Warzone Season 4 Patch Notes: Fortune's Keep Changes, Weapon Adjustments, and More

• Primary Subject: Warzone Season 4 Patch Notes
• Key Update: The patch notes for Warzone Season 4 are here, and we have a summary with all the important information.
• Status: Confirmed
• Last Verified: June 4, 2026
• Quick Answer: Warzone Season 4 starts soon, and the patch notes detail Fortune's Keep refreshed locations, buy station location changes on other maps, weapon adjustments, and more.

Season 4 is next for Warzone players, and the developers have shared the respective patch notes a day before it kicks off. The notes detail all the changes Fortune's Keep has gone through before its return, as well as other aspects like weapon adjustments or quality-of-life additions.

To get you up to speed before the season launches, here are all the important details from the patch notes.

When Does Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 4 Start?

Season 4 of Black Ops 7 and Warzone is scheduled to start on Thursday, June 4. The update in question will drop at 9:00 AM PT (5:00 PM BST) to disable all the limited-time content from Season 3 and add most of the new stuff.

The season is expected to last between eight and nine weeks, with a major mid-season patch dropping to add the second half content.

Warzone Season 4 Patch Notes

Excluding all the information already revealed through the roadmap and blog post, here are the patch notes for Season 4 of Warzone:

Maps

Fortune's Keep

Fortune’s Keep returns! Revisit familiar locations while exploring new points of interest and updated pathways that introduce additional depth to engagements throughout the map.

• Major Points of Interest
  • Terraces
    • A fortified combat zone featuring elevated traversal routes and strong sightlines surrounding the central courtyard. 
  • Keep
    • A sprawling stronghold combining long-range sightlines with dense interior close-quarters combat. 
  • Gatehouse
    • A central rotational hotspot featuring battlements, sewer flanking routes, and constant multi-directional engagements.
  • Bay
    • A shoreline POI offering watercraft access, cliffside tunnels, and the new Sea Science Aquatic Laboratory.
  • Winery
    • A large eastern compound centered around contested courtyard combat and basement-level engagements.
  • Pier
    • A coastal crossover route supporting vehicle traversal and flexible shoreline repositioning.
  • Lighthouse
    • An elevated sniper position with Ascender access, cliffside traversal routes, and zipline connectivity.
  • Overlook
    • A high-ground POI delivering powerful sightlines over Town and the eastern side of Fortune’s Keep.
  • Town
    • A dense urban combat zone packed with loot and fast-paced close-quarters engagements.
  • Graveyard
    • A low-cover POI featuring underground access routes and elevated tower sightlines.
  • Grotto
    • A subterranean cave network connecting multiple POIs beneath the island surface.
  • Smuggler’s Cove
    • A secluded coastal POI focused on vertical traversal, elevated positioning, and cave-based rotations.
  • Research Vessel
    • A moving offshore POI equipped with a Buy Station, Ammo Cache, and the island’s only UAV Tower.
• Micro Points of Interest New
  • Sea Science Aquatic Laboratory
    • A compact research facility at Bay featuring multi-level close-quarters combat and shoreline access.
  • Capt. Bubby’s Chum Haus
    • A new shoreline restaurant offering interior cover and sightlines between Pier and Lighthouse.
  • Smuggler HQ
    • A central staging area near Gatehouse designed for looting, ambushes, and rapid map rotations.

Modes

Returning

• Clash Limited-Time Mode
  • General
    • Clash returns with team-based combat across nine possible locations in Verdansk.
    • Players earn score by capturing objectives, completing Contracts, and eliminating enemy Players.
    • Supports endless respawns.
    • Vehicle combat and Buy Stations remain available throughout the match.
  • Gameplay
    • Rebalanced scoring to increase the value of objective captures.
    • Enabled Grappling Hook and Wall Jump movement mechanics.
    • Added the Machine Gun variant of the JLTV.
    • Added Black Ops Killstreaks and Equipment to Buy Stations.
    • Removed Powerups.
  • Players
    • 52 vs 52 
    • Quads
  • Map
    • Verdansk
    • Added four new combat zones (bringing our total up to 9):
      • Launch
      • Signal Station
      • Factory
      • Airport

