The requirements for Emblems & Mastery Badges can get a bit confusing for the new players. There is a lot of information that you have to chew through to make sense of the whole system underneath the Emblems and Mastery Badges. If you are new to Black Ops 6, then this guide will help you catch up with Emblems and Mastery Badges in Black Ops 6.
What Are Emblems In Black Ops 6?
Emblems act as profile icons to show your progress in the game.
Emblems in Call of Duty Black Ops 6 serves as a profile icon to show your skillset to the other players. From the start, you have access to a variety of Emblems in the game, but to unlock the emblems, you must fulfill their requirements.
The variety of emblem types makes the hunting more immersive. Different Emblems will have their own specific requirement, and putting it in the profile picture shows the skillset you possess in the game.
How To Equip Emblems in Black Ops 6
You can swap the emblems in Black Ops 6 easily via the Options menu.
Here are steps to change or equip emblems in Black Ops 6.
- Go to the Options menu.
- Now head to the Progression Page at the end of the option menu.
- Here click on Emblems, located third in the row, to interact with every unlocked and Locked Emblems in the game.
Once you equip or change the Emblems, you will start seeing the changes on your profile icon almost immediately. If you are opening the game for the first time, you will see a lot of locked ones, keep reading to find out how to unlock them in the game.
How To Unlock Emblems In Black Ops 6
Since there are a variety of ways to earn Emblems, it can be difficult to pinpoint what exactly you need to do to unlock a specific emblem in the game. Here are the ways you can unlock Emblems in Black Ops 6:
- Ranking the Prestige Level
- Buying the Emblems from the store
- Getting Battle Pass
This section of the guide will go through all the Emblems of Black Ops 6 and its unlock requirements.
Prestige Emblems
The Emblems here are tied to the prestige system of the game. You will need to rank your prestige level to get the emblems mentioned below. You will need to take your Military level to 55 to enter the Prestige mode in Black Ops 6.
| Prestige Emblems | Unlock Requirements |
| Zombies Breach | Prestige 1, Level 30 |
| Madness Unleashed | Prestige 2, Level 30 |
| The Numbers | Prestige 3, Level 30 |
| Doomsday | Prestige 4, Level 30 |
| Claw | Prestige 5, Level 30 |
| Tedd | Prestige 6, Level 30 |
| Have a Nice Day! | Prestige 7, Level 30 |
| Corvus AI | Prestige 8, Level 30 |
| Where We Dropping? | Prestige 9, Level 30 |
| Red Door | Prestige 10, Level 30 |
For each rank you earn in the Prestige system, you will obtain an Emblem to place on your profile. The maximum is at reaching Level 30 and Prestige Rank 10. Once you reach Rank 10, you will get access to Prestige Master, where you get an additional 1000 levels. Leveling up to 1000 will allow you to equip the Prestige 1 Icon Legacy Set.
Default Emblems
If you were part of the Beta testing phase of Black Ops 6, then here are the default Emblems that already come unlocked in the game.
| Default Emblems | Unlock Requirement |
| Killshot | Open beta |
| Pitched | Open beta |
| Talon | Open beta |
| Launched | Open beta |
| To the Wolves | Open beta |
| Venomous | Open beta |
| Beta Tester | Reach Level 2 during Open beta |
Other Emblems
Taking part in the promotional event will earn you two exclusive emblems in Call of Duty Black Ops 6.
- Going Live: Buy the Corsair’s Black Ops 6 Collection
- Dead of Night: Buy the C.O.D.E Endeavour Tracer Pack Bundle.
You also have the option to buy the Emblems via Store or Battle Pass. While a store purchase will encapsulate every type of reward: Blueprints, Operator Skins, Emblems, and more. The Battle Pass will give you both Free and Premium rewards. Now let’s focus on the other section of the article the Mastery Badges.
What are Mastery Badges In Black Ops 6?
Mastery Badges are tied to weapons and equipment in the game.
A new progression system known as Mastery Badges is attached to every weapon and equipment in Black Ops 6. The more you use the weapon, the higher the badges you will unlock for the item. Each weapon here has four tiers to them, progressing on one tier will reveal the next tier, and the same rule applies for the third tier.
- Bronze (Badge I)
- Silver (Badge II)
- Gold (Mastery Badge)
- Diamond Badge
Every tier mentioned above will have its own separate objective or requirement you must complete to access the badge attached to the tier. It always comes down to the number of times you rely on using the weapon in the game.
Benefits of Master Badges
While the badges are mostly for cosmetic purposes to showcase your skills with the weapon you do get some benefits as well.
- Dimond Badge is the last one on the list and unlocks after completing the Gold Badge requirement.
- You will also unlock Stat Tracker, a record book where you can see your progress in the game, stats such as Kills, Blocks, and Damage can be seen via Stat Tracker.
