BO7 Warzone Camo Challenges Guide: Every Military, Special & Mastery Unlock (Season 4)

How the BO7 Warzone Camo Grind Works

Black Ops 7 Warzone splits its camouflage progression into three distinct tiers: Military, Special, and Mastery. Military camos unlock sequentially through elimination counts — straightforward but repetitive. Special camos introduce weapon-specific challenges that vary by gun and category. Mastery camos are the final flex, requiring high-skill feats and, for the ultimate skin, completion across 30 weapons. Every weapon has its own track, so you'll be repeating the process for each gun you want to max out.

All Military Camo Challenges

Nine Military camos per weapon, unlocked in order by racking up eliminations. These are universal across every gun — same requirements, same order. Once unlocked, you can equip them on any weapon in any mode.

• Autumn: 5 eliminations
• Arctic: 10 eliminations
• Forest Digital: 15 eliminations
• Balsam: 20 eliminations
• Arid: 30 eliminations
• Oil: 40 eliminations
• Snowcap: 50 eliminations
• Hunter: 75 eliminations
• Sapphire Snake: 100 eliminations

That's 350 total eliminations per weapon just to clear the Military tier. If you're grinding multiple guns, Resurgence modes and Plunder are your fastest paths — more engagements, faster respawns, less downtime between fights.

All Mastery Camo Challenges

Mastery camos unlock after you've finished all nine Military camos plus the three Special camos for a specific weapon (12 total). These are locked to the weapon you earned them on — no cross-gun equipping.

• Golden Damascus: Get 3 kills in a single match, 5 times
• Starglass: Get 5 kills without dying, 5 times
• Absolute Zero: Get 10 eliminations while in the Top 10
• Apocalypse: Unlock Absolute Zero on 30 total weapons

Golden Damascus and Starglass are pure consistency checks — you need to string together clean games repeatedly. Absolute Zero forces you into late-circle play, which means either playing for placement or dropping hot and surviving. Apocalypse is the long-term prestige goal: 30 weapons fully mastered. That's hundreds of hours if you're doing it solo.

Assault Rifle Special Camo Challenges

Every assault rifle has three Special challenges: Shimmer, Tyrant, and Trace. Unlike Military camos, these can be completed in any order. Finish all three to unlock the weapon's Special camo, usable across modes.

M15 Mod 0

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Trace: 5 eliminations shortly after sprinting

AK-27

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while moving
• Trace: 5 eliminations without taking damage

MXR-17

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Trace: 5 eliminations without taking damage

Peacekeeper MK1

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 eliminations shortly after sprinting

X9 Maverick

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Tyrant: 5 Headshot Kills
• Trace: 5 eliminations without taking damage

DS20 Mirage

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while moving
• Trace: 5 eliminations without taking damage

Maddox RFB

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 eliminations shortly after sprinting

EGRT-17

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 kills without taking damage
• Trace: 5 kills shortly after sprinting

Voyak KT-3

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 kills while using a Suppressor
• Trace: 5 kills without taking damage

MK35 ISR

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations with a suppressor equipped
• Tyrant: 5 kills while moving
• Trace: 5 kills without taking damage

VX Compact

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while using a suppressor
• Tyrant: 5 Headshot Kills
• Trace: 5 kills shortly after sprinting

AN-94

• Shimmer: 5 kills without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while using a suppressor
• Trace: 5 Headshot Kills

FG42

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 kills while using a suppressor
• Trace: 5 kills without taking damage

SMG Special Camo Challenges

SMG challenges heavily favor aggressive, mobile play — sliding, sprinting, and moving while shooting. If you're comfortable pushing buildings and winning close-quarters duels, these go fast.

Ryden 45K

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations shortly after sprinting
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

RK-9

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations shortly after sprinting
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

Razor 9MM

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

Dravec 45

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations shortly after sprinting
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

Carbon 57

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

MPC-25

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations shortly after sprinting
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

Kogot-7

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations shortly after sprinting
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

Sturmwolf 45

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

REV-46

• Shimmer: 5 kills while moving
• Tyrant: 5 kills shortly after sprinting
• Trace: 5 kills while or shortly after sliding

VST

• Shimmer: 5 kills without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations with a suppressor equipped
• Trace: 5 kills while or shortly after sliding

CBRS-3

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations shortly after sprinting
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

Gremlin

• Shimmer: 5 kills while moving
• Tyrant: 5 kills shortly after sprinting
• Trace: 5 kills while or shortly after sliding

Shotgun Special Camo Challenges

Shotguns lean into movement and hipfire. ADS kills count for some, but sliding and moving are the consistent threads. Run Lightweight and Quickdraw equivalents to maximize slide-cancel windows.

M10 Breacher

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while aiming down sights (ADS)
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

Echo 12

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while aiming down sights (ADS)
• Trace: 5 eliminations while sliding

Akita

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while sliding
• Trace: 5 Hipfire Kills

SG-12

• Shimmer: 5 kills while moving
• Tyrant: 5 kills while or shortly after sliding
• Trace: 5 Hipfire Kills

LMG Special Camo Challenges

LMGs swap the usual mobility requirements for suppressor play and headshots. The "without taking damage" challenges are brutal on slow-reloading guns — play angles, use cover, and don't be the first through a door.

MK.78

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 Headshot Kills

XM325

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 Headshot Kills

Sokol 545

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 Headshot Kills

Marksman Rifle Special Camo Challenges

Marksmen split between headshot precision, suppressor stealth, and mobile aggression. The "while moving" challenges reward aggressive positioning — these aren't camp-in-a-tower guns in Warzone.

M8A1

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 eliminations while moving

Warden 308

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 eliminations while moving

M34 Novaline

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 eliminations while moving

Swordfish A1

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 kills without taking damage
• Trace: 5 kills while moving

KRS-7.62

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 Headshot Kills

Sniper Rifle Special Camo Challenges

Snipers are headshot-heavy with a mix of movement and suppressor requirements. The Strider 300 stands out — its Trace challenge demands 10 suppressor kills, double the usual count.

VS Recon

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 eliminations while moving

Shadow SK

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 eliminations while using a Suppressor

XR-3 Ion

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while moving
• Trace: 5 eliminations without taking damage

Hawker HX

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 5 eliminations while moving

Strider 300

• Shimmer: 5 Headshot Kills
• Tyrant: 5 kills without taking damage
• Trace: 10 eliminations while using a Suppressor

Pistol Special Camo Challenges

Pistols only need 3 completions per challenge instead of 5, but the requirements are proportionally trickier — ADS kills and suppressor eliminations on a sidearm demand deliberate loadout planning. Run Overkill or a pistol-only backup class in Resurgence.

Jager 45

• Shimmer: 3 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 3 eliminations while aiming down sights (ADS)
• Trace: 3 eliminations while using a Suppressor

Velox 5.7

• Shimmer: 3 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 3 eliminations while aiming down sights (ADS)
• Trace: 3 eliminations while using a Suppressor

Coda 9

• Shimmer: 3 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 3 eliminations while aiming down sights (ADS)
• Trace: 3 eliminations while using a Suppressor

1911

• Shimmer: 3 kills while moving
• Tyrant: 3 kills while aiming down sights (ADS)
• Trace: 3 eliminations while using a Suppressor

Launcher Special Camo Challenges

Launchers ask for vehicle destruction alongside anti-infantry work. The "5 kills or vehicle destructions" Tyrant challenge is the grind gate — shoot down UAVs, Counter-UAVs, and hovercrafts whenever you see them.

AAROW 109

• Shimmer: 2 eliminations without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 kills or vehicle destructions
• Trace: 2 eliminations while moving

A.R.C. M1

• Shimmer: 2 eliminations without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 kills or vehicle destructions
• Trace: 2 eliminations while moving

Melee Special Camo Challenges

Melee weapons share a nearly identical template: moving kills, damage-free kills, and post-sprint kills. The H311-SAW swaps "moving" for "while your Killstreak is active" — save a UAV or Counter-UAV for your melee runs.

Knife

• Shimmer: 2 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 2 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 2 eliminations shortly after sprinting

Flatline MK.II

• Shimmer: 2 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 2 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 2 eliminations shortly after sprinting

Ballistic Knife

• Shimmer: 2 eliminations while moving
• Tyrant: 2 eliminations without taking damage
• Trace: 2 eliminations shortly after sprinting

H311-SAW

• Shimmer: 2 kills while your Killstreak is active
• Tyrant: 2 kills without taking damage
• Trace: 2 kills shortly after sprinting

Katana

• Shimmer: 2 kills while moving
• Tyrant: 2 kills without taking damage
• Trace: 2 kills shortly after sprinting

Executioner's Duet

• Shimmer: 2 kills while moving
• Tyrant: 2 kills without taking damage
• Trace: 2 kills shortly after sprinting

Special Weapon Camo Challenges

The crossbow, launcher-adjacent, and utility weapons each have unique twists. The GDL Havoc wants crouched kills and vehicle destroys. Siren and Grimhawk mix movement, stealth, and stance changes.

NX Ravager (Crossbow)

• Shimmer: 5 eliminations without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 eliminations while moving
• Trace: 5 eliminations while aiming down sights

GDL Havoc

• Shimmer: 5 kills while crouched
• Tyrant: 5 kills without taking damage
• Trace: Destroy 5 vehicles

Siren

• Shimmer: 5 kills without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 kills while moving
• Trace: 5 kills shortly after sprinting

Grimhawk

• Shimmer: 5 kills without taking damage
• Tyrant: 5 kills while moving
• Trace: 5 kills while crouched

Efficient Grind Order

Knock out Military camos first — they're pure volume and you'll naturally progress Special challenges while chasing elimination counts. Run Resurgence or Plunder for Military; switch to Battle Royale for Mastery requirements like Absolute Zero. Save launchers and melee for last — their low kill requirements (2-3 per challenge) mean they're fast once you commit a session to them.

For the Apocalypse Mastery camo, pick 30 weapons that share challenge archetypes (e.g., all ARs with suppressor Shimmer, all SMGs with slide Trace) so your muscle memory carries over. The grind is long, but the structure is predictable — and that's half the battle.