How to unlock the Sledgehammer in MW3 and Warzone

A new era of melee weapons begins in Sledgehammer Games’ Modern Warfare 3 with a very fitting weapon.

That’s right, an actual Sledgehammer is joining the roster of melee weapons in MW3 in Season Four Reloaded. Once unlocked, you can go to town with your best 2000s WWF-era Triple H impression by beating enemies with the head of the hammer or even the haft.

Here’s everything there is to know about the Sledgehammer in MW3 and Warzone and how to get it.

What is the Sledgehammer in MW3 and Warzone?

The Sledgehammer is a melee weapon in MW3 and Warzone, and it can be equipped in the secondary slot to pick up quick kills on enemies.

“This bludgeoning behemoth isn’t designed for driving nails into wood, with a 20-pound head forged from carbon steel, beveled so the weapon doesn’t chip when striking, this monster of a melee weapon can inflict massive blunt force damage quickly, knock a foe back with a pole butt, or cause more monumental damage after a brief pause and a swing,” Activision said. “Crack some heads with the Sledgehammer.”

The Sledgehammer has three different ways to swing it, as mentioned in Activision’s description above, including a one-hit kill when the attack is charged up. This one is really for the melee enthusiasts and the players who love to run around on Shipment while bringing a knife (or a hammer) to a gun fight.

How to get the Sledgehammer in MW3 and Warzone

To unlock the Sledgehammer in MW3 and Warzone, players must finish new weekly challenges that were added as part of the Season Four Reloaded update. The challenges are for season four, week five.

Complete any five of the below challenges to unlock the new melee weapon:

MW3 multiplayer

• Get 30 operator assists
• Get 10 operator kills with the gun-butt of a recommended weapon
• Get 15 operator one shot, one kills with recommended shotguns
• Get 12 operator kills with claymores, proximity mines, or C4
• Perform three finishing moves on enemy operators
• Get three operator melee double kills
• Get two operator Fury kills with a recommended weapon

MW3 Zombies

• Complete 10 contracts
• Get 75 kills with the gun-butt of a recommended weapon
• Get 250 one shot, one kills with a Pack-a-Punched recommended shotgun
• Get 75 kills with claymores, proximity mines, or C4
• Perform five finishing moves on Mercs
• Get 10 kills without being hit 20 times with a recommended melee weapon
• Get five rapid kills 30 times with a recommended assault rifle

Warzone

• In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 operator kills in the North region
• In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 operator kills in the West region
• In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 operator kills in the East region
• In Warzone Fortune’s Keep, get 10 operator kills in the South region
• In Warzone, place in the top 10 five times
• In Warzone, complete 10 contracts
• In Warzone, open 50 loot caches