Red Dead Redemption 2 Challenges Guide

Red Dead Redemption 2 All Challenges Guides

In this Red Dead Redemption 2 Challenges Guide, we will list all of the challenges that are in the game. These are specific challenges that require you to perform tasks in a certain way to complete and unlock the next challenge in line. There are a total of 90 challenges in 9 categories that we will list below.

These challenges can be completed anytime and are important if you want 100% completion of the Red Dead Redemption 2. Challenges come in a specific order in each category that you have to complete to unlock the next challenge. So you must complete the first task to unlock the second.

Challenges Guide – Red Dead Redemption 2

Below, we have listed all the categories and the tasks that you have to complete. As mentioned above, the challenges come in 9 challenge categories:

Bandit
Explorer
Gambler
Herbalist
Horseman
Master Hunter
Sharpshooter
Survivalist
Weapons Expert

List of All Challenges

Bandit Challenges
- Hold up 5 townsfolk
- Rob any 2 coaches or return any 2 stolen coaches to the Fence
- Rob the cash register in any 4 shops in one day
- Rob any 3 coaches or return any 3 stolen coaches to the fence in a day
- Amass $250 bounty in one state
- Steal 5 horses and sell them to the Horse Fence at Clemens Cove
- Rob $50 worth of cash and valuables from townsfolk and travelers
- Steal 7 wagons and sell them to the Fence at Emerald Ranch
- Hogtie someone and leave them on the railroad 3 times
- Complete 5 train robberies without dying or being caught

Explorer Challenges
- Find a Treasure Map
- Find a Treasure # 1
- Find a Treasure # 2
- Find a Treasure # 3
- Find a Treasure # 4
- Find a Treasure # 5
- Find a Treasure # 6
- Find a Treasure # 7
- Find a Treasure # 8
- Find a Treasure # 9

Gambler Challenges
- Win 5 hands of poker
- In Blackjack, double down and win the hand 5 times
- Win 3 games of Five Finger Fillet
- Bust one poker location out in each location (Flatneck Station, Saint Denis, Valentine)
- Win 3 rounds of dominoes without drawing any tiles against 2 or fewer opponents
- Beat the Blackjack dealer in two locations (Rhodes and Van Horn)
- Beat the five finger fillet player in every location (Strawberry, Valentine, Van Horn)
- Win three hands of Blackjack with three hits or more
- Win three games of dominoes in a row
- Win three hands of Poker in a row

Herbalist Challenges
- Pick 6 Yarrow
- Pick and eat 4 spices of berry
- Craft 7 items using sage as an ingredient
- Pick 5 mushrooms and feed them to your horse
- Craft 9 items using Indian Tobacco as an ingredient
- Pick 15 different species of herb
- Craft and use 5 special miracle tonics
- Use oleander to craft 6 poison weapons
- Pick one of each species of herb
- Season and cook all 11 types of meat

Horseman Challenges
- Kill 5 rabbits from horseback
- Jump over 3 obstacles in 15 seconds
- Ride from Valentine to Rhodes in less than five minutes
- While mounted, drag a victim for 3300 feet using your lasso
- Trample 5 animals while on horseback
- Ride from Strawberry to Saint Denis in less than 9 minutes without touching any water
- Kill 7 enemies from horseback without dismounting
- Kill 9 predators from horseback
- Ride from Van Horn to Blackwater in less than 17 minutes without touching any water
- Break every wild horse breed

Master Hunter Challenges
- Skin 3 deer
- Collect 3 perfect quality rabbit pelts
- Track 10 different animal species using your binoculars
- Call an animal and get a clean kill 5 times
- Skin 3 black or grizzly bears
- Kill 5 cougars with your bow, then skin them
- Use bait to lure and kill both a herbivore and predator
- Catch 3 fish without using a fishing rod
- Catch an opossum playing possum
- Find and kill the legendary panther “Giaguaro”

Sharpshooter Challenges
- Kill 3 flying birds
- Kill 2 different species of animal in the same Dead Eye use
- Kill 5 flying birds while on a moving train
- Kill someone at 80 feet away with a tomahawk
- Kill 6 animals without switching or reloading your weapon
- Kill someone at least 660 feet away with a long scoped rifle
- Get 7 headshots in a row
- Disarm 3 enemies without reloading or switching your weapon
- Shoot 3 people’s hats off in the same Dead Eye use
- Kill 3 flying birds with 3 consecutive long scoped rifle shots

Survivalist Challenges
- Catch 3 Bluegill fish
- Hand 5 animals into camp or trapper
- Kill 5 animals with a varmint rifle
- Craft a dynamite, fire, improved, poison, and small game arrow
- Catch a fish in the Bayou from a riverboat and while standing on train tracks
- Kill a scavenging animal while it is feeding a corpse 5 times
- Kill 8 small game animals with consecutive shots, using small game arrows
- Craft a homing tomahawk, improved tomahawk, volatile dynamite, and volatile fire bottle
- Catch a fish that weighs at least 19lb
- Catch one of each type of fish throughout the world

Weapons Expert Challenges
- Kill 3 enemies with a knife
- Kill 3 enemies in 10 seconds using only throwing knives
- Kill 3 birds of prey using only a tomahawk
- Kill 10 enemies with a shotgun using crafted ammo
- Kill 5 mounted enemies, using 1 throwing knife per kill
- Kill 4 enemies at the same time with a single stick of dynamite
- Kill 4 consecutive enemies by throwing and retrieving the same tomahawk
- Kill 15 enemies using a long-barreled shotgun
- Kill 9 unaware enemies from behind, using the bow
- Kill a grizzly bear without taking damage, using only throwing knives