Warzone Season 6 update start time & full patch notes

Warzone has one final season up its sleeve before Black Ops 7 arrives, and Season 6 is bringing tons of balance adjustments alongside The Haunting Halloween event.

Although the Black Ops 6 era of Warzone is winding down, it’s not quite over yet. After Season 5 brought new guns like the ABR A1 and the Nuketown Block Party event, Season 6 brings this chapter of the CoD battle royale to a close.

On top of all the usual additions, players can also look forward to the yearly Halloween event, which brings horror-themed crossovers and spooky maps.

So, here’s everything we know so far about the update, including its exact start time.

Warzone Season 6 start date & time

The Season 6 update is set to arrive at 9AM on Thursday, October 9, 2025. This was confirmed in the official blog post a day prior.

This comes just after the Black Ops 7 beta, so it gives fans a reason to return to Warzone shortly following its conclusion.

The Haunting event

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After appearing in the last two Call of Duty titles, The Haunting is returning once again in Season 6. This yearly Halloween event completely takes over both battle royale and multiplayer, giving both games a horror makeover.

With four distinct ‘events’ throughout, there are unique challenges and rewards on offer if you’re a completionist looking to see and do it all. Below is the full rundown on what to expect:

• The Haunting Daily Login
  • Earn treats like Tier Skips, XP Tokens, and the “Rave in Us” Assault Rifle Blueprint.
• Echoes of the Dead
  • Conquer vengeful spirits to claim the X52 Resonator Special Weapon and GPMG-7 Muzzle Booster.
• Chucky Event Pass
  • Slice through the shadows to unlock Chucky and Tiffany Operators plus the Chainsaw Melee Weapon.
• Tapes of Terror
  • Collect tapes to earn the Scavvy Operator Skin and the Animated “Zombies Reel” Weapon Camo.

Warzone map changes in Season 6

Of course, as part of The Haunting takeover, battles across both Verdansk and Rebirth Island now take place in the dead of night. Visiblity will be much lower as a result, and expect a few jump scares when you open loot crates as well.

New & returning modes in Warzone Season 6

The only new mode this year goes by the name of Casual Z. This mode is a mix of PVP and PVE, as not only do you have to fight against other humans on the map, but zombie hordes as well. Expect to be third-partied in basically every fight if you’re not careful.

As for the list of returning modes, Zombie Royale is back for another year, but with a few new abilities in the mix. They are as follows:

• Mimic Zombie Ability
  • Inspired by Prop Hunt, zombies can now disguise themselves as an item within the environment. When the enemy approaches, reveal your true identity and tear them to pieces. There’s a cooldown between uses, so wait for the right moment to set the bait.
• EMP Blast Zombie Ability
  • Disrupt the living and their gear with an area-of-effect attack that destroys equipment and disables vehicles and HUDs within its blast radius while additionally stunning and slowing down nearby human Operators. Launch an attack while they struggle to recover.
• Mutant Injection Zombie Killstreak
  • Take your abilities to a new level with the Mutant Injection. This valuable item dropped by slain humans can be activated to temporarily transform the zombie player into a powerful adversary, its effect changing throughout the season.
• Portals Map-Wide Feature
  • Traverse large distances in the blink of an eye through portals placed throughout the map. Their effect differs based on the traveler: Human Operators who enter a portal will redeploy in the air away from zombies, while undead travelers will be teleported to a random human Operator who is not part of their squad.
• Haunted Box Field Upgrade
  • Found in Supply Boxes or dropped by eliminated Operators, the Haunted Box dispenses items like armor, ammo, equipment, and rare items. Be on guard when using this item, as you never know when the goods will come along with a scare for good measure.

Full Warzone Season 6 update patch notes

LOOT & ECONOMY

Adjustments

• Ground Loot
  • The new Merrick 556 Assault Rifle and Dresden 9MM Submachine Gun have been added to ground loot and Supply Boxes.
  • All ground loot weapon builds have been updated, and most instances of attachment RNG have been removed to ensure a more consistent and reliable looting experience.
  • Most placed weapons and weapon builds have been updated to align with the current ground loot pool.

BUY STATIONS

Adjustments

Verdansk

• Buy Stations
  • Buy Station spawn locations have been re-randomized across the map to create more dynamic combat scenarios and rotation opportunities.
  • New Buy Station locations are as follows:

CONTRACTS

Adjustments

Plunder

• Search & Destroy
  • Completing the contract now awards $20,000 Cash to each squad member.
  • Removed the incorrect “1 Discount Item” callout from the contract description, as this reward was never granted in Plunder.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue causing certain Ranked reward Camos to display an unlock string in the Customization tab.
• Fixed an issue where the Search & Destroy Contract in Plunder could grant incorrect or missing rewards.
• Fixed an issue allowing players to deal damage to teammates in matches of Warzone.
• Fixed an issue where assets from Emotes could appear inconsistently in the Winner’s Circle.
• Fixed an issue that could cause players to crash after finishing a match.
• Fixed an issue causing the cape on Doc’s Cardinal and Cardinal BlackCell Skins to behave incorrectly during the Exfil animation on Sierra.
• Fixed an issue where the wrong title’s weapons could appear when changing weapon categories while scrolling in the Front End.
• Fixed an issue causing player emblems, Calling Cards, and levels to display incorrectly upon elimination.
• Fixed an issue where a player could complete the bonus Daily Challenge after finishing only two standard Daily Challenges.
• Fixed an issue causing inflated squad and player counts early in BR Casual Quads matches due to bot behavior.
• Fixed an issue where a player’s primary weapon was not automatically equipped after acquiring a Loadout in BR Quads.
• Fixed an issue preventing some legacy Camos from being applied to legacy weapons.
• Fixed an issue preventing MWIII Weapon Prestige Camos from applying correctly in-game when the Camo Validation flag was active.

The full list of weapon balance adjustments can be found here.