Series 3: Recon

The Recon emblem.

Season 3: Recon is the third season implemented into Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The Season will debut on September 22, 2020, with the launch of Halo 3: ODST as part of the collection on Steam and Windows. Although launching alongside Halo 3: ODST, the cosmetic unlocks available focus on adding new skins for Halo 3's multiplayer alongside new nameplates and Firefight characters. This season was preceded by Season 2: Spark.

Seasonal events and challenges

Main article: Halo: The Master Chief Collection Challenges

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Season unlocks

The seasonal unlocks for Season 3: Recon take the form of the skins for weapons and visors in the multiplayer of Halo 3, Firefight character unlocks for ODST and ODST-themed nameplates for use in the menus. For The Master Chief Collection, the unlocks have been divided into 5 tiers of ten unlocks each. To progress a tier, all ten unlocks within must be unlocked. The season features over 80 unlockables, a departure from the 100 tiers seen in Seasons 1 and 2 due to the much shorter development time between releases.

Each unlock slot can be unlocked for 1 - or 2 for Firefight characters - rewarded through the collection's updated rank scheme or the Challenges implemented in the prior Spark update.

Tier 1

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks	Images
1	1	Pistol Hunter's Blood skin and Blue visor
2	1	Ripples nameplate
3	1	Red Visor	File:H3 RedVisor Icon.png
4	1	Green visor and Adorned Mitts nameplate	File:H3 GreenVisor Icon.png
5	1	Yellow visor and Tiler Filler nameplate
6	2	Romeo Firefight character and Battle Worn nameplate
7	1	Purple visor and Kup nameplate
8	1	Orange visor and Assault Rifle Woodland skin
9	1	Omen nameplate
10	2	Romeo (helmetless) Firefight character, Bronze visor and Night Walk nameplate

Tier 2

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks	Images
11	1	Silver visor and Corsairs nameplate	File:H3 SilverVisor Icon.png
12	1	Max Sax nameplate
13	1	Dark Red visor
14	1	New Mombasa nameplate
15	2	Dutch Firefight character and Dark Yellow visor
16	1	ODST nameplate
17	1	Dark Purple visor
18	1	Helljumpers nameplate
19	1	Battle Rifle Tech Camo Bravo skin and Dark Blue Visor
20	2	Dutch (helmetless) Firefight character, Dark Green visor and The Life nameplate

Tier 3

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks	Images
21	1	Captain Keys nameplate
22	1	Pistol Blue Heaven skin
23	1	Assault Rifle Squirt skin and Spectrum visor
24	1	M7S nameplate
25	2	Mickey Firefight character
26	1	Dark Orange visor and Bip! nameplate
27	1	Battle Rifle Tropical Thunder skin and Pastel Blue visor
28	1	Shock Troops nameplate
29	1	Pastel Green visor
30	2	Mickey (helmetless) Firefight character, Pastel Red visor and Poisonous nameplate

Tier 4

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks	Images
31	1	Pistol Sharpshooter skin
32	1	Pastel Yellow visor and Shark Teeth nameplate	File:H3 Pastel Yellow Visor Icon.png
33	1	Assault Rifle Corrosion skin
34	1	Pastel Purple visor and Snow Leopard nameplate	File:H3 Pastel Purple Visor Icon.png
35	1	Pastel Orange visor and Battle Rifle Art of War skin	File:H3 Pastel Orange Visor Icon.png
36	1	Studded nameplate
37	2	Buck Firefight character, Groovy visor
38	1	Pearlescent Yellow visor and Assault Rifle Golden skin
39	1	Cortana nameplate
40	2	Buck (helmetless) Firefight character and Bullet Holes nameplate

Tier 5

Tier	Unlock requirements	Unlocks	Images
41	1	Pearlescent Blue visor and Bacon nameplate
42	2	Dare Firefight character and Platinum visor
43	1	Diamond Plate nameplate
44	1	Pearlescent Red visor and Pistol Golden skin
45	1	Pearlescent Green visor and Dino Tracker nameplate	File:HTMCC Nameplate DinoTracker.png
46	2	Dare (helmetless) Firefight character
47	1	Pearlescent Orange visor and Halo 3: ODST nameplate
48	1	Pearlescent Purple visor and Woodland Camo nameplate
49	1	Tiger Stripe nameplate
50	2	Sergeant Johnson Firefight character, Battle Rifle Red Alert and Swift and Quiet nameplate