Ghost Recon Wildlands Last Rites Mission Objectives (2026): All 6 Missions Explained

Last Updated: August 8, 2026 | Ghost Recon Wildlands Last Rites

Tactical map flowchart showing the 6-mission progression for Last Rites from Operation Lazarus to The Price of Freedom finale.

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This guide covers the six Last Rites missions, major objectives, story progression, and the final confrontation with Inéz Cortez.

Looking for the Last Rites mission order? Ghost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites contains six story missions, beginning with Operation Lazarus and ending with The Price of Freedom. The important detail is that the middle of the campaign opens two investigation missions—And Your Enemies Closer and Vow of Silence—before the story moves into its final stages. Current coverage also identifies The Price of Freedom as Mission 6 and the campaign finale.

Unlike a normal linear sequence, the easiest way to understand the campaign is:

Operation Lazarus → Deadly Obsession → And Your Enemies Closer + Vow of Silence → With Extreme Prejudice → The Price of Freedom

The entire Last Rites story is much shorter than the original Wildlands campaign, but it packs its objectives around one focused investigation: finding La Llorona, uncovering her connection to Emily Price, and ultimately capturing her alive.

Quick Answer: What Are the 6 Last Rites Missions?

Here is the complete Last Rites mission list:

  1. Operation Lazarus — Investigate the Unidad trail and uncover intelligence connected to La Llorona.
  2. Deadly Obsession — Investigate Victor Vargas' villa and recover critical evidence.
  3. And Your Enemies Closer — Continue the investigation into the cult and its leadership.
  4. Vow of Silence — Locate, capture, and interrogate a high-ranking cultist.
  5. With Extreme Prejudice — Follow the intelligence trail toward La Llorona's location.
  6. The Price of Freedom — Reach Inéz Cortez, capture her alive, and complete the extraction.

Last Rites Mission Flow

1. Operation Lazarus
        ↓
2. Deadly Obsession
        ↓
3. And Your Enemies Closer
        +
4. Vow of Silence
        ↓
5. With Extreme Prejudice
        ↓
6. The Price of Freedom

The key point is that Missions 3 and 4 are the two investigation missions available after Deadly Obsession. They should not be treated as a completely separate linear campaign where one permanently replaces the other.

Last Rites Mission Order at a Glance

Mission Title Main Objective
1Operation LazarusInvestigate Unidad and recover intelligence on La Llorona
2Deadly ObsessionInvestigate Vargas' villa and recover evidence
3And Your Enemies CloserContinue the investigation into the cult
4Vow of SilenceCapture and interrogate a cult lieutenant
5With Extreme PrejudiceFollow the trail toward La Llorona
6The Price of FreedomCapture and extract Inéz Cortez

The important part

After Deadly Obsession, the investigation opens into two missions:

  • And Your Enemies Closer
  • Vow of Silence

You then progress toward With Extreme Prejudice and finally The Price of Freedom.

That structure is one of the most important details to know if you're searching for the correct Last Rites mission order.

1. Operation Lazarus

Main Objective: Investigate the Unidad connection to La Llorona

Operation Lazarus starts the Last Rites investigation.

Nomad and the Ghost team are brought into the operation after Emily Price identifies the emerging threat surrounding La Llorona.

Rather than immediately attacking the cult's main stronghold, the first mission sends Nomad after intelligence.

Main objectives

  • Meet with Emily Price.
  • Travel to the Unidad outpost.
  • Infiltrate the outpost.
  • Search for information about La Llorona.
  • Recover the available evidence.
  • Follow the intelligence lead to the Unidad black site.
  • Investigate the black-site location.
  • Access the site's data.
  • Recover intelligence connected to the investigation.

Operation Lazarus begins with an investigation into a Unidad position, which leads Nomad to an off-the-books black site. The intelligence recovered there points toward Victor Vargas, a Unidad intelligence officer investigating La Llorona, connecting the opening operation to the wider search for Cortez.

Why Operation Lazarus matters

This mission establishes the central mystery.

At first, La Llorona appears to be another dangerous extremist leader.

The evidence suggests something much more complicated.

The Ghosts are not simply hunting a cult.

They are following a trail that leads back to an older intelligence operation.

2. Deadly Obsession

Main Objective: Investigate Victor Vargas' villa

Deadly Obsession takes the investigation to Victor Vargas' villa.

This is where the story begins revealing why the La Llorona investigation is different from a conventional Wildlands target hunt.

