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, as well as how to complete the Season 1 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 Season 2 Reloaded’s MW3 Zombies Dark Aether Rift Easter egg, as well as the previous one from Season 1, here’s everything you need to know.
How to unlock Season 1 Dark Aether Rift in MW3 Zombies
To unlock the first Dark Aether Rift introduced in Season 1’s Act 4 during the Dark Aether MWZ story, you will need to:
- Activate and complete the first Act 4 mission, “Bad Signal.”
- Collect the four Legendary Dark Aether Artifacts – Locked Diary, Surveillance Camera, Pill Bottle & Dog Collar.
- Once obtained, head to the Dark Aether Rift Island (F6), and place each Artifact in the four pedestals.
- Kill the Mega Abomination that will spawn from the Dark Aether Rift upon placing all four Dark Aether Artifacts in the pedestals. Obtain the Sigil from the Reward Rift.
- Use it on the Dark Aether Rift, or successfully exfil with the Sigil item and take them with you into the next match.
How to get MW3 Zombies Legendary Dark Aether Artifacts
Each Legendary Dark Aether Artifact in MW3 Zombies will require a specific task to be obtained, so here’s every Legendary Dark Aether Artifact available and how to get it:
Once you’ve completed and earned all four Dark Aether Artifacts, head to the Dark Aether Rift Island (F6). You’ll find four pedestals, each one connected to a specific Dark Aether Artifact.
Here are all the Pedestal locations for each Dark Aether Artifact:
How to unlock Season 2 Reloaded Dark Aether Rift in MW3 Zombies
To unlock the second Dark Aether Rift introduced in the Season 2 Reloaded update for MW3 Zombies, players will need to:
- Activate and complete the new Act 4 mission, “Countermeasures.”
- Collect all four of the new items – Drum, Pristine Mirror, Tattered MMA Gloves, and Perforated Target.
- Successfully exfil with these items and take them with you into the next match.
- Upgrade all of these items to Legendary.
- 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 Season 2 Reloaded MW3 Zombies Dark Aether Rift Easter egg.
How to Tattered MMA Gloves in MW3 Zombies
To get the Tattered MMA Gloves in MW3 Zombies, follow these steps:
- Activate the Act 4 mission “Countermeasures” in MW3 Zombies.
- Head into a match and go to the Anomaly marked on the map.
- Enter the portal.
- Once you spawn in the new Dark Aether map, you will see a huge ship to your left.
- Get onto the ship and you will find an Obelisk that you need to activate.
- A mini task will begin that requires you to pick up the Insta Kill that spawns and get melee kills on Zombies in the circled area.
- Once this is completed, the Tattered MMA Gloves will spawn on the Obelisk.
How to upgrade the Tattered MMA Gloves in MW3 Zombies
Here’s how to upgrade the Tattered MMA Gloves:
- Head to the Zaravan Suburbs boxing gym with the Tattered MMA Gloves in your inventory.
- Get in the ring and offer the item.
- Melee all the punching bags from left to right.
- A Zombie with firey hands will spawn.
- Lead this Zombie into the ring and beat them in a melee fight.
- Collect the Legendary Tattered MMA Gloves that will spawn.
How to get Perforated Target in MW3 Zombies
Here’s how to get the Perforated Target item needed for the Dark Aether Rift in MW3 Zombies:
- After entering the Dark Aether through the new Act 4 mission, locate the soccer stadium and head Northwest until you find four paths that all meet.
- You’ll find another Obelisk here.
- Activate it and you will have to get headshot kills on Zombies within the circled area.
- Once completed, the Perforated Target will spawn on the Obelisk.
How to upgrade Perforated Target in MW3 Zombies
Here’s how to upgrade the Perforated Target in MW3 Zombies:
- Make your way to Shain Mannor at the bottom right of Urzikstan.
- Locate the Firing Range there and you will find a target that you can interact with.
- Interact with the target and you will then be tasked with shooting targets with the purple mist that spawn around the range within a time limit.
- Once complete, a Zombie will spawn.
- Kill this Zombie with a headshot and it will drop the Legendary Perforated Target.