This is the list of achievements for Halo Wars. There are originally 50 achievements worth a total of 1000 points. The DLC packs add eight extra achievements that add to a total of 1200 Gamerscore 
. For a full list of the achievements available for unlock in the later port Halo Wars: Definitive Edition, see here.
ListEdit
CampaignEdit
| Icon | Name | Description | Gamerscore
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| Level/Act Completion (Secret) | |||
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Meet Sergeant Forge | Complete mission 1 on any difficulty. | 10
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Ice Warriors | Complete Act 1 on any difficulty. | 40
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Key To Pirth | Complete Act 2 on any difficulty. | 50
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Ugly is only Skin Deep | Complete Act 3 on any difficulty. | 70
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No Way Home? | Complete Act 4 on any difficulty. | 70
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| Campaign Completion | |||
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Adjudicate The Arbiter | Complete the Campaign on Heroic difficulty. | 30
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Detour The Great Journey |
Complete the Campaign on Legendary. (Unlocks Achievement for Heroic, if not earned) |
50
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| Skulls | |||
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Alas, Poor Andrew Thomas | Collect your first Skull. | 5
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Graverobber | Collect all Skulls. | 30
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| Score | |||
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Momma's Boy | Earn a Gold medal on any Campaign mission. | 5
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Wall of Recognition | Earn a Gold medal on every Campaign mission. | 30
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Crushed Colors | Improve your score on any Campaign mission. | 10
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Own Worst Enemy | Earn a Gold medal with all Debuff Skulls active. | 20
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Epic Grinder | Earn a lifetime Campaign score of over 1 million. | 40
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| Par time | |||
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Mr. Punctual | Complete all missions under par time on Heroic. | 15
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| Level Medals | |||
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Everything's Better With Bacon | Mission 1: Ram 50 Grunts. | 5
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Endless Fun | Mission 2: Destroy every methane tank. | 5
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Covenant "Hot Drop" | Mission 3: Kill 5 Covenant units with the Energy Bridge. | 5
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The Real Winner | Mission 4: Save Adam. | 5
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He's Got The Jack | Mission 5: Hijack 6 enemy vehicles. | 5
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Rhino Hugger | Mission 6: Protect every Rhino. | 5
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Micro Manager | Mission 7: Don't destroy any Power Nodes. | 5
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Ramblin' Man | Mission 8: Train 100 Infantry squads from Elephants. | 5
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Sweet Naptime | Mission 9: Have all Colonies dormant at the same time. | 5
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The Procrastinator | Mission 10: Disrupt all Tractor Beams. | 5
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Battened Down the Hatches | Mission 11: Save every hatch. | 5
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Handy With Tools | Mission 12: Repair the Power Core in less than 4 minutes. | 5
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Beaming With Pride | Mission 13: Kill 25 enemy units with the Scarab. | 5
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Didn't Get To Second Base | Mission 14: Don't claim a second base. | 5
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Thinkin' About My Doorbell | Escape (Halo Wars level)|Mission 15: Open the doors in the correct order. | 5
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| Co-op | |||
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Backscratcher | Complete 1 Campaign level on Co-Op. | 5
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OMG BFF FTW | Complete the entire Campaign on Co-Op. | 40
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SkirmishEdit
| Icon | Name | Description | Gamerscore
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Playin' The Field | Win a Skirmish game with every leader. | 15
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Gallivant Around The Galaxy | Win a Skirmish game on every map. | 25
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Empire Builder | Win on every Skirmish mode. | 5
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Titan | Score 20,000 points on any Skirmish game. | 15
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Big Al's Scooter | Win a match in under 10 minutes against the Heroic A.I. | 10
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My Virtual Friends Love Me | Win a 3v3 match with 2 A.I allies. | 10
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2 Bugs Are Better Than 1 | Win a Skirmish game with 2 Scarabs. | 10
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Penny Pincher | Get a winning high score with 10 or less squads against the Heroic A.I. | 15
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MultiplayerEdit
| Icon | Name | Description | Gamerscore
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| Rank | |||
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Basically Naive | Reach the rank of Recruit on Xbox LIVE | 10
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Officer On Deck | Reach the rank of Lieutenant on Xbox LIVE. | 30
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Running The Show | Reach the rank of General on Xbox LIVE. | 50
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| Miscellaneous | |||
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N00b n0 M0r3 | Win a matchmaking Skirmish game on Xbox LIVE. | 10
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So Lonely At The Top | Get the highest score on an Xbox LIVE matchmaking Skirmish game. | 20
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MiscellaneousEdit
| Icon | Name | Description | Gamerscore
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| Timeline Events | |||
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Halo Academic | Unlock 20 Timeline events. | 15
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Halo Historian | Unlock all Timeline events. | 40
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| Overall play | |||
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Walk-Off Winner | Use 1 of the 6 major leader powers to destroy an enemy's last unit. | 30
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Ready For The Sequel | 100% Completion. | 75
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24 Hours of Quality | Play Halo Wars for a total of 24 hours. | 20
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Downloadable ContentEdit
| Icon | Name | Description | Gamerscore
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| Strategic Options | |||
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One and Done | Score the winning point in a game of Keepaway against Legendary A.I.s. | 30
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Pull Hard, Pull Deep | Win and never trail in a Tug of War game. | 20
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Freak on a Streak | Gain at least 15 population from a single wave in a Reinforcement game | 20
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Living Loving Bug | Obtain a Scarab in a Reinforcement game | 30
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| Historic Battle Map Pack | |||
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Tour Coming Through | "Hot Drop" 50 units to your leader in a single game on Barrens. | 30
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Never Leave a Man Behind | Tribute 5000 Resources to allies on Memorial Basin. | 15
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Drain Cleaner | Kill 20 enemy squads with a Covenant leader power on Memorial Basin. | 30
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Killjoy | Disrupt 5 active leader powers on Blood River. | 25
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