Main objectives

  • Travel to Vargas' villa.
  • Infiltrate the compound.
  • Investigate the area.
  • Disable the local drone jammer.
  • Search the villa.
  • Recover the available picture evidence.
  • Investigate Vargas' personal equipment.
  • Review the bodycam/laptop evidence.
  • Contact Emily Price.
  • Access the data server.
  • Defend the server while the data is transferred.
  • Reach the extraction/rally location.

Current mission coverage likewise identifies the Vargas villa investigation, evidence recovery, bodycam footage, data-server defense, and movement to the rally point as key stages of Deadly Obsession.

The Vargas evidence

The villa is one of the biggest narrative turning points in Last Rites.

Nomad discovers evidence showing what happened to Vargas and begins connecting the events surrounding him to La Llorona.

The investigation now has a much more personal dimension.

Instead of simply asking:

Where is La Llorona?

Nomad increasingly needs to understand:

Who was Inéz Cortez before she became La Llorona?

This is also where the relationship between Emily Price and Cortez becomes increasingly important.

Why Do Missions 3 and 4 Appear Together?

This is one of the easiest parts of Last Rites to misunderstand.

After completing Deadly Obsession, the investigation does not simply force you into one conventional next mission.

Instead, two investigation missions become available:

And Your Enemies Closer

and

Vow of Silence

These missions approach the investigation from different angles.

The important thing is to complete both investigation stages before moving toward the finale.

This also explains why some players may see the missions in a different order depending on how they approach the Tacmap.

The story still converges on the same final sequence.

3. And Your Enemies Closer

Main Objective: Track the cult's movements and narrow the search for La Llorona

And Your Enemies Closer continues the intelligence operation after the Vargas investigation.

This mission shifts the focus away from the original Unidad evidence and toward Los Penitentes, the cult surrounding La Llorona.

Main mission progression

The investigation gradually shifts from examining recovered intelligence to tracking the cult itself.

Key stages include:

  • Following the intelligence recovered during the earlier missions.
  • Tracking Los Penitentes activity.
  • Monitoring cult radio communications.
  • Following the trail toward their operating areas.
  • Investigating cult encampments and surrounding locations.
  • Working around communications interference and drone-jammed areas.
  • Using the information gathered during the investigation to narrow down the search for La Llorona's sanctuary.

The use of cult radio frequencies and drone-jammed areas makes this section feel different from a straightforward assault mission. Nomad is not simply moving from one objective marker to the next; the investigation increasingly becomes a process of tracking the cult's movements and piecing together its location.

This progression also explains why the middle section of Last Rites feels like an investigation rather than a conventional combat operation. Earlier missions provide the evidence, while this stage uses that information to close the distance to La Llorona. Current mission coverage similarly places the middle missions as the investigation phase between the Vargas evidence and the final operation.

Why this mission matters

The first half of Last Rites is about discovering the existence of the threat.

This stage is about finding the threat.

The investigation therefore changes from:

Who is La Llorona?

to:

Where is La Llorona?

That distinction makes And Your Enemies Closer an important bridge between the evidence-gathering missions and the final operation.

4. Vow of Silence

Main Objective: Capture and interrogate a cult lieutenant

Vow of Silence takes a different approach to finding information.

Instead of simply searching another location, Nomad needs to get information directly from a member of La Llorona's organization.

Main objectives

  • Locate the cult outpost.
  • Identify the high-ranking cultist.
  • Infiltrate the area.
  • Deal with enemy defenses and traps.
  • Reach the target.
  • Capture the cultist alive.
  • Move the prisoner away from the hostile area.
  • Interrogate the target.
  • Use the information to continue the search for La Llorona.

Do not kill the target

This is one of the most important gameplay details in Vow of Silence.

The objective is capture, not elimination.

A player who treats the target like an ordinary enemy can fail the mission by killing him.

The mission therefore forces a different approach from the usual Wildlands target-assassination formula.

Current mission coverage also confirms the capture-and-interrogation objective.

Why Vow of Silence matters

The cult's followers are not simply disposable combatants.

The interrogation reveals how strongly they believe in La Llorona.

This reinforces one of the central ideas behind Los Penitentes:

Cortez has become more than a military commander.

To her followers, she has become a symbol.

5. With Extreme Prejudice

Main Objective: Follow the final intelligence trail toward La Llorona

With Extreme Prejudice is the penultimate stage of the Last Rites investigation.

