Call of Duty games are always filled to the brim with challenges to unlock cosmetic items like calling cards of camos, and Black Ops 7 continues that trend.
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While camo challenges for Zombies, multiplayer, and Endgame are fully apparent, some are shrouded in secrecy. In CoD, these challenges are called Dark Ops, and they require some skill and quite a bit of luck to figure out how to get them done.
Here’s everything we know about the Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 7.
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All Black Ops 7 Dark Ops challenges so far
Normally, Dark Ops challenges are data-mined in advance. But this year, Treyarch and Activision have somehow found a way to hide them pretty well. Because of this, the list of Dark Ops challenges in-game is incomplete until they are solved.
What are Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 7?
Call of Duty Dark Ops challenges are incredibly difficult, secret challenges for all of the modes in the game. It’s totally unknown what the challenges are or how to do them before they are discovered organically in the game. Completing these tricky tasks rewards special calling cards and more.
BO7 multiplayer Dark Ops challenges
| Dark Ops Challenge | Description |
|---|---|
| Best of the First | Achieve 1,000 eliminations in multiplayer during the Black Ops 7 beta. (Only available in the beta) |
| Brutal Killer | Earn a Brutal medal. (15 kills without dying) |
| Castled | Get 10 kills without leaving one Objective zone. |
| Circus Act | Get a Bankshot kill with a Combat Axe. |
| Extreme Precision | Get 5 headshots with a Sniper Rifle without reloading or dying. |
| Frenzy Killer | Get 5 rapid kills without dying. |
| Gift Horse | Kill an enemy with the Scorestreak you stole from their Care Package. |
| Mega Killer | Get 6 rapid kills without dying. |
| Multiplayer Dark Ops Master | Complete 15 different Multiplayer Dark Ops Challenges. |
| Nuclear Killer | Earn a Nuclear medal. (30 kills without dying) |
| Nuked Out | Earn a Nuke in Free-for-All without using Scorestreaks. |
| Pushing The Limits | Unlock all Overclocks for 40 different items. |
| Relentless Killer | Earn a Relentless medal. (20 kills without dying) |
| Reverse Card | Kill an enemy with the explosion caused by shooting an enemy piece of Equipment or Field Upgrade 1 times. |
| Same Day Delivery | Get 2 or more kills with a single Body Shield explosion. |
| Trip Cap | Control all 3 objectives in Domination for 3 minutes straight. |
| Ultra Killer | Get 7 rapid kills without dying. |
BO7 Zombies Dark Ops challenges
| Dark Ops Challenge | Description |
|---|---|
| Anathema | Eliminate 1,000,000 Zombies. |
| Another Round | Reach Round 100. |
| Armed to the Teeth | Have 3 Pack-a-Punch Level III, Legendary Rarity Weapons equipped with ammo mods and 8 perks active. |
| Box Addict | Get 30 different guns from the Mystery Box in a single match. |
| Countdown | Kill an elite enemy by launching it with a Jump Pad. |
| Harbinger of Doom | Get 100 kills with a single Scorestreak. |
| Ingenuity | In Cursed Mode, reach Round 50 with the Dragon Wings and Lawyer’s Pen Relics active. |
| Invincible | Survive to round 50 without going down. |
| Lucidity | Complete the Tank Dempsey side quest on Ashes of The Damned. |
| New Main | Kill 1,000 Zombies with each of the eight dedicated Crew Operators. |
| Showboat | Complete the Ashes of the Damned Main Quest at Round 100 or more. |
| Social Distancing | Reach Round 20 without taking any damage. |
| The One | Reach Round 999. |
| Tip of the Spear | Reach round 50 in a single Survival match during the Black Ops 7 Zombies beta. (Only available in the beta) |
| Zombies Dark Ops Master | Complete 15 Zombies Dark Ops challenges. |
BO7 co-op campaign Endgame Dark Ops challenges
| Dark Ops Challenge | Description |
|---|---|
| Absolute Loss | Defeat Menendez using only Machetes in Mission: Exposure. |
| Dream Team | In Endgame, successfully escape Zone IV 25 times. |
| Exotic Arsenal | Get an elimination with 6 different Exotic weapons. |
| Green Thumb | Defeat The Nightmare in the Mission: Distortion without taking any damage. |
| Monkeying Around | In Endgame, find and complete a dive course and a parkour course. |
| Overpowered | In Endgame, earn 1,000,000 total Power. |
| Pest Control | Defeat the Endgame final boss. |
| Undaunted | Survive the horde of Fears in Mission: Suppression. |
BO7 Warzone Dark Ops challenges
| Dark Ops Challenge | Description |
|---|---|
| Ascendance | Win one match without dying. |
| All Mine | Complete five Scavenger contracts in a single match. |
| Backlog | Complete seven contracts in a single match. |
| Blind Lead | Get an elimination using hipfire with a sniper rifle. |
| Boom Boom | Get five eliminations with a launcher in a single match. |
| Chop Chop | Get one elimination while riding a helicopter. |
| Deleted | Get 20 eliminations in a single match. |
| Efficient Execution | Get five one-shot eliminations with sniper rifles in a single match. |
| Flawless Feed | Get four eliminations without reloading in a single match. |
| Gotta Run | Complete five Supply Run contracts in a single match. |
| Ground War | Get 100 eliminations with ground loot weapons. |
| Holstered | Get five eliminations with pistols in a single match. |
| Humbled | Complete three Big Game Bounty contracts in a single match. |
| Last Cap Standing | Complete five Recon contracts in a single match. |
| Make It Stick | Get an elimination on a Most Wanted Contract Target with a grenade stick. |
| Next | Complete five Bounty contracts in a single match. |
| One Round Crowns | Get 100 headshots. |
| Repeat Exploder | Get three eliminations by sticking an enemy with a grenade in a single match. |
| Sliced | Get five eliminations with a melee weapon in a single match. |
| The Cleaner | Wipe 50 Squads. |
This article will be updated as more Dark Ops challenges are discovered.
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Published: Dec 18, 2025 03:26 pm