Halo: The Master Chief Collection has been updated once again, with the newest playlist update for April 14 bringing a brand-new multiplayer mode for everyone.

　　Escalation Slayer, which was previously only available in Custom Games when it arrived in the Season 6 update, is now available in public matchmaking. Similar to Gun Game, Escalation Slayer gives you a new gun each time you get a kill, seemingly at random, until someone gets a kill with all of them. Given Halo's huge variety of famous and fun weapons, this mode sounds like a treat, in addition to being very chaotic.

　　Prepare to be prepared.

　　Season 6's newest game variant, Escalation Slayer, is now live in MCC! Make each level count, and lock and load whatever you've got. pic.twitter.com/ZKRHv1Hv3i

　　— Halo (@Halo) April 14, 2021

　　It's available now for Halo: Reach, Halo 2: Anniversary, and Halo 4 in 4v4 and FFA modes. There is a dedicated playlist for it accessible through the match composer so you can play it 24/7 if you want.

　　With the addition of Escalation Slayer to the featured playlist slot, the fan-favorite Grifball mode has rotated out.

　　Now that Escalation Slayer has arrived, that paves the way for 343 to deliver the next big matchmaking change for Halo: MCC. The studio is planning to add the new Halo 3 map Waterfall--the first new map for the game in over a decade--to public matchmaking at some point in the future. It's currently in the game, but only for Custom Games.

　　For more on MCC's Season 6: Raven update, check out GameSpot's interview with 343 about the new Halo 3 map, the new Custom Games Browser, and more.