Gears of War: E-Day features an extensive collection of 130 items scattered across its five acts, the most of any installment in the series. These collectibles range from personal mementos to official documents and even enemy weaponry, offering a deeper glimpse into the world of Sera during the emergence of the Locust. This guide details the location of each item, helping players track down every last piece of lore without extensive searching.
Act 1: Emergence
Act 1 contains 13 collectibles.
Chapter 1: Emergence
- Monster Jaw: Found immediately after the first Wretch encounter, between an Emergence Hole and a newsstand.
- Bloody Transit Worker’s Helmet: Located in a side area within the lower maintenance tunnels.
- Front Page of the Kalona Times: Inside the kitchen of the ‘Cafe & Bakery,’ encountered after Marcus lifts a concrete pillar.
Chapter 2: Survival of the Fittest
- KPD Police Bulletin: In the main office area of the police station, towards the back of the room on a desk.
- Bloodied Police Chief’s Badge: Found on a shelf below the impaled police chief in the conference room of the Tactical Operations area.
- Army Recruitment Pamphlet: In the back of the main foyer of the Recruiting Center, behind the reception desk.
- Try On Pilot Helmet: Located on a display row of helmets directly to the right of the Army Recruitment Pamphlet in the Recruiting Center.
Chapter 3: A Gear in Need
- Tomatoes, Canned: In the stock area of the Pay-N-Save, sticking to the left.
- Broken Lancer Bayonet: Recovered from an assailant after a fight within the Pay-N-Save.
Chapter 4: Back in the Fold
- Frontpage of the Tyran Chronicle: On the steps to the right of the ‘Bar & Lounge’ as you escort Mayor Shaw down the street.
- Anti-UIR Propaganda Poster: Found on the sidewalk at the bottom of the stairs after clearing the back alleys outside Landa Medical.
- Landa Medical Supplies Memo: On the main desk in the reception area of Landa Medical.
- COG Tags of Private Brick Rosso: Located near the chopped-up body of Private Brick Rosso, across the street from Landa Medical, behind a police car.
Act 2: Gears of War
Act 2 contains 38 collectibles.
Chapter 1: Bravo Squad
- COG Helmet With Bullet Hole: Behind the burnt-out bus at the start of the chapter.
- Sniper Goggles: At the far end of the first control room.
- Bridge Worker’s Lunch Kit: In a section below the bridge, to the left after descending a ladder.
- Thrashball Rush Magazine: At the end of the second control room.
- Medic’s First Aid Kit: On the floor between a station wagon and a burning COG truck, down a winding staircase after a wall of fire.
Chapter 2: Hold the Line
This multi-part chapter contains 27 collectibles. Collectibles gathered in early parts of the chapter may be retrievable later if missed, but parts are points of no return.
- Cinema Filmatica Magazine: In the back room of the used car dealership, near the Last Dollar store.
- A Letter Home: On the wall of a small room in the garage of the Last Dollar store.
- Thrashies Cereal Box: On the counter inside the Timgad Prime store.
- Kalona Postcard: In the back alley area, through the gates from Octus Way Station.
- Vandalized Salvaging Poster: In the restroom of a Major Burger.
- COG Tags of Private Liz Waxman: On the scaffolding accessed by smashing a window pane in an apartment complex east of the station.
- Emgazi Blitz Display Case: In the bedroom of an apartment building, on a desk.
- Birthday Card With Toy Lancer: On the pavement by the water, near the truck blaring an alarm at the Bank of Tyrus.
- COG Tags of Master Sergeant Mark Avamor: In the loading bay with a Timgad Prime van, down a marked backstreet.
- Major Burger Box: On the sink out back of the second Major Burger encountered.
- COG Tags of Specialist Brenden O’Connell: In an alleyway to the right side of the Major Burger.
- COG Tags of Specialist Arnold Imhatip: By crumpled vehicles under an underpass heading towards the east bridge.
- Caricature of Colonel Elias Trench: On the side of a wooden post outside the Timgad Prime store.
- RE: Vibration Complaints: On a door inside a Live Music store in the Warehouse District.
- Timgad Refinery Recruitment Poster: On the wall to the right of the elevator in the hotel across from Amberstone Storage.
- Photograph and Harmonica from Mags’ Apartment: Automatically obtained when visiting her apartment.
- Kalona Metro Fare Notice: In Hance Station, by the bank in the main square.
- War Savings Bond: Within the vault of the Bank of Tyrus (accessible later in the story).
- COG Tags of Specialist Jada Clemmons: Behind the counter of the Grind Coffee shop opposite the Bank of Tyrus.
- Tales from the Tyran Night Story Book: On a small shelving unit outside a bathroom in an apartment building's alleyway.
- Foreman’s Datapad: On the illuminated remnants of the foreman on the north-west side of the first floor of the construction site.
- Pendulum Wars Victory Flag: On a newsstand opposite a broken-down ambulance, past Shelter 04.
- Child’s Monster Drawings: In a small office room in the back of the Last Dollar store.
- COG Tags of Sergeant Elijah Adams: On the body of a lone soldier in an apartment block.
- Muster Point Instructions: Tucked away on a wall in the back right corner of a courtyard with a blood fountain.
