Halo: Reach Achievements Guide

Here’s a rundown of every Achievement available in Halo: Reach, and a few pointers on how to earn each of them.

Campaign Completion

These are the Achievements that won’t require much more than a level’s completion. You won’t need to worry about these too much, since they’ll unlock through natural progression.

We’re Just Getting Started

10G

Complete the second mission ‘Winter Contingency’ on Normal or harder difficulty.

Protocol Dictates Action

10G

Complete the third mission ‘Oni’ on Normal or harder difficulty.

I Need A Weapon

10G

Complete the fourth mission ‘Nightfall’ on Normal or harder difficulty.

To War

10G

Complete the fifth mission ‘Tip Of The Spear’ on Normal or harder difficulty.

You Flew Pretty Good

10G

Complete the sixth mission ‘Long Night Of Solace’ on Normal or harder difficulty.

Into The Howling Dark

10G

Complete the seventh mission ‘Exodus’ on Normal or harder difficulty.

Dust And Echoes

10G

Complete the eighth mission ‘New Alexandria’ on Normal or harder difficulty.

This Is Not Your Grave

10G

Complete the ninth mission ‘The Package’ on Normal or harder difficulty.

Send Me Out… With A Bang

10G

Complete the final mission ‘Pillar Of Autumn’ on Normal or harder difficulty.

Miscellaneous Campaign Achievements

As well as mission-specific Achievements, there are also accolades that require the player to complete certain actions. Follow each of these to keep an eye out for the best point in the game to earn these.

Doctor, Doctor

5G

You’re bound to earn this naturally at any point of the game. Simply use a health pack for the first time and this Achievement is yours.

That’s A Knife

10G

Early on in the mission ‘Nightfall’, a tutorial prompt will instruct you on how to get assassination kills. Do this and the accolade will unlock.

Swap Meet

10G

At any point in the game, find a squad-mate and hold the X button to swap your weapons for this Achievement. If, however, they aren’t looking your way, you will need to hold X once more to complete the swap.

They’ve Always Been Faster

25G

During the mission ‘Winter Contingency’ you’ll need to avoid stepping foot in any vehicle. You’ll be offered a Warthog at multiple points, and the temptation to not jump in the forklift will be hard to resist, but continue on until you fight off all the Covenant drop ships to unlock this Achievement.

KEEP IT CLEAN

5G

This is easy enough to earn providing you keep an eye out for the ostrich type creatures that litter the area. They often come in packs of three, so you’ll need to react fast to take them out. While in a vehicle, don’t bother jumping out, instead you should be able to chase them down and knock the pack down quickly with the bumper of a Warthog.

Two Corpses In One Grave

25G

The best opportunity to earn this on the mission ‘Oni’ is after exiting the base and heading down the hill. Collect the Target Locator from inside the bunker then wait for the two Wraiths to approach you up the hill. Once they’re close enough to each other, paint the target radius so it covers both vehicles and simply wait for the Achievement to unlock.

You’re Heresy Will Stay Your Feet

25G

When entering the mining site in ‘Tip Of The Spear’, you’ll be informed of a “high value target” in the area. Continue on until you climb a set of stairs, where the Elite Zealot will be waiting. You’ll need to act fast here, so use a Plasma Pistol to deplete his shields before attempting a headshot. He will try to flee down the nearby hole, but make sure you chase him down otherwise you’ll need to restart the last checkpoint.

Banshees, Fast And Low

25G

You can first earn this Achievement on the ‘Tip Of The Spear’ mission where you need to access the Spire control room. A Banshee will be flying around the area near to the Spire itself, so use a Plasma Pistol charge to knock the vehicle down and give you an opportunity to hijack it for yourself.

Wake Up Buttercup

25G

This is one of the few Achievements that require you to play on Heroic or greater difficulty. As the Covenant Corvette approaches, quickly pilot beneath the centre and destroy as many of the docked Banshees waiting here. This will lower their numbers in space combat and speed things up for you while you concentrate on the Corvette’s thrusters.

Lucky Me

25G

The easiest location in the campaign to earn this Achievement is during the mission ‘Exodus’ where you ride a lift and meet up with some squad-mates. Swap out your weapon with the soldier equipped with a rocket launcher, then collect the Jet Pack Armour Ability. Once at the Cargo Port, use the Jet Pack and fire a rocket into a pack of Grunts to unlock the accolade.

I Didn’t Train To Be A Pilot

10G

During the ‘New Alexandria’ mission you’ll be placed in control of a Falcon helicopter. To unlock this Achievement you only need to destroy three of the ten anti-air turrets, but they can still prove to be a nuisance. To defeat them safely, raise your altitude out of their firing range, then circle their position as you fire away.

Tank Beats Everything

25G

For this Achievement you’ll need to play ‘The Package’ mission on Legendary. Usually the Scorpion wouldn’t have a problem, but on this mode you will need to be very careful. Try to, where possible, exit the tank and snipe any enemies that might cause a heavy damage, especially those in Shade Turrets. Once you reach the Sword Base, this accolade will unlock.

