Covenant Temple

This article is about the structure built on Covenant occupation citadels. For other uses of "Temple", see Temple (disambiguation).

Three Covenant temples, each in their respective Age.

The temple is a cultural and scientific structure that can be built on a Covenant Citadel.^[1] It primarily serves as the Covenant counterpart to the Field Armory and War Council structures used by the UNSC and Banished, respectively.

Overview[edit]

The temple provides a location within the Citadel for the San'Shyuum to meditate or study Forerunner artifacts; it is also where they make battle plans against humans.^[1]

In-game information[edit]

Halo Wars[edit]

The fully upgraded Temple in-game in Halo Wars.

"Temples allow the Covenant to access advanced buildings, units and technology upgrades."

— In-game description

In Halo Wars, the Covenant Temple costs 0 and 500 to be built; only one Temple can be built at any time. It is the Covenant equivalent to the UNSC Reactor and Field Armory.

The most important function of a Temple is its upgrades that increases the player's Tech level—framed in-universe as the progression of the Covenant's "Age". Much like the Reactor, building the Temple increases the playerls Tech level to 1; unlike the Reactor, however, subsequent Tech levels are increased by purchasing upgrades, with the Temple changing its appearance with each upgrade. If the temple is destroyed, the Tech level returns to 0, though it can be restored to its previous level once another Temple is built.

When the Temple is built, the Leader unit is automatically added to the battlefield. Leader units can be rebuilt if they are killed, and their abilities can be upgraded from the Temple as well.

Name	Type	Cost			Description
Name	Type	Population	Tech	Resources	Description
All Leaders
Age of Doubt	Upgrade	N/A	0	1,000	Improves all Covenant technology.
Age of Reclamation	Upgrade	N/A	0	2,000	Improves all Covenant technology.
Forerunner Shield	Upgrade	N/A	2	500	Augmented with even more repurposed Forerunner technology, all Covenant shields now recharge much faster.
Medium Turret	Upgrade	N/A	1	500	Upgrades all Turrets to Medium Turrets, increasing their hitpoints and damage.
Large Turret	Upgrade	N/A	2	800	Upgrades all Turrets to Medium Turrets, increasing their hitpoints and damage.
Followers	Upgrade	N/A	3	800	Increase the maximum size of your army by 10.
Arbiter
Arbiter	Leader	1/1^{[Note 1]}	0	400	Leader of the Covenant forces, the Arbiter is equipped with dual plasma swords for uber-melee death.
Fiendish Return	Upgrade	N/A	1	400	The Arbiter reflects some incoming damage back to his attacker.
Vicious Blades	Upgrade	N/A	2	600	The Arbiter reflects even more damage and has stronger attacks himself.
Ghastly Vision	Upgrade	N/A	3	900	The Arbiter becomes permanently cloaked and increases reflected damage even more.
Defiant Rage	Upgrade	N/A	1	300	Health is restored every time the Arbiter inflicts a fatality in Rage Mode.
Spiteful Rage	Upgrade	N/A	2	500	Rage Mode costs less to maintain.
Blinding Rage	Upgrade	N/A	3	700	Rage Mode increases Arbiter combo damage and the attack power of nearby allies.
Brute Chieftain
Brute Chieftain	Leader	1/1^{[Note 1]}	0	400	Leader of the brute forces, carries a gravity hammer able to stun and destroy heavy vehicles.
Inheritance	Upgrade	N/A	1	400	Adds a stun to the Gravity Hammer.
Birthright	Upgrade	N/A	2	600	When the Chieftain's hammer is charged up, the Chieftain will pull his enemies to him.
Destiny	Upgrade	N/A	3	900	Adds an area-effect stun to the gravity hammer, and inflicts fatalities on stunned enemy infantry.
Tsunami	Upgrade	N/A	1	300	Additional enemies may be drawn into the vortex and potential damage increased.
Hurricane	Upgrade	N/A	2	500	Additional enemies may be drawn into the vortex and potential damage increased.
Singularity	Upgrade	N/A	3	700	Additional enemies may be drawn into the vortex and potential damage increased.
Prophet of Regret
Prophet of Regret	Leader	1/1^{[Note 1]}	0	400	Leader of the Covenant forces, the Prophet of Regret also brings unique combat abilities to the battlefield. In addition to his combat strength, he can call down the Cleansing Power to incinerate his enemies.
Blessed Immolation	Upgrade	N/A	1	400	Upgrade the Prophet's plasma cannons to fuel rod cannons, increasing damage.
Ancestral Perversion	Upgrade	N/A	2	600	Two protectors hover near the Prophet and protect him.
Divine Absolution	Upgrade	N/A	3	900	Upgrades to the Prophet's chair grant him full flight capabilities.
Regret's Sentence	Upgrade	N/A	1	300	The Cleansing Beam Ability is larger and does more damage.
Regret's Doom	Upgrade	N/A	2	500	The Cleansing Beam Ability is larger and does more damage.
Regret's Condemnation	Upgrade	N/A	3	700	The Cleansing Beam Ability burns even brighter, doing area damage.

Gallery[edit]

Early concept art of the Temple.
Concept art showcasing how the Temple's appearance changes with upgrades.
Hi-poly render of the Temple after the Age of Doubt upgrade.
Hi-poly render of the Temple after the Age of Reclamation upgrade.
Hi-poly render of the Temple's central structure added with the Age of Reclamation upgrade.