Rank (Halo: Reach)

A chart illustrating the change in the amount of cR necessary to rank up.

The ranking system in Halo: Reach is based on credits (cR) earned through Forge, Multiplayer, Campaign, and Firefight matches. Credits are earned after every game, and players earn extra credits for medals earned during the match, (e.g. Double Kills) victory bonuses, commendations, and Daily/Weekly challenges. As the player's rank increase, the credits in each game they earn increase as well.

Overview

There is a total of fifty ranks available for players. As previously mentioned, these ranks can be obtained by gaining credits from the game. These credits can also be used to purchase armor permutations for the player's character model (spending credits in this way does not affect ranking). The ranks take the form of military-style ranks (similar to those seen in Halo 3), though at game launch only the first twenty-three (Recruit - Lieutenant Colonel, Grade 3) were available. This cap was the subject of a community challenge hosted by Bungie for the Reach playerbase to collectively earn 117 million cR, with regular updates posted on the Bungie.net weekly update. Forty-nine days after launch on November 10, 2010, the cap was lifted and all remaining ranks and unlocks were made available for purchase.

In the days leading up to the launch of Halo 4, 343 Industries upped the chances for players to encounter a "Super Jackpot" in Halo: Reach, allowing them to earn more credits.

Halo: Reach has a daily credit limit of 200,000 cR, meaning that it takes players approximately three months of hitting this limit every day to reach the rank of Inheritor.

Offline

Offline, the easiest ways to earn Credits are to either play Custom Games or, even easier, use Forge mode or Firefight, in which thousands of credits can be earned in a single relatively short session. However, after an account has been connected to Xbox LIVE, all modes are significantly lower than those awarded for playing multiplayer via Xbox Live or campaign. If an account has been used offline to earn credits, upon first connecting to Xbox LIVE the player is given a choice between keeping their current offline rank and armour - but not be able to change or gain further ranks - or be demoted to a low level (around the rank of Sergeant) and start the rank grind the same as all other players.

List of ranks

Rank	Icon	Total Credits	Credits to Next Rank	Percent of Total
Recruit		0 cR	7500 cR	0.00%
Private		7500 cR	2500 cR	0.04%
Corporal		10000 cR	5000 cR	0.05%
Corporal Grade 1		15000 cR	5000 cR	0.08%
Sergeant		20000 cR	6250 cR	0.10%
Sergeant Grade 1		26250 cR	6250 cR	0.13%
Sergeant Grade 2		32500 cR	12500 cR	0.16%
Warrant Officer		45000 cR	33000 cR	0.23%
Warrant Officer Grade 1		78000 cR	33000 cR	0.39%
Warrant Officer Grade 2		111000 cR	33000 cR	0.56%
Warrant Officer Grade 3		144000 cR	66000 cR	0.72%
Captain		210000 cR	23000 cR	1.05%
Captain Grade 1		233000 cR	23000 cR	1.17%
Captain Grade 2		256000 cR	23000 cR	1.28%
Captain Grade 3		279000 cR	46000 cR	1.40%
Major		325000 cR	25000 cR	1.63%
Major Grade 1		350000 cR	20000 cR	1.75%
Major Grade 2		370000 cR	30000 cR	1.85%
Major Grade 3		400000 cR	50000 cR	2.00%
Lt. Colonel		450000 cR	30000 cR	2.25%
Lt. Colonel Grade 1		480000 cR	30000 cR	2.40%
Lt. Colonel Grade 2		510000 cR	30000 cR	2.55%
Lt. Colonel Grade 3		540000 cR	60000 cR	2.70%
Commander		600000 cR	50000 cR	3.00%
Commander Grade 1		650000 cR	50000 cR	3.25%
Commander Grade 2		700000 cR	50000 cR	3.50%
Commander Grade 3		750000 cR	100000 cR	3.75%
Colonel		850000 cR	110000 cR	4.25%
Colonel Grade 1		960000 cR	110000 cR	4.80%
Colonel Grade 2		1070000 cR	110000 cR	5.35%
Colonel Grade 3		1180000 cR	220000 cR	5.90%
Brigadier		1400000 cR	120000 cR	7.00%
Brigadier Grade 1		1520000 cR	120000 cR	7.60%
Brigadier Grade 2		1640000 cR	120000 cR	8.20%
Brigadier Grade 3		1760000 cR	240000 cR	8.80%
General		2000000 cR	200000 cR	10.00%
General Grade 1		2200000 cR	150000 cR	11.00%
General Grade 2		2350000 cR	150000 cR	11.75%
General Grade 3		2500000 cR	150000 cR	12.50%
General Grade 4		2650000 cR	350000 cR	13.25%
Field Marshall		3000000 cR	700000 cR	15.00%
Hero		3700000 cR	900000 cR	18.50%
Legend		4600000 cR	1050000 cR	23.00%
Mythic		5650000 cR	1350000 cR	28.25%
Noble		7000000 cR	1500000 cR	35.00%
Eclipse		8500000 cR	2500000 cR	42.50%
Nova		11000000 cR	2000000 cR	55.00%
Forerunner		13000000 cR	3500000 cR	65.00%
Reclaimer		16500000 cR	3500000 cR	82.50%
Inheritor		20000000 cR	N/A	100.00%

Trivia

• On Bungie.net, the rank insignia for Commander, Grade 3 features two grade bars. The in-game insignia and the one featured on Halo Waypoint's service record do not display this, and are thus used in the above table. The Bungie.net emblem variant can be seen below.
• The last seven ranks are loosely based on the last seven ranks of Halo 2.
• During an interview about Destiny 2, Halo: Reach developer Luke Smith mentioned that he is the cause of an unspecified rank within the rank scheme taking too long to unlock due to a typo. Smith didn't specify which rank or the particular numbers involved, but the rank of Eclipse is likely the culprit. To rank up from Noble to Eclipse, a player must earn 1.5 million cR; to rank up from Eclipse to Nova, a player must unlock 2.5 million cR; to rank up from Nova to Forerunner, a player must earn 2 million credits. This odd spike of credit earnings can be viewed in the graph at the top of this page, and would seem to be the oddity in question.

Gallery

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  The alternate Commander, Grade 3 emblem design used on Bungie.net.

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  The Halo: Reach ranks, as displayed in raw assets obtained from Halo Waypoint.