General

• Placement Challenges
  • Placement Challenges introduce a new progression system that rewards consistent match performance across playlists.
  • Players can earn Placement Points by reaching designated placement milestones in Battle Royale, Resurgence, and casual variant playlists, regardless of squad size.
  • Milestones
    • Battle Royale
      • Top 20 - 1 Point
      • Top 15 - 3 Points
      • Victory - 5 Points
    • Resurgence
      • Top 5 - 1 Point
      • Top 3 - 3 Points
      • Victory - 5 Points
    • Black Ops Royale
      • Top 15 - 1 Point
      • Top 10 - 3 Points
      • Victory - 5 Points
  • Rewards
    • Placement Points contribute toward a series of unlockable rewards that can be progressed throughout the Chapter.
      • 1 Point - Animated Emblem
      • 10 Points - Animated Calling Card
      • 20 Points - Contrail
      • 30 Points - Parachute Skin
      • 45 Points - Animated Weapon Camo

Adjusted

• Win Streaks
  • Win Streak rewards have been updated for Season 04. As a reminder, the prior rewards for Season 03 are no longer obtainable.
  • Black Ops Royale
    • 10 Consecutive Wins – Primordial Streak Static Camo
    • 25 Consecutive Wins – Ethereal Reflection Animated Camo
  • Battle Royale
    • 10 Consecutive Wins – Stone Sigil Static Camo
    • 25 Consecutive Wins – Electric Sigil Animated Camo
  • Resurgence
    • 30 Consecutive Wins – Northern Streak Static Camo
    • 50 Consecutive Wins – Hellish Embers Animated Camo
• Unique Camo Challenges
  • The following Snipers and LMGs had a unique camo challenge requiring kills while moving, which has been changed to require kills while using a Suppressor:
    • XR-3 Ion
    • VS Recon
    • Hawker HX
    • XM325
    • Sokol 545

Ranked Play

New

• Fortune’s Keep has been added to the Resurgence Ranked Play map pool.
• Ranked Play on Fortune’s Keep supports up to 48 Players across 16 squads.
• The current Resurgence Ranked Play map pool now includes:
  • Fortune’s Keep
  • Rebirth Island
  • Haven’s Hollow

Adjusted

• Matchmaking
  • Updated Ranked matchmaking configuration to more consistently enforce intended skill brackets during matchmaking.
  • This change will reduce skill disparities within matches and improve SR progression consistency at higher skill levels.
• Loot Pool
  • Added Counter UAVs to ground loot.
  • Re-enabled Echo Units at a rare spawn rate.
  • Re-enabled Point Turrets at a rare spawn rate.
• Restrictions
  • Grimhawk
  • Advanced Self Revive
  • Shadowlink Contract

Gameplay

• Added High Value Loot Zones Haven’s Hollow
  • High Value Loot Zones have been enabled in Haven’s Hollow Resurgence with two of the following zones selected each match: Lumbermill, Homestead, Riverboat, Pond, Train Station, and Coal Depot.
• Horizontal Ascenders Quality of Life
  • Adjusted the interaction range and aligned the use prompt distance with the actual interaction distance for improved consistency and easier use. 

Buy Stations

Battle Royale

• Increased Number of Buy Stations
  • Increased Buy Station locations from 49 to 64 on Avalon.
  • Increased Buy Station locations from 49 to 51 on Verdansk.
  • Adjusted locations of Buy Stations on both Avalon and Verdansk.

Credit: Activision

Contracts

New

Resurgence

• Shadowlink Contract Fortune’s Keep Only
  • Added a new Recon Contract variant rewarding squads with access to the Shadowlink satellite phone.
  • Shadowlink grants remote access to the Black Market Buy Station from anywhere on the map.
  • Black Market information:
    • Players can purchase and complete Hit Lists through the Black Market to earn rewards.
    • Completing a full Hit List rewards Cash and unlocks the next Black Market tier.
    • Access and progression is shared across the squad.
    • Multiple Hit Lists can be active simultaneously.
    • Compatible with the Fire Sale Public Event.

