Warzone Vanguard weapons: How to unlock Vanguard guns STG 44 and M1 Garand in Warzone

Publish date: 2022-12-21

Vanguard guns in Warzone are available early ahead of Call of Duty Vanguard's full release in November.

Appearing in the game on October 12th, these are additional free tiers in Warzone and Black Ops: Cold War's Season 6 Battle Pass.

Specifically, you'll be unlocking two weapons - the STG 44 and M1 Garand. However, these are not explicitly named as such, since you are only getting Blueprints for the time being.

That said, using them can give you a head start on their unlocks when Vanguard arrives - so if you're planning on picking up the WW2 shooter, then it's a good way to hit the ground running.

Note with the arrival of Warzone Pacific in December 2021, you can no longer complete this activity. If you're looking for more help, check out our best Warzone weapons page and the Vanguard Royale meta.

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How to unlock Vanguard weapons in Warzone and how Vanguard guns work

Vanguard weapons are playable early in Warzone by completing tiers of the Season 6 Battle Pass.

When you load up the game for the first time from October 12th, additional free tiers throughout the Battle Pass will appear.

As you would with the usual Black Ops: Cold War and Warzone rewards - which are layered underneath these additional rewards, and visible by pressing Up on the controller's D-pad - you simply have to progress through the Battle Pass to unlock the respective weapons.

Once you have unlocked the weapons, note that they won't work like traditional weapon unlocks. For now, you can only play the STG 44 and M1 Garand with fixed Blueprints. This means you cannot change attachments or camos.

However, using these weapons now will earn you Weapon XP, which can be used to upgrade those weapons when Vanguard arrives.

Additionally, though the weapons are fixed Blueprints, these Blueprints have a higher-than-average number of attachments - seven to 10 each - to match the new limit you'll see when Vanguard arrives.

"Think of these Weapon Blueprints as the blueprint for the foundational changes that Vanguard's integration will provide to Warzone," Activision explains.

"Through these Weapon Blueprints, you will see what's possible with the additional attachment slots, and you'll be able to decide if these Weapon Blueprints fit within your personal meta right now in Season Six."

How to unlock the M1 Garand in Warzone

To unlock the M1 Garand, you must unlock the following Blueprints as part of the Season 6 Battle Pass:

Note you cannot customise these weapons in the Gunsmith - instead, you must play with these fixed Blueprints until Vanguard arrives in full.

Each Blueprint features the following attachments:

How to unlock the STG 44 in Warzone

To unlock the STG 44, you must unlock the following Blueprints as part of the Season 6 Battle Pass:

Note you cannot customise these weapons in the Gunsmith - instead, you must play with these fixed Blueprints until Vanguard arrives in full.

Each Blueprint features the following attachments:

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All other Vanguard unlocks in Warzone explained

As well as the above weapon blueprints, there are also a number of other unlocks which will carry over into Warzone.

All of these can be used in Call of Duty: Black Ops and Warzone right away, of course - but if you want to save the XP Tokens for the new Call of Duty release, then the option is there.

Remember, these are free tiers in the Battle Pass - no purchase needed - and the free existing tiers which debuted with the Battle Pass are still there - you just have to press Up on the controller's D-pad to view them.

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