Team Arena

Team Arena or Ranked Arena is a playlist in Halo: Reach, Halo 5: Guardians, and Halo Infinite It is a 4v4 competitive playlist. In each title, the playlist is ranked and requires the player to complete a number of games to be placed into a division. Ranks are reset every season.

The ranking is as follows: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Onyx.

Halo: Reach
"2 teams of 4 square off in the Arena."

- Playlist description

September 14th, 2010 Gametypes
 * Slayer Pro
 * Slayer DMRs

Maps October 5th, 2010 Gametypes
 * Asylum
 * Boardwalk
 * Countdown
 * Pinnacle
 * Powerhouse
 * Reflection
 * Sword Base
 * Reflection
 * The Cage
 * Zealot
 * Slayer DMRs

Maps
 * Asylum
 * Boardwalk
 * Countdown
 * Pinnacle
 * Powerhouse
 * Reflection
 * Sword Base
 * Reflection
 * The Cage
 * Arena Zealot

Changelog November 2nd, 2010 Gametypes
 * Removed Slayer Pro for Season 2
 * Replaced Zealot with Arena Zealot map variant
 * Arena Slayer Pro

Maps
 * Asylum
 * Boardwalk
 * Countdown
 * Pinnacle
 * Powerhouse
 * Reflection
 * Sword Base
 * Reflection
 * The Cage
 * Arena Zealot

Changelog November 30th, 2010 Gametypes
 * Increased voting option count to 2
 * Replaced Slayer DMRs with Arena Slayer Pro
 * New gametype featuring DMR/Magnum starts, disabled motion tracker and limited equipment (Sprint, Hologram and Armor Lock)
 * Arena Slayer Pro

Maps
 * Anchor 9
 * Asylum
 * Boardwalk
 * Countdown
 * Pinnacle
 * Powerhouse
 * Reflection
 * Sword Base
 * Reflection
 * The Cage
 * Arena Zealot

Changelog January 4th, 2011 Gametypes
 * Removed Armor Lock loadouts
 * Added Needle Rifle loadouts
 * Reduced loadout grenade count to 1
 * Arena Slayer Pro

Maps
 * Asylum
 * Boardwalk
 * Countdown
 * Pinnacle
 * Powerhouse
 * Reflection
 * Sword Base
 * Reflection
 * The Cage
 * Arena Zealot
 * Unanchored

Changelog March 1st, 2011 Team Arena removed and replaced with "The Arena".
 * Added Unanchored map variant to all Arena playlists
 * Players can now change their votes in Arena playlists

Gametypes
 * Arena Slayer

Maps
 * Arena Zealot
 * Reflection
 * Countdown
 * Boardwalk
 * Powerhouse
 * Sword Base
 * Asylum
 * Uncaged
 * Unanchored
 * Uplink

Changelog
 * New 4v4 Team Slayer playlist featuring Arena rankings
 * TrueSkill calculations based on win/loss, not individual player ratings
 * Play 4 games for a qualifying day, 5 qualifying days to place in a Division
 * After placing in a Division, check your standing in that Division using your in-game Service Record, it updates daily
 * Moved to the "Competitive" playlist category
 * Seasons are now 3 months long
 * Division distribution is now more even, but Onyx is still top %5

March 29th, 2011 Gametypes
 * Arena Slayer

Maps
 * Arena Zealot
 * Reflection
 * Countdown
 * Boardwalk
 * Powerhouse
 * Sword Base
 * Asylum
 * Uncaged
 * Unanchored
 * Uplink

Changelog May 3rd, 2011 Gametypes
 * The Arena now uses one voting round
 * The Arena now considers a party of 3+ as a big party (was 2+)
 * Removed Evade loadouts from 2v2 and Arena gametypes
 * Arena gametypes now have only 1 frag start
 * Arena Slayer

Maps
 * Arena Zealot
 * Reflection
 * Countdown
 * Boardwalk
 * Powerhouse
 * Sword Base
 * Asylum
 * Uncaged
 * Unanchored
 * Uplink
 * Enclosed
 * Kingdom
 * Synapse

Changelog June 8th, 2011 Gametypes
 * Doubled Jackpots for The Arena, Squad Slayer and Defiant Map Pack
 * Loosened restrictions on matches to improve match times
 * Added Community Maps: Enclosed, Kingdom, Synapse
 * Arena Slayer

Maps
 * Arena Zealot
 * Reflection
 * Countdown
 * Boardwalk
 * Powerhouse
 * Sword Base
 * Asylum
 * Uncaged
 * Unanchored
 * Uplink
 * Enclosed
 * Kingdom
 * Synapse
 * Rebirth
 * Select

Changelog
 * Added community maps Rebirth and Select to The Arena

Halo 5: Guardians
"Play on the very best modes and maps Halo 5 has to offer."

- Playlist description

Gametypes

 * Assault
 * CTF
 * Slayer
 * Strongholds

Maps

 * Coliseum
 * Eden
 * Empire
 * Fathom
 * Plaza
 * The Rig
 * Truth
 * Torque
 * Overgrowth
 * Riptide

Halo Infinite
"Competitive Halo Infinite Settings: Battle Rifle Starts. No Radar. Face off against other Spartans to earn or progress your rank."

- Playlist description

November 15th, 2021