Use cover effectively and fire accurate shots to knock their helmet off. It is advised that the player use long-range weapons against a War Chieftain, such as the Battle Rifle or sniper rifle. It takes two Gravity Hammer hits to kill them as well. While their shield can be dropped with only eight Plasma Rifle bolts or a single overcharged Plasma Pistol shot, their special Power Armor grants them unusually high resistance to energy weaponry, and even unshielded, they can withstand more than two hundred Plasma Rifle bolts before falling. A shielded War Chieftain takes six Particle Beam Rifle, Sniper Rifle, or Brute Shot hits to kill. On Heroic difficulty, it takes approximately fifty-five Assault Rifle rounds to kill one: twelve rounds to disable their shield, and an additional forty-three rounds to kill them. There have been some instances where Jiralhanae goes berserk, in which it can leap great distances and kill John-117 in a single blow. War Chieftains are the only NPCs in Halo 3 (other than the Arbiter in the Halo 3 single-player campaign) that can melee with a plasma cannon without dropping it. They may also throw a Flare to blind their opponents, and can use their weapons to devastating effect while their opponents are unable to see.
If within range, they will often deploy a Power Drain to eliminate the player's shields. This gives them considerable ability to suppress their enemies, allowing their own forces to move freely. War Chieftains usually carry Plasma Cannons or Fuel Rod Guns into battle and Spikers as sidearms, striking their enemies from afar while their subordinates close in and engage. This makes the War Chieftains more recognizable and intimidating in battle. Their head crests are also more ornate, with a larger forehead spike featuring a split "V" shape with jagged spikes lining the edges, and a smaller "V" further forward on the helmet. Instead of the lucid red-and-black armor of a regular Chieftain, a War Chieftain wears a similar, golden bronze suit with slightly more powerful shields.
War Chieftains, unlike regular Chieftains, are believed to be the equivalent of a general. They are commonly commanders of Scarabs, and always perform tasks with a crew only featuring Jiralhanae, rather than being warlords of packs. War Chieftains are more often seen guarding smaller outposts.
War Chieftains seem to be higher in rank than regular Jiralhanae Chieftains and are responsible for commanding packs of brute stalkers.
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