Planting A Flag
Planting A Flag is an achievement in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It is unlocked by earning a total of 250 Capture the Flag mode-specific medals in multiplayer matchmaking. The achievement is worth 10 Gamerscore.
Certain games in the collection are better for earning this achievement than others, as not all games award the same number of Capture the Flag medals. Halo 2: Anniversary has the most with eleven unique medals, followed closely by Halo 4 with ten. Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3 only award seven medals, while Halo: Reach only award three medals.
From launch until the April 2022 update, Halo 3 only awarded three medals, as with Reach. Following the update, four additional medals can be earned in Halo 3.
Medals added with the April 2022 update are marked with ¹ in the table below.
The medals contributing to the progress of this achievement and attainable in each game are as follows:
| Icon | Name | HCE | H2 | H2A | H3 | H4 | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Flag Taken | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes¹ | No | No |
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Flag Returned | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes¹ | No | No |
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Flag Captured | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Flag Runner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes¹ | Yes | No |
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Flag Champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes¹ | Yes | No |
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Flag Assist | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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Flag Carrier Kill | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Flag Defense | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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Flag Kill | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Flagsassination | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Flag Joust | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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Flag Driver | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |