List of Halo 4 commendations

The emblem for Halo 4 commendations used in-game and on Halo Waypoint.

There were 121 commendations in Halo 4 prior to their discontinuation with the shutdown of Xbox 360 Halo online services on January 13, 2022. Following that date, players can still view their commendation progress, but cannot progress them.

These commendations were primarily advanced through playing War Games and Spartan Ops; only nine commendations could be completed in the campaign. Commendations are organized into five categories: Weapons, Enemies, Vehicles, Player, and Game Types.

There are seven tiers of commendations: Novice, Qualified, Proficient, Adept, Expert, Distinguished, and Master. Not all commendations utilize all seven tiers- the majority contain only five.

Unlike Halo: Reach, Halo 4 commendations could be advanced while playing on Easy.

Levels

Upon completing a tier, players were awarded bonus XP. The amount of XP varied from tier to tier and commendation to commendation, ranging from 250-10000XP.

1. Novice: rewards average 250XP
2. Qualified: rewards average 500XP (not included if there are fewer than 7 tiers)
3. Proficient: rewards average 500-750XP
4. Adept: rewards average 750-1000XP
5. Expert: rewards average 1000-2500XP
6. Distinguished: 2500-5000XP (not included if there are fewer than 6 tiers)
7. Master: 2000-10000XP

Enemies

Enemies commendations are awarded in Spartan Ops only

Backstab

Assassinate Covenant and Forerunner enemies.

Tier	Required #	Rewarded XP
Novice	10	250
Proficient	25	500
Adept	50	750
Expert	100	1000
Master	100	2500

Covenant Enemy Grunt Slayer Kill Grunt Infantry Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 125 250 Proficient 250 500 Adept 500 750 Expert 750 1000 Distinguished 1000 2500 Master 2500 5000 Grunt Imperial Slayer Kill Grunt Imperials and Space Grunts Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 75 250 Proficient 150 500 Adept 300 750 Expert 450 1000 Distinguished 600 2500 Master 900 5000 Grunt Ultra Slayer Kill Grunt Ultras Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 25 250 Proficient 50 500 Adept 75 750 Expert 175 1000 Distinguished 250 2500 Master 350 5000 Jackal Slayer Kill Jackal Infantry Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 75 250 Proficient 150 500 Adept 300 750 Expert 450 1000 Distinguished 600 2500 Master 900 5000 Jackal Major Slayer Kill Jackal Majors Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 25 250 Proficient 50 500 Adept 75 750 Expert 125 1000 Distinguished 250 2500 Master 500 5000 Jackal Ranger Slayer Kill Jackal Rangers Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 10 250 Proficient 25 500 Adept 50 750 Expert 75 1000 Distinguished 150 2500 Master 300 5000 Elite Slayer Kill Elite Infantry Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 25 250 Proficient 50 500 Adept 75 750 Expert 125 1000 Distinguished 250 2500 Master 500 5000 Elite Zealot Slayer Kill Elite Zealots and Rangers Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 10 250 Proficient 25 500 Adept 50 750 Expert 75 1000 Distinguished 150 2500 Master 300 5000 Elite Officer Slayer Kill Elite Officers Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 5 250 Proficient 15 500 Adept 30 750 Expert 60 1000 Distinguished 90 2500 Master 180 5000 Elite General Slayer Kill Elite Generals Tier Required # Rewarded XP Novice 3 250 Proficient 7 500 Adept 21 750 Expert 42 1000 Distinguished 63 2500 Master 84 5000 Hunter Slayer