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Vortex New Year Event Start Date and Features

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Vortex was a New Year event that featured new maps and exclusive rewards for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3). See the start and end dates of the Vortex New Year event, as well as the new features that shipped with the game mode.

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Vortex Event Start Date

Vortex Event Countdown

Vortex New Year Event
Vortex New Year Event is Over!
Start Date End Date
January 3, 2024
(10 AM PT)		 January 17, 2024
(8 AM PT)

Vortex Event Ended on January 17, 2024

The Vortex New Year event officially ran from January 3 to January 17 for a total of 14 days, following the 2023 CODMas Event. The event allowed players to earn 15 exclusive rewards by playing three Vortex-themed maps in MW3 Multiplayer.

Vortex Event Features

New Maps

Tetanus

Modern Warfare 3 - Tetanus

Tetanus is a remixed version of the map Rust, giving off a sci-fi vibe with its stormy weather and neon-green lights.

Rust Map Guide

Satan's Quarry

Modern Warfare 3 - Satans Quarry

Players will be dragged to hell in this redesign of Quarry, where the map becomes a huge pit of smouldering fire and brimstone.

Quarry Map Guide

Sporeyard

Modern Warfare 3 - Sporeyard

A fungal infestation will encroach upon Boneyard, and various alien-like flora will grow all over the map.

List of All Multiplayer Maps

Exclusive Cosmetic Rewards

Modern Warfare 3 - Exclusive Cosmetic Rewards

The Dune Trial of Power event has 15 tiers of rewards available. Play matches and complete Daily and Weekly Challenges to accumulate XP that will net you the following rewards:

  1. The Goat Weapon Sticker - 7,500 XP
  2. Double XP Token - 16,500 XP
  3. Through the Smoke Decal - 27,000 XP
  4. Double Weapon XP Token - 39,000 XP
  5. Ghost Fire Charm - 53,500 XP
  6. Skull Fire Decal - 71,000 XP
  7. Volcanic Emblem - 91,000 XP
  8. A Little Rusty Calling Card - 115,000 XP
  9. Double Battle Pass XP Token - 145,000 XP
  10. Winged Fire Weapon Sticker - 176,500 XP
  11. Double XP Token - 215,500 XP
  12. Forged in Flames Calling Card - 262,000 XP
  13. Putrid Skulls Weapon Sticker - 317,000 XP
  14. Double Weapon XP Token - 381,500 XP
  15. Magma Camo - 458,500 XP

List of All Weekly Challenges

Equip the War Horse Operator Skin for Bonus XP

Modern Warfare 3 - Equip the War Horse Operator Skin for Bonus XP

Players who equip the featured War Horse Operator Skin while the event is ongoing will get 1,000 bonus XP per match, allowing them to obtain the event rewards faster.

Operator List and All Operator Skins

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