What exactly is the new Mastery Badges system in Call of Duty Black Ops 6? Here’s our quick guide that explains it all!

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 features the all-new Mastery Badges system. Read on for everything to know about this system, including how it works, the different Black Ops 6 Mastery Badge tiers, categories, and more.

Black Ops 6 Mastery Badges system screenshot (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)
Black Ops 6 Mastery Badges system screenshot (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Mastery Badges explained

In Call of Duty Black Ops 6, the Mastery Badges system lets you showcase your expertise with Weapons, Equipment, Field Upgrades, and Scorestreaks. As you play either Multiplayer and Zombies mode, you can unlock a series of these badges for each piece of gear.

"Unlock the Mastery Badge for a piece of content and a Stat Trat tracker is added to the Badge, showing off how many times you’ve had success with that piece of content," Activision explained. "Always wanted to let players know you’ve earned 10,000 Eliminations with your Weapon of choice? Now you can."

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Mastery Badges screenshot (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Mastery Badges screenshot (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)

How to unlock Black Ops 6 Mastery Badges

Each game mode has its own set of Mastery Badges that can be tracked. In Multiplayer mode, progress is earned by being successful with your different Weapons, Frag Lethal Equipment, Prox Alarm Tactical Equipment, Trophy System, and the Remote Controlled-Explosive Device (RC-XD). As an example, the Frag Grenade has separate badge tracks for both Multiplayer and Zombies. To earn these badges, you must use Frag Lethal Equipment in each mode.

Multiplayer Equipment
How to Earn Mastery Badge Progression
WeaponsWeapon eliminations.
Frag Lethal EquipmentFrag kills.
Prox Alarm Tactical EquipmentKill enemies detected by your Prox Alarms.
Trophy SystemIntercept enemy projectiles with your Trophy System.
RC-XDGet RC-XD kills.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Mastery Badge tiers

  1. Badge 1 (Bronze)
  2. Badge 2 (Silver)
  3. Mastery Badge (Gold and Stat Tracker)

There are three Mastery Badge tiers in the game. They include Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

Diamond Badges in Black Ops 6 (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)
Diamond Badges in Black Ops 6 (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)

Black Ops 6 Mastery Badge categories

You can aim for a Diamond Badge Upgrade that includes an XP bonus as well. This is granted after unlocking Mastery Badges for a required number of item types in each available category. For example, in Multiplayer mode, you can earn Diamond Badges for the Scorestreak category by achieving Gold Mastery Badges with all 18 Scorestreaks at the game's launch.

Multiplayer Mastery Badges (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)
Multiplayer Mastery Badges (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)

Black Ops 6 Multiplayer Mastery Badges

In terms of the Mastery Badges in Black Ops 6 Multiplayer mode, here are some examples of them:

  • Archangel Launcher
  • Napalm Strike
  • Scout Pulse
  • Harp
  • Hellstorm
  • RC-XD
  • UAV
Zombies Mastery Badges (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)
Zombies Mastery Badges (Image via Activision Publishing Inc.)

Black Ops 6 Zombies Mastery Badges

Similarly, here are the Black Ops 6 Zombies Mastery Badges:

  • Healing Aura
  • Dark Flare
  • Energy Mine
  • Aether Shroud
  • Frenzied Guard

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