Black Ops 6 Prestige mode explained – All Prestige icons, rewards, and more

Rejoice, Call of Duty gamers. Classic Prestige is back in Black Ops 6, so the time to grind has never been more real than it is now.

After time-gating Prestige levels behind seasons in the past few CoD titles, classic Prestige is back to let you grind as much or as little as you like. For newer players or the uninitiated, this also means losing a lot of what you had unlocked, including your favorite guns and more, if you decide to Prestige.

Prestige mode is “not for the faint of heart,” as CoD has always said, and it rings true in BO6. Say goodbye to all of your favorite perks, streaks, and more, and get ready to unlock them again if you dare to Prestige in BO6.

Here’s everything there is know about how to Prestige in BO6.

How does Prestige work in BO6?

You can enter Prestige mode once you finish level 55 in BO6 for both multiplayer and Zombies. A few of the previous games’ seasonal Prestige variant where you were limited in how many levels you could obtain per season is no longer in CoD for BO6.

Once you reach level 55, you can choose to enter Prestige mode. This means that you will reset a ton of your progress, and begin all over again to rank up from levels one through 55 once more. There are 10 Prestige ranks in BO6, along with 1,000 Prestige Master levels to grind through once you finish Prestige 10.

This is very different from the last few CoD titles, so newer players in the series may find all of this as a surprise. But this is exactly how Prestige used to work, starting way back in 2007’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and several games after it.

What happens when you Prestige in BO6?

When you enter Prestige mode, you will:

• Reset to level one.
• A lot of what you unlocked previously will be locked, including weapons, perks, and more.
• Loadouts will also be reset.

Several things will not reset, however, including:

• Weapon progression and unlocks (camos, reticles, weapon levels, etc).
• Saved weapon builds.
• Challenge progression and unlocks.
• Battle pass and bought store content.
• Operators and emotes you’ve unlocked.
• Blueprints you own.

Are you ready to take the plunge? Prestige is not for everyone, but if it’s for you, there are plenty of rewards that await you each time you choose to reset everything and begin again.

Prestige rewards in BO6

In each Prestige in BO6, you will earn a new, unique reward every 10 levels up to level 50, along with two instant rewards each time you Prestige, including one Permanent Unlock that will allow you to unlock one item per Prestige so you never have to unlock it again.

For example, Prestige One instant unlocks include the Nacht Raider skin for Weaver and one Permanent Unlock. Level-up rewards for levels 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 include items like calling cards, emblems, blueprints, weapon charms, and more cosmetics.

This means each time you Prestige, there will be around six or seven new items to unlock as you level up, along with unlocking all of your previous items from levels one to 55 you haven’t unlocked permanently yet.

All Prestige icons in BO6

All of the Prestige icons in BO6 are a tribute to previous games in the Black Ops series, such as Prestige One’s icon paying tribute to the original Zombies mode in Call of Duty: World at War way back in 2008, which started the Black Ops storyline and franchise.

To view all of the Prestige icons in BO6, check out the gallery below by swiping through all 11 icons:

Will you make it to Prestige Master? What will you use your unlock tokens on? These questions and more await you in BO6.