Gears of War 3 Wiki Guide

King of the Hill


King of the Hill has been reborn. In a 5 on 5 battle, two teams have to get to a score of 120 to win the round. 2 rounds are needed to win the match. The blue ring you capture will only be available for a short period of time until it moves to another location. There is mulitple locations where it spawns at and always at least 5 different locations. Additionally, you do not need to be within the ring once it is captured to continue gaining points.

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The new King of the Hill is basically the child of King of the Hill and Annex from Gears 2. Some hills will be in open areas while some are in closed up areas. Depending on the area that it is in and what map you are on will help you determine which way you want to progress this. Best way to go is to have someone grab the power weapon of the area, rather there be one or two. Frags are a must in this game mode. Frag tag the area of the circle so that when enemies try to take your hill, they will be sorry.

Running around with a shotgun will help your team if you are actually in and around the objective, not just going for kills while the last few points are scored for the enemy.

If you see a few teammates heading toward the objective, and they are trying to cap it while under fire, help them! You're more formidable as a team, so stay relatively close. You won't win unless you obey the golden rule.

Don't stand in the open. This should be applied to Gears of War in general. If you see a few enemies darting toward the objective, fire some potshots with your Hammerburst or a stream of lead from your Lancer. Force them to use cover, and pin them down so your team can get the objective. Keep them pinned down. If they can't move, they can't contest the objective.

Sometimes, even with your best efforts, the enemy gains the lead. Break the objective ring! You just have to be inside it to do so, and they have to cap it again. This will buy you time until the objective moves. Keep in mind that if your opponents drop you near the ring, you can crawl to it and still break it! Even better, the game will also reward you with a ribbon for it!

Battlefield awareness is crucial in this game mode as your enemies could be anywhere. A great way to find and enemy in this game mode is to keep an eye on the ring. If it turns the opponents color, Boom! you just discovered the location of at least 1 player. The thing about this game mode is if you don't see the enemy at the ring, there probably flanking you or have set traps. Never wander into the ring area expecting a walk in the park. This game mode attracts people who are just out to kill people so never let your guard down. It's not uncommon for a player to hunt you down on the other side of the map when the objective is a mile away from him.


  •  When a ring is about to change to another location players should start fanning out to prepare to find the next ring before the opposing team.  
  • You need 1 person more than the other team present in the ring to break it. For example, if there is one enemy within the ring then you would need two in order to break it.