List of Blitz cards

This article is about the cards featured in Halo Wars 2. For the cards featured in Halo 5: Guardians, see List of REQ cards.

This article lists all Blitz cards available in Halo Wars 2. There are 44 infantry cards, 38 Vehicle cards, 16 Air cards and 68 Power cards adding up to 166 cards at your disposal making the number of unique decks range in the thousands. Unlike REQ cards from Halo 5: Guardians, all Blitz cards are permanent, meaning they don't disappear after being used. Blitz cards are used in the gametype Blitz.^[1]^[2] To view artwork used in the cards go here.

Blitz cards[edit]

Infantry

Name	Rarity	Energy Cost	Role	Faction	Leader Restriction	Y-Ability	Passive Abilities
Grunts	Common	10	Core Infantry	Banished	None	None	None
Marines	Common	10	Core Infantry	UNSC	None	None	None
Hellbringers	Common	20	Anti-Infantry	UNSC	None	None	None
Jump-Pack Brute	Common	20	Anti-Building	Banished	None	JUMP STRIKE - Leaps forward and smashes the ground, damaging and stunning nearby enemies.	None
Cyclops	Common	30	Anti-Vehicle Mech	UNSC	None	None	None
Elite Rangers	Common	30	Anti-Infantry	Banished	None	None	Detect
Veteran Hellbringers	Rare	30	Anti-Infantry	UNSC	Kinsano	None	None
Cryo Troopers	Common	40	Anti-Infantry	UNSC	Serina	None	Shield
Elite Enforcers	Common	40	Anti-Building	Banished	The Arbiter	Stasis grenade throw - Tosses a grenade at an enemy unit to deal damage and trap them within a stasis field.	Shield
Goliath	Common	40	Anti-Building	Banished	Colony	Ram - Rams and stuns nearby targets.	None
Grunt Riders	Common	40	Anti-Building	Banished	Yapyap the DESTROYER	Ram - Rams and stuns nearby targets.	None
Heavy Grunts	Common	40	Core Infantry	Banished	Yapyap the DESTROYER	Party's Over - Fires an EMP round, stunning enemy vehicles and aircraft.	None
Hunters	Common	40	Anti-Vehicle	Banished	None	None	None
Prowling Grunts	Uncommon	40	Core Infantry	Banished	The Arbiter	None	Cloak
Scarred Grenadiers	Common	40	Core Infantry	Banished	Voridus	Gel Siphon - Siphons pools of infusion to increase speed, damage and armor.	None
Wild Hellbringers	Uncommon	40	Anti-Infantry	UNSC	Captain Cutter	None	Blast
Assault Elites	Uncommon	50	Anti-Infantry	Banished	None	None	Rush Detect
Bloodfuel Grunts	Uncommon	50	Core Infantry	Banished	Decimus	Shrapnel mine - Plants mines which slow and damage enemy units.	Siphon
Extractor Marines	Uncommon	50	Core Infantry	UNSC	None	Grenade Throw - Tosses a grenade at an enemy unit to deliver explosive damage.	Siphon
Reactive Cyclops	Rare	50	Anti-Vehicle Mech	UNSC	None	None	Reflect
Reactive Marines	Rare	50	Core Infantry	UNSC	Sergeant Forge	None	Reflect
Armored Marines	Rare	60	Core Infantry	UNSC	Professor Anders	Grenade Throw - Tosses a grenade at an enemy unit to deliver explosive damage.	Guard
