Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone - Season 05

Unleash the Arsenal: Black Ops Season 05

Season 05 Roadmap

Across Call of Duty® Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone™, Season 05 delivers a huge season of content. Multiplayer brings a hard-hitting lineup led by the brand-new Jubilee map, set in a rural town in Japan where the action never stops. In Zombies, rip through the undead in a new Survival map at launch and prepare to confront the Warden in the epic Mid-Season conclusion to the Black Ops 7 Zombies story. In Endgame, race against the clock in the new Burn Run Assignment and further enhance your Operator with Ability Boosts.

Plus, push the action even further with new events, Weekly Challenges, a brand-new Battle Pass, a serving of new weapons including the FG42 Assault Rifle, Gremlin SMG, and Mammoth LMG, and much more.

Season 05 is armed and ready for action. Own the stage and get ready to fight when new free and premium content arrives in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 05, launching on July 23 at 9AM PT across all platforms.

Endgame Content

FREE TO PLAY: ENDGAME CONTENT SUMMARY

New Assignment: Take to the roads in a bomb-rigged vehicle in the new Burn Run Assignment, challenging Operators to a race against the clock while running over enemies and objects to add valuable seconds to the timer. Stick to the path, seek out bonuses en route, and don’t let up on that gas pedal.

New Ability Boosts: Further customize your Operator with the addition of Ability Boosts, earnable primarily in Nightmare zones with a chance to drop in Zone IV. Ability Boosts add additional upgrades to your Major and Minor Abilities, from reducing their cooldown time to adding more ammo, inflicting additional damage types, and more.

Free to Play Ends Soon: Season 05 is your last chance to jump into Endgame for free with your squad. Don’t miss out!

New Assignment: Burn Run (Launch)

Get pumped in Avalon with the new Burn Run Assignment, challenging Operators to a race against the clock in a bomb-rigged vehicle that’s ready to explode. As the music rages on, step on the gas and pass through all thirty arches, each one embroiled in flames so you know exactly where to go.

The pathway is littered with Fear enemies and objects; run them over to add additional seconds to the clock and seek out bonuses like repair wrenches and speed boosts to keep your vehicle in working order as you blast through the racecourse. Keep your eyes on the road, hit everything in your path, and get to the destination.

Exotic Ability Boosts (Launch)

Upgrade your Major and Minor Abilities with new, rare enhancements that can be acquired in the match, further empowering them with advantages including reduced cooldown times, extra ammo, the chance to inflict additional damage types, and other bonuses improving their effectiveness in the field.

Found in item cases, Ability Boosts are mixed in with other reward types and are chosen based on your currently equipped Major and Minor Ability. Though Ability Boosts have a small chance to drop in Zone IV regions, they are primarily found in Nightmare locations. Open your Tac Map and check the rewards list of various Nightmare level Activities and Assignments to discover where you have the best chance of discovering them.

Each Major and Minor Ability has two Exotic Ability boosts to choose from. Once acquired, the Ability Boost will remain until you either wipe or swap out the affected Ability.

Free to Play Throughout S05

Endgame’s free-to-play period is planned to continue through to the conclusion of Season 05, so be sure to jump in with your squad to explore all that Avalon has to offer in this expansive PvE mode. Once Season 06 of Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone begins, Endgame will no longer be accessible via the Call of Duty: Warzone menu and will be available only to Black Ops 7 owners.

Black Ops 7: Multiplayer Content

MULTIPLAYER CONTENT SUMMARY

Multiplayer Maps: Crash the party at a rural Japanese festival in the brand-new Jubilee map and deploy to remastered maps Dig and Frequency. In the Mid-Season, invade a Nuketown pinball machine in Turbo Tilt and jump, dive, and traverse a harrowing parkour environment with the arrival of a new Freerun map.

Multiplayer Modes: Power up your Operator while capturing and defending objectives in Overdrive Domination. In Gauntlet Rush, compete for the top spot across five different game modes, and in the Mid-Season, turn the adrenaline up to eleven in Cranked Moshpit.

Black Ops 7 Ranked Play: Get wins and climb the Ranks in the next season of Multiplayer Ranked Play, delivering new rewards to those who prove their worth in the rankings.

Multiplayer Maps

Jubilee (Launch)

Brand-New, 6v6, Medium-Sized

Fight through a rural Japanese town as a festival turns to chaos and the streets erupt in conflict. Battle in the front courtyard of the Palace museum, explore local cuisine in the pop-up Festival, and test your luck in the pachinko room offering low and standard rates. For a more scenic path, traverse the outer Garden running behind residential spaces above street level.

For long-ranged skirmishes, head down the central Main Street running down the length of the map where scattered vehicles provide some cover throughout. For tighter encounters, flank out to the sides where there’s a greater mix of sightlines, giving every playstyle a chance to shine in the celebratory scene.

Frequency (Launch)

Remaster, 6v6, Medium-Sized

First introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Frequency returns fully remastered with greater detail than ever before. Deploy deep into the mountains of Hunan where Operators engage in constant battle over control of the listening station’s global surveillance capabilities.

Take in the sights along the outer platform as you battle down the infamous Catwalk and Pipes sections on the perimeter, or head inside the facility for close-quarters action in the Surveillance room and amongst the Servers. The map opens up in the middle with skirmishes breaking out all around the circular pathway; drop down into the Maintenance area to travel below the path. Whatever your approach, make liberal use of the Wall Jump for new angles of attack while throwing off the enemy’s aim.

Dig (Launch)

Remaster, 6v6, Small-Sized

Following its debut in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Dig returns in remastered form, sending Operators to an archaeological dig site in Avalon where rival forces clash over what lies beneath. With the enhanced movement of Black Ops 7, now’s your chance to experience the map like never before.

