All Missions in MW3 Zombies Act 3

The third act of the Zombies mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is called Confrontation, and was the finale of the mode when the game initially released. This guide contains the full list of all missions in Act 3.

All Act 3 Missions in MW3 Zombies

There are 12 missions across five tiers in Act 3. Each tier of missions must be completed to move to the next one, but players can choose the order of missions to complete within each tier.

All missions must be completed in order to finish Act 3. Here is the full list of Act 3: Mother of Invention missions:

Tier 1

• Two-Factor Authentication
  • Complete a Defend Ground Station Contract.
  • Kill 20 Mercenaries during a Defend Ground Station Contract.
  • Keep the computer’s health above 60 percent.
  • Exfil with the Death Perception Recipe.

Tier 2

• Firestarter
  • Ignite 50 Zombies with the Napalm Burst Ammo Mod.
  • Ignite five Special Zombies with the Napalm Burst Ammo Mod.
• Ghosted
  • Kill 100 Zombies with Aether Shroud Field Upgrade.
  • Kill 20 Mercenaries with Aether Shroud Field Upgrade.
• Alternate Current
  • Hit 10 Mercenaries with the Tesla Storm Field Upgrade.
  • Kill 50 Zombies affected by the Tesla Storm Field Upgrade.
• Most Firepower
  • Pack-a-Punch a weapon to Level III.
  • Kill 100 Zombies with a Level III Pack-a-Punched Weapon.
  • Kill a Megabomb with a Level III Pack-a-Punched Weapon.
• Paint the Target
  • Kill 20 Mercenaries with a Precision Airstrike.
  • Hit a Mercenary Convoy with a Precision Airstrike.
  • Hit a Merc Camp with a Precision Airstrike.
• Crash and Burn
  • Shoot down three Enemy Helicopters.

Tier 3

• Storm the Castle
  • Complete a Merc Camp.
  • Clear a Mercenary Stronghold.
  • Defeat Warlord.
  • Collect Strauss’ Research.

Tier 4

• Closing Time
  • Enter the Aether Storm.
  • Kill 50 Zombies inside the Aether Storm.
  • Defeat Stormcaller inside the Aether Storm.
• Spring Cleaning
  • Clear an Infested Stronghold in the High Threat Zone.
• Holdout
  • Complete an Outlast Contract.
  • Kill 50 Zombies inside the corrupted space.
  • Exfil with the Wunderwaffe DG-2 Plans.

Story Mission

• Defeat Zakhaev
  • Deploy to Zakhaev’s Stronghold.
  • Cleanse the Exclusion Zone.

Completing the last story mission will give players a cutscene and access to the next Act when it is available with MW3 Season 1. In the meantime, Zombies players can check out how to get the Bioluminescence Camo.