Gears of War: E-Day Act 5 Hard Cases Guide – All 5 Locations

Act 5 contains only 5 Hard Cases, all of them found in the first two chapters.

If you already have 120/125 before starting the final Act, these five are the last cases needed for Relax. I'm the Map.

Chapter	Name	Hard Cases
1	One Problem at a Time	2
2	Ghost Town	3
3	Storm Clouds	0
4	Resolute	0
5	The Fall of Kalona	0
Total		5

Once Ghost Town is complete, there are no more Hard Cases in the Campaign, so check the War Journal before moving into Storm Clouds if you are trying to finish 125/125 on the same playthrough.

Act 5 Chapter 1: One Problem at a Time – 2 Hard Cases

Both cases are in the East Kostra train-yard section after the first train sequence. Search the yard fully before boarding the next train.

#	Location	Reward	How to Find It
1	East Kostra Train Yard – Wire Fence	Ripper LMG Mod: Skeleton Frame, Striga Mod: High Capacity Mag	After the first train sequence, enter the East Kostra Exchange Station grounds through the broken wall. Head left through the yard. Before the route forces you down onto the tracks, look for the metal wire fence cutting across the middle of the yard. The Hard Case is pressed against that fence.
2	Train Yard – Back-Right Corner	Armor Mod: Grab 'n Go	Continue through the train-yard fight but do not board the next train immediately afterward. Sweep the back-right side of the yard/platform area first. The second case is tucked into that far corner before the boarding point.

Make sure the chapter shows 2/2 before getting on the next train.

Act 5 Chapter 2: Ghost Town – 3 Hard Cases

The final three Hard Cases are found during the opening streets and mortar-fire route through Ghost Town.

#	Location	Reward	How to Find It
1	Downtown Kalona Street	Armor Mod: Kill Credit	When you return to the downtown streets, move forward instead of immediately searching the side routes. The Hard Case is straight ahead as you enter the street section, near the damaged vehicles/fencing.
2	Left Branch Near Discount Drugstore	Injector Mod: Volatility Amplifier, Pulse Drone Mod: Echo Resonance	Continue until the route splits. Take the left branch and follow it uphill/to the end rather than staying with the main objective. The case is near the Discount Drugstore at the end of that side route.
3	Under the Bridge After Mortar Fire	Stim Mod: Reflex Field	During the mortar-fire section, keep moving until the route drops you beneath the bridge/overpass. After the drop, look straight ahead beside the truck for the final Hard Case.

Opening the third Ghost Town case should bring Act 5 to 5/5.

Act 5 Chapters 3–5 – 0 Hard Cases

There are no Hard Cases in:

• Chapter 3: Storm Clouds
• Chapter 4: Resolute
• Chapter 5: The Fall of Kalona

If your Campaign total is still below 125 after Ghost Town, the missing case is in an earlier Act.

Act 5 Hard Case Checklist

Chapter	Expected Total
One Problem at a Time	2
Ghost Town	3
Storm Clouds	0
Resolute	0
The Fall of Kalona	0
Act 5 Total	5

The full Campaign distribution is:

Act	Hard Cases
Act 1	0
Act 2	36
Act 3	38
Act 4	46
Act 5	5
Total	125

For standard lore pickups, use our Act 5 Collectibles Guide. For all Campaign completion categories, see the E-Day Collectibles, Hard Cases, Supply Caches & Secondary Objectives guide, or return to the Gears of War: E-Day guide hub.