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Achievements (Halo Wars 2)

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This is the list of achievements for Halo Wars 2. There are 126 achievements worth a total of 1750 Gamerscore.

List[edit]

Campaign[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement WakeUp.png Wake up Complete "The Signal" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AHistoryofDecimaton.png A history of decimation Complete "A New Enemy" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Dominated.png Dominated Complete "Ascension" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement GuerillaTactics.png Guerrilla tactics Complete "One Three Zero" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement StirringThePot.png Stirring the pot Complete "The Cartographer" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AllTravelIsSuspended.png All travel is suspended Complete "Lights Out" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement BehindEnemyLines.png Behind enemy lines Complete "From the Deep" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheSetup.png The setup... Complete "Hold the Line" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AndTheKnockoutPunch.png And the knockout punch Complete "Under the Dark" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement FifthFloorToolsGunsSuperWeapons.png Fifth Floor: Tools, Guns, Super Weapons Complete "The Foundry" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement SentinelSizeMatters.png Sentinel size matters Complete "The Halo" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement LastStopThisTown.png Last stop, this town Complete "Last Stand" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement LearnTheRopes.png Learn the ropes Complete the Basic standalone tutorial. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement KnowTheRopes.png Know the ropes Complete the Advanced standalone tutorial. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TwoHeadsAreBetterThanOne.png Two heads are better than one Complete a Campaign mission in Co-op. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ThisWarIsOver.png This war is over Complete the Campaign. 30 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheHardFight.png The hard fight Complete the Campaign on Heroic. 40 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement SurvivingTheLongWar.png Surviving the long war Complete the Campaign on Legendary. 60 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement GoldRush.png Gold rush Earn a gold medal on any mission (except Prologue) on any difficulty. 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Palmer'sPureGold.png Palmer's Pure Gold Earn a gold medal on every mission (except Prologue) on any difficulty. 30 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement LoneWolf.png Lone Wolf Complete any mission (except The Signal) solo on Legendary with all skulls activated. 40 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ComradesInArms.png Comrades in Arms Earn a gold medal on any mission (except Prologue) in Co-op on Legendary. 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ALittleBitExtra.png A little bit extra Complete half of the Campaign bonus objectives. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ALotExtra.png A lot extra Complete all the Campaign bonus objectives. 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AlasPoorYorick.png Alas, Poor Yorick Collect a Skull. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement MorbidCuriosities.png Morbid curiosities Collect half of the Skulls. 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement CollectingADream.png Collecting a dream Collect all the Skulls. 30 gamerscore

Multiplayer[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheScrappySix.png The Scrappy Six Complete a matchmade multiplayer match as each of the starting 6 leaders. 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement FirstSteps.png First steps Complete a matchmade multiplayer match. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement NaturalIntelligence.png Natural intelligence Win a Skirmish Match against only AI opponents (1 or more). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TwoHeadsAreBetterThanNone.png Two heads are better than none Win a Skirmish match with a friend against only AI opponents (2 or more). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement You'veGotACaseOfTheBirley.png You've got a case of the Birley In a Skirmish Match against Legendary AI, recycle your base in the first 5 minutes and then win. 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheRankAndFile.png The rank and file Recruit or construct 1 of each UNSC unit in Multiplayer or Skirmish (Launch units only). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheTribe.png The tribe Recruit or construct 1 of each Banished unit in Multiplayer or Skirmish (Launch units only). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TrashCompactor.png Trash compactor Destroy 100 Vehicles with Anti-Vehicle Units (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement FlySwatter.png Flyswatter Destroy 100 Air units with Anti-Air Units (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement MeatGrinder.png Meat grinder Destroy 100 Infantry with Anti-Infantry (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement SpareChange.png Spare change Spend 5 Leader Points in Multiplayer or Skirmish. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement BigSpender.png Big spender Spend 100 Leader Points in Multiplayer or Skirmish. 30 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement SpaceHealer.png Space healer Cast 100 healing Leader Powers (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 30 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Overkill.png Overkill Destroy 500 units with Leader Powers (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 30 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement MakingTheMostOfTheDay.png Making the most of the day Complete 3 Daily Challenges in one day. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AStrongShowingForTheWeek.png A strong showing for the week Complete a set of 3 Weekly Challenges. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ShortTermCommitment.png Short-term commitment Complete at least 1 Daily Challenge each day for a week. 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement LongTermCommitment.png Long-term commitment Complete at least 1 Weekly Challenge each week for a month. 30 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Duellist.png Duellist Win your first Blitz match. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AnteUp.png Ante-up Complete the Blitz tutorial. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement CardShark.png Card shark Play 25 matches of Blitz. 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement FullHouse.png Full house Play Blitz as each of the 6 starting leaders. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AllOrNothing.png All or nothing Play all of the cards in your deck at least once in a single Blitz match. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement StackedTheChips.png Stacked the chips Gather 150 energy crates over any number of matches. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Jackpot.png Jackpot Play 777 total cards over any number of matches. 40 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Firefighter.png Firefighter Beat wave 10 in Blitz Firefight. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ItJustKeepsGoing.png It just keeps going Beat wave 25 in Blitz Firefight. 30 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement OnFire.png On fire Score 500,000 points in a single Blitz Firefight. 20 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement PaintItRed.png Paint it red Achieve the highest possible kill-streak in any Blitz mode (Blitz or Firefight). 10 gamerscore

