Warzone 2 has finally arrived, bringing with it an entirely new combat experience for Call of Duty fans – the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) mode. This free-to-play sandbox battlefield offers open-world gameplay and strategic objective-based missions. Resources are scarce on Al Mazrah‘s expansive map, making secured locations like Omar‘s Auto Repair extremely valuable. This comprehensive 2000+ word guide will provide everything you need to know about finding the hidden Omar’s key and leveraging the garage for victory.
Introduction to Warzone 2’s Groundbreaking DMZ Mode
DMZ represents a major shift for the standard Warzone formula. Rather than a continuous battle royale, players are free to explore the map, gather loot, take on side missions, and approach objectives tactically. There is no single way to play.
The goal is to successfully infiltrate Al Mazrah’s hot zones, retrieve high value loot, and exfiltrate via helicopter extraction points. Acquired weapons, equipment, and contraband are retained between matches, allowing you to build an arsenal over time.
DMZ offers signature Call of Duty combat within a layered, strategic experience. You choose how to tackle main missions, faction assignments, and side content. Special contraband contracts provide unique weapons and coveted keys to secured areas around Al Mazrah.
This free-roaming format is a dramatic change for Warzone and clearly takes inspiration from extraction shooters like Escape from Tarkov. It retains the fast-paced action Call of Duty is known for while expanding play styles.
The all-new map Al Mazrah spans a dense urban city, sprawling rural villages, and harsh borderland wilderness. Traversing the environment poses many threats – combatants occupy towns, lethal radiation zones are scattered, and sandstorms roll in.
Resources like ammunition, gear, and weapons are scarce across Al Mazrah. Secured locations become valuable strongholds to stockpile supplies between matches. Keys that unlock these points of interest offer a major strategic advantage.
Omar’s Auto Repair – A Secured Sanctuary in Sawah Village
Omar’s Auto Repair is one such locked area, hidden away until players can locate the corresponding key. These safe house-style locations provide shelter from hazards, rare loot opportunities, free loadout changes, and more. They become forward operating bases.
Omar’s itself is an auto mechanic garage based in the southwestern village of Sawah. Once unlocked, Omar’s offers reprieve from Al Mazrah’s dangers – restored health, ammo and armor caches, supply crates, workbenches, and special vehicles.
Given DMZ’s ruthless punishment of death, having secured sanctuaries to resupply and prepare for exfil is extremely valuable. Omar’s becomes an essential strategic position in the lower half of Al Mazrah.
Sawah Village – A Southern Desert Community
First, let’s set the scene by examining Sawah Village itself. Sawah lies in the southwestern region of Al Mazrah, just south of the Zarqwa Hydroelectric plant and west of the Al Sharim mountain pass.
The humble village is built alongside a winding river, with mosque minarets and residential homes dotted amongst palm trees and sandy roads. Compared to Al Mazrah City, Sawah is rural and traditional. Regional agriculture fuels the local economy.
Its remote desert location leaves Sawah rarely trafficked by mercenary factions. But the village’s southern tip sees heavy activity at the port town Smuggler’s Cove. Sawah offers a quieter experience and valuable loot if you know where to look.
Locating Omar’s Auto Repair Hideout
Now let’s get to the most crucial part: finding the specific location of Omar’s Auto Repair within Sawah Village.
To start, enter Sawah from the north via dirt roads or along the eastern riverbank. You’ll pass farmlands, grain silos, and livestock pens as the village outskirts give way to dense residential streets. Sawah’s modest single-story homes line the roads.
Push further southwest through the village, staying alert for enemy patrols. After roughly 400 meters you’ll reach a crowded central souk marketplace. Bear right down the adjoining alley. Look for a highway bridge overhead – you’re on the right path.
Pass beneath the bridge as the tight village roads open up. Another 150 meters ahead sits a white rectangular building with a faded “Jalal’s Jalopies” mural painted on the exterior concrete wall. You’ve arrived!
[Photo of Jalal’s Jalopies building exterior in Sawah Village]This auto shop is the location for Omar’s. Go inside through the open garage door and you’ll find three separate locked bay doors labeled “Omar’s Auto Repair”.
Any of the three will unlock once you have the Omar’s key. But first, let‘s discuss how to acquire that crucial key.
How to Obtain the Coveted Omar’s Auto Repair Key
The Omar’s Auto Repair key has a random chance to drop from defeated AI enemies, hidden caches, supply boxes, and special contraband contracts scattered around the map. However, some methods have a higher success rate:
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Eliminating Demolition AI (12% drop rate) – This lethal faction guards strongholds with rare loot. Engage them cautiously to secure the key.
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Completing regional High Value Target contracts – HVTs provide the most reliable source at a 10% drop rate. Maintain a bounty list.
