By completing Weekly Challenges in Modern Warfare 3 you can earn Aftermarket Parts. Here is a guide to the system, as well as this week’s active challenges and rewards.
Modern Warfare 3 has introduced a number of new unlock systems to multiplayer (one of the few changes we don’t actually like). These include “Weekly Challenges”, which have clearly been implemented to keep player retention up. But, love it or hate, the Weekly Challenges system is here to stay.
Here is a complete guide to Weekly Challenges in MW3, as well as this week’s reward and current challenges. Good luck completing them.
MW3 Weekly Challenges Explained
Weekly Challenges are a set of Multiplayer, Battle Royale and Zombies challenges that can be completed each week in MW3. If you complete at least five of these challenges, then you will get a reward, which is normally an Aftermarket Part (a type of weapon attachment). Aftermarket Parts bring some weapons up from a C-Tier to an A-Tier, so you really should be hunting for these rewards.
The challenges are the same for every player each week, and of the seven challenges there are normally five easier ones, so getting the reward should be doable for the average player. And don’t worry if you can’t complete the challenges one week, you can go back and complete challenges from previous weeks as long as the season is still ongoing.
If you complete five weekly challenges every week for a season, and thus unlock every reward, you will also get a special camo.
MW3 Weekly Challenges: This Week’s Challenges & Reward
Season 1 Week 8 (January 25 – February 1)
Week 8 Battle Royale Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Location (Where to complete the challenge) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | North-West Region of Urzikstan (Resort, Power, Seasport, Cargo) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Eastern Region (Military Base, Farms) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Southern Region of Urzikstan (City, Suburbs, Manor) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Central Region (Old Town, Low Town) |
| Place in the top 10 or complete Covert Exfils |
5 |
N/A |
| Complete Contracts | 15 | N/A |
| Get Operator Kills or Kill Assists | 40 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
Week 8 Multiplayer Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Operator Point Blank Kills | 20 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Operator Longshot Kills | 5 | With the TYR with JAK Beholder Rifle Kit |
| Get Operator Clean Kills | 20 | With the Holger 556 with JAK Signal Burst |
| Get Operator Kills While Aiming Down Sights | 20 | With the Rival-9 with JAK Headhunter Carbine Kit |
| Get Operator Headshot Kills | 15 | With a recommended weapon with JAK Bullseye equipped |
| Get Operator Headshot Kills | 15 | With a recommended weapon with AOK 4.0x RQ-9 Recon equipped |
| Get 3 Operator Kills Without Dying | 5 | With the AMR9 with JAK Ettin Double Barrel Kit |
Week 8 Zombies Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Critical Kills | 500 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Kills | 300 | With the Sidewinder with JAK Thunder LMG Kit |
| Get Kills | 200 | With the Pack-a-Punched Holger 556 with JAK Signal Burst |
| Get Kills While Stamin Up is active | 200 | With the MCW 6.8 |
| Get Special Zombie Kills | 5 | With Shotguns |
| Get Mercenary Kills | 50 | With the Rival-9 with JAK Headhunter Carbine Kit |
| Kill a Warlord | 2 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
Week 8 Reward
This week, we don’t get an aftermarket part, but a blueprint for the MTZ-762 Battle Rifle. The Urgent Business blueprint looks pretty good and is outfitted for low recoil with a bigger mag.
Season 1 Week 7 (January 18-25)
Week 6 Battle Royale Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Location (Where to complete the challenge) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | North-West Region of Urzikstan (Resort, Power, Seasport, Cargo) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | Eastern Region (Military Base, Farms) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | Southern Region of Urzikstan (City, Suburbs, Manor) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | Central Region (Old Town, Low Town) |
| Place in the top 10 or complete a Covbert Exfil |
5 |
N/A |
| Complete Contracts | 15 | N/A |
| Open Loot Caches | 50 | N/A |
Week 7 Multiplayer Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get First Blood | 3 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Operator Kills | 20 | With the Holger 556 with JAK Signal Burst |
| Get Operator Kills | 30 | With a recommended weapon with the Jack Bullseye attachment |
| Get Operator Fury Kills | 3 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Operator Kills | 20 | With the TYR with JAK Beholder Rifle Kit |
| Get Operator Kills | 20 | With the Rival-9 with JAK Headhunter Carbine Conversion Kit |
| Get 3 Operator Kills | 30 | With a recommended weapon with AOK 4.0x RQ-9 Recon equipped |
Week 7 Zombies Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Mercenary Kills | 75 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Kills | 300 | With the Holger 556 with JAK Signal Burst |
| Get Kills | 250 | With a Shotgun at epic rarity (purple) or higher |
| Get Fire Damage Kills | 500 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Kills | 300 | With the Sidewinder with JAK Thunder LMG Kit |
| Get Critical Kills | 300 | With the Rival-9 with JAK Headhunter Carbine Conversion |
| Clear infested Strongholds | 5 | – |
Week 7 Reward
The TAQ Evolvere is in fact a completely new weapon. It is a great LMG that can use both 762 and 556 ammunition, depending on if you want fewer rounds with bigger damage or more rounds with less damage.
