Call of Duty: Warzone Season 02 Reloaded Patch Notes

• Counter Skies Event Pass

  • Amass XP across all four game modes to progress and unlock key items like the Swordfish A1 Marksman Rifle and Echo 12 Backlash Launcher Kit in the Free Track or purchase access to the Paid Track for additional rewards like the “Waylay” DS20 Mirage Assault Rifle and “Field Hunt” RK-9 SMG Weapon Blueprints.

  • Rewards Include: Swordfish A1, Echo 12 Backlash Launcher Kit

  • Dates: March 17 to April 2

• Warzone Ranked Series Season 02 Event

  • Show your dominance in Resurgence Ranked Play with the first Call of Duty: Warzone Ranked Series Event. Compete against 50 other players in your rank, earning Weapon Camos and Emblems based on our final placement plus rewards earned through Event Win Challenges.

Avalon has also been carefully adapted to support the needs of both Black Ops Royale at launch and Battle Royale, which will arrive on the map in future rotations. To ensure the map performs at the highest level across multiple experiences, our teams conducted a full design pass on traversal routes, pacing, sightlines, combat spaces, and more. This work ensures Avalon can support a variety of  experiences while maintaining the level of quality and balance that Call of Duty: Warzone players expect.

A core part of the Black Ops DNA is movement. With that in mind, Black Ops Royale has been intentionally designed to give players greater freedom in how they traverse the AO - whether that means rapidly repositioning across the map or escaping danger in unexpected ways.

• Wingsuits

  • The traditional parachute has been replaced with Wingsuits, allowing players to glide quickly across considerable distances. Wingsuits are available to all players by default from the start of the match.

• Wall Jump

  • Wall Jump allows players to bound off vertical surfaces, providing access to areas that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to reach during combat. This mechanic builds upon the Omnimovement system introduced in Multiplayer with the launch of Black Ops 7, and is enabled by default for all players in Black Ops Royale.

In addition to the above, we’ve implemented the Grappling Hook as a core part of our Tactical Equipment lineup, detailed later in these patch notes.

Our approach to survivability is built around creating longer, more deliberate engagements all while maintaining the importance of progression through looting. We’ve given players the default durability needed to survive initial encounters, while offering advantages to those who consistently scavenge and build up an arsenal of resources to leverage in more challenging engagements later into the match.

Players begin each match with:

• Base max health of 150

• Passive health regeneration when out of combat for more than 5 seconds

• Base max armor of 150 (x3 slots)

Players can find the following while looting:

• Trauma Kits

  • A consumable Field Upgrade that overheals, regenerating lost life and granting an additional 100 health, for a total of 250.

  • The additional health provided is lost once a player receives damage.

  • Use time: 3 seconds

While exploring ways to balance our health and armor systems, we found that introducing Blackout-style bandages created unnecessary overlap with the existing Armor Plate mechanic, which already fulfills the role of manual healing and sustain. Instead, we’ve reintroduced Trauma Kits as a consumable item found in loot that acts as both a full heal and a powerful buff, offering a strategic option for squads preparing to push or survive intense fights.

• Armor Vests

  • Equippable vests that come in three tiers, each with successively better damage mitigation to plates.

    • Tier 1: 25% damage mitigation

    • Tier 2: 35% damage mitigation

    • Tier 3: 50% damage mitigation

Armor Vests are back and play a central role by mitigating all incoming damage directed at armor. As we explored different ways to slow down time-to-kill, Armor Vests proved to be an effective solution that extends engagements without fundamentally changing our core health and armor systems. To maintain progression and reward players who take on greater challenges, Armor Vests are not part of the starting loadout.

Our approach to second chance mechanics in Black Ops Royale was one we carefully considered throughout development. The goal was to give players from across all experience levels a balance of comeback opportunities to keep the mode fun yet meaningful. We feel that we’ve found a combination that gives players the ability to recover from unlucky, early-game setbacks without removing the tension that makes later engagements matter.

• Redeploy Tower

  • Interactable towers found throughout the map that allow players to bring eliminated squadmates back into the fight.

  • How to use one:

    • When a player with eliminated teammates interacts with a Redeploy Tower, a capture zone with a 30 second countdown will activate around the tower.

    • Multiple teammates inside the capture zone will speed up capture progress.

    • Successfully capturing the tower will redeploy all currently eliminated squadmates.

    • Redeploying through a tower does not consume a Redeploy Token.

Our approach to Weapons in Black Ops Royale centers on in-match progression. Instead of securing a fully optimized Loadout early, players build power over time by finding base Weapon Archetypes and upgrading them from one rarity to another via Weapon Attachment Kits. As Weapons increase in rarity, they gain additional Attachments and stat bonuses, gradually transforming basic loot into a powerful endgame arsenal. This system rewards exploration, map knowledge, and adaptability as players make their way through the match. With all of Black Ops 7’s weapon classes, you can expect over 40 Archetype themes, with over 20 initially available as ground loot.

