Season 3: Recon is the third season implemented into Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The Season will debut on September 22, 2020, with the launch of Halo 3: ODST as part of the collection on Steam and Windows. Although launching alongside Halo 3: ODST, the cosmetic unlocks available focus on adding new skins for Halo 3's multiplayer alongside new nameplates and Firefight characters. This season was preceded by Season 2: Spark.
Seasonal events and challenges
- Main article: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Challenges
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Season unlocks
The seasonal unlocks for Season 3: Recon take the form of the skins for weapons and visors in the multiplayer of Halo 3, Firefight character unlocks for ODST and ODST-themed nameplates for use in the menus. For The Master Chief Collection, the unlocks have been divided into 5 tiers of ten unlocks each. To progress a tier, all ten unlocks within must be unlocked. The season features over 80 unlockables, a departure from the 100 tiers seen in Seasons 1 and 2 due to the much shorter development time between releases.[1]
Each unlock slot can be unlocked for
1 - or
2 for Firefight characters - rewarded through the collection's updated rank scheme or the Challenges implemented in the prior Spark update.
Tier 1
Tier |
Unlock requirements |
Unlocks |
Images
|
1 |
1 |
Pistol orange skin and Blue visor |
|
2 |
1 |
Ripples nameplate |
|
3 |
1 |
Red Visor |
File:H3 RedVisor Icon.png
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4 |
1 |
Green visor and Adorned Mitts nameplate |
File:H3 GreenVisor Icon.png
|
5 |
1 |
Yellow visor and Tiler Filler nameplate |
|
6 |
2 |
Romeo Firefight character and Battle Worn nameplate |
|
7 |
1 |
Purple visor and Kup nameplate |
|
8 |
1 |
Orange visor and Assault Rifle Green Camo skin |
File:H3 AssaultRifle GreenCamo Skin.png
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9 |
1 |
Omen nameplate |
|
10 |
2 |
Romeo (helmetless) Firefight character, Bronze visor and Night Walk nameplate |

|
Tier 2
Tier |
Unlock requirements |
Unlocks |
Images
|
11 |
1 |
Silver visor and Corsairs nameplate |
File:H3 SilverVisor Icon.png
|
12 |
1 |
Max Sax nameplate |
|
13 |
1 |
New Mombasa nameplate |
|
14 |
1 |
Dark Red visor |
|
15 |
2 |
Dutch Firefight character and Dark Yellow visor |
|
16 |
1 |
ODST nameplate |
|
17 |
1 |
Dark Purple visor |
|
18 |
1 |
Helljumpers nameplate |
|
19 |
1 |
Blue Visor and Battle Rifle Digital Camo Cool skin |
File:H3 BattleRifle DigitalCamo Skin.png
|
20 |
2 |
Dutch (helmetless) Firefight character, Dark Green visor and The Life nameplate |
|
Tier 3
Tier 4
Tier 5
Tier |
Unlock requirements |
Unlocks |
Images
|
41 |
1 |
Pearlescent Blue visor and Bacon nameplate |
|
42 |
2 |
Dare Firefight character and Platinum visor |

|
43 |
1 |
Diamond Plate nameplate |
|
44 |
1 |
Pearlescent Red visor and Pistol Gold Plate skin |
File:H3 Pistol GoldPlate Skin.png
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45 |
1 |
Pearlescent Green visor and Dino Tracker nameplate |
|
46 |
2 |
Dare (helmetless) Firefight character |
|
47 |
1 |
Pearlescent Green visor and Halo 3: ODST nameplate |
|
48 |
1 |
Pearlescent Purple visor and Woodland Camo nameplate |
|
49 |
1 |
Tiger Stripe nameplate |
|
50 |
2 |
Sergeant Johnson Firefight character, Battle Rifle Worn-out Red Hazard skin and Swift and Quiet nameplate |
File:H3 BattleRifle RedHazard Skin.png
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Sources