Season 1 Week 6 (January 11-18)
Week 6 Battle Royale Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Location (Where to complete the challenge) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | North-West Region of Urzikstan (Resort, Power, Seasport, Cargo) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Eastern Region (Military Base, Farms) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Southern Region of Urzikstan (City, Suburbs, Manor) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Central Region (Old Town, Low Town) |
| Complete Contracts |
15 |
N/A |
| Get Operator Kills or Kill Assists | 40 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
Week 6 Multiplayer Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Operator Hipfire Kills | 30 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Operator Kills after Reloading | 5 | With a recommended LMG (any MW3 LMG) |
| Get Operator Double Kills | 10 | With a recommended SMG (any MW3 SMG) |
| Get Operator Double Kills | 10 | With a recommended LMG (any MW3 LMG) |
| Get Operator Point Blank Kills | 15 | With the AMR9 |
| Get Operator Kills While Moving | 30 | With the AMR9 |
| Get 3 Operator Kills Without Dying | 5 | With a recommended SMG (any MW3 SMG) |
Week 6 Zombies Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Hipfire Kills | 500 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Toxic Damage Kills | 150 | With a recommended LMG (any MW3 LMG) |
| Get 5 Rapid Kills | 15 | With a recommended SMG (any MW3 SMG) |
| Get Special Zombie Kills | 5 | With a recommended LMG (any MW3 LMG) |
| Get Kills With 5 Attachments | 300 | With the AMR9 |
| Get Kills While Moving | 300 | With the AMR9 |
| Get 10 Consecutive Kills Without Taking Damage | 20 | With a recommended SMG (any MW3 SMG) |
Week 6 Reward
The Ettin aftermarket part turns your AMR9 into a two-barreled demon. With this conversion kit the AMR9 finally is at least usable on short distances.
Season 1 Week 5 (January 4-11)
Week 5 Battle Royale Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Location (Where to complete the challenge) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | North-West Region of Urzikstan (Resort, Power, Seasport, Cargo) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | Eastern Region (Military Base, Farms) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | Southern Region of Urzikstan (City, Suburbs, Manor) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | Central Region (Old Town, Low Town) |
| Complete Contracts |
15 |
N/A |
| Open Loot Caches | 50 | N/A |
Week 5 Multiplayer Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Operator Kills (while aiming down sights) | 30 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Operator Kills | 30 | With a recommended Battle Rifle (any MW3 Battle Rifle) |
| Get Operator Kills | 30 | With the Holger 556 |
| Get Operator Kills | 30 | With a recommended AR with sights equipped (any MW3 AR) |
| Get Operator Headshot Kills | 30 | With the Holger 556 |
| Get Operator Longshot Kills | 10 | With the Holger 556 |
| Get Operator Fury Kills | 5 | With a recommended Battle Rifle (any MW3 Battle Rifle) |
Week 5 Zombies Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Kills (while aiming down sights) | 750 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Kills | 300 | With a recommended Battle Rifle (any MW3 Battle Rifle) |
| Get Scoped Kills | 250 | With the Holger 556 |
| Get Kills | 250 | With a recommended AR (any MW3 AR) |
| Get Critical Kills (headshots) | 250 | With the Holger 556 |
| Get Kills (pack-a-punched) | 250 | With the Holger 556 |
| Get Mimic Kills | 3 | With a recommended Battle Rifle (any MW3 Battle Rifle). |
Week 5 Reward
The JAK Signal Burst turns your Holger 556 into a burst weapon with pretty powerful four-round bursts. The kit will make the weapon even more accurate, however, it is for you to decide if you like burst fire weapons or prefer the full auto mode, the Holger 556 comes with in the first place.