Grunt Mob	Rare	60	Core Infantry	Banished	None	None	Rush
Ironclad Hunters	Uncommon	60	Anti-Vehicle	Banished	Atriox	None	Guard
Sniper	Common	60	Anti-Infantry	UNSC	None	None	Cloak Detect
Suicide Grunts	Common	60	Anti-Infantry	Banished	None	None	Blast
Unstable Jump Brutes	Uncommon	60	Anti-Building	Banished	Yapyap the DESTROYER	Trip Mine Strike - Leaps forward, drops trip mines and smashes the ground, damaging and stunning nearby enemies. Trip mines are triggered by ground units.	Blast
Veteran Cyclops	Uncommon	70	Anti-Vehicle Mech	UNSC	None	None	None
Scarred Hunters	Common	80	Anti-Vehicle	Banished	Colony	None	None
Veteran Sniper	Common	100	Anti-Infantry	UNSC	Jerome-092	None	Cloak Detect
Grunt Goblins	Legendary	160	Hero Mech	Banished	Yapyap the DESTROYER	Grunt Hustle - Grunt Hustle heals nearby units, increases speed, and makes Grunt units briefly invulnerable.	Rush
Warlord	Legendary	170	Hero Infantry	Banished	Decimus	Gravity Shockwave - Stuns enemy units and structures with a massive hammer slam.	Shield Siphon
Alice-130	Legendary	180	Hero Infantry	UNSC	Isabel	Spartan Slam - Leaps high in the air and slams an enemy, taking control of air or vehicle targets.	Shield Reflect
Atriox's Chosen	Legendary	180	Hero Infantry	Banished	Atriox	None	Shield Shock
Honor Guard	Legendary	180	Hero Infantry	Banished	Shipmaster	None	Shield Cloak
Jerome-092	Legendary	180	Hero Infantry	UNSC	Captain Cutter	Spartan Slam - Leaps high in the air and slams an enemy, taking control of air or vehicle targets.	Rush Shield
Kinsano's Cyclops	Legendary	180	Hero Mech	UNSC	Kinsano	Flamewall - Creates a wall of fire that is deadly to anything that moves through it.	Shield Blast
Sergeant Johnson	Legendary	180	Hero Infantry	UNSC	Avery Johnson	Repair Beacon - Drops a beacon to heal nearby allies.	Shield
Hunter Captain	Legendary	190	Hero Infantry	Banished	Colony	Taunt - Forces nearby enemies to target this unit.	Shield Siphon Shock
Pavium	Legendary	190	Hero Infantry	Banished	Pavium	Target Designator - Grants all friendly units a damage bonus against a designated target.	Shield Reflect
Voridus	Legendary	190	Hero Infantry	Banished	Voridus	Salt the Earth - Deploys pools of damaging infusion onto the battlefield.	Shield Shock
Commander Jerome	Legendary	200	Hero Infantry	UNSC	Commander Jerome	None	Shield Rally
Douglas-042	Legendary	200	Hero Infantry	UNSC	Professor Anders	Spartan Slam - Leaps high in the air and slams an enemy, taking control of air or vehicle targets.	Shield Guard
The Arbiter	Legendary	200	Hero Infantry	Banished	The Arbiter	Arbiter's Rage - Increases damage and speed and allows the Arbiter to attack air units.	Shield Rush

