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Infinity's Armory
Start date:	January 26, 2016
End date:	February 24, 2016
Number of REQs:	51
Total unlock cost:	190,000 REQ points; (14 silver packs, 12 gold packs)
Includes content for:	Halo 5: Guardians

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Infinity's Armory is a content update for Halo 5: Guardians, released on January 26, 2016. The update included new multiplayer maps, weapons, armor, weapon skins, and Forge options.^[1]^[2]

Update content[edit]

General overview[edit]

51 new REQs
New armor sets
- Achilles
- Atlas
  - Atlas Unbound
  - Atlas Vigilant
- Mark V Alpha
New multiplayer maps:
- Riptide
- Urban
New sandbox items:
- Halo 2 battle rifle
- Mosa-pattern carbine
  - Blood of Suban
  - Rain of Oblivion

General customization[edit]

4 armor skins: Enforcer Strongarm, Gungnir Dvalin, Infiltrator Saboteur, Stalker Arrow
15 weapon skins: Prestige (MA5D assault rifle, M6H2 magnum, BR85 battle rifle, M395B DMR, M20 PDW), Scratched (Assault rifle, magnum), BoomCo Blaster (Assault rifle, magnum), Ehh, Arr (Assault rifle), Locke and Load (Magnum), Old Abe (Assault rifle), Full Moon (Magnum), Last Slice (Assault rifle), Lord of the Fries (Magnum)
1 visor: Hypocenter
12 emblems: Atrial Flight, Boomco., BR 55, Brute, Chamomile, Crossed Swords, Forge Monitor, Number Twelve, Snake, Keeper of the Domain, Kig-Yar, Unggoy
2 assassinations: Stop Stabbing Yourself, Windup
2 stances: Center Mass, Patrol

Marketing[edit]

Infinity's Armory teaser[edit]

Main article: Infinity's Armory teaser

A small, 15 second teaser for the Infinity's Armory update, showcasing the Mark V Alpha armor, alongside the Blood of Suban. This was shown during the Cartographer's Gift livestream held by 343 Industries on December 11, 2015.

Infinity's Armory Launch Trailer[edit]

Main article: Halo 5: Guardians - Infinity’s Armory Launch Trailer

A full trailer released on January 20, 2016, showcasing the update's content and features.

Patch notes[edit]

January 26 (update launch) patch notes

Increase of weapon despawn timer in Warzone from 5 to 20 seconds.
Blue Team's coloring was made lighter in order to allow players to see them easier on darker maps.

Gallery[edit]

Promotional images[edit]

Promo artwork.
Infinity's Armory.
Content within the update.

Screenshots[edit]

An Atlas-clad Spartan-IV on Riptide.
An Achilles-clad Spartan-IV on Urban during a game of Warzone Assault.
Blue Team Spartans before and after the Infinity's Armory update.

Sources[edit]

^ Halo Waypoint: Opening Statements
^ Halo Waypoint, Infinity's Armory (Retrieved on May 13, 2016) [archive]

[1] Halo Waypoint: Opening Statements

[H5GUpdateIA-2] Halo Waypoint, Infinity's Armory (Retrieved on May 13, 2016) [archive]

