Halo Wars Skull and Container Locations

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Mission 1: Alpha Base

Skullname: Look Daddy!
Requirement: Kill 100 grunts.
Special Effect: when grunts die their methane tank always shoots off

Location: On embankment near the downed ghost where last set of marines are found.

Container Location: Located under the bridge prior to entrance of your base (where the skull is located)


Mission 2: Relic Approach

Skullname: Grunt Birthday Party
Requirement: Kill 20 Jackals
Special Effect: grunts explode into confetti

Location: Southwest of your starting base location in front of damaged gate at the bottom of your screen.
Container Location: West side of map behind the force field wall (middle left of Map.)


Mission 3: Relic Interior

Skullname: Cowbell
Requirement: Kill 45 Hunters
Special Effect: destruction physics magnified
Location: In front of the main console where Forge and Anders are initially pinned down (I suggest you leave a squad here for the entirety of the map they won’t be attacked if you leave them there.)
Container Location: At the very beginning of the map send a grizzly to the left iced lake (very top) Prior to entering the base / where the marines are fighting.


Mission 4: Arcadia City

Skullname: Wuv Woo
Requirements: Kill 50 Elites
Special Effect: scarabs shoot rainbow made of pure love

Location: Very eastern part of the map near statue of man holding book.

Container Location: at the pillar steps directly above the left base you can build.


Mission 5: Arcadia Outskirts

Skullname: Fog
Requirements: Kill 5 Wraiths
Special Effect: no mini map final score will increase

Location: Follow the highway all the way to the top left of the screen (I would use air as marines tend to get stuck here)

Container Location: to the left of the Reactor on the right side of map that you can garrison (on the main highway area towards the covenant base)


Mission 6: Dome of Light

Skullname: Sickness
Requirement: Kill 50 Banshees
Special Effect: all player units have 50% fewer hit points final score will increase

Location: In the hanger behind your base (flip the view around if you need see it.)

Container Location: Located to the lower left side of where Rhino Position #3 is.


Mission 7: Scarab

Skullname: Rebel Sympathizer
Requirement: Kill 10 Locusts
Special Effect: non-player units get 25% more hitpoints final score will increase

Location: to the left of the scarab near one of the power stations

Container Location: upper right hand corner in the nook with lots of supplies.

Mission 8: Anders' Signal

Skullname: Rebel Supporter
Requirement: Kill 750 Infection Forms
Special Effect: non player units do 50% more damge final score will increase

Location: top right hand corner and slightly to the left ( may need air vehicle to reach)

Container Location: located in the lower right hand corner. When your base is built, walk to the lower right towards the flood spawn area, to the left on a ledge overlooking where you started the map.


Mission 9: The Flood

Skullname: Rebel Leader
Requirement: Kill 20 Flood Stalks
Special Effect: non-player units star with extra veterancy final score will increase

Location: Low middle right side of map on the cliff above the location your first base is at.

Container Location: Lower left hand corner of map


Mission 10: Shield World

Skullname: Catch
Requirement: Kill 350 Swarms
Special Effect: all player units recharge unit abilities in half the time final score will be decreased

Location: just south of the second shield on the right hand side.

Container Location: Left hand side of map near the second elephant.


Mission 11: Cleansing

Skullname: Sugar Cookies
Requirement: Kill 100 Sentinels
Special Effect: all player units have 50% more hit points final sore will decrease

Location: located behind the ship in mid air (you will need a flying vehicle)

Container Location: Southwest side of ship.


Mission 12: Repairs

Skullname: Boomstick
Requirement: Kill 12 Spirit Transports
Special Effect: 5%chance any non-player unit blows up upon death with explosive area of effect damage final score will decrease

Location: Head of ship opposite the reactor you are repairing.

Container Location: Lower left side of sip (near reactor you’re repairing) over the edge. (flying vehicle needed)


Mission 13: Beachhead

Skullname: Pain Train
Requirement: Kill 10 Bomber Forms
Special Effect: all player units train 50% faster final score will decrease

Location: Lower right hand corner of map (fly or use warp).

Container Location: Left middle side of map on the high ledge.


Mission 14: Reactor

Skullname: Bountiful Harvest
Requirement: Kill 20 Vampires
Special Effect: supplies come in 25% faster final score will decrease

Location: second base on the left side, (semi circle of covenant containers)

Container Location: Very bottom of map near the middle.


Mission 15: Escape

Skullname: Emperor
Requirement: Kill 3 Scarabs
Special Effect: all player powers recharge in half the time final score will decrease

Location: Directly north on map and slightly to the right (flood occupied area)

Container Location: Near the middle on the right hand side of map ( close to the hole in the center.)





*original reference for skull names and requirements (indie) on Halo wars forums.