Halo Infinite: How to Win Attrition Matches (Tips & Strategies)

With its Cyber Showdown Event currently underway, Halo Infinite has introduced players to the newly added game mode, Attrition. The event’s game mode and event pass are free to all Halo Infinite players, but only for the limited time that the event is active. One of the quickest ways to advance the Cyber Showdown Event Pass is to complete its challenges and win Attrition matches.

Attrition shares similarities with Halo Infinite‘s Slayer game mode. It begins as a standard 4 vs 4 match with the objective of eliminating the enemy team. Where Attrition varies, however, is that each team only has a finite amount of lives they share from. At the start of the game, both teams are granted eight lives each, with one being consumed each time a team member respawns. The game mode’s objective is for one team to exhaust the opposing team’s pool of lives and eliminate them to win the round. The winner of Attrition is determined by the team that wins two of three rounds.

After exhausting their pool of lives, Halo Infinite fireteam members will leave behind glowing orbs where they died instead of respawning. Players may still revive their allies by locating the glowing orbs and interacting with them by pressing their reload control. Even when they have no remaining lives to automatically respawn, it is still possible for one player to revive their entire fireteam to rejoin the fight. But after all reserve lives are depleted, there is a built-in timer. If the round hasn’t finished before that timer runs out, a red circle of energy spawns on the map and slowly shrinks. Similar to the Storm in the Fortnite Battle Royale, this circle drains the health of those caught in it and is meant to pull the opposing teams closer together for sudden death.

How To Win Attrition Matches In Halo Infinite

There are many ways to win multiplayer matches in Halo Infinite, but one of the most important things players can do is enter with a strategy in mind. Given Attrition is a team-based game mode, one of the best strategies is for players to stick close by their teammates. Whether loading in with some friends or solo, working together as a team will grant a significant advantage and help players win more gunfights.

Here are some other tips and tricks for players to win Attrition matches in Halo Infinite:

Play Safe

In Attrition, each team only gets a certain number of respawns. Sticking with teammates and not getting caught out in the open will help preserve the team’s life pool.

Use The Radar

As with the other Halo Infinite game modes, information is key. Knowing where the enemy is coming from before actually seeing them will provide players an advantage in combat. Players should use the radar whenever possible to get more information quickly.

Ping Enemies

Using the ping feature can help players communicate with their teammates. They can tell each other where enemies were last spotted and to prepare for combat.

Power Weapons

Players who maneuver around the map to collect Power Weapons will gain a significant advantage over the enemy team. Even when Power Weapons have yet to spawn, controlling the area where they do will ensure players will get them. This also prevents the weapons from landing in enemy hands.

Guard Enemy Orbs 

After the opposing team’s life pool is exhausted, defeated enemies will leave behind an orb instead of respawning. This orb becomes visible to the opposing team as well. Players should guard the orbs to prevent enemies from reviving their defeated allies.

Revive Allies

After losing their life pool, players should prioritize reviving their allies when they can. Doing so will bring allies back into the fight as soon as possible and decrease the opposing team’s advantage.

Using these tips and tricks will help players win Attrition matches in Halo Infinite. It will help them advance the free Halo Infinite Cyber Showdown Event Pass and collect its limited-time synthwave rewards.

Halo Infinite is available on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.

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