The long wait for Verdansk's return is almost over as Season 3 will kick off soon in Black Ops 6 and Warzone. The map will return alongside other elements from Warzone's first year that will appeal to those who were around during that time.
We have compiled all the information about the significant additions coming to the game so you can prepare accordingly.
Release date
Season 3 Warzone is now scheduled to kick off on Thursday, April 3 at 9:00 AM PT (5:00 PM GMT). Before that, the game will undergo a 24-hour maintenance period, starting on Wednesday, April 2nd.
During that time, users will be able to enjoy Black Ops 6 for free and all of its content.
Players will be able to preload the patch a few hours before its release to get everything ready. The season should last around eight weeks, with a major update arriving midway through to add all the Season 3 reloaded content.
Verdansk's return
The biggest addition to the game coming this season will be the return of Verdansk, Warzone's first map back when the first iteration launched in March 2020.
The return was first announced back in August 2024 during the COD Next event, but its release date was officially confirmed with the following cinematic trailer:
You can take a look a bird's eye view at some of the areas in the following developer video:
Maps and modes
For starters, Urzikstan will be retired at the start of the season to make room for Verdansk. Here is everything scheduled for the maps and modes rotation:
- Verdansk
- Battle Royale (Available at launch, 150 players)
- Battle Royale Casual (Available at launch, 28 players and up to 120 bots)
- Plunder Quads (Available at launch, 100 players)
- Warzone Bootcamp (Available at launch, 12 players and 32 bots)
- Ranked Play (Available at the mid-season, 150 players)
- Rebirth Island
- Resurgence (Available during the launch window, 44 players)
The Call of Duty blog also teased that new modes will be added with the mid-season update. One of them is called High Trip and it will feature a different narrator, special boosts, and more.
Weapons
To go along with Verdansk's return, the season will add the following six new weapons:
- Kilo 141 (Assault Rifle)
- CR-56 AMAX (Assault Rifle)
- HDR (Sniper Rifle)
- Kali Sticks (Melee)
- Ladra (SMG)
- Nail Gun (Melee)
As you can see, the first four weapons were originally available in Modern Warfare (2019)/Warzone and were part of the meta at some point during the battle royale's first year.
Quality of Life changes/improvements
Here is a long list of quality-of-life changes and additions coming to the game with this season's launch:
- An option to redeploy all allies in the Buy Station.
- Inspecting a weapon will also show its attachments.
- Players can prioritize a loadout by marking it as favorite, it will appear at the top.
- New Tac-Map settings under "Map Assist" offer improved control options: Auto Zoom & Center, Auto Center, Zoom & Center Once, Center Once, and Off.
- A new death report widget will appear on-screen detailing how an enemy managed to defeat you.
- The squad widget on the HUD has been updated.
- A new setting will let you decide how long a ping will stay on screen.
Other details
Here are other minor details from the new season so you don't miss out on anything:
- Jay and Silent Bob will be added as operators during the season.
- One of the rewards of this season's BlackCell pass is a new operator named R0-Z3, which is based on the Roze operator from the first Warzone.
You can visit this article if you want to read about all the upcoming additions for the multiplayer and Zombies side of Black Ops 6.
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