Three matches in and the party chat goes quiet — a buddy yells that his favorite AR still shows generic camo. I tell him to keep his cool while I map the fastest path through the challenges. You feel that twitch between patience and impatience; I’ve been there, and I’ll steer you past the time sinks.
Black Ops 7 multiplayer stacks a predictable progression: Military camos first, then Special, then the Mastery rewards everyone brags about in lobby chat. I’ll walk you through every requirement, save you the guesswork, and point out the shortcuts that actually work on PlayStation, Xbox, and Battle.net.
I remember a lobby where five players argued about which camo was worth the grind.
All BO7 multiplayer camos
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There are layers to every weapon’s progression — think of it as a staircase you can sprint up or methodically climb. Start with the nine Military camos that anybody who’s played a season will recognize; they’re mostly headshots for rifles/SMGs and simple kills for melee and shotguns.
Underbrush: 5 Headshots
Woodland: 10 Headshots
Slate Digital: 20 Headshots
Redwood: 30 Headshots
Poison: 40 Headshots
Toxic: 50 Headshots
Mountain: 60 Headshots
Stalker: 70 Headshots
Ruby Snake: 80 Headshots
How do you get Mastery camos in BO7?
Once you finish Military and all Special camos for a specific weapon, the Mastery chain appears. Here’s the short version: complete the listed feats and the game hands you the flashy skins everyone likes to screenshot in the menu.
Shattered GoldArclightTempestSingularity
Shattered Gold: Get 3 kills without dying 10 times
Arclight: Get 10 double kills
Tempest: Get 5 kills without dying 3 times
Singularity: Get Tempest on 30 weapons
On a bus ride home I counted three people switching loadouts mid-game.
BO7 multiplayer camos and challenges
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After Military camos, each weapon gets three Special camos with unique demands. These often require movement plays, objective focus, or specific attachments — so swap loadouts between matches to stack progress.
Assault rifle camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
M15 Mod 0
– Diamondback: Get 50 kills while moving– Raptor: Get 30 Objective kills– Mainframe: Get 20 kills with an underbarrel launcher equipped
AK-27
– Diamondback: Get 30 hipfire kills– Raptor: Get 2 kills without reloading 10 times– Mainframe: Get 20 kills with an underbarrel launcher equipped
MXR-17
– Diamondback: Get 50 kills with 5 or more attachments equipped – Raptor: Get 30 kills shortly after sprinting– Mainframe: Get 20 kills with an underbarrel launcher equipped
X9 Maverick
– Diamondback: Kill 30 enemies affected by your tactical equipment– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations without any attachments equipped– Mainframe: Get a kill without taking any damage 30 times
DS20 Mirage
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with a 4.0x or higher scope– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations with a suppressor equipped– Mainframe: Get 50 eliminations with the Gunfighter Wildcard and 8 attachments equipped
Peacekeeper MK1
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with 5 or more attachments equipped– Raptor: Get a kill without taking damage 30 times– Mainframe: Get 20 kills with an underbarrel launcher equipped
Maddox RFB
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations without any attachments equipped– Raptor: Get a kill without taking any damage 30 times– Mainframe: Get 50 kills while moving
EGRT-17
– Diamondback: Get a kill without taking damage 30 times– Raptor: Get 50 kills while moving– Mainframe: Kill an enemy affected by your tactical or non-lethal scorestreak 30 times
Voyak KT-3
– Diamondback: Get 30 objective kills– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations without any attachments equipped– Mainframe: Kill an enemy affected by your tactical or non-lethal scorestreak 30 times
MK35 ISR
– Diamondback: Get 20 kills using an underbarrel attachment– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations with Gunfighter Wildcard and 8 attachments equipped– Mainframe: Kill an enemy affected by your tactical or non-lethal scorestreak 30 times
SMG camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
Ryden 45K
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations without any attachments equipped– Raptor: Get 30 kills shortly after sprinting– Mainframe: Get a kill without taking damage 30 times
RK-9
– Diamondback: Get 50 kills while moving– Raptor: Kill 30 enemies affected by your tactical– Mainframe: Get 50 eliminations with a suppressor attachment equipped
Razor 9mm
– Diamondback: Get 30 hipfire kills– Raptor: Get 30 objective kills– Mainframe: Get 50 kills while moving
Dravec 45
– Diamondback: Get 30 objective kills– Raptor: Get 2 kills without reloading 10 times– Mainframe: Get a kill shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 15 times
Carbon 57
– Diamondback: Get 30 hipfire kills– Raptor: Get 2 kills without reloading 10 times– Mainframe: Get 50 eliminations with Gunfighter Wildcard and 8 attachments equipped
MPC-25
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with a suppressor attachment equipped– Raptor: Get a kill shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 15 times– Mainframe: Get 50 eliminations with Gunfighter Wildcard and 8 attachments equipped
Kogot-7
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with a suppressor attachment equipped– Raptor: Get 2 kills without reloading 10 times– Mainframe: Get 30 hipfire kills
Sturmwolf 45
– Diamondback: Get a kill while or shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 15 times– Raptor: Get 50 kills while moving– Mainframe: Get 30 kills shortly after sprinting
REV-46
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with a suppressor equipped– Raptor: Get a kill while or shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 15 times– Mainframe: Get 30 kill while or shortly after sprinting
VST
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with a suppressor attachment equipped– Raptor: Get 50 kills while moving– Mainframe: Get 50 eliminations without any attachments equipped
Shotgun camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
M10 Breacher
