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Defeat the Scarab in Halo Wars Mission 8 by destroying its power nodes and using Warthogs with Gauss rifles. Find Black Box and Skull locations.

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Defeat the Scarab in Halo Wars Mission 8 by destroying its power nodes and using Warthogs with Gauss rifles. Find Black Box and Skull locations.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Immediately encounter and must defeat a super Scarab.
  2. 2
    Use your starting Warthogs to scout the area and identify two threats: Locust Tanks and 7 power nodes connected to the Scarab.
  3. 3
    Destroying these nodes will significantly reduce the Scarab's movement speed.
  4. 4
    The best strategy is to swarm the Scarab. Focus on building a fleet of Warthogs equipped with Gauss rifles.
  5. 5
    Destroy all 7 power nodes and as many Locust Tanks as possible.
  6. 6
    Attack the Scarab, dodging its beam and avoiding its head.
  7. 7
    If you destroy enough Locusts, a skull will appear near the easternmost power node on the Scarab's right side.
  8. 8
    Around halfway through the Scarab's health, Banshees will attack. Destroy them with your Gauss cannons.
  9. 9
    Leave your Marines in the barracks; they are not effective in this mission.
Tips
  • Warthogs with Gauss rifles are the most effective unit for this mission.
  • Sacrifice one Warthog to scout the area.
  • Stay out of the Scarab's beam of light.
  • The slower units cannot effectively navigate this map.

Mission 8 Specifics:

Forces Available: Sgt Forge, Spartans, Elephants, ODST Marines.

Black Box Location: On a cliff just to the right as you enter the map. You need to loop around the beacon and head west to reach it, but it is visible from the ground below.

Skull Requirement: Kill 750 infectious forms.

Skull Location: At the northern part of the map, through a field of Flood egg sacs.

Awards:

  • Par Time: 18:00-30:00
  • Score for Gold Medal: 30000+
  • Score for Silver Medal: 20000-29999
  • Score for Bronze Medal: 12000-19999
  • Score for Tin Medal: 0-11999

Objectives:

  • Get to Base Drop Beacon (Required): Fight past Brutes to reach the beacon and establish a base. Completion Score: 250.
  • Investigate Echo Team (Required): Find out why Echo and India have gone missing. Completion Score: 500.
  • Find and Recover Lost Elephants [22] (Required): Retrieve and protect two Elephant crawlers held by enemy forces. Completion Score: 500.
  • Bring All Elephants Back to Base (Required): Return all recovered Elephants to base. Completion Score: 750.
  • Train Squads out of Elephant (Optional): Train infantry units from a deployed Elephant base. Completion Score: 250.
  • Find lost ODST Squads [44] (Optional): Locate and return four lost ODST Squads to active status. Completion Score: 500.
  • Kill 750 Infections Forms [750750] (Optional): Destroy 750 infectious forms to make the skull appear. This is north of the Echo team elephant through a field of Flood sacs. Completion Score: 750.

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