How to Get the Tough Luck Skull in Halo 3

Last Updated: March 9, 2022

The third gold skull to collect in the Halo 3 campaign is the Tough Luck Skull, and like its' name suggests, it's not easy to find. However, if you know where to look then you'll be able to claim it once and for all. Read on to discover where to find it.

Note - The Tough Luck Skull is found on the Tsavo Highway campaign level in Halo 3. Finding and claiming it also unlocks the Tough Luck achievement worth 10 gamerscore for the Xbox 360.

Steps

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Begin the Tsavo Highway campaign level on Halo 3. To claim the skull, you must have begun the campaign level from the beginning and have attempted it on a difficulty of at least Normal. The Tsavo Highway campaign level can be accessed from the Campaign option on the main menu.
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Play your way through the beginning of the level until you reach the first stretch of highway you see in the level. The area is located directly after a fight with the brutes, grunts and drones guarding the first shield door to the highway. There is a long stretch of piping running alongside the road to the left. If you see a Covenant phantom fly overhead, then you are in the right place.

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Jump onto the piping after exiting the highway tunnel, using the machinery next to it to jump off. If you can't reach it, consider parking your warthog, or other vehicle, next to the piping and jump off onto it.
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Walk along the piping until you reach the second valve on it; the one with the regenerator on it. There will be a yellow, grated barrier in front of it on the piping which you will need to jump over.
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Jump over the yellow grating and look immediately to your left after you land. You will see a small protrusion from the piping below with two bolts on it. You need to jump onto these and then onto the ledge far below.
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Bounce off the bolts and onto ledge below. You will take a little bit of damage from the fall, but don't be alarmed. Walk towards the end of the ledge straight ahead and turn to your left. You will see the Tough Luck Skull resting on a rock ledge on the mountain.
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Leap across the chasm between your ledge and the skull's ledge. You may need to double jump or crouch jump, but if you time it well, simply jumping across normally will suffice.
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Claim the Tough Luck Skull by pressing RB on your Xbox 360 controller. Congratulations, you've found it! Check your Xbox 360 gamerscore and achievement statistics to see the Tough Luck achievement has been unlocked for 10 gamerscore. It is represented by a skull with a three-leafed clover on it. You will also be able to use the Tough Luck skull in your campaign games by pressing X in the campaign menu and selecting it. It gives you a x1.5 campaign score multiplier, but increases the chances of enemies dodging your shots and grenades.

Warnings

Do not jump directly off the piping onto the far ledge below or you will die. Jumping onto the bolts of the pipe and then onto the ledge below will make sure you don't die.

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Take extreme care when jumping over to the skull's ledge. You will die if you fall down the middle of the chasm.

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Don't worry if you can't find the skull - view the above video for a better perspective.

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