Vehicle

Name	Rarity	Energy Cost	Role	Faction	Leader Restriction	Y-Ability	Passive Abilities
Chopper	Common	20	Scout Vehicle	Banished	None	Ram - Charged through enemies, causing damage.	None
Jackrabbit	Common	20	Scout Vehicle	UNSC	None	None	None
Ghost	Uncommon	30	Scout Vehicle	Banished	Shipmaster	Ram - Charged through enemies, causing damage.	Shield
Veteran Jackrabbit	Uncommon	40	Scout Vehicle	UNSC	None	None	Detect
Warthog	Common	40	Core Vehicle	UNSC	None	Ram - Charged through enemies, causing damage.	None
Wolverine	Common	40	Anti-Air Vehicle	UNSC	None	None	Detect
M12F Flame Warthog	Common	50	Core Vehicle	UNSC	Kinsano	Ram - Charged through enemies, causing damage.	Rush
Marauder	Common	50	Core Vehicle	Banished	None	None	None
Reaver	Common	50	Anti-Air Mech	Banished	None	Predatory Leap - Jumps a short distance to escape or ambush enemies.	Shield Detect
Terror Chopper	Rare	50	Scout Vehicle	Banished	Decimus	Ram - Charged through enemies, causing damage.	Shock
Armored Warthog	Uncommon	60	Core Vehicle	UNSC	Kinsano	Ram - Charged through enemies, causing damage.	Guard
Locust	Common	60	Anti-Building Mech	Banished	None	None	Shield
Mantis	Common	60	Core Mech	UNSC	Sergeant Johnson	None	None
Mastodon	Common	60	Mobile Garrison	UNSC	Commander Jerome	Eject	None
Wild Jackrabbit	Rare	60	Scout Vehicle	UNSC	Isabel	None	Blast
Methane Wagon	Common	70	Support Vehicle	Banished	Yapyap the DESTROYER	Methane Delivery - Fires a methane shell at target location, which shatters to produce a temporary methane cloud.	None
Prowling Marauder	Uncommon	70	Core Mech	Banished	Shipmaster	None	Cloak
Vanguard Wolverine	Uncommon	70	Anti-Air Vehicle	UNSC	None	None	Rush Detect
Veteran Flame Warthog	Common	70	Core Vehicle	UNSC	Kinsano	Ram - Charged through enemies, causing damage.	None
Bloodfuel Locust	Uncommon	80	Anti-Building Mech	Banished	None	None	Shield Siphon
Prowling Reaver	Rare	80	Anti-Air Mech	Banished	None	Predatory Leap - Jumps a short distance to escape or ambush enemies.	Cloak Shield Detect
Enduring Locust	Rare	90	Anti-Building Mech	Banished	Colony	None	Shield Last Stand
Veteran Mantis	Uncommon	90	Core Mech	UNSC	Sergeant Johnson	None	Shield
Wraith	Common	90	Main Battle Tank	Banished	None	None	Shield
Wraith Invader	Common	90	Mobile Garrison	Banished	Pavium	Eject	Shield
Kodiak	Common	100	Mobile Artillery	UNSC	Kinsano	Deploy - Converts between siege and mobility attack modes.	None
Scorpion	Common	100	Main Battle Tank	UNSC	None	None	None
Trooper Warthog	Rare	100	Core Vehicle	UNSC	None	Ram - Charged through enemies, causing damage.	Last Stand
Vanguard Kodiak	Common	110	Mobile Artillery	UNSC	Sergeant Forge	Deploy - Converts between siege and mobility attack modes.	Rush
Marauder Warchief	Rare	120	Core Vehicle	Banished	Decimus	None	Rally
Stealth Kodiak	Rare	120	Mobile Artillery	UNSC	Captain Cutter	Deploy - Converts between siege and mobility attack modes.	Cloak
Colossus	Common	130	Heavy Mech	UNSC	Sergeant Johnson	Stomp - Sends out a shockwave to stun and damage ground units.	None
Ironclad Wraith	Rare	140	Main Battle Tank	Banished	None	Scorch Mortar - Fires a superheated bolt that leaves burning plasma on the ground.	Shield Guard
Lockdown Scorpion	Rare	140	Main Battle Tank	UNSC	Isabel	Canister Shell - Fires a canister shell that is highly effective against infantry.	Shield Shock
Terror Wraith	Rare	140	Main Battle Tank	Banished	Voridus	Infused Mortar - Fires a superheated bolt that leaves infusion on the ground.	Shield Shock
Grizzly	Common	150	Heavy Tank	UNSC	Sergeant Forge	Missile Barrage - Fires multiple missiles at medium-range targets.	None
Forge's Warthog	Legendary	180	Hero Vehicle	UNSC	Sergeant Forge	Anvil round - Fires an EMP at an area, slowing nearby enemies.	Shield Rally
Bison	Legendary	220	Hero Vehicle	UNSC	Serina	Cryo Burst - Deploys to release a Cryo Burst that chills enemies within a radius.	Shield

