Gears of War: E-Day Act 2 Collectibles Guide – All 38 Locations

Act 2 contains 38 standard collectibles spread across five chapters, with most of them packed into Chapter 2: Hold the Line.

That chapter is much more open than the surrounding sections, so it is the part of Act 2 where you are most likely to leave something behind while following the main objective. The safest approach is to clear nearby interiors, alleys, side streets and optional areas before moving on.

This guide covers the standard collectibles only. Hard Cases and Secondary Objectives are tracked separately; see our full E-Day collectibles overview for how they fit into 100% completion.

Chapter	Name	Collectibles
1	Bravo Squad	5
2	Hold the Line	27
3	No Gear Left Behind	5
4	Fly Boys	0
5	Overrun	1
Total		38

Before leaving each chapter, check your total in the War Journal. If you are short at the end of Act 2, start your cleanup with Hold the Line, since it contains 27 of the 38 collectibles.

Act 2 Chapter 1: Bravo Squad – 5 Collectibles

Bravo Squad is fairly linear, but several collectibles sit just off the route around the bridge sections. Search the control rooms fully before using any objective controls, and take a moment to check beneath and behind the bridge after the fights.

#	Collectible	How to Find It
1	COG Helmet With Bullet Hole	After getting outside, follow the newly opened route until you reach the bus. Before continuing forward, move around the back of the bus and search the ground for the helmet.
2	Sniper Goggles	Enter the first bridge control room. Before interacting with the controls, take the short corridor on the left and search the end of it for the goggles.
3	Bridge Worker's Lunch Kit	After helping Charlie Squad, move below the bridge instead of immediately continuing with the objective. Keep to the left side and search the work area for the lunch kit.
4	Trashball RUSH Magazine	Inside the second bridge control room, search the right-hand side of the room before using the controls or leaving the area.
5	Medic's First Aid Kit	After the final bridge fight, search the rear of the combat area near the fallen Gear before moving on to the next section.

If your War Journal does not show 5/5 before the chapter ends, recheck both bridge control rooms first. The Sniper Goggles and Trashball RUSH Magazine are easy to miss because the objective naturally pulls you toward the controls.

Act 2 Chapter 2: Hold the Line – 27 Collectibles

Hold the Line is the main collectible chapter of Act 2. It opens into a larger area with several shops, apartments, alleys, bridges and optional objectives, so following the objective marker directly is the easiest way to miss something.

A good approach is to sweep the area in sections instead of crossing back and forth repeatedly:

opening streets and shops → bank and nearby alleys → warehouse district → Mags' apartment → hotel and shelter area → remaining side objectives

Some collectibles are found during optional activities, so do not leave the chapter until you have finished the side content you intend to complete.