By now, Nomad has:

  • Investigated Unidad facilities.
  • Examined Vargas' evidence.
  • Followed cult activity.
  • Captured and interrogated a cult lieutenant.
  • Narrowed down La Llorona's location.

The operation is no longer primarily about gathering clues.

It is about preparing for the final confrontation.

Main mission progression

The gameplay evidence analyzed for this guide shows the investigation moving toward the Alto Gracia/Alta Gracia gold-mine area, where the final operation will take place.

Key developments include:

  • Following the cult's intelligence trail.
  • Continuing toward the gold-mine area.
  • Receiving updated instructions from Emily Price.
  • Preparing for the final confrontation.
  • Updating the Rules of Engagement.
  • Switching the objective from eliminating Cortez to extracting her alive.

The Rules of Engagement change

This is one of the most important transitions in the entire story.

Earlier, the operation is framed around stopping a dangerous target.

Near the finale, Emily Price changes the rules.

La Llorona is now a capture target.

That change becomes crucial in The Price of Freedom.

6. The Price of Freedom

Main Objective: Capture and extract Inéz Cortez

The Price of Freedom is the final mission in Last Rites.

Current coverage identifies it as Mission 6 and the finale of the Last Rites story campaign.

This is where Nomad finally reaches Inéz Cortez, the woman behind the La Llorona identity.

Main objectives

  • Meet with Emily Price.
  • Travel toward the final operation.
  • Reach the Alto Gracia/Alta Gracia mine area.
  • Enter the cult's stronghold.
  • Fight through Los Penitentes resistance.
  • Reach the inner sanctum.
  • Locate Inéz Cortez.
  • Capture Cortez alive.
  • Escort Cortez through the hostile area.
  • Defend the extraction route.
  • Reach the extraction vehicle.
  • Complete the final extraction.
  • Finish the operation.

The final battle is different from a normal Wildlands finale

The goal is not to kill La Llorona.

Nomad must bring Cortez out alive.

Your gameplay footage shows the final section moving through:

Mine assault

Cortez confrontation

Capture

Cultist counterattack

Escort

Extraction

This makes the finale feel more like a high-value-target extraction than a traditional assassination mission.

What happens to La Llorona?

Inéz Cortez survives.

Nomad successfully captures and extracts her.

The story then moves into its debrief and aftermath, where the consequences of the operation become clearer.

For the complete story interpretation, including Emily Price's connection to Cortez and what the ending means, see our Ghost Recon Wildlands Last Rites Ending Explained guide.

Complete Last Rites Mission Order

If you just want the answer without the story details, remember this:

Mission 1

Operation Lazarus

Investigate the Unidad connection.

Mission 2

Deadly Obsession

Investigate Vargas' villa. 

Investigation Missions

And Your Enemies Closer
Vow of Silence

Continue tracking the cult and gather information.

Mission 5

With Extreme Prejudice

Follow the final trail toward La Llorona.

Mission 6

The Price of Freedom

Capture and extract Inéz Cortez.

Mission Order in One Line

Operation Lazarus → Deadly Obsession → And Your Enemies Closer + Vow of Silence → With Extreme Prejudice → The Price of Freedom

That's the simplest way to remember the Last Rites campaign.

How Long Is Last Rites?

Last Rites is a relatively compact story compared with the original Wildlands campaign.

Based on a full playthrough, the Last Rites mission takes approximately 47–48 minutes to complete, depending on combat approach, exploration, and difficulty.

Your actual completion time can be shorter or longer depending on:

  • Difficulty
  • Stealth versus direct combat
  • Travel time
  • Enemy detection
  • Exploration
  • Time spent searching for evidence
  • Failed objectives or retries

So there is no need to treat 47–48 minutes as an official completion-time requirement.

It is better viewed as a full-story gameplay benchmark.

Recent coverage also describes Last Rites as a six-mission story arc rather than a large-scale campaign expansion.

Can You Play Last Rites Without Finishing Wildlands?

Yes.

Last Rites is designed as a separate story experience and can be launched directly from the main menu without requiring completion of the original Wildlands campaign.

This makes it particularly useful for returning players who have not played Wildlands in years.

The community's launch-day discussion also confirms that the new story can be accessed without completing the main campaign.

What the Mission Structure Tells You

The six-mission structure is more deliberate than it initially appears.

