17 January 2026

Baron of the Wasteland Event Guide in Black Ops 7 & Warzone

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone’s Season 1 Reloaded launch the last line of content for Season 1, leading up to the next big update that is Season 2. With the arrival of the Yakei and Meltdown Multiplayer map, Astra Malorum Directed Mode, and even new weapons, there is quite a lot to unpack.

The Fallout x Call of Duty crossover is the biggest focus of Season 1 Reloaded, and with it comes three Fallout-themed limited-time events. While the Fallout Event Pass has been available for a while now, the Baron of the Wasteland Event launches players into a competitive leaderboard competition. Here is a deep dive into everything you can earn in the Baron of the Wasteland Event.

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How Does the Baron of the Wasteland Event Work in Black Ops 7 & Warzone?

Baron of the Wasteland is a leaderboard event that runs alongside the Quantum Exchange Event in Black Ops 7 and Warzone. In this event, players are put onto a leaderboard with 29 other players. To climb the leaderboard, players must collect Nuka-Cola Quantum Bottlecaps, which drop from eliminations in Endgame, Multiplayer, and Zombies, or from opening Loot Caches in Warzone.

The leaderboard features a variety of placement-based rewards, with the final placement players achieve by the event’s end determining what they earn. In addition to these placement rewards, there is also a separate set of Challenge Rewards that players can unlock immediately, independent of their leaderboard ranking.

All Baron of the Wasteland Event Rewards in Black Ops 7 & Warzone

All Baron of the Wasteland Event Rewards in Black Ops 7 & Warzone - 2

All Placement Rewards

Leaderboard Reward

Required Leaderboard Placement

Baron of the Wasteland (Calling Card)

Top 30

Sunset Sarsaparilla (Camo)

Top 15

Mine! (Loading Screen) & Baron of the Wasteland: Top 10 (Calling Card)

Top 10

Quantum Caps (Camo) & Baron of the Wasteland: Top 5 (Calling Card)

Top 5

Baron of the Wasteland: Champion (Calling Card)

1st Place

All Challenge Rewards

Reward

Challenge

1 Hour Double XP Token

Collect 20 Nuka-Cola Bottlecaps

Cappy (Weapon Charm)

Collect 50 Nuka-Cola Bottlecaps

1 Hour Double Weapon XP Token

Collect 100 Nuka-Cola Bottlecaps

Waste Raider (Peacekeeper Mk1 Blueprint)

Collect 180 Nuka-Cola Bottlecaps

When Does the Baron of the Wasteland Event End in Black Ops 7 & Warzone?

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The Baron of the Wasteland Event officially began alongside the Quantum Exchange Event on January 15 at 10 AM PT. The event runs for a total of five days and officially ends on January 20 at 10 AM PT. This is also when all placement rewards will be distributed to players. All rewards associated with the Baron of the Wasteland Event are only unlockable during the event’s runtime and cannot be earned after it concludes.