#	Collectible	How to Find It
1	Cinema Filmatica Magazine	Near the beginning of the open section, enter the car dealership garage and search inside before moving deeper into the district.
2	A Letter Home	Complete or enter the building used during the trapped-family side objective. Search inside the building for the letter before leaving.
3	Trashies Cereal Box	Enter the fuel-station store and check the counter area for the cereal box.
4	Kalona Postcard	Leave the fuel station and take the alley on the right. Search along the alley before returning to the main street.
5	Vandalized Salvaging Poster	Enter the Major Burger near the opening area and search the interior walls for the poster.
6	Foreman's Datapad	At the construction site, stay on the ground floor and search the work area before climbing or moving on.
7	COG Tags of Private Liz Waxman	Search the scaffolding on the east side of the area. The tags are found on the body positioned along the scaffold route.
8	Emgazi Blitz Display Case	Enter the nearby apartment building and search the interior for the display case.
9	Birthday Card with Toy Lancer	Go beneath the bridge west of the bank. Look for the body facing the river and search beside it for the card and toy Lancer.
10	Kalona Metro Fare Notice	Find the subway entrance south of the bank and inspect the entrance area for the fare notice.
11	Tales from the Tyran Night Story Book	Search the scaffolded building near the bank. The book is inside rather than out on the street.
12	Major Burger Box	Enter the restaurant near the missing-squad objective and go into the back room. The box is inside.
13	COG Tags of Specialist Brendan O'Connell	From the missing-squad objective area, move northeast into the alley and search for the fallen Gear.
14	COG Tags of Master Sergeant Mark Avalon	Head toward the loading-bay area west of the warehouse district and search inside for Avalon's tags.
15	Caricature of Colonel Elias Trench	Near the end of the bridge, check the nearby pole rather than moving straight on. The caricature is attached to it.
16	COG Tags of Specialist Arnold Imhatip	After collecting the Trench caricature, move under the bridge and search the nearby area for the body and tags.
17	Timgad Refinery Recruitment Poster	Enter the building west of the warehouse district and search the interior walls for the recruitment poster.
18	Re: Vibration Complaints	Around the Imulsion Stockpile objective, enter the nearby building and search inside for the document.
19	Photograph and Harmonica from Mags' Apartment	Progress the story until you enter Mags' apartment. The photograph and harmonica are received after the story scene there.
20	War Savings Bond	When the story allows access to the Bank of Tyrus vault, search inside the vault for the bond before leaving.
21	COG Tags of Specialist Jada Clemmons	Enter the restaurant near the bank and search inside for the fallen Gear and tags.
22	Pendulum Wars Victory Flag	Around the hotel area, check the nearby newsstand for the flag.
23	Child's Monster Drawings	On the route toward the hotel, enter the store and search the back room rather than staying on the main path.
24	Holiday Photos	Around the shelter area, after helping the injured Gear from the crashed Raven, search the nearby area for the photos.
25	Muster Point Instructions	Continue toward the hotel and inspect the courtyard area along the route for the instructions.
26	COG Tags of Sergeant Elijah Adams	Complete the side mission involving the COG sniper. The tags are found during that optional objective, so do not skip it if you want all 27 collectibles.
27	Portrait of Chairman Tomas Dalyell	Enter the hotel through the main entrance, go right, then head upstairs and search the upper area for the portrait.

If you finish Hold the Line with anything below 27/27, the first places to recheck are the bank district, warehouse area, hotel route and the optional objectives. The side-mission collectible tied to Sergeant Elijah Adams is especially easy to overlook if you are focusing only on the main story.

Act 2 Chapter 3: No Gear Left Behind – 5 Collectibles

This chapter becomes linear again, which makes cleanup easier. Most of the collectibles sit close to the story route, but several are placed beside bodies and corners you can run past quickly.

#	Collectible	How to Find It
1	COG Tags of Private Sal Harkniss	After the major cutscene, continue into the tunnel and search beside the first fallen Gear for the tags.
2	COG Tags of Private Siv Strickland	Stay in the same tunnel section and continue until you reach the second fallen Gear. Search the body for Strickland's tags.
3	Bloodied Spike	Before reaching the giant golden Gear statue, keep to the right-hand side of the road and search the dead soldier tucked into the corner.
4	Ink-Covered Wrench	In the plaza containing the giant golden Gear statue, search the ground on the left side for the wrench.
5	COG Tags of Lieutenant Jane Hawkins	After speaking with Captain Gray and leaving the building, go down the steps and check the right-hand side before passing through the gate.

Check for 5/5 before passing through the final gate or transition. The Bloodied Spike and Hawkins' tags are the two most likely to be missed because both sit near routes that naturally pull you forward.

Act 2 Chapter 4: Fly Boys – 0 Collectibles

There are no standard collectibles in Fly Boys.

You can play through the chapter normally without worrying about the standard collectible count.

Act 2 Chapter 5: Overrun – 1 Collectible

Overrun has only one standard collectible, so make sure you grab it before leaving the hangar.

#	Collectible	How to Find It
1	Point Fairlight Hangar Data Pad	Once inside the hangar, search the left-hand side before pushing into the next objective. Pick up the datapad before leaving the hangar section.

After collecting the datapad, your Act 2 total should show 38/38.

Act 2 Collectible Checklist

If you are missing something after finishing Act 2, use the chapter totals to narrow down the search instead of replaying the entire Act.

Chapter	Expected Total
Bravo Squad	5
Hold the Line	27
No Gear Left Behind	5
Fly Boys	0
Overrun	1
Act 2 Total	38

If you are only one or two short, Hold the Line should be your first cleanup chapter. Its open structure, side objectives and multiple interiors make it much easier to miss an item than the more linear chapters around it.

For the rest of the Campaign completion categories, use our E-Day Collectibles, Hard Cases, Supply Caches & Secondary Objectives guide or return to the Gears of War: E-Day guide hub.