Warzone Season 1 Patch Notes

Season 1 of Black Ops 7 is about to start, which means a major update is coming to Warzone. This update will integrate the elements and some mechanics from the new premium title into the free-to-play experience, as is the case every year.

Raven has released the patch notes for this upcoming update, detailing everything that's changing and getting added, something that we don't find out from the roadmap or marketing material. We have gathered all the information in one place to help you prepare accordingly.

When Does Warzone Season 1 Come Out?

Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 are scheduled to release on Thursday, December 4th, for all platforms. As usual, the patch will go live at 9:00 AM PT (5:00 PM GMT), meaning players will be able to enjoy the new content at this time.

The season will last around two months, and a big mid-season patch should drop in the middle to add the content for the second half.

Patch Notes

These are the complete patch notes for the Warzone Season 1 update that were posted on the Call of Duty blog:

Credit: Activision

General

• Aim Assist
  • Tuned strength at short and long ranges and refined full-activation requirements to better balance engagements between Controller and KBM players.

Movement

For movement, our goal this chapter is to make traversal feel smoother, more responsive, and more natural as you flow through the map.

• Sprinting
  • Removed Tactical Sprint as a core ability.
  • Tactical Sprint is now available via the Sprinter Perk.
  • Increased base sprint speeds.¿
• Combat Roll
  • Introduced Combat Roll as a new movement tool, available through the Mountaineer Perk. 
• Experimental Mechanics
  • We’ve enabled both Wall Jump and the Grapple Hook in all Limited-Time Modes throughout Season 01.

Loadouts

To further streamline the create-a-class experience and reinforce weapon identity, we’ve made several foundational changes to loadouts and weapon customization.

• Wildcards
  • Wildcards have been removed entirely.
  • Overkill is now available to all players by default.
• Attachment Cap
  • Weapons are now limited to 5 attachment slots.
• Equipment Options
  • A number of lethal and tactical equipment options have been moved out of the loadout selection and will only be available via in-match loot.

Equipment

Equipment Interaction

• Stim Shot
  • The Stim Shot can now be activated immediately after being hit by a Flash or Concussion Grenade to fully clear their disorienting effects.
• Smoke Grenade
  • The Smoke Grenade can now extinguish lingering flames created by Molotov Cocktails or Napalm Killstreaks.

Lethals

• Needle Drone (New)
  • Small flying drone that explodes on impact.
    • Auto or manual-control toggle.
    • 4.5m explosive radius.
    • 170 max damage.
    • 8 second flight time.
  • Only available in loot.
• Point Turret (New)
  • Small deployable sentry turret that automatically shoots at opponents, distracting and damaging them.
    • 12.5m range.
    • 15 damage per shot.
    • Can stick to surfaces like vehicles.
  • Only available in loot.
• C4 (Adjusted)
  • Sticky explosive with a large blast radius.
    • 7m explosive radius.
    • 240 max damage.
    • Can be detonated via the C-Link without the clacker.
• Combat Axe (Adjusted)
  • Retrievable throwing axe lethal to unarmored targets.
    • Behaves more like a throwing knife.
    • Faster throw speed.
    • Hit multipliers.
      • 250 torso
      • 275 neck
      • 500 head
      • One shot to downed targets.
• Molotov Cocktail (Adjusted)
  • Thrown incendiary that creates a patch of flames.
    • 25 fire damage every 250ms.
    • Lasts 10 seconds.
    • Can be extinguished by Smoke Grenades.
• Claymore (Returning)
  • Directional anti-personnel mine.
    • 6.5m front-facing explosive distance.
    • 300 max damage.
• Drill Charge (Returning)
  • Burrows into surfaces before detonating.
    • 5m explosive radius.
    • 275 max damage.
    • Detonates at impact point if drilling fails.
  • Only available in loot.
• Frag (Returning)
  • Cookable fragmentation grenade.
    • 6.5m explosive radius.
    • 240 max damage.
• Proximity Mine (Returning)
  • Proximity-triggered explosive that launches upward.
    • 6.5m explosive radius.
    • 275 max damage.
    • Crouching reduces damage.
    • Going prone significantly reduces damage.
    • Highly effective against vehicles.
  • Only available in loot.
• Sticky Grenade (Returning)
  • Sticky grenade with a timed fuse.
    • 5m explosive radius.
    • 180 max damage.
  • Under a different name in-game.
• Thermite (Returning)
  • Incendiary device that sticks to surfaces.
    • 3m explosive and burn radius.
    • 50 explosive damage.
    • 100 damage on direct impact.
    • 12-damage fire ticks every 350ms.
    • Highly effective against vehicles.
  • Only available in loot.

