Modern Warfare 3 Battle Pass

With Season 6 the last Modern Warfare 3 season, the available Call of Duty Battle Passes became Black Ops 6 and Warzone content. We have separate details pertaining to the most up-to-date BO6 Battle Pass, but here’s everything you need to know about the MW3 battle pass in the FPS game, how much it cost, and how it worked.

How did the MW3 Battle Pass work?

The Modern Warfare 3 Battle Pass was a map with multiple ‘sectors’, just like in MW2 and Warzone at the time. Each sector contained five tiers, and connecting sectors could only be unlocked once an adjacent sector had been completed. Within the parameters of unlocked sectors, you could choose your rewards as you saw fit and plan your route around the map to prioritize the rewards you wanted most. Leveling up your Battle Pass was as you’d expect: earn XP to unlock tiers. However, unless you had auto-rewards on, you were given a token for every tier unlock, which was then used to purchase a sector tier.

Free tiers vs paid tiers

You don’t have to pay for the Call of Duty Battle Passes, but you are limited to which rewards you can claim without the paid track. In the MW3 battle pass, there were still some great rewards available to those on the free track, including new weapons and weapon blueprints. To progress through the free track, you must still redeem every free item in each sector to move on to the next.
You could upgrade to the paid track at any time, and instantly unlock five ‘Instant Reward’ sector bonuses. Upon completing the full Battle Pass, paid players also received the ‘Completion’ sector for another five bonus rewards. Each sector also contained items, such as CP, that can only be obtained through the paid track.

How much was the MW3 Battle Pass?

Each season’s Modern Warfare 3 Battle Pass was priced at 1,100 CP. Once you purchased the first paid battle pass, you could unlock it in consecutive seasons with CP earned through the current season — as long as you don’t spend it on store bundles. 1,100 CP costs $9.99 / £8.39, or the equivalent in your local currency.

Is the Battle Pass worth it?

The answer to this fully depends on whether you have the means to afford the paid Battle Pass. That said, if you can, we’d still only recommend purchasing it if you are sure that you can complete the Battle Pass within the season. If so, and you earn the 1,100 CP required to purchase future Battle Passes, then it is worth the one-off cost. All items were purely cosmetic, and there are no pay-to-win rewards in a Call of Duty Battle Pass. Weapon blueprints are generally the most valuable rewards, especially if you aren’t familiar with the best MW3 guns, or don’t already have a firm favorite of your own. These weapon blueprints come with exclusive camos, so they look pretty cool, but they are also set up with a loadout of attachments that make them pop.

What is the Blackcell Battle Pass?

For an extra cost, you can unlock even more Battle Pass rewards with Blackcell. You can upgrade to Blackcell any time during the season to receive bonus rewards and CP, some of which are unlocked in normal Battle Pass cells, such as Blackcell-exclusive variants, while the big ticket items are available at purchase.
Based on store bundle prices, Blackcell items are valued at around 7,000 CP, including 2,200 CP, and the Blackcell pass costs $29.99 / £25.99 and includes the base Battle Pass, provided you haven’t already unlocked it. In the store, 7,000 CP are valued at $74.99 / £63.99.
That’s everything you need to know about the MW3 Battle Pass — possibly the most complex and rewarding FPS game Battle Pass out there, and we’re sure there will be plenty more goodies like this to come in Warzone seasons to come. As you prepare for the future of CoD, take a look at the best Warzone loadouts for the current meta.