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Playing Hardpoint match on Ship during the Black Ops 7 Proving Grounds Leaderboard Event
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Best ways to win the Black Ops 7 Proving Grounds Leaderboard Event

Bag the Reverence animated camo.
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Published: Nov 26, 2025 03:01 am

The Proving Grounds Leaderboard Event has officially kicked off in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and if you’re aiming for that flashy animated camo and calling card, you’ll need to climb your 30-player leaderboard fast.

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In the BO7 Proving Grounds event, you’re dropped into a pool of 29 other players and challenged to earn as much score as possible in Multiplayer. Finishing in the top five grants you the “Reverence” animated camo, while the winner takes all the rewards, including the “Proving Grounds: Champion” animated calling card to flex even harder.

You can settle for the basic participation and challenge rewards, including the “Drop ‘Em” M15 Mod 0 blueprint. But if you want to snag the premium rewards and show your skills, you’ll need a solid game plan. In this guide, we share some of the most effective tips to help you dominate your leaderboard, or simply earn the blueprint as fast as possible.

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Best tips to top the BO7 Proving Grounds Leaderboard Event

Best modes to play

Domination, Hardpoint, and Overload modes checked for the BO7 Proving Grounds Leaderboard Event
Focus on objectives. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Your best scoring opportunities are in Domination and Hardpoint. These modes constantly generate points through captures, holds, and Objective Kills. In Domination, always secure at least two zones, rotate smartly, defend them for easy scores. In Hardpoint, keep an eye on the next zone so you can set up early and stack points.

Overload is another solid option, as grabbing the Overload device and dunking it in the enemy zone gives a substantial score.

Best scorestreaks to equip

UAV Scorestreak in Black Ops 7
Assist as much as you can. Screenshot by Dot Esports

When choosing scorestreaks for the BO7 Proving Grounds event, prioritize those that generate assist points and passive scores. UAV and Counter-UAV are extremely effective because they reward you with assists whenever you reveal or disrupt enemies.

For a higher-tier option, the Watchdog Helo is a great pick since it both reveals and attacks enemies, helping you rack up eliminations or assists even when you’re not directly involved in the fight.

Best field upgrades and equipment to use

For objective-heavy modes like Domination and Hardpoint, the Trophy System is easily the best field upgrade to bring. Enemies will constantly toss grenades and tacticals into contested objectives, so placing a Trophy System somewhere safe within the zone can save your team and earn you valuable score.

Trophy System in Black Ops 7
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Squad Link is a solid alternative if you want to earn score from your teammates’ actions. Meanwhile, if you’re playing Overload, Active Camo is incredibly useful, as it makes you invisible to enemies, enabling you to easily grab the device and bring it to the enemy zone. 

When it comes to equipment, Semtex is a dependable lethal choice for grabbing quick eliminations, while Decoy grenades are perfect for passive score farming. Throwing a Decoy earns you easy assist points whenever teammates secure kills near its location. If you really want to maximize this, running the Tactical Wildcard gives you an extra grenade to work with.

Best perks to select

To maximize your scoring potential during the BO7 Proving Grounds Leaderboard Event, activate the Strategist Combat Specialty by selecting three green perks. This specialty increases your score for objective and sabotage actions, speeds up equipment use, and even highlights enemy gadgets through walls so you can destroy them for bonus score. For the specific perks, I suggest the following:

Guardian and other green perks to activate the Strategist Combat Specialty in Black Ops 7
Green perks for maximizing score. Screenshot by Dot Esports
  • Perk 1: Gearhead
  • Perk 2: Tech Mask
  • Perk 3: Guardian

Gearhead is a great since it gives you two Field Upgrade charges and recharges equipment faster, allowing you to deploy items like Trophy Systems and Decoy more frequently. Tech Mask makes you resistant to flashbangs, concussions, and gas, which is crucial for staying alive in chaotic objective areas. Guardian further improves your survivability while capturing or defending zones, giving you more time to accumulate points.

If you’re looking to get an upper hand before diving into the BO7 Proving Grounds, make sure to check out our settings guides to enhance your performance:

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Jeremiah Sevilla
Associate Editor. Jeremiah is a professional writer since 2017, covering esports and traditional sports. He started following the Dota 2 pro scene in 2014 before getting drawn to other titles. He previously wrote for ONE Esports, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, and Mineski.