Halo 4 multiplayer ranks

Spartan Rank is the primary ranking system used in Halo 4. Players are promoted after accumulating an amount of experience points (XP) through multiplayer (i.e. by playing War Games and Spartan Ops, completing Commendations and Challenges) and Forge matches. After reaching level 50, players are allowed to earn specializations.^[1]

Competitive Skill Rank, or CSR, was a secondary ranking system based on wins and losses rather then XP. It was designed to pair players with similar skills into the same match. After its launch date on April 10, 2013, players' CSRs could be seen on their Halo Waypoint stats until that functionality was removed in November 2021. ^[2] Each playlist featured its own individual CSR running from levels 1 through 50.^[3] Following the shutdown of Xbox 360 Halo online services on January 13, 2022, the CSR system ceased to function.^[4]^[5]

Spartan RankEdit

Players begin their careers in the base SPARTAN-IV ranks. There are 130 ranks in total, from SR-1 to SR-130, unlocking armor permutations, Loadout equipment, tactical packages, support upgrades, visors, stances and emblems and weapon skins.^[1] After achieveing SR-50, players are able to select a specialization from the eight available. A specialization consists of a path of ten ranks, with various unlocks exclusive to that specialisation. Once the player has hit the tenth rank of the picked specialization, they can pick another; this process repeats until all specializations are completed at SR-130.

Additional XP Req'd	Total XP Req'd	Rank unlocks
0	0	Assault Rifle, Magnum, Frag Grenades (Default unlocks)
750	750	DMR, Battle Rifle
830	1,580	Promethean vision, Thruster pack
980	2,560	Foreground Emblem Pack 1
1,390	3,950	Carbine, Storm Rifle
2,030	5,980	Loadout Slot 2, Jetpack, Hologram
2,530	8,510	Shielding and Mobility tactical packages
2,950	11,460	Warrior armor set, Plasma Pistol, Anskum-pattern plasma grenades
3,480	14,940	Twin-plated forearm armor
4,000	18,940	RG-63 Counter leg armor, Hardlight shield, Active camouflage
4,530	23,470	Air Assault armor set
5,060	28,530	Ammo and Dexterity support upgrade
5,580	34,110	Heroic stance
6,090	40,200	Loadout slot 3, Resupply and AA Effiency tactical packages
6,590	46,790	Soldier armor set
7,060	53,850	Autosentry, Regeneration field
7,520	61,370	Aviator armor set
8,790	70,160	Pulse Grenades, Boltshot
9,670	79,830	Foreground emblem pack 2
10,440	90,270	Solar visor, Awareness and Sensor support upgrades
11,530	101,800	Unlock background ability for emblems and Defender armor
12,310	114,110	GV-09 Locking forearm armor, Lightrifle and Suppressor
13,340	127,450	LG-50 Bulk leg armor
14,240	141,690	Grenadier and Firepower tactical packages
15,160	156,850	N/A
16,100	172,950	Loadout slot 4, Recon armor set, Explosives and Ordnance Priority support upgrades
17,050	190,000	EVA armor set
18,030	208,030	Foreground emblem pack 3
19,020	227,050	Frost visor
20,030	247,080	Inner-plated forearm armor
21,050	268,130	Outer-plated leg armor
22,100	290,230	Assassin stance
23,160	313,390	Background emblem pack 2
24,240	337,630	Outer-plated forearm armor
25,330	362,960	XG-89 Narrow leg armor
26,440	389,400	Foreground emblem pack 4
27,570	416,970	War Master armor set
28,700	445,670	Scout armor set
29,860	475,530	Contoured forearm armor
31,030	506,560	Contoured leg armor
32,220	538,780	Loadout slot 5, Orbital armor set
33,420	572,200	Infiltrator armor set
34,640	606,840	HAZOP armor set
35,860	642,700	Background emblem pack 3
37,110	679,810	EOD armor set
38,360	718,170	Midnight visor
39,640	757,810	Oceanic armor set
40,920	798,730	XV-27 Shifting forerarm armor
42,220	840,950	Over-locking leg armor
43,530	884,480	Enforcer armor set, Last Stand stance, unlock ability to pick specialisations
0	884,480	Specialization-specific unlocks
11,730	896,210
12,760	908,970
18,240	927,210
29,320	956,530
39,360	995,890
47,740	1,043,630
54,960	1,098,590
60,470	1,159,060
63,820	1,222,880
0	1,222,880	Specialization-specific unlocks
11,730	1,234,610
12,760	1,247,370
18,240	1,265,610
29,320	1,294,930
39,360	1,334,290
47,740	1,382,030
54,960	1,436,990
60,470	1,497,460
63,820	1,561,280
0	1,561,280	Specialization-specific unlocks
11,730	1,573,010
12,760	1,585,770
18,240	1,604,010
29,320	1,633,330
39,360	1,672,690
47,740	1,720,430
54,960	1,775,390
60,470	1,835,860
63,820	1,899,680
0	1,899,680	Specialization-specific unlocks
11,730	1,911,410
12,760	1,924,170
18,240	1,942,410
29,320	1,971,730
39,360	2,011,090
47,740	2,058,830
54,960	2,113,790
60,470	2,174,260
63,820	2,238,080
0	2,238,080	Specialization-specific unlocks
11,730	2,249,810
12,760	2,262,570
18,240	2,280,810
29,320	2,310,130
39,360	2,349,490
47,740	2,397,230
54,960	2,452,190
60,470	2,512,660
63,820	2,576,480
0	2,576,480	Specialization-specific unlocks
11,730	2,588,210
12,760	2,600,970
18,240	2,619,210
29,320	2,648,530
39,360	2,687,890
47,740	2,735,630
54,960	2,790,590
60,470	2,851,060
63,820	2,914,880
0	2,914,880	Specialization-specific unlocks
11,730	2,926,610
12,760	2,939,370
18,240	2,957,610
29,320	2,986,930
39,360	3,026,290
47,740	3,074,030
54,960	3,128,990
60,470	3,189,460
63,820	3,253,280
0	3,253,280	Specialization-specific unlocks
11,730	3,265,010
12,760	3,277,770
18,240	3,296,010
29,320	3,325,330
39,360	3,364,690
47,740	3,412,430
54,960	3,467,390
60,470	3,527,860
63,820	3,591,680

