The Halo Wars 2 achievements guide lists every achievement for this Xbox One & PC RTS game and tells you how to get and unlock them all.
In the Halo Wars 2 achievement guide we’ll show there are 57 Achievements (0 Secret Achievements) with a total of 1,000 Gamerscore points to earn in the Xbox One and PC versions.
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Halo Wars 2 Achievements Guide
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1. This war is over (30G) — Complete the Campaign
2. It just keeps going (30G) — Beat wave 25 in Blitz Firefight
3. Wake up (10G) — Complete The Signal
4. A history of decimation (10G) — Complete A New Enemy
5. Dominated (10G) — Complete Ascension
6. Guerilla tactics (10G) — Complete One Three Zero
7. Stirring the pot (10G) — Complete The Cartographer
8. All travel is suspended (10G) — Complete Lights Out
9. Behind enemy lines (10G) — Complete From the Deep
10. The setup… (10G) — Complete Hold the Line
11. And the knockout punch (10G) — Complete Under the Dark
12. Fifth floor: Tools, Guns, Super Weapons (10G) — Complete The Foundry
13. Sentinel size matters (10G) — Complete The Halo
14. Last stop, this town (10G) — Complete Last Stand
15. Learn the ropes (10G) — Complete the Basic standalone tutorial
16. Know the ropes (10G) — Complete the Advanced standalone tutorial
17. Two heads are better than one (10G) — Complete a mission in co-op
18. The hard fight (40G) — Complete the Campaign on Heroic
19. Surviving the long war (60G) — Complete the Campaign on Legendary
20. Palmer’s Pure Gold (30G) — Earn a gold medal on every mission (except Prologue) on any difficulty
21. Gold rush (20G) — Earn a gold medal on any mission (except Prologue) on any difficulty
22. Lone Wolf (40G) — Complete any mission (except The Signal) solo on Legendary with all skulls activated
23. Comrades in arms (20G) — Earn a gold medal on any mission (except Prologue) in Co-op on Legendary
24. A little bit extra (10G) — Complete half of the Campaign bonus objectives
25. A lot extra (20G) — Complete all the Campaign bonus objectives
26. Alas, poor Yorick! (10G) — Collect a Skull
27. Morbid curiosities (20G) — Collect half of the Skulls
28. Collecting a dream (30G) — Collect all the Skulls
Tip: Find out where all 15 Skulls are in Halo Wars 2, using our “Halo Wars 2 Skulls Locations Guide“.
29. The Scrappy Six (20G) — Complete a Multiplayer match as each of the 6 launch leaders (Matchmaking only)
30. First steps (10G) — Complete a Multiplayer match (Matchmaking only)
31. Natural intelligence (10G) — Play a Skirmish match alone against only AI opponents (1 or more)
32. Two heads are better than none (10G) — Win a Skirmish match with a friend against only AI opponents (2 or more)
33. You’ve got a case of the Birley (20G) — In a 1v1 Skirmish against Legendary AI, recycle your base in the first 5 minutes and then win
34. The rank and file (10G) — Recruit or construct 1 of each UNSC unit in Multiplayer or Skirmish (Launch units only)
35. The tribe (10G) — Recruit or construct 1 of each Banished unit in Multiplayer or Skirmish (Launch units only)
36. Trash compactor (20G) — Destroy 100 vehicles with anti-vehicle units (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz)
37. Flyswatter (20G) — Destroy 100 air units with anti-air units (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz)
38. Meat grinder (20G) — Kill 100 infantry with anti-infantry units (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz)
39. Spare change (10G) — Spend 5 Leader Points in Multiplayer or Skirmish
40. Big Spender (30G) — Spend 100 Leader Points in Multiplayer or Skirmish
41. Space Healer (30G) — Cast 100 Healing Leader Powers (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz)
42. Overkill (30G) — Destroy 500 units with Leader Powers (Multiplayer, Skirmish or Blitz)
43. The hand that feeds (20G) — Kill a unit owned by a developer or someone who has this achievement
44. Making the most of the day (10G) — Complete 3 Daily Challenges in one day
45. A strong showing for the week (10G) — Complete a set of 3 Weekly Challenges in one week
46. Short-term commitment (20G) — Complete at least 1 Daily Challenge each day for a week
47. Long-term commitment (30G) — Complete at least 1 Weekly Challenge each week for a month
48. Duellist (10G) — Win your first Blitz match (Matchmaking only)
49. Ante-up (10G) — Complete the Blitz tutorial
Tips: Wondering how to play Blitz in Halo Wars 2? Curious about how microtransactions will work with your Blitz gameplay? Here’s a basic tutorial on how to play Blitz in Halo Wars 2!
50. Card shark (20G) — Complete 25 Blitz matches (Matchmaking only)
51. Full house (10G) — Complete Blitz matches as each of the 6 launch leaders (Matchmaking only)
52. All or nothing (10G) — Play all cards in your deck at least once in a single Blitz match
53. Stacked the chips (10G) — Gather 150 Energy Crates over any number of Blitz matches
Tips: In this video guide you find out how you can quickly get as much energy as possible in Halo Wars 2 Blitz. You can do this by having a starting deck with a vehicle unit such as a Brute Chopper, Ghost or UNSC Warthog. Then you need to speed around the map to collect these energy drops giving you the upper hand to ensure your win in the game.
54. Jackpot (40G) — Play 777 total Blitz cards over any number of matches
55. Firefighter (10G) — Beat wave 10 in Blitz Firefight
56. On fire (20G) — Score 500,000 points in a single Blitz Firefight
57. Paint it red (10G) — Achieve the highest possible kill-streak in any Blitz mode
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