MW3 Zombies: How to complete new Dark Aether Rift Easter egg in Season 2 Reloaded

Joseph Pascoulis

Wondering how to complete the new MW3 Zombies Season 2 Reloaded Dark Aether Rift Easter egg? Here’s how to find the new items in MW3 Zombies, upgrade them, and unlock the second Dark Aether Rift.

Modern Warfare 3 Zombies received some exciting new content in the Season 2 Reloaded update for MW3.

Arguably the biggest of all the Season 2 Reloaded content added to Zombies is the new Story mission, which brings another Dark Aether Rift Easter egg for players to complete. There’s a lot to get done to complete the Easter egg and unlock the Dark Aether Rift, including some new items to find in MW3 Zombies.

For those who’d like to know how to complete the new MW3 Zombies Dark Aether Rift Easter egg, here’s everything you need to know.

How to unlock Dark Aether Rift in MW3 Zombies Season 2 Reloaded

To unlock the second Dark Aether Rift introduced in the Season 2 Reloaded update for MW3 Zombies, players will need to:

  1. Activate and complete the new Act 4 mission, “Counter Measures.”
  2. Collect all four of the new items – Drum, Pristine Mirror, Tattered MMA Gloves, Perforated Target.
  3. Successfully exfil with these items and take them with you into the next match.
  4. Upgrade all of these items to Legendary.
  5. Place them on the correct pedestal in front of the new Dark Aether Rift portal.

The pedestals will have an image on them that correlates to the item, so make sure you place it on the correct one. Here’s a detailed breakdown of how to collect each of these new items associated with the new MW3 Zombies Dark Aether Rift Easter egg, courtesy of Zombies expert MrDalekJD.

How to get & upgrade Tattered MMA Gloves in MW3 Zombies

To get the Tattered MMA Gloves in MW3 Zombies, follow these steps: