Halo Infinite Equipment: How to Unlock, All Upgrades & How to Change

Master Chief is heading out into the open-world of Zeta Halo for the first time in Halo Infinite. While he’ll still have the same armory of futuristic and alien weaponry at his disposal, he now has a bunch of equipment he can use to make his way around the world and, of course, finish this fight. In this Halo Infinite Equipment guide, we’ll be explaining how to unlock all of it, explain all upgrades for each equipment type, and how to change equipment in the game.

Unlocking All Equipment

There are 5 pieces of equipment that you’ll be able to unlock and upgrade in Halo Infinite. These are:

• Grapple Hook
• Shields
• Threat Sensor
• Deployable Cover
• Thruster

Each of these is unlocked by progressing through the main story missions. The equipment is found on the bodies of dead Spartans, and after discovering what happened to them, Master Chief will equip them to his armor, allowing you to use them in battle.

All Equipment Upgrades in Halo Infinite

Each piece of equipment can be upgraded with Spartan Cores. Every time you upgrade a piece of equipment, the cost of the next upgrade increases by 1 (except for the final upgrade). You can upgrade your equipment by accessing the ‘Equipment’ menu by pressing View and tabbing over to it.

Here are all the upgrades you can get for each bit of equipment:

Grapple Hook

• Voltaic – 1 Spartan Core – Grappleshot stuns grappled enemies for several seconds.
• Quickshot – 2 Spartan Cores – Reduces Grappleshot cooldown by 40%
• First Strike – 3 Spartan Cores – Delivers a powerful shockwave blast when holding melee while grappling.
• Reachfall – 3 Spartan Cores – Increases damage and radius of the shockwave blast. Enemies within it will be stunned.

Shields Equipment Upgrades in Halo Infinite

• Fortress – 1 Spartan Core – Increases shield capacity by an additional 15% of base shield strength.
• Bastille – 2 Spartan Cores – Increases shield capacity by an additional 15% of base shield strength.
• Redoubt – 3 Spartan Cores – Shield capacity is increased by an additional 15%.
• Citadel – 3 Spartan Cores – Shields increased by further 15%.

Threat Sensor

• Seeker – 1 Spartan Core – Increases Threat Sensor detection radius by 50%.
• Operative – 2 Spartan Cores – Adds a second charge to the Threat Sensor.
• Clairvoyant – 3 Spartan Cores – Reduces Threat Sensor cooldown by 40%.
• Omniscience – 3 Spartan Cores – Adds uninterrupted enemy visibility to the Threat Sensor and reveals their health.

Drop Wall Equipment Upgrades in Halo Infinite

• Swift Shelter – 1 Spartan Core – Reduces Drop Wall cooldown by 20%.
• Rampart – 2 Spartan Cores – Increases Drop Wall strength by 35%.
• Blockade – 3 Spartan Cores – Increases Drop Wall strength by 70% and increases wall size.
• Direct Current – 3 Spartan Cores – Adds shock damage to any projectiles fired through the Drop Wall.

Thruster

• Afterburner – 1 Spartan Core – Adds a second charge to your Thruster.
• Thermal Control – 2 Spartan Cores – Reduces Thruster cooldown by 20%.
• Impulse – 3 Spartan Cores – Adds significant power to the Thruster, allowing further and faster travel.
• Escape Velocity – 3 Spartan Cores – Adds a personal cloak effect to the Thruster, lasting four seconds after activation.

How to Change Equipment in Halo Infinite

To change between your different types of equipment, press right on the d-pad to open the Equipment Selector menu which appears just above your ammo count in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.

Now press the direction on the d-pad that corresponds with the piece of equipment you want to use. For example, to select the Grapple Hook, press left when the Equipment Selector menu is open.

It’s worth noting that you don’t have to ‘equip’ your Shields. These are automatically active and whenever you purchase an upgrade for them, it’ll simply allow you to take more damage before dying in combat.

That’s everything you need to know regarding Halo Infinite Equipment. For more tips, tricks and guides, head over to our wiki, or see more of our coverage on the campaign below.