How to unlock the SOA Subverter in MW3 and Warzone

A new rifle for the collection.

SOA Subverter battle rifle in MW3
Image via Activision

Every month or so, Call of Duty games like Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone get a new weapon or two to freshen things up.

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One of MW3’s best guns, the BAS-B, is a battle rifle. But we could have a new potential replacement for the BAS-B with Season Two Reloaded’s SOA Subverter. The midseason update for Season Two adds a melee weapon as well, but the Subverter looks like it’s going to be the hot ticket.

“Chambered in 7.62, this hard-hitting rifle dominates at mid to longer ranges thanks to a low rate of fire and predictable recoil,” Activision said of the new battle rifle. The company also called it “a contender for the optimal battle rifle, if you can mitigate the more leisurely aim down sight speed.”

“With an effective damage range up to 25 meters and the highest rate of fire within its class, the SOA Subverter is well worth considering as your new main weapon,” Activision said. “Its steady upward recoil is easily manageable for staying on target through sustained fire, combined with a solid damage output that downs most enemies in three to four shots before factoring in Armor Plates.”

Here’s how to get the latest battle rifle in MW3 added in Season Two Reloaded.

How to get the SOA Subverter in MW3 and Warzone

SOA Subverter MW3 Warzone
A new Warzone great? Image via Activision

The SOA Subverter is unlocked via the season two, week five weekly challenge in CoD: MW3.

This weekly challenge requires completing any five of that week’s challenges within MW3 multiplayer, MW3 Zombies, or Warzone. Here are all of the challenges for week five in season two, to unlock the SOA Subverter:

MW3 multiplayer

  • Get 15 operator hipfire kills with a recommended battle rifle set to full auto mode
  • Get 10 operator melee backstab kills
  • Get 15 operator quickscope kills with the JAK Glassless Optic equipped to a recommended weapon
  • Get 15 operator longshot kills with a suppressed recommended battle rifle
  • Get 20 operator kills with the JAK Tyrant 762 Kit equipped to the Longbow
  • Get 20 operator kills with the JAK Maglift Mod equipped to the Haymaker
  • Get 20 operator double kills with the Holger 556

MW3 Zombies

  • Get 50 Mercenary soldier kills with a recommended assault rifle
  • Get 250 critical kills with a recommended LMG
  • Get 250 ADS kills with a recommended SMG
  • Get 400 kills with the Holger 556
  • Get five rapid kills 15 times with a recommended assault rifle
  • Get 300 kills with a recommended LMG while Stamin-Up is active
  • Get 500 kills with a recommended shotgun at Epic (purple) or higher rarity

Warzone

  • In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 operator kills in the North region (Gatehouse, Keep, Terraces)
  • In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 operator kills in the East region (Konni Outpost, Lightouse, Pier, Winery)
  • In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 operator kills in th West region (Graveyard, Overlook, Town)
  • In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, Get 10 operator kills in the South region (Ground Zero)
  • In Warzone, place in the top 10 five times
  • In Warzone, complete 15 contracts
  • In Warzone, open 50 loot caches

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