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To survive the growing threat levels as players push deeper into the infected Urzikstan ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Zombies, players will want to power up their operator and weapon using the perks, Pack-a-Punch, and weapon mods available around the map.
In addition to upgrading a weapon with the Pack-a-Punch machine, players can also use the aether tools commonly found in Reward Riftsearned by completing contractsto upgrade a weapon’s rarity level. There are five rarity levels players will encounter - here’s how players can boost their weapon to take on stronger enemies inModern Warfare Zombies.
All Rarity Levels
Making a debut inCall of Duty Black Ops: Cold War Zombiesalong with multiple levels of Pack-a-Punch, players will encountermultiple levels of weapon rarityinModern Warfare Zombies, ranging from gray (common) to gold (ultra), with each getting stronger than the last:
How Do I Increase Weapon Rarity?
UnlikeBlack Ops: Cold War Zombies, playersdo not have an armory stationavailable for easily upgrading weapon rarity in the game. When players deploy,equipped weapons will always start as common weapons,and players will have tofind better weapons or aether tools to upgradeand increase the rarity of the weapon. Players canincrease their chances of finding rare weapons by operating in the threat level II and III areasof Urzikstan and can take advantage of the wall buys or the mystery box when in these areas to guarantee the acquisition of a weapon.
If players do not want to depart from their weapon equipped at deployment, players will need toscavenge the mission area to find an aether tool that correlates to a rarity higher than the weapons' current rarity.Since weapons start at common rarity on deployment, any aether tool found will upgrade the rarity of the weapon to match the tool (i.e.a rare aether tool will upgrade a weapon to rare), althoughan aether tool of lower quality or matching quality will have no effect on a weapon(i.e. an uncommon or rare aether tool cannot be used with a rare weapon).
As players progress through the missions ofModern Warfare Zombiesin Operation Deadbolt, players will acquire a stash of acquisitions and schematics that can be used to enhance operators in the pre-game lobby, taking aetherium crystals, which instantly gives a Pack-a-Punch upgrade to the equipped weapon or perks consumable after loading into Urzikstan. Players canfind and stow rare or higher aether tools for use on later deployments(and can bestored in the stash outside the gameas long as space is available) and can even earn schematics that allow the crafting of up to a legendary aether tool, allowing players to instantly upgrade their equipped weapon to Purple tier rarity at the start of a match.
