How to get Double XP in new Warzone 2 High Stakes Vondel event

Philip Trahan
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Warzone 2’s new Vondel map with have a new public event called High Stakes, which will have Double Weapon & Player XP. Here’s how players can take advantage of this event.

Warzone 2’s Season 4 patch notes are finally here, which details a ton of new content coming to the battle royale game over the next month.

One of the biggest elements coming to Warzone 2 in Season 4 is the new Resurgence map, Vondel, which is a medium-sized map that was developed by Beenox.

The Season 4 patch notes revealed that Vondel would get a new Public Event called High Stakes that offers players the chance to earn Double Weapon & Players XP for the duration of their matches. Here’s everything Warzone 2 fans need to know about this upcoming event.

Warzone 2’s High Stakes Vondel event

According to the Season 4 patch notes, High Stakes will task players to capture special crates that drop around the map from the sky.

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By capturing these crates, players have the chance to get “some very useful loot such as a Portable Buy Station, Armor and/or Munitions Box, alongside some Cash.”

Like other events during Warzone matches, High Stakes will take place at a random point during the game, so players should keep an eye out for any HUD notification that signals the beginning of a High Stakes event.

How to get Double XP

To get the Double XP bonuses in High Stakes, players simply need to capture these crates that drop around the map successfully. For each successful capture, players will earn Double Weapon & Player XP for the duration of the match.

Additionally, it’s important to note that this Double XP bonus stacks with any active XP token players have, meaning they can earn even more XP by using any extra tokens they have to spare.

Thanks to these helpful perks, this High Stakes public event will be a great way for new players to earn XP or simply to level up weapons quickly.

Warzone 2 Season 4 begins on June 14, 2023, so players wanting to earn XP can jump into Vondel and lookout for this new event right away.

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About The Author

Philip is a Staff Writer at Dexerto based in Louisiana, with expertise in Pokemon, Apex Legends, and general gaming industry news. His first job in the games industry was as a reviewer with NintendoEverything.com while attending college. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication focusing on Multimedia Journalism, he worked with GameRant.com for nearly two years before joining Dexerto. When he's not writing he's usually tearing through some 80+ hour JRPG. You can contact him at philip.trahan@dexerto.com.