Stealth Sangheili

The Stealth Elite is a Covenant Sangheili (Elite) rank.

Roles
These Sangheili Stealth soldiers are the assassins of the Covenant Army. They also share a similar role to that of the Sangheili of the Special Warfare Group.

The use of their active camouflage makes them good at ambushing enemies in slim quarters. They are absolutely lethal soldiers when equipped with Type-1 Energy Weapon/Swords or Type-25 Directed Energy Rifles.

While they possess Active Camouflage, their defensive capabilities are lower than those of other Elites due to the weakness of their personal energy shields.

Armor and Shields
These Sangheili are clad in armor that comes in several different colors.

During and prior to the Battle of Installation 04, their armor was a light blue or gray color, depending on the lighting, and has a Forerunner emblem on the back. Though this armor system did not allow for use of a Sangheili Personal Energy Shield.

During the First Battle of Earth and the Battle of Installation 05, these Stealth soldiers received updated and improved armor. The color was changed from a gray-ish tone to either a brown or silver/steel color. In addition, the designers added in personal energy shields for increased survivability. On the downside, these shields are only equal to that worn and used by Sangheili Minors, though they recharge faster than any other armor system worn by the Sangheili.

Combat


Stealth Elites are normally armed with Plasma Rifles, either single-wielded or dual-wielded. Stealth Elites also frequently carry Energy Swords. They often lie in wait in order to ambush their enemies. They are also far less prone to tactical mistakes, such as not charging directly into a fight and taking cover more often. Their agility and active camo make them difficult targets to hit.

The best way to combat a Stealth Elite in Halo: Combat Evolved would be to take advantage of their lack of shields. The M6D Pistol and SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle will kill them with a single headshot, though it can be difficult to land shots due to the Elite's agility and camouflage ability. The MA5B Assault Rifle is very effective at close range, as its ability to fill the air with a large number of projectiles reduces the need for accurate aiming and allows you to find the Elite more easily while they are still camoflauged. Explosives are also extremely effective when trying to flush them out of hiding.

In Halo 2, it is advisable to use headshot-capable weapons such as the Sniper Rifle, M6C Magnum Sidearm, BR55 Battle Rifle, or Covenant Carbine. Their relatively weak shields can be broken easily by these weapons, and, like any other Elite rank, they can be killed by a single headshot while unshielded. Sniper weapons can kill them with a single headshot even when fully-shielded. The shotgun is also very effective.

Confusion
They are sometimes mistaken as Special Operations Elites, who have armor equipped with technology to temporarily sustain Active Camouflage like the Arbiter's, but, unlike Stealth Elites, have strong shields. SpecOps Elites are also stonger fighters then stealth elites.

Trivia

 * The silver-colored Stealth armor systems have shields that are slightly weaker than those of the brown-armored systems. This could possibly mean that the silver armored ones are Stealth Minors and the brown armored ones are Stealth Majors.


 * In Halo 3 instead of fighting Sangheili Stealth experts, you fight Jiralhanae Stalkers. These Jiralhanae have the same role as their Sangheili counterparts, except for the fact that the Stalkers protect their pack's Chieftain.


 * The Sangheili of this expertise do not during the events of Halo 3. Though it is still possible that some of these soldiers still fought during the Second Battle of Earth and the Battle of Installation 00.
 * It's possible that some of these Sangheili were absorbed into the Covenant Separatist Special Operations groups during the Great Schism.