Whether you’re facing off against other players online, completing the campaign, or taking down the zombie horde, Black Ops 6 has plenty to offer—and Dark Ops challenges provide exclusive rewards that you can flaunt to your friends.
Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 6 are available in various modes, testing you in an aspect of challenges ranging from the quirky to near-impossible—with some of the tasks to complete being the most difficult challenges you can face.
The biggest stumbling block with Dark Ops challenges in BO6 is that they are hidden from view, but we’ve got a full list of all the tasks that await you to make tracking your progress a lot easier.
All Black Ops 6 Dark Ops challenges
Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 6 are split across the entirety of the game, with challenges available in campaign, multiplayer, Warzone, and Zombies.
All BO6 campaign Dark Ops challenges
Campaign Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 6 are some of the most challenging to complete, so be prepared to have several attempts to tick them off.
| Challenge Name | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Phantom Essence | Go through the Most Wanted mission without alerting any enemies. |
| Endless Options | Destroy all of the SCUD missiles in the Hunting Season mission without using C4. |
| Missing Persons | Hide five bodies in lockers during the Under the Radar mission. |
| Geneticist | Finish the Separation Anxiety mission time trial in one attempt without restarting. |
All BO6 multiplayer Dark Ops challenges
The multiplayer Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 6 include the weird and wonderful, some of which you can earn by accident, while others will require you to work long and hard to tick them off your completion list.
| Challenge Name | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Frenzy Killer | Earn a Frenzy Kill Medal for five rapid kills. |
| Mega Killer | Earn a Mega Kill Medal for six rapid kills. |
| Ultra Killer | Earn an Ultra Kill Medal for seven rapid kills. |
| Chain Killer | Earn a Kill Chain Medal for more than seven rapid kills. |
| Relentless Killer | Earn a Relentless Medal for 20 kills without dying. |
| Nuclear Killer | Earn a Nuke by achieving a 30 killstreak without dying. |
| Nuked Out | Earn a Nuke in Free-For-All without using |
| Very Nuclear | Earn a Nuke using 25 different weapons. |
| 2 Birds 1 Stone | Earn a Collateral Medal by killing multiple uninjured enemies with the same shot outside of Hardcore modes. |
| Accidentally on Purpose | Kill an enemy with an environmental hazard. |
| Return to Sender | Kill an enemy by throwing back a Frag Grenade thrown at you. |
| Circus Act | Earn a Bankshot Medal by killing an enemy by banking the Combat Axe off a surface. |
| Buzzsaw | Earn 10 Triple Kill Medals for three rapid kills or better in Hardcore. |
| Ace! | Earn 4 Ace Medals by killing each enemy in a round of Search & Destroy. |
| Hit Job | Use 100 Finishing Moves to kill an enemy. |
| 110K | Get 100,000 Eliminations |
| Go Loooong! | Get a long-range Combat Axe kill. |
| Too Hardcore for Hardcore | Get 10 kills without dying 10 times in Hardcore. |
| Double Trouble | Kill both enemies in Gunfight with a single shot or explosion. |
| Hard Breakup | Perform seven Finishing Moves in a single match. |
| Blunt Trauma | Kill an enemy with the direct impact of a Smoke Grenade. |
All BO6 Warzone Dark Ops challenges
| Challenge Name | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Resourceful | Get three kills without reloading in a single match. |
| In The Hot Seat | Kill an enemy while riding in a vehicle. |
| Instinctual Sniper | Kill an enemy with hip fire with a sniper rifle. |
| Prison Trickster | Perform a Finishing Move in the Gulag. |
| Demolitions Improv | Kill an enemy with C4 or Blast Traps attached to a vehicle. |
| Economic Gunslinger | Get five headshots with pistols in a single match. |
| Death From Above | Kill an enemy while driving a helicopter. |
| Scrappy Warrior | In Battle Royale or Resurgence, win the match without accessing your loadout. |
| Show Off | In Battle Royale or Resurgence, get a kill in the final circle with a Semtex or Drill Charge Stick. |
| Surgical Victor | In Battle Royale or Resurgence, kill an enemy belonging to the last remaining squad with a Throwing Knife or Combat Axe. |
| Contract Completionist | Complete five contracts in a single Resurgence match. |
| Efficient Combatant | Get 10 kills without firing a gun in a single match. |
| Strategic Tactician | Win a Battle Royale game with over 25 eliminations. |
| Graceful Contender | Get five kills without taking damage in a single game. |
| Low Rider | Kill four enemies while riding in a vehicle in a single match. |
| Abyssal Horrors | Earn Abyss Camo on 33 weapons in Warzone |
All BO6 Zombies Dark Ops challenges
Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 6 Zombies range from defeating a specified number of enemies using Gobblegum to last until high rounds. Many of these can be unlocked via standard progress, but others need more focus.
| Challenge Name | How to complete |
|---|---|
| Well That Was a Waste | Get downed within 10 seconds after consuming a Perkaholic Gobblegum. |
| Liberated | Complete Liberty Falls Quest in under 30 minutes on Standard Mode. |
| Gummed Up | Consume 25 Gobblegums in a single match. |
| Invincible | Reach Round 30 without being downed. |
| Harbringer of Doom | Kill 100 enemies with a single Scorestreak. |
| Terminal | Complete Terminus Quest after Round 50. |
| Armed to the Teeth | Have 3 Pack-a-Punch Level III, Legendary Rarity Weapons equipped with Ammo Modes and eight Perks active. |
| Yo Ho Ho | On Terminus, earn 20,000 Essence without getting hit with the Cursed Relic equipped. |
| Reaper of the Undead | Kill 1,000,000 Zombies. |
| Strike! | Get a 300 score while bowling at Liberty Falls. |
| Social Distancing | Reach Round 20 without taking damage. |
| Sticks N’ Stones | Reach Round 25 Solo using only Melee Weapons, Combat Axes, and Melee Macchiato. |
| Another Round? | Reach Round 100. |
| Light ‘Em Up | Using the Big Game Augment for Napalm Burst, kill 10 Ignited Elite Zombies in a single match. |
| Kunoichi | During a single use of Aether Shroud with the Void Sheath Augment equipped, kill three Zombies, two Special Zombies, and an Elite Zombie. |
| Fatale | Kill two Amalgams with a single shot. |
| Good Enough | Reach Round 20 with only your starting loadout and no Augments equipped, and without buying any Perls or Ammo Modes, or using Field Upgrades. |
| Box Addict | Buy every weapon from the Mystery Box in a single game. |
| Zombies Dark Ops 100% | Complete all Zombies Dark Ops challenges. |
