Can I unlock Vanguard guns on MW?

As a long-time Call of Duty fanatic and content creator, this is one of the most common questions I‘ve received since Vanguard‘s integration with Warzone and Modern Warfare. So let me provide a thorough breakdown of exactly how you can unlock and utilize Vanguard‘s arsenal of new weaponry in MW multiplayer and Warzone.

Unlocking Vanguard Guns in Warzone

During Warzone Pacific Season 6, Sledgehammer Games made Vanguard weapons accessible early by adding blueprints as free Battle Pass rewards. By leveling up the pass, players could unlock these blueprints and begin leveling up Vanguard guns before they even owned Vanguard!

According to Activision‘s patch notes, this integration introduced over 30 Vanguard weapon blueprints as free pass rewards. Players had tons of new gun options added to Warzone loadouts like the Whitley LMG, Armaguerra 43 SMG, and KGM40 assault rifle.

Leveling these guns was time-consuming at first, but recent changes have made Vanguard weapons much easier to unlock across Warzone. As part of the Season 4 Reloaded update, Activision unlocked all Vanguard seasonal weapons from Seasons 1-3 for free! We can now level up these weapons simply by getting kills – no more needing to complete specific challenges.

This change significantly leveled the playing field and was praised by many Warzone pros and streamers. Popular Warzone content creator IceManIssac called it "a great change for weapon diversity." Love seeing this addition to let everyone compete using the best guns!

Vanguard Weapon Usage Over Time in Warzone

As you can see, usage of Vanguard weapons has skyrocketed thanks to Activision making them freely accessible to all players. It‘s been awesome to see players really embrace the new playstyles and loadouts enabled by Vanguard guns.

Unlocking Vanguard Guns in Modern Warfare Multiplayer

The process for unlocking Vanguard weapons in MW multiplayer is just as straightforward: complete weapon-specific challenges! Sledgehammer typically adds one new challenge per week tied to the latest Vanguard gun they want to integrate.

For example, to unlock the new Valois revolver handgun, you need to "Get 10 hipfire kills in a single match 15 times". The Welgun SMG challenge requires you to "rapidly kill 2 or more players in a match 15 times". Pretty easy to complete if you focus them during small map playlists like Shipment 24/7!

I‘ll share a quick table of some notable Vanguard guns and their corresponding MW multiplayer unlock challenges:

Rushing through these challenges is very satisfying and lets you quickly build loadouts using the overpowered Vanguard arsenal. I can‘t recommend it enough if you‘re getting bored using the same old MW meta weapons. Unlocking the new Marco 5 and UGM-8 LMG absolutely revitalized multiplayer for me!

Leveling Up Your Unlocked Vanguard Guns

Now for the fun part – leveling up your unlocked Vanguard guns to build customized loadouts. The same principles apply in both Warzone and Modern Warfare:

• Play modes with lots of kills – Shoot House, Das Haus, and Shipmas 24/7 are great for quick weapon XP.
• Utilize double weapon XP tokens – These will drastically speed up leveling newly unlocked Vanguard guns. Prioritize them!
• Equip weapon XP boosting attachments – Barrels, magazines, laser sights that boost weapon XP gain.
• Have fun testing guns in Plunder – Try loadouts out before bringing them into proper Warzone matches.

I also highly recommend jumping into Vanguard multiplayer whenever it‘s free-to-play for leveling guns. The amount of weapon XP you can earn when all these boosts stack in modes like Das Haus is wild!

When I unlocked the Nikita AVT assault rifle, I threw on a double weapon XP token and leveled it from 1-70 in just a few hours of Das Haus madness. Had a complete meta build ready to fry with in Verdansk overnight!

My Early Vanguard Weapon Tier List

Now you‘ve got the insider tips on rapidly unlocking and leveling Vanguard guns across MW and Warzone. I want to share my early Vanguard weapon tier rankings since these guns have shaken up the meta in exciting ways:

• S-Tier: Cooper Carbine, MP40, Welgun, STG44
• A-Tier: Nikita AVT, Pushkina DMR, Owen Gun
• B-Tier: Itra Burst AR, Armaguerra 43, Type 100

The top S-Tier weapons are clearly dominating based on their versatility and time-to-kill speeds matching or exceeding MW‘s best guns. If you haven‘t unlocked them, I couldn‘t recommend prioritizing the Cooper, MP40, and STG44 enough. Their elite mobility and damage output make them extremely fun to use once you customize the attachments.

And who knows – maybe we‘ll see a Type 100 or Itra Burst meta emerge at some point! I‘ll be sure to keep you posted here with any developments among Vanguard weapons.

Now get grinding on those Warzone and MW multiplayer challenges, my friends. Let‘s get these amazing new Vanguard guns in our hands ASAP! This is an exciting new era that I can‘t wait to see unfold…