Bounty Hunter Role

The Bounty Hunter is one of the Specialist Roles that you can take on and progress through in Red Dead Online. Bounty Hunters track down dangerous criminals, turning them in dead or alive in return for a reward, for a life of constant action on both sides of the law.

To get started as a Bounty Hunter, meet the Legendary Bounty Hunter in Rhodes and purchase the Bounty Hunter License - the standard cost is 15 Gold Bars (Twitch Prime Members with a linked account will get the License for free).

Licensed Bounty Hunters can pick up work by visiting Bounty Boards located near law offices, post offices, and train stations across the states. The bounty targets range in difficulty, from lone low-level criminals to Legendary Bounties, notorious outlaws with armed protection details.

A Bounty Hunter can capture targets or kill them, depending on how honorable you are in your pursuits. Keep in mind that bringing in targets alive will yield a greater reward. Taking on an armed gang or bringing multiple targets to justice is made easier with the help of a Posse, who will all earn a cut of the final bounty.

Reaching Bounty Hunter Rank 12 will open up the opportunity to hunt down other players with high bounties of $20 or more. The wanted player must escape (or surrender) within the allotted time and, if captured they’ll also have opportunities to escape and flee. If the Bounty Hunter brings the target in alive, they’ll receive an award, while the criminal serves time.

On December 1st 2020, a Bounty Hunters Expansion Update was released, featuring 10 additional Role Ranks, new Legendary Bounties, new Infamous Bounty Targets, and unlockable items. To start the 10 new Bounty Hunter levels, you have to purchase the "Prestigious Bounty Hunter License" for 15 Gold Bars from the Bounty Board.

Bounty Hunter Role Rank Unlocks & Rewards

Progression will unlock special items like a reinforced lasso for extra-tough targets, a Bounty Wagon to hold multiple targets, the ability to use Eagle-Eye while sprinting or galloping, the ability to duck for protection on horseback, and many other special skills, items, and upgrades.

Unique Bounty Hunter Skills and Items include:

• Focus: Targets glow red in Eagle Eye
• Reinforced Lasso: A lasso made with reinforced rope to keep bounties secure
• Reverse Spin: Perform a Reverse Spin with a single pistol or revolver
• Tonics Satchel Upgrade: Store more items in your Tonics Pouch
• Eagle Eye+: Track enemies while sprinting or galloping
• Spin Up: Perform a Spin Up with a single pistol or revolver
• Kit Satchel Upgrade: Store more items in your Kit Pouch
• Tracking Arrow Pamphlet: A pamphlet recipe on how to craft Tracking Arrows
• Reverse Spin Up: Perform a Reverse Spin Up with a single pistol or revolver
• Ducking: Duck for protection while on horseback
• Bolas: A thrown weapon, perfect for tangling the legs of bounties
• Bounty Wagon: A wagon for securely retaining multiple bounty targets
• Perception: Receive notification of bounties from a greater distance
• Alternating Flips: Perform Alternating Flips with a single pistol or revolver
• Dual Gun Spinning: Perform gun spinning tricks with two pistols or revolvers
• Breton Horses: This breed is strong and muscular.

Below you find the full list of Rank Unlocks & Rewards for the Bounty Hunter Role across all Tiers:

Novice Tier Kit Unlocks (Ranks 1-5)

Promising Tier Kit Unlocks (Ranks 6-10)

Established Tier Kit Unlocks (Ranks 11-15)

Distinguished Tier Kit Unlocks (Ranks 16-20)

Veteran Tier Kit Unlocks (Ranks 21-25)

Prestigious Tier Kit Unlocks (Ranks 26-30)

Bounty Hunter Role Progression Rewards

For everything on the Red Dead Online Roles, check out the Complete Specialist Roles Guide for Red Dead Online, including details on how each works, how to start them, and all items unlocked by progressing through Role Ranks.

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