Season 1 Week 4 (December 27-January 4)
Week 4 Battle Royale Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Location (Where to complete the challenge) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | North-West Region of Urzikstan (Resort, Power, Seasport, Cargo) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 200 | Eastern Region (Military Base, Farms) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Southern Region of Urzikstan (City, Suburbs, Manor) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 0 | Central Region (Old Town, Low Town) |
| Complete Contracts |
15 |
N/A |
| Operator Kills or Assissts | 40 | With a recommended Weapon |
Week 4 Multiplayer Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Operator Longshot Kills | 10 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Operator Hipfire Kills | 30 | With a recommended AR (any MW3 AR) |
| Get Operator Kills | 40 | With a recommended AR (any MW3 AR) |
| Get Operator Kills (with magnified scope equipped) | 30 | With a recommended AR (any MW3 AR) |
| Get Operator Kills (while aiming down sights) | 30 | With a recommended Shotgun (any silenced MW3 Shotgun) |
| Get Operator Kills (with sights equipped) | 25 | With a recommended MMR (any MW3 MMR) |
| Get Operator Kills (while holding your breath) | 5 | With a recommended Sniper (any MW3 Sniper) |
Week 4 Zombies Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Destroy Vehicles | 5 | With a recommended weapon |
| Get Kills (shortly after reloading) | 100 | With a recommended Battle Rifle (any MW3 Battle Rifle) |
| Get Critical Kills | 300 | With a recommended LMG (any MW3 LMG) |
| Get Kills (in full auto) | 300 | With a recommended Battle Rifle (any MW3 Battle Rifle) |
| Get Kills (with frost damage) | 150 | With a recommended Battle Rifle (any MW3 Battle Rifle) |
| Get Kills (pack-a-punched) | 300 | With a recommended LMG (any MW3 LMG) |
| Get Kills (with deadshot daiquiri active) | 200 | With a recommended LMG (any MW3 LMG) |
Week 4 Reward
This week you can get another optic, the KR Intlas LSJ-3. Nothing too fancy and most people won’t need it, but hey why not unlock it anyway…
Season 1 Week 3 (December 20-27)
Week 3 Battle Royale Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Location (Where to complete the challenge) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | North-West Region of Urzikstan (Resort, Power, Seasport, Cargo) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | Eastern Region (Military Base, Farms) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | Southern Region of Urzikstan (City, Suburbs, Manor) |
| Get Operator Kills | 10 | Central Region (Old Town, Low Town) |
| Complete Contracts |
15 |
N/A |
| Open Loot Caches | 50 | N/A |
Week 3 Multiplayer Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Operator Assists | 25 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Operator Kills (while aiming down sight) | 25 | With a recommended SMG (any MW3 SMG) |
| Get Operator Kills (after recently swapping weapons) | 15 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Operator Kills | 30 | Rival-9 |
| Get Operator Kills | 30 | With a silenced recommended SMG (any silenced MW3 SMG) |
| Get Headhsot Kills | 25 | With a recommended SMG (any MW3 SMG) |
| Get Longshot Kills | 5 | Rival-9 |
Week 3 Zombies Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Complete Contracts | 10 | N/A |
| Get Kills (while aiming down sight) | 300 | With a recommended SMG (any MW3 SMG) |
| Get Disciple Kills | 3 | With a recommended weapon (any MW3 weapon) |
| Get Kills | 300 | Rival-9 |
| Get Kills | 300 | With a silenced recommended SMG (any silenced MW3 SMG) |
| Get Critical Kills (headshots) | 300 | With a recommended SMG (any MW3 SMG) |
| Get Kills | 300 | Pack-A-Punched Rival-9. |
Week 3 Reward
Missing a cowboy weapon in MWIII? Then this is the Aftermarket Part for you. It won’t strictly be meta (we assume), but it looks like a blast.
It’s shame they didn’t use wooden furniture.
