The rumored Call of Duty Warzone 2 nuke is real after all, and Twitch streamer Wagnificent detonated it live on stream (thanks PCGamer). Developer Raven Software fueled speculation about the multiplayer game‘s nuke after responding to a different streamer’s joke clip, but a few rumors lingering from pre-launch buzz aside, no one knew if it was real, let alone how to get it.
Wagnificent’s steps for acquiring the nuke seem to follow what the rumors suggested. He and his team accepted one of the battle royale’s new contracts that appeared at the beginning of the match, “Champion’s Contract,” which tasked the squad with collecting three nuclear cores in small, cylindrical containers.
These components were scattered around the massive Al Mazrah map, and it seems like anyone who picks one up is suddenly marked with a golden crown for all to see.
If you’re on an opposing squad, that’s your sign to hunt down whoever’s holding the nuclear core. If a squad assembles all three, as Wagnificent’s did, they launch a nuclear weapon, destroy the map, and, obviously, win the match. However, anyone can steal the components, so even if your team doesn’t get the contract, you can still swipe the goods and try to wipe everyone else out.
How often the contract and components do spawn is unclear. Early rumors suggested the nuke’s appearance is intentionally rare, so you may not encounter it for quite a while. Wagnificent continued streaming for a while after, but found no other nuclear weapons, at least at the time of writing. You can check out his first – and only – nuke on Twitch if you’re curious.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