Air

Name	Rarity	Energy Cost	Role	Faction	Leader Restriction	Y-Ability	Passive Abilities
Aggressor Sentinel	Common	20	Light Aircraft	UNSC	Professor Anders	None	None
Banshee	Common	40	Core Aircraft	Banished	None	None	None
Hornet	Common	50	Core Unit	UNSC	None	None	None
Infused Engineer	Common	50	Support Unit	Banished	Voridus	Gel Burst - Throws a damaging globule of infusion onto target area.	Support Detect
Protector Sentinel	Uncommon	50	Core Aircraft	UNSC	Professor Anders	Lockdown Bolt - Fires a bolt at vehicles and structures, stunning and damaging them.	None
Engineer	Common	60	Support Unit	Banished	None	Overshield - Casts a temporary shield to protect nearby allied units.	Support Detect
Frostraven	Common	60	Support Unit	UNSC	Serina	Shockwave Missile - Fires a missile that deals damage and chills enemies. Shatters enemies that are already frozen.	None
Nightingale	Common	70	Support Unit	UNSC	None	Defensive Smoke - Cloaks all units in the area and suppresses combat.	Support Detect
Unstable Banshee	Rare	70	Core Aircraft	Banished	Shipmaster	None	Blast
Phantom	Common	80	Mobile Garrison	Banished	The Arbiter	Eject - Ejects all infantry from vehicle.	None
Trooper Hornet	Uncommon	90	Core Aircraft	UNSC	Captain Cutter	None	Last Stand
Trooper Nightingale	Rare	90	Support Unit	UNSC	Commander Jerome	Defensive Smoke - Cloaks all units in the area and suppresses combat.	Support Detect Last Stand
Blisterback	Common	120	Mobile Artillery	Banished	None	Deploy - Converts between heavy air and ground siege modes.	None
Ironclad Blisterback	Uncommon	130	Mobile Artillery	Banished	Pavium	Deploy - Converts between heavy air and ground siege modes.	Guard
Vulture	Common	140	Heavy Gunship	UNSC	None	Phoenix missile - Launches a devastating missile attack with a wide area of effect.	None
Enduring Blisterback	Rare	150	Mobile Artillery	Banished	Atriox	Deploy - Converts between heavy air and ground siege modes.	Last Stand

