Summer Update

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Summer Update
Start date:	May 6, 2025
End date:	August 5, 2025
Includes content for:	Halo Infinite

The Summer Update is a content update for Halo Infinite, launched on May 6, 2025.

Narrative

Ancillary materials

• Halo Waypoint Chronicles
  • Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 1, a short story following Avery Johnson Academy's personnel repelling Iratus's takeover following the events shown at the end of Season 03: Echoes Within.
  • Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 2, a short story following the Banished attack to the Avery Johnson Academy, bringing a conclusion to the multiplayer storyline started on Season 02: Lone Wolves.

Season Content

General overview

• New armors
  • Additional Mark IV core cosmetics
  • Additional Mark V[B] core cosmetics
  • Additional Mark VII core cosmetics
    • Commander Agryna armor kit
  • Additional Mirage IIC core cosmetics
• New weapon models for CQS48 Bulldog, M392 Bandit, Mk50 Sidekick, SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle, and VK78 Commando
• New sandbox item: Mutilator
• New playlist: "Firefight: Battle of the Academy" (Linear PvE Firefight)
• Sandbox changes
  • Improved Perfect Kill tracking
  • Ricochet effect and Bank Shot medal added to the S7 sniper rifle
• Quality of life improvements
  • Forge updates
  • Customization folders added to the Exchange browser
  • Purchasable Spartan Points
  • Weapon customization for the Heatwave, MA5K Avenger, Mutilator, Needler, and Shock rifle.

Content overview

General Customization

• 4 Emblems: Academy, Adrift In Slipspace, Defy, Laurette
• 3 Visors: Pendragon, Slipstream Void, Victor
• 3 Backdrops: Behold Sector, Reconstruct Confidence, Resistance
• 11 Armor Coatings: Amethyst Dust, Black Falcon, Carbon Fighter, Charred Rust, Cold Justice, Forest Ichor, Red Weave, Remnant Veridian, Unicorn Steel, Violet Sentinel, Worn Sky
• 7 Weapon Coatings: Ancient Patterns, Fractured Serenity, Old Penny, Second Foundation, Serpentine Gradient, Tacti-Coal, X-Treme Deluxe
• 8 Weapon Models: CMA Bulldog (CQS48 Bulldog), CMA M392 (M392 Bandit), Promethean Bandit (M392 Bandit), Promethean Bulldog (CQS48 Bulldog), Promethean Sniper (S7 sniper rifle), Reavian Tooth (VK78 Commando), Sidekick SuperBlaster (Mk50 Sidekick), Sticks and Stone (Mk50 Sidekick)
• 2 Weapon Charms: Chibi Dinh, Chibi Johnson
• 1 Armor Effect: Mantle's Aegis
• 2 Death Effects: Rampant Betrayal, Venomous Harvest
• 45,000 Free Spartan Points and 30,500 Premium Spartan Points

Mark VII core

• 7 Helmets: FOTUS, Hayabusa, Raider, SECOPS, Security GEN1, Venator, Wetwork
• 7 Helmet Attachments: MK17 MOD11 CBRN, Sigma Dragon, TAS/Skadi, TAS/TORLINK-TS, Torque Node, UA/Koper, XHEA/PRAX
• 6 Chests: TAC/SHRD Plate, UA/DSTT, UA/M Series Plate, UA/RTC4, UA/SECOPS Plate, UA/XG-102 KYN
• 6 Shoulder Pads: SAP/M, SOTUS, UA/Nerva, UA/Rath, UA/SO, UA/XG-90
• 6 Wrists: Pike Gauntlets, TAC/IS5 Pad, TAC/LI-100 Firebee, UA/RDR, UA/T1A1, UA/Type 83
• 6 Knee pads: Kraken Pad, UA/Type M, UA/Type RD, UA/Type SO, UA/Type WW, UA/XG-95
• 6 Utilities: Leg Sleeve, TAC/ESIS Duty Case, TAC/IS5 Core, UA/GPAA, UA/SWAP, UA/XG-15 Plate
• 1 Armor Kit: Commander Agryna

Mark V [B] core

• 6 Helmets: EOD GEN1, EVA GEN1, Liberator, Rogue, Scarred Comet, Scout GEN1
• 6 Helmet Attachments: FC-X/MOONANT, HUL[3X]/Flatstick, HUL-I/ODDSQUIRREL, HUL-I/RS/REDGOPHER, TAS/Atgeir, UA/Blast Shield
• 6 Chests: Pierced Plate, TAC/Kemeris, UA/AAM, UA/EOD, UA/FASA, UA/Kwibil
• 6 Shoulder Pads: SAP/Boola, SAP/ROG, SAP/SAE, UA/BGO-R, UA/Nasica, UA/ODP
• 6 Wrists: TAC/BCW Whistler, Threatwave MREX, UA/EVP, UA/KNX Vambrace, UA/PSA, UA/SAM
• 6 Knee pads: UA/Type DI, UA/Type EV, UA/Type GD, UA/Type HS, UA/Type RA, UA/Type SSO
• 6 Utilities: C-Belt, UA/CTA, UTIL/GFLOW, UTIL/HCASE, UTIL/MG-SBS, UA/VAP

Mark IV core

• 1 Helmet: Xantippe
• 1 Helmet Attachment: GLASSNIGHT Suite
• 1 Chest: TAC/Ol' Reliable
• 1 Shoulder Pad: UA/HiBrace Custom
• 1 Knee pad: UA/Erguard
• 1 Utility: TAC/Boom Loom

Mirage IIC core

• 1 Helmet: ORION IIC
• 1 Helmet Attachment: ORION Visorplate
• 1 Chest: TAC/Project AETHR
• 1 Shoulder Pad: SAP/HPAD
• 1 Wrist: TAC/WC2 Model 11
• 1 Knee pad: UA/TYPE OPX
• 1 Utility: UA/Thigh Plate

Operations

Please see the respective operations pages for their Operation Passes.

List of Operations
Season	Operation Content	Duration
Last Stand	20-Tier Free Operation Pass with exclusive customization options based on the SECOPS armor. 50-Tier Premium Operation Pass with exclusive customization options for the Mark V[B] and Mark VII armor cores. Armors based on armors featured across several Halo transmedia, such as Halo 3, Halo 4, and the short story Headhunters.	6 May 2025 - 10 June 2025
Legacy	20-Tier Operation Pass with exclusive customization options for the Mark V[B] armor core, based on Halo 3's armor customization options.	10 June 2025 - 8 July 2025
Reclaimer	20-Tier Operation Pass with exclusive customization options for the Mark VII armor core, based on Halo 4's armor customization options.	8 July 2025 - 5 August 2025