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*[[Unggoy]] (Grunts): Fight in lances consisting of a Sangheili Minor or Major (or, depending on the player's selected leader, a Brute Minor or Major) and several [[Grunts]]. They have the secondary ability to throw Plasma Grenades and can be upgraded with Needlers, additional members, and a [[Deacon]] to boost combat capabilities, through spirituality.<ref>http://halowars.com/images/cov/covenant_grunt_squad.jpg</ref>

**[[Suicide Unggoy]] (Suicide Grunts): Will berserk and blow themselves up on command. Leader-specific unit of the Arbiter. The explosion is very effective against buildings. They can be upgraded to receive more speed in suicide mode as well as to amplify damage to their suicide attack through the use of deadly adherents.

*[[Sangheili]] (Elites): In addition to leading Unggoy lances, Elites serve many other roles, such as drivers of vehicles and pilots of aircraft.

**[[Unnamed Arbiter|Arbiter]]: An antagonist in the campaign and a leader unit in multiplayer. The Arbiter starts with dual energy swords and rage special attack that drains resources but makes the Arbiter go on a "killing spree". The Arbiter will face extreme difficulty against sentinels, even in rage mode. Counter this weakness with any unit that can attack air units or with the Arbiter "Fiendish Return" upgrade.

**Needler Elites: A pair of Elites that wield [[Needler]]s.  They cannot be trained in skirmish mode even if a Covenant leader is played, and are exclusive to campaign mode.

*[[Lekgolo]] (Hunters): Hunters are heavily armored and armed with fuel rod-launching Assault Cannons, like they are in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. They are the Covenant's primary anti-vehicle infantry. When upgraded, they can receive their traditional shield, a "Spirit Bond" to increase damage given that both of the initial Hunters are alive (this means resurrected Hunters do not receive the Spirit Bond upgrade), and later they can fire a more powerful beam from their cannons.