Tacticals

• Phantom Signal (New)
  • Tracking-virus device that affects up to three nearby opponents.
    • Not consumed if no opponents are nearby.
    • Tagged opponents emit sound for 10 seconds.
    • Tagged opponents appear on the compass.
  • Only available in loot.
• Pinpoint Grenade (New)
  • Shoots tracking devices at opponents.
    • 8.5m targeting radius.
    • 15-second active duration.
    • Tracked opponents are visible through walls in real-time.
    • Tracker can be removed.
  • Only available in loot.
• Psych Grenade (New)
  • Releases a cloud of hallucinogenic gas on impact that causes affected players to see short-lived phantom copies of themselves appear randomly around them.
• Decoy (Adjusted)
  • Simulates footsteps and gunfire.
    • 16-second duration.
    • Surface-stick behavior.
    • Generates randomized radar pings around the decoy.
• Flash (Adjusted)
  • Blinds opponents
    • Up to 4 seconds when directly facing detonation.
    • Cookable for up to 3 additional flashes.
  • Only available in loot.
• Heartbeat Sensor (Adjusted)
  • Limited-use detection tablet used to locate nearby players.
    • 15m range.
    • 90-second battery life.
• Stim Shot (Adjusted)
  • Removes flash and concussion effects.
    • Refreshes tactical sprint.
    • Increases movement speed up to 8 percent.
• Concussion (Returning)
  • Slows enemy movement and aim.
    • 1.5-second maximum stun duration.
• Shock Charge (Returning)
  • Electric trap that stuns opponents.
    • 3m radius.
    • 7-second shock duration.
    • Causes loss of aiming control and random weapon fire.
  • Only available in loot.
• Smoke Grenade (Returning)
  • Creates a vision-blocking smoke screen.
    • Can extinguish lingering flames from Molotov Cocktails.

Field Upgrades

• Echo Unit (New)
  • Holographic-soldier decoy that tricks opponents.
  • Mimics a standing or crouching position when it is deployed.
• Portable Decontamination Station (Adjusted)
  • Deployable autonomous neutralizing-agent dispersal unit.
  • Lasts for a limited time.
  • Can now be picked back up if deployed but not activated by gas.
• Armor Box (Returning)
  • Deploys a box of armor plates for you and your teammates.
• Deployable Cover (Returning)
  • Portable, rapidly deployable ballistic cover.
• Munitions Box (Returning)
  • Deploys a box of ammo and equipment for you and your teammates.
• Recon Drone (Returning)
  • Remote-controlled drone with manual and auto-marking capabilities.
• Trophy System (Returning)
  • Deployable defense system that destroys enemy projectiles mid-air.
• War Cry (Returning)
  • Team rally that improves nearby ally movement speed and health regeneration.
• Resurgence Only
  • Redeploy Drone Beacon (Returning)
    • Beacon that calls in a Redeploy Drone, allowing for quick repositioning.

Killstreaks

• Bunker Buster (Adjusted)
  • Designates a missile strike that pierces a building, deploying gas inside.
    • Now delivers gas 50m downward, covering a majority of large buildings.
• Care Package (Adjusted)
  • Calls in a crate containing high-value loot, including:
    • 1 power item
      • Advanced UAV, Bunker Buster, Utility Box, or a low-chance Specialist
    • 2 rare Perks
    • 4 resupply items
      • Cash, Armor Plates, or Ammo
  • Care Packages can also deliver new seasonal, rotating items.
• Cluster Strike (Returning)
  • Launches a missile bombardment in a targeted area for a duration.
• Counter UAV (Returning)
  • Launches a drone that scrambles enemy minimaps.
• Napalm Strike (Returning)
  • Launches a targeted strike of explosive napalm.
• Precision Airstrike (Returning)
  • Calls in twin jets to deliver a precision strike along the best available path.
• Supply UAV (Returning)
  • UAV ship that reveals supply boxes on the minimap.
• UAV (Returning)
  • UAV recon that reveals enemy locations.