The first two missions build the mystery

Operation Lazarus and Deadly Obsession are primarily investigation missions.

You are collecting information.

You are following evidence.

You are discovering that La Llorona is connected to something older.

Missions 3 and 4 narrow the search

And Your Enemies Closer and Vow of Silence change the investigation.

Nomad begins actively tracking the cult rather than simply examining evidence left behind.

One mission follows the cult's movements.

The other obtains information directly from one of its members.

Mission 5 prepares the final operation

With Extreme Prejudice brings the investigation toward La Llorona's location.

The Rules of Engagement change.

Cortez becomes a capture target.

Mission 6 delivers the payoff

The Price of Freedom turns everything discovered during the previous missions into a final operation.

Nomad reaches Cortez.

He captures her.

He extracts her alive.

And the story finally reveals the consequences of what happened years earlier.

Why the Last Rites Objectives Feel Different

The original Ghost Recon Wildlands campaign often revolves around dismantling a massive cartel network through numerous operations.

Last Rites is much more focused.

Its objectives repeatedly return to three things:

1. Investigate

Nomad searches locations, files, servers, bodycam footage, and other evidence.

2. Track

The Ghosts follow radio communications, cult movements, and intelligence leads.

3. Extract

The final operation ultimately changes from eliminating the target to bringing her out alive.

That gives the six missions a clear progression:

Investigate → Track → Capture

The story is compact, but the objective structure keeps pushing the player toward the same central question:

Who is La Llorona, and why did she become this way?

Last Rites Mission Objectives FAQ

How many missions are in Ghost Recon Wildlands Last Rites?

There are six story missions in Last Rites:

  1. Operation Lazarus
  2. Deadly Obsession
  3. And Your Enemies Closer
  4. Vow of Silence
  5. With Extreme Prejudice
  6. The Price of Freedom

Recent coverage also describes Last Rites as a six-mission story arc centered on La Llorona and Los Penitentes.

What is the first mission in Last Rites?

The first mission is Operation Lazarus. Nomad begins investigating the Unidad connection to La Llorona and follows the trail toward a black site.

What is Mission 2 in Last Rites?

Mission 2 is Deadly Obsession. Nomad investigates Victor Vargas' villa, recovers evidence, reviews bodycam information, and defends a data transfer.

Are Missions 3 and 4 played in strict order?

They are the two investigation missions available after Deadly Obsession. The important point is that they function as the middle investigation phase rather than a simple story beat where completing one permanently removes the other.

What is And Your Enemies Closer about?

It continues the investigation into La Llorona and Los Penitentes, with Nomad tracking cult activity and following intelligence toward their location.

What is Vow of Silence about?

Nomad must locate a high-ranking cultist, capture him alive, and interrogate him for information about La Llorona.

What is Mission 5 in Last Rites?

Mission 5 is With Extreme Prejudice. It moves the investigation toward the final operation and the location of La Llorona.

What is the final mission in Last Rites?

The final mission is The Price of Freedom. Nomad reaches Inéz Cortez, captures her alive, and escorts her through the final extraction.

Does Nomad kill La Llorona?

No. Inéz Cortez survives the final confrontation and is captured alive.

Do you need to finish the original Wildlands campaign?

No. Last Rites can be accessed as a separate story experience without completing the original campaign.

How long does Last Rites take?

A complete playthrough of Last Rites takes approximately 47–48 minutes, although individual completion times can vary depending on playstyle, combat approach, and difficulty.

Final Takeaway

Ghost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites contains six story missions, but the campaign is easiest to understand as three stages.

First, investigate.

Operation Lazarus and Deadly Obsession establish the mystery and uncover the evidence surrounding La Llorona.

Then, track.

And Your Enemies Closer and Vow of Silence give Nomad the information needed to locate the cult and narrow down Cortez's position.

Finally, capture.

With Extreme Prejudice prepares the operation, while The Price of Freedom brings Nomad face-to-face with Inéz Cortez and changes the objective from elimination to extraction.

So if you're looking for the complete Last Rites mission order, the short answer is:

Operation Lazarus → Deadly Obsession → And Your Enemies Closer + Vow of Silence → With Extreme Prejudice → The Price of Freedom

And if you're looking for the actual walkthrough steps, use the full Last Rites Walkthrough instead. If you're looking for the story behind Cortez, check the Inéz Cortez guide. And if you want to understand why the ending changes the meaning of the entire investigation, see the Ending Explained article.


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