Challenges/Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Challenges are a feature of Halo: The Master Chief Collection added with the launch of Season 2: Spark. Challenges can be earned in all gameplay modes of The Master Chief Collection across all games, and upon completion provide the player rewards of XP for ranking up and Season Points to spend on player customisation items such as armor permutations for Halo: Reach and skins for Halo: Combat Evolved. The addition of challenges allows players who don't wish to engage in competitive matchmaking multiplayer a way to still earn progression via campaign, Firefight, custom games and even Forge.

Challenge types

Challenges are divided into three categories; Weekly PvP, Weekly PvE and Seasonal, with a special fourth category available on occasion for in-game events. The weekly challenges reset every Wednesday, providing a constant new source of activities to do, while the Seasonal challenges reset at the launch of a new Season. As such, Seasonal challenges take longer to complete but offer larger rewards.

Weekly PvP

PvP challenges can be unlocked by playing Social and Competitive multiplayer matchmaking. These challenges typically offer 15,000-25,000XP and 0-1, and can be unlocked for winning matches, performing kills with certain weapons/vehicles, earning Medals and other similar tasks. Each week, 12 challenges (five rewarding 1 and six rewarding 0) are made available from the list below, along with the "Peoples vs Peoples" challenge.

Name	Requirements	Challenge Rewards	Available Titles
Friendly Fire	Win 3 social matchmade games.	1 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Sweat Equity	Win 2 competitive matchmade games.	1 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Style Browser	Earn 20 style medals in matchmade games. Available Medals: Avenger, Beatdown, Bulltrue, Busted, Close Call, Environmentalist, First Strike, Grenade Stick, Headcase, Hijack, I See You, Incineration, Killjoy, Kill from the Grave, Last Strike, Ordnance Earned, Protector, Reload This, Retaliation, Retribution, Revenge, Skyjack, Snapshot, Vehicle Destroyed, Vengeance, Denied, Showstopper,	1 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Helping Hand	Assist 25 teammates in matchmade games	1 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Stay Positive	Complete 5 matchmade games with a kill / death ratio of 1.0 or higher	1 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Sharpshooter	Defeat 35 opponents with precision weapon headshots in matchmade games.	0 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Pineapple Party	Defeat 10 opponents with grenades in matchmade games. Available Weapons: Spike Grenade, Firebomb Grenade, Frag Grenade, Plasma Grenade, Pulse Grenade	0 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Okay Boomer	Defeat 20 enemies with explosive weapons in matchmade games. Available Weapons: Brute Shot, Fuel Rod Gun, Grenade Launcher, Missile Pod, Plasma Launcher, Rocket Launcher, Concussion Rifle, Incineration Cannon, Railgun, Fuel Rod Cannon, Sticky Detonator	0 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Shared DNA	Complete 10 matchmade games in Halo 4 or Halo 2: Anniversary.	0 XP 50,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
The Wheel Deal	Earn 10 Wheelman medals in matchmade games. Available Medals: Wheelman	0 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Objective Results	Earn 10 objective medals in matchmade games. Available Medals: Last Man Standing, Ball Kill, Base Captured, Base Offense, Beacon Armed, Beacon Converted, Bomb Carrier Kill, Bomb Planted, Captured Territory, Flag Captured, Flag Carrier Kill, Hail to the King, Hill Defense, Hill Offense, Kill Juggernaut, Killed VIP, King Kill, Mmmm Brains	0 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Victory in Protection	Complete 5 matchmade games in game types with asset denial objectives. Available Game Types: Head hunter, Juggernaut, Oddball, Regicide, VIP	0 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4
Peoples vs Peoples	Complete 10 Weekly PvP Challenges.	0 XP 100,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer Halo 3 Halo 4

Weekly PvE

PvE challenges can be unlocked via Campaign and Firefight, involving the killing of AI enemies. They tend to revolve around completing missions and killing certain enemy types. Each week, 12 challenges (five rewarding 1 and six rewarding 0) are made available from the list below, along with the "VS CPU" challenge.