Perks

Lootable Perks

• Battle Royale
  • Contract Rewards
    • Reactive Armor
    • Scavenger
    • Mountaineer
    • Alertness
  • Legendary Supply Boxes
    • Tempered
    • Survivor
    • Reactive Armor
    • Alertness
• Resurgence
  • General
    • Bomb Squad
    • Irradiated
    • Scavenger
    • Shrouded
    • Alertness
    • Veteran
    • Cold-Blooded
    • Reactive Armor

Perks and Categories

• Slot 1
  • Mountaineer Adjusted
    • Reduces fall damage and improves climbing.
      • Increases the height before taking critical fall damage by 5 meters.
      • Combat Roll further reduces fall damage by 10% and removes the movement penalty from high falls.
      • Increases ladder climb speed by 15%.
  • Cold-Blooded Returning
    • Grants immunity to tracking equipment, targeting systems, and electronic interference.
      • Immune to thermal optics, weapon targeting systems, heartbeat sensors, phantom signals, scrambling, EMP effects, Tracker, and Alertness.
  • Grenadier Returning
    • Improves explosive equipment and equipment handling.
      • Explosive equipment adds a 5-second health regen delay.
      • Explosive equipment inflicts a 20% movement slow for 3 seconds.
      • Throw equipment 15% farther.
      • See equipment trajectories.
  • Scavenger Returning
    • Improves ammo and resource acquisition.
      • Dead opponents drop a pack containing additional ammo, equipment, plates, and cash.
  • Veteran Returning
    • Improves equipment resistance and long-range weapon handling.
      • Resistant to flash, concussion, gas, and shock equipment effects.
      • Immune to Grenadier.
      • Increases hold-breath duration by 5 seconds.
      • Increases flinch resistance by 30%.
• Slot 2
  • Bomb Squad Adjusted
    • Provides explosive resistance and equipment negation.
      • Reduces explosive and fire damage by 45%.
      • Spot and hack equipment through walls.
      • Highlight equipment for your squad while ADS.
  • Reactive Armor Adjusted
    • Improves armor recovery and defense.
      • Armor regenerates up to 100% of its maximum if you avoid damage for 2 seconds.
      • Total approximated time to regenerate to maximum is 20 seconds.
      • Breaking armor triggers an EMP effect (won’t re-trigger until armor is fully restored).
  • Sprinter Adjusted
    • Improves sprinting and movement.
      • Grants Tactical Sprint.
      • Reload while Tactical Sprinting.
      • Reduces movement penalties while reloading or using equipment.
  • Alertness Returning
    • Improves situational awareness.
      • Sense opponents within 30 meters.
      • Sense when you are being aimed at.
  • Quick-Fix Returning
    • Improves armor handling and health regeneration.
      • Insert plates one-handed.
      • Immediately begin health regeneration when eliminating opponents or inserting armor plates.
• Slot 3
  • Adaptive New
    • Improves explosive defense, movement, and handling.
      • With plates not full: gain a 10% movement speed boost.
      • With plates full: gain improved ADS speed and sprint-to-fire speed.
      • Gain an audible warning when near trap equipment.
      • Traps triggered by the player are delayed.
      • Gain the ability to reset fuses when throwing back grenades.
  • Ghost Adjusted
    • Improves stealth.
      • Undetectable by enemy radar pings while moving.
      • Effects are disabled if stationary for 1.5 seconds or more.
  • Survivor Adjusted
    • Improves health regeneration, revive speed, and survivability.
      • With full armor plates, gain one-hit protection against ballistic weapons.
      • Health begins regenerating after 4 seconds.
      • Allies revive you faster.
  • Tracker Adjusted
    • Improves tracking and target acquisition.
      • Shooting an enemy briefly outlines them based on range.
      • Automatically ping the enemy who downs you.
      • Track enemy footprints; when you shoot an enemy, all others can see their footprints for 10 seconds.
  • Tempered Returning
    • Improves armor efficiency.
      • Refilling armor requires 2 plates instead of 3.

Loot and Economy

Seasonal Loot

• Added
  • Select BO7 weapons & equipment
  • Static, hand-curated weapon builds
• Removed
  • Pre-BO7 weapons
    • Except for certain easter egg rewards.
  • Pistols
  • Gas Masks
  • Self-Revives
  • Randomized attachments

Loot Pool

• Lethals
  • Claymore
  • Combat Axe
  • Drill Charge
  • Frag Grenade
  • Point Turret
  • Proximity Mine
  • Semtex
  • Thermite
• Tacticals
  • Concussion Grenade
  • Flash Grenade
  • Phantom Signal Injector
  • Pinpoint Grenade
  • Psych Grenade
  • Shock Stick
  • Smoke Grenade
  • Stim Shot
• Field Upgrades
  • Armor Box
  • Deployable Cover
  • Echo Unit
  • Munitions Box
  • Recon Drone
  • Trophy System
  • War Cry

Buy Stations

Credit: Raven Software

• Locations
  • Updated Buy Station locations across Verdansk.
• Buyback Speed Quality of Life
  • Further improvements made to how quickly eliminated teammates become available for buyback at Buy Stations after losing the Gulag.

