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Sourav Banik

How to complete Week 5 challenges in BO7 & Warzone Season 5

Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 5 Week 5 bring the RK-9 Calibrated Strike System and 10,000 XP. In that way, you also progress with your Season 5 Murder and Nectar camos by completing them.

Here are all the Week 5 challenges in BO7 and Warzone, along with the best ways to complete them.

Quick summary

  • Complete any six to unlock the RK-9 Calibrated Strike System attachment and 10,000 bonus XP.
  • Multiplayer focuses on an eight-attachment Gunfighter weapon, objective score, Freerun, headshots, AR Bloodthirsties, and long-shot medals.
  • Warzone challenges require shotgun, pistol, and ground-loot eliminations, Bounty Contracts or Target Uplinks, weapon-swap kills, and supply-box deployments.

All Week 5 challenges in BO7 and Warzone Season 5

You may also check Week 4 Challenges to stack up progress.

Multiplayer

BO7 Season 5 Week 5 Multiplayer challenges
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Challenge Reward How to complete
With the Gunfighter Wildcard equipped: get 250 Eliminations using a Weapon with 8 Attachments 5000 XP Equip Gunfighter, build a weapon with 8 attachments, and use it as your main weapon in respawn modes
Earn 10,000 total Objective Score 5000 XP Play Hardpoint, Domination, or another objective mode and focus on capturing, defending, and contesting points
Objective score matters more than your regular match score here
Finish the race in Freerun 3 times 3500 XP Enter Freerun, complete the course, and repeat it 3 times
Get 30 Headshots 3500 XP Use ARs with low recoil or a Marksman Rifle and aim at head level in every fight
Use an Assault Rifle to earn the Bloodthirsty Medal (5 Kills without dying) 2500 XP Equip an AR and play carefully until you secure 5 kills in one life
Earn 5 Long Shot Medals (killed an enemy at long range) 2500 XP Use an AR, LMG, or sniper on maps with open sightlines
Hold distant angles and finish enemies from beyond normal close and mid-range distances

Warzone

BO7 Season 5 Week 5 Warzone challenges
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Challenge Reward How to complete
Get 10 Eliminations with Shotguns 5000 XP Use a shotgun for close-range fights in buildings, stairwells, and other tight areas
Resurgence is better because it offers more frequent engagements
Complete 10 Bounty Contracts or Target Uplinks 5000 XP Pick up Bounty Contracts or Target Uplinks as soon as they appear
Complete easy targets first, and use vehicles to move between objectives quickly.
Get 10 Eliminations with Pistols 3500 XP Use pistols during early-game fights or finish downed enemies with them
Get 5 Kills shortly after swapping weapons 3500 XP Start a fight with one weapon, switch to another, and secure the elimination shortly afterward
Get 10 Eliminations using Ground Looted Weapons 2500 XP Avoid grabbing a loadout at the start of the match and use floor loot or weapons taken from enemies
Deploy 5 Armor, Munitions, or Utility Boxes 2500 XP Carry boxes in your inventory and deploy them whenever you or your squad needs supplies

Zombies

BO7 Season 5 Week 5 Zombies challenges
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Challenge Reward How to complete
Get 750 Eliminations with Legendary Rarity Mystery Box Weapons 5000 XP Roll a Legendary weapon from the Mystery Box and use it for as many kills as possible
Get 150 Scorestreak Kills 5000 XP Equip area-damage Scorestreaks and activate them against large groups
Save each streak for dense hordes
Kill 15 Zombies without reloading 10 times with an Assault Rifle 3500 XP Use an AR with a large magazine, reload before each attempt, and funnel zombies into a controlled lane
Kill 15 without pressing reload, then repeat nine more times
Complete Round 15 in Rogue Run 3500 XP Load into Rogue Run and prioritize survival over unnecessary fights
Upgrade your weapon early and use a safe route to reach Round 15
Consume 5 Epic or higher Rarity GobbleGums 2500 XP Equip Epic or better GobbleGums before launching a match and consume them as soon as the opportunity is useful
Get 250 Kills using an Assault Rifle Wall Buy 2500 XP Purchase an Assault Rifle from a Wall Buy and use it for 250 eliminations

Co-op and Endgame

BO7 Season 5 Week 5 Co-op Endgame challenges
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Challenge Reward How to complete
In Endgame: get 300 Eliminations with Exotic Weapons 5000 XP Loot or equip an Exotic Weapon and use it throughout several Endgame runs
In Endgame: Eliminate 200 enemies in QuadCore Sites or Toxin Fields 5000 XP Prioritize QuadCore Sites and Toxin Fields on the map, then farm enemies inside those areas
Get 50 Kills with the Frag Grenade, Cluster Grenade, or Impact Grenade Equipment 3500 XP Throw grenades into groups of enemies, especially during Activities where targets are forced into narrow areas
In Endgame: complete a Guild Strike, Possessed Convoy, or Terminal Vector Activity 3500 XP Complete whichever of the three Activities appears first
This is a one-time objective, so don’t ignore these icons while moving through the map
Kill 10 Special or Elite enemies with the Death Machine or War Machine Ability 2500 XP Save your Death Machine or War Machine for Special and Elite enemies
Use an Assault Rifle to Eliminate 3 Deadeyes or Phantom Marksmen 2500 XP Equip an Assault Rifle and target Deadeyes or Phantom Marksmen during Endgame encounters
Keep the AR equipped when securing the final eliminations

Week 5 reward in BO7 and Warzone Season 5

The main Week 5 reward is the RK-9 Calibrated Strike System. It’s a barrel attachment that adds specialized bloom rounds that expand during flight and deal maximum damage within a specific range. The attachment also includes an indicator to show when an enemy is inside that ideal damage distance.

The six challenges you can complete to get the reward fastest are:

  • Get 10 Eliminations with Shotguns in Warzone
  • Get 10 Eliminations with Pistols in Warzone
  • Get 10 Eliminations using Ground Looted Weapons in Warzone
  • Deploy five Armor, Munitions, or Utility Boxes in Warzone
  • Get 30 Headshots in Multiplayer
  • Earn 10,000 total Objective Score in Multiplayer

Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 5 weekly challenge reset date

Each challenge set in Season 5 unlocks every Thursday at 11am CT, and remains available throughout the season until the end date.

In the meantime, check the Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 5 Reloaded roadmaps to know everything reserved for mid-season.

What’s the Season 5 Week 5 reward?

In Week 5, you unlock the RK-9 Calibrated Strike System and earn 10,000 XP.

When will BO7 and Warzone Season 5 Week 6 Challenges arrive?

Season 5 Week 6 Challenges will go live on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at 11am CT.


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