Call Of Duty: MW3 Zombies Pack-A-Punch Explained

Treyarch’s Zombies returns in Call of Duty, bringing a large-scale Zombies extraction mode to Modern Warfare 3. Despite not being a traditional round-based experience, many core Zombies feature return, including the iconic Pack-a-Punch machine. However, it’s not exactly the same as you might remember, so here’s everything you need to know to upgrade your weapons in MW3 Zombies.

How Pack-a-Punch works

MW3 Zombies is played on Warzone’s brand-new Urzikstan map, and there are Pack-a-Punch icons marked on your map. These are always going to be located in each of the three threat levels on the map.

The classic Pack-a-Punch machine lets you upgrade your weapon three levels. In MW3 Zombies, you can still upgrade your weapons three times, but you can only upgrade them once per zone, meaning the low-threat zone is only good for the first weapon upgrade. You’ll need to venture off into the next threat level for the second upgrade, and you’ll need to battle through the high-threat zone for the third and final upgrade.

Pack-a-Punch costs:

• 5,000 points for the first tier
• 10,000 points for the second tier
• 15,000 points for the third tier

Pack-a-Punched guns don’t save

It’s important to note that while most items you find during your matches can be extracted and saved for later use, you can’t save your weapon upgrades. The weapons you pay to upgrade via Pack-a-Punch and the weapon level rarities will be removed from the guns and melee items you exfil.

Pack-a-Punching is expensive, so make sure you only upgrade your weapons when you have enough time to use them. Don’t save upgrading for the end of your match, because those weapons will go back to base level weapon blueprints for your next game.

For more on Modern Warfare 3 Zombies, make sure to check out our guide on how weapon loadouts work. Here you can find all the field upgrades in Zombies, including the best picks for your matches.