How To Unlock The Chimera / Honey Badger In ‘Modern Warfare II’ And ‘Warzone 2’

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2 kicked off Season 1 Reloaded Wednesday with a bunch of new content, modes, maps, and one brand new Assault Rifle to keep things interesting.

The Chimera—also known as the Honey Badger—is the latest weapon to join the game(s) but you’ll have to unlock it before you can add it to your loadouts.

The AR is described thusly:

“With an integrated suppressor and slow, high-energy subsonic .300 BLK rounds, the Chimera is adept at close-quarters combat. Subsonic Ammo hides kill skulls from the enemy team.”

Activision notes:

This weapon is built for keeping Operators completely off the grid. Given the lack of visible tracers, hidden skull indicators and suppressed fire, the Chimera is useful against both enemy Operators and agents, the latter of which are less aware and coordinated when it comes to silent attacks.

As the description suggests, the Chimera’s effective range is shorter than most Assault Rifles, making it a more powerful and silent alternative to the faster-firing M13B from the same platform. So long as the Operator behind it can stay on target, the Chimera can be a versatile force in most short- to mid-range engagements, potentially making it a good complement to a rifle or LMG suited for longer ranges in an Overkill Loadout.

Here’s how you can unlock the Chimera in Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.

Modern Warfare II

• Get 2 kills with Assault Rifles in 15 different matches.

This is pretty easy. Players have also discovered that even if you quit the match after getting 2 kills you’ll work toward completing the challenge. Don’t do this. It screws your team over and negatively impacts your Win/Loss ratio. (Infinity Ward: Next time make the challenge 15 AR kills in 2 matches!)

Warzone 2 / DMZ

• Extract from a DMZ match after finding the Chimera in Building 21.

This is actually impossible at the moment, though that could change at any time. Currently, Building 21 is not in the DMZ. It’s going to be added secretly, and players will have to figure out how to access it.

It’s likely that players will eventually find a Building 21 keycard that will allow you to access a second DMZ map—Building 21—from the DMZ load screen. That’s pretty cool! I just have no idea when it will go live.

The Store

Finally, you can purchase a bundle with a Chimera Blueprint. This is the Darkcell Blueprint and costs 1200 COD points.

Fortunately, I’m giving away COD points right now!

Good luck out there!