Battle along exposed ruins with bas-reliefs of ancient battles and statues commemorating long forgotten figures. Featuring a roughly rectangular layout, the map is full of equipment and scaffolding to repair the crumbling architecture, creating a myriad of narrow, twisting routes that occasionally open up onto long distance vantage points, pits dug into the ground, secret passageways, and flanking routes that are ideal for setting up ambush.

Turbo Tilt (Mid-Season)

Brand-New, 6v6/2v2, Small-Sized

Shrink down to size and battle inside the Nuketown Turbo Era Rampage pinball machine in Turbo Tilt, a wild Mid-Season Multiplayer map inspired by the history of Nuketown. Encounter a lit up mushroom cloud in the center where a boulder sized pinball occasionally passes through crushing unlucky Operators in its path. Take cover behind bumpers and flippers and fire from the upper window of the Green House just like in the original. Push the opposition, obtain a high score, and finish the match in style.

Freerun: Descent (Mid-Season)

Brand-New

The Guild expects nothing less than the absolute best from its pool of Operators, and that begins with training as the company brings a new obstacle course into play. Jump, dive, slide, and more across an all-new Freerun map arriving in the Mid-Season.

Multiplayer Limited-Time Modes

Overdrive Domination (Launch)

New Mode (Moshpit)

Domination comes to Overdrive bringing an objective-based twist to the high-octane game mode. Capture, hold, and defend objectives while eliminating targets with style to earn stars for your team.

Earn additional stars for impressive Eliminations based on the following criteria:

• Earn 1 star for Basic Eliminations.

• Earn 2 stars for Core Medal Eliminations.

• Earn 3 stars for completing Distinguished Medal Eliminations.

Earning stars grants special Operator bonuses, as follows:

• 1 Star: Cognition Uplink: Increased perception to help you find your next target.

• 3 Stars: Hyper Speed: Increased movement speed to reach your target faster.

• 6 Stars: Ballistic Overdrive: Increased weapons handling to help you eliminate your target.

Stay in the fight to keep your star counter climbing. If you are eliminated or wait too long between actions, your star count will return to zero. Operators who manage to achieve six stars in a single combo will trigger Overdrive, doubling all earned stars while active.

Gauntlet Rush (Launch)

New Mode

Keep pushing and don’t let up in the new Gauntlet Rush mode, rewarding Operators who constantly engage the enemy and complete objectives across a rotating set of five modes: Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, Hardpoint, and Roulette.

Each game mode lasts for two minutes before seamlessly switching to the next one within the same map to keep the action hot. Eliminate enemies and play the objective to rev up toward Operator enhancements including faster movement speed, weapon swap speed, and improved headshot damage.

Check the lower lefthand corner of your HUD to see how close you are to earning the next buff; the gauge drops if you fail to engage the next target or objective quickly enough, so stay active and reap the rewards. Throughout the match, look out for Gain Stacks that drop in the environment, providing a huge score boost to help reach that next devastating Scorestreak.

Cranked Moshpit (Mid-Season)

Returning Mode

Turn up the heat with the debut of Cranked in Black Ops 7. Eliminate enemies to activate the Cranked timer and earn buffs like faster movement, reload speed, and other upgrades. Your life ends when the timer does, so keep it active through constant slaying. Hit zero and you explode.

Season 05 Multiplayer Ranked Play (Launch Window)

Season 05 Ranked Play Overview

Multiplayer Ranked Play gives players the ultimate competitive experience by offering the same settings, maps, modes, and weapon restrictions used by the Call of Duty League™.

Earn career rewards throughout the lifespan of Black Ops 7 Multiplayer Ranked Play, including Rank Skins and Win Challenge rewards. Each season comes with its own seasonal rewards that can only be earned throughout the duration of that season, including the following:

Season 05 Ranked Play Rewards

The following Weapon Blueprint, Large Decal, Calling Cards, and Weapon Camos are only available during Season 05:

• Get 10 Wins: Pro Re-Issue MPC 25 SMG Blueprint

• Get 100 Wins: “Ranked Season 05 — 100 Wins” Large Decal

• Reach Silver Rank: “Ranked Season 05 — Silver” Calling Card

• Reach Gold Rank: “Ranked Season 05 — Gold” Calling Card and Weapon Camo

• Reach Platinum Rank: “Ranked Season 05 — Platinum” Calling Card and Weapon Camo

• Reach Diamond Rank: “Ranked Season 05 — Diamond” Calling Card and Weapon Camo

• Reach Crimson Rank: “Ranked Season 05 — Crimson” Calling Card and Weapon Camo

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7: Zombies

ZOMBIES CONTENT SUMMARY

New Survival Map: Return to the frozen land of the giants in the Eidskallen Lighthouse Survival map. Push the rounds as far as you can using the resources available in a confined section of Totenreich and earn rewards for reaching round milestones.

Kowakujō Directed Mode, Starting Room: Benefit from extra guidance on the Main Quest as Directed Mode comes to Kowakujō. In Starting Room, drop into the Outer Ward and survive with whatever’s on hand.

New Rogue Run Playlists: Astra Malorum arrives in Rogue Run through three new playlists offering increasingly difficult challenges, featuring Calling Card and GobbleGum rewards to help you push further in the match. Survive each wave, choose your power up, then teleport to the next area.

New Mid-Season Round-Based Map, Features: Make your stand and face the Warden in the final confrontation as the Black Ops 7 Zombies story reaches its epic conclusion in the Mid-Season. Get some much-needed assistance with a familiar Perk-a-Cola, new GobbleGum, and two more Ultra-Rarity legacy weapons.

Survival Map: Eidskallen Lighthouse (Launch)

“They lurk in the sea, watching… waiting.”

Return to frigid Eidskallen and survive for as long as you can on Beacon Island and its Lighthouse in a new Survival Map placing the crew on a confined section of the Totenreich Round-Based map.

