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To unlock new equipment to fight the hordes of zombies in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's MWZ players will want to work through the mission challenges. Players can take on each mission one at a time and complete objectives while on deployment in the infected Urzikstan mission area. The first act of missions available to players is Operation Deadbolt.

Operation Deadbolt has 20 missions broken into six tiers, with a final story mission available once all others are completed. Players can unlock a variety of rewards by completing missions, from bonus experience, calling cards, and weapons charms, to single-use consumables that can give players an edge at the start of their deployment. Here are all the missions and rewards available in Operation Deadbolt.

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Tier 1 Mission

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The first tier in Operation Deadbolt has 6 missions, offering players rewards such as single-use Jugger-Nog and Stamin-Up perk cans.

Mission

Objectives

Rewards

Direct Line

  • Ping a Contract in the Tac Map
  • Complete a Contract
  • Exfil

  • Jugger-Nog Can Acquisition
  • 1500 XP

Treasure Hunter

  • Open 25 Loot Caches

  • Instant Insanity Sticker
  • 1500 XP

Road Rage

  • Kill 30 Zombies by running them over with vehicles
  • Repair 1 vehicle tire

  • Stamin-Up Can Acquisition
  • 1500 XP

Wall Power

  • Purchase a weapon from a Wall Buy
  • Kill 50 Zombies with a Wall Buy weapon

  • Get Smoked Emblem
  • 1500 XP

Firepower

  • Pack-a-Punch a weapon to Level I
  • Kill 50 Zombies with a Level I Pack-A-Punched weapon

  • Uncommon Aether Tool Acquisition
  • 1500 XP

Take Up Arms

  • Purchase a primary weapon from a Mystery Box
  • Kill 50 Zombies with a Mystery Box weapon

  • Cryo Freeze Ammo Mod Acquisition
  • 1500 XP

Tier 2 Missions

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The second tier has only one mission, but players can unlock a weapon blueprint by completing Interceptor.

Mission

Objectives

Rewards

Interceptor

  • Bone Rattle Weapon
  • 3000 XP

Tier 3 Missions

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The third tier has five missions that will award players more advanced rewards, like the Rare Aether Tool.

Mission

Objectives

Rewards

Freezer Burn

  • Slow 50 Zombies with Cry Freeze Ammo Mod
  • Slow 10 Hellhounds with Cryo Freeze Ammo Mod

  • Baseball Fan Calling Card 1500 XP

Minelayer

  • Kill 25 Zombies with the Energy Mine Field Upgrade
  • Kill 25 Mercenaries with the Energy Mine Field Upgrade

  • Rare Aether Tool Acquisition
  • 1500 XP

Pit Stop

  • Fully refuel 3 different vehicles at Gas Stations

  • Double XP Token Consumable
  • 1500 XP

Saboteur

  • Complete an Aether Extractor Contract
  • Kill 15 Mercenaries guarding the Extractors
  • Shoot down a reinforcement helicopter
  • Exfil with the Uncommon Aether Tool Plans

  • Hamlet Charm
  • 1500 XP

Automated Backup

  • Activate 3 Deadbolt Turrets with Ammo Mod Circuit Boards

  • Death Perception Can Acquisition
  • 1500 XP

Tier 4 Missions

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Tier four has one mission with Raw Aetherium as the reward.

Mission

Objectives

Rewards

Infiltrator

  • Obtain a Stronghold Keycard
  • Clear a Terminus Outcomes Stronghold
  • Retrieve Terminus Outcomes Record from the Stronghold Safe

  • Raw Aetherium Crystal Acquisition
  • 3000 XP

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Tier 5 Missions

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The six missions in tier five will offer a variety of resources including high-damage Ammo Mod acquisitions, several of the missions will require finding a Cyphered Tablet, dropped by the zombies killed while completing the other mission objectives.

Mission

Objectives

Rewards

Hands Off

  • Kill 20 Zombies with Sentry Guns
  • Kill 10 Mercenaries with Sentry Guns
  • Acquire Cyphered Tablet

  • Mayhem On Wheels Calling Card
  • 1500 XP

Blasted

  • Destroy armor on 25 Zombies using Shatter Blast Ammo Mod
  • Acquire Cyphered Tablet

  • Napalm Burst Ammo Mod Acquisition
  • 1500 XP

Bring Em On

  • Kill 50 Zombies with Frenzied Guard Field Upgrade active
  • Kill a Spectral or Elite enemy with Frenzied Guard Field Upgrade active
  • Acquire Cyphred Tablet

  • Double Weapon XP Token Consumable
  • 1500 XP

Hostile Takeover

  • Loot 3 Safes
  • Kill 50 enemies while drilling Safes

  • Masked And Angry Charm
  • 1500 XP

Chaperone

  • Complete an Escort Contract
  • Kill 75 Zombies during a single Escort Contract
  • Maintain ACV's health above 50%
  • Exfil with the Quick Revive Recipe

  • Rare Aether Tool Acquisition
  • 1500 XP

Nest Wrecker

  • Obtain a Gas Mask
  • Destroy an Aether Nest
  • Acquire Cyphered Tablet

  • Shatter Blast Ammo Mod Acquisition
  • 1500 XP

Tier 6 Missions

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The last tier before the story mission is unlocked only has one mission.

Mission

Objectives

Rewards

Where's Dr. Jansen?

  • Complete an Outlast Contract
  • Obtain Dr. Jansen's Tablet
  • Exfil

  • Ride And Die Calling Card
  • 3000 XP

Story Mission

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The final mission in Operation Deadbolt will unlock once all other 20 missions are completed.

Mission

Objectives

Rewards

Extraction

  • Deploy to Dr. Jansen's coordinates.
  • Bring Dr. Jansen in for questioning

  • Rage and Fire Loading Screen
  • 5000 XP

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