- Holiday Photos: Between benches at a newsstand down past a Major Burger.
- Portrait of Chairman Tomas Dalyell: Next to the elevators on the right side of the stairs inside the Kolona Hotel.
Chapter 3: No Gear Left Behind
- COG Tags of Private Sal Harkniss: On Harkniss’ body shortly after the chapter begins.
- COG Tags of Private Siv Strickland: On the ground next to Strickland’s impaled corpse, near Harkniss’ tags.
- Bloodied Spike: Sticking out of a body past the ‘Beer & Wine’ store sign, after reaching the apex of a hill under mortar fire.
- Ink-Covered Wrench: Next to a blackened corpse by a stone bench in a scaffolded area with two golden COG statues.
- COG Tags of Lieutenant Jane Hawkins: On a body surrounded by bodybags at the bottom of stairs outside the Courthouse.
Chapter 4: Flyboys
There are no collectibles in Act 2, Chapter 4.
Chapter 5: Overrun
- Point Fairlight Hangar Data Pad: To the left of the rally point in the main hangar, near a Supply Cache.
Act 3: The Heart of Corruption
Act 3 contains 36 collectibles.
Chapter 1: Stranded
- COG Army Knife: Among trees down a rope from an abandoned campsite en route to Fairlight Base.
- Fairlight Rifle Range Sign: Posted on the gate support after hopping the fence into Fairlight Base.
- Gut-Puncher Grenade Rounds: On a crate next to a Supply Cache in the Power Station courtyard.
- Prepper’s Scavenging Map: Between two transformers in the Power Station courtyard.
- UIR Soldier Shooting Target: Propped against a tank on the opposite side of the Power Station courtyard.
Chapter 2: Enemy Lines
- Damaged Gnasher Shotgun: On top of blue boxes to the right after dipping under rubble at the start of the chapter.
- Parchment and Powder Pouch: On top of a supply box in a torchlit area filled with ammo.
- Parchment with Indecipherable Writing: On boxes beneath the Kalona Auto Rentals sign in the subway station.
- COG Tags of Private Beth Avila: Down a dark tunnel, around the corner from three lit flares, after defeating Wretches in the subway tunnels.
- Maintenance Worker’s Bloodied Flashlight: By a smashed train cart at a dead end in the sewers, after emerging onto platform K.
- COG Tags of Private First Class Erick Davis: Near a Supply Cache and Hard Case in the sewers.
Chapter 3: Last Foothold
- COG Tags of Sergeant First Class Robin Hamill: Outside Kalona Theater.
- COG Tags of Corporal Tracy Moore: In the first room to the right inside a burning building across from the theater.
- Colonel Trench’s VIP List: On a table in the medical tents upon entering the camp.
- COG Tags of Private Luis Garcia: Inside a dilapidated tent at the back of the combat area.
- Captain Grey’s Field Journal: In the back right corner of the library, on a table.
- Locust Pistol Ammunition: Across the street from the library, along the canal.
- COG Tags of Specialist Bernard Havelock: On fallen COG soldiers up into a tram, to the right of a giant E-Hole.
- COG Tags of Private First Class John Carnahan: Outside Shelter 05, to the left of the Kalona Hotel.
- Damaged Heavy Locust Helmet: On the body of a Locust near the park's east side, after starting the ‘Lost in the Park’ subquest.
- COG Tags of Private Oded Bay: In the blood fountain.
- Blade-like Projectiles: On a dead COG with projectiles sticking out, on the scaffolding accessed by stairs before the second set during the ‘Rooftop Mayday’ subquest.
- Landa Memorial Hospital Evacuation Order: On the reception counter inside the hospital.
- COG Tags of Specialist Rachel Carnahan: On the ground next to Specialist Rachel Carnahan, up the stairs from the evac order.
- COG Tags of Private Terrance Sander: Inside the north-western-most entrance to the Kalona Police Station.
Chapter 4: The Convoy
- COG Tags of Private Rudy Bartholomew: Next to a body slumped against a burning cop car on the left sidewalk.
- Locust Crest: Next to a broken down police car on the lower deck, after lowering the bridge and returning.
- COG Tags of Corporal Kevin Garbor: On a stretcher towards the back end of the chapter, after lowering barriers in the second control room.
Chapter 5: Desperate Times
- A bottle of Iron Coast Beer Found!: On the floor next to a dead civilian on a couch, at the start of the mission on the roof.
- Portrait of Chairman Jacob Monroe: In a cubby hole on the left side of the second building.
- Sanctum of the Fallen Memorial Ceremony Program: In the back right corner of the rooftop after defeating a Reaver.
- Locust Spiked Shoulder Pad: On a fallen Locust before heading through the doors to the tower.
- Explosive Bolt: On the floor at the apex of the tower.
Chapter 6: Desperate Measures
- Commander’s Letter Home: On the floor between two vans blocking a tunnel during the first phase of the main boss fight.
- Torn Flag of Tyrus: On the floor in the back left corner of the area outside a gift shop.
- Morith Harbor Snow Globe: On a desk opposite a diorama at the top of the stairs inside the gift shop.