Modern Warfare 3 zombie zones - each difficulty explained

Modern Warfare 3 player firing gun at zombie horde
Credit: Activision

Modern Warfare 3 player firing gun at zombie horde
Credit: Activision
November 20, 2023: Modern Warfare is out now and we've got all the MW3 zombie zone intel you need to know in our guide.

Understanding how Modern Warfare 3 zombie zones work during your fight against the undead is essential intel. Whether you're a hardened veteran or a relative newcomer, Modern Warfare 3's zombies mode is vastly different to previous iterations from previous Call of Duty titles.

Endless rounds are gone in favour of a new PvE offering, packed with an extensive gun list and a variety of undead opponents to slay. Eliminate enough of them and you might get your hands on a coveted mastery camo.

Before we reveal more intel on Modern Warfare 3 zombie zones, check out the best Rival 9 loadout along with the latest information on the Season 1 update.

What are Modern Warfare 3 zombie zones?

Modern Warfare 3 zombie zones determine the difficulty of the enemy you'll face during a match. For example, if you've landed in a low-threat zone, you can explore as a lone wolf and slay zombies with relative ease. If you decide to wander into a high-threat zone, cooperation and communication are required to defeat the more difficult opposition. As with all difficulties, the higher the risk, the higher the reward.

Treyarch confirmed there are three Modern Warfare 3 zombie zones:

  • Low threat
  • Medium threat
  • High threat

The developer describes the zones as how the difficulty increases during classic round-based zombies action.

Modern Warfare 3 zombies in dark industrial area
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Credit: Activision

How to survive Modern Warfare 3 zombie zones

As always, working as a team is a surefire way of making it out of medium and high-threat zombie zones with the rewards. Make sure you stick together and create a loadout that's perfect for slaying large amounts of undead armed with high health stats.

Knowing the locations of perks and the Pack-a-Punch machine will be hugely important if you and your squad mates are looking to perform a successful exfil.

As soon as Treyarch reveals more information on Modern Warfare 3 zombie zones, we'll update our guide so you know where the danger lies.

That's everything there is to know about the Modern Warfare 3 zombie zones so far. For more, check out the best MCW loadout and when the first double XP event is expected to take place.