Navigate the island’s rugged terrain and scale the Lighthouse stairs to Pack-a-Punch as you explore the map for upgrades from the Arsenal, Der Wunderfizz, Mystery Box, Armor Upgrades, Wall Buys, and everything else you need for a lasting fight. Before the cold becomes unbearable, heat things up with the Flammenfalle Trap, roasting zombies with its triple flame.

Earn the following rewards for reaching certain round milestone in the match:

• “Valhallan” Animated Emblem and 1,000 XP (complete Round 10)

• “Eidskallen’s Light” Weapon Charm and 2,500 XP (complete Round 25)

• “Gift Card” GobbleGum and 5,000 XP (complete Round 50)

Directed Mode: Kowakujō (Launch)

Get extra guidance for the Main Quest on Kowakujō with the introduction of Directed Mode for the map, providing on-screen quest steps and a max round cap of 15.

Drop into the scorching fires of a volcanic landscape where supernatural forces guard a crumbling castle harboring the World Seed and other smoldering mysteries. Go toe to toe with the Oni, wielding heavy armor, a massive spiked kanobō, and the power of electricity, joined by Scorched Zombies, Hellhounds, and more. Plus, wield the mystical Nekomancer Wonder Weapon, enlist support from the Ghostly Rifleman Trap, and expose the curse that grips Takeo’s soul.

Players who complete Kowakujō on Directed Mode will earn the “Yōjinbō” Operator Skin for Carver, “Kowakujō Directed Mode Completion” Calling Card, and 5,000 XP.

Starting Room: Kowakujō (Launch)

Defend the burning castle in Starting Room: Kowakujō. Make your stand in the Outer Ward and fight to the finish. All pathways outside of the initial area are locked, so make the most out of what you’ve got as you battle the castle’s ravenous hordes. Use the following map items to further increase the temperature in this already scorching environment:

Kowakujō: Mystery Box, Wall Buy (Jäger 45), Ghostly Rifleman Trap, Ammo Cache, Quick Revive, Rampage Inducer, GobbleGum Machine

Survive as long as you can to earn the following rewards:

• “Hellping Hound” GobbleGum and 1,000 XP (reach Round 10)

• “Armor Gettin’” GobbleGum and 2,500 XP (reach Round 25)

• “Hidden Power” GobbleGum and 5,000 XP (reach Round 50)

Rogue Run: Astra Malorum (Launch)

Rogue Run expands its frontiers to Astra Malorum, bringing its roguelite twist on Zombies to three new playlists. Fight for your life in iconic locations like the Crash Site, Museum Infinitum, and Mars while powering up through randomized reward paths offering Ammo Mods, Perk-a-Colas, new weapons, and other game-changing abilities.

Queue up for three new playlists differentiated by difficulty: Casual, Normal, and Hardcore. Complete round challenges to earn GobbleGums and Calling Cards:

Astra Malorum: Casual

Rewards:

• “Flavor Hex” GobbleGum and 1,000 XP (complete Round 15)

• “Near Death Experience” GobbleGum and 2,500 XP (complete Round 20)

• Calling Card and 5,000 XP \

Astra Malorum: Normal

Rewards:

• “Hellping Hound” GobbleGum and 1,000 XP (complete Round 20)

• “Reign Drops” GobbleGum and 2,500 XP (complete Round 30)

• Calling Card and 5,000 XP \

Astra Malorum: Hardcore

Rewards:

• “Gift Card” GobbleGum and 1,000 XP (complete Round 20)

• “Hidden Power” GobbleGum and 2,500 XP (complete Round 30)

• Calling Card and 5,000 XP \

Every round gets harder, so build smart and survive as long as possible. Any permanent Rogue Run unlocks you’ve earned in the other playlists apply to these playlists as well, so be sure to progress through them all to improve your chances.

Curse Inducer

Need a bigger challenge (and want to earn those Calling Cards)? Interact with the new Curse Inducer tablet across the Astra Malorum or Ashes of the Damned Rogue Run playlists to activate a random Cursed Relic. Good luck!

More Coming in the Mid-Season

Rex Infernus: First Look (Mid-Season)

The Warden’s corruption runs deep in the final chapter of the Black Ops 7 Zombies narrative as an all-new Round-Based Zombies map launches in the Mid-Season. Cleanse the Shadowsmiths’ places of power and arm yourself with a new Wonder Weapon, GobbleGum, Perk-a-Cola, and two more Ultra-Rarity legacy weapons to survive the ultimate confrontation.

The final fight is almost here. Make your last stand count.

Returning Perk-a-Cola, New GobbleGum, and Legacy Weapons (Mid-Season)

Discover new ways to turn the undead into mincemeat as the Mid-Season update delivers the Widow’s Wine Perk-a-Cola, Fully Packed GobbleGum, and the Olympia Shotgun and TR2 Marksman Rifle legacy weapons. Get more intel on these features in the Season 05 Reloaded blog arriving later in the season.

Call of Duty®: Warzone™ Content

CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE SUMMARY

New Verdansk POI: The skies are alive with drones emerging from the new Drone Labs POI in Verdansk, located south of the Quarry. Explore the area’s Administrative Offices and Research and Development within two large L-shaped buildings, and fine tune your drone piloting skills in the obstacle course out back.

New Limited-Time Modes: Perfect the layout of Drone Labs in Lockdown Casual, featuring random killstreak rewards like the Juggernaut and War Machine. In Heavy Metal Heroes, push the pedal to the floor as squads engage in explosive vehicular combat.

New Gameplay Features: In the new Juggernaut Armor, fight for possession of the infamous suit to annihilate the enemy with overwhelming firepower. Shoot down airborne Supply Drones and Buy Stations for extra gear, drop Hunter Killer Drones on the enemy with the arrival of the HKDs killstreak in Resurgence and Battle Royale, and more arriving in the Mid-Season.