– Diamondback: Get a kill without taking damage 30 times– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations without any attachments equipped– Mainframe: Get 30 kills while or shortly after sprinting
Echo 12
– Diamondback: Get 30 objective kills– Raptor: Get 10 kills while or shortly after sprinting– Mainframe: Get 50 eliminations without any attachments equipped
Akita
– Diamondback: Get 50 kills while moving– Raptor: Get 30 hipfire kills– Mainframe: Get a kill while or shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 15 times
SG-12
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with the Gunfighter Wildcard and 8 attachments equipped– Raptor: Get 30 hipfire kills– Mainframe: Get 30 objective kills
LMG camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
MK.78
– Diamondback: Get 30 objective kills– Raptor: Get 2 kills without releasing the trigger 5 times– Mainframe: Get 50 eliminations with 5 or more attachments equipped
XM325
– Diamondback: Kill 30 enemies affected by your tactical equipment– Raptor: Get 2 kills without releasing the trigger 5 times– Mainframe: Get 40 eliminations with the Gunfighter Wildcard and 8 attachments equipped
Sokol 545
– Diamondback: Kill an enemy affected by your tactical or non-lethal scorestreak 30 times– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations with the Gunfighter Wildcard and 8 attachments equipped– Mainframe: Get 2 kills without releasing the trigger 5 times
Marksman Rifle camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
M8A1
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with a 4.0x or higher magnification scope equipped– Raptor: Get 15 Long Shot medals (kill an enemy at long range)– Mainframe: Get a kill without taking damage 30 times
Warden 308
– Diamondback: Get 30 objective kills– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations with 5 or more attachments equipped– Mainframe: Get 30 One-Shot kills
M34 Novaline
– Diamondback: Get 15 Long Shot medals (kill an enemy at long range)– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations with a 4.0x or higher magnification scope equipped– Mainframe: Get 50 eliminations with the Gunfighter Wildcard and 8 attachments equipped
Swordfish A1
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with a 4.0x or higher magnification scope equipped– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations with 5 or more attachments equipped– Mainframe: Get 15 Long Shot medals
Sniper Rifle camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
VS Recon
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with a 4.0x or higher magnification scope equipped– Raptor: Get 30 One-Shot kills– Mainframe: Get 2 kills without reloading 10 times
Shadow SK
– Diamondback: Get 50 eliminations with a suppressor attachment equipped– Raptor: Get 15 Long Shot medals (kill an enemy at long range)– Mainframe: Get 2 kills without reloading 10 times
XR-3 Ion
– Diamondback: Get 15 Long Shot medals (kill an enemy at long range)– Raptor: Get 50 eliminations without any attachments equipped– Mainframe: Get 2 kills without reloading 10 times
Hawker HX
– Diamondback: Get 30 objective kills– Raptor: Get 15 Long Shot medals– Mainframe: Get 50 eliminations with a suppressor attachment equipped
Pistol camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
Jäger 45
– Diamondback: Get 15 kills shortly after switching weapons– Raptor: Get 50 kills while moving– Mainframe: Get a kill without taking damage 30 times
Velox 5.7
– Diamondback: Get a kill while or shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 15 times– Raptor: Get 30 kills while or shortly after sprinting– Mainframe: Kill 30 enemies affected by your tactical equipment
Coda 9
– Diamondback: Get 10 eliminations with a suppressor attachment equipped– Raptor: Get 30 hipfire kills– Mainframe: Get 15 kills shortly after switching weapons
Launcher camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
AAROW 109
– Diamondback: Destroy 10 aerial Scorestreaks– Raptor: Get 10 direct hit kills– Mainframe: Destroy 10 Scorestreaks, vehicles, equipment, or Field Upgrades
A.R.C. M1
– Diamondback: Destroy 10 aerial Scorestreaks– Raptor: Get a kill without taking damage 30 times– Mainframe: Destroy 10 Scorestreaks, vehicles, equipment, or Field Upgrades
Melee camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
Knife
– Diamondback: Get 15 kills shortly after switching weapons– Raptor: Get a kill while or shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 15 times– Mainframe: Get a kill without taking damage 30 times
Flatline MK. II
– Diamondback: Get 15 kills shortly after switching weapons– Raptor: Kill 30 enemies affected by your tactical equipment– Mainframe: Get 50 kills while moving
Ballistic Knife
– Diamondback: Get 15 kills shortly after switching weapons– Raptor: Get a kill without taking any damage 30 times– Mainframe: Kill an enemy affected by your tactical or non-lethal scorestreak 30 times
H311-SAW
– Diamondback: Get 10 kills using a heavy melee attack– Raptor: Get a kill while or shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 15 times– Mainframe: Get 30 Objective kills
Special weapon camo challenges
Weapon
Camo Challenges
NX Ravager
– Diamondback: Get 15 objective kills– Raptor: Get a kill without taking damage 25 times– Mainframe: Get 25 kills while moving
GDL Havoc
– Diamondback: Get a kill without taking damage 15 times– Raptor: Destroy 10 Scorestreaks, vehicles, equipment, or Field Upgrades– Mainframe: Get 15 Objective kills
At a LAN party I watched someone prestige the same SMG three times in one night.
Weapon Prestige camos
Every weapon has three Weapon Prestige camos that arrive as you grind that specific gun to Weapon Prestige 1, Weapon Prestige 2, and Max Prestige. These are separate from the Military/Special/Mastery chain and are a neat flex on your emblem and Barracks pages.
If you play on Xbox, PlayStation, or PC via Battle.net, mix objective modes with private match farming to speed up the trickier requirements. Use Discord or in-game party chat to coordinate: teammates holding objectives and baiting enemies will save you time.
The grind can be like threading a needle under fire — precise and occasionally tense. Use the movement-based challenges as reset points between long headshot sessions so matches feel productive and not repetitive.
Want a second opinion on whether Tempest or Singularity is worth the hours if you only play casually — or will you chase the shine anyway?
