Halo: Reach multiplayer ranks

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 are a total of fifty 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). The ranks take the form of military-style ranks (similar to those seen in Halo 3), though at game launch only the first twenty-three (Recruit - Lieutenant Colonel, Grade 3) were available. This cap was the subject of a community challenge hosted by Bungie for the Reach playerbase to collectively earn 117 million cR, with regular updates posted on the Bungie.net weekly update. Forty-nine days after launch on November 10, 2010, the cap was lifted and all remaining ranks and unlocks were made available for purchase.

In the days leading up to the launch of Halo 4, 343 Industries upped the chances for players to encounter a "Super Jackpot" in Halo: Reach, allowing them to earn more credits.

Halo: Reach has a daily credit limit of 200,000 cR, meaning that it takes players approximately three months of hitting this limit every day to reach the rank of Inheritor.

Offline

Offline, the easiest ways to earn Credits are to either play Custom Games or, even easier, use Forge mode or Firefight, in which thousands of credits can be earned in a single relatively short session. 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. If an account has been used offline to earn credits, upon first connecting to Xbox LIVE the player is given a choice between keeping their current offline rank and armour - but not be able to change or gain further ranks - or be demoted to a low level (around the rank of Sergeant) and start the rank grind the same as all other players.

List of ranks

Rank	Icon	Total Credits	Credits to Next Rank	Percent of Total
Recruit		0 cR	7500 cR	0.00%
Private		7500 cR	2500 cR	0.04%
Corporal		10000 cR	5000 cR	0.05%
Corporal Grade 1		15000 cR	5000 cR	0.08%
Sergeant		20000 cR	6250 cR	0.10%
Sergeant Grade 1		26250 cR	6250 cR	0.13%
Sergeant Grade 2		32500 cR	12500 cR	0.16%
Warrant Officer		45000 cR	33000 cR	0.23%
Warrant Officer Grade 1		78000 cR	33000 cR	0.39%
Warrant Officer Grade 2		111000 cR	33000 cR	0.56%
Warrant Officer Grade 3		144000 cR	66000 cR	0.72%
Captain		210000 cR	23000 cR	1.05%
Captain Grade 1		233000 cR	23000 cR	1.17%
Captain Grade 2		256000 cR	23000 cR	1.28%
Captain Grade 3		279000 cR	46000 cR	1.40%
Major		325000 cR	25000 cR	1.63%
Major Grade 1		350000 cR	20000 cR	1.75%
Major Grade 2		370000 cR	30000 cR	1.85%
Major Grade 3		400000 cR	50000 cR	2.00%
Lt. Colonel		450000 cR	30000 cR	2.25%
Lt. Colonel Grade 1		480000 cR	30000 cR	2.40%
Lt. Colonel Grade 2		510000 cR	30000 cR	2.55%
Lt. Colonel Grade 3		540000 cR	60000 cR	2.70%
Commander		600000 cR	50000 cR	3.00%
Commander Grade 1		650000 cR	50000 cR	3.25%
Commander Grade 2		700000 cR	50000 cR	3.50%
Commander Grade 3		750000 cR	100000 cR	3.75%
Colonel		850000 cR	110000 cR	4.25%
Colonel Grade 1		960000 cR	110000 cR	4.80%
Colonel Grade 2		1070000 cR	110000 cR	5.35%
Colonel Grade 3		1180000 cR	220000 cR	5.90%