Welcome back from the CODMAS holiday. Did you get your rest? Good, because it’s time to sweat again.
Black Ops 7’s newest update, Season One Reloaded, is ready to re-load the game with content across all modes including multiplayer, Zombies, Endgame, and even Warzone as Treyarch’s live-service season kicks back into gear after the holiday break.
Here’s what CoD players can look forward to in January 2026 as part of BO7’s Season One Reloaded update’s patch notes.
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BO7 Season 1 Reloaded patch notes
New weapons
Two new weapons, the Hawker HX sniper rifle (BO2 Ballista) and Sturmwolf 45 SMG (reminiscent of the UMP 45) will be added as event rewards for all players to unlock for free.
New multiplayer content
New weapons need new locations to play in, including some remasters of classic maps.
- Maps
- Meltdown (BO2 remake)
- Fringe (BO3 remake)
- Yakei (new)
- Modes
- Takeover
New Zombies content
Along with the guns, there’s new content to play with in Zombies mode.
- Directed Mode: Astra Malorum
- Survival map: Zarya Cosmodrome
New Endgame content
Additions to the PvE Endgame mode include a new world event (plus an additional secret one) and a new skill track based on melee attacks.
- World event: Wraith Wing
- “This advanced Guild aircraft appears to have cloning capabilities with very lethal consequences as this squadron seems hellbent on eliminating as many JSOC Operators as it can. Disable it, fire at the exposed aircraft, and down that bird.”
- Skill Track: Phantom
- Ambush: Critical hits from behind on unaware enemies deal more damage.
- Fast Melee: Faster Melee speed.
- Trap Avoidance: Traps and Mines take longer to detect you. Undetectable when fully upgraded.
- Silent Movement: Quiets movement and reduces enemy detection distance.
- Elusive Target: Reduces accuracy of enemies shooting at you.
- Decoy: Taking significant damage deploys an Echo Unit that distracts enemies.
Weapon balancing
Expect several nerfs and buffs for existing weapons in the update. Whenever the patch notes go live, we’ll have the info on what’s been changed here.
Returning BO6 equipment
A bunch of loadout equipment from Black Ops 6 is making its way into BO7 via this update, including:
- Shock Charge (tactical)
- Impact Grenade (lethal)
- Thermo Grenade (lethal)
- War Machine (scorestreak)
- Archangel Launcher (scorestreak)
- Grim Reaper (scorestreak)
- Death Machine (scorestreak)
- Combat Bow (scorestreak)
- Dreadnought (scorestreak)
- Strategic Bomber (scorestreak)
- Morphine Injector (Field Upgrade)
- Tactical Insertion (Field Upgrade)
Fallout (TV series) collab
The collaboration with the Fallout TV show on Prime Video will include operator skins and store bundles, a Nuketown map variant, and more. Operator skins include Lucy MacLean, Maximus, and The Ghoul.
New challenges and events
Additional weekly challenges will come every Thursday throughout the end of season one, along with limited time events where players can unlock much of the free content like weapons and more.
Warzone updates
Additional updates are coming for Warzone, including weapon balancing and more. Stay tuned for official info on the battle royale mode.
The full list of patch notes will be available closer to the launch of Season One Reloaded on Jan. 8.
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