[GUIDE] : How to unlock all Dark Ops and Secret Ops Multiplayer & Zombies challenges in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

It’s hard to say how long it takes to complete the campaign mode in Call of Duty: Cold War Black Ops. This can be as low as three hours for speedrunners, while it can take up to 10-11 hours for players who like to explore maps.

A Cod, however, the game never ends after completing the campaign. There will always be the multiplayer mode to test your mettle against other players and hidden missions to unlock more mysteries surrounding the game. Although Dark Ops challenges were lacking in the last The Cod title, they are back with Cold War Black Ops.

What makes Dark Ops challenges unique is that you will never know what they are until you complete them. They are hidden from players and only show their faces when you accidentally do them while playing the game. It is quite possible to miss some of them as there are Dark Ops quests that require you to play different game modes.

Dark Ops challenges do not count towards the game’s completion percentage, but you will be entitled to “complete the game” bragging rights after completing all Dark Ops quests.

Here’s how to unlock all Dark Ops challenges in CoD: Cold War Black Ops.

Dark Ops campaign challenges

• Anti Hero
  • You will need to eliminate all enemies marked in the Ashes to Ashes mission.
• Clumsy cat
  • Correctly answering both questions during the elevator ride during Desperate Measures will be enough to complete the Clumsy Cat quest.
    • This mission begins as soon as Zakhaev enters the elevator with you. You will need to tell him that you arrived last week and report to Commander Sobol to complete the Dark Ops mission from Awkward Chat.
• Cover your tracks
  • Hide five bodies as Belikov during Desperate Measures to complete Cover Your Tracks.
• Of challenge
  • Try to jump off the bridge to your death in Break on Through.
    • You will have to try to do this during the Vietnam flashback towards the end of the mission.
• Retro player
  • Unlock all arcade machines.
    • As you battle your way through Cold War Black Ops campaign, you might notice random arcade machines scattered around the world. These arcades feature real-life games, and you’ll need to play each of them for a few seconds if you want to unlock them all for the Retro Gamer Dark Ops challenge.
• What do the numbers mean?
  • Decrypt the floppy disk in Operation Chaos mission.
    • Check out our Operation Chaos mission guide and follow the steps to decrypt the mentioned floppy disk.

Dark Ops Multiplayer Challenges

• Back to you
  • Take a grenade that was thrown at you and throw it again to eliminate the person who threw it.
• Brutal killer
  • Earn a brutal medal by participating in a streak of 25 kills.

• Serial killer
  • Perform seven quick kills
    • Quick eliminations occur when you eliminate multiple players between a specific period of time.
• Nuclear killer
  • Win a nuclear medal.
    • You will have to kill 30 enemies without dying to earn the nuclear medal.
• Nuked Out
  • Earn a Nuclear Medal in a Free-For-All match without using Scorestreak rewards.
    • You will need to kill 30 enemies in the Free-For-All game mode without using any killstreak rewards to complete this Dark Ops challenge.

• Underwater operations
  • Plant C4 explosives under boats and jet skis while underwater. Destroy vehicles and occupants five times to complete the Underwater Ops Dark Ops mission.

Dark Ops challenges in Zombies mode

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• Another round?
  • Reach Round 100 in the Zombies game mode.
• Armed to the teeth
  • Have two fully upgraded weapons with ammo mods and all six perks in one game.
  • Completely upgrade two weapons with ammo and equip them at the same time. You’ll also need all six perks in addition to meeting the weapon upgrade prerequisite.
• Box addict
  • Buy all the weapons in the Mystery Box in a single game in Zombies mode.
• Checkmate
  • Play every trial on the Die Maschine Zombies map in a single match.
• Evil unleashed
  • Complete the Zombies Easter Egg on the Die Maschine map.
    • You will need to go to the facility, turn on the power to activate the pack-a-punch machine. An anomaly will appear on the map after that, and you’ll need to find it to collect three collectibles. We recommend that you follow a video guide to complete this Dark Ops mission as it is one of the longest on this list.

