Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 is bringing back some of the classic weapons, and one of them is the Ballistic Knife.
First introduced in the original Black Ops, this iconic melee weapon blends close-quarters lethality with plenty of style. Below is a detailed guide on how to unlock the Ballistic Knife in BO7 and Warzone, plus a look at its Prestige Camos.
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How to unlock Ballistic Knife in BO7 and Warzone
The Ballistic Knife is a spring-action knife launcher that fires high-damage blades, letting you land deadly ranged shots on unarmored enemies. It’s all about accuracy and timing. What’s more, you can recover your fired blades or restock from dead enemies with the Scavenger perk.
You can grab the Ballistic Knife as the Week 1 reward from the Weekly Challenges. To unlock it, you need to complete six challenges across BO7 Multiplayer, Zombies, Co-op Campaign, or Warzone. Each mode has its own set of six challenges, so you can clear all six in one mode or mix and match across them, whatever works for you.
Completing challenges also rewards XP, so you’ll be ranking up while knocking out weekly tasks. And no need to worry if you miss out on a week: as long as you play at any point during Season 1, all previous Weekly Challenges stay available until the season ends.
Based on the CoD Season 1 blog post, here are the Multiplayer Week 1 challenges:
| Weekly Challenge | XP Reward |
|---|---|
| Kill your Nemesis 3 times. | 2,500 |
| Kill 5 enemies detected by Pinpoint Grenade tactical equipment. | 2,500 |
| Get 12 kills with lethal equipment. | 3,500 |
| Get 5 kills with Drone Pod field upgrade. | 3,500 |
| Win 7 matches. | 5,000 |
| Get 300 eliminations. | 5,000 |
I’ll update this section with the Co-op Campaign, Zombies, and Warzone Week 1 challenges once the Season 1 update goes live.
Ballistic Knife Prestige Camos
The Ballistic Knife doesn’t have attachments, but you can still level it up to 30 and jump into Weapon Prestige to unlock universal Prestige Camos for melee weapons. Here’s what you can earn:
- Prestige 1: Stinger
- Prestige 2: Barbed
- Prestige Max: Elegant
You can also check out our guides on unlocking the Kogot-7 SMG and Maddox RFB assault rifle, both arriving at BO7 Season 1 launch.
