The camo grind never stops in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 2 with the arrival of the Escalation Directive event.
A total of nine weapon camos, including some slick animated ones, are up for grabs in this challenge-based event, along with a new shotgun serving as a mastery reward. There’s also a ton of XP for every reward you’ll unlock.
Here’s a complete guide to the Escalation Directive event in Season 2 of BO7 and Warzone.
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Escalation Directive event start and end dates
The event kicked off on Feb. 12, and it’s currently live across Black Ops 7 Multiplayer, Zombies, Co-Op Campaign/Endgame, and Warzone. It runs for two full weeks, ending on Feb. 26, giving you enough time to grind for the camos and new weapon.
How does the Escalation Directive event work in BO7 and Warzone?
During the event, you need to complete challenges for each weapon class (e.g. assault rifle, SMG, sniper rifle) to unlock the camos (static) in each of the four modes (Multiplayer, Zombies, Campaign, Warzone). Once you’ve completed all the challenges in a single mode, you’ll unlock the animated completion camo in that particular mode. That means there are four animated completion camos you can earn in the event.
According to reliable Call of Duty data miner Alaix, there’s a secret camo that you can unlock by getting all the camo rewards in Escalation Directive event.
Additionally, when you’ve completed a total of nine challenges across any modes, you’ll get the new SG-12 shotgun.
All camo rewards and challenges in BO7 Escalation Directive event
Below is the full list of the challenges for each weapon class in each mode and the camos you’ll get for completing them.
BO7 Multiplayer
Camo: Decay Heat (plus 2,500 XP)
Challenges
| Weapon Class | Challenge |
|---|---|
| Assault Rifles | Get 150 kills while aiming down sights with assault rifles. |
| SMGs | Earn 20 Double Kill Medals or better (2 Rapid Kills) with SMGs. |
| Shotguns | Get 25 Point Blank Kills with shotguns. |
| LMGs | Get 3 kills with LMGs without reloading 10 times. |
| Marksman Rifles | With a 4.0x or higher magnification scope equipped, get 50 eliminations with marksman rifles. |
| Sniper Rifles | Get 25 One Shot Kills with sniper rifles. |
| Pistols | Get 25 eliminations with pistols. |
| Launchers & Specials | Get 25 kills or scorestreak destructions with launchers or special weapons. |
| Melee | Get 25 kills with melee weapons. |
Multiplayer Mastery Camo (animated): Radioactive (plus 10,000 XP)
BO7 Zombies
Camo: Prismatic (plus 2,500 XP)
Challenges
| Weapon Class | Challenge |
|---|---|
| Assault Rifles | Earn 25 Massacre Medals (10 Rapid Kills) with assault rifles. |
| SMGs | Get 1,000 eliminations with SMGs at Rare Rarity or higher. |
| Shotguns | Get 500 eliminations with shotguns while they are Pack-A-Punched. |
| LMGs | Use LMGs to kill 150 enemies while Insta-Kill Power-Up is active. |
| Marksman Rifles | Get 100 kills with marksman rifles while a T.E.D.D. Task is active. |
| Sniper Rifles | Get 300 Critical Kills with sniper rifles. |
| Pistols | Get 10 consecutive kills without taking damage with pistols. |
| Launchers & Specials | Use launchers or special weapons to eliminate 100 Armored Zombies. |
| Melee | With Tier 2 or higher Armor equipped, get 300 eliminations with melee weapons. |
Zombies Mastery Camo (animated): Rive (plus 10,000 XP)
BO7 Co-Op & Endgame
Camo: Synthesis (plus 2,500 XP)
Challenges
| Weapon Class | Challenge |
|---|---|
| Assault Rifles | Use assault rifles to eliminate 50 Special or Elite enemies. |
| SMGs | Get 3 kills rapidly 30 times with SMGs. |
| Shotguns | Get 150 eliminations with shotguns while at Combat Rating 30 or higher. |
| LMGs | Use LMGs to eliminate 300 Human or Guild Bot enemies. |
| Marksman Rifles | Get 150 eliminations with marksman rifles at Rare Rarity or higher. |
| Sniper Rifles | In Endgame, use sniper rifles to eliminate 100 enemies in Zone III or higher. |
| Pistols | Use pistols to kill 25 enmies affected by your equipment or ability. |
| Launchers & Specials | Get a kill or destroy Guild equipment or VTOLs 50 times with launchers or special weapons. |
| Melee | Get a kill with a melee weapon while or shortly after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 50 times. |
Co-Op & Endgame Mastery Camo (animated): Cell Fusion (plus 10,000 XP)
Warzone
Camo: Phased (plus 2,500 XP)
| Weapon Class | Challenge |
|---|---|
| Assault Rifles | Get 30 eliminations with Loadout assault rifles. |
| SMGs | Get 10 kills while moving with SMGs. |
| Shotguns | Get 5 kills while aiming down sights with shotguns. |
| LMGs | Get 2 kills with LMGs in a single match 3 times. |
| Marksman Rifles | Get 3 kills with marksman rifles in a single life. |
| Sniper Rifles | Get 5 Long Shot Kills with sniper rifles. |
| Pistols | Get 3 eliminations with pistols. |
| Launchers & Specials | Get 3 kills or vehicle destructions with launchers or special weapons. |
| Melee | Get 3 kills with melee weapons. |
Warzone Mastery Camo: Ionize (plus 10,000 XP)
Once you’ve unlocked all the camos in Escalation Directive event, you’ll earn the Incandescence animated camo, according to CoD data miner Alaix.
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