Resurgence Ranked Play: Rank up and earn rewards in a new season of Ranked Play: Resurgence. Bring your best plays to increase your Skill Rating, earn exclusive rewards, and climb the Skill Divisions on your way to the top.

New Verdansk POI: Drone Labs (Launch)

Eyes up, Operators — the skies of Verdansk have never been more loaded as a brand-new Drone Labs POI arrives east of the TV Station and south of Quarry. Run by Automaton Labs, the facility is ramping up production and unleashing Supply Drones across Verdansk, carrying valuable gear for those who shoot them down and retrieve the goods before the enemy can get there first.

The primary section of Drone Labs features two large L-shaped buildings connected via Zipline and a skybridge. The multi-level buildings are divided between the Administrative Offices and Research and Development, each featuring multiple levels with plentiful loot to collect inside and up on the rooftops for Operators seeking more distant engagements.

Just north of the facility, Operators will encounter a drone obstacle course featuring a collection of wooden structures and flythrough targets to keep your drone piloting skills in top shape. The area is rife with ambush potential, so keep your head on a swivel or get eyes from above and call out enemy positions to your squad.

Armed JLTV

A rare armed JLTV is secured inside a locked garage located in the Drone Labs. Find a way to retrieve the codes required to unlock the door and gain access to the powerful vehicle.

New Limited-Time Modes (LTMs) (Launch, Mid-Season)

Lockdown Casual (LTM) (Launch)

12v12, Verdansk

For learning the new Drone Labs POI, there’s no better playlist than Lockdown Casual. Drop into the facility with your Custom Loadout and battle for control of the various zones around the map. Experiment with all sorts of killstreaks including the Juggernaut as you constantly respawn with one equipped, making every match unpredictable.

Lockdown Challenges

Complete the following challenges in Lockdown Casual to earn rewards, as follows:

• Use 15 killstreaks to unlock the “Area Locked” Weapon Charm.

• Defend a High Value zone for 120 seconds to unlock the “Hostile Custodian” Spray.

• Achieve 5 zone takeovers to unlock the “Lockdown Hero” Animated Calling Card.

Heavy Metal Heroes (In-Season)

50v50, Battle Royale

Drop into Heavy Metal Heroes and gear up for explosive combat in this limited-time mode. Squads can harness heavy vehicle weapon fire to turn the tide, while eliminations reward Operators with powerful buffs like faster movement and weapon handling, ammo and armor regeneration, and other critical upgrades. When you’re not raining down heavy fire from behind the wheel, loot mobility abilities like Flicker, Kinetic Jump, and the Grappling Hook to stay agile. Outmaneuver enemy squads and fight to be the last team standing.

Heavy Metal Heroes gives squads more ways to stay in the fight, with extra respawn tokens and shorter timers for revives and redeploy towers. These rules encourage risk-taking plays that amp up the competition with explosive combat.

New Gameplay Features (Launch, Mid-Season)

Unleash the arsenal as new instruments of opportunity and destruction arrive across Call of Duty: Warzone. Wield the infamous Juggernaut suit, shoot down Supply Drones for gear, rain Hunter Killer Drones over the enemy position, and more.

Juggernaut Armor (Launch)

Resurgence and Battle Royale

Fight through a hail of gunfire to claim the armor and become the ultimate war machine in the Juggernaut Armor.

Supply Drones (Launch)

Battle Royale

HKDs Killstreak (Launch)

Resurgence and Battle Royale

The Guild’s deadly drone tech arrives in Resurgence and Battle Royale. Seek out the devastating killstreak to drop an aerial payload of Hunter Killer Drones on the enemy.

Quickdrop Kit (Mid-Season)

Resurgence

Return to the match more quickly with the Quickdrop Kit, earned for completing a Most Wanted Contract. This stackable reward cuts down your squad's redeployment time, getting everyone back into the action with minimal downtime.

Special Delivery Drone (Mid-Season)

Resurgence

The Special Delivery Drone doesn’t appear often. Take one down, pick up the case, and try to survive to claim new Weapon Camos.

Season 05 Resurgence Ranked Play (Launch Window)

Ranked Play Playlist Maps

• Available Maps: Rebirth Island, Fortune’s Keep, Haven’s Hollow

Season 05 Ranked Play Overview

Climb the ranks in Season 05 Resurgence Ranked Play, giving players the ultimate competitive experience by offering the same settings and weapon restrictions used by the Call of Duty League.

In addition to the rewards available across all seasons, and the additional rewards (including new Weapon Camos) available during the Ranked Play Event this season, the Season 05-specific rewards include the following:

Season 05 Ranked Play Rewards

• Get 10 Top Placements: “Storm of the Serpent” MK35 ISR Assault Rifle Blueprint

• Get 100 Top Placements: “WZ Ranked Season 05 — 100 Wins” Large Decal

• Reach Silver Rank: “WZ Ranked Season 05 — Silver” Calling Card

• Reach Gold Rank: “WZ Ranked Season 05 — Gold” Weapon Camo and Calling Card

• Reach Platinum Rank: “WZ Ranked Season 05 — Platinum” Weapon Camo and Calling Card

• Reach Diamond Rank: “WZ Ranked Season 05 — Diamond” Weapon Camo and Calling Card

• Reach Crimson Rank: “WZ Ranked Season 05 — Crimson” Weapon Camo and Calling Card

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7: General Content (END, MP, ZM, WZ)

Call of Duty: General Content Summary (All Modes and Games)

New Weapons, Attachments: Down enemy targets with four new weapons including the FG42 Assault Rifle and the dual wield Gremlin SMG available at launch in the Battle Pass. Participate in events and Weekly Challenges to unlock the Mammoth LMG and Mace Melee weapon. New Attachments include the Jäger 45 Grid-Breaker Kit, M34 Novaline Garand Conversion, M15 Mod 0 .50 Cal Kit, and more.