Power

Name	Rarity	Energy Cost	Role	Faction	Leader Restriction	Y-Ability	Description
Holo-Decoy	Uncommon	30	Utility	UNSC	Isabel	None	Create several holograms of friendly units to deceive the enemy.
Living Barrier	Rare	30	Deploy	Banished	Colony	None	Draw a wall of Lekgolo worms that obstructs movement.
Pelican Transport	Uncommon	30	Utility	UNSC	Sergeant Forge	None	Pick up and move your units to another location.
Watchtower	Uncommon	30	Deploy	UNSC	Professor Anders	None	Place a tower with Detect and a long sight range. Detect
Helldrop	Uncommon	40	Deploy	UNSC	Kinsano	None	Aim drop pods that deploy Hellbringers and burn enemies.
Scorch mine	Uncommon	40	Damage	Banished	Atriox	None	Place mines that damage ground units with burning plasma. Triggered by ground units. Cloak
Shrapnel mine	Uncommon	40	Damage	UNSC	Isabel	None	Place mines that damage and slow ground units. Triggered by ground units. Cloak
Bunker Drop	Uncommon	50	Deploy	UNSC	Sergeant Johnson	None	Deploy a building that infantry can garrison in for protection.
Cryogenic Detonator	Uncommon	50	Utility	UNSC	Serina	None	Place mines that damage and chill or freeze affected enemies. Triggered by ground units. Cloak
Ice Barrier	Rare	50	Utility	UNSC	Serina	None	Manually drop multiple Ice Barriers to obfuscate movement and chill nearby enemies.
Infused Mine	Uncommon	50	Damage	Banished	Voridus	None	Place mines that damage ground units and leave infusion gel upon exploding. Triggered by ground units. Cloak
Seismic Blast	Uncommon	50	Damage	UNSC	Serina	None	Blast target area to damage enemies, shattering frozen enemies for massive damage.
Spartan Morale	Uncommon	50	Buff	UNSC	Commander Jerome	None	Greatly boost the effectiveness of any rally on the battlefield for a short amount of time. Rally
Spike Turret	Uncommon	50	Deploy	Banished	Atriox	None	Deploy a temporary defensive turret. Rush
Ultra Mines	Uncommon	50	Damage	Banished	Pavium	None	Place numerous, durable mines that heavily damage ground units. Triggered by ground units. Cloak
Vehicle Symbiotes	Uncommon	50	Utility	Banished	Colony	None	Boost the armor and weapon range of target allied vehicles and turrets.
Advanced Optics	Rare	60	Buff	UNSC	Professor Anders	None	Increase line of sight and weapon range of all friendly units on the battlefield.
Blast Hammer	Uncommon	60	Damage	Banished	Decimus	None	Slam the ground, shove enemies away and briefly slow them.
Cloaking Field	Rare	60	Buff	Banished	Shipmaster	None	Cloak target friendly units. Cloak
Double Time	Rare	60	Buff	UNSC	Captain Cutter	None	Boost the movement speed of all friendly units on the battlefield.
Heavy Metal	Uncommon	60	Buff	UNSC	Sergeant Forge	None	Boost the armor of target allies but reduce their movement speed.
Hellcharge	Uncommon	60	Utility	UNSC	Kinsano	None	Boost target units' speed and damage. Units explode on death.
Invigorating Frenzy	Uncommon	60	Healing	Banished	Voridus	None	Infusion pools grant healing for a brief time.
Stasis	Rare	60	Debuff	Banished	The Arbiter	None	Trap all units in a temporary, impenetrable prison. Trapped units cannot capture zones.
Teleport	Uncommon	60	Utility	Banished	Shipmaster	None	Select any group of units and move them to target location.
Conduit of Rage	Uncommon	70	Buff	Banished	The Arbiter	None	Boost target's damage, healing and speed. Playing other cards increases this buff's duration.
Enduring Will	Common	70	Healing	Banished	Pavium	None	Heal friendly units in the area over a long duration.
Engineer Swarm	Uncommon	70	Healing	UNSC	Colony	None	Call in a swarm of Engineers to heal nearby allied troops.
Mech Overcharge	Rare	70	Buff	UNSC	Sergeant Johnson	None	Briefly speed up all friendly mechs and make them invulnerable.
Restoration Drones	Uncommon	70	Healing	UNSC	Professor Anders	None	Heal friendly units in range over a short duration.
Shade Drop	Uncommon	70	Deploy	UNSC	Yapyap the DESTROYER	None	Deploy multiple small temporary turrets.
Cataclysm	Uncommon	80	Damage	Banished	Voridus	None	Infused gel areas flare up and deal damage.
Enduring Salvo	Uncommon	80	Damage	UNSC	Commander Jerome	None	Bombard target area with debris from a destroyed Banish warship.
ODST Drop	Uncommon	80	Damage	UNSC	Captain Cutter	Demolition Charge - Throws a timed explosive that is especially effective against structures and garrisons.	Aim Drop Pods that crash to the ground and deploy ODST infantry.
