Hardpoint, a Call of Duty staple, is back for Modern Warfare 3 and brings the team-oriented mode to the classic Modern Warfare 2 maps for the first time.
Each map has five hardpoints, each open for capture for 60 seconds. Your team must solely enter and hold within the hardpoint zone, scoring a point for every second held. After a minute the point will rotate to a new location—but the order of the spots is always the same. If you know when and where the next hardpoint will spawn, you’ll have a huge leg-up over your opponent.
The Hardpoint game mode is also featured in the Call of Duty League, the game’s top-flight competition for the pros, but not every map is selected as it may lack the proper edge.
This list is accurate as of MW3 Season Four and the addition of Tokyo and Paris, which went live on May 29, 2024.
Here is the Hardpoint rotation order for each map in MW3, starting with those chosen for the CDL.
All Hardpoint locations and rotation orders in MW3
All Call of Duty League MW3 Hardpoint maps
There are five Hardpoint maps used in the CDL, with 6 Star, Karachi, Rio, Sub Base, and Vista currently active in the pro map pool according to Competitive Settings V 1.1. Check back over time in case certain maps are rotated in or out of the competitive pool.
6 Star
![A screenshot of the MW3 map 6 Star with hardpoint order shown.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cod-mw3-6-star-hps.jpg?w=640)
Karachi
![An overhead shot of Karachi in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cod-mw3-hardpoint-karachi-1701.jpg?w=640)
Rio
![A screenshot of the CoD tactical map of Rio with Hardpoint hills shown in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cod-mw3-hardpoint-rio.jpg?w=640)
Sub Base
![An overhead shot of Sub Base in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cod-mw3-hardpoint-subbase-1701.jpg?w=640)
Vista
![A screenshot of the CoD tactical map of Vista with Hardpoint hills shown in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cod-mw3-hardpoint-vista.jpg?w=640)
All Season Four MW3 Hardpoint maps
The remaining maps were not chosen for CDL Hardpoint picks, and for the most part, there’s a good reason. The map must be sized well and offers a great mix of combat styles or balanced points across all five capture zones. The maps may also have just recently been added to the game, so it’s not clear whether they are competitively viable yet.
These maps simply don’t cut the mustard, but you can still play them in MW3’s multiplayer. We will continue to update this with more maps as more are added in MW3.
Paris
![A screenshot of the MW3 map Paris with hardpoint order shown.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cod-mw3-paris-hps.jpg?w=640)
Tokyo
![A screenshot of the MW3 map Tokyo with hardpoint order shown.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cod-mw3-tokyo-hps.jpg?w=640)
All Season Three MW3 Hardpoint maps
Checkpoint
![A screenshot of a map of Checkpoint in MW3 with Hardpoint locations marked.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cod-mw3-checkpoint-hp.jpg?w=640)
Emergency
![An image of a map in Call of Duty with the order of Hardpoints displayed.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cod-mw3-hardpoint-emergency.jpg?w=640)
Grime
![A screenshot of a map of Grime in CoD: MW3, with its Hardpoints marked.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cod-mw3-grime-hp.jpg?w=640)
Growhouse
![An image of a map in Call of Duty with the order of Hardpoints displayed.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cod-mw3-hardpoint-growhouse.jpg?w=640)
Tanked
![An image of a map in Call of Duty with the order of Hardpoints displayed.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cod-mw3-hardpoint-tanked.jpg?w=640)
All Season Two MW3 Hardpoint maps
Das Haus
![A screenshot of the minimap of Das Haus with the Hardpoints selected.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cod-mw3-hardpoint-das-haus.jpg?w=640)
Departures
![A screenshot of the CoD tactical map of Departures with Hardpoint hills shown in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cod-mw3-hardpoint-departures.jpg?w=640)
Dome
![A screenshot of the CoD map Dome with each hardpoint shown in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cod-mw3-hardpoint-dome.jpg?w=640)
Shipment
![A screenshot of the CoD tactical map of Shipment with Hardpoint hills shown in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cod-mw3-hardpoint-shipment.jpg?w=640)
Stash House
![A screenshot of the CoD tactical map of Stash House with Hardpoint hills shown in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cod-mw3-hardpoint-stash-house.jpg?w=640)
All Season One MW3 Hardpoint maps
Afghan
![An overhead shot of Afghan in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-afghan.jpg?w=640)
Derail
![An overhead shot of Derail in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-derail.jpg?w=640)
Estate
![An overhead shot of Estate in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-estate.jpg?w=640)
Favela
![An overhead shot of Favela in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-favela.jpg?w=640)
Highrise
![An overhead shot of Highrise in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-highrise.jpg?w=640)
Invasion
![An overhead shot of Invasion in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cod-mw3-hardpoint-invasion-1701.jpg?w=640)
Quarry
![An overhead shot of Quarry in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-quarry.jpg?w=640)
Rundown
![An overhead shot of Rundown in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-rundown.jpg?w=640)
Rust
![An overhead shot of Rust in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-rust.jpg?w=640)
Scrapyard
![An overhead shot of Scrapyard in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-scrapyard.jpg?w=640)
Skidrow
![An overhead shot of Skidrow in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-skidrow.jpg?w=640)
Terminal
![An overhead shot of Terminal in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cod-mw3-hardpoint-terminal-1701.jpg?w=640)
Underpass
![An overhead shot of Underpass in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-underpass.jpg?w=640)
Wasteland
![An overhead shot of Wasteland in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mw3-hardpoint-wasteland.jpg?w=640)
Greece
![An overhead shot of Greece in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cod-mw3-hardpoint-greece.jpg?w=640)
Meat
![An overhead shot of Meat in Modern Warfare 3 with the five hardpoints marked in order.](https://vip-develop.dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cod-mw3-hardpoint-meat.jpg?w=640)