A chart illustrating the change in the amount of cR necessary to rank up.

The ranking system in Halo: Reach is based on credits (cR) earned through Forge, Multiplayer, Campaign, and Firefight matches. Credits are earned after every game, and players earn extra credits for medals earned during the match, (e.g. Double Kills) victory bonuses, commendations, and Daily/Weekly challenges. As the player's rank increase, the credits in each game they earn increase as well.

Overview

There is a total of 50 ranks available for players. As previously mentioned, these ranks can be obtained by gaining credits from the game. These credits can also be used to purchase armor permutations for the player's character model (spending credits in this way does not affect ranking).

Offline, the easiest ways to earn Credits are to either play Custom Games or, even easier, use Forge mode or firefight . However, after an account has been connected to Xbox LIVE, all modes are significantly lower than those awarded for playing multiplayer via Xbox Live or campaign. It should be noted that when an account is not immediately connected LIVE, but it is instead played offline and has earned ranks offline, the account will lose both several ranks and a large amount of credits when it is connected for the first time.

List of ranks

Rank Image Required no. of cR Recruit 0 Private 7,500 cR (+7,500 cR) Corporal 10,000 cR (+2,500 cR) Corporal Grade 1 15,000 cR (+5,000 cR) Sergeant 20,000 cR (+5,000 cR) Sergeant Grade 1 26,250 cR (+6,250 cR) Sergeant Grade 2 32,500 cR (+6,250 cR) Warrant Officer 45,000 cR (+12,500 cR) Warrant Officer Grade 1 78,000 cR (+33,000 cR) Warrant Officer Grade 2 111,000 cR (+33,000 cR) Warrant Officer Grade 3 144,000 cR (+33,000 cR) Captain 210,000 cR (+66,000 cR) Captain Grade 1 233,000 cR (+23,000 cR) Captain Grade 2 256,000 cR (+23,000 cR) Captain Grade 3 279,000 cR (+23,000 cR) Major 325,000 cR (+46,000 cR) Major Grade 1 350,000 cR (+25,000 cR) Major Grade 2 375,000 cR (+25,000 cR) Major Grade 3 400,000 cR (+25,000 cR) Lt. Colonel 450,000 cR (+50,000 cR) Lt. Colonel Grade 1 480,000 cR (+30,000 cR) Lt. Colonel Grade 2 510,000 cR (+30,000 cR) Lt. Colonel Grade 3 540,000 cR (+30,000 cR) Commander 600,000 cR (+60,000 cR) Commander Grade 1 650,000 cR (+50,000 cR)

Rank Image Required no. of cR Commander Grade 2 700,000 cR (+50,000 cR) Commander Grade 3 750,000 cR (+50,000 cR) Colonel 850,000 cR (+100,000 cR) Colonel Grade 1 960,000 cR (+110,000 cR) Colonel Grade 2 1,070,000 cR (+110,000 cR) Colonel Grade 3 1,180,000 cR (+110,000 cR) Brigadier 1,400,000 cR (+220,000 cR) Brigadier Grade 1 1,520,000 cR (+120,000 cR) Brigadier Grade 2 1,640,000 cR (+120,000 cR) Brigadier Grade 3 1,760,000 cR (+120,000 cR) General 2,000,000 cR (+240,000 cR) General Grade 1 2,200,000 cR (+200,000 cR) General Grade 2 2,350,000 cR (+150,000 cR) General Grade 3 2,500,000 cR (+150,000 cR) General Grade 4 2,650,000 cR (+150,000 cR) Field Marshall 3,000,000 cR (+350,000 cR) Hero 3,700,000 cR (+700,000 cR) Legend 4,600,000 cR (+900,000 cR) Mythic 5,650,000 cR (+1,050,000 cR) Noble 7,000,000 cR (+1,350,000 cR) Eclipse 8,500,000 cR (+1,500,000 cR) Nova 11,000,000 cR (+2,500,000 cR) Forerunner 13,000,000 cR (+2,000,000 cR) Reclaimer 16,500,000 cR (+3,500,000 cR) Inheritor 20,000,000 cR (+3,500,000 cR)

Trivia

• The ranks after Lt. Colonel Grade 3 were subject to a cap from the launch of Halo: Reach. It was revealed that to unlock this cap, the community had to reach a total of 117 million Daily and Weekly challenges completed. The rank cap was lifted on November 2nd, 2010.
• The daily credit cap is 120,000 cR.
• On Bungie.net, the rank insignia for Commander, Grade 3 features two grade bars.
• The last seven ranks are loosely based on the last seven ranks of Halo 2.