Modern Warfare 3: Trophy Guide (All MW3 Achievements)

With another Call of Duty game being thrown in the mix, it means that there’s a new set of trophies and achievements to earn! A good chunk of these are easy to earn, while a few others will require you to spend a little more time with your nose to your keyboard/controller. Whether you’re just getting started or have a few more trophies/achievements to get before you 100% the game, we wrote out a complete Modern Warfare 3 trophy guide and how to get all MW3 achievements below.

All Modern Warfare 3 Trophies and Achievements

Modern Warfare 3: Trophy Guide (All MW3 Achievements) — Image Source: Activision

There are a total of 40 achievements that you can earn and 41 trophies you can earn, with the 41st being the Platinum trophy you receive for getting all of the other trophies. Each of these achievements/trophies and how to earn them are as follows.

Name	How To Earn
Hey! Catch!	Throw and hit an enemy directly with a Flammable Cannister then blow them up with it.
Hitchhiker	Defuse the bomb on the truck in Gora Dam while it is in motion.
Your Tax Dollars At Work	Use a missile to take out a single enemy in Danger Close.
Shot Blocked	Shoot the gun out of the air in Flashpoint before a terrorist catches it.
Dialed In	Customize your loadout in every Open Combat Mission.
Sample Platter	Use 5 different Armaments in Open Combat Missions.
I Call Shotgun	Drive a vehicle with a Sentry Gun on the back and have it kill 5 enemies.
Tag, You’re It!	Use the Spotter Scope to tag 60 enemies or items in Open Combat Missions.
Bulletproof	Find all Plate Carrier Upgrades in Open Combat Missions.
Have You Tried Turning it Off and On?	Use a Shock Stick to disable an enemy Sentry Gun.
That’s One Way to Do It…	Destroy an airborne helicopter with a Mortar Strike.
Frequent Flyer	BASE jump and travel more than 150 m with your parachute.
High Wire Act	Kill 10 enemies while using a zipline.
Death Row	Kill 12 enemies while descending in the panopticon in Operation 627.
Floater	Parachute off a Gantry Crane onto the roof of the Harbormaster’s Building in Precious Cargo.
Helo Hat Trick	Destroy each objective helicopter in Reactor with a different Armament.
2-fer	Using the EBR-14, kill 2 enemies with 1 bullet 5 times in Payload without sounding the alarm.
Back in the Field	Acquire the Major’s keycard in Deep Cover within 90 seconds without being detected.
Elevator Out of Order	Reach the roof in Highrise under 45 seconds.
Snow Angel	Execute the forest sniper in Frozen Tundra with a takedown.
And So It Begins	Successfully Exfil in MWZ.
Write Off	Kill 500 Enemies using an Insured Weapon in MWZ.
Perkaholic	Have 9 perks active at the same time in MWZ.
Gravestone	Kill 100 Zombies with a vehicle in a single deployment in MWZ.
Back From The Dead	Reclaim your gear from a tombstone in MWZ.
Helpful Stranger	Revive a player from a different Squad in MWZ.
Hired Gun	Complete 20 Contracts in MWZ.
Think She’ll Notice?	Destroy all of the cars in the mansion garage in Oligarch.
Seeing Red	Complete 5 Contracts in the High Threat Zone in a single deployment in MWZ.
The End?	Complete Act III in MWZ.
Slaughterhouse	Kill 50,000 total Enemies in MWZ.
Conqueror	Defeat a Warlord in MWZ.
No Such Thing as Too Many	Find and use all Armaments in Open Combat Missions.
The First Step	Reach Level 55
141 Ready	Complete the campaign on Veteran
One Against All	Kill Orcus while in a 6 person squad in MWZ
Gearhead	Collect all Weapons and Field Upgrades from Supply Boxes in Open Combat Missions
Never Bury Your Enemies Alive	Complete the Campaign
Platinum Trophy	Get every trophy.