Name	Requirements	Challenge Rewards	Available Titles
Cuddle Up	Defeat 100 enemies with close-range weapons in PVE modes. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Game Types: Campaign, Firefight, Mission Playlists, Spartan Ops Available Weapons: Mauler, Gravity Hammmer, Melee, Boltshot, Energy Sword, Shotgun, Scattershot	1 XP 35,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo 4
Firefighter	Complete 2 full set matchmade Firefight games. Available Game Types: Firefight	1 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo 3: ODST
Heavy Mettle	Defeat 75 heavy enemies and enemy vehicles in PVE modes. Available Game Types: Campaign, Firefight, Mission Playlists, Spartan Ops Available Enemy Types: Banshee, Chopper, Flood Pure, Ghost, Hunter, Knight, Prowler, Revenant, Seraph, Shade, Space Banshee, Wraith	1 XP 25,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo 4
Battle-Hardened	Complete 2 campaign missions on Legendary difficulty. Available Difficulties: Legendary Available Game Types: Campaign, Mission Playlists, Spartan Ops	1 XP 35,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo 4
Pinpoint	Earn 100 headshot kills in PVE modes with precision weapons.br/>Available Game Types: Campaign, Firefight, Mission Playlists, Spartan Ops Available Weapons: Automag, Needle Rifle, Battle Rifle, Beam Rifle, Boltshot, Covenant Carbine, Lightrifle, Binary Rifle, Magnum Pistol, DMR, Sniper Rifle	1 XP 35,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo 4
Skullduggery	Complete a campaign mission with at least one scoring Skull enabled. Available Game Types: Campaign, Mission Playlists	0 XP 35,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo 4
Co-Operation	Complete 2 campaign missions in co-op session. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Game Types: Campaign, Firefight, Mission Playlists, Spartan Ops Available Weapons: Mauler, Gravity Hammmer, Melee, Boltshot, Energy Sword, Shotgun, Scattershot	0 XP 35,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo 4
Promethean Proficiency	Earn 100 kills in PVE modes with Forerunner weapon on Normal difficulty or higher. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Game Types: Campaign, Mission Playlists, Spartan Ops Available Weapons: Sentinel Gun, Sentinel Beam, Boltshot, Lightrifle, Suppressor, Binary Rifle, Incineration Cannon, Pulse Grenade, Scattershot	0 XP 25,000	Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 4
Playlist Progression	Complete a mission in a Campaign Playlist on Normal difficulty or higher. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Game Types: Mission Playlists	0 XP 35,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo 4
Firefight Fodder	Complete 3 matchmade Firefight games with 50 or more total kills. Available Game Types: Firefight	0 XP 20,000	Halo: Reach Halo 3: ODST
VS CPU	Complete 10 Weekly PvE Challenges.	0 XP 100,000	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo 4

Seasonal

Seasonal challenges, as their name suggests, are long-lasting challenges that take up an entire season.

Season 2: Spark challenges

The following seasonal challenges can be unlocked in Season 2: Spark. As Spark is the first season to contain challenges, no challenges are available for Season 1: Noble.

Name	Requirement	Games	Rewards	Notes
Trusty Sidekick	Kill 500 enemies with the Pistol.	All games	Pistol Golden skin 0 XP 25,000	Can be unlocked in campaign, and Firefight on Heroic or Legendary difficulty, or in competitive multiplayer.
Thanks, Misriah	Kill 300 enemies with the Assault Rifle.	All games	Assault Rifle Golden skin 0 XP 25,000	Can be unlocked in campaign, and Firefight on Heroic or Legendary difficulty, or in competitive multiplayer.
Zero-Five-Eight	Kill 150 enemies with the Sniper Rifle.	All games	Sniper Rifle Golden skin 0 XP 25,000	Can be unlocked in campaign, and Firefight on Heroic or Legendary difficulty, or in competitive multiplayer.
Hot Shotty	Kill 150 enemies with the Shotgun.	All games	Shotgun Golden skin 0 XP 25,000	Can be unlocked in campaign, and Firefight on Heroic or Legendary difficulty, or in competitive multiplayer.
Elite Company I	Complete 5 Campaign missions in Halo 3 while in a co-op session. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Game Types: Campaign, Mission Playlists	Halo 3	3 XP 35,000	N/A
Elite Company II	Complete 10 Campaign missions in a co-op session. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Game Types: Campaign, Mission Playlists	All games	3 XP 35,000	N/A
Elite Company III	Complete 15 Campaign missions in a co-op session. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Game Types: Campaign, Mission Playlists	All games	3 XP 35,000	N/A
Customary	Complete a Custom Game in Halo 3 while earning 3 or more kills.	Halo 3	1 XP 5,000	N/A
Anvil Station	Complete a game of Forge in Halo 3 on any Forge canvas map.	Halo 3	1 XP 5,000	N/A
Three Cartography	Create and Save a map variant for Halo 3 on any Forge canvas map.	Halo 3	1 XP 5,000	N/A
MP3 Player I	Complete 25 matchmade multiplayer games in Halo 3.	Halo 3	2 XP 25,000	N/A
MP3 Player II	Complete 50 matchmade multiplayer games.	All games except for Halo 3: ODST	2 XP 25,000	N/A
MP3 Player III	Complete 75 matchmade multiplayer games.	All games except for Halo 3: ODST	3 XP 50,000	N/A
MP3 Player IV	Complete 100 matchmade multiplayer games.	All games except for Halo 3: ODST	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Voi Polloi I	Complete a full Campaign Playlist for Halo 3.	Halo 3	3 XP 35,000	N/A
Voi Polloi II	Complete two full Campaign Playlists.	All games except for Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer	3 XP 35,000	N/A
Voi Polloi III	Complete three full Campaign Playlists.	All games except for Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer	4 XP 50,000	N/A

Season 3: Recon challenges

The following seasonal challenges can be unlocked in Season 3: Recon.