Plasma Bolt	Uncommon	80	Damage	Banished	The Arbiter	None	Blast target area for light but quick damage.
Scatter Bomb	Uncommon	80	Damage	UNSC	Sergeant Forge	None	Fire a series of staggered bombs onto the battlefield.
Cryo Bomb	Uncommon	90	Damage	UNSC	Serina	None	Damage and instantly freeze target enemies.
Napalm Missiles	Uncommon	90	Damage	UNSC	Kinsano	None	Drop incendiary missiles that leave behind a path of fire.
Siege Turret	Rare	90	Deploy	UNSC	Sergeant Johnson	None	Deploy a temporary long-range siege turret.
Siphon Field	Uncommon	90	Healing	Banished	Decimus	None	Heal nearby allies and harm nearby enemies for a short duration.
Skitter Mob	Uncommon	90	Deploy	Banished	Colony	Protector Mode - Attaches the Skitterer to another unit to increase that unit's health and damage.	Deploy several controllable Skitterers who can also attach to other units. Rush
Archer Missiles	Uncommon	100	Damage	UNSC	Captain Cutter	None	Fire high damage missiles in a specifified direction.
Ark Defense	Rare	100	Damage	UNSC	Professor Anders	None	Call in a swarm of Aggressor Sentinels to attack nearby enemies.
Combat Salvage	Rare	100	Buff	UNSC	Sergeant Forge	None	Tag your mechanical units to redeploy them back at base if killed.
EMP MAC Blast	Uncommon	100	Damage	UNSC	Sergeant Johnson	None	Blast an area to damage and briefly stun enemy vehicles and aircraft.
Gruntdome	Rare	100	Utility	Banished	Yapyap the DESTROYER	None	Deploy a temporary shield tower that protects units within its radius.
Infusion Wake	Uncommon	100	Debuff	Banished	Voridus	None	Unleash and direct a vortex that damages enemies and spreads infusion gel.
Shockwave	Uncommon	100	Debuff	Banished	Atriox	None	Draw a wall of energy that stuns passing enemies and lowers their armor.
Vortex	Rare	100	Utility	Banished	Decimus	None	Open a rift that pulls in nearby enemies for its duration.
Atriox's Bulwark	Rare	110	Healing	Banished	Atriox	None	Grant brief invulnerability and a longer healing aura to friendly units in the target area.
Ghost in the Machine	Rare	120	Utility	UNSC	Isabel	None	Take momentary control of enemy mechanical units.
MAC Blast	Rare	120	Damage	UNSC	Isabel	None	Launch a high damage slug to blast a target area.
Mega Turret	Rare	120	Deploy	Banished	Pavium	None	Deploy a temporary Mega Turret. Rush
Methane Party	Rare	120	Damage	Banished	Yayap the DESTROYER	None	Barrage target area with damaging methane barrels that choke enemies and buff allied Grunts.
Rain of Fire	Uncommon	120	Deploy	UNSC	Pavium	DNone	Unleash a series of damaging plasma beams.
Victory Turret	Rare	120	Deploy	UNSC	Commander Jerome	None	This unit inspires nearby troops to deal increased damage. Rally
Glacial Storm	Rare	130	Utility	UNSC	Serina	None	Create a lasting storm that chills and slowly freezes enemy units.
Boundless Fury	Rare	140	Buff	Banished	Decimus	None	Enrage all frriendly units, boosting their damage and speed.
Glassing Beam	Uncommon	140	Damage	Banished	Shipmaster	None	Unleash and direct a damaging plasma beam.
Spirit Assault	Rare	150	Deploy	Banished	Shipmaster	None	Call in an armed Spirit transport to drop off Banished units.
Close Air Support	Rare	160	Damage	UNSC	Captain Cutter	None	Encircle target area with Pelican Gunships to deal heavy damage.
Inferno	Rare	160	Damage	UNSC	Kinsano	None	Cover the ground in waves of flame, creating a lasting inferno.
Omega Team	Legendary	170	Deploy	UNSC	Commander Jerome	Spartan Slam - Leaps high in the air and slams an enemy, taking control of air or vehicle targets.	Randomly call one of Omega Team's three Spartans to battle. Shield Rush
Eradication	Rare	180	Damage	Banished	Atriox	None	Deal massive damage at target area with a ring of plasma beams.
Lich Vanguard	Rare	180	Damage	Banished	Pavium	None	Call in an assault Lich and grant the Rush keyword to any cards deployed near the Lich.
Mass Cloaking	Rare	180	Buff	Banished	The Arbiter	None	Temporarily cloak and %2 all allied units, and increase their speed.(Error reproduced as written in the original text.) Cloak Shiphon
Condor Strike	Legendary	270	Deploy	UNSC	None	Mass Driver - Fires a high damage, magnetically accelerated slug at a target.	Briefly deploy the Condor super unit. Rush
Scarab Assault	Legendary	270	Deploy	Banished	None	Carapace Shield = Emits a short-lived plasma shield to become invulnerable.	Briefly deploy the Scarab super unit. Rush