by theygamesHow does the Battle Pass work in MW3? Most service games now come with a Battle Pass as standard, and it’s one of the best ways to keep yourself coming back to your favorite game time and time again. Cool new skins, in-game currency, and other rewards to show off your prowess… they’re pretty much the main reason we game.
Call of Duty MW3 and Warzone Season 2 is here, and with it comes a brand new battle pass to work through. Read on to learn how to earn Battle Pass rewards, the best sectors to work towards, and all of the new weapons in the latest MW3 Battle Pass.
MW3 Season 2 Battle Pass release date
The MW3 Season 2 Battle Pass release date was Wednesday, February 7, 2024. The Battle Pass arrived alongside Season 2, introducing several weapons, maps, and operators to the game, including The Walking Dead’s Rick Grimes.
MW3 and Warzone Season 2 is heavily focused on Modern Warfare Zombies, thanks to a collaboration with The Walking Dead. Some of the items available to earn in this season’s battle pass are for specific use in Zombies mode, while others are zombie themed, like the Laswell and Rick Grimes Blackcell skins.
Each Modern Warfare 3 Battle Pass lasts around 12 weeks, the length of an average Call of Duty season. There’s lots of new content arriving in MW3 Season 2, but thankfully, there should be more than enough time to unlock it all.
New Battle Pass weapons
Season 2 brings just two new weapons to the game via battle pass, while a massive range of new blueprints for existing weapons can also be unlocked. The MW3 and Warzone Season 1 Battle Pass weapons and their corresponding sectors are:
- RAM-9 – sector B6
- BP50 – sector B7
What is the fastest way to unlock Battle Pass weapons?
With the main draw for many being the new weapons, you may be wondering what the most efficient route through the Battle Pass is. It turns out, you can unlock both of the new Battle Pass weapons in just six sectors, requiring 30 tokens, in this order:
- B1 > B3 > B6 (RAM-9) > B5Â > B8 > B7 (BP50)
Battle pass Weapon blueprints
If you like new camos and ready-made weapon loadouts, then blueprints are an awesome way to try out new Modern Warfare 3 guns with some ready-to-go attachment builds. Weapon blueprints are available in the following battle pass sectors:
- DM56 – sector B1
- Karambit –  sector B2
- Pulemyot 762 –  sector B3
- TYR – sector B4
- Lockwood 680 – sector B8
- Basilisk – sector B9
- FR 5.56 – sector B10
- RAM 7 – sector B11
- Bruen MK9 – sector B11
- Taq Eradicator – sector B12
- HRM-9 – sector B13
- Riveter – sector B14
- XRK Stalker – sector B14
- BAS-B – sector B15
- Striker 9 – sector B16
- RAM-9 – sector B18
- BP50 – sector B19
How does the MW3 Battle Pass work?
The Modern Warfare 3 Battle Pass is a map with multiple ‘sectors’, just like in MW2 and Warzone. Each sector contains five tiers, and connecting sectors can only be unlocked once an adjacent sector has been completed.
Within the parameters of unlocked sectors, you can choose your rewards as you see fit and can plan your route around the map to prioritize the rewards you want most. Leveling up your Battle Pass is as you’d expect: earn XP to complete a tier. However, unless you have auto-rewards on, you are given a token for every tier unlock, which is then used to purchase a sector tier.
Free tiers vs paid tiers
You don’t have to pay for the MW3 Battle Pass, but you are limited to which rewards you can claim without the paid track. There are still some great rewards available to those on the free track, including new weapons and weapon blueprints. To progress through the free track, you must still redeem every free item in each sector to move on to the next.
You can upgrade to the paid track at any time, and instantly unlock five ‘Instant Reward’ sector bonuses. Upon completing the full Battle Pass, paid players also receive the ‘Completion’ sector for another five bonus rewards. Each sector also contains items, such as CP, that can only be obtained through the paid track.
How much does a Modern Warfare 3 Battle Pass cost?
Each Modern Warfare 3 Battle Pass costs 1,100 CP. As such, once you purchase the first battle pass, you can continue to unlock future Battle Passes with your earned CP – as long as you don’t spend it on store bundles. 1,100 CP costs $9.99 / £8.39, or the equivalent in your local currency.
Is the MW3 Battle Pass worth it?
The answer to this fully depends on whether you have the means to afford the paid Battle Pass. That said, if you can, we’d still only recommend purchasing it if you are sure that you can complete the Battle Pass within the season. If so, and you earn the 1,100 CP required to purchase future Battle Passes, then it is worth the one-off cost.
While all items are purely cosmetic, and there are no pay-to-win rewards in the Battle Pass. Weapon blueprints are generally the most valuable rewards, especially if you aren’t familiar with the best MW3 guns, or don’t already have a firm favorite of your own. These weapon blueprints come with exclusive camos, so they look pretty cool, but they are also set up with a loadout of attachments that make them pop.
What is the Blackcell Battle Pass?
For an extra cost, you can unlock even more MW3 Battle Pass rewards with Blackcell. You can upgrade to Blackcell any time during the season to receive bonus rewards and CP, some of which are unlocked in normal Battle Pass cells, such as Blackcell-exclusive variants, while the big ticket items are available at purchase.
Based on store bundle prices, Blackcell items are valued at around 7,000 CP, including 2,200 CP, and the Blackcell pass costs $29.99 / £25.99 and includes the base Battle Pass, provided you haven’t already unlocked it. In the store, 7,000 CP are valued at $74.99 / £63.99.
That’s everything you need to know about the MW3 Battle Pass for now – possibly the most complex and rewarding Battle Pass out there. In the meantime, we recommend getting to grips with the MW3 maps before new ones are added, and fixing up the best Modern Warfare 3 loadouts available to you as you level up. If you’re looking to level up fast, take a look at our guide on how to get MW3 Double XP tokens to blast through your Battle Pass.