COD MWZ: How to Unlock New Dark Aether in Season 2
This guide shows how to unlock the new Dark Aether in Season 2 of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Zombies. To unlock the new Dark Aether, first, you will need to find 4 Relics (Gloves, Mirror, Target, Drum). Then you need to turn all the purple relic items into gold. Once you have the 4 Gold Relic items, you will be able to unlock the new Dark Aether. This guide will explain how to do all these things in a stepwise manner.
How to get all 4 Relic Items
To get all 4 relics, you need to go into the game menu and select Act 4. Then select Mission 2, Countermeasures, as shown in the pictures below. If the mission is not available, that means you need to complete mission 1 first.
After the mission starts, follow the objective marker and enter the rift as shown in the pictures below. When you go through the rift, you will be in a new area of the Dark Aether that you have not previously explored. The game will guide you through the mission in the area, but you will have to do some other objectives there to get the relics that the game won’t tell you. In this article, I will explain how to get all the relics.
Purple Gloves
Near the spawn point, you will see a ship. Climb to the top of the ship and go to the location shown in the pictures below. At the marked location, you will find an Obelisk as shown in the second picture below. Interact with the obelisk to start a challenge. A circle will spawn around the obelisk and zombies will start attacking you. Melee the zombies to complete the challenge. Then pick up the Purple Gloves from the reward rift.
Purple Target
Go to the intersection as shown in the pictures below to find another Obelisk. Activate the obelisk to start a challenge. Headshot the zombies within the circle to complete the challenge. Then pick up the Purple Target from the reward rift.
Purple Mirror
Go to the southeast portion of the map at the location shown in the pictures below to find the third and final obelisk. This one is difficult to spot as the area is covered with fog. After you start the challenge, a circle will spawn and you will need to defeat the zombies within it with a specific ammo type depending on the circle. For example, if the circle is made of fire, then you will need fire ammo to defeat the zombies. If you do not have the required ammo type, then you can get it by interacting with the metal plate on the obelisk. Once the challenge is complete, pick up the Purple Mirror from the reward rift.
Gold Drum
Progress in the main mission and defeat Krawvir Boss. Once you beat it, a reward rift will spawn with a Golden Drum in it. Make sure to take it.
Turn Purple Relics to Gold
Now you will need to turn the three purple relics (Gloves, Target, mirror) to gold. Start a new game and follow the process explained below.
Gold Gloves
Go to the boxing gym as shown in the picture below. Stand in the boxing ring and interact with it to offer the Unattuned relic. Then switch to Melee and punch the punching bags hanging along the wall. This will set the punching bags on fire. When all the punching bags are set on fire, a zombie will appear inside the boxing ring. Defeat it with Melee to get the golden gloves.
Gold Target
Go to the target range as shown in the pictures below. Interact with the central target as shown in the second picture below to offer the Unattuned relic. This will spawn a bunch of other targets. Shooting the newly spawned target will turn it red. When all the targets have turned red, a red zombie will spawn. You need to headshot this zombie to get the Golden Target.
Gold Mirror
Go to the graveyard and interact with the tombstone to offer the Unattuned relic as shown in the pictures below. This will spawn some zombies with different glows and each of these zombies needs to be defeated with a different ammo type depending on their glow. Climb up the central tower and interact with the metal plate to get different types of ammo. Defeating the zombies will give you the Golden Mirror.
Unlocking the New Season 2 Dark Aether
Once you have all 4 golden relics, take them to the top of the mountain on the north side of the Tier 3 zone as shown in the pictures below. Place the relics on the four pedestals there based on the picture on the pedestal. Once done, a boss will come out from the portal. Take it down and collect the dropped Sigil. Use the Sigil to enter the new Dark Aether portal. Once opened, you will always have access to this portal. But you will need a Normal Sigil or an Elder Sigil to enter it. Sigils can be found through doing Tier 3 contracts and Elder Sigils can be found through contracts in the Dark Aether. You can get the New Schematic in the Dark Aether only by using Elder Sigils. Click here to see the missions you need to complete in the new Dark Aether to get the new schematics.