CSREdit

Competitive Skill Rank, or CSR, was a new system introduced to Halo 4 in April 2013 aimed to fill a similar role to the 1-50 skill rank systems seen in Halo 2 and Halo 3. CSR calculations were calculated-per playlist, with the highest CSR value for a player being the one shown on their Halo Waypoint service record.

Competitive Skill Rank was calculated in one of two ways, depending on the playlist. Several playlists used a win/loss system to determine ranking, while others utilized individual scoring, which determined rank based on the player's performance against everyone in the match, teammates included. It was also affected by the CSR's of the other players in the game: outperforming and beating players with higher CSRs would make a player more likely to rank up, and vice versa. Playlists that utilize individual scoring allowed players to rank up faster than those that used team scoring.^[2]

The playlists that utilized individual scoring were:^[2]

Infinity Slayer
Big Team Infinity Slayer
Rumble Pit
Multi-Team
Team Action Sack
Flood, Team Snipers
Regicide
SWAT

Team-based scoring playlists were^[2]

Castle Team DLC
Team Objective
Capture the Flag
Dominion
Team Throwdown
Team Doubles
Grifball

GalleryEdit

CSR emblems representing the various levels. The blank emblem means the player has not played the playlist since April 10, 2013.
The Halo 4 CSR rank emblems.

SourcesEdit

^ ^a ^b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12: (defunct, Archived) (Retrieved on Oct 10, 2014) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 4.3.13: (defunct, Archived) (Retrieved on Oct 10, 2014) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, Halo Waypoint Console Update: Spring 2013: (defunct, Archived) (Retrieved on Oct 10, 2014) [archive]
^ Windows Central, Halo Xbox 360 servers have been shut down, ending an era (Retrieved on Jan 23, 2022) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, Sunsetting Halo Xbox 360 Game Services in 2021 (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]

External linksEdit

Halo 4 rank XP calculator on Google sheets

Navigation

[bulletin10.10.12-1] Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12: (defunct, Archived) (Retrieved on Oct 10, 2014) [archive]

[blltn-2] Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 4.3.13: (defunct, Archived) (Retrieved on Oct 10, 2014) [archive]

[3] Halo Waypoint, Halo Waypoint Console Update: Spring 2013: (defunct, Archived) (Retrieved on Oct 10, 2014) [archive]

[shutdown2-4] Windows Central, Halo Xbox 360 servers have been shut down, ending an era (Retrieved on Jan 23, 2022) [archive]

[shutdown1-5] Halo Waypoint, Sunsetting Halo Xbox 360 Game Services in 2021 (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]

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