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#36 - Sanctuary
#37 - Turf
#38 - Longest
#39 - Rat's Nest
#40 - Adrift
#41 - Ravine
#42 - Construct
#43 - Containment
#44 - Timberland
#45 - Wizard
#46 - Boneyard
#47 - Death Island
#48 - Danger Canyon
#49 - Longshore
#50 - Terminal
#51 - Relic
#52 - Desolation
#53 - Citadel
#54 - Last Resort
#55 - Foundation
#56 - Longbow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrwlM3_W5ns
#57 - Avalanche
#58 - Wreckage
#59 - Countdown
#60 - Foundry
#61 - Standoff
#62 - Solace
#63 - Forge World: The Cage
#64 - Meltdown
#65 - Ghost Town
#66 - Isolation
#67 - Chill Out
#68 - Assembly
#69 - Blackout
#70 - Spire
#71 - Erosion
#72 - Harvest
#73 - Gephyrophobia
#74 - Uplift
#75 - Reflection
#76 - Forge World: Pinnacle
#77 - Forge World: Asylum
#78 - Heretic
#79 - Epitaph
#80 - Sword Base - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90G8jog3mpw
#81 - Vortex
#82 - Backwash
#83 - Derelict
#84 - Ice Fields
#85 - Orbital
#86 - Skyline
#87 - Boarding Action
#88 - Tombstone
#89 - Cold Storage
#90 - Sandbox
#91 - Gemini
#92 - Daybreak
#93 - Landfall
#94 - Vertigo
#95 - Pitfall
#96 - Tempest
#97 - Anchor 9
#98 - Breakpoint
#99 - Shatter
#100 - Damnation
#101 - Rat Race
#102 - Outcast
#103 - Perdition
#104 - Monolith
#105 - Impact
#106 - Highlands
#107 - Zealot
#108 - Condemned
#109 - Chiron TL-34
#110 - District - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCCI8kdm2-A


Source: http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/03/ranking-every-halo-map-ever-made-110-86
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[The Xtortionist]

Midship for #1

 

[Storm360]

Eh, District is certainly not the worse map in the series, CTF on that map is great.

 

[Emperor Bohe]

I don't agree with District being last place. that map is fun as hell for one flag/one bomb

 

[alr1ght]

Man, IGN really seems to love this game.

 

[Vico]

Midship for #1

Guardian.

 

[Omega]

you mean they rank one map

 

[reddish]

Damnation being anywhere but the top 15 would already be absurd, but that low on the list? Yeesh.

 

[_woLf]

Boarding Action being that low is WRONG

SO WRONG! I loved that map..

 

[Slixshot]

I do not approve of how low a lot of these reach maps are. Although, I think I am in the minority when I say that Reach was my favorite multiplayer.

 

[SargerusBR]

Blood Gulch or Valhalla for #1

 

[jelly]

Are they doing 110 videos, yikes.

 

[The Xtortionist]

Guardian.

guardian was a great map

so many nooks and crannies to eat my grenades

and that uneven middle platform always bounced my frags consistently

 

[Kugar77]

I had to actually go over to their website, I imagine this is going to be spread out over the next 5 days... here's #110-86

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/03/ranking-every-halo-map-ever-made-110-86

 

[Twin Tails]

Lockout #1

 

[Wasp]

My favourite map is probably High Ground from Halo 3.

 

[Vico]

I had to actually go over to their website, I imagine this is going to be spread out over the next 5 days... here's #110-86

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/03/ranking-every-halo-map-ever-made-110-86

Anchor 9 and Tempest deserve to be ranked better.

 

[Portugeezer]

I had to actually go over to their website, I imagine this is going to be spread out over the next 5 days... here's #110-86

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/03/ranking-every-halo-map-ever-made-110-86

A lot of Halo 4 and Halo Reach in the bottom of the list... something tells me it should be called "Ranking Nostalgia" of Halo 4 maps.

 

[JLeack]

I'm new to Halo. I spent like 2 hours going through every map and sort of imagining how they were in their prime. It was a cool experience. I can't wait to play with you guys.

 

[TheXbox]

Zealot at 107 and no Backwash to be seen in the dregs of this list. Awful, seriously just awful. Don't trust a word out of IGN regarding Halo anyway, I'm pretty sure Ryan McCaffrey has only ever played Halo 2 and that for a span of ten minutes.

 

[RandyBobandy]

Which is the one with the giant turning wheel in it from Halo 3?

I vote that #1

 

[Leafhopper]

If sidewinder isn't in the top 10, I will disregard this list.

Which is the one with the giant turning wheel in it from Halo 3?

I vote that #1

Last Resort?

 

[Wonderllama]

Sword Base is #1

Yep, that was me camping in the lift room. Deal with it

 

[Jawmuncher]

The Top Ten are all going to be from Halo 2 and Halo 1.
Don't think anything form Halo 3,4, or Reach have ever managed to come close to those.

A lot of Halo 4 and Halo Reach in the bottom of the list... something tells me it should be called "Ranking Nostalgia" of Halo 4 maps.

It's not even nostalgia if you ask me.
Reach and 4 maps really felt like a step down in terms of layout.
I would argue even 3 for the most part as well.