Adjusted

Battle Royale and Resurgence

• Recon
  • Updated Recon flare behavior to persist after capture has begun until the Contract is either completed or failed.
  • Train Recon Contracts continue to use the previous flare behavior, which expires automatically after a short duration.

Field Upgrades

New

Resurgence

• Advanced Self-Revive
  • A new rare variant of the Self-Revive Kit has been added to ground loot and caches, granting temporary Active Camo.
  • Functionality:
    • Activates Active Camo while self reviving.
    • Successfully completing a self revive will maintain Active Camo for an additional 2 seconds or until the player makes an aggressive action.
    • Active Camo is removed if the self revive is cancelled or interrupted by a teammate revive.
    • Will not be consumed if interrupted by a teammate revive.
    • Shares an inventory slot with the standard Self-Revive.
    • Players may only carry one Self-Revive variant at a time.
    • Players can swap between Advanced and standard Self-Revives when interacting with either item.

Perks

Adjusted

Battle Royale and Resurgence

• Surveyor 
  • Nearby enemies who use a Grappling Hook will now briefly appear on your minimap. 

Equipment

Adjusted

Black Ops Royale

• Bubble Shield & EMP Grenade
  • EMP grenades will now disable active enemy bubble shields.

Weapons

Weapon Adjustments

 Battle Royale & Resurgence

• Ground Loot Weapons
  • Extensive pass has happened to refresh the ground loot builds on multiple weapons

Black Ops Royale

• New exotics have been added to Black Ops Royale:
  • Swarmforge - MPC-25
    • Built for aggressive players, offering exceptional handling, mobility, and hipfire accuracy alongside an expanded magazine and improved damage range.
  • Collateral - EGRT-17
    • Delivers exceptional long-range performance with minimal recoil, outstanding damage range, and a best-in-class magazine size to keep you in the fight longer.
• The Killswitch (AK-27) and Barrage (Razor 9mm) have been removed

Assault Rifles

• Suppressor attachment now gives a 10% Damage Range benefit
• Recoil Suppressor Velocity Penalty Removed
• AK-27
  • All Modes
    • Horizontal shake and recoil while firing reduced
  • BR/RES Only
    • Flip Mags
      • Capacity increased from 35 to 40
      • Reload Speed benefit improved by 10%
    • Monolithic Suppressor
      • Velocity benefit reduced from 20% to 12%
      • Damage Range benefit reduced from 12% to 8%
    • 7.62 Soviet FMJ
      • Bullet Velocity benefit improved from 14% to 18%
• DS20 Mirage
  • All Modes
    • Vertical Recoil reduced by 8%
  • BR/RES Only
    • Flip Mags
      • Capacity increased from 35 to 40
      • Reload Speed benefit improved by 8%
    • Monolithic Suppressor
      • Bullet Velocity benefit reduced from 20% to 12%
      • Damage Range benefit reduced from 12% to 8%
• EGRT-17
  • BR/RES Only
    • Flip Mags
      • Reload Speed benefit improved by 8%
    • Monolithic Suppressor
      • Bullet Velocity benefit reduced from 20% to 12%
• M15 Mod 0
  • BR/RES Only
    • Flip Mags
      • Capacity increased from 35 to 40
      • Reload Speed benefit improved by 10%
    • Monolithic Suppressor
      • Bullet Velocity benefit reduced from 10% to 6%
• MK35 ISR
  • BR/RES Only
    • Flip Mags
      • Capacity increased from 35 to 40
      • Reload Speed benefit improved by 10%
    • Monolithic Suppressor
      • Bullet Velocity benefit reduced from 10% to 6%
• MXR-17
  • Medium Damage Range increased from 55m to 60m
  • BR/RES Only
    • Flip Mags
      • Capacity increased from 35 to 40
      • Reload Speed benefit improved by 5%
    • Monolithic Suppressor
      • Bullet Velocity benefit reduced from 15% to 10%
• Peacekeeper MK1
  • BR/RES Only
    • Flip Mags
      • Capacity increased from 35 to 40
      • Reload Speed benefit improved by 8%
    • Monolithic Suppressor
      • Bullet Velocity benefit reduced from 10% to 6%
• Voyak KT-3
  • BR/RES Only
    • Flip Mags
      • Capacity increased from 35 to 40
      • Reload Speed benefit improved by 5%
    • Monolithic Suppressor
      • Bullet Velocity benefit reduced from 15% to 10%
      • Damage Range benefit reduced from 12% to 6%
    • 17.6" LTI Grav-4 Barrel
      • Bullet Velocity benefit improved from 15% to 20%

