The Best Camos In Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6

Key Takeaways

• Black Ops 6
  features unique camo designs like Blackthorn, Chromed Out, and Vengeance.
• Mastery camos like Afterlife and Permafrost require specific challenges for unlocking.
• Diamond camo, a franchise staple, harkens back to its iconic design in
  Black Ops 6.

The Call of Duty franchise is one of the most famous first-person shooter franchises, frequently releasing new titles that innovate and build upon the long-standing formula of the series. The Black Ops series is likely one of the most popular within the Call of Duty franchise, with Black Ops 6 being the most recent release.

Call of Duty fans expect the return of several mainstays in the Black Ops series, be it Zombies, a mind-bending campaign, or an array of memorable weapons. One of these expectations is for there to be a plethora of camos to unlock, requiring challenge completion in all weapon categories as players chip away at unlocking the esteemed mastery camos. These camo challenges are most commonly related to multiplayer, but each weapon in Black Ops 6 also has unique Zombies camos to unlock as well.

7 Blackthorn

Kompact 92

The Kompact 92 is the final SMG unlock in Black Ops 6, requiring level 49, a relatively late unlock requirement when compared to the other weapons in the game. The camo in question is the Blackthorn camo, and is the second special camo for the Kompact 92. To unlock this camo, players must first unlock all military camos, and then get 30 kills shortly after sprinting.

The Blackthorn camo is unique and creative, its name likely coming from the real-life type of camouflage of the same name. It sports an almost horror-inspired design, with a black thicket on a white background. Interestingly, certain components of the weapon have their original black color covered with a red tint. This adds to the somewhat ominous or eerie design of the camo.

6 Chromed Out

Marine SP

The Marine SP is the only pump-action shotgun in Black Ops 6, sporting high damage in close quarters and satisfying pump-action gameplay. Players can unlock the Chromed Out camo after completing all military camos and then getting 30 kills shortly after sprinting, much like the aforementioned Kompact 92.

The Chromed Out camo design is apt for a shotgun, covering the gun in bright and bold text that reads “Speed Demon”. Given the high-speed nature of shotgun gameplay, especially in Black Ops 6 with the inclusion of omnimovement, the Speed Demon text on the camo is certainly an accurate description.

5 Vengeance

AK-74

The AK-74 is an AK variant, a staple of not just the Call of Duty series, but first-person shooter games and action media in general. The vengeance camo can be unlocked in the special camo category, after completing all military camo challenges and then getting 20 kills with an AK-74 under-barrel grenade launcher.

Not only does the challenge prompt a unique playstyle from players, but the weapon camo itself is highly unique. It is another horror-inspired design, featuring a ghoulish facade over the gun. The unique aspect, however, is the high-contrast red coloration on a large portion of the weapon, providing an instantly recognizable and memorable design.

4 Afterlife

Universal

Black Ops 6 contains an array of mastery camos in both multiplayer and Zombies, with Warzone mastery camos slated for release alongside season one and the Warzone integration. One of the most standout mastery camos in the game is the Afterlife Zombies Mastery camo, requiring players to achieve Opal camo on every weapon, and then complete the weapon-specific Afterlife camo challenge.

The Afterlife camo is an animated camo, a consistent theme among all the Mastery camos beyond Diamond or its equivalent. Afterlife feels very themed to Zombies, with the bright blue accenting reminiscent of Element 115. The rotating blue symbols offer a lot of visual flair, standing out atop the rocky gray base layer.

3 Permafrost

LW3A1 Frostline

The LW3A1 Frostline is the base sniper rifle unlocked in Black Ops 6, sporting a fast fire rate and aim-down sight speed. To unlock the Permafrost camo, players must first complete all the military camo challenges, before getting 2 kills without reloading 10 times whilst using the Frostline.

The Permafrost camo is incredibly thematic, and is also a pun on the name of the gun. It features a cool blue coloration with white accenting, providing players with an aesthetic that evokes feelings of the cold. The camo also features tall trees, silhouetted against the colors, likely inspired by locations like the Alps and other snowy forested regions.

2 Teddy Is A Liar

C9

The C9 is the base SMG in Black Ops 6, and the first along the Prestige track to receive a unique Prestige camo, along with a full visual overhaul. In order to unlock the Teddy Is A Liar camo, players must reach Prestige One and level along the Prestige One unlock track. Players need not use the C9; instead, they just have to gain experience as normal in order to increase their level.

Teddy Is A Liar is an incredibly unique camo, featuring not just a paint job, but also a full cosmetic overhaul, akin to Mastercraft weapons from past Call of Duty titles. The C9 takes on the form of the Thompson from CoD: World At War, an incredibly famous WW2-era submachine gun. The new chassis of the C9 is then covered with ethereal hand prints and depicts a WW2 zombie on the body of the weapon. The references to the Zombies mode are not just visual, however, as the name of the weapon also references a common phrase found on the walls of many Zombies maps.

1 Diamond

Universal

Diamond camo is a staple of the Call of Duty franchise, unlocked by acquiring Gold camo on every gun in a weapon category and then completing the weapon-specific Diamond camo challenge. The Diamond camo was first introduced in Black Ops 2 and has been a staple across the Black Ops series ever since, sporting multiple varied designs but with its unlock requirement remaining consistent and iconic.

The Black Ops 6 Diamond camo harkens back to the original iteration of Diamond. It features a Gold base, with the rest of the weapon covered in a mass amount of small diamonds, creating an incredibly flashy and eye-catching appearance. Diamond camo is instantly recognizable, and provides a solid incentive for players to utilize every gun in a weapon category, whether they simply want to unlock Diamond or later adorn their weapon with the camo as they approach later mastery challenges.