 

[shanew21]

Man, IGN really seems to love this game.

As they should

 

[TheXbox]

The Top Ten are all going to be from Halo 2 and Halo 1.

Don't think anything form Halo 3,4, or Reach have ever managed to come close to those.

Halo 3 had Guardian and the Pit m8

 

[Pappasman]

Top 5 (no order)

The Pit
Lockout
Narrows
Midship/Heretic
Construct

 

[Twin Tails]

Man, IGN really seems to love this game.

That Halo is pretty awesome that why

 

[The Xtortionist]

The Top Ten are all going to be from Halo 2 and Halo 1.

Don't think anything form Halo 3,4, or Reach have ever managed to come close to those.

I'm sure The Pit and Narrows will be ranked highly despite not really being great maps, but just being better than the other maps in Halo 3.

Reach's maps are a fucking joke.

Haven from Halo 4 was actually pretty damn great (symmetrical maps are always better when they're circular...who the fuck would've thought?).

 

[Octavia]

Bloodgulch was always the default Halo map, but Sidewinder was my favorite.

 

[Pez]

Man, would it suck to be the lead designer of "District". lulz

 

[Pop]

The Pit better be in the top 5.

 

[Chezzymann]

I wonder if blood gultch will NOT be #1

 

[pringles]

Lockout should be #1. Midship is also acceptable.

Boarding Action being that low is WRONG

SO WRONG! I loved that map..

Amazing split-screen map. Loved it too.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Halo 1/2 guys: "Yeah, this sucked ass. Just trash. Sorry everybody."

Halo 4 guys: "This was a great map! We really nailed that shit son. Lot of variety, lot of ups, lot of downs."

 

[Apath]

I'm sure The Pit and Narrows will be ranked highly despite not really being great maps, but just being better than the other maps in Halo 3.

Reach's maps are a fucking joke.

Haven from Halo 4 was actually pretty damn great (symmetrical maps are always better when they're circular...who the fuck would've thought?).

Swordbase is pretty great.

 

[def sim]

I didn't think District was that bad; certainly not the worst of the Halo 2 maps.

 

[The Xtortionist]

The Pit better be in the top 5.

I always hated The Pit. Box symmetrical maps have no flow to them and the giant wall in the middle makes both sides feel very isolated.

As far as symmetrical 4v4 maps goes, I don't think The Pit is even fit to lick the boots of Midship, Warlock, and Sanc.

 

[TheXbox]

Halo 1/2 guys: "Yeah, this sucked ass. Just trash. Sorry everybody."

Halo 4 guys: "This was a great map! We really nailed that shit son. Lot of variety, lot of ups, lot of downs."

Laughed so hard that Pearson thought Shatter would be among the upper echelons of Halo 4 maps... and it's still near the bottom of this list. (Shatter sucks btw)

 

[The Xtortionist]

Swordbase is pretty great.

To be fair, getting the lead in Team Oddball and continually sitting up top and throwing the ball bottom middle and immediately killing them when they pick it up is pretty goddamn entertaining.

 

[D3VI0US]

Icefields #1! Blood Gulch, Hangem, and Lockout are my next 3 in no particular order but I think this list really depends on what gametypes you like. Also there are plenty of Forge maps that were better than a lot of the maps on that list, Reach had some particularly good ones.

 

[Leafhopper]

I wonder if blood gultch will NOT be #1

I won't hold my breath, Ill tell you that much.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Halo 3 had Guardian and the Pit m8

Guardian always felt like poor mans lockout to me.
The Pit I might give you...maybe.

I'm sure The Pit and Narrows will be ranked highly despite not really being great maps, but just being better than the other maps in Halo 3.

Reach's maps are a fucking joke.

Haven from Halo 4 was actually pretty damn great (symmetrical maps are always better when they're circular...who the fuck would've thought?).

I can agree to narrows being a pretty good map in Halo 3.
Haven definitely was the standout for Halo 3.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Oddball Swordbase for top 10

 

[matrixman92]

cold storage is one of my favorite maps, sad to see it so low

 

[Pathos]

Sandbox is #90? Tf

 

[Edwardo]

Lockout
Hang Em High
Blood Gulch
Midship
Zanzibar

MY top 5

IDK the order

 

[Devin Olsen]

Damnation is ranked 100?

Yeah this list is terrible, I didn't bother reading any further.

 

[Pudge]

Damnation being anywhere but the top 15 would already be absurd, but that low on the list? Yeesh.

Exactly what I thought when I read this list. I love Gemini, and it also doesn't deserve it's spot this low on the list, but Gemini is not better than Damnation.

Seems to be a lot of Halo Reach haters compiling the list as well. I don't even know why they're going to be on here since the list really should be "Top Maps in Halo:MCC" And I wouldn't even know where to begin ranking the Halo 4 DLC maps considering that they were only playable online for a couple of months. I don't know if I've ever played on any of them.

I know it's just opinions, but man. The opinions are wrong.

 

[Dirtbag]

Midship
Lockout
Valhalla
Sanctuary


would round out my top maps. Not sure how I could possibly order those 4 though.