Modern Warfare 3 is officially here, bringing with it another new story for us to sink our teeth into. Players who have completed it are already suggesting it feels short, but how many missions are there in the MW3 campaign?
With Activision’s campaign early access promo giving players their first taste of action in the game one week prior to its official launch, there’s no denying the single-player is taking center stage in the coming days.
It’s also an especially enticing time for those who’re coming over directly from Modern Warfare 2 as, for the first time in franchise history, Call of Duty is releasing a back-to-back sequel.
This article contains spoilers—you have been warned. Here’s a count of all the missions set to be featured in the MW3 campaign.
Modern Warfare 3 campaign missions count
The Modern Warfare 3 campaign includes a total of 15 different missions. For comparison’s sake, MW2 featured 17 missions that each took roughly anywhere between five and 50 minutes to complete.
To sweeten the deal once again for those who plan on strapping in for the narrative-driven ride, regardless of whether during the early access period or not, “almost every one” of the missions will have free completion rewards that players can unlock for use in MW3 across multiplayer and zombies, as well as Warzone.
Developed by Sledgehammer Games in partnership with Infinity Ward, MW3’s main added wrinkle to the CoD campaign formula is the new Open Combat Missions. Incorporated into the fold alongside the more traditional missions that players have come to know, MW3’s Open Combat Missions are designed “to give the player freedom to approach the action in a variety of ways.”
MW3 mission list
The 15 missions in Modern Warfare 3 are:
- Operation 627: You will play on Alpha Team and free Makarov from a Russian gulag.
- Rewards: “Breathing”: Calling Card
- Precious Cargo: You will have to find and place tracking devices on three lost shipments for Farah and the ULF.
- Rewards: 30 minutes XP Token, 30 minutes Weapon XP Token
- Reactor: In Task Force 141, you will be assaulting Konni forces and taking down three helicopters using your full arsenal of weapons.
- Rewards: “Corso”: Operator
- Payload: Task Force 141 will team up with Farah in Urzikstan to take back stolen missiles.
- Rewards: “Ghillie Guy”: Calling Card
- Deep Cover: This stealth mission will have you infiltrate Arklov Peak Military Base to meet with a Russian asset.
- Rewards: 30 mins XP Token and 30 mins Weapon XP Token
- Passenger: You will need to take down and or follow a terrorist on a plane.
- Rewards: N/A
- Crash Site: You will team up with Farah to a crashed Russian Airliner and protect ULF from being framed.
- Rewards: “Pathfinder”: Operator
- Flashpoint: In this mission, you will be sent back in time in John Price’s memory of Bravo Team’s last encounter with Makarov in Verdansk.
- Rewards: “Toxic Drip”: Calling Card
- Oligarch: You will play as Soap and investigate a private island alongside Ghost to investigate Makarov.
- Rewards: One hour XP Token and One hour Weapon XP Token
- Highrise: You will play as Gaz and assault a Konni safehouse in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Rewards: “Doc”: Operator
- Frozen Tundra: Task 141 will ambush Makarov’s transport in Siberia.
- Rewards: “Skull Rhapsody”: Calling Card
- Gora Dam: You will play as Ghost to prevent a false flag attack from Konni forces at Verdansk’s Gora Dam.
- Rewards: One hour XP Token and One hour Weapon XP Token
- Danger Close: You will be playing as Shadow Company to support Price, Gaz, Farah, and Alex as they search a Konni airbase.
- Rewards: “Jabber”: Operator
- Trojan Horse: Task Force 141 will end up in London, following a lead to find and kill Makarov.
- Rewards: Campaign Completion ‘Brogue’ Weapon Blueprint
MW3 campaign rewards
The MW3 will definitely have rewards when it is completed. Here are the MW3 mission rewards here:
- “Toxic Drip”: Calling Card
- “Breathing”: Calling Card
- “Ghillie Guy”: Calling Card
- “Skull Rhapsody”: Calling Card
- “Doc”: Operator
- “Corso”: Operator
- “Jabber”: Operator
- “Pathfinder”: Operator
- Campaign Completion Emblem
- Campaign Completion ‘Brogue’ Weapon Blueprint
- 30 mins XP Token and 30 mins Weapon XP Token
- 30 mins Double Player XP Token and 30 mins Double Weapon XP Token
- One hour XP Token and One hour Weapon XP Token
- One hour XP Token and One hour Weapon XP Token
How long is the MW3 campaign?
The Modern Warfare 3 campaign can be completed in around four hours, and perhaps less if you are able to avoid dying often.
This has left a sour taste for some fans, who complain that it’s too short. Many have said it feels like it “just ends” out of nowhere, leaving the storyline unresolved.
Whether the devs will add more to the campaign with DLC remains to be seen, but based on history, we wouldn’t expect any more missions to be added to it.