New Events and Rewards: Celebrate Treyarch’s 30th anniversary, face the Machine of War, and compete for top placement in the Eidskallen Lighthouse Zombies Leaderboard to earn rewards like the Mammoth LMG plus new Weapon Blueprints, Camos, and other rewards across events arriving at launch and throughout the season.

Battle Pass and BlackCell: Unlock new Weapon Blueprints, Operator Skins, Calling Cards, Finishing Moves, Emotes, and more across a mix of free and premium tiers in the Season 05 Battle Pass. Purchase BlackCell to earn additional rewards including the exclusive “Cipher” Operator and a Mastercraft Weapon Blueprint, both featuring additional unlockable variants via in-game challenges.

Weekly Challenges: Complete Weekly Challenges throughout the season to unlock new Attachments, the Mace Melee Weapon, Camo rewards, and XP. Plus, unlock over 40 Weapon Camos earnable throughout Season 05!

New Store Offerings: New Store drops include a variety of Bundles delivering premium content including Ultra Skins, Reactive content, and Mastercraft Weapon Blueprints, including the Tracer Pack: Operation Stingray Bundle featuring the “Forced Retreat” Weapon Blueprint for the new Season 05 FG42 Assault Rifle.

Weapons Detail

Primary Weapon: FG42 (Launch)

Assault Rifle, Battle Pass Page 3 HVT, Page 15 HVT Battle Pass Blueprint

Levels: 37

MAGS: 3

MAG SIZE: 30

Mastery Badges: Yes

Attachments: Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, Fire Mods

Customize Options: Blueprints, Camos and Reticle Unlocks (END, MP, ZM, WZ), Accessories (1), Decals (1), Stickers (3).

Full-auto assault rifle. Excellent damage and respectable rate of fire. Balanced by slower handling and short open-bolt delay.

Designed with a side-mounted magazine and front and rear sights for a clear sight picture, the FG42 Assault Rifle presents a reliable armament capable of performing well across a variety of combat scenarios. With low recoil and a rapid recentering speed, burst fire is hardly a necessity, even at longer ranges. Acquire your target, jam down that trigger, and keep firing until you’ve won the fight.

Prestige Attachment

Stock > MFS Ambilateral Stock

Provides a massive bonus to fire rate and removes nearly all horizontal recoil. Aggressive vertical recoil that harms both aiming speed and mobility.

Camos Confirmed: Weapon Prestige > FG42

The Universal Weapon Prestige Camos for the FG42 (above): Prestige 1: “Zesty.” Prestige 2: “Plume.” Prestige Max: “Momiji.”

Primary Weapon: Gremlin (Launch)

SMG, Battle Pass Page 6 HVT, Page 12 HVT Tier Battle Pass Blueprint

Levels: 47

MAGS: 4

MAG SIZE: 26

Mastery Badges: Yes

Attachments: Muzzle, Barrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, Fire Mods

Customize Options: Blueprints, Camo Unlocks (END, MP, ZM, WZ), Accessories (1), Decals (1), Stickers (3).

Full-auto dual submachine guns. Excellent mobility and firepower, limited at range by inability to ADS.

Go to town with a weapon in each hand using the dual-wield Gremlin SMG. The weapon’s excellent mobility and handling give you the tools to outmaneuver enemies and get up close to inflict maximum punishment. What the weapon lacks in damage per shot, it more than makes up for with the best hipfire accuracy in its class, allowing you to reliably track targets out to the mid-range when using controlled bursts to keep recoil to a minimum. For speed and rapid-fire precision, few compete with the deadly Gremlin.

Prestige Attachment

Barrel > 9” MFS Cestus Barrel

Lightweight barrel outfitted with deadly spikes dealing very high melee damage. Provides faster movement speeds.

Camos Confirmed: Weapon Prestige > Gremlin

The Universal Weapon Prestige Camos for the Gremlin (above): Prestige 1: “Frequency.” Prestige 2: “Core.” Prestige Max: “Bath Time.”

Primary Weapon: Mammoth (In-Season)

LMG, Event Reward

Levels: 39

MAGS: 3

MAG SIZE: 50

Mastery Badges: Yes

Attachments: Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, Fire Mods

Customize Options: Blueprints, Camo and Reticle Unlocks (END, MP, ZM, WZ), Accessories (1), Decals (1), Stickers (3).

Full-auto light machine gun. Twin reciprocating barrels provide massive damage with manageable recoil. Slow rate of fire, mobility, and handling.

The Mammoth LMG hits hard and stays on target even through sustained fire. The weapon’s low recoil and slow fire rate assists Operators in providing covering fire for their teammates, featuring a Prestige Attachment that rapidly speeds up the weapon’s reaction speed. If you’re itching to lead the charge, consider Attachments that improve the Mammoth’s mobility and handling, such as Fast Mag I, Ranger Foregrip, Quickdraw Grip, Light Stock, and other options that bolster the weapon’s performance in high-speed skirmishes.

Prestige Attachment

Barrel > 14” MFS Cascade Barrel

Specialized barrel removes pre-fire delay and movement penalties when firing. Improves ADS movement speed, spread, and recoil, but takes longer to ADS.

Camos Confirmed: Weapon Prestige > Mammoth

The Universal Weapon Prestige Camos for the Mammoth (above): Prestige 1: “Sky Rats.” Prestige 2: “Database.” Prestige Max: “Spent.”

Melee Weapon: Mace (In-Season)

Melee, Weekly Challenge Reward

Levels: 30

Mastery Badges: Yes

Attachments: None

Customize Options: Blueprints

Melee weapon. High damage, long range, and slow attack speed.

Camos Confirmed: Weapon Prestige > Mace

The Universal Weapon Prestige Camos for the Mace (above): Prestige 1: “Deepwater.” Prestige 2: “Jazzy.” Prestige Max: “Metachrosis.”

