Series 7: Elite

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Season 7: Elite
Start date:	June 23, 2021
Number of tiers:	100
Total unlock cost:	100 (Standard unlocks)
Includes content for:	Halo: Combat Evolved; Halo 3; Halo 4;

Season 7: Elite is a planned upcoming season for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, anticipated to release on June 23, 2021.^[1] As of December 2020, plans had been laid internally at 343 Industries for this season.^[2] This season will notably include long-awaited additions to Elite-focused armor customisation in Halo 3, in the form of seven new harnesses, alongside the four Champions Bundle armors from Halo 4^[3] and the KEYSTONE helmet, based on Halo Infinite's Mark VII helmet, for Halo 4 as an exclusive item in "The Exchange" store.

In addition to the new customization content, Season 7 will also introduce changes to the classic Halo: Combat Evolved graphics to better reflect the original Xbox version of the game, rather than the 2003 PC port which introduced many graphical issues. Furthermore, the season will also feature improvements to the Halo Online maps Waterfall and Edge, which have been added to Halo 3, and general bug fixes,^[4] with Edge being finally added as a playable map with this Season.

The Master Chief Collection's Custom Games Browser, which had previously been briefly tested publicly on retail will launch this season, with support for Halo: Reach.^[5] Players will now be able to host their own matches available to the public. Other games are planned to be brought to the Custom Games Browser at a later date.

Season content

The following is due to be implemented in Season 7:

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Halo 3: ODST's and Halo: Reach's Firefight will be added to the Match Composer; Crossplay will be also enabled in both Firefight modes.^[6]
19 new nameplates

Halo: Combat Evolved

10 new vehicle skins^[7]
- 5 for the Warthog
- 5 for the Rocket Warthog
Several graphical improvements to bring the version of the game featured in The Master Chief Collection (based on the Gearbox PC port) up to visual parity with the original Xbox release. See here for a list of some of the visual differences between various iterations.
Additional mod support more akin to Halo: Custom Edition.^[8]

Halo 3

One new map for Halo 3 from Halo Online: Edge

Seven new Elite armor permutations:^[3]
- Keepward
- Accord
- General
- Seneschal
- Scion
- Ossoona
- Artisan

7 new weapon skins and 4 new vehicle skins:^[3]
- 7 for the Energy Sword (One unlockable via challenge; one unlockable via "The Exchange")
- 3 for the Warthog
- 1 for the Gauss Warthog

Seven new techsuits
- GEN2 Tinted Smoke (Unlockable via challenge)
- GEN2 Umber
- GEN2 Army Green
- GEN2 Burnt Ground
- GEN2 Cold Mud
- GEN2 Purplex
- GEN2 Slate Grey

Halo: Reach

Custom Games Browser support

Halo 4

Six armor effects originally from Halo: Reach^[7]
- Birthday Party
- Heart Attack
- Pestilence
- Inclement Weather
- Legendary
- Eternal
Four armor sets originally featured in the Champions Bundle:^[7]
- Mark V
- Ricochet
- Prefect
- ODST
16 new weapon skins previously cut from Halo 4, or only available exclusively via Halo 4 Series 2 figurines.
- 2 for the Assault Rifle
- 3 for the Battle Rifle (One unlockable via challenge)
- 4 for the DMR
- 1 for the Storm Rifle
- 1 for the Carbine
- 1 for the Suppressor
- 4 for the Magnum
Keystone helmet for Halo 4, inspired by the Mark VII helmet featured in Halo Infinite^[9] (Unlockable via "The Exchange")

Season unlocks

Page 1

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	Bloodblade Energy Sword skin
2	1	Mark V helmet
3	1	General helmet
4	1	Keepward helmet
5	1	Ossoona helmet
6	1	Red Shift animated nameplate
7	1	Scion helmet
8	1	Mausoleum nameplate
9	1	GEN2 Umber techsuit
10	1	Seneschal helmet