Contracts

• Contract Spawn System
  • Additional contracts will now reveal in later circles more consistently.
• Search & Destroy Contract
  • This contract has been removed.

Public Events

• Circle 1
  • Loadout Drop
  • Circle 2
  • Firesale
  • Restock
  • Contractor
• Circle 3
  • Firesale
  • Restock
  • Fly Buy
  • Recon Flyover
• Circle 4
  • Loadout Drop
• Circle 5
  • Jailbreak
  • Restock
  • Fly Buy
  • Recon Flyover

Weapons

• Assault Rifle Barrels
  • Mid-range Barrel: Expands Medium Damage Range 1, a new Warzone-specific stat that improves effectiveness deeper into mid-range fights.
  • Control Barrel: Improves recoil control and bullet velocity to enhance long-range accuracy and consistency.
• Expanded Attachment Functionality
  • Suppressors now provide visual recoil reduction in addition to keeping players off the radar.
  • Mobility-focused stocks now improve handling alongside movement benefits.
  • Heavier stocks further emphasize recoil stabilization for maximum control-focused builds.
• Shotgun Slugs
  • For Black Ops 7 pump-action shotguns, slugs can now secure a one-shot headshot within maximum damage range, offering a high-risk, high-reward option for skilled close-quarters play.
• Default Loadouts
  • Default loadouts will be regularly updated to reflect the current weapon meta, ensuring players can stay competitive and never feel left behind as the sandbox evolves.
• Weapon Build Sharing
  • Players can now easily share their custom Weapon builds using unique share codes, making it faster than ever to try out different builds.
• Legacy Weapons
  • Weapons from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 remain accessible and usable in Call of Duty: Warzone. 
  • These can be found by navigating to Weapons > Loadouts > Custom Loadouts > Primary / Secondary / Melee, then scrolling to the far right to access the Legacy menu.
  • While Legacy Weapons are playable in Warzone, they do not support the following Black Ops 7 features:
    • Weapon Prestige and Weapon Prestige Camos
    • Black Ops 7 Weapon and Warzone Mastery Camos
    • New Black Ops 7 Reticle Challenges
    • Access to Black Ops 7 Weapon Customization items
    • Build Sharing and Build Codes

New Weapons

• Assault Rifles
  • M15 Mod 0
  • AK-27
  • MXR-17
  • X9 Maverick
  • DS20 Mirage
  • Peacekeeper MK1
  • Maddox RFB
• SMGs
  • Ryden 45K
  • RK-9
  • Razor 9mm
  • Dravec 45
  • Carbon 57
  • MPC-25
  • Kogot-7
• Shotguns
  • M10 Breacher
  • Echo 12
  • Akita
• LMGs
  • MK.78
  • XM325
  • Sokol 545
• Marksman Rifles
  • M8A1
  • Warden 308
  • M34 Novaline
• Snipers
  • VS Recon
  • Shadow SK
  • XR-3 Ion
• Pistols
  • Jäger 45
  • Velox 5.7
  • Coda 9
• Launchers
  • Aarow 109
  • A.R.C. M1
• Special
  • NX Ravager
• Melee
  • Knife
  • Flatline MK.II

UI/UX

Adjusted

• Navigation & UI
  • Minor navigation improvements to Loadouts.
  • Minor map rotation UI improvements to the Play Tab.
  • Legacy Weapons moved to a new Legacy tab in the Weapons menu.
  • Improved First-Time User Experience flow.
  • Added Weapon Build Share/Copy functionality.
  • Added Kick/Ban features to Private Match for Lobby Admins.
• In-Game HUD
  • Self-Revive indicator repositioned to the right, next to Gas Mask and Armor Plates.
  • Minor layout updates to Loot Cards for improved readability.
  • First-Time User tooltips moved to the right side with improved layout and timing.
  • Minor improvements to perk and equipment icons, including better in-use feedback.
  • Minor notification improvements for clearer on-screen messaging.

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