• Weapon Rarity

  • Weapons come in five color-coded rarity tiers. As a weapon’s rarity increases, it gains additional predetermined attachments.

    • Common (Grey): 1 Attachment

    • Uncommon (Green): 2 Attachments

    • Rare (Blue): 3 Attachments

    • Epic (Purple): 4 Attachments

    • Legendary (Orange): 5 Attachments

• Weapon Attachment Kits

  • Weapon Attachment Kits are lootable items that upgrade your currently equipped weapon once picked up.

  • They can be found as ground loot, inside Supply Boxes, or as rewards from Activities.

• Weapon Archetypes

  • A Weapon Archetype determines the identity, playstyle, and upgrade path of a given Weapon.

  • A narrative-inspired theme name on each Weapon allows you to gain an initial understanding of what type of the Attachment upgrade path it will follow.

  • Weapon Archetypes are as follows:

• Global Weapon Class Benefits

  • In addition to Archetype attachments, Weapons gain Global Class Benefits as their rarity increases. These 10% incremental bonuses apply to all weapons within a class and are independent of the weapon’s Archetype.

  • Global Class Benefits apply at the following upgrade tiers:

    • Common (Grey): No Global Class Benefits

    • Uncommon (Green): One set of Class Benefits

    • Rare (Blue): Two stacked sets of Class Benefits

    • Epic (Purple): Three stacked sets of Class Benefits

    • Legendary (Orange): Four stacked sets of Class Benefits

• Ballistics

  • Ballistics refers to the motion, behavior, and impact of Weapon’s projectiles. More specifically, in Black Ops Royale, we’ve noticeably adjusted bullet velocity and subsequently bullet drop compared to other Warzone modes.

  • Upgrading a weapon with Attachment Kits improves and increases overall effectiveness. Weapons also gain improved ballistics at certain rarity tiers:

    • Most weapons will see around 30% Improved Bullet Velocity at Rare (Blue) and Legendary (Orange) rarity. 

    • Sniper Rifles will see reduced Bullet Drop and increased Bullet Velocity at Uncommon (Green) and Epic (Purple) rarity.

• Recoil

  • The base version of fully automatic weapons has 15% increased recoil at Common (Grey) rarity compared to the same weapons in other Call of Duty: Warzone modes. Upgrading a weapon will have a significant and noticeable impact on recoil reduction as you climb from one tier to another.

• Launchers, Specials and Melee

  • While Launchers and other weaponry are also in Black Ops Royale, they do not feature Archetype themes. Note that your Infil Pistol can be upgraded as well.

We set out to blend the looting experience of the original Blackout with lessons learned from years of evolution in Warzone. In standard Battle Royale, players often reach their optimal loadouts and equipment very early. Here, we are designing the experience to emphasize the importance of looting across the early, mid, and late game.

• Cash is not available in loot

• Buy Stations are removed

• No basic, legendary, or reusable Supply Boxes

Two new types of Supply Boxes are being introduced including:

• Guild Supply Boxes

  • These close and refill like reusable supply boxes, but have a longer refill timer

• Cradle Supply Boxes

  • These chests are available only in dangerous cradle gas zones, but contain higher-tier items than Guild supply boxes

• Surveillance Drone

  • A roaming Guild surveillance drone can be found moving across the map.

  • Engaging the drone will cause it to attempt an escape while calling in support to defend its intel.

  • Destroying the main surveillance drone will cause it to drop supplies and reveal other nearby Activities on the Tac Map.

• Strongbox Crack

  • Breachable Guild strongboxes can be found across the map.

  • Players must first locate a Safecracker Drive in order to begin the breach.

  • Once activated, the strongbox will trigger an alarm and perform a local radar scan, revealing nearby players on the Tac Map.

  • After a short delay, the breach will complete and the strongbox will drop valuable loot, including a guaranteed Armor Vest.

• Target Uplink Terminal

  • Interacting with one of the terminals throughout the map will attempt to identify and mark a nearby enemy player as a termination target.

  • The targeted squad will receive a warning that their teammate is being hunted and will see the approximate distance between the target and the nearest member of the hunting squad.

  • This also provides a single short range ping when you kill the target.

• Relay Antenna

  • Interact with an antenna to activate a capture zone around its location.

  • Multiple teammates inside the zone will accelerate capture progress.

  • Once captured, the antenna will perform a local radar scan to reveal nearby enemy players and deploy a Redeploy Drone.

• Supply Drops

  • Supply Drops will be airdropped into the field as the match progresses.

  • Secure these crates to obtain valuable supplies, including an Armor Vest and a high-quality weapon.

