Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 is bringing back some of the classic weapons, and one of them is the Ballistic Knife.
First introduced in the original Black Ops, this iconic melee weapon blends close-quarters lethality with plenty of style. Below is a detailed guide on how to unlock the Ballistic Knife in BO7 and Warzone, plus a look at its Prestige Camos.
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How to unlock Ballistic Knife in BO7 and Warzone
The Ballistic Knife is a spring-action knife launcher that fires high-damage blades, letting you land deadly ranged shots on unarmored enemies. It’s all about accuracy and timing. What’s more, you can recover your fired blades or restock from dead enemies with the Scavenger perk.
You can grab the Ballistic Knife as the Week 1 reward from the Weekly Challenges. To unlock it, you need to complete six challenges across BO7 Multiplayer, Zombies, Co-op Campaign, or Warzone. Each mode has its own set of six challenges, so you can clear all six in one mode or mix and match across them, whatever works for you.
Completing challenges also rewards XP, so you’ll be ranking up while knocking out weekly tasks. And no need to worry if you miss out on a week: as long as you play at any point during Season 1, all previous Weekly Challenges stay available until the season ends.
Here are the Week 1 challenges across each mode to unlock the Ballistic Knife:
Multiplayer Week 1 challenges
| Weekly Challenge | XP Reward |
|---|---|
| Kill your Nemesis 3 times. | 2,500 |
| Kill 5 enemies detected by Pinpoint Grenade tactical equipment. | 2,500 |
| Get 12 kills with lethal equipment. | 3,500 |
| Get 5 kills with Drone Pod field upgrade. | 3,500 |
| Win 7 matches. | 5,000 |
| Get 300 eliminations. | 5,000 |
Zombies Week 1 challenges
| Weekly Challenges | XP Reward |
|---|---|
| Eliminate an Elite Zombie. | 2,500 |
| Kill 50 zombies affected by your tactical equipment. | 2,500 |
| Kill 10 or more zombies with a single Scorestreak 50 times. | 3,500 |
| With Wisp Tea Perk active: get 50 Wisp Companion kills. | 3,500 |
| Eliminate 2500 Zombies. | 5,000 |
| Survive 60 total rounds on Astra Malorum. | 5,000 |
Co-op and Endgame Week 1 challenges
| Weekly Challenges | XP Reward |
|---|---|
| Eliminate 3 Guild Raiders. | 2,500 |
| Get 10 kills with equipment. | 2,500 |
| Get 10 Scorestreak kills. | 3,500 |
| Kill 25 enemies with or affected by your abilities. | 3,500 |
| Eliminate 250 human enemies. | 5,000 |
| Jailbreak your weapon 3 times. | 5,000 |
Warzone Week 1 challenges
| Weekly Challenges | XP Reward |
|---|---|
| Get 2 kills with lethals. | 2,500 |
| Complete 3 contracts. | 2,500 |
| Open 40 loot crates. | 3,500 |
| Get 5 eliminations with melee weapons. | 3,500 |
| Get 40 eliminations. | 5,000 |
| Earn 5 top 10 placements. | 5,000 |
Ballistic Knife Prestige Camos
The Ballistic Knife doesn’t have attachments, but you can still level it up to 30 and jump into Weapon Prestige to unlock universal Prestige Camos for melee weapons. Here’s what you can earn:
- Prestige 1: Stinger
- Prestige 2: Barbed
- Prestige Max: Elegant
You can also check out our guides on unlocking the Kogot-7 SMG and Maddox RFB assault rifle, both arriving at BO7 Season 1 launch.
Published: Dec 7, 2025 08:57 pm