Downloadable content

Free DLC for Halo 5: Guardians.

Downloadable content, or DLC for short, is additional content for use in video games. DLC released for Halo was distributed in several ways, ranging from disk based, to the internet through services like Xbox LIVE.

Halo 2 DLC

Due to Xbox LIVE being discontinued for Original Xbox consoles and games. It is no longer possible to get all the Halo 2 DLC that was obtainable though that service.

Bonus Map Pack

Main article: Bonus Map Pack

Bonus Map Pack: Released on Xbox Live on April 25, 2005 for free. It contained the maps Containment and Warlock. It is no longer possible to download this DLC through Xbox LIVE.

Game type: Zombies

Main article: Zombies

Game type: Zombies: Released though the Official Xbox Magazine in Demo disc 45 as a download for Xbox in June, 2005. This is the only official way to get the game type on the Xbox version of the game.

Killtacular Pack

Main article: Killtacular Pack

Killtacular Pack: Released on Xbox LIVE on April 25, 2005 for $4.99, and was made permanently free on June 28, 2005. It contained the maps Sanctuary and Turf. It is no longer possible to download this DLC through Xbox LIVE.

Maptacular Pack

Main article: Maptacular Pack

Maptacular Pack: Released on Xbox LIVE on July 5, 2005 for $11.99, and was made permanently free on August 30, 2005. It contained the maps Gemini, Elongation, Backwash, Relic, and Terminal. It is no longer possible to download this DLC through Xbox LIVE.

Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack

Main article: Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack

Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack: Released on disk on July 5, 2005. It included the maps found in the Bonus, Maptacular and Killtacular map packs.

Blastacular Pack

Main article: Blastacular Pack

Blastacular Pack: Released on April 17, 2007 for $4.00, and re-released as an updated package on May 7, 2007 (still for $4.00), as several glitches discovered in the included content had been fixed, and made permanently free on July 7, 2007. It contained the maps Desolation and Tombstone. It is no longer possible to download this DLC through Xbox LIVE.

Halo 3 map packs

Heroic Map Pack

Main article: Heroic Map Pack

Heroic Map Pack: Released on December 11, 2007 for $10.00 (800 Microsoft Points), and was made permanently free on March 25, 2008. It contained the maps Standoff, Rat's Nest, and Foundry.

Legendary Map Pack

Main article: Legendary Map Pack

Legendary Map Pack: Released on April 15, 2008 for $10.00 (800 Microsoft Points), and was made permanently free on July 7, 2017. It contained the maps Avalanche, Blackout, and Ghost Town.

Cold Storage

Main article: Cold Storage

Cold Storage: Released on July 7, 2008 for free to commemorate Bungie Day. It contained the map Cold Storage.

Mythic Map Pack

Main article: Mythic Map Pack

Mythic Map Pack: Released through the Halo Wars: Limited Edition on February 26, 27, and made publicly available on March 3, 2009 for $10.00 (800 Microsoft Points), and made permanently free on July 7, 2017. It contained the maps Assembly, Orbital, and Sandbox.

Mythic II Map Pack

Main article: Mythic II Map Pack

Mythic Map Pack: Released as part of the Halo 3: Mythic disc that comes bundled with Halo 3: ODST along with all the other map packs on September 22, 2009, and later made separately available on February 2, 2010 for $10.00 (800 Microsoft Points), and made permanently free on July 7, 2017. It contained Citadel, Heretic, and Longshore.

Halo 3: ODST DLC

Drop Sgt. Johnson into Firefight

This was a pre-order bonus exclusive to those who pre-ordered the game. It allowed the player to play as Avery Johnson as their Firefight character. With the addition of ODST's Firefight mode to Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Sergeant Johnson was made available for use by all players as the last unlock in Series 3: Recon.

Description: Sergeant Avery Junior Johnson is a tough as nails career Marine that has been in more life or death battles than you've had hot meals. He has survived more infectious Flood outbreaks, greased more Covenant bad guys, and in general kicked more alien ass than any twenty other Marines. Now you get to walk a mile in his shoes. If you enlisted early by pre-ordering your copy of Halo 3: ODST at select retailers, redeem your code to unlock Sgt. Johnson for use in Firefight.

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  Halo 3: ODST Johnson Firefight Model.

Halo Wars DLC

Unique unit: Fireball Warthog

Main article: Fireball Warthog

This was a pre-order bonus exclusive to those who pre-ordered the game. It changed the color of the Warthog to the Fireball skin, also known as the Spirit of Fire variant. This DLC was later included as part of the Halo Wars: Definitive Edition regardless of whether the user pre-ordered or not.

Description: Upgrade your Warthogs to the unique Spirit of Fire variant!

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  The Fireball Warthog in use.

Unique unit: Honor Guard Wraith

Main article: Honor Guard Wraith

This was a pre-order bonus exclusive to those who pre-ordered the limited edition of the game. It changed the color of the Wraith to the Honor Guard variant. This DLC was later included as part of the Halo Wars: Definitive Edition regardless of whether the user pre-ordered or not.

Description: Upgrade your Wraiths to the unique Honor Guard variant!

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  The Honor Guard Wraith in use.

Strategic Options Pack

Main article: Strategic Options Pack

Three gametypes were released for 800 Microsoft Points on May 19, 2009. It also included four new achievements.

Historic Battle map pack

Main article: Historic Battle map pack

The only multiplayer map pack for this game was available for download for 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live, and was released on the July, 21st 2009. It also included four new achievements.

Halo: Reach map packs

Noble Map Pack

Main article: Noble Map Pack

The Noble Map Pack was the first map pack released for Halo: Reach. It contains 3 new multiplayer maps and 7 new Achievements worth 250 Gamerscore and was released on November 30 for 800 Microsoft Points.