If They Came To Hear Me Beg

25G

Unless you have a habit of jumping out of flying vehicles, you’ll need to try and earn this on the final mission ‘Pillar Of Autumn’. When you meet up with Emile on the cliff overlooking the road, watch below for a blue Elite pacing back and forth. When he nears, leap towards him holding the Right Bumper to attempt a mid-air assassination. If you fail, simply restart the checkpoint.

Online Achievements

Considering Halo’s massive online fanbase, it’s unsurprising that there are a selection of multiplayer specific Achievements. Here’s our rundown of what’s what and when you’ll get them.

Be My Wingman Anyime

5G

Unfortunately there is little you can do to specifically earn this Achievement. Mercifully, all it takes is for five players to spawn on you during an Invasion match and this will probably occur in your first game. Otherwise, be patient, it will turn up.

Yes, Sensei

10G

All you need for this Achievement is to get the first kill. You’ll need to be fast, and know the maps well to get first. Try sprinting to the enemy base ahead of the rest of your team and, with luck, steal the first kill – earning you the First Strike Medal.

Skunked

10G

Just complete the first phase of Invasion and you’ll unlock this easy Achievement.

What’s A Killing Spree?

5G

To unlock this you’ll need to earn Killing Spree status, and to do that you simply need to kill five enemies in a row without dying. The time between kills doesn’t affect this, so hang back and grab a sniper rifle to headshot your way to victory.

Knife To A Gun Fight

5G

Simply defeat five Spartan players as an Elite in Matchmaking mode and this accolade will be yours.

Firefight Achievements

Returning from ODST, Firefight has its own Achievements, some of which will require a fair amount of time and effort. Here are the accolades available, and how you’ll be able to earn them.

I See You Favour A .45

10G

Simple enough – use the M6G (or the Magnum) to kill 10 enemies in a single Firefight or Campaign session. Remember you can be more accurate with this weapon if you fire slower, giving you more chance at headshots.

An Elegant Weapon

10G

Just like the previous Achievement, kill 10 enemies with the Designated Marksman Rifle (or DMR) in any Firefight or Campaign session. This rifle is the UNSC semi-automatic rifle that comes with a short scope, so is pretty good for headshots.

A Spoonful Of Blamite

10G

Using either of the Needle weapons, you need to cause super-combine explosions to explode at least 10 enemies in a Firefight or Campaign session. To create a super-combine blast quickly fire three needles into an enemy and watch them explode. If playing online you’ll be rewarded with a Needle Kill Medal if you have successfully scored one of these kills.

Crowd Control

10G

This Achievement can only be earned in Firefight, so grab a rocket launcher and wait for a large group of enemies (particularly Grunts, who are considerably weaker). Try waiting for a Bonus Round, which will spawn the largest amount of Grunts at any one time.

Heat In The Pipe

75G

By earning this Achievement you’ll also unlock ‘Score Attack’, ‘Firestarter’ and ‘Blaze Of Glory’ too. You’ll need to collect 1 million points in a single Firefight game, which could take a great deal of time – so bring some friends! To make this much easier, simply switch to Invulnable mode (or tweak some settings to give you infinite ammo) to let you breeze through this mode without worry. Do this quickly, however, because we expect Bungie will soon patch out the ability to collect Achievements while invincible.

Game, Set, Match

25G

For this Achievement you will need to complete 15 waves of Firefight without dying. As with ‘Heat In The Pipe’, however, simply tweak the settings to make you immune to damage and you’ll have no problem with this.

Player Experience Achievements

These rewards are unlocked simply by playing online and earning experience. There is little effort required, but it’d be good to remember these as you play.

The Start Of Something

15G

You’ll earn this when you reach the rank of Corporal in the UNSC. Just keep collecting experience to climb the ranks.

An Honor Serving

25G

Once you finally reach the rank of Captain of the UNSC you’ll be rewarded for your efforts with this Achievement.

Make It Drizzle

10G

For this easy Achievement, simply buy an item from the Armoury.

Make It Rain

10G

Following on from the previous Achievement, buy another item from the Armoury, this time, however, buy one that is restricted to those of the rank Lt. Colonel.

A New Challenger

10G

Every day there are a set number of Daily Challenges, complete each of these for a single day and you’ll unlock this Achievement. Check the available challenges in the corresponding menu in Online mode.

One Down, 51 To Go

10G

Every weekly challenge is different, so some may be easier than others. If you’re struggling to complete a certain challenge, just wait for a week and try again with your new set of objectives.

A Storage Solution

5G

Create your own File Share item in Forge mode (it doesn’t matter what) and choose to upload the file onto the Fire Browser. Easy Achievement!

Cool File, Bro

5G

Once your file is uploaded, recommend it to another player through the Online system and this Achievement will be yours.

Lemme Upgrade YA

10G

As the description says, simply advance a commendation to a Silver State and be rewarded with this simple accolade.