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How to unlock all weapons in Black Ops 6

2024-12-17

As of Black Ops 6’s launch, there are a total of 33 weapons that can be used and equipped within your Multiplayer loadout, with more set to be added in post-launch seasons.

All of these weapons are usable across Multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone following the Season 1 integration of Black Ops 6.

To explain how to get your hands on all of these weapons, we’ll be running through how to unlock all weapons in Black Ops 6, as well as an explainer on how to permanently unlock weapons through Prestiges in Black Ops 6.

On this page:

  • How to unlock all new weapons
  • How to permanently unlock weapons with Prestige and Blueprints

How to unlock all new weapons in Black Ops 6

As of the launch of the game, there are 33 unlockable weapons in Black Ops 6, usable across Multiplayer and Zombies - with the latter mode having a few of its own, additional and exclusive 'Wonder Weapons'.

The pool of Multiplayer weapons will also be introduced to Warzone after the Season 1 update coming in mid-November.

Going by past entries, new weapons will also be added via seasons, expanding the available roster. These are typically unlockable via a season's associated battle pass, with an unlock challenge added for when that battle pass rotates out.

All of the guns in the base Black Ops 6 game are all unlockable via the standard 1-55 levelling climb, which can be done across both Multiplayer and Zombies simultaneously thanks to unified progression.

In the following table - which you can sort and search with - we run through the specific requirements to unlock every single weapon available right now.

Here’s how to unlock all of the new weapons in Black Ops 6:

WeaponTypeHow to Unlock
XM4Assault RifleReach player Level 4 (Custom Loadouts)
C9SMGReach player Level 4 (Custom Loadouts)
Marine SPShotgunReach player Level 4 (Custom Loadouts)
PU-21LMGReach player Level 4 (Custom Loadouts)
SWAT 5.56Marksman RifleReach player Level 4 (Custom Loadouts)
LW3A1 FrostlineSniper RifleReach player Level 4 (Custom Loadouts)
9mm PMPistolReach player Level 4 (Custom Loadouts)
CIGMA 2BLauncherReach player Level 4 (Custom Loadouts)
KnifeMeleeReach player Level 4 (Custom Loadouts)
KSVSMGReach player Level 7
AK-74Assault RifleReach player Level 10
XMGLMGReach player Level 13
GrekhovaPistolReach player Level 13
Tanto .22SMGReach player Level 16
AMES 85Assault RifleReach player Level 19
HE-1LauncherReach player Level 19
Tsarkov 7.62Marksman RifleReach player Level 22
SVDSniper RifleReach player Level 25
GPR 91Assault RifleReach player Level 28
GS45PistolReach player Level 28
ASG-89ShotgunReach player Level 31
AEK-973Marksman RifleReach player Level 34
PP-919SMGReach player Level 37
Model LAssault RifleReach player Level 40
Stryder .22PistolReach player Level 40
Jackal PDWSMGReach player Level 43
DM-10Marksman RifleReach player Level 43
Goblin MK2Assault RifleReach player Level 46
LR 7.62Sniper RifleReach player Level 49
Kompakt 92SMGReach player Level 49
GPMG-7LMGReach player Level 52
Baseball BatMeleeReach player Level 52
AS VALAssault RifleReach player Level 55

How to permanently unlock weapons with Prestige and Blueprints in Black Ops 6

Black Ops 6 sees the return of many fan-requested features, one of the biggest being traditional Prestige, with a suite of ten Prestige levels followed by a Level 1-1000 'Prestige Master' climb.

A common staple of the Prestige system is that, upon reaching Level 55 and choosing to enter the next Prestige rank, your level is reset to 1 and all your items are locked until you reach the associated level again - though you keep all the individual progress, such as weapon levels and mastery badges.

In Black Ops 6, there are a couple of ways to circumvent this and offset the need to unlock absolutely everything manually, every single go around.

One is through a feature of the Prestige system itself - every time you rank up to the next tier of Prestige, you unlock a Permanent Unlock, allowing you to acquire an item of your choice, be it a weapon, perk, Scorestreak etc. and have it available permanently through all future Prestiges.

A second option is via any Blueprints you’ve unlocked, which allow you to use both the Blueprint variant and the base weapon itself anytime, regardless of what level you are, so long as you have access to Custom Loadouts.

It’s worth keeping both of these in mind as you spend your Permanent Unlock tokens – personally speaking, in past COD titles, I would typically skew towards unlocking Perks or items I liked that weren’t unlocked until the high Level 40s and 50s, but of course it all depends what you like to use.

Again, you’ll keep all your weapon builds and levels, but you might want to wait to jump into the next Prestige if you’re working on any camo challenges, so that you can finish those before the weapon is re-locked.


If you want a rundown of Black Ops 6 weapons per class, we’ve got a all weapons listed page, as well as several best loadout guides for weapons like the XM4, Jackal PDW, and more!

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