Name	Requirement	Games	Rewards	Notes
Endure	Complete the fourth set in four-player Firefight on Heroic or harder. Must use the built-in FF Classic game variant.	Halo 3: ODST	Bug-splattered Buck (helmetless) and Injured Romeo (helmetless) Firefight characters 0 XP 77,000	Can be unlocked in Halo 3: ODST Firefight. This challenge's name and requirements are identical to the Vidmaster Challenge: Endure achievement in the original Halo 3: ODST game.
Hurty Thirty	Defeat 30 Brute Chieftains in Halo 3: ODST on Heroic or harder.	Halo 3: ODST	Injured Romeo Firefight character 0 XP 35,000	Can be unlocked in campaign and Firefight on Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
Bug Bomb	Defeat 250 Drones in Halo 3: ODST on Heroic or harder.	Halo 3: ODST	Bug-Splattered Buck Firefight character 0 XP 35,000	Can be unlocked in campaign and Firefight on Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
Silent + Deadly I	Defeat 500 enemies with an ODST's tools of the trade. Available Weapons: Automag, Silenced SMG	Halo 3: ODST	2 XP 35,000	N/A
Silent + Deadly II	Defeat 1,000 enemies with an ODST's tools of the trade. Available Weapons: Automag, Silenced SMG	Halo 3: ODST	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Sax Appeal	Complete a Halo 3: ODST Campaign playlist. Available Game Types: Mission Playlist	Halo 3: ODST	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Hot Dropper	Complete ten Halo 3: ODST matchmade Firefight games.	Halo 3: ODST	3 XP 35,000	N/A
Wave Runner I	Complete 20 matchmade Firefight games.	Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach	3 XP 35,000	N/A
Wave Runner II	Complete 30 matchmade Firefight games.	Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach	4 XP 50,000	N/A
One More Game I	Complete 50 matchmade multiplayer games.	All games except for Halo 3: ODST	3 XP 35,000	N/A
One More Game II	Complete 75 matchmade multiplayer games.	All games except for Halo 3: ODST	4 XP 50,000	N/A

Season 4: Reclaimer challenges

The following seasonal challenges can be unlocked in Season 4: Reclaimer.

Name	Requirement	Games	Rewards	Notes
Fireteam Spree	Reach Rank in the Halo 4 Squad Battle competitive playlist.	Halo 4	DMR Blood (BLD) weapon skin 0 XP 50,000	N/A
Fireteam Frenzy	Reach Rank in the Halo 4 Squad Battle competitive playlist.	Halo 4	Battle Rifle Blast (BLS) weapon skin 0 XP 75,000	N/A
Night Knight, Sleep Tight	Defeat 500 enemies with Forerunner weapons in any game mode on Normal difficulty or harder. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Weapons: Sentinel Beam, Boltshot, Lightrifle, Suppressor, Binary Rifle, Incineration Cannon, Pulse Grenade, Scattershot	All games except for Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach	2 XP 35,000	N/A
Promethean Fire	Defeat 1,000 enemies with Forerunner weapons in any game mode on Normal difficulty or harder. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Weapons: Sentinel Beam, Boltshot, Lightrifle, Suppressor, Binary Rifle, Incineration Cannon, Pulse Grenade, Scattershot	All games except for Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach	2 XP 50,000	N/A
He's Awake Now	Complete a Halo 4 Campaign playlist. Available Game Types: Mission Playlists	Halo 4	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Teaser Trailer	Complete 10 chapters in Halo 4 Spartan Ops.	Halo 4	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Theatrical Release	Complete 20 chapters in Halo 4 Spartan Ops.	Halo 4	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Bonus Features	Complete 30 chapters in Halo 4 Spartan Ops.	Halo 4	4 XP 75,000	N/A
Requiem for a Team	Complete 7 Campaign missions or Spartan Ops in Halo 4 while in a co-op session. Available Difficulties: Normal, Heroic, Legendary Available Game Types: Campaign, Mission Playlists, Spartan Ops	Halo 4	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Boot Sequence	Complete 25 matchmade multiplayer in Halo 4.	Halo 4	3 XP 35,000	N/A
Boot Sequence	Complete 50 matchmade multiplayer or Firefight games.	All games	3 XP 35,000	N/A
Rampancy Adjacent	Complete 75 matchmade multiplayer or Firefight games.	All games	4 XP 50,000	N/A

Season 5: Anvil challenges

The following seasonal challenges can be unlocked in Season 5: Anvil.

