Armor mods

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Armor mods are gameplay enhancements featured in Halo 5: Guardians. They are prominently featured in the Warzone gamemode as REQ upgrades unlockable via the requisition system for use in a player's loadout, and in the co-operative campaign of the game. In co-op, the various upgrades are used by the co-op Spartan characters, as a way to differentiate the individual members of Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris.

Armor mods are similar to the tactical packages and support upgrades introduced in Halo 4's multiplayer.

Overview

Multiplayer

In Halo 5: Guardians's multiplayer, armor mods are available for use in the Warzone gamemode and its various variants (Warzone Firefight, Warzone Assault, Warzone Turbo, etc). They can be unlocked for use as part of the game's RNG REQ system - the individual REQ cards and their unlock requirements are listed further down this article. Below is a list of the general effects of each armor mod and what gameplay alterations they do - for full statistics, see further down this page.

• Advanced Sensors - Combines the effects of Sensor and Awareness support upgrades from Halo 4. Increases motion tracker effectiveness.
• Auto-Medic - Combines the effects of Shielding tactical package and Recharge support upgrade from Halo 4. Increases health and shield recharge rates.
• Frag Grenade Expert - Similar to Grenadier tactical package from Halo 4 but only for Frag Grenades. Increases starting and max grenade capacity.
• Plasma Grenade Expert - Similar to Grenadier tactical package from Halo 4 but only for Plasma Grenades. Increases starting and max grenade capacity.
• Splinter Grenade Expert - Similar to Grenadier tactical package from Halo 4 but only for Splinter Grenades. Increases starting and max grenade capacity.
• Increased Strength - Similar to Resistor tactical package from Halo 4. Increases melee and spartan charge effectiveness. Damage no longer disables sprint.
• Reflex Enhancer - Combines the effects of Dexterity tactical package and Stealth support upgrade from Halo 4. Increases character handling and assassination speeds.
• Speed Booster - Increases movement speed and jump height.
• Upgraded Shields - Increases shield strength.
• Upgraded Thrusters - Similar to AA Efficiency tactical package from Halo 4. Increases thruster and sprint speed. Increases thruster recharge rate.

Four armor mods were added to Halo 5: Guardians over the course of the game's expansions:

• Death From Above - added in Hammer Storm. Increases ground pound effectiveness.
• Grenadier - added in Ghosts of Meridian. Similar to Explosives support upgrade from Halo 4. Increases grenade effectiveness and explosive damage resistance.
• Wheelman - added in Memories of Reach. Similar to Wheelman tactical package from Halo 4. Increases vehicle survivability.
• Patrol Case - added in Warzone Firefight. Similar to Ammo support upgrade from Halo 4. Increases starting and max ammo capacity.

As far as the game engine internal logic is concerned, Wheelman and Patrol Case are not armor mods. Rather than using the armor mod tag system, they instead behave similarly to the Wheelman tactical package and Ammo support upgrade both featured in Halo 4.

Campaign

In the Halo 5: Guardians campaign, every level features four co-op Spartan characters from one of two Spartan teams. Each member of each team has a unique loadout of weapons and armor mods, the latter of which are listed below. Characters can only have one armor mod equipped at a time-for this reason the characters of Fireteam Osiris and Blue Team each have their own armor mods that combine multiple abilities, in addition to balancing tweaks exclusive to campaign.

Below is a list of the armor mods used in campaign:

• Upgraded Thrusters is used by Fireteam Osiris. Blue Team also benefits from an effect of Upgraded Thrusters; both teams' shields and health recharge while sprinting.
• Auto-Medic is used by Blue Team. It is otherwise unchanged from multiplayer.
• Frag Grenade Expert is used by Jameson Locke and Frederic-104. It combines the effects of Grenadier without the increase to grenade throw speed. Locke and Fred have an 80% explosive damage resistance compared to Warzone's 75%.
• Increased Strength is used by Edward Buck and John-117. It is otherwise unchanged from multiplayer.
• Advanced Sensors is used by Holly Tanaka and Linda-058. It only increases motion tracker range to 125% instead of Warzone's 160%. It does not make either character harder to detect on motion trackers, due to having no use in campaign.
• Speed Booster is used by Olympia Vale and Kelly-087. Neither character receives a jump height increase. Instead Vale is given 125% clamber speed while Kelly is equipped with Reflex Enhancer.
• Reflex Enhancer is used only by Kelly-087. Kelly's melee speed is increased to 130% rather than the 140% bonus present in Warzone.

