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Red Dead Redemption 2 mission list

111 missions in story order

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This is the full Red Dead Redemption 2 mission list: 111 missions in story order, of which 21 are optional or one branch of a choice.

Names and order only, with no plot summaries. A mission is listed where at least two independent sources include it; where they disagree on a detail, that detail is left blank.

Chapter 1: Colter (6)

#	Mission	Given by	Needed for the story	Note
1	Outlaws from the West		Yes	opening mission; giver unconfirmed (only gtabase names one: Dutch van der Linde)
2	Enter, Pursued by a Memory	Abigail Roberts	Yes
3	The Aftermath of Genesis	Mr. Pearson	Yes
4	Old Friends	Bill Williamson	Yes
5	Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?		Yes	giver unconfirmed (only gtabase names one: Dutch van der Linde)
6	Eastward Bound		Yes	chapter finale; giver unconfirmed (only gtabase names one: Dutch van der Linde)

Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook (20)

#	Mission	Given by	Needed for the story	Note
7	Polite Society, Valentine Style	Uncle	Yes	rdr2.org says it follows on automatically from Chapter 1
8	Americans at Rest	Javier Escuella	Yes
9	Who is Not without Sin	Reverend Swanson	Yes
10	Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego	Hosea Matthews	Yes
11	The First Shall Be Last	Javier Escuella	Yes
12	Paying a Social Call	Kieran Duffy	Yes
13	A Quiet Time	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
14	Blessed are the Meek?		Yes	giver unconfirmed (only gtabase names one: Micah Bell)
15	Good, Honest, Snake Oil	Sheriff Curtis Malloy	Optional	optional; gtabase names Curtis Malloy, rdr2.org says the Valentine sheriff
16	We Loved Once and True - I, II & III	Mary Linton	Optional	optional; started by a letter
17	Money Lending and Other Sins - I & II	Leopold Strauss	Optional	optional per gtabase and thefilibusterblog
18	Money Lending and Other Sins - III	Leopold Strauss	Yes	required per gtabase and thefilibusterblog; powerpyx groups I-III together as missable
19	The Spines of America	Hosea Matthews	Yes
20	Pouring Forth Oil - I	John Marston	Yes	gtabase groups I & II as one optional entry; thefilibusterblog marks only II optional
21	Pouring Forth Oil - II	John Marston	Optional	optional/missable per thefilibusterblog, powerpyx and rdr2.org
22	A Fisher of Men	Abigail Roberts	Yes
23	Pouring Forth Oil - III & IV	John Marston	Yes	rdr2.org names no giver for part IV
24	An American Pastoral Scene		Yes	giver unconfirmed (only gtabase names one: Micah Bell)
25	The Sheep and the Goats	John Marston	Yes
26	A Strange Kindness	Dutch van der Linde	Yes	chapter finale

Chapter 3: Clemens Point (18)

#	Mission	Given by	Needed for the story	Note
27	The New South	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
28	Further Questions of Female Suffrage	Mr. Pearson	Yes
29	Money Lending and Other Sins - IV	Leopold Strauss	Optional	optional
30	American Distillation	Dutch van der Linde	Yes	guides4gamers names Sheriff Gray instead
31	The Course of True Love - I & II	Beau Gray	Optional	optional
32	The Course of True Love - III		Optional	optional; giver conflict: gtabase Penelope Braithwaite, rdr2.org Beau Gray
33	Advertising, the New American Art - I & II	Abigail Roberts	Yes	giver per rdr2.org and guides4gamers; gtabase names Hosea Matthews
34	Horse Flesh for Dinner		Yes	giver conflict: gtabase John Marston, rdr2.org Tavish Gray
35	The Fine Joys of Tobacco	Hosea Matthews	Yes
36	Magicians for Sport	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
37	Friends in Very Low Places	Josiah Trelawny	Yes
38	An Honest Mistake	Molly O'Shea	Yes
39	Preaching Forgiveness as He Went	Lenny Summers	Yes
40	Sodom? Back to Gomorrah	Bill Williamson	Yes
41	Blessed are the Peacemakers	Micah Bell	Yes
42	A Short Walk in a Pretty Town	Bill Williamson	Yes
43	Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
44	The Battle of Shady Belle		Yes	chapter finale; no giver; starts automatically

Chapter 4: Saint Denis (16)

#	Mission	Given by	Needed for the story	Note
45	The Joys of Civilization	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
46	Angelo Bronte, a Man of Honor	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
47	Money Lending and Other Sins - V	Leopold Strauss	Optional	optional
48	Help a Brother Out	Brother Dorkins	Optional	optional honor mission
49	Brothers and Sisters, One and All	Brother Dorkins	Optional	optional honor mission
50	Fatherhood and Other Dreams - I & II	Mary Linton	Optional	optional; started by a letter
51	No, No and Thrice, No	Mary-Beth Gaskill	Yes	gamepressure names Mrs. Grimshaw instead
52	The Gilded Cage	Hosea Matthews	Yes
53	American Fathers - I & II	Evelyn Miller	Yes	giver per rdr2.org and guides4gamers; gtabase names Eagle Flies
54	A Fine Night of Debauchery	Josiah Trelawny	Yes
55	High and Low Finance	Charles Smith	Optional	optional; Special/Ultimate Edition content only; not counted by every source
56	Horsemen, Apocalypses	Sadie Adler	Yes
57	Urban Pleasures	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
58	Country Pursuits	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
59	Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
60	Banking, the Old American Art	Dutch van der Linde	Yes	chapter finale

Chapter 5: Guarma (9)