Campaign logs[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement SomeLightReading.png Some light reading Find a Campaign log. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement JustTheFacts.png Just the facts Collect half of the Campaign logs. 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheFullStory.png The full story Collect all the Campaign logs. 10 gamerscore

Secret[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheHandThatFeeds.png The hand that feeds Kill a unit owned by a developer or someone who has this achievement. 20 gamerscore

Forge DLC[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement BearNecessities.png Bear necessities Built 10 Grizzlies (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement HeroesNeverDie.png Heroes never die Win 3 matches as Forge (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ManToFreakCommunication.png Man-to-Freak Communication Kill 50 units with Forge's Warthog (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore

Kinsano DLC[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement IDon'tWantToSetTheWorldOnFire.png I don't want to set the world on fire Burn 50 infantry with Kinsano's Flamewall ability (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheRoofIsOnFire.png The roof is on fire Kill 100 units with Inferno (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TwistedFirestarter.png Twisted Firestarter Win 3 matches as Morgan Kinsano (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore

Colony DLC[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement HunterHunted.png Hunter/Hunted Taunt 50 vehicles with the Hunter Captain's ability (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TurretsEverywhere.png Turrets Everywhere Attach 50 Klavrig Workshop Skitterers to squads (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TwoMindsAreBetterThanOne.png Two minds are better than one Win 3 matches as Colony (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore

Sgt. Johnson DLC[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement OurBigGreenStyle.png Our big green style Win 3 matches as Sgt. Johnson (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ForABrickHeFlewPrettyGood.png For a brick, he flew pretty good! Kill 50 infantry units with the Colossus' Stomp ability (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement IDon'tDoBitsAndPieces.png ...and I don't do bits and pieces Use Healing Beacon special ability 15 times (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz). 10 gamerscore

Icons of War DLC[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AlphaAndOmega.png Alpha and Omega Hijack 40 vehicles with Omega Team members. (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AndMyShadow.png And my shadow Kill 25 units with Jerome's Command Mantis unit. (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement NoneShallEscape.png None shall escape Kill 20 air units with the Arbiter while raging. (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TimeAndPlace.png Time and place Trap 100 squads with Stasis. (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TrialsOfTheArbiter.png Trials of the Arbiter Win 3 matches as The Arbiter. (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement You'veBeenBusy.png You've been busy Win 3 matches as Commander Jerome. (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore

Operation: SPEARBREAKER[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement SpearBroken.png Spear: Broken Complete Spearbreaker 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement SendInTheExperts.png Send in the Experts Complete Spearbreaker on Heroic 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement WeGoFeetFirst.png We go Feet First Complete Spearbreaker on Legendary 15 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement 100Drops.png Vidmaster Challenge: 100 drops Gain Gold medal and complete all objectives in "Gatecrashers" on Legendary 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement NoFlyZone.png Vidmaster Challenge: No fly zone Gain Gold medal and complete all objectives in "Not on My Watch" on Legendary 5 gamerscore

Serina DLC[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Freeze.png Freeze! Freeze 50 squads with Cryo Abilities (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement InsultUponInjury.png Insult upon injury Shatter 20 squads that have been Frozen. (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement NothingTooDifficultThen.png Nothing too difficult, then? Win 3 matches as Serina (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore

Yapyap The Destroyer DLC[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Piggyback.png Piggyback! Activate the Grunt Pnap-pattern Goblin charge 10 times. (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ThatSweetSmellOfHome.png That sweet smell of home Fire 15 methane shells from the Methane Wagon. (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement YouMetMeOnReach.png You met me on Reach! Win 3 matches as Yapyap (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore

Awakening the Nightmare DLC[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Smash.png Smash! Gain a gold medal and complete all objectives in "What Could Go Wrong?" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement ServingANewMaster.png Serving a New Master Completed "What Could Go Wrong?" on any difficulty 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement HoldTheLines.png Hold the Line(s) Gain a gold medal and complete all objectives in "Fighting Retreat" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheWaveBreaks.png The Wave Breaks Complete "Fighting Retreat" on any difficulty 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement HiddenPower.png Hidden Power Gain a gold medal and complete all objectives in "Light the Fuse" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Tapped.png Tapped Complete "Light the Fuse" on any difficulty 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement WeGotThis.png We Got This Reach the final room of "The Archive" without calling in reinforcements from the teleporters. 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement NimbleForABigFella.png Nimble, for a Big Fella Navigate the laser defenses in "The Archive" without losing any units on Heroic or above. 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement HaveYouTriedRebooting.png Have You Tried Rebooting? Complete "The Archive" on any difficulty 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement BeforeThisGetsOutOfHand.png Before This Gets Out of Hand Complete "Manifestation" without the Proto-Gravemind exceeding 50% critical mass 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement CleanUpYourMess.png Clean up your Mess Complete "Manifestation" on any difficulty 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement BanishedProwess.png Banished Prowess Beat any level on legendary in par time with a scoring skull active (Awakening the Nightmare only) 15 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheBruteSide.png The Brute Side Collect every Phoenix Log collectable in "Awakening the Nightmare" 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Awake.png Awake Complete the "Awakening the Nightmare" campaign on any difficulty 30 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement AgainWithTheTentacles.png Again with the Tentacles Complete the 'Awakening the Nightmare' campaign on Heroic or higher 40 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheAncientEnemy.png The Ancient Enemy Complete the "Awakening the Nightmare" campaign on Legendary 50 gamerscore

Pavium and Voridus DLC[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement SpreadingDarkness.png Spreading Darkness Win 3 matches as Voridus (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Cataclysmic.png Cataclysmic Kill 50 units with Cataclysm (Multiplayer, Skirmish, or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement RevelInDestruction.png Revel in Destruction Use Invigorating Frenzy 50 times 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Unbreakable.png Unbreakable Win 3 matches as Pavium (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement MarkedForDeath.png Marked for Death Paint units using Pavium or Orbital Designator 30 times (Multiplayer, Skirmish, or Blitz) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TheLongGame.png The Long Game Kill 50 units with Mega Turrets (Multiplayer, Skirmish, or Blitz) 10 gamerscore

Terminus Firefight[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HW2 Achievement WatchMySix.png Watch my Six Complete wave 20 in co-op as a UNSC/Banished partnership (Terminus Firefight) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement OutfloodTheFlood.png Outflood the Flood Build and hold a minibase on every slot of a map at the same time (Terminus Firefight) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement KaChing.png Ka-Ching! Destroy 20 bonus drops in a single game (Terminus Firefight) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement HighMaintenance.png High Maintenance Build 50 barricades in a single game (Terminus Firefight) 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TurretFarmer.png Turret Farmer Build 50 turrets in a single game (Terminus Firefight) 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Pristine.png Pristine Prevent the Terminus from taking any damage for 15 waves (Terminus Firefight) 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement WalledIn.png Walled In Have a wall built on every plot of the map at the same time (Terminus Firefight) 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Survivor.png Survivor Finish wave 5 without training additional units (Terminus Firefight) 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Garrison.png Garrison Finished wave 10 (Terminus Firefight) 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Barricade.png Barricade Finished wave 20 (Terminus Firefight) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement Fortress.png Fortress Finished wave 30 (Terminus Firefight) 15 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TerminusTeamWork.png Terminus Teamwork Get a team score of 2,000,000 (Terminus Firefight) 5 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TerminusMVPs.png Terminus MVPs Get a team score of 5,000,000 (Terminus Firefight) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TerminusDefender.png Terminus Defender Get an individual score of 500,000 (Terminus Firefight) 10 gamerscore
HW2 Achievement TerminusTactician.png Terminus Tactician Get an individual score of 1,000,000 (Terminus Firefight) 10 gamerscore