Page 2

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	Mr. Leet nameplate
2	1	Keepward chest
3	1	Magnum Edgework skin
4	1	Artisan helmet
5	1	Blue Shift animated nameplate
6	1	Mark V chest
7	1	Supercombine nameplate
8	1	Ricochet helmet
9	1	Assault Rifle Riptide skin
10	1	Speaking Truth animated nameplate

Page 3

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	Ossoona chest
2	1	GEN2 Army Green techsuit
3	1	General chest
4	1	Magnum Blood skin
5	1	Pestilence armor effect (Halo 4)
6	1	Assault nameplate
7	1	Seneschal forearms
8	1	Pixel Flair nameplate
9	1	DMR Bones skin
10	1	Ricochet chest

Page 4

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	Accord helmet
2	1	Strike nameplate
3	1	Mark V forearms
4	1	Artisan chest
5	1	Storm Rifle Chill skin
6	1	Prefect helmet
7	1	Scion chest
8	1	SOS animated nameplate
9	1	Accord chest
10	1	Heat of Battle animated nameplate

Page 5

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	General forearms
2	1	Ossoona forearms
3	1	Inclement Weather armor effect (Halo 4)
4	1	Seneschal chest
5	1	Mark V legs
6	1	Necroplasma Energy Sword skin
7	1	Prefect chest
8	1	Accord forearms
9	1	Green Shift animated nameplate
10	1	Ricochet forearms

Page 6

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	Artisan forearms
2	1	Keepward forearms
3	1	Wrequiem nameplate
4	1	Seneschal legs
5	1	Mark V shoulders
6	1	Prefect forearms
7	1	Ricochet legs
8	1	Ossoona legs
9	1	Gradient nameplate and Palmer nameplate
10	1	Scion forearms

Page 7

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	Ricochet shoulders
2	1	Birthday Party armor effect (Halo 4)
3	1	Keepward legs
4	1	Prefect legs
5	1	Ossoona shoulders
6	1	Artisan legs
7	1	Battle Rifle Edgework skin
8	1	ODST helmet
9	1	Unlikely Allies animated nameplate
10	1	Seneschal shoulders

Page 8

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	Birthday Party armor effect (Halo 4)
2	1	Mandible nameplate
3	1	Artisan shoulders
4	1	Battle Rifle Maw skin
5	1	Keepward shoulders
6	1	Accord legs
7	1	Prefect shoulders
8	1	DMR Concrete skin
9	1	Magnum Pixel skin
10	1	ODST chest

Page 9

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	Magnum Maw skin
2	1	Scion legs
3	1	Suppressor Refractive skin
4	1	Legendary armor effect (Halo 4)
5	1	Carbine Engage skin
6	1	General legs
7	1	Assault Rifle Pixel skin
8	1	ODST forearms
9	1	Icons animated nameplate
10	1	Scion shoulders

Page 10

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks
1	1	General shoulders
2	1	DMR Edgework skin
3	1	Revolution animated nameplate
4	1	ODST legs
5	1	Accord shoulders
6	1	DMR Pixel skin
7	1	ODST shoulders
8	1	GEN2 tech suit
9	1	Mark of Legends animated nameplate
10	1	Eternal armor effect (Halo 4)

Flights

Main article: MCC Insider Program

Flighting for Season 7 began on May 21, 2021. The Flight was designed to test Season 7 content in new features. At the Flight's start, available content included;

Several new Halo 3 Elite harness permutations.
A new multiplayer maps for Halo 3, originally from Halo Online.
- Edge
Several new Halo 3 skins for the energy sword.
Several new Halo: Combat Evolved skins for vehicles
Four Halo 4 armors previously available on the Xbox 360 version but not on the MCC
Several Halo 4 weapons skins, previously cut from Halo 4 or only available exclusively via figurines.
Graphical improvements on Halo: Combat Evolved to bring it closer to the Xbox version.
Armor effects for Halo 4.