• Pretty good
  • Reach round 20 only using your starting loadout without upgrades.
• Harbinger of Doom
  • Kill 50 enemies with one support.
• Invincible
  • Reach Round 30 without going down.
• Social distancing
  • Reach Round 20 without getting hit.
    • Try to maintain your field advantage while doing this quest, as it will be much easier to protect your field.

• The anvil
  • Exfill a game using only melee attacks.
    • We recommend doing this quest with a team of friends as you will need people covering your back while in melee.

More Dark Ops challenges are expected to surface as players continue to complete them unknowingly. This list will be updated as new Dark Ops missions are discovered, and remember sharing any you may have found on the Cold War Black Ops community forums to help other players.

Call Of Duty Black OPS Cold War How To Unlock All Secret Ops In Multiplayer And Zombies

The new Call of Duty Black OPS Cold War is rather rich in challenges of all kinds, whether for the online multiplayer modes, the various zombie modes or for the campaign to live solo. If you are attentive to the challenges that the game offers, you will notice a “secret operations” section in the menus where all the challenges are locked under a padlock with the mention “top secret”. If you are looking to find out how you can unlock all the covert ops for Call of Duty Black OPS Cold War multiplayer or zombie, we suggest you find a quick guide below that will reveal all the conditions you will need to meet to unlock them in your game.

How to complete all top secret / covert ops challenges in Call of Duty Black OPS Cold War:

Each time you successfully complete the covert op challenge, you will unlock a player banner that you can equip at any time from the in-game menus. Find below all the conditions you will need to meet during your games to unlock all those top secret challenges of the game.

All Covert Ops Unlockable Multiplayer:

Relentless Killer – You must earn 10 “Relentless” medals by doing 20 kills without dying in multiplayer matches.

Brutal Killer – You must earn a “Brutal” medal by completing 25 kills without dying in a multiplayer game.

Nuclear Killer – You must earn a “Nuclear” medal which is obtained by achieving 30 kills without dying.

Frenzied Slayer – You will need to earn a Slay medal by completing 5 quick kills in a multiplayer match.

Mega Killer – Obtain a “Massacre” medal by completing 6 Quick Kills in Multiplayer.

Ultra Killer – You will need to earn an Extermination medal in a multiplayer game by completing 7 quick kills.

Chain Killer – You will need to successfully complete a chain of 7 player kills quickly in multiplayer.

From the Depths – In multiplayer, get 25 kills against enemies on land or on a ship when you shoot them underwater with a primary or secondary weapon.

The Eraser – In a Bomb Assault Team multiplayer match, take out a team of four on your own.

Return to Sender – Return a Frag Grenade and eliminate the enemy who threw it at you.

Submarine Operation – Underwater, place C4 on an enemy occupied gunboat and detonate it to kill the occupants 5 times

Nuclear as you wish – Earn a nuclear medal by hitting all kills with the same weapon.

All the covert ops to unlock in zombie mode:

Reaper of the Living Dead – Successfully kill over 1 million zombies (all games combined).

Armed to the Teeth – Obtain 2 weapons with the hell of a punch at max level, equipped ammo mods, and 6 activated perks.

Social Distancing – Reach round 20 without being hit once by zombies.

The Anvil – Exfiltrate using only melee attacks.

One more ? – Reach round 100 in a Die Maschine / Unlimited game.

Sufficient – Reach round 20 with only your starting gear equipped and with no upgrades.

Invincible – You will need to reach round 30 without getting knocked down once.

Checkmate – In Die Maschine, you will have to play all the trials in a single game.

Messenger of Chaos – You’ll need to successfully take down 50 enemies with just one support.

Mystery Box Addict – You must purchase all of the Mystery Box weapons in one game.

Liberation from Evil – In Die Maschine, simply complete the main quest.

King of the Silverbacks – You must score 999,999,999 points every game in Dead OPS Arcade