#	Mission	Given by	Needed for the story	Note
61	Welcome to the New World		Yes	no giver; starts automatically
62	Savagery Unleashed		Optional	missable per thefilibusterblog and rdr2.org; gtabase lists it as a normal story mission; no named giver
63	A Kind and Benevolent Despot	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
64	Hell Hath No Fury		Yes	no giver; starts automatically
65	Paradise Mercifully Departed		Yes	no giver; starts automatically
66	Dear Uncle Tacitus		Yes	no giver; starts automatically
67	Fleeting Joy		Yes	no giver; starts automatically
68	A Fork in the Road		Yes	no named giver; gamertweak files it under Chapter 6
69	That's Murfree Country	Dutch van der Linde	Yes	chapter finale

Chapter 6: Beaver Hollow (21)

#	Mission	Given by	Needed for the story	Note
70	Icarus and Friends	Sadie Adler	Yes
71	Visiting Hours	Sadie Adler	Yes
72	Just a Social Call	Micah Bell	Yes
73	Do Not Seek Absolution - I	Edith Downes	Optional	optional; requires high honor (level 4 per powerpyx and rdr2.org)
74	Do Not Seek Absolution - II	Edith Downes	Optional	optional; requires high honor
75	Of Men and Angels	Sister Calderon	Optional	optional honor mission; some sources split it into I & II
76	The Course of True Love - IV & V	Penelope Braithwaite	Optional	optional; started by a letter
77	Money Lending and Other Sins - VI & VII	Leopold Strauss	Optional	optional
78	The Delights of Van Horn	Micah Bell	Yes
79	The Bridge to Nowhere	John Marston	Yes
80	A Rage Unleashed	Reverend Swanson	Yes
81	Archeology for Beginners	Rains Fall	Optional	optional
82	Honor, Amongst Thieves	Captain Monroe	Optional	optional
83	The Fine Art of Conversation	Josiah Trelawny	Yes
84	Goodbye, Dear Friend	Sadie Adler	Yes
85	Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow - I & II	Sadie Adler	Optional	optional
86	Favored Sons	Eagle Flies	Yes
87	The King's Son	Charles Smith	Yes
88	My Last Boy	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
89	Our Best Selves	Dutch van der Linde	Yes
90	Red Dead Redemption		Yes	chapter finale; no giver; starts automatically

Epilogue Part 1: Pronghorn Ranch (10)

#	Mission	Given by	Needed for the story	Note
91	The Wheel		Yes	no giver; starts automatically
92	Simple Pleasures	Tom Dickens	Yes
93	Farming, for Beginners	Tom Dickens	Yes
94	Fatherhood, for Beginners	David Geddes	Yes
95	Old Habits		Yes	no giver; starts automatically
96	Jim Milton Rides, Again?	David Geddes	Yes
97	Fatherhood, for Idiots	Abigail Roberts	Yes
98	Motherhood		Yes	no giver; starts automatically (rdr2.org); gamepressure names Sadie Adler
99	Gainful Employment	Sadie Adler	Yes	some sources place it after the next entry
100	The Landowning Classes / Home of the Gentry?	Ansel Atherton	Yes	two titles for one strand; some sources list them as separate missions; ends Epilogue Part 1

Epilogue Part 2: Beecher's Hope (11)

#	Mission	Given by	Needed for the story	Note
101	Bare Knuckle Friendships	Uncle	Yes
102	Home Improvement for Beginners	Uncle	Yes
103	An Honest Day's Labors	Sadie Adler	Yes
104	The Tool Box	Albert Cakes	Yes
105	A New Jerusalem	Uncle	Yes
106	A Quick Favor for an Old Friend	Uncle	Yes
107	Uncle's Bad Day	Uncle	Yes
108	Trying Again	Jack Marston	Yes
109	A Really Big Bastard	Abigail Roberts	Yes
110	A New Future Imagined	Abigail Roberts	Yes
111	American Venom		Yes	final story mission; giver conflict: gtabase Sadie Adler, rdr2.org Abigail

How this list was put together

stated totals differ by how multi-part missions are grouped: gtabase 110 story missions; thefilibusterblog 109 (94 required + 15 optional honor missions); powerpyx 108 main missions. gamepressure, fextralife, gamewith state no total.

this file has 111 rows (multi-part missions grouped mostly as gtabase does; Pouring Forth Oil I and II split because only part II is optional). 90 rows required, 21 rows optional/missable.

chapters: Chapter 1: Colter; Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook; Chapter 3: Clemens Point; Chapter 4: Saint Denis (camp at Shady Belle); Chapter 5: Guarma; Chapter 6: Beaver Hollow; Epilogue Part 1: Pronghorn Ranch; Epilogue Part 2: Beecher's Hope.

ORDER follows gtabase. Chapter membership agrees across sources, but order inside a chapter differs between every source because several strands are open at once; treat in-chapter order as one common order, not the only one.

givers taken from gtabase and rdr2.org chapter guides (guides4gamers as tie-breaker). Giver left empty where only one source names one or sources conflict; see NOTE.

optional flags cross-checked between gtabase, thefilibusterblog, powerpyx trophy guide and rdr2.org missable guide.

English reddead.fandom.com 'Missions in Redemption 2' page could not be fetched (tool URL restriction). bloxodes RDR2 list was identical to gtabase and is not counted as an independent source.

Quick answers

How many missions are in Red Dead Redemption 2?

This list has 111: 90 needed for the story and 21 optional or branching. Sources count slightly differently; the notes on the page explain how.

What is the first mission in Red Dead Redemption 2?

Outlaws from the West.

Sources: Cross-checked on November 12, 2026 between pushsquare.com, ireddead.com, bloxodes.com, reddead.fandom.com, help.netflix.com, gtabase.com, rdr2.org, powerpyx.com. A mission is listed only where at least two of them include it. Last checked 2026-11-12.