SMG

• Suppressor attachment now gives a 10% Damage Range benefit
• Dravec 45
  • All Modes
    • Rate of Fire improved from 638rpm to 652rpm
    • Headshot multiplier increased from 1.12x to 1.15x
• KOGOT-7
  • Maximum Damage Range damage reduced from 33 to 31
  • Maximum Damage Range range reduced from 0 - 13m to 0 - 12.6m
  • Medium Damage Range 1 reduced from 13 - 21m to 12.6 - 21m
  • Aim Down Sight speed slowed from 160ms to 170ms
• MPC 25
  • All Modes
    • Headshot multiplier increased from 1.2x to 1.3x
    • Aim Down Sight speed improved from 170ms to 165ms
• REV-46
  • Maximum Damage Range increased from 0 - 12m to 0 - 12.5m
  • Medium Damage Range 1 increased from 12 - 20m to 12.5 - 21m
  • Minimum Damage Range increased from >20m to >21m
  • All Modes
    • Aim Down Sight speed improved from 175ms to 165ms
    • Lower Torso and Legs multipliers increased from 1x to 1.03x

LMGs

• Suppressor attachment now gives an 8% Damage Range benefit
• Recoil Suppressor Velocity Penalty Removed
• MK.78
  • Maximum Damage Range damage reduced from 36 to 34
  • Maximum Damage Range range reduced from 0 - 58m to 0 - 50m
  • Medium Damage Range 1 damage reduced from 32 to 30
  • Medium Damage Range 1 range reduced from 58 - 75m to 50 - 68m
  • Minimum Damage Range damage reduced from 30 to 28
  • Minimum Damage Range range reduced from >75m to >68m
  • All Modes
    • Bullet Velocity decreased from 930m/s to 890m/s

Shotgun

• M10 Breacher
  • Medium Damage Range 1 increased from 1.77 - 7.1m to 1.77 - 7.8m
  • Medium Damage Range 2 increased from 7.1 - 8.9m to 7.8 - 8.9m
  • All Modes
    • Aim Down Sight speed improved from 280ms to 250ms
    • Aim Down Sight spread benefit at full charge improved by 10%

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from picking up plates while plating if they had the “Apply All” setting on.
• Fixed a Battle Royale Casuals issue that occasionally left a bot stuck in the Gulag at match end. 
• Fixed an issue that could cause visual distortion when aiming down sights with certain optics.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to achieve faster-than-intended ADS speeds with the VST.

Challenges

• Fixed an issue where the “Hyper Lethal” Prestige Title challenge did not correctly track player placement for progression.
• Fixed an issue where the “Get Kills with Ground Loot Weapons” Weekly Challenge incorrectly tracked kills made with a player's infil weapon. 
• Fixed an issue where the “Natural Talent” Prestige Title challenge incorrectly tracked progress for kills made with the starting pistol in Battle Royale.
• Fixed an issue where the “Get Kills Without Taking Damage” challenge for the Sokol 545 LMG could ignore damage taken.

Maps

• Fixed an issue causing geography to flicker in certain areas of Avalon.

UI/UX

• Fixes issue that caused proximity chat red enemy names to appear on the screen for enemies that were not actually near the player 
• Fixed an issue causing the Death Icon to appear inconsistently after a player was eliminated and redeployed in Resurgence.
• Fixed an issue preventing Danger Pings from appearing in the final Killcam replay.
• Fixed an issue where weapon names and attachment information could overlap in the Killcam.
• Fixed an issue causing the lobby screen to occasionally go black after equipping a new Operator.

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