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Checking interior desks, lockers, jackets – Indoor areas like Sawah Police Station, School, or Homes have a 4% rate.
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Looting airdrop contraband crates – Securing the crate and its contents gives you a 6% chance.
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Defeating AI patrols – Basic guards at 2% rate, but they are abundant across Al Mazrah.
With an overall 4% drop rate globally, expect to grind through some matches before Omar’s key drops. But the excitement of finally unlocking this secret stash makes the hunt worthwhile.
[Infographic of Key Drop Rates]Now let‘s see what rewards you reap by using Omar‘s key in Sawah Village.
Unlocking Omar’s Garage Doors to Claim Your Sanctuary
At Jalal’s Jalopies in Sawah, approach any of the three bay doors labeled “Omar’s Auto Repair” and interact to insert the key you’ve acquired. The locks will release, opening up your new desert sanctuary.
Inside, you‘ll find safety from Al Mazrah‘s threats – stable cover, health packs, armor plates, ammo caches, equipment, and workbenches. Take a moment to recuperate and resupply without fear of attack.
The garage interior also contains rare weapon blueprint contraband for project upgrades. Outside you can commandeer civilian vehicles like coupes and flatbeds that spawn when Omar‘s is unlocked.
With the garage now open for business, Omar’s becomes a valuable strategic stronghold in Sawah. Having this southern foothold lets you stockpile gear between extractions and provides a stable starting point for operations.
[Image of player inside Omar’s garage]Make use of the workbench and Arsenal menu to tweak your loadout. Utilize Hardcore mode to retain weapons between matches. Omar’s free fast travel access also lets you rapidly return after extracting elsewhere.
Expert Tips for Optimizing Omar’s Auto Repair
Through extensive time unlocking Omar‘s across multiple DMZ seasons, I‘ve gathered some pro tips for utilizing the garage most effectively:
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Load up on flashbangs – they will respawn endlessly in the create. Great for restocking non-lethals.
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Grab a chopper from the Smuggler‘s Cove airport to swiftly reach Omar‘s and beyond.
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Use the civilian vehicles to blend in with NPCs when traversing disputed areas.
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Place a tactical insertion outside to fast travel back when carrying valuable contraband.
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Mount the workbench in the rear corner for optimal visibility while restoring weapons.
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Check the garage interior windows before exiting – never leave yourself exposed.
Omar‘s becomes exponentially more valuable once additional keys are acquired. Having networks of safe houses provides incredible flexibility during missions.
Other Notable Warzone 2 DMZ Keys Worth Hunting
While Omar‘s Auto Repair is a top priority, here are some other pivotal locked locations to unlock in Al Mazrah:
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Smuggler‘s Stash Key – Unlocks a coastal cave full of contraband and loot. Provides boat access.
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Airport Control Tower Key – Grants a vantage point over the tarmac and a rooftop chopper.
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Farmhouse Bunker Key – Opens up an underground bunker with weapon caches and cover.
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Hospital Ward Key – Secures a west wing full of medical supplies and armor satchels.
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BMX Shop Key – Contains special delivery bikes perfect for navigating the city.
Mixing up which keys you pursue each match keeps the discovery element exciting. Connecting multiple safe houses allows you to traverse Al Mazrah rapidly.
The Evolution of DMZ – From Call of Duty Roots to Escape from Tarkov
DMZ’s open sandbox mode marks a major shift for Call of Duty, but also has some franchise roots. The “Demilitarized Zone" name itself originally comes from a small multiplayer map in Call of Duty 4 based on the Korean DMZ.
Early inspirations go back to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout battle royale, which had NPC enemy combatants and minor looting elements. Warzone 1 built this out more, but remained a pure battle royale at heart.
DMZ clearly takes major cues from hardcore tactical extraction shooters like Escape from Tarkov. The loot gathering, gear loss, secured locations, and story missions share DNA with Tarkov. Longtime Call of Duty players applaud this new direction.
Infinity Ward Developer Jack O’Hara called DMZ “a narrative-focused extraction mode” and “the next evolution of Warzone”. The studio has succeeded at adding stakes while retaining accessible gameplay. Exfil and do it again!
Final Tips for Conquering Al Mazrah
Hopefully this guide has fully prepared you to seek out Omar’s Auto Repair and leverage it for DMZ domination. But here are a few final tips:
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Explore constantly – the joy is discovering new areas organically. Don‘t just pursue objectives.
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Always insure your best weapons and gear – losing them forever hurts!
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Master the weapon tuning system – customized guns get you kills.
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Play aggressively but smartly – you want engagements on your terms.
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Make callouts constantly if squadding up – communication is key.
Now drop in, grind Sawah Village, unlock Omar’s doors, and establish your southern stronghold! See you in the DMZ.
