How to complete all Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 6

Joey Carr

Joey Carr

Dark Ops challenges are secret and difficult to complete, so here’s how to finish all of them in Black Ops 6.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 features a wide variety of challenges and calling cards in both multiplayer and Zombies. From prestige challenges to the 100% calling cards, players will have their hands full this year. If you truly want to unlock some unique content in Black Ops 6, though, you'll need to complete the Dark Ops challenges.

Last seen in Black Ops Cold War, Dark Ops challenges are tasks that are completely hidden from the player until they complete them. This means you have zero idea what you need to do to unlock the reward associated with each challenge. The reward for completing a Dark Ops challenge is a special calling card that can't be unlocked anywhere else.

There are Dark Ops challenges for multiplayer, Zombies, and campaign in Black Ops 6, so let's see how to unlock all of them.

All Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 6

The Dark Ops calling cards in multiplayer. Image via Activision
The Dark Ops calling cards in multiplayer. Image via Activision

As the Dark Ops challenges are a total secret to all players, it will take some time for us to figure out what each one is across all three modes.

However, there have been leaks going around that showcase all the Dark Ops challenges for multiplayer specifically. The leaks come from data miners who dug into the game files to find what each Dark Ops challenge is in multiplayer.

We don't have complete lists for Zombies or the campaign yet, but we should learn about those challenges in the near future. To see every Dark Ops challenge in Black Ops 6, look at the individual lists below:

Multiplayer Dark Ops Challenges

Dark Ops Challenge
How to unlock
Frenzy Killer
Earn a Frenzy Kill Medal (5 rapid kills)
Mega Killer
Earn a Mega Kill Medal (6 rapid kills)
Ultra Killer
Earn a Ultra Kill Medal (7 rapid kills)
Chain Killer
Earn an Ultra Kill Medal (7 rapid kills)
Relentless Killer
Earn a Relentless Medal (20 kills without dying)
Brutal Killer
Earn a Brutal Medal (25 kills without dying)
Nuclear Killer
Earn a Nuke (30 kills without dying)
Nuked Out
Earn a Nuke in Free-For-All without using Scorestreaks
Very Nuclear
Earn a Nuke with 25 different weapons (All kills toward each Nuke must come from a single weapon)
2 Birds 1 Stone
Earn a Collateral Kill Medal (Killed multiple uninjured enemies with the same shot) outside of Hardcore
Accidentally on Purpose
Kill an enemy with an environmental hazard
Return to Sender
Kill an enemy by throwing back the Frag Grenade they threw at you
Circus Act
Earn a Bankshot Medal (Killed an enemy by banking the Combat Axe off a surface)
Buzzsaw
Earn 10 Triple Kill Medals (3 Rapid Kills) or better in Hardcore
Ace!
Earn 4 Ace Medals (killed each enemy in a round of Search and Destroy, minimum 4 enemies)
Hit Job
Get 1 Finishing Moves
100k
Get 100,000 eliminations
Go Loooong!
Get a long-range Combat Axe kill, Semtex stick, or Drill Charge stick
Too Hardcore for Hardcore
Get 10 kills without dying 1 time in Hardcore
Dark Indeed
Earned Dark Matter on 33 weapons in Multiplayer
Double Trouble
Kill both enemies in Gunfight with a single shot or explosion
Hard Breakup
Perform 7 Finishing Moves in a single match
Blunt Trauma
Kill an enemy with the direct impact of a Smoke

As you can see, it will take hours and hours of grinding to complete some of these Dark Ops challenges in multiplayer. Getting 100,000 eliminations, earning Dark Matter, and getting a Nuke with 25 different weapons are all arguably the toughest challenges on the list and they'll take some serious dedication. Some of the challenges, though, will take sheer luck to complete.

Zombies Dark Ops Challenges

Image via Activision
Image via Activision

These have not been discovered yet, but we will update this guide when they become known.

Campaign Dark Ops Challenges

These have not been discovered yet, but we will update this guide when they become known.

Dark Ops challenges are certainly a bragging right if you can complete them in Black Ops 6. The same goes for earning Mastery Badges, which is an entirely new system this year that offers more ways to showcase your grind.