How To Get A Raid Assignment In ‘Modern Warfare II’ And Unlock The Atomgrad Raid

Modern Warfare II introduced the first Raid in the Season 1 Reloaded Update, which brought new content to Multiplayer and Warzone 2 as well as Spec Ops co-op.

Unlike normal 2-player co-op, Raids are designed for 3-player parties only (no more, no less) and are far more in-depth and time-consuming than a normal cooperative mission.

Raids take about 2 hours to complete, at least the first time, but Infinity Ward is hoping that players will play through the randomized levels more than once to uncover all the secrets and unlock all the rewards Raids have to offer.

You’ll play as Captain Price, Gaz, and Farah in the first Raid, reuniting members of Task Force 141 and continuing the story of Modern Warfare II.

The first Raid is called Atomgrad. In order to access it, you’ll need a Raid Assignment, which you’ll then activate from the menu before starting the match. Only the party leader needs to have a Raid Assignment to start a Raid.

Acquiring a Raid Assignment is pretty simple. There are three ways to do it:

• Complete the Raid Assignment Challenge in MWII
• Extract with $30,000 in cash from the DMZ
• Finish in the Top 20 in Warzone 2

The challenges in Modern Warfare II can change, but so far seem very simple. Extracting from the DMZ with $30,000 is also fairly easy. And you can finish in the Top 20 in Warzone 2 just by hiding away from the action long enough. In other words, it’s easy to get a Raid Assignment. The real challenge comes within the Raid itself. And once you’ve completed the normal Raid you unlock the more challenging Veteran difficulty to dive back into.

Rewards

Completing Atomgrad Episode 1 on Normal difficulty earns you:

• Gaz: Convoy Skin (this one is guaranteed)
• One of 7 different items from the Raid loot pool, which consist of player cards, emblems, loading screens and unique weapon blueprints.

That Weapon Blueprint is a guaranteed drop on Veteran. Here’s what the ‘Punchline’ Blueprint looks like:

And that’s pretty much it! Have you played a Raid yet in Modern Warfare II? What did you think? Let me know on Twitter or Facebook.