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-==Content==
+|prev=[[Cartographer's Gift]]
-===Maps===
+|next=[[Hammer Storm]]
-*[[Urban]] for Warzone Assault (remix of "[[Battle of Noctus]]")
+|start=[[2016#January|January 26, 2016]]
-*[[Riptide]] for Arena (remix of "[[Fathom]]")
+|end=February 24, 2016
-[[File:H5G - Infinity Armory content update.jpg|thumb|250px|The update's content.]]
+|numtiers-title=Number of REQs
-===Requisitions===
+|numtiers=51
-====Weapons====
+|totalcost={{RP|190,000}} REQ points<br>(14 silver packs, 12 gold packs)
-*[[Halo 2]] [[BR55 battle rifle|battle rifle]]
+|passpurchasecost=
-*[[Type-57B carbine]]
+|games=''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
-**Blood of Suban
+|gamelabel=Halo 5: Guardians
-**Rain of Oblivion
+}}
-====Weapon skins====
+'''Infinity's Armory''' is a content update for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', released on [[2016|January 26, 2016]]. The update included new multiplayer maps, weapons, armor, weapon skins, and [[Forge]] options.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/opening-statements '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Opening Statements'']</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=H5GUpdateIA|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/updates/infinitys-armory|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Infinity's Armory|D=13|M=5|Y=2016}}
-*Prestige  (Battle Rifle, DMR, Magnum, SMG, Assault Rifle)
+==Update content==
-*Ehh, Arr (Assault Rifle)
+===General overview===
-*Locke and Load (Magnum)
+*51 new [[Requisition system|REQs]]
-*Old Abe  (Assault Rifle)
+*New [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor sets]]
-*Full Moon (Magnum)
+**[[ACHILLES-class Mjolnir|Achilles]]
-*Boomco. AR Blaster (Assault Rifle)
+**[[ATLAS-class Mjolnir|Atlas]]
-*Boomco. Magnum Blaster (Magnum)
+***Atlas Unbound
-*Last Slice (Assault Rifle)
+***Atlas Vigilant
-*Lord of the Fries (Magnum)
+**[[Mark V Alpha]]
-*Scratched (Assault Rifle, Magnum)
+*New multiplayer maps:
-====Visors====
+**[[Riptide]]
-*Hypocenter
+**[[Urban]]
+*New sandbox items:
-====Armor sets====
+**''[[Halo 2]]'' [[BR55 battle rifle|battle rifle]]
-*[[ATLAS-class Mjolnir]]
+**[[Mosa-pattern carbine]]
-**Atlas Unbound
+***[[Blood of Suban]]
-**Atlas Vigilant
+***[[Rain of Oblivion]]
-*[[ACHILLES-class Mjolnir]]
+===General customization===
-*[[ENFORCER-class Mjolnir]]
+*4 armor skins: [[ENFORCER-class Mjolnir|Enforcer Strongarm]], [[GUNGNIR-class Mjolnir|Gungnir Dvalin]], [[INFILTRATOR-class Mjolnir|Infiltrator Saboteur]], [[STALKER-class Mjolnir|Stalker Arrow]]
-**Enforcer Strongarm
+*15 [[List of REQ cards/Weapon Skins|weapon skins]]: Prestige ([[MA5D assault rifle]], [[M6H2 magnum]], [[BR85 battle rifle]], [[M395 DMR|M395B DMR]], [[M20 PDW]]), Scratched (Assault rifle, magnum), BoomCo Blaster (Assault rifle, magnum), Ehh, Arr (Assault rifle), Locke and Load (Magnum), Old Abe (Assault rifle), Full Moon (Magnum), Last Slice (Assault rifle), Lord of the Fries (Magnum)
-*[[GUNGNIR-class Mjolnir]]
+*1 visor: Hypocenter
-**GUNGNIR Dvalin
+*12 [[Emblems|emblems]]: Atrial Flight, Boomco., BR 55, [[Jiralhanae|Brute]], Chamomile, Crossed Swords, Forge Monitor, Number Twelve, Snake, [[Warden Eternal|Keeper]] of the [[Domain]], [[Kig-Yar]], [[Unggoy]]
-*[[INFILTRATOR-class Mjolnir]]
+*2 [[Assassination|assassinations]]: Stop Stabbing Yourself, Windup
-**Infiltrator Saboteur
+*2 [[Stance|stances]]: Center Mass, Patrol
-*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V Alpha Mjolnir]]
+==Marketing==
-*[[STALKER-class Mjolnir]]
+===Infinity's Armory teaser===
-**Stalker Arrow
+{{Main|Infinity's Armory teaser}}
-====Assassinations====
+A small, 15 second teaser for the Infinity's Armory update, showcasing the [[Mark V Alpha]] armor, alongside the [[Blood of Suban]]. This was shown during the Cartographer's Gift livestream held by [[343 Industries]] on December 11, 2015.
-*Stop Stabbing Yourself
+===Infinity's Armory Launch Trailer===
-*Windup
+{{Main|Halo 5: Guardians - Infinity’s Armory Launch Trailer}}
-====Stances====
+A full trailer released on January 20, 2016, showcasing the update's content and features.
-*Center Mass
+==Patch notes==
-*Patrol
+{{Tabcontainer
-====Emblems====
+|title1=January 26 (update launch) patch notes
-{{Main|Emblem}}
+|content1=
-*Atrial Flight
-*Boomco.
-*BR 55
-*[[Jiralhanae|Brute]]
-*Chamomile
-*Crossed Swords
-*Forge Monitor
-*Number Twelve
-*Snake
-*[[Warden Eternal|Keeper]] of the [[Domain]]
-*[[Kig-Yar]]
-*[[Unggoy]]
-[[File:H5G-BluevsBlue.jpg|thumb|right|The differences between Blue Team Spartans before and after the Infinity's Armory update.|250px]]
-===Tweaks===
 *Increase of weapon despawn timer in Warzone from 5 to 20 seconds.
 *Blue Team's coloring was made lighter in order to allow players to see them easier on darker maps.
-{{clear}}
+}}
 ==Gallery==
+===Promotional images===
 <gallery>
 File:Eric-will-dlc-pack-3-artstation.jpg|Promo artwork.
 File:H5G - Infinity Armory main.jpg|Infinity's Armory.
+H5G - Infinity Armory content update.jpg|Content within the update.
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
+<gallery>
+File:H5G-Atlas&M6H2.jpg|An [[ATLAS-class Mjolnir|Atlas-clad]] [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] on [[Riptide]].
+File:H5G-Achilles&BR55.jpg|An [[ACHILLES-class Mjolnir|Achilles]]-clad Spartan-IV on [[Urban]] during a game of [[Warzone Assault]].
+File:H5G-BluevsBlue.jpg|Blue Team Spartans before and after the Infinity's Armory update.
 </gallery>
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
 {{clear}}
 {{Map pack}}
 [[Category:Halo 5: Guardians updates]]