We’ve mix-matched lethals to provide players with powerful tools that reward creative use in both direct combat and objective-focused encounters. While the majority of these will be familiar from earlier Black Ops 7 seasons, we’ve curated the list to feel authentic to this mode's Blackout roots.

• Grappling Hook New

  • Allows rapid movement by grappling to surfaces.

  • Max Ammo: 5

• Sensor Dart New

  • Dart that will stick on objects and show nearby enemies.

  • Duration: 15 seconds

  • Radius: 65 meters

The Sensor Dart returns in an updated form, allowing players to quickly throw it onto surfaces or objects where it will stick in place. Once deployed, it provides valuable intel by revealing nearby enemy positions.

• EMP Grenade

  • Disables electronics and equipment within a small radius.

• Flashbang

  • Blinds and disorients enemies.

• Smoke

  • Deploys a smoke cloud for visual cover.

• Stim Shot

  • Provides rapid healing and recovery.

• Concussion

  • Slows and disorients affected enemies.

• Bubble Shield New
  • Deployable shield dome that blocks incoming damage.
  • Shield Health: 1500

The Bubble Shield, first introduced in Endgame, arrives in Battle Royale. This deployable dome provides temporary protection from incoming damage, giving squads a chance to hold key positions or recover during intense engagements.

• Deployable Cover
  • Portable ballistic cover for defensive positioning.

• Echo Unit
  • Creates a decoy copy of the player to confuse enemies.

• Munitions Box
  • Provides ammunition resupply.

• Trophy System
  • Intercepts incoming projectiles within its radius.

• D.A.W.G. New

  • Robotic ally unit equipped with turret and rockets.

  • Turret: 20-10 damage per shot

  • Rocket: 180-100 damage

Calling in a D.A.W.G. deploys a robotic support unit that follows your squad and actively engages nearby enemies. Armed with a burst-fire turret, it will pressure hostile players and automatically deploy rockets when vehicles or clusters of enemies are detected.

• War Machine New

  • A devastating grenade launcher.

  • Ammo: 15

  • Explosive: 160-30 damage

  • Explosive Radius: 5 meters

  • 3-Round Burst fire

The War Machine is a three-round burst grenade launcher capable of firing up to 15 explosive rounds. It excels at clearing enemies from cover and is most effective in close-to-mid-range engagements.

• HKDs New

  • Deploy several Hunter Killer Drones.

These drones deploy at your call-in location and begin actively searching for nearby enemies. They are ideal for pushing buildings or deterring incoming attackers.

• Psych Bomb New

  • A bombardment deploying gas in a circular pattern.

  • Deploys several payloads of psych gas.

  • Explosive: 75 damage

  • Explosive Radius: 5 meters

The Psych Bomb deploys psych gas across a wide area, beginning with multiple impacts at the target point before expanding outward in a circular pattern. It creates chaos and disorientation for enemies, though it has low direct lethality.

• Deadeye Drone

  • Remote-controlled drone with a small caliber Sniper Rifle.

• Hand Cannon

  • A devastating handgun.

• Operator Orders
  • Inspired by Blackout’s Operator Unlock Missions, these are objectives that players can find during a match with unique rewards.
  • Rewards include:
    • “Desolate” Operator Skin for Kagan
    • “Landfall” Operator Skin for Mason
    • “Bootcamp” Operator Skin for Dempsey
    • “Bogey” Weapon Camo (Animated)
    • “Spotted” Weapon Camo (Animated)
    • “Topo” Weapon Blueprint for the Maddox RFB AR
    • “Primed Pistol” Emblem
    • “Readied Blade” Emblem
    • “Armed and Dangerous” Emblem

New

• Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in a broken spectating state after their last living teammate gets eliminated.

   

• Fixed an issue that caused players to be automatically muted when entering a match from the Front End.

   

• Fixed an issue where the Daily Challenge reset could cause players to be missing a challenge.

   

• Fixed an issue where the NX Ravager was not tracking the challenge requiring eliminations while aiming down sights, preventing Mastery Camo progression.

   

• Fixed an issue where the camo tracker displayed BO6 weapon camos instead of BO7 camos.

   

• Fixed an issue where the “Neon Pulse” Win Streak camo would not unlock after ten consecutive Battle Royale wins until the client was restarted.

   

• Fixed an issue where a white placeholder box appeared instead of the player’s current rank icon on the Match Summary and Winner’s Circle screens.

   

• Fixed an issue where a weapon could drop inside the Buy Station after cashing in a Key Card.

   

• Fixed an issue where players were unable to jump into a slide in the Firing Range when Combat Roll Assist was set to Partial.

   

• Fixed an issue that allowed players, in isolated cases, to fall through map geometry in certain areas, which could be exploited.