List of mods

Image	Name	Rarity	Energy Cost	Description
	Advanced Sensors	Common	energy	Motion tracker is now compatible with Smart-Link, and both range and sensitivity is enhanced. In addition, you are harder to detect on enemy Motion Trackers.
	Auto-Medic	Common	energy	Increased shield recharge rate and health recovery.
	Death From Above	Uncommon	energy	Upgraded stabilizers with increased hang time and full stall. In addition, the Ground Pound attack charges faster and has increased damage, knockback, and launch speed.
	Upgraded Shields	Uncommon	energy	Increased shield strength.
	Frag Grenade Expert	Rare	energy	Start play with 3 Frag Grenades. Your maximum Frag Grenade capacity is increased.
	Grenadier	Rare	energy	All of your grenades are extra-powerful. As a safety precaution, you also take reduced damage from grenade explosions.
	Reflex Enhancers	Rare	energy	Increased weapon handling speed and you can reload while sprinting.
	Splinter Grenade Expert	Rare	energy	Start play with an additional Splinter Grenade. Your maximum Splinter Grenade capacity is increased.
	Wheelman	Rare	energy	Any vehicle you are seated in quickly recovers from EMP effects and has increased damage resistance. Damage resistance stacks for each passenger using Wheelman.
	Patrol Case	Ultra Rare	energy	You carry additional ready and reserve ammo for all loadout weapons. Requisition weapons have increased ammo reserves if you equip the same weapon twice.
	Plasma Grenade Expert	Ultra Rare	energy	Start play with an additional Plasma Grenade. Your maximum Plasma Grenade capacity is increased.
	Speed Booster	Ultra Rare	energy	Increased movement speed and jump height.
	Upgraded Thrusters	Ultra Rare	energy	Reduced cooldown on thruster evade. Faster sprint and can recharge shields when running.
	Increased Strength	Legendary	energy	Extra melee and Spartan charge damage. Your Spartan Charge has extra range.

Statistics

	Locke	Buck	Tanaka	Vale	Chief	Fred	Linda	Kelly	Upgraded Thrusters	Auto-Medic	Grenadier	Increased Strength	Advanced Sensors	Speed Booster	Reflex Enhancers	Frag Grenade Expert	Plasma Grenade Expert	Splinter Grenade Expert	Upgraded Shields	Death From Above
spartan ability evade speed scalar	115%	115%	115%	115%					115%
spartan ability recharge delay	70%	70%	70%	70%					70%
spartan ability recharge duration	70%	70%	70%	70%					70%
spartan ability sprint full speed scalar	115%	115%	115%	115%					115%
spartan ability sprint seconds to full speed	50%	50%	50%	50%					50%
spartan ability stabilizer time scale	0%	0%	0%	0%					0%											0%
spartan ability sprint enable shield stun reset	false	false	false	false	false	false	false	false	false
body recharge rate scalar					50%	50%	50%	50%		50%
body stun duration					-25%	-25%	-25%	-25%		-25%
shield recharge rate scalar					50%	50%	50%	50%		50%
shield stun duration					-25%	-25%	-25%	-25%		-25%
explosive aoe radius scalar	125%					125%					125%
explosive damage resistance	80%					80%					75%
grenade damage scalar	110%					110%					110%
grenade knockback scalar	120%					120%					120%
melee damage scalar		115%			115%							115%
melee knockback scalar		120%			120%							120%
spartan ability shoulderbash damage scalar		115%			115%							115%
spartan ability shoulderbash knockback scalar		125%			125%							125%
spartan ability shoulderbash target distance scalar		150%			150%							150%
spartan ability sprint enable stopping power		false			false							false
player motion tracker range			125%				125%						160%
player motion tracker threshold speed enemies			10%				10%						10%
player motion tracker visibility scalar													70%
player motion tracker while zoom enabled			true				true						true
biped acceleration airborne scalar				115%				115%						115%
biped acceleration forward scalar				115%				115%						115%
biped acceleration strafe scalar				115%				115%						115%
biped movement jump scalar														120%
biped movement speed scalar				110%				110%						110%
biped slide max distance scalar				140%				140%						140%
biped slide speed scalar				110%				110%						110%
biped movement clamber speed scalar				125%				130%							130%
melee recovery speed scalar								130%							140%
spartan ability sprint exit anim speed scalar								130%							130%
unit grenade throw speed scalar								130%			150%				130%
unit weapon assassination speed scalar								115%							115%
unit weapon empty reload speed scalar								130%							130%
unit weapon switch speed scalar								130%							130%
unit_weapon_tactical_reload_speed_scalar								130%							130%
spartan ability sprint enable while reloading								true							true
initial frag grenade count	+1			-2		+1										+1
max frag grenade count	+1					+1										+1
initial plasma grenade count				+2													+1
max plasma grenade count																	+1
initial forerunner grenade count																		+1
max forerunner grenade count																		+1
maximum shield vitality																			+25%
spartan ability groundpound aoe radius scalar																				120%
spartan ability groundpound damage scalar																				115%
spartan ability groundpound fall speed																				115%
spartan ability groundpound knockback scalar																				105%
spartan ability groundpound min charge time scalar																				66.7%
spartan ability stabilizer time limit																				150%

Gallery

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  Advanced Sensors

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  Auto-Medic

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  Death From Above

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  Upgraded Shields

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  Frag Grenade Expert

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  Grenadier

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  Reflex Enhancer

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  Splinter Grenade Expert

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  Wheelman

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  Patrol Case

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  Plasma Grenade Expert

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  Speed Booster

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  Upgraded Thrusters

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  Increased Strength

See also

• Armor abilities
• Support upgrades
• Tactical packages