes
Day one patch Season 0 2017/02/21 Bug-fixes Xbox One
PC		 Day-one patch released on February 21 (the launch of Halo Wars 2) for Xbox and shortly later for PC.
March 7 patch Season 0 2017/03/07 Bug fixes and balance changes Xbox One
PC		 N/A
March 20 patch Season 1 2017/03/20 Bug fixes and balance changes Xbox One
PC		 N/A
April 4 patch Season 1 2017/04/28 Bug fixes Xbox One
PC		 N/A
Colony release update Season 2 2017/04/27 Content update Xbox One
PC		 Released alongside the Colony leader DLC and start of Season 2
May balance update Season 2 2017/05/05 Balance Xbox One
PC		 N/A
Sgt. Johnson release update Season 3 2017/05/22 Bug-fixes Xbox One
PC		 Released alongside the Sgt. Johnson DLC and start of Season 3. Added HDR support for console players.
Icons of War release update Season 4 2017/06/28 Bug-fixes and balance changes Xbox One
PC		 Released alongside the Arbiter and Commander Jerome DLCs and start of Season 4.
June balance patch Season 4 2017/06/29 Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 N/A
June server balance patch Season 4 2017/07/07 Balance changes Server-side N/A
Serina release update Season 5 2017/07/25 Content update Xbox One
PC		 Released alongside the Operation: SPEARBREAKER and Serina DLCs and start of Season 5.
Yapyap release update Season 6 2017/08/17 Content update Xbox One
PC		 Released alongside the Yapyap the DESTROYER DLC and start of Season 6.
August server patch Season 6 2017/08/31 Bug-fixes Xbox One
PC		 N/A
Awakening the Nightmare release update Season 7 2017/09/26 Content update Xbox One
PC		 Released alongside the Awakening the Nightmare, Voridus and Pavium DLCs and start of Season 7.
Xbox One X support release update Season 8 2017/11/02 Content update Xbox One
PC		 Released alongside tand to provide support for the Xbox One X, and start of Season 8.
November balance patch Season 8 2017/11/?? Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 Added 49 new multiplayer ranks to unlock.
January update Season 9 2018/01/16 Bug-fixes and balance changes Xbox One
PC		 Start of Season 9.
February balance patch Season 9 2018/02/08 Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 N/A
April update Season 10 2018/04/02 Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 Start of Season 10.
April update Season 10 2018/05/14 Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 N/A
July update Season 11 2018/07/18 Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 Start of Season 11.
September balance update Season 11 2018/09/12 Balance changes Server-side N/A
October balance update Season 11 2018/10/30 Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 N/A
December update Season 12 2018/12/13 Matchmaking update Xbox One
PC		 Start of Season 12.
January 26 patch Season 12 2019/01/29 Content update Xbox One
PC		 Rolled all previous balance patches into the game files.
Fort Jordan update Season 12 2019/02/26 Content update Xbox One
PC		 Added the new map Fort Jordan into the game.
April update Season 12 2019/04/18 Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 N/A
December update Season 14 2019/12/16 Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 Start of Season 14.
August update Season 15 2020/08/13 Balance changes Xbox One
PC		 Start of Season 15.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Release patch notes given prioritise Xbox release dates - due to this, PC release dates cannot be provided

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Waypoint, Lovely Letters (Retrieved on Feb 12, 2021) [archive]

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