New: Weapon Attachments

Jäger 45 Grid-Breaker Kit (In-Season)

Jäger 45 Pistol, Weekly Challenge Reward

Attachment > Barrel

Converts the Jäger 45 into a recharging EMP device with improved movement speeds. Fires a localized blast that deals minor damage and disrupts enemy electronics.

M34 Novaline Garand Conversion (In-Season)

M34 Novaline Marksman Rifle, Weekly Challenge Reward

Attachment > Stock

Converts weapon into a top-loaded semi-auto rifle with devastating firepower and accuracy complimented by a solid fire rate.

EAM IR-VIZ Thermal Reflex (In-Season)

Most Primary Weapons, Weekly Challenge Reward

Attachment > Optic

A lightweight thermal sight from EAM for improved visibility.

M15 Mod 0 AMR .50 Cal Kit (In-Season)

M15 Mod 0 Assault Rifle, Weekly Challenge Reward

Attachment > Fire Mods

Converts the M15 MOD 0 to fire .50 caliber rounds for improved lethality at impressive distance. Sacrifices fire rate and recoil control for raw power.

RK-9 Calibrated Strike System (In-Season)

RK-9 SMG, Weekly Challenge Reward

Attachment > Barrel

Details REDACTED.

Peacekeeper MK1 Gauss Accelerator (In-Season)

Peacekeepr MK1 Assault Rifle, Weekly Challenge Reward

Attachment > Fire Mods

Details REDACTED.

Season 05 Events (END, MP, ZM, WZ)

Dive into new challenges with rewards across several Season 05 events. Join in to gain new content like the Mammoth LMG plus new Weapon Blueprints, Camos, Calling Cards, Loading Screen, and more.

Event: Eidskallen Leaderboard Event (ZM)

Rewards Include: Weapon Camos, Weapon Blueprint

Brave the cold in the new Eidskallen Lighthouse Survival map in Zombies across multiple 3-hour leaderboards to earn themed rewards including the “Harbinger” and “Ragnarök” Universal Weapon Camos, plus an Emblem, Weapon Charm, and the “Wake Up Call” DS20 Mirage Assault Rifle Weapon Blueprint.

Event: Machine of War (END, MP, ZM, WZ)

Rewards Include: Mammoth LMG, Weapon Camos, Loading Screen

Collect trophies across all modes during the Machine of War event to earn rewards including the new Season 05 Mammoth LMG, “Puffed Up” and “Soul Eater” Universal Weapon Camos, “Piston” Reticle, “Mechanic Preparation” Loading Screen, and more rewards themed around killer robots and heavy metal.

Event: Treyarch 30th Anniversary (END, MP, ZM, WZ)

Rewards Include: Weapon Blueprint, Calling Card, Emblem

Login and play every day during the Treyarch 30th Anniversary Event to earn the “Treyarch 30th” Calling Card and Emblem and the “Gunniversary” MK35 ISR Assault Rifle Weapon Blueprint.

More Events in the Mid-Season

Expect more events to arrive in the Mid-Season and beyond, including the Ranked Series Events for Multiplayer and Resurgence, and a Freerun Leaderboard Event.

Weekly Challenges

Career > Challenges > Weekly Challenges

Complete challenges every week of the season to unlock new Loadout items, Camo rewards, and XP. Check the Weekly Challenge menu at the start of Season 05 to see the available rewards and the challenges required to unlock them. Complete any six challenges across any or all of the four supported modes to unlock the weekly reward, including new Attachments, the Mace Melee weapon, “Thorny Connection” VST SMG Weapon Blueprint, and more.

Weekly Challenge Reward Milestones: Animated Weapon Camos

In addition to new Attachments and a Melee Weapon arriving throughout the season, players can unlock a new SMG Blueprint and two Universal Animated Weapon Camos by completing Weekly Challenge Rewards.

Weapon Blueprint: “Thorny Connection” VST SMG Blueprint

Earn this as part of the Weekly Rewards Challenges.

Weekly Challenge Weapon Camo 1: “Murder” (Animated): Earn any four Weekly Rewards to unlock the “Murder” Universal Animated Camo.

Weekly Challenge Weapon Camo 2: “Nectar” (Animated): Earn all Weekly Rewards across Season 05 to unlock the “Nectar” Universal Animated Camo.

Current Season Weekly Challenges and Armory Access

As Season 04 nears the end, check through all your remaining Weekly Challenges across Endgame, Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty: Warzone. Any Attachments, Weapons, or Scorestreaks that you don’t unlock via Weekly Challenges in Season 04 will be available in the Armory during Season 05 to unlock via Armory Challenges.

Camo Checklist: Season 05: 40+ Unlockable Weapon Camos

Pick your style with over 40 available Weapon Camos to earn throughout Season 05, most being Universal (and therefore applicable to any weapon carried), some of which are Animated.

Here’s where to find the various Weapon Camo challenges, with more arriving in the Mid-Season:

Season 05 Checklist (Launch and In-Season)

(GEN) S05 Weapon Prestige Camos (12 Camos total, 4 Animated): There are three new Prestige Camos for each of the four new weapons, with three weapons being available before Mid-Season.

(GEN) S05 Event: Machine of War (2 Camos Total, 1 Animated):

• “Puffed Up” Camo.

• “Soul Eater” Animated Camo.

(GEN) S05 Weekly Challenge Camo (2 Camos total):

• “Murder” Camo and “Nectar” Animated Camo.

(GEN) S05 BlackCell Camo Challenge Rewards (6 Camos total):

• “Tessellation” (Assault Rifles Challenge), “Ornate” (SMGs Challenge), “Aurelian” (LMG Challenge), “Scarlet” (Shotgun Challenge), “Caustics” (Melee Weapons Challenge), “Primacy” (Eliminations Challenge).

