How to Unlock the Mk 24, RSPR, Z84M and ELR-40 in Battlefield 6 Season 5

Battlefield 6 Season 5, Siege of Vegas, added four new weapons on October 13: the Mk 24 assault rifle, the RSPR PDW, the Z84M belt-fed LMG and the ELR-40 bolt-action sniper rifle. The good news is that none of them cost money. All four sit on the free track of the Season 5 Battle Pass – you just have to know which path each one is on and spend your tiers in the right place.

This guide covers where every gun unlocks, the quickest order to get them, and what to expect from the two extra weapons arriving later in the season. It applies to the current version of the game, Game Update 2.1.1.0 and the hotfix that followed it.

Season 5 weapons at a glance

How Battle Pass paths work

The Battlefield 6 Battle Pass isn't one long line of rewards. Every season starts with a short, five-tier Recruit path that free and premium players both have to finish first. Completing it opens the season's themed paths, and Season 5 has four of them.

Progress comes as Battle Pass Points, earned from Career XP and weekly challenges. Each point buys one tier on any path you've unlocked, so you decide where your progress goes. That's the key to this guide: instead of spreading points across every path, you can push one path straight to Tier 11, grab the gun, and move on.

How to unlock all four weapons, step by step

1. Open the Battle Pass from the main menu and select the Season 5 pass.
2. Finish the Recruit path. It's only five tiers, and the ELR-40 waits at Tier 5. Every player gets the sniper rifle this way, and it opens the themed paths at the same time.
3. Pick the gun you want most and select its path: Audacious Breach for the Mk 24, Access Defied for the RSPR or Fate's Reckoning for the Z84M.
4. Spend Battle Pass Points on that path only until you reach Tier 11. The weapon is yours as soon as you hit that tier.
5. Switch to the next path and repeat. Each path is climbed separately, so tiers you put into one don't count toward another.
6. Repeat a third time for the last weapon.

In total that's 5 Recruit tiers plus 11 tiers on each of three paths – 38 tiers for the full set. Stopping at Tier 11 on each path before switching is the fastest way to get every gun; the rest of each path can wait.

Which gun to unlock first

There's no wrong answer, but the official 2.1.1.0 notes give a good idea of what each weapon is for:

• Mk 24: Trades magazine size for steady, strong damage at range. A good pick for bigger maps like Area 51, where you want a rifle that holds up past mid-range.
• RSPR: A PDW that fires rifle-style ammunition, hitting harder and reaching farther than most SMGs. EA places it between the SG 553R and the SCW-10. The catch is heavier recoil and a smaller magazine.
• Z84M: A belt-fed LMG with a 100-round box, built for close-range aggression with high damage and fire rate. Great for holding objectives in the tight streets and casinos of Vegas Strip.
• ELR-40: Has the best bullet drag and the farthest damage sweet spot of any bolt-action rifle. A Single Shot ammo option pulls that sweet spot in close for more aggressive play.

If you're on controller, keep in mind that 2.1.1.0 cut gamepad recoil compensation from 11% to 5%, which makes recoil-heavy guns like the RSPR harder to control than they would have been last season.

Tips to climb the paths faster

• Do your weekly challenges. They award Battle Pass progress directly on top of your regular XP.
• Play the objective. Captures, revives, resupplies, spotting and squad spawns all earn Career XP, which feeds the pass.
• Finish matches. The match completion bonus adds up, especially in long Conquest rounds.
• Use your XP boosts during longer sessions rather than letting them run out in the menus.
• Consider whether paid upgrades matter to you. The Season 5 Battle Pass has more than 100 tiers in total, and the BF Pro upgrade adds 25 tier skips and a 15% XP boost. Neither is needed for these four weapons.

Common mistakes

• Spreading points across every path. It feels efficient, but it delays every gun. Commit to one path at a time.
• Looking for the DS-23 Pulse Rifle in the Battle Pass. The Dead Space event's Pulse Rifle is a Battle Pickup in Marker Incursion and REDSEC's Battle Royale modes, not an unlockable weapon.
• Expecting the NSW4 or MK 1 Mod 0 now. They aren't in the launch Battle Pass (see below).

What's coming later in Season 5

Two more weapons are on the Season 5 roadmap. The NSW4 arrives with the Casino Heist update on November 10, and the MK 1 Mod 0 DMR follows with the Frozen Aces update on December 8. EA hasn't said how either will be unlocked yet, so it's worth saving a few of your weekly challenges and XP boosts until the details are out.

Quick checklist

• Finish the Recruit path: ELR-40 at Tier 5
• Audacious Breach to Tier 11: Mk 24
• Access Defied to Tier 11: RSPR
• Fate's Reckoning to Tier 11: Z84M

That's 38 tiers for all four free Season 5 guns – and plenty of time to get there before the next weapons show up in November.