Name	Requirement	Games	Rewards	Notes
Because You Begged	Perform an assassination against an Elite to survive a fall that would’ve been fatal in Halo: Reach to earn the Mister Chief Mariner Helmet	Halo: Reach	Mister Chief Mariner helmet 0 XP 77,000	The description and unlock requirements for the helmet are the same as the "If They Came to Hear Me Beg" achievement.
Release the Geese	In Halo 3, complete the mission Halo on Legendary difficulty with all players in Mongooses to earn the Hazard Pay Mongoose skin.	Halo 3	Hazard Pay Mongoose skin 0 XP 77,000	This challenge can be completed by playing the level alone, and it's not necessary for the Arbiter be the Mongoose's passenger to unlock the skin.
Combo Maker	Complete the "Guilty Shot", and "Who, What, Win" Challenges to earn the Lucky Shot Battle Rifle skin.	Any game, except Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo Reach	Lucky Shot Battle Rifle skin 4 XP 77,000	Guilty Shot: Earn 343 headshots with the Battle Rifle on matchmade multiplayer games. Who, What, Win: Win 25 competitive matchmade games.
Five Grand	Defeat 5,000 enemies. Earn additional progress by defeating enemy players in matchmaking.	Any game	4 XP 75,000	Enemies in PVE modes (Campaign, Firefight, and Spartan Ops) are worth one point each. Enemy players in matchmaking are worth 10 points each.
Off the Beaten Path	Collect 50 Skulls, Terminals, Data Pads, or Audio Logs in Campaign Missions	Any game, except Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Strong in the Week	Complete 30 weekly challenges to earn the Quickdraw nameplate.	Any game	4 XP 200,000	N/A
Degrees of Difficulty	Complete 50 Campaign or Spartan Ops missions. Earn additional progress for completion on higher difficulties.	Any game	4 XP 75,000	N/A
Choose Your Own Adventure	Complete a cross-game Campaign Playlist.	Any game	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Guilty Shot	Earn 343 headshots with the Battle Rifle in matchmade multiplayer games.	Any game, except Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo Reach	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Five-Oh-Em-Gee	Complete 50 matchmade multiplayer games.	Any game, except Halo 3: ODST	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Firefight Hero	Complete 20 matchmade Firefight games.	Halo 3: ODST and Halo Reach	3 XP 50,000	N/A
Who, What, Win	Complete 25 competitive matchmade games.	Any game, except Halo 3: ODST	3 XP 50,000	N/A

Event

Halo 3 Celebration

For the launch of Halo 3 on PC, the following challenges were made temporarily available between July 14 and July 29, 2020. After the end of July, the Alliance Nameplate and Acrophobia Skull were made automatically unlocked to anyone who signed into The Master Chief Collection prior to the launch of Halo 3: ODST. After the launch of ODST, the Alliance nameplate will no longer be accessible, while Acrophobia will be added to the menus for all players.

Name	Requirement	Games	Rewards	Notes
Acrophobia	Kill 343 flying enemies in the Halo 3 campaign.	Halo 3	Acrophobia Skull	Valid enemies include Banshees, Drones, Aggressor Sentinels and Phantoms.
Three's Company	Complete three Halo 3 co-op campaign missions.	Halo 3	Alliance Nameplate	Can be unlocked in campaign, and Firefight on Heroic or Legendary difficulty, or in competitive multiplayer.

Haloween Celebration

These challenges were created during October of 2020 for the celebration of Halloween. The event launched on October 14 and ended on November 4.

Name	Requirement	Games	Rewards	Notes
Shell Game	Defeat 50 enemies with a shotgun.	Halo: Reach Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo 4	Shotgun Shell nameplate	Can be completed in PvP or in Heroic and Legendary PvE modes.
Widow	Complete 10 matchmade infection or Flood games.	Halo: Reach Halo 2: Anniversary Halo 3 Halo 4	Spider Web nameplate	Valid gametypes include Infection and Flood.

Recon Slayer

This challenge was commenced on October 21, 2020, with anyone who reached the required level prior to the start of Season 4 getting the skin immediately upon its release. The challenge was included as a Seasonal challenge following the start of Season 4, and ended on November 25.

Name	Requirement	Games	Rewards	Notes
Recon Renegade	Reach Rank in the competitive Halo 3 Recon Slayer playlist.	Halo 3	Avalanche Skin	N/A