What is Warzone Holiday Rush? New game mode explained

CODMAS is here, Call of Duty gamers, and it means it’s time for the Holiday Rush in Warzone.

This limited time mode is all about being Naughty or Nice, and it’s got some good potential for fun or just classic XP farming, whatever you’re into. Either way, it’s time to celebrate the holidays in Warzone by dropping in for a silly, respawn-enabled game mode.

Here’s everything you need to know about Warzone Holiday Rush.

Warzone Holiday Rush

The Holiday Rush mode in Warzone is basically a massive version of capture the flag. One team is Naughty and the other team is Nice, with each team having 36 players. The mode is played on small POI sections of Verdansk like the Promenade area.

Periodically, gifts will spawn on the map and the teams have to fight over them. The Naughty team must bring the gifts back to ovens on the map to incinerate the gifts, while the Nice team must capture them to deliver them to Christmas trees. There are two of each of these goals on the map.

Holiday Rush takes place over matches that last 20 minutes long, but the first team to reach 15 presents will win. Whichever team has delivered or incinerated the most gifts wins the match if the goal of 15 is not reached.

Occasionally, a gold present will spawn on the map. Delivering or incinerating it will count as three points, so make sure to prioritize these. Or just sit on a rooftop and farm weapon XP and sniper headshots, it’s really up to you. There’s also loot caches you can farm for gear and buy stations for you to loot up further.

The mode is straightforward, but also necessary if you want to unlock specific event challenges before it comes to an end, so it’s worth knowing what you’re getting into when trying to unlock the Sokol 545 or free animated camo that’s locked behind the LTM.

Due to the mode’s length and play style, it’s a great way to farm XP, camo challenges, and weapon levels, along with challenges for the Naughty & Nice limited time event. The mode also supports wall-jumping and grappling hooks, so get in there and have some fun.

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You better watch out, you better not die (in Call of Duty), you better not pout, I’m telling you why: Black Ops 7’s Naughty and Nice event is here.

The latest seasonal holiday event for BO7 is bringing the gifts, or maybe the lumps of coal, depending on how bad you’ve been in CoD this year. But the Naughty & Nice event in BO7 is mostly nice, as it brings along a new free weapon and animated camo for gamers to unlock along the way.

Here’s the full list of challenges and rewards you can get by playing Naughty & Nice.

Black Ops 7 Naughty & Nice event
- Naughty challenges and rewards
- Nice challenges and rewards

Black Ops 7 Naughty & Nice event

There are 10 total challenges to complete in Naughty and Nice, and the two main rewards are the Sokol 545 LMG and Snowfall animated camo. Five challenges are Naughty (sacks of coal) while five are Nice (holiday gifts), and completing the associated challenge allows you to open up whatever is inside (a mystery, for now).

Naughty challenges are for the naughtiest CoD players who only chase down kills and don’t care about wins or objectives, while Nice challenges are for those of you who play for the team and not just the individual accolades. But hey, both are needed and necessary!

All 10 challenges can be completed in either BO7 multiplayer, Zombies, Endgame, or Warzone. Just finishing one of the tasks listed below will unlock the reward for it, including everything from emblems, weapon charms, and a blueprint like the Sweet Tooth Peacekeeper Mk1 blueprint and more.

Several of the challenges have to do with playing limited time modes like Snowfight in multiplayer or Holiday Rush in Warzone, so make sure to be in the holiday spirit before logging on.

Naughty challenges and rewards

Completing all five Naughty challenges unlocks the Sokol 545 LMG.

Naughty Challenge 1
- Multiplayer: Get 200 eliminations
- Zombies: Eliminate 500 zombies in holiday modes
- Endgame: Get 500 eliminations
- Warzone: Get 20 eliminations in Holiday Rush
Naughty Challenge 2
- Multiplayer: Get 10 snowball kills in Snowfight
- Zombies: Eliminate 500 zombies in holiday modes
- Endgame: Use snowballs or Cryo-Freeze to freeze 25 zombies in holiday modes
- Warzone: Get 3 kills with lethals in Holiday Rush
Naughty Challenge 3
- Multiplayer: Get 10 kills with scorestreaks acquired from Care Packages
- Zombies: Get 50 zombie kills using scorestreaks from present boxes in holiday modes
- Endgame: Get 50 kills with scorestreaks
- Warzone: Get 10 kills with killstreaks in Holiday Rush
Naughty Challenge 4
- Multiplayer: Get 25 eliminations using weapons stolen from other players
- Zombies: Steal Loose Change Essence by going prone in front of a Perk machine 5 times
- Endgame: Use vehicles to run over and kill 25 enemies
- Warzone: Get 2 eliminations without dying 5 times in Holiday Rush
Naughty Challenge 5
- Multiplayer: Get 20 kills with fire damage
- Zombies: Kill 50 zombies with fire damage
- Endgame: Perform 5 finishing moves
- Warzone: Get 5 eliminations in a single match 3 times in Holiday Rush

Nice challenges and rewards

Completing all five Nice challenges unlocks the Snowfall animated weapon camo.

Nice Challenge 1
- Multiplayer: Earn 40,000 score in Sleighjacked
- Zombies: Earn 100,000 Essence in holiday modes
- Endgame: Earn 25,000 Power
- Warzone: Pick up 4 regular presents in Holiday Rush
Nice Challenge 2
- Multiplayer: Earn 25,000 Holiday Cheer score in Holiday Havoc
- Zombies: Contribute to 25 Door Buys in holiday modes
- Endgame: Complete 7 assignments
- Warzone: Purchase a golden present in Holiday Rush
Nice Challenge 3
- Multiplayer: Win a match in Sleighjacked and appear in the Winner’s Circle
- Zombies: Open 10 present boxes in Holiday Modes
- Endgame: Clear 5 Guild Strongholds
- Warzone: Purchase 5 Advanced UAV killstreaks from buy stations in Holiday Rush
Nice Challenge 4
- Multiplayer: Get 25 objective kills in objective modes
- Zombies: Drop a Mystery Box item for a teammate by meleeing it
- Endgame: Use the Supply Link ability to resupply 15 armor plates for your squad
- Warzone: Deploy 10 utility boxes in holiday modes
Nice Challenge 5
- Multiplayer: Call in 10 UAV, Counter UAV, Care Package, or HARP scorestreaks
- Zombies: Revive or heal yourself or a teammate 5 times
- Endgame: Use the Crash Cart ability to revive yourself or a teammate 5 times
- Warzone: Revive or buy back 5 squadmates