(MP only) S05 Multiplayer Ranked Play Camos (6 Camos total):

• Ranked Season 05 Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson, Iridescent, Top 250.

(ZM only) S05 Zombies Lighthouse Leaderboard Event (2 Camos total):

• “Harbinger” Camo and “Ragnarök” Camo.

(WZ only) S05 Winstreak Camos (6 Camos total):

• “Synapse” and “Phasebreak” Camos: Win a set number of consecutive matches in Battle Royale.

• “Burn Protocol” and “After Image” Camos: Win a set number of consecutive matches in Resurgence.

• “Signal Decay” and “Signal Jam” Camos: Win a set number of consecutive matches in Black Ops Royale.

(WZ only) S05 Placement Camo (1 Animated Camo):

• “War Machine” Animated Camo.

(WZ only) S05 Resurgence Ranked Play Camos (6 Camos total):

• Ranked Season 05 Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson, Iridescent, Top 250.

Season 05 Battle Pass and BlackCell

Arm for Impact with the Season 05 Battle Pass

Dispatch the enemy as Spectre, an assassin whose true identity, and even existence, is kept highly classified. The deadly Operator headlines the Season 05 Battle Pass, featuring a new selection of Operator Skins, Weapon Blueprints, and more, including up to 1,100 COD Points, 100+ rewards, and two new Base Weapons.

There are several ways to access the Battle Pass:

• Purchase the Season 05 Battle Pass for 1,100 COD Points.

• Purchase the Season 05 Battle Pass Bundle for 2,400 COD Points, which also grants you 20 Tokens to use.

After purchasing the Battle Pass, you immediately unlock the Instant Rewards Page, including the following items:

• 10% Battle Pass XP Boost

• The “Spectre” Operator Skin for the new Spectre Operator plus a BlackCell variant for those who purchase BlackCell

• The “Dawn Shred” Legendary Blueprint for the Voyak KT-3 Assault Rifle

• The “Swift Talent” Emote

• The “Make an Entrance” Animated Calling Card

The Season 05 Battle Pass features 100+ pieces of unlockable content (excluding BlackCell) including two new (and free) Base Weapons, and more. Focus on the following Pages to obtain these weapons:

• Free Unlock: FG42 Assault Rifle: Page 3 Completion Reward

• Free Unlock: Gremlin SMG: Page 6 Completion Reward

Season 05 Battle Pass Completion Rewards

Players who purchase and complete the Season 05 Battle Pass will earn the following completion rewards:

• “Viscera” Ultra Operator Skin for Spectre plus a BlackCell variant for those who purchase BlackCell

• “Fission Core” Legendary Blueprint for the Carbon 57 SMG

• 200 COD Points

• “Thousand Cuts” Animated Calling Card

• “Strive” Animated Emblem

• “Gift Card” Ultra GobbleGum (x1)

New BlackCell Offerings

Purchase Season 05 BlackCell to access over a dozen premium content items, including a New Operator and Mastercraft Weapon Blueprint with additional variants unlocked via BlackCell-exclusive challenges.

Grind JSOC into the dust with the arrival of the new Cipher Operator, a former inmate with augmented reflexes and an unquenchable bloodlust for revenge. Purchase Season 05 to unlock the base Operator paired with three additional Skins earnable through in-game challenges. Also get the Season 05 Sturmwolf 45 SMG BlackCell Mastercraft Blueprint and the “Riddlefang” Melee Weapon Blueprint, each featuring three unlockable variants.

Cipher leads a cast of alternate BlackCell-exclusive Operator Skins across JSOC and The Guild, as well as Weapon Blueprints earned throughout the Battle Pass.

Begin your Season 05 BlackCell journey via the exclusive BlackCell Instant Rewards Page, offering the following items:

• “Cipher” BlackCell Operator Skin plus three additional alternate Skins earnable through Challenges.

• “Vindex” Mastercraft Blueprint for the Sturmwolf 45 SMG with Tracers and Death FX plus three alternate Mastercraft Blueprints earnable through Challenges.

• “Riddlefang” Knife Melee Blueprint plus three alternate Melee Blueprints earnable through Challenges.

• 1,100 COD Points

• “Meat Grinder” Finishing Move

• “Phobia” Weapon Charm

• “BlackCell No. 5” HUD Theme

• The “BlackCell” Clan Tag (showcased in Lobbies and Winner’s Circles)

• 10% XP Boost

BlackCell owners get access to page after page of additional exclusive rewards within the Season 05 Battle Pass, including:

Seven BlackCell-exclusive Skins, including:

• Instant Reward Page: “Spectre BlackCell” BlackCell Skin for the new Spectre Operator

• BP Completion Page: “Viscera” BlackCell Skin for Spectre

• Page 2: “General Chaos” BlackCell Skin for T.E.D.D.

• Page 5: “In Flight” BlackCell Skin for Anderson

• Page 7: “Corrosive Fury” BlackCell Skin for Dempsey

• Page 11: “Fester” BlackCell Skin for Richtofen

• Page 13: “Siege Machine” BlackCell Skin for Reaper EWR-3

Seven BlackCell-exclusive Weapon Blueprints:

• Page 1: “Sonic Plate” BlackCell Blueprint for the CBRS-3 SMG

• Page 4: “Dead End” BlackCell Blueprint for the Hawker HX Sniper Rifle

• Page 8: “Breakaway” BlackCell Blueprint for the MK35 ISR Assault Rifle

• Page 10: “Coercion” BlackCell Blueprint for the SG-12 Shotgun

• Page 12: “Adoptosis” BlackCell Blueprint for the new Gremlin SMG

• Page 14: “Dead Flip” BlackCell Blueprint for the VST SMG

• Page 15: “Odium” BlackCell Blueprint for the new FG42 Assault Rifle

Players who fully complete the Season 05 BlackCell Battle Pass will acquire 140 total item rewards (Battle Pass and BlackCell related).

