Red Dead Redemption 2: Challenges, all - maps, tips, rewards, requirements Red Dead Redemption 2 Guide and Walkthrough

In Red Dead Redemption 2, there are a number of challenges to complete. These not only provide rewards but also unlock new tasks, e.g. additional legendary animals.

Last update: 26 September 2022

In Red Dead Redemption 2 you will encounter all kinds of challenges. Fulfilling each challenge provides you with a Reward. In order to start a challenge in RDR2 you have to do an activity, e.g. purchase a horse or weapon. This will unlock the first challenge in the list. To unlock the next, you need to complete the first one, you cannot simultaneously perform two challenges of the same kind.

In this section, we have described all the challenges available in the game Red Dead Redemption 2 along with the Rewards for completing the challenges.

• Weapons Expert
• Survivalist Challenges
• Sharpshooter
• Master Hunter
• Horseman
• Explorer
• Herbalist
• Bandit
• Gambler / Gambler

Weapons Expert

Weapons Expert 1

Requirements: Kill 3 enemies with knife only.

Reward: New weapon cabinets.

Weapons Expert 2

Requirements: Kill 3 enemies with thrown knives in no more than 10 seconds.

Reward: 25 health points and $5.

Weapons Expert 3

Requirements: Kill 3 birds using tomahawk only.

Reward: New strap on the weapon.

Weapons Expert 4

Requirements: Kill 10 enemies with a rifle, using hand-made ammunition.

Reward: 50 additional health points and $10.

Weapons Expert 5

Requirements: Kill 5 enemies using throwing knives.

Reward: 50 extra health points and $10.

Weapons Expert 6

Requirements: Kill 4 enemies with one dynamite.

Reward: 100 extra health points and $15.

Weapons Expert 7

Requirements: Kill 4 enemies by throwing a tomahawk. Each time, however, you must retrieve your weapon and kill the enemy again.

Reward: A new weapon holster.

Weapons Expert 8

Requirements: Kill 15 enemies by shooting from the hip - without aiming.

Reward: 100 extra health points and $15.

Weapons Expert 9

Requirements: Kill 9 enemies from hiding, using a bow.

Reward: 100 extra health points and $20.

Weapons Expert 10

Requirements: Kill an unknowledgeable person with just a knife, without getting hurt.

Reward: New bandolier.

Survivalist Challenges

Survivalist 1

Requirements: Catch 3 fish called bass blue.

Reward: New weapon belt.

Survivalist 2

Requirements: Catch five animals with traps.

Reward: 25 extra stamina points and $5.

Survivalist 3

Requirements: Kill 4 animals using a sniper rifle.

Reward: New holster.

Survivalist 4

Requirements: Create arrows of any kind.

Reward: 50 extra stamina points and $10.

Survivalist 5

Requirements: Bad fish with ice.

Reward: 50 additional stamina points and $10.

Survivalist 6

Requirements: Kill 5 animals when they devour other animals.

Reward: 100 extra stamina points and $15.

Survivalist 7

Requirements: Kill 8 animals with arrows for small animals.

Reward: New bandolier.

Survivalist 8

Requirements: Create all possible kinds of dynamites and throwing weapons.

Reward: 100 extra stamina points and $15.

Survivalist 9

Requirements: Fish of size 19 lbs.

Reward: 150 additional strength points and $20.

Survivalist 10

Requirements: Catch all possible kinds of fish available in the game.

Reward: New holster.

Sharpshooter

Sharpshooter 1

Requirements: Kill 3 birds in flight.

Reward: New bandolier.

Sharpshooter2

Requirements: Kill 2 animals with Dead Eye.

Reward: 25 additional points of Dead Eye and $5.

Sharpshooter3

Requirements: Kill 5 flying birds on the train.

Reward: New holster.

Sharpshooter4

Requirements: Kill an enemy with a tomahawk standing more than 80 feet from them.

Reward: 50 additional points of Dead Eye and $10.

Sharpshooter5

Requirements: Kill six animals without reloading or changing weapons.

Reward: 50 additional points of Dead Eye and $10.

Sharpshooter6

Requirements: Kill a sniper animal more than 650 feet away from it.

Reward: 100 additional points of Dead Eye and $15.

Sharpshooter7

Requirements: You have to perform 7 headshots in a row.

Reward: A new weapon holster.

Sharpshooter8

Requirements: Disarm 3 enemies without reloading weapons.

Reward: 100 additional points of Dead Eye and $15.

Sharpshooter9

Requirements: Shoot down 3 person's headgear using Deadly Precision.

Reward: 100 additional points of Dead Eye and $20.

Sharpshooter10

Requirements: Shoot 3 birds using a sniper rifle.

Reward: New belt on the weapon.

Master Hunter

Master Hunter 1

Requirements: Skin 3 deer.

Reward: New holster.

Master Hunter 2

Requirements: Get 3 rabbit skins in perfect condition.

Reward: 25 extra health points and $5.

Master Hunter 3

Requirements: Catch 10 animals in prepared traps.

Reward: New bandolier.

Master Hunter 4

Requirements: Kill 5 animals with a clean shot (a single shot in the head).

Reward: 50 extra health points and $10.

Master Hunter 5

Requirements: Get 3 skin unknowledge.

Reward: 50 extra health points and $10.

Master Hunter 6

Requirements: Kill 5 pumas with a bow.

Reward: 100 extra health points and $15.

Master Hunter 7

Requirements: Use the bait to lure and kill herbivorous and carnivorous animals.

Reward: New weapon strap.

Master Hunter 8

Requirements: Lead into fish without the use of a rod.

Reward: 100 extra health points and $15.

Master Hunter 9

Requirements: Catch the opossum.

Reward: 150 additional health points and $20.

