Critical Countdown

Critical Countdown was an event featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 available between May 29th and June 26th, 2024 during Season Four of Modern Warfare III.
==Overview==
During the event, players were tasked with killing enemy operatives in Multiplayer or Warzone, or killing Zombies and Mercenaries in the Operation Deadbolt. A DNA Sample will drop after every kill.
The DNA Samples were divided into four categories, , , , and . At the start of the event, only the Ade category and the first reward of the Cyto category were available. On June 5th, the second Cyto reward became available as well as the first Thy reward. On June 12th, the third Cyto reward became available as well as the second Thy reward and first Gua reward. On June 19th, all rewards became available.
===DNA Samples Drop===
The number of DNA Samples per drop varied between modes and enemies.
In Multiplayer, by June 19th, the DNA Samples for each drop were 27 per Operator killed.
In Operation Deadbolt, the DNA Samples for each drop were originally as follows: 2 for Zombies, 4 for Hellhounds, and 6 for Special Zombies and Mercenaries. An update on June 4th allows the DNA Samples to be collectable in Dark Aether Rifts, and on June 5th, the number of DNA Samples was increased to 5, 11, and 17 respectively. On June 12th, the number of DNA Samples was increased to 8, 16, and 24 respectively. On June 19th, the number of DNA Samples was increased to 9, 19, and 28 respectively.
===Rewards===
Each category featured different rewards, with 6 rewards for a total of 12500 Ade DNA Samples, 4 rewards for a total of 12500 Cyto DNA Samples, 3 rewards for a total of 9350 Thy DNA Samples, and 2 rewards for a total of 6250 Gua DNA Samples.
<tabber>
|-|Ade=
Item 	Name 	Image	Samples
Consumable	15 MinutesDouble XP Token 	 	390 Ade
Consumable	15 MinutesDouble Weapon XP Token 	 	780 Ade
Consumable	15 MinutesDouble Battle Pass XP Token	 	1560 Ade
Consumable	30 MinutesDouble XP Token 	 	3125 Ade
Consumable	30 MinutesDouble Weapon XP Token 	 	6250 Ade
Consumable	1 HourDouble Battle Pass XP Token 	 	12500 Ade
|-|Cyto=
Item 	Name 	Image	Samples
Calling Card 	Security Clearance 	 	1560 Cyto
Emblem 	Safety First 	 	3125 Cyto (Unlocked: June 5th)
Weapon Sticker	Just a Spill 	 	6250 Cyto (Unlocked: June 12th)
Consumable 	30 MinutesDouble Battle Pass XP Token	 	12500 Cyto (Unlocked: June 19th)
|-|Thy=
Item 	Name 	Image	Samples
Decal 	Mission Briefing 	 	2340 Thy (Unlocked: June 5th)
Consumable	1 HourDouble Weapon XP Token	 	4675 Thy (Unlocked: June 12th)
Consumable	Battle Pass Token 	 	9350 Thy (Unlocked: June 19th)
|-|Gua=
Item 	Name 	Image	Samples
Consumable 	45 MinutesDouble XP Token	 	3125 Gua (Unlocked: June 12th)
Weapon Camouflage	Exerting Control 	 	6250 Gua (Unlocked: June 19th)
</tabber>
===Mastery===
Item 	Name 	Image	How to obtain
FR 5.56 Weapon Blueprint	World Ender	 	Complete all Mastery Challenges to Unlock.
==Gallery==
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Category:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Seasonal Events
Category:Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Seasonal Events