Frozen Abyss opens Call of Duty: Mobile Season 1 with new gear

Call of Duty: Mobile kicks off the new year with Season 1 — Frozen Abyss, arriving on January 14 at 4 PM PT. The update centers on a winter theme and broadens the arsenal and events slate. The LC10 SMG headlines gameplay additions alongside the Inflatable Decoy tactical. Players can also expect the second phase of the Street Fighter collaboration, fresh winter events, and an expanded Challenge Pass.

The season’s store rotation highlights a new Mythic operator and the return of a fan-voted Mythic weapon draw on a limited-time schedule. Below are the confirmed features and dates drawn from the official announcement.

Release timing and overview

Season 1 — Frozen Abyss launches January 14 at 4 PM PT. The update brings new weapons, tacticals, events, a Challenge Pass, and multiple store draws spread across the season.

Battle Pass highlights — free and premium tiers

The Frozen Abyss Battle Pass includes both free and premium rewards focused on winter-themed cosmetics and blueprints.

• Free tiers: LC10 SMG — a low-recoil, high fire-rate submachine gun; Inflatable Decoy — a throwable tactical that deploys a balloon decoy when triggered; plus winter-themed items, blueprints, and Vault Coins.
• Premium tiers: Operator skins include American Bulldog — Polar Explorer and Portnova — Arctic Adventurer; weapon blueprints include Man-O-War — Tidal Lance and LC10 — Tracker.

Seasonal events — collaboration and winter slate

Street Fighter Part 2

The collaboration returns with a second themed event featuring new challenges and rewards. Confirmed items include the M4 — Vulcan Blast weapon blueprint, Charm — Charming Guile, and the marquee Prizefighters — Ryu’s Gloves melee weapon blueprint.

Winter-focused activities

Multiple winter events are planned, including a winter sports event with rewards such as the AS Val — Ski Slope weapon blueprint and the Otter — Slope Drifter operator skin.

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Secret Cache Catch-Up

A new catch-up event allows players to earn missed Secret Cache rewards. The pool includes a new Season 1 weapon camo and the Legendary Striker that was added in Season 11 2025.

Challenge Pass — missions and exchange

The Season 1 Challenge Pass progresses through Standard, Special, and Elite Missions. Completing missions yields Tokens for the Exchange, where seasonal items can be obtained, including a new UAV Scorestreak reskin and a Frag Grenade reskin. New missions and rewards rotate in the in-game Events tab; the Fight Card in the main menu lists seasonal activities.

Store rotation — Mythic operator, fan-voted return, and more

• Mythic Codename: Lazarus — Cosmic Wrath: a Mythic rarity operator described as a demonic soldier returning from the dead. The associated draw also features the Legendary FAL — Aether Fracture weapon blueprint.
• Mythic Weapon Voting winner: The Grim Ending — Mythic Draw featuring the AK117 — Grim Ending returns on January 23 (UTC) for a limited time as part of the Champion Mythic Drop.
• Additional draws: The next Four Horsemen draw introduces Artery — Death and the Echo — Eternal Grasp blueprint. Other scheduled draws include operator skins Phantom — Cyro Shadow, Minotaur — Polar Rage, and Dusk — Frost Cinder, paired with blueprints such as EM2 — Frigid Dominion, HVK-30 — Polar Circuit, and LC10 — Glacial Ash.

Official trailer

Season overview trailer:

Why this update matters — the quick read

Frozen Abyss organizes Season 1 around fresh combat tools and themed progression — the LC10 and Inflatable Decoy add new tactical options, while collaboration and winter events broaden the seasonal grind with rotating rewards. For players planning their first week, the key dates are January 14, 4 PM PT for the launch and January 23 (UTC) for the limited return of the fan-voted Mythic draw.