Eight new camos and a new shotgun await Call of Duty gamers in Black Ops 7’s latest event.
Escalation Directive is one of the best events CoD has had in years, given how many rewards await those who wish to tackle it. Make no mistake, though, it won’t be easy and it will take some time, especially if you want to unlock every camo for every weapon type in the game.
Here’s everything there is to know about BO7’s Escalation Directive event, beginning on Feb. 12.
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BO7 Escalation Directive challenges and rewards
Using every weapon type in all of BO7’s modes is how to unlock all of the camos on offer. Completing each individual weapon class challenge will unlock a camo for that class, and if you complete all nine challenges, you unlock an animated Mastery camo to use on all guns.
Multiplayer
Completing each weapon type’s challenge will unlock the Decay Heat camo. Completing all nine unlocks the Radioactive animated Mastery camo.
| Weapon type | Challenge |
|---|---|
| Assault Rifles | Get 150 kills while aiming down sights with assault rifles |
| SMGs | Earn 20 Double Kill medals or better with SMGs |
| Shotguns | Get 25 Point Blank kills with shotguns |
| LMGs | Get 3 kills with LMGs without reloading 10 times |
| Marksman Rifles | With a 4.0x or higher magnification scope equipped, get 50 eliminations with marksman rifles |
| Sniper Rifles | Get 25 One Shot kills with sniper rifles |
| Pistols | Get 25 eliminations with pistols |
| Launchers & Specials | Get 25 kills or Scorestreak destructions with launchers or special weapons |
| Melee | Get 25 kills with melee weapons |
Co-op and Endgame
Completing each weapon type’s challenge will unlock the Synthesis camo. Completing all nine unlocks the Cell Fusion animated Mastery camo.
| Weapon type | Challenge |
|---|---|
| Assault Rifles | Use ARs to eliminate 50 Special or Elite enemies |
| SMGs | Get 3 kills rapidly 30 times with SMGs |
| Shotguns | Get 150 eliminations with shotguns while at Combat Rating 30 or higher |
| LMGs | Use LMGs to eliminate 300 human or Guild Bot enemies |
| Marksman Rifles | Get 150 eliminations with marksman rifles at Rare rarity or higher |
| Sniper Rifles | In Endgame, use sniper rifles to eliminate 100 enemies in Zone 3 or higher |
| Pistols | Use pistols to kill 25 enemies affected by your equipment or ability |
| Launchers & Specials | Get a kill or destroy Guild equipment or VTOLs 50 times with launchers or special weapons |
| Melee | Get a kill with a melee weapon while or shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 50 times |
Zombies
Completing each weapon type’s challenge will unlock the Prismatic camo. Completing all nine unlocks the Rive animated Mastery camo.
| Weapon type | Challenge |
|---|---|
| Assault Rifles | Earn 25 Massacre medals (10 rapid kills) with assault rifles |
| SMGs | Get 1,000 eliminations with SMGs at Rare rarity or higher |
| Shotguns | Get 500 eliminations with shotguns while they are Pack-a-Punched |
| LMGs | Use LMGs to kill 150 enemies while the Insta-Kill power-up is active |
| Marksman Rifles | Get 100 kills with marksman rifles while a T.E.D.D. Task is active |
| Sniper Rifles | Get 300 critical kills with sniper rifles |
| Pistols | Get 10 consecutive kills without taking damage 10 times with pistols |
| Launchers & Specials | Use launchers or special weapons to eliminate 100 armored zombies |
| Melee | Get 300 eliminations with melee weapons with Tier 2 or higher armor equipped |
Warzone
Completing each weapon type’s challenge will unlock the Phased camo. Completing all nine unlocks the Ionize animated Mastery camo.
| Weapon type | Challenge |
|---|---|
| Assault Rifles | Get 30 eliminations with Loadout assault rifles |
| SMGs | Get 10 kills while moving with SMGs |
| Shotguns | Get 5 kills while aiming down sights with shotguns |
| LMGs | Get 2 kills with LMGs in a single match 3 times |
| Marksman Rifles | Get 3 kills with marksman rifles in a single life |
| Sniper Rifles | Get 5 Long Shot kills with sniper rifles |
| Pistols | Get 3 eliminations with pistols |
| Launchers & Specials | Get 3 kills or vehicle destructions with launchers or special weapons |
| Melee | Get 3 kills with melee weapons |
The final Mastery reward, obtained by completing challenges for any nine weapon types, is the new SG-12 shotgun, complete with its own set of Weapon Prestige camos:
- Semi-auto shotgun. Well-rounded for mid-range performance.
“Unleash on enemy operators with the SG-12, offering a much higher fire rate compared to the other currently available semi-auto shotguns in addition to providing the longest effective damage range in its class,” Activision explained. “With eight rounds in the magazine, you can pepper foes with rapid successive shots, balanced by a lower overall damage output compared to the other shotguns.”