Defiant Map Pack

Main article: Defiant Map Pack

The Defiant Map Pack was the second map pack released for Halo: Reach. It contains two new multiplayer maps and one Firefight map. It includes three brand new achievements. It was released on 15 March 2011 for 800 Microsoft Points.

Anniversary Map Pack

Main article: Anniversary Map Pack

Included with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for $20.00, comes with seven new maps and achievements. Includes six remade classic multiplayer maps from Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 as well as one new Firefight map.

Halo 4 DLC

Halo 4 had a number of released DLC. In addition, a number of concepts for another proposed map pack have been released, though the maps were never created.

Armor/Emblem/Skin/Other DLC

Main article: Halo 4 Bonus items

Halo 4 had several items exclusive for several reasons including pre-ordering.

Crimson Map Pack

Main article: Crimson Map Pack

The Crimson Map Pack was the first map pack released for Halo 4. It contains three new multiplayer maps and eight new achievements. It was released on December 10, 2012 for 800 Microsoft Points.

Majestic Map Pack

Main article: Majestic Map Pack

The Majestic Map Pack was the second map pack released for Halo 4. It contains three new multiplayer maps and ten new achievements. It was released in February 2013 for 800 Microsoft Points.

Castle Map Pack

Main article: Castle Map Pack

The Castle Map Pack was the third map pack released for Halo 4. It contains three new multiplayer maps and nine new achievements. It was released in April 2013 for 800 Microsoft Points.

Forge Island

Main article: Forge Island

This map was released for free on its own, on March 29, 2013.

Champions Bundle

Main article: Champions Bundle

The Champions Bundle was the fourth content update released for Halo 4. It contains two multiplayer maps, four new sets of armor, a new gametype, and ten new achievements. It was released on August 20 for 800 Microsoft Points.

Halo: Spartan Assault DLC

Main article: Operation F: Hydra

Five campaign missions were added as part of a title update on August 29, 2013.

Halo 2: Anniversary DLC

Main article: Remnant

This map was released for free to Halo: The Master Chief Collection on May 30, 2015.

Halo 5: Guardians content updates

Battle of Shadow and Light

Main article: Battle of Shadow and Light

Battle of Shadow and Light was the first content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained four forge maps and was released on November 18, 2015.

Cartographer's Gift

Main article: Cartographer's Gift

Cartographer's Gift was the second content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained four maps and was released on December 16, 2015.

Infinity's Armory

Main article: Infinity's Armory

Infinity's Armory was the third content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained two maps and was released on January 26, 2016.

Hammer Storm

Main article: Hammer Storm

Hammer Storm was the fourth content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained one map and was released on February 24, 2016.

Ghosts of Meridian

Main article: Ghosts of Meridian

Ghosts of Meridian was the fifth content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained two maps and was released on April 6, 2016.

Memories of Reach

Main article: Memories of Reach

Memories of Reach was the sixth content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained one Arena map and was released on May 12, 2016.

Hog Wild

Main article: Hog Wild

Hog Wild was the seventh content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained several REQs and was released on May 31, 2016.

Warzone Firefight

Main article: Warzone Firefight

Warzone Firefight was the eighth content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained four maps and was released on June 29, 2016.

Anvil's Legacy

Main article: Anvil's Legacy

Anvil's Legacy was the ninth content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained two maps and was released on September 8, 2016.

Monitor's Bounty

Main article: Monitor's Bounty

Monitor's Bounty was the tenth content update for Halo 5: Guardians. It contained two Forge canvases and a customs game browser and was released on December 8, 2016.

Overtime

Main article: Overtime

Overtime was a free DLC update which includes 7 new commedations, weapon tuning, Xbox One X enhancements, new emblems, weapon skins, the Oddball game mode and the Relic Sword.

Halo Wars 2 DLC

Content from the Halo Wars 2 season pass.

Sergeant Forge

Main article: John Forge

Sergeant John Forge was the first DLC leader for Halo Wars 2. He was released during the game's launch for free.

Kinsano

Main article: Morgan Kinsano

Morgan Kinsano was the second DLC leader for Halo Wars 2. She was released on March 21, 2017 for $5.99.

Colony

Main article: Colony

Colony was the third DLC leader for Halo Wars 2. It was released on April 27, 2017 for $5.99.

Sergeant Johnson

Main article: Avery Johnson

Sergeant Major Avery Johnson was the fourth DLC leader for Halo Wars 2. He was released on May 22, 2017 for $5.99 alongside two free Blitz maps Nocturne and Sirocco.

Icons of War

Main articles: Jerome-092, Ripa 'Moramee

Commander Jerome-092 and Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee were the fifth and sixth DLC leaders for Halo Wars 2. They were released on June 28, 2017 for $9.99 together or $5.99 individually.

Serina and Operation: SPEARBREAKER

Main articles: Serina, Halo Wars 2: Operation: SPEARBREAKER

Serina is the seventh leader for Halo Wars 2. She was released alongside Operation: SPEARBREAKER, two campaign missions about a squad of ODSTs. Operation: SPEARBREAKER and Serina were released on July 25, 2017 for $9.99 together or $5.99 individually.

Yapyap the Destroyer

Main article: Yapyap

Yapyap the Destroyer is the eighth leader for Halo Wars 2. He was released on August 17, 2017 for $5.99.

Awakening the Nightmare

Main article: Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare

A DLC campaign featuring the Banished fighting the Flood after the events of Halo Wars 2. Includes the two Jiralhanae leaders Pavium and Voridus, a campaign, two multiplayer maps, and Terminus Firefight. It was released on September 26, 2017 for $19.99.