Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- About Halo -- Contents of this Battle Guide -- Crew 116 -- Crew 116 Profiles -- Chapter 2: Basic Combat -- Run and Gun -- Cyclic Fights (a.k.a. 'Circle Strafe') -- Aim Smart -- Reloading -- Your Arsenal -- Dual Wielding -- Shields -- Motion Detector-Watch Your Back! -- Evasion -- Shadows and Cover -- The Better Part of Valor -- Weapon Selection -- When You Have It… -- When They Have It… -- Chapter 3: Weapons -- Weapon Descriptions -- Human Weapons -- Covenant Weapons -- Chapter 4: Vehicles -- Human Vehicles -- M12 Warthog LRV -- M12G1 Warthog LAAV -- M808B Scorpion Main Battle Tank -- Covenant Vehicles -- Ghost -- Banshee -- Spectre -- Wraith Tank -- Vehicle Tactics and Techniques -- Destructible Vehicles -- Vehicle Suicides -- Jacking -- Chauffeuring the Flag -- Chapter 5: Advanced Combat -- Grenades -- Plasma Grenades -- Fragmentation Grenades -- Grenade Jumping and Rocket Jumping -- Blasting Objects to You -- Shields -- Overshield -- Active Camouflage -- Three Weapon Tile Puzzle -- Using Your Settings -- Look Sensitivity -- Color -- Screen Brightness -- Button Setup -- Using Your Ears -- Using Timers -- Snipers -- Make the First Shot Count -- Choose Your Perch Carefully -- Choose Your Targets More Carefully -- Your Clip -- Night Vision -- Aim Using the Sniper Rifles -- Using Vehicles -- Look Sensitivity Reminder -- Playing Against a Sniper -- Remember the Four Rounds -- Evasion -- Closing In -- Dual Weapon Combos -- Dual Magnums -- Magnum + Plasma Pistol -- SMG + Plasma Pistol -- SMG + Plasma Rifle -- Dual Plasma Rifle -- Dual Needlers -- Dual SMG -- Final Thoughts -- Sword Combo Punch -- Spawn Melee -- Improving Your Play -- Chapter 6: Solo Strategy -- Have a Plan -- Unpredictability -- Going for the Same Weapon at the Same Time -- Using the Same Route Around the Map -- Camping in the Same Place.

Practice Your Aim -- Fluidity -- Assessing the Battlefield -- Objective -- Maneuvers -- Firepower -- Surprise -- Initiative -- Determining When to Engage -- Can I Win This Fight? -- Is This an Important Target? -- Will This Fight Help My Team Even if I Lose? -- Finding Targets -- Prioritize Your Targets -- Flanking -- Feinting -- Playing the High Ground -- Using the Environment -- Messing with the Enemy -- Trash Talk -- Melee Attack -- Sticky Grenades -- Single Sniper Shot -- 'Hitting' a Corpse -- Getting Around -- Running Weapons -- Example Game Types -- Slayer -- Slayer Variants -- Assault -- Capture the Flag -- King of the Hill -- King of the Hill Variants -- Territories -- Oddball -- Juggernaut -- Chapter 7: Team Strategy -- Fundamentals of Team Play -- Planning for Battle -- Fighting Positions -- Mutually Supporting Positions -- Communication -- Attrition Warfare-Or Lack Thereof… -- Weapon Allocation -- Playing the Clock -- Team Roles -- General Roles -- Specific Roles -- Midfield -- Positional -- Weapon -- Driver -- Distraction -- Sneak -- Leader -- Lockdown Strategy -- Team Offense -- Frontal Assault -- Overload -- Pressing the Rocket Launcher -- Vehicle Attacks -- Air Support -- Using Overtime -- Team Defense -- Defensive Action -- Rocket Launcher Defense -- Reverse Defense -- Full Court Press -- Man-to-Man -- Zone -- Choke Point -- Reverse Slope Defense -- More Military Strategy for Halo 2 -- Pincer Attack -- Enveloping Maneuver -- Shaping the Battle -- Battle of the Bulge -- Focus of Effort -- Combined Arms -- Ambush -- Reconnaissance -- Sample Team Game Type Strategies -- Team Slayer Strategy -- CTF Strategy-Capture the Flag -- Assault Strategy -- King of the Hill -- Territories -- Additional Reading -- Chapter 8: Multiplayer Maps -- Ascension -- Ascension Weapons -- Ascension Strategy -- Beaver Creek -- Beaver Creek Weapons.

Beaver Creek Strategy -- Burial Mounds -- Burial Mounds Weapons -- Burial Mounds Strategy -- Coagulation -- Coagulation Weapons -- Coagulation Strategy -- Colossus -- Colossus Weapons -- Colossus Strategy -- Headlong -- Headlong Weapons -- Headlong Strategy -- Ivory Tower -- Ivory Tower Weapons -- Ivory Tower Strategy -- Lockout -- Lockout Weapons -- Lockout Strategy -- Midship -- Midship Weapons -- Midship Strategy -- Waterworks -- Waterworks Weapons -- Waterworks Strategy -- Zanzibar -- Zanzibar Weapons -- Zanzibar Strategy -- Chapter 9: Level Ranking System -- Almost ELO -- Matchmaking Playlists -- The Nitty Gritty -- Using the Stats from Bungie.net -- Level Ranking FAQ -- Chapter 10: Wort Wort Wort! Halo 2 Etiquette -- Camping -- Spawn Camping -- Flag Tossing -- Weapon Hoarding -- Leaving the Map -- Leaving the Game -- Parking Vehicles in Unusual Places -- Screen Cheating -- Karaoke Wannabes -- Strong Silent Types -- Poaching -- Teamwork in FFA Games -- Team Killers and Griefers -- Appendix A: Halo 2 Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.