If you are returning from Legacy Warzone, you know how to execute enemies in style by performing a unique finisher. If you are jumping into Call of Duty: Warzone 2 for the first time, know that every operator in the game has a unique finishing move to kill downed enemies.
Just remember that while executions are flashy, they make you vulnerable to enemy fire for a few seconds. Your operator gets locked into a finishing animation until the execution is complete. You cannot move or fire your weapon during this time.
The following guide will tell you how to do a finishing move in Warzone 2.
How to execute in Warzone 2
There are three ways to execute a finishing move in Warzone 2. You can either execute enemies from behind while they’re standing, when they’re prone, or when they’ve been downed. Each state has a unique animation; however, the inputs are the same.
Get into position and hold down the melee button. This is R3 and V on a controller and keyboard by default respectively. Remember that you can always change your melee binds by going into settings.
Try sneaking up on enemies for executions by crouching instead of sprinting. You will make less noise and not alert enemies with your footstep audio. That said, you can also take an enemy completely by surprise by sprinting behind them to do a finishing move.
If you get into a situation where you have no ammo or have a sidearm, try to get behind the enemy during a scuffle for an execution. Alternatively, you can use stun grenades to temporarily lock your enemies into place so you can get behind them to initiate an execution.
Enemy players in WZ2 are most likely jumping around trying to reload or take aim. Use that to your advantage by holding your melee button while positioning yourself on their sides.
Warzone 2 provides many finishing moves, but you can only choose one before a match. Select an operator and then go into customization to select a finishing move.
Note that you can execute and interrogate downed enemies to mark the entire enemy squad.
How to unlock and change Warzone 2 finishing moves
Warzone 2 provides many different finishing moves, but you can only choose one before the match. Finishers can be bought or unlocked in different ways in Warzone 2. You can get these by completing various challenges, purchasing the battle pass, and bundles.
Using the following method, you can select only one finishing move before a match in Warzone 2:
- Firstly, select an operator.
- Go into customization.
- Now choose a finishing move you like the most.
Best Finishing moves in Warzone 2
Warzone 2 features several cool and exciting finishers that will grind your enemies’ gears. Below, we’ve provided a brief list of some of the best finishers in the game and instructions for unlocking them.
Santa’s Right Hand
Santa’s Right-Hand summons an elf that delivers a single blow to your enemies’ crotch to take them out. This finishing move was only unlockable during Modern Warfare 3/Warzone 2’s holiday event.
Lazer Everyone
Lazer Everyone belongs to the arrogant and selfish Homelander. He uses his laser beams to quickly decapitate his enemies in this finishing move. It can be unlocked by purchasing the Homelander Operator Bundle for 2400 CoD points.
Get Wrecked
This finishing move is part of the Endowment (C.O.D.E.) Warrior Pack which costs $9.99 in the Call of Duty Store. Not only is this finishing move hilarious, as it lets you take out your enemies with a single slap to the face, but it is also the fastest in the game, giving you a slight advantage.
No Firearms Needed
The No Firearms Needed execution can be unlocked by purchasing the Messi Operator Bundle for 2400 CoD points. In keeping with the football theme, you simply roundhouse kick your opponent to death with this finishing move.
Fate and Consequence
The Fate and Consequence finishing move is part of the Hellsing bundle, which costs 2400 Cod Points. Alucard uses his dual pistols to quickly dispel his enemies in this finishing move.
