All Modern Warfare 3 Zombies acts & rewards

MW3 Zombies presents a much different story than Zombies fans are familiar with. Instead of delivering a plot through Easter Eggs and lore, MW3 utilizes multiple acts as a narrative device.

The Modern Warfare 3 Zombies story starts with Viktor Zakhaev, the ultranationalist arms dealer and villain, discovering two vials with an unknown substance. The military police try to stop Zakhaev, and the skirmish devolves into a gunfight.

Outnumbered and out of options, Zakhaev throws one of the vials toward the police, and the vessel shatters, and purple smoke engulfs the entire street, transforming everyone into zombies.

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Operation Deadbolt tasks squads with stopping Zakhaev and Terminus Outcomes, a private military company, from stealing more resources while also containing the zombie outbreak before it spreads any further. Players complete acts to progress the story further.

MW3 Zombies Act 1 missions and rewards

The first set of MW3 Zombies missions are designed to get squads familiar with the game mode’s mechanics. Players learn the ins and outs of every system, setting the stage for later and more difficult tasks later in the story.

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Tier 1

Direct Line

[1/3] Ping a Contract in the Tac Map
[2/3] Complete a Contract
[3/3] Exfil
Rewards: Jugger-Nog Can Acquisition & 1500 XP

Treasure Hunter

Open 25 Loot Caches
Rewards: Instant Insanity Sticker & 1500 XP

Road Rage

[1/2] Kill 30 Zombies by running them over with vehicles
[2/2] Repair 1 vehicle tire
Rewards: Stamin-Up Can Acquisition & 1500 XP

Wall Power

[1/2] Purchase a weapon from a Wall Buy
[2/2] Kill 50 Zombies with a Wall Buy weapon
Rewards: Get Smoked Emblem & 1500 XP

Firepower

[1/2] Pack-A-Punch a weapon to Level 1
[2/2] Kill 50 Zombies with a Level 1 Pack-A-Punch weapon
Rewards: Uncommon Aether Tool Acquisition & 1500 XP

Take up Arms

[1/2] Purchase a primary weapon from a Mystery Box
[2/2] Kill 50 Zombies with a Mystery Box weapon
Rewards: Cryo Freeze Ammo Mod Acquisition & 1500 XP

Tier 2

Interceptor

[1/2] Destroy Mercenary Convoy
[2/2] Collect Stronghold Keycard dropped by Mercenary Convoy
Rewards: Bone Rattle Weapon Blueprint & 3000 XP

Tier 3

Freezer Burn

[1/2] Slow 50 Zombies with Cyro Freeze Ammo Mod
[2/2] Slow 10 Hellhounds with Cyro Freeze Ammo Mod
Rewards: Baseball Fan Calling Card & 1500 XP

Minelayer

[1/2] Kill 25 Zombies with the Energy Mine Field Upgrade
[2/2] Kill 15 Mercenaries with the Energy Min Field Upgrade
Rewards: Rare Aether Tool Acquisition & 1500 XP

Pit Stop

Fully refuel 3 different vehicles at Gas Stations
Rewards: Double XP Token Consumable & 1500 XP

Saboteur

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[1/4] Complete an Aether Extractor Contract
[2/4] Kill 15 Mercenaries guarding the Extractor
[3/4] Shoot down a reinforcement helicopter
[4/4] Exfil with the Uncommon Aether Tool
Rewards: Hamlet Charm & 1500 XP

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Automated Backup

Activate 3 Deadbolt Turrets with Ammo Mods
Rewards: Death Perception Acquisition & 1500 XP

Tier 4

Infiltrator

[1/3] Obtain a Stronghold Keycard
[2/3] Clear a Terminus Outcomes Stronghold
[3/3] Retrieve Terminus Outcomes Record from Stronghold
Rewards: Raw Aetherium Acquisition & 3000 XP

Tier 5

Hands Off

[1/3] Kill 20 Zombies with Sentry Guns
[2/3] Kill 10 Mercenaries with Sentry Guns
[3/3] Acquire Cyphered Tablet
Rewards: Mayhem on Wheels Calling Card & 1500 XP

Blasted

[1/2] Destroy armor on 25 Zombies using Shatter Blast Ammo Mod
[2/2] Acquire Cyphered Tablet
Rewards: Napalm Burst Ammo Mod Acquisition & 1500 XP

Bring ‘Em On

[1/3] Kill 50 Zombies with Frenzied Guard Field Upgrade
[2/3] Kill a Special or Elite Enemy with Frenzied Guard Field Upgrade
[3/3] Acquire a Cyphered Tablet
Rewards: Double Weapon XP Consumable & 1500 XP

Hostile Takeover

[1/2] Loot 3 Safes
[2/2] Kill 50 enemies while drilling Safes
Rewards: Masked Charm & 1500 XP

Chaperone

[1/4] Complete an Escort Contract
[2/4] Kill 75 Zombies during a single Escort Contract
[3/4] Maintain ACV’s health above 50%
[4/4] Exfil with Quick Revive Recipe
Rewards: Rare Aether Tool Acquisition & 1500 XP

Nest Wrecker

[1/3] Obtain a Gas Mask
[2/3] Destroy an Aether Nest
[3/3] Acquire Cyphered Tablet
Rewards: Shatter Blast Acquisition & 1500 XP

Tier 6

Where’s Dr. Jansen?

[1/3] Complete an Outlast Contract
[2/3] Obtain Dr. Jansen’s Tablet
[3/3] Exfil
Rewards: Ride and Die Calling Card & 3000 XP

Extraction

[1/2] Deploy to Dr. Jansen’s Coordinates
[2/2] Bring Dr. Jansen in for Questioning
Rewards: Rage and Fire Loading Screen

Completing all Act 1 missions will unlock the secret Act 1 ending cutscene and the Act 2 missions with harder objectives and more rewards.

Every MW3 Zombies Act 2 mission and reward

With all the basics under your belt, Act 2 puts your knowledge to the task with increasingly difficult missions and enemies to take on. Through these missions, squads will become more familiar with how Field Upgrades work and ammo mods.

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