Fractures: Tenrai

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Fractures: Tenrai
Start date:	November 23, 2021 (Week 1); January 4, 2022 (Week 2); February 1, 2022 (Week 3); February 22, 2022 (Week 4); March 29, 2022 (Week 5); April 19, 2022 (Week 6)
End date:	November 29, 2021 (Week 1); January 10, 2022 (Week 2); February 7, 2022 (Week 3); February 28, 2022 (Week 4); April 4, 2022 (Week 5); April 25, 2022 (Week 6)
Number of tiers:	30
Total unlock cost:	30 challenges;
Includes content for:	Halo Infinite

"Embroiled in bitter clan wars for generations, the warlords of the Tenrai Fracture now stand united against the invading Covenant barbarians. Forced into an alliance against the relentless Covenant and their colossal glass dragons, the 343 clans of the Imperial Court have shared once-secret knowledge to create new armor and weapons forged by mortal hands but blessed with divine force. It is through these new tools of war, unimpeachable honor, and peerless skill that the clans will fight and win against the invaders and reclaim the seven provinces lost to their depredations."

— Description of the Tenrai Fracture^[1]

Fractures: Tenrai was the first multiplayer event of Halo Infinite. The event launched on November 23, 2021, and returned five times over the course of Season 01: Heroes of Reach, eventually ending on April 25, 2022. Its content is based on the Tenrai Fractures continuity.^[1] Tenrai would be succeeded by Tenrai II and III during Season 04: Infection in July and September of 2023, and then by Tenrai IV during Content Update 32 in June of 2024.

Overview[edit]

Main article: Tenrai

The Tenrai event features content from the divergent Tenrai Fractures continuity, being inspired by samurai and Japanese culture. In this continuity, the 343 clans of the Imperial Court once feuded with each other for generations, but united in the face of an invasion by the Covenant. To defeat the invaders, the clans pooled their knowledge and crafted a new type of armor for their samurai warriors: known in Halo multiplayer under the name Yoroi.^[1]

Tenrai content[edit]

Tenrai, unlike Winter Contingency or Cyber Showdown, was a recurring event, returning to the game approximately every month during Season 01. Beginning in November of 2021, players could begin to earn a limited amount of levels within the event's progression path through event-specific challenges. Each challenge, specific to the event's Fiesta playlist, would allow players to progress by one level when completed. Originally, the event only allowed players to progress through 7 tiers every week, but feedback provided to 343 Industries would later have them changing this to 10 tiers, with this change carrying into every event and operation onwards.^[2]

Helmet options earned through Tenrai would be made available on all armor cores during Season 05: Reckoning, with shoulder pad options following with the release of Spirit of Fire in January of 2024. Visor options unlocked through Tenrai would become available on all armor cores during the August, 2022 drop pod in Season 02: Lone Wolves. All armor and weapon coatings would be made available on all of their respective cores with the release of Fleetcom in July of the same year. Rewards earned through Tenrai's event pass would eventually be added to the Exchange during Tenrai IV, Champions, and Warpath.

Tiers 1 to 10[edit]

Content	Event pass tier	Exchange cost
Torii Reflection	1	750
Challenge Swap	2	N/A
XP Grant	3	N/A
Samurai (nameplate)	4	500
Yoroi (armor core)	5	N/A, unlocked during the Winter Update.
Challenge Swap	6	N/A
XP Grant	7	N/A
XP Grant	8	N/A
Samurai (vehicle)	9	500
Gatekeeper (left)	10	10,000

Tiers 11 to 20[edit]

Content	Event pass tier	Exchange cost
Gatekeeper (right)	11	10,000
Dragonbark	12	2,000
Echo Blue (armor)	13	5,000
Samurai (armor)	14	500
Kabuto	15	7,500
Dragonbark (left)	16	7,500
Dragonbark (right)	17	7,500
Fog Painting (armor)	18	5,000
Samurai (weapon)	19	500
Sol Devil (weapon)	20	10,000

Tiers 21 to 30[edit]

Content	Event pass tier	Exchange cost
Tempered Steel	21	2,250
Dragonbark Hipguard	22	2,250
Jadeiron Plate	23	2,250
Whispered Sky (MK50 Sidekick)	24	7,500
Yokai	25	10,000
Spring Blossom Filter	26	2,000
Funeral Bell	27	3,750
Whispered Sky (BR75 battle rifle)	28	7,500
Staghelm Crest	29	2,000
Swordsman's Belt	30	2,000

Weekly rewards[edit]

Six unique weekly challenges with exclusive rewards were available during Tenrai. Like the challenges used to earn levels in the event pass, these weekly challenges were tied to Fiesta, and all unlocked a Tenrai-themed cosmetic option. Like the event pass' content, five of these six rewards would eventually be added to the Exchange during Tenrai IV, Champions, and Warpath, with the Withered Rose armor coating remaining exclusive to the event's initial run.

Content	Challenge	Exchange cost
Willow Tea (armor)	Complete the Peerless Warrior challenge, which requires earning 5 Killing Sprees in Fiesta during Tenrai's first run.	7,500
Shibuichi	Complete the Ronin challenge, which requires completing 7 Fiesta matches during Tenrai's second run.	1,500
Whispered Sky (MA40 assault rifle)	Complete the Fiesta Killjoy challenge, which requires earning 3 Killjoy medals in Fiesta during Tenrai's third run.	1,500
Withered Rose (armor)	Complete the Daiymio challenge, which requires winning 5 Fiesta matches during Tenrai's fourth run.	N/A
Ever-filled Juzu	Complete the No Party Like a Skull Party challenge, which requires killing 3 enemy players with headshots in Fiesta matches during Tenrai's fifth run.	3,000
Foxwood Seal (armor)	Complete the Way of the Warrior challenge, which requires killing 50 enemy players in Fiesta matches during Tenrai's sixth and final run.	3,000

Miscellaneous rewards[edit]

During the first week of the Tenrai event, a backdrop was available for players who played Halo Infinite. This would eventually be made available in the Exchange during Tenrai IV.

Content	Prerequisite	Exchange cost
Fractures	Play Halo Infinite during the first week of the Tenrai event.	1,000

Shop bundles[edit]

Tenrai saw the addition of multiple unique new store offers themed around the Tenrai Fracture during its first three runs. For the fourth through to the final run of Tenrai, all shop offers were repeats. All content within these offers can be found here.

Content	First available	Cost
Chonmage Armor Set	November 23, 2021 - November 29, 2021	2,000
Sentinel's Blades		1,500
Shinobi Wrap		1,000
Sixth Gate Loyalty		700
Desert Wind	November 24, 2021	700
Lucky Blue	November 25, 2021	800
Scarlet Wave	November 26, 2021	700
Imperial Stance	November 27, 2021	700
Ancient Spirit	November 28, 2021	700
Desert Sun	November 29, 2021	700
Blacksteel Katana	January 4, 2022 - January 10, 2022	1,500
Enlightened Path		2,000
Meditative State		1,000
Ancient Flare	February 1, 2022	400
Heart Piercer	February 1, 2022 - February 8, 2022	800
Silent Sentry Set	February 1, 2022 - February 8, 2022	1,000

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