Damage Boost

A Spartan-IV approaching a Damage Boost on Complex.

The Damage Boost is a power-up enhancement featured in Halo 4^[1] and Halo 5: Guardians.^[2] It lasts for 30 seconds and increases the damage per shot of the player's weapons by 100%. This includes vehicle-mounted weapons.^[3] While in use, the player is awarded a visual effect which gives off a red full-body glowing effect and leaves a trail as the player moves.^[1] This effect also appears on the player's HUD.

In Halo 4 Damage Boost is typically earned in Infinity Slayer games through ordnance drops. It is also earned and automatically equipped in Regicide for surviving as king for 60 seconds. In Halo 5: Guardians damage boosts are commonly used in Warzone.

Gameplay

Halo 4

Lowers the player's field of view when in use.
Darkens the player's screen.
Increases the player's damage by 100%.
- Various explosive weapons have their non-lethal and lethal blast radiuses upped.

Changes from Halo 4 to Halo 5: Guardians

The player's field of view remains the same.
The player's screen is no longer darkened, past a brief visual shift upon picking up the damage boost.
The player is engulfed in a red-orange, fiery glow, compared to Halo 4's muted, overshield-esque effect.
Damage properties are altered.

Gallery

Screenshots

A damage boost drop in Halo 4.
A Spartan-IV under the effects of damage boost in Halo 4.
Player HUD before and after activating damage boost. Note the red tinge on the latter.
A Spartan-IV with damage boost in Halo 5: Guardians.