Master Hunter 10

Requirements: Kill the legendary "Giaguaro" panther.

Reward: A new weapon holster.

Horseman

Horseman 1

Requirements: Kill 5 rabbits from the mount.

Reward: New belt for weapons.

Horseman 2

Requirements: Jump over 3 obstacles in 15 seconds.

Reward: 25 extra stamina points and $5.

Horseman 3

Requirements: Go from Valentine to Rhodes in 5 minutes.

Reward: A new holster.

Horseman 4

Requirements: Catch a prey with a lasso and pull it over 3300 feet behind you.

Reward: 50 extra strength points and $10.

Horseman 5

Requirements: Kill 5 animals with a horse (trample).

Reward: 50 extra stamina points and $10.

Horseman 6

Requirements: Get from Strawberry to Saint Denis in 9 minutes without entering the water.

Reward: 100 additional strength points and $15.

Horseman 7

Requirements: Kill 7 enemies on horseback.

Reward: New bandolier.

Horseman 8

Requirements: Kill 9 predators on horseback.

Reward: New bandolier.

Horseman 9

Requirements: Get off Van Horn Blackwater in 17 minutes without entering the water.

Reward: New holster.

Horseman 10

Requirements: Meet all the horse breeds available in the game.

Reward: New holster.

Explorer

Explorer 1

Requirements: Find a treasure map.

Reward: A new holster.

Explorer 2

Requirements: Find a treasure.

Reward: 25 additional strength points and $15.

Explorer 3

Requirements: Find a treasure.

Reward: New bandolier.

Explorer 4

Requirements: Find a treasure.

Reward: 50 additional strength points and $10.

Explorer 5

Requirements: Find a treasure.

Reward: 50 additional strength points and $10.

Explorer 6

Requirements: Find a treasure.

Reward: 100 additional strength points and $15.

Explorer 7

Requirements: Find a treasure.

Reward: A new harrow belt.

Explorer 8

Requirements: Find a treasure.

Reward: 100 additional strength points and $15.

Explorer 9

Requirements: Find a treasure.

Reward: 150 additional strength points and $20.

Explorer 10

Requirements: Find a treasure.

Reward: New holster.

Herbalist

Herbalist 1

Requirements: Collect yarrow.

Reward: New holster.

Herbalist 2

Requirements: Collect and eat 4 blackberries.

Reward: 25 extra health points and $5.

Herbalist 3

Requirements: Create 7 items from different components.

Reward: A new weapon belt.

Herbalist 4

Requirements: Collect 5 mushrooms and feed them to your horse.

Reward: 50 additional health points and $5.

Herbalist 5

Requirements: Create 9 items using Indian tobacco.

Reward: 50 extra health points and $5.

Herbalist 6

Requirements: Collect 15 herbs.

Reward: 100 extra health points and $10.

Herbalist 7

Requirements: Create and use healing potions.

Reward: A new gun holster.

Herbalist 8

Requirements: Create 6 poisonous knives.

Reward: 100 additional health points and $10.

Herbalist 9

Requirements: Collect special herbs.

Reward: 150 extra health points and $20.

Herbalist 10

Requirements: Prepare 11 different types of meat.

Reward: New bandolier.

Bandit

Bandit 1

Requirements: Attack 5 residents of the city.

Reward: New bandolier.

Bandit 2

Requirements: Rob 2 wagons or complete 2 robbery missions with wagons.

Reward: 25 additional points of Dead Eye and $5.

Bandit 3

Requirements: Do 4 stores in one day.

Reward: A new weapon cabinets.

Bandit 4

Requirements: Rob 3 wagons in one day.

Reward: 50 additional points of Dead Eye and $10.

Bandit 5

Requirements: Collect $250 for catching criminals in one state.

Reward: 50 additional points of Dead Eye and $10.

Bandit 6

Requirements: Steal 5 horses and sell them at Clemens Cove Stud.

Reward: 100 additional points of Dead Eye and $10.

Bandit 7

Requirements: Steal $50 from city dwellers.

Reward: New weapon cabinets.

Bandit 8

Requirements: Steal 7 carts and sell them at Emerald Ranch.

Reward: 100 additional points of Dead Eye and $15.

Bandit 9

Requirements: Bind someone and leave them on the track - 3 times.

Reward: 150 additional points of Dead Eye and $15.

Bandit 10

Requirements: Complete 5 robbery missions on the train without dying/being detecting.

Reward: Weapon strap.

Gambler / Gambler

Gambler 1

Requirements: Win 5 times the food.

Reward: A new holster.

Gambler 2

Requirements: When playing blackjack, set the double bet and win 2 times.

Reward: 25 additional points of Dead Eye and $5.

Gambler 3

Requirements: Win three rounds in five fingers.

Reward: 25 additional points of Dead Eye and $5.

Gambler 4

Requirements: Take over all the chips by playing poker at Flat neck Station, Saint Denis and Valentine.

Reward: 50 additional points of Dead Eye and $10.

Gambler 5

Requirements: Win 3 rounds of dominoes without matching tiles.

Reward: 50 additional points of Dead Eye and $10.

Gambler 6

Requirements: Beat the Dealers in Rhodes and Van Horn.

Reward: 100 additional points of Dead Eye and $15.

Gambler 7

Requirements: Win five fingers in Valentine, Van Horn and Strawberry.

Reward: Weapon belt.

Gambler 8

Requirements: Win 3 times Blackjack 3 times or more.

Reward: 100 additional points of Dead Eye and $15.

Gambler 9

Requirements: Win 3 consecutive dominoes.

Reward: 150 extra points of Dead Eye and $20.

Gambler 10

Requirements: Win poker 3 times in a row.

Reward: 150 extra points of Dead Eye and $20.