MW3 & Warzone Season 5 Reloaded begins on August 21st, at 9am PT, 11am CT, 12pm EST. Modern Warfare 3 Season 5 Reloaded is here and with it comes the new melee weapon, the Spear, and its unique ability to be thrown at other players! Today, we will go over how to get the Modern Warfare III Spear and provide you with alternatives to obtain the weapon. Ready to learn how to obtain MWIII’s newest weapon addition? Here’s what you need to know:
HOW TO UNLOCK THE SPEAR (EASY)
SPEAR (MELEE | MID-SEASON)
- Last seen in Call of Duty Mobile and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Zombies. Melee weapon that’s also throwable.

CLASSIFIED SECTOR UNLOCK
The Spear can be unlocked via the Classified Sector in the Season 5 Battle Pass! But once you’ve unlocked it, you’ll need to complete challenges for each item in the Classified Sector to unlock the Spear! Here’s each tier & their rewards:
- WIN IT ALL – Large Decal
- GET 10 OPERATOR OR SPECIAL ZOMBIE MELEE KILLS
- COINED CHAMPION – Emblem
- GET 3 OPERATOR OR SPECIAL ZOMBIE KILLS WITH THROWING KNIVES
- 1 HOUR DOUBLE XP TOKEN
- GET 3 OPERATOR MELEE BACKSTAB KILLS OR SPECIAL ZOMBIE KILLS
- OVERTIME – Weapon Sticker
- GET 3 OPERATOR OR SPECIAL ZOMBIE KILLS WITH THE BUTT OF A GUN
- SPEAR – (NEW) Melee Weapon
- YOU MUST FINISH ALL OTHER CHALLENGE TIERS
- GET 5 OPERATOR OR SPECIAL ZOMBIE CROUCHED MELEE KILLS
- YOU MUST FINISH ALL OTHER CHALLENGE TIERS

Upon completion & unlocking the Spear, Blackcell owners will also unlock a special variant of the Spear. The Blackcell version of the Spear will be available for use!

- MODERN WARFARE ZOMBIES UNLOCK
- Just like previous seasons, you can have someone drop the Spear in Zombies, or get it from the Mystery Box, and exfil with it to immediately unlock it!
- POST SEASON 5 UNLOCK
- After Season 5 ends, you can complete a challenge to unlock the Spear. Enable to see this challenge after Season 5 ends, you need to find the weapon in the Create-A-Class menu and hover over the Spear to see it’s unlock challenge! *It’s currently unknown what the challenge will be, so check back after Season 5!*
The NEW ‘Spear’ in #MW3 PINS YOU TO A WALL and looks ridiculous 😭😭💀 pic.twitter.com/u5RNViTOm9
— DETONATED (@DETONATEDcom) August 21, 2024
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Plenty of ways to unlock the Spear, easily, for use in Season 5. Which option will you choose?

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