Season 1 Week 2 (December 13-20)
Week 2 Multiplayer Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Headshot Kills | 30 | Recommended Weapon |
| Get Kills while Aiming Down Sights | 30 | Recommended Pistol |
| Get Kills while Aiming Down Sights | 30 | Recommended Marksman Rifle |
| Get Quickscope Kills | 20 | Recommended Sniper |
| Get Kills while Aiming Down Sights | 30 | Recommended LMG |
| Get Kills while Aiming Down Sights |
30 |
Recommended Assault Rifle |
| Get Kills while Aiming Down Sights | 30 | Recommended Battle Rifle |
Week 2 Battle Royale Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Location (Where to complete the challenge) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | North-West Region of Urzikstan (Resort, Power, Seasport, Cargo) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Southern Region of Urzikstan (City, Suburbs, Manor) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Eastern Region (Military Base, Farms) |
| Open Legendary Chests | 20 | Central Region (Old Town, Low Town) |
| Complete Contracts | 15 | Anywhere |
| Get Operator Kills | 40 | With Recommended Weapon |
Week 2 Zombies Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Critical Kills | 500 | Recommended Weapon |
| Get Kills | 250 | Pack-A-Punched Recommended Pistol |
| Get Kills | 250 | Pack-A-Punched Recommended Marksman Rifle |
| Get Special Zombie Kills | 5 | Recommended Sniper |
| Get Armored Zombie Kills | 50 | Recommended Weapon |
| Get Kills | 250 | Pack-A-Punched Recommended Assault Rifle |
| Get Kills | 250 | Pack-A-Punched Recommended Battle Rifle |
Week 2 Reward
This week, you can earn the JAK Bullseye Optic attachment. This is literally just another optic attachment for your guns so it’ll probably not be super popular, but hey, we can’t get a new conversion kit every week…
Season 1 Week 1 (December 6-13)
Week 1 Multiplayer Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Kills | 40 | Recommended Weapon |
| Get Headshot Kills | 20 | Recommended Marksman or Battle Rifle |
| Get Kills while in Midair | 7 | Recommended Weapon |
| Get 3 Kills without dying | 3 | Recommended Marksman Rifle |
| Get Kills while Aiming Down Sights | 30 | MCW |
| Get Kills |
20 |
Recommended Battle Rifle with Sights Equipped |
| Get Longshot Kills | 5 | Recommended Marksman Rifle |
Week 1 Battle Royale Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Location (Where to complete the challenge) |
| Get Kills | 10 | North-West Region of Urzikstan (Resort, Power, Seasport, Cargo) |
| Get Kills | 10 | Southern Region of Urzikstan (City, Suburbs, Manor) |
| Complete Contracts | 15 | Anywhere |
| Get Kills | 10 | Eastern Region (Military Base, Farms) |
| Get Kills | 10 | Central Region (Old Town, Low Town) |
| Open Chests or Containers | 50 | Anywhere |
Week 1 Zombies Challenges
| Challenge Type (What You Need To Do) | Challenge Requirement (How Many Times You Have To Do It) |
Challenge Weapon (What Weapon You Have To Use) |
| Get Kills | 750 | Recommended Weapon |
| Drink Perk-A-Cola Cans | 10 | – |
| Get Kills | 300 | Recommended Weapon with Pack-A-Punch |
| Get Mercenary Kills | 30 | Recommended Marksman Rifle |
| Get Kills while Aiming Down Sights | 300 | MCW |
| Get Scoped Kills | 300 | Recommended Battle Rifle |
| Get Kills | 200 | Recommended Marksman Rifle |
Week 1 Reward
This week, you can earn the Headhunter Carbine Conversion Kit for the Rival-9. This Kit turns the Rival-9 SMG into a 3-round-burst assault rifle. It will significantly increase bullet velocity and range, as well as damage.
We don’t rate this reward too highly, as the Rival-9 is a great SMG and we see no reason in turning it into an AR. With the DG-56 and the FR 5.56, we already have two extremely strong burst ARs, so there is no real use for a third one.
How To Find The Weekly Challenges In Modern Warfare 3
Here is a section we wouldn’t have to write if the current CoD UI wasn’t so tragic. To find and monitor your Weekly Challenges progress in Modern Warfare 3, follow these steps:
- From the lobby, press Select/ESC to bring up the menu on the right side of the screen. In the left-most tab you will find the option for “Challenges”.
Why did they make finding the MW3 Weekly Challenges so confusing? | © Activision - There are multiple types of challenges to choose from in this new “Challenges” menu, but all you need for now is to select the “Weekly” option in the top left
Besides Weekly Challenges in MW3, you also have all manner of other challenges as well. | © Activision - In the Weekly Challenges menu, you can see the seven available challenges, and the reward for that week and can switch between the “Multiplayer” and “Zombies” tab.
Your current progress is tracked in the MW3 Weekly Challenges menu. | © Activision
And voilà! You know how to find the MW3 Weekly Challenges menu, and so you won’t be missing out on any important Aftermarket Parts.
That was all there is to know about Weekly Challenges. Like Armory Challenges, this new system is slightly confusing and not entirely well-implemented, but you will need to understand it. Hopefully this guide helped.