Slayer

Slayer is a popular gametype found in the Halo Trilogy of games. The object of the game is simply to kill as many players as possible. As opposed to Team Slayer, the game of Slayer is every player for themselves.



Included Variants
The following variations are found in free-for-all Matchmaking playlists (Rumble Pit/Lone Wolves in Halo 3).

Swords

 * Each player will start with a Energy Sword and two normal grenades. There are no weapons on the map except grenades, although pick-ups and turrets remain.

Slayer BRs

 * Each player starts with a Battle Rifle along with the standard Assault Rifle.
 * Everything else remains the same.

Hammerzeit

 * All players start with a Gravity Hammer and two Fragmentation Grenades. There are no weapons on the map except grenades, although pick-ups and turrets remain. This is an infrequent gametype. This also seems to appear only in Rumble Pit.

Rockets

 * Each player starts with a Rocket Launcher. Rockets and grenades may be found on the map.

Team Snipers

 * Each player starts with a Sniper Rifle and Magnum. Grenades are on the map and the way to win is the same.

Shotty Snipers

 * Each player starts with a Sniper Rifle and Shotgun. Grenades are on the map and the way to win is the same.

Optimatch Maps and Rules (Halo 2)

 * Team Slayer - Beaver Creek, Desolation, Elongation, Gemini, Ivory Tower, Lockout, Midship, Sanctuary, Turf, Warlock
 * Team Slayer BR - Ascension, Burial Mounds, Desolation, Relic, Terminal, Tombstone, Zanzibar


 * Team Rifles - Ascension, Colossus, Terminal

Related Pages

 * Slayer Variants