Season 6 Is the Last Stop Before MW4 Takes Over

Season 6 drops September 17, and it's not just another content update — it's the final season of Warzone as it currently exists. Everything running right now gets folded into Modern Warfare 4 on October 23.

If you've been treating Season 6 like a normal mid-cycle drop, you're planning around the wrong timeline. This one's shorter by design. Raven's using it to wind the current map pool down, not build it up.

The bigger shift is what's waiting on the other side. Zodiac, the new Resurgence map you already saw in the beta, goes live properly with MW4's launch — and it's not coming alone. Activision's confirmed a second, full-size Battle Royale map shipping alongside it, separate from Verdansk.

For the next five weeks: expect loot and Gulag adjustments as Raven clears the runway, but don't expect major weapon reworks. Nobody's rebuilding the meta for a map rotation that's getting replaced next month.

MW4 beta testing already ran Zodiac during the second weekend in late August — full patch notes for the October 23 launch haven't dropped yet. We'll have a proper breakdown the moment they do.

#1TAP Intel: Don't sink hours into a Verdansk loadout that's getting shelved in five weeks. Bank your Season 6 Battle Pass challenges and camo grinds now — that progress carries weight, a settled meta doesn't.