Classified Schematics are items obtained from the Elder Dark Aether in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3). Learn how to get the Dog Bone, Aether Blade, Golden Armor Plate, Blood Burner Keys, and Mag of Holding, as well as how to use these classified schematics!

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List of All Classified Schematics

All Classified Schematics

Schematic	Effect	Cooldown
Disciple Bottle	Spawns a Friendly Disciple	48 Hours
Grenade Bandolier	Resupply Lethal and Tactical equipment over time.	48 Hours
Dog Bone	Spawns a Friendly Hellhound	48 Hours
Golden Armor Plate	Repairs Armor Plates Over Time	48 Hours
Aether Blade Case	Throwable Knife with Infinite Ammo	48 Hours
Blood Burner Keys	Summons the Blood Burner, a Driveable Motorcycle	48 Hours
Mag of Holding	Removes the Need to Reload	48 Hours
Sergeant's Beret	Disguise yourself as a Mercenary and summon an ally soldier.	48 Hours
Dead Wire Detonators	Adds Dead Wire Ammo Mod effect to all explosive weapons.	48 Hours
Golden Mask Filter	Self-regenerates Gas Masks	48 Hours
Stash Increase	Increases stash size to 30.	-

How to Get All Classified Schematics

You can obtain all Classified Schematics by completing Contracts in the Elder Dark Aether, which is a version of the Dark Aether that has been opened with an Elder Sigil.

1. Use a Sigil to Enter the Dark Aether
2. Obtain Elder Sigils from Dark Aether Contracts
3. Use Elder Sigil to Enter Dark Aether
4. Obtain Classified Schematics from Contracts

Enter the Dark Aether

To enter the Dark Aether Rift, you will need to activate it with four Keys then use a Sigil to open a portal to the Dark Aether. The island that houses this portal structure can be found to the south of the Red Zone in the regular Urzikstan map.

Note: You only need the four keys the first time you enter the Dark Aether.

How to Enter Dark Aether Rift

Obtain Elder Sigils from Dark Aether Contracts

Once you've entered the Dark Aether, start completing Contracts to obtain Elder Sigils. The Contracts cannot be seen in the Tac-Map but have set locations around the area. Once you've obtained an Elder Sigil, Exfil from the Dark Aether to keep it for your next Zombies match.

All Dark Aether Contract Locations

Use Elder Sigil to Enter Dark Aether

Bring the Elder Sigil you obtained into the next Zombies match. You will once again need to collect four Keys to activate the Dark Aether Rift but this time use the Elder Sigil on the other side of the portal.

How to Get Elder Sigils

Obtain Classified Schematics from Dark Aether Contracts

Classified Schematics
Dog Bone	Aether Blade	Golden Armor Plate
Blood Burner Keys	Mag of Holding	Sergeant's Beret
Dead Wire Detonators	Disciple Bottle	Grenade Bandolier
Stash Increase	-	-

Finally, complete more Dark Aether Contracts in the Elder Dark Aether to get a chance to obtain Classified Schematics from reward rifts. These are not guaranteed drops.

Note: The Elder Dark Aether is a more difficult version of the Dark Aether with much stronger enemies, so make sure you've fully kitted out with Pack-A-Punch level 3 and Legendary rarity weapons.

How to Use Classified Schematics

Exfil With the Schematics

If you successfully Exfil with the Classified Schematics, they will be consumed instantly, allowing you to craft the items in the Schematic Crafting screen under the Classified tab.

Note: To Exfil from the Dark Aether, you must find an Exfil portal located under the central fortress or on the fortress' rooftop.

Dark Aether Exfil Locations

What are Classified Schematics?

Golden Armor Plate Repairs Over Time

Using the Golden Armor Plate in a Zombies match replaces your current Armor Carrier with Golden Armor Plates that automatically fill up and repair themselves over time.

The amount of armor plates you have is still dependent on the current Armor Vest you're equipped with. Obtain a 3-Plate Armor Vest to get the full use of the Golden Plate Armor.

How to Get Golden Armor Plate Schematic

Aether Blade is a Throwable Knife with Infinite Ammo

The Aether Blade is a type of Lethal Equipment that you can throw as a projectile weapon and never runs out of ammo. After hitting an enemy, the Aether Blade finds another nearby enemy to hit before returning to you.

How to Get Aether Blade Schematic

Dog Bone Summons a Hell Hound Ally

Using the Dog Bone in a Zombies match will summon the strongest Hell Hound in the game that will follow you and attack nearby enemies.

How to Get Dog Bone Schematic

Blood Burner Keys Spawns a Motorcycle

Consuming the Blood Burner Keys will spawn the Blood Burner, a driveable motorcycle that can be used both on land and water. Unlike other vehicles, the Blood Burner cannot be destroyed and does not run out of gas.

How to Get Blood Burner Key Schematic

Mag of Holding Removes Need to Reload

The Mag of Holding bypasses the need to reload, letting you shoot your weapon continuously until you run out of reserved ammo.

How to Get Mags of Holding Schematics

Sergeant's Beret Disguises You as a Mercenary

The Sergeant's Beret lets you disguise yourself as a Mercenary, therefore hostile mercenaries will not shoot you on sight. It also summons an ally soldier to fight alongside you.

How to Get Sergeant's Beret Schematic

Dead Wire Detonators Adds Electricity Effect to Explosive Weapons

The Dead Wire Detonators adds the Dead Wire Ammo Mod effect to all explosive weapons, including Lethals and Launchers. Detonating these explosive armaments on your enemies electrocutes them.

How to Get Dead Wire Detonators Schematic

Golden Mask Filter Allows Gas Masks to Self-Regenerate

The Golden Mask Filter allows your equipped gas mask to self-regenerate its consumed charges over time. This removes the issue of having to constantly repair gas masks at ammo caches after doing in-game activities where a gas mask is required like cleansing Infested Strongholds.

How to Get Golden Mask Filter

Disciple Bottle Summons a Disciple Ally

The Disciple Bottle allows you to summon one friendly Disciple to help you in combat. Disciples will attack zombies at a range while in the air and will be useful attracting zombies away from a player.

How to Get Discple Bottle

Grenade Bandolier Refreshes Lethal and Tactical Equipment

The Grenade Bandolier enables you to restock your Lethal and Tactical equipment over time while out in the field. This is useful for preventing you from running out of valuable throwables such as Decoy Grenades.

How to Get Grenade Bandolier

Stash Increase Turns Stash Size from 20 to 30

Stash Increase will add 10 more stash slots to your existing 20-slot stash capacity, enabling you to store more acquired and crafted items for later deployments.

How to Get Stash Increase

Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) Related Guides

Zombies Mode Walkthrough and Guide

All Zombies Guides

Zombies Guides and Lists
Zombies Missions	Zombies Season 2
Zombies Season 1	Zombies Map
Zombies Weapons	Crafting Schematics
Aetherium	Challenges and Enemies
Zombies Perks	Zombies Ammo Mods
Zombies Field Upgrades	Zombies Gear
Contracts	Zombies Power-Ups

Schematics Guides

Classified Schematics
Mag of Holding	Blood Burner Keys
Golden Armor Plate	Dog Bone
Aether Blade Case	Sergeant's Beret
Dead Wire Detonators	Golden Mask Filter
Disciple Bottle	Grenade Bandolier
Stash Increase	-