Heavy Variant

Heavy Variants exist in Big Team Battle and Squad Battle playlists. These are bigger maps edited by Bungie to include more weaponry, vehicles, and danger in general. They can be used in any game variant, most often Team Slayer and Capture the Flag settings.

Description
Heavy maps are often heavily edited to include Scorpion Tanks, more Wraiths, Choppers, and Gauss Warthogs in addition to the standard set of vehicles. Prowlers also appear on this variant, albeit rarely.

Weaponry usually includes various anti-vehicle sets, such as multiple Lasers Rocket Launchers and other power weapons. In addition, weapons not seen on some maps such as Sniper and Beam are seen commonly, most often more than one.

Additional cover, such as barriers are also see more often, as well as hazards, like Fusion Coils

Maps

 * Avalanche Heavy, Sandtrap Heavy, Standoff Heavy, and Valhalla Heavy''