Dark Ops Challenges return in Black Ops 6 to leave you scratching your head wondering what on Earth you need to do to complete them. No head-scratching is required though, we have every leaked Black Ops 6 Dark Ops Challenge with full descriptions for each.
Each edition of Call of Duty is supposed to last roughly one year, carrying us through the annual cycle until the next release—Call of Duty 2025, in this case. Black Ops 6 features a ton of Camo challenges, many weapons to unlock and upgrade, as well as an extensive player-leveling system that sees the return of the classic Prestige model.
Amongst this wealth of content is Dark Ops—a concept Treyarch used in 2020’s Black Ops Cold War. These top-secret challenges offer pleasant BLOPS 6 rewards, but they are top-secret no longer.
Every Dark Ops Challenge in Black Ops 6
There are 23 Dark Ops challenges in Black Ops 6, and they range from killing enemies in quick succession to earning the coveted, game-ending Nuke.
Just to reiterate, when you load up Black Ops 6 multiplayer, this list will be full of classified objectives. Thanks to X user @HeyImAlaix, we’ve seen first-hand the whole list.
A big spoiler warning as every leaked Black Ops 6 Dark Ops challenge is below. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
| Dark Ops challenge name | Dark Ops challenge description |
|---|---|
| Frenzy Killer | Earn a Frenzy Kill Medal (5 rapid kills). |
| Mega Killer | Earn a Mega Kill Medal (6 rapid kills). |
| Ultra Killer | Earn an Ultra Kill Medal (7 rapid kills). |
| Chain Killer | Earn a Kill Chain Medal (More than 7 rapid kills). |
| Relentless Killer | Earn a Relentless Medal (20 kills without dying). |
| Brutal Killer | Earn a Brutal Medal (25 kills without dying). |
| Nuclear Killer | Earn a Nuke (30 kills without dying). |
| Nuked Out | Earn a Nuke in Free For All without using Scorestreaks. |
| Very Nuclear | Earn a Nuke with 25 different weapons (All kills toward each Nuke must come from a single weapon). |
| 2 Birds 1 Stone | Earn a Collateral Kill Medal (Killed multiple uninjured enemies with the same shot) outside of Hardcore. |
| Accidentally on Purpose | Kill an enemy with an environmental hazard. |
| Return to Sender | Kill an enemy by throwing back the Frag Grenade they threw at you. |
| Circus Act | Earn a Bankshot Medal (Killed an enemy by banking the Combat Axe off a surface). |
| Buzzsaw | Earn 10 Triple Kill Medals (3 Rapid Kills) or better in Hardcore. |
| Ace! | Earn 4 Ace Medals (Killed each enemy in a round of Search and Destroy, minimum 4 enemies). |
| Hit Job | Get 1 Finishing Moves. |
| 100k | Get 100,000 eliminations. |
| Go Loooong! | Get a long-range Combat Axe kill, Semtex Stick, or Drill Charge Stick. |
| Too Hardcore for Hardcore | Get 10 kills without dying 1 time in Hardcore. |
| Dark Indeed | Earned Dark Matter on 33 Weapons in Multiplayer. |
| Double Trouble | Kill both enemies in Gunfight with a single shot or explosion. |
| Hard Breakup | Perform 7 Finishing Moves in a single match. |
| Blunt Trauma | Kill an enemy with direct impact of a Smoke. |
We’ve yet to discover the full extent of the rewards if you can complete every Dark Ops challenge, but I imagine you receive a hefty amount of XP for completing each one of these secret assignments.
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