Gameplay content

Campaign

Missions: The Pillar of Autumn, The Truth and Reconciliation, The Silent Cartographer, Assault on the Control Room, 343 Guilty Spark

Halo: Combat Evolved Multiplayer

Maps: Sidewinder (8v8), Damnation (2v2, 4v4), Prisoner (2v2, 4v4), Hang ‘Em High (2v2, 4v4, 8v8), Chill Out (2v2, 4v4), Blood Gulch (8v8)

Halo 3 Multiplayer

Maps: Construct, Guardian, Last Resort, Narrows, Sandtrap, The Pit, Valhalla, Foundry, Standoff, Avalanche, Sandbox, Heretic, Waterfall, Edge

Halo 4 Multiplayer

Maps: Adrift, Exile, Haven, Longbow, Meltdown, Ragnarok, Impact, Landfall, Skyline, Perdition, Pitfall

Marketing

Menu artwork trailer

Main article: Battle The Heretics

On June 15, 2021, a trailer known as Battle The Heretics was released on YouTube Twitter to announce the release date of Season 7 and showcase the menu background for the season, depicting a Type-26C Banshee in keeping with the Sangheili theme of the season. The video is accompanied by some voiceover of pilots of the Anvil Initiative's Union Wing.^[1]^[10]

Trailer

Main article: Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Season 7 Trailer

To showcase the release of Season 7 and its new customisation content, a trailer for the update was released on June 23, 2021.

Gallery

Season 7 keyart.
Keyart for the Keystone helmet, coming to Halo 4.

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "It's time to brush up on your Sangheili. Ignite your Energy Swords and prepare your best battlecry - MCC Season 7: Elite, arrives for free in just one week on June 23rd."
^ Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Retrospective – December 2020 (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo Waypoint, News, Art of Wort Canon Fodder (Retrieved on May 21, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, Forums, MCC Development & Flighting Updates (Retrieved on May 13, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, MCC DEVELOPMENT & FLIGHTING UPDATES (Retrieved on Jun 11, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, MCC Development & Flighting Updates (Retrieved on Jun 4, 2021) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo Insider, Flight Overview - Halo: MCC Season 7 May Flight (Retrieved on May 21, 2021) [archive]
^ Twitch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection with DERSKY!: 18:35 (Retrieved on Jun 16, 2021) [archive]
^ Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "Make sure it fits just right. Next week in MCC with the arrival of Season 7, don't miss your chance to grab the #HaloInfinite Inspired Mk. VII Helmet for Halo 4." (Retrieved on Jun 17, 2021) [archive]
^ YouTube - HALO, Battle The Heretics | Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Season 7

[Release-1] Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "It's time to brush up on your Sangheili. Ignite your Energy Swords and prepare your best battlecry - MCC Season 7: Elite, arrives for free in just one week on June 23rd."

[MCCDevUpdateDec2020-2] Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Retrospective – December 2020 (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]

[MCCCanonFodderMay2021-3] Halo Waypoint, News, Art of Wort Canon Fodder (Retrieved on May 21, 2021) [archive]

[MCCFridayDevBlog-4] Halo Waypoint, Forums, MCC Development & Flighting Updates (Retrieved on May 13, 2021) [archive]

[MCCDevUpdateJune2021-5] Halo Waypoint, MCC DEVELOPMENT & FLIGHTING UPDATES (Retrieved on Jun 11, 2021) [archive]

[MCCFlightUp-6] Halo Waypoint, MCC Development & Flighting Updates (Retrieved on Jun 4, 2021) [archive]

[InsiderSeason7-7] Halo Insider, Flight Overview - Halo: MCC Season 7 May Flight (Retrieved on May 21, 2021) [archive]

[8] Twitch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection with DERSKY!: 18:35 (Retrieved on Jun 16, 2021) [archive]

[9] Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "Make sure it fits just right. Next week in MCC with the arrival of Season 7, don't miss your chance to grab the #HaloInfinite Inspired Mk. VII Helmet for Halo 4." (Retrieved on Jun 17, 2021) [archive]

[10] YouTube - HALO, Battle The Heretics | Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Season 7

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