As usual, players who upgrade to BlackCell after purchasing the Battle Pass will also receive 1,100 COD Points back.

BlackCell Mastery Camo Track: Access the Season 05 BlackCell Mastery Camo track, offering additional BlackCell-only Weapon Camos for BlackCell users who complete the in-game weapon challenges.

BlackCell Bonus: Extra Daily Challenges: BlackCell owners get access to additional Daily Challenges throughout Season 05 for Endgame, Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty: Warzone. BlackCell daily challenges count toward the three challenges required to earn Daily Challenge Bonus XP.

BlackCell Loyalty Bonus: Players who purchased BlackCell in a previous Black Ops 7 Season and go on to purchase Season 05 BlackCell will activate a permanent 10% Player and Weapon XP bonus in Black Ops 7 (40% bonus for purchasing BlackCell in Seasons 01, 02, 03, 04, and 05 and up to a 50% bonus for purchasing BlackCell in every Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 season!).

New Operators

Both factions bring new blood to the fight as The Guild introduces the Cipher Operator Collection leading Season 05 BlackCell content, opposed by JSOC’s acquisition of the enigmatic Spectre.

Cipher (BlackCell, Guild, Launch)

“Cipher” + Three Unlockable Variants: BlackCell Instant Reward Page

Cipher is the renegade hybrid product of a black budget project that fused condemned inmates with advanced combat sub-systems. Augmented reflexes, enhanced physiology, and an electrically stimulated bloodlust ensure high lethality in any environment.

Escaping during a bloody uprising, Cipher’s team now operate as mercenaries, harboring a burning vendetta against those that created them. Players who purchase Season 05 BlackCell will immediately unlock the base Cipher Operator Skin; complete in-game challenges to unlock three additional variants all capable of inflicting maximum damage.

Spectre (Battle Pass, JSOC, Launch)

“Spectre” and “Viscera” Skins: Battle Pass Instant Reward Page, Battle Pass Completion Page

Next to nothing is known about the presumed wet works specialist, Spectre. The designation itself is a codename agreed on by the various agencies that have pooled their intelligence on unsolved assassinations, inferring his or her existence based on either evidence found at the scene, or from fragmentary reports given by shaken bystanders.

Despite heavy redaction, all accounts suggest an individual capable of extraordinary stealth, able to evade or neutralize the most sophisticated of manned or automated security setups. In every case, Spectre’s victims have been slain with surgically precise mid-line stab wounds with rarely any signs of struggle.

New Store Offerings

Look forward to a variety of new Ultra Skins, Reactive content, and Mastercraft Weapon Blueprints across multiple Season 05 Bundles, including the following highlights:

Tracer Pack: Dark Resonance Bundle

Go dark and eliminate the threat with the Dark Resonance Bundle, featuring a kitted out 50/50 Operator Skin designed for expert infiltrations in the dead of night alongside two silver and red-lit Weapon Blueprints, an Emote, and more. The full Bundle contents include:

• “Nightfire” 50/50 Operator Skin (JSOC)

• “Vital Fall” MXR-17 Assault Rifle (Tracers)

• “Atlas Rive” SG-12 Shotgun (Tracers)

• “Zappy Hour” Emote

• “Cigar Time” Animated Weapon Charm

• “Signal Vibe” Animated Emblem

• “Arachnobot” Spray

• “Wall Power” Legendary GobbleGum (x1)

Tracer Pack: Operation Stingray Bundle

Discipline and training are the main requirements for this Mil-Sim inspired Bundle featuring a heavily armored and camouflaged Mason Operator Skin paired with three Weapon Blueprint, a Finishing Move, and an Equipment Skin for maximum lethality in the field. Arm up with the full Bundle offering, including:

• “High Stakes” Mason Operator Skin (JSOC)

• “Forced Retreat” FG42 Assault Rifle (New Season 05 Weapon, Tracers, Death FX)

• “Dead Directive” Carbon 57 SMG (Tracers, Death FX)

• “Sand Viper” 1911 Pistol (Tracers, Death FX)

• “Close Encounter” Finishing Move

• “Cold Breach” Combat Axe Equipment Skin

• “War Mongrel” Weapon Charm

• “Shredded Identity” Animated Calling Card

• “Midst of Battle” Loading Screen

Tracer Pack: Safeguard Recharge Ultra Skin Bundle

Programmed to protect, serve, and dominate, this Bundle features an Ultra Operator Skin for T.E.D.D., optimizing the robot for intense security operations across every game mode. Packed with two Weapon Blueprints and a Wonder Weapon Skin, he’s ready for any challenge ahead. Get the Bundle for the following items:

• “Failsafe” T.E.D.D. Operator Skin (Guild)

• “Security Breach” Gremlin SMG (New Season 05 Weapon, Tracers, Death FX)

• “Lawmaker” KRS-7.62 Marksman Rifle (Tracers, Death FX)

• “Zero Precinct” Ray Gun Mark II Wonder Weapon Skin

• “Nice Try” Emote

• “Thermal Verdict” Molotov Equipment Skin

• “Enforced” Reticle

• “Protect and Destroy” Animated Calling Card

• “Hidden Power” Ultra GobbleGum (x1)

Other Incoming Bundles

Visit the Store throughout Season 05 for the above and other Bundles, including the “Tracer Pack: Sand Sovereign” Bundle featuring a new Operator Skin for Kagan, the “Tracer Pack: Combat Cabinet” Bundle featuring a new Operator Skin for Reaper, and the “Tracer Pack: Un-Synced” Bundle featuring a new Operator Skin for Vermaak. Get a more in-depth look at the season’s new Operators, Bundles and more in the Season 05 BlackCell, Battle Pass, and Store Bundle blog.