- You will earn a Healthy XP bonus every time you earn a Dimond Badge for Weapon or Accessories,
Note: In Black Ops 6, the Mastery Badges for Multiplayer and Zombies will be different. Both side features their own set of rewards to collect.
How To Equip Mastery Badges In Black Ops 6
They get automatically unlocked or you can manually equipment through via Challenges under the Barracks option.
Mastery Badges can be shown on the Social Menu, WInner’s Circle, and KilCam. once you earn the badges for the weapon and accessories you can apply them to all three places in the game.
- From the Main Menu, go to the Barracks.
- Here Select Challanges.
- Then head to Mastery Badges.
Here you select the type of Mastery Badge you want to showcase on Social Menu, KillCam, or Winner’s Circle. Upon receiving the Mastery Badge for any weapon, it will get automatically displayed but you can manually edit them by going through the Mastery badges under Challenges.
How To Unlock Mastery Badges
Fulfilling the requirements for the weapon and equipment will earn you the Mastery Badge.
Since every Weapon and Equipment in the game has its own Mastery Badge from Bronze to Diamond. Here is a guide on the requirements to unlock the Mastery Badge for all weapons in the game.
All Multiplayer Mastery Badge Requirements
Since here you will be dealing with players, the requirement for each badge is very relaxed compared to the ones under the Zombie Mastery Badge.
| Weapon & Equipment Details | Badge I (Bronze)/ Badge II (Silver)/ Mastery Badge (Gold) Unlock Details | Diamond Unlock Details |
| Assault Rifles | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Assult Rifles |
| SMGs | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every SMG |
| LMGs | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every LMG |
| Sniper Rifles | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Sni[er Rifles |
| Marksman Rifles | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Marksman Rifles |
| Shotguns | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Shotgun |
| Pistols | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Pistol |
| Launchers | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Launcher |
| Melee Weapons | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Melee Weapon |
| Scorestreaks | Bronze: 10 Eliminations or Players Affected Silver: 15 Eliminations or Players Affected Gold: 25 Eliminations or Players Affected | Gold Mastery on Every Scorestreaks |
| Lethal | Bronze: 25 Eliminations Silver: 25 Eliminations Gold: 50 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Lethals |
| Tactical | Bronze:25 Eliminations or Players Affected Silver: 25 Eliminations or Players Affected Gold: 50 Eliminations or Players Affected | Gold Mastery on Every Tactical |
| Field Upgrades | Bronze: 25 Eliminations or Players Affected or Gadget uses Silver: 25 Eliminations or Players Affected or Gadget uses Gold: 50 Eliminations or Players Affected or Gadget uses | Gold Mastery on Every Field Upgrade |
Zombies Mastery Badge Unlock Requirements
Most of the details are going to stay the same but since we are dealing with zombies the requirements for all three badges will take an incredible spike in numbers. Instead of shooting down 100 to get the Bronze badge on a weapon, we will have to kill 500 zombies to earn it.
| Weapon & Equipment Details | Badge I (Bronze)/ Badge II (Silver)/ Mastery Badge (Gold) Unlock Details | Diamond Unlock Details |
| Assault Rifles | Bronze: 500 Eliminations Silver: 750 Eliminations Gold: 1000 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Assult Rifles |
| SMGs | Bronze: 500 Eliminations Silver: 750 Eliminations Gold: 1000 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every SMG |
| LMGs | Bronze: 500 Eliminations Silver: 750 Eliminations Gold: 1000 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every LMG |
| Sniper Rifles | Bronze: 500 Eliminations Silver: 750 Eliminations Gold: 1000 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Sni[er Rifles |
| Marksman Rifles | Bronze: 500 Eliminations Silver: 750 Eliminations Gold: 1000 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Marksman Rifles |
| Shotguns | Bronze: 500 Eliminations Silver: 750 Eliminations Gold: 1000 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Shotgun |
| Pistols | Bronze: 500 Eliminations Silver: 750 Eliminations Gold: 1000 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Pistol |
| Launchers | Bronze: 500 Eliminations Silver: 750 Eliminations Gold: 1000 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Launcher |
| Melee Weapons | Bronze: 500 Eliminations Silver: 750 Eliminations Gold: 1000 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Melee Weapon |
| Scorestreaks | Bronze: 100 Eliminations Silver: 150 Eliminations Gold: 200 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Scorestreaks |
| Lethal | Bronze: 50 Eliminations Silver: 50 Eliminations Gold: 100 Eliminations | Gold Mastery on Every Lethals |
| Tactical | Bronze:50 Eliminations or Affected Enemies Silver: 50 Eliminations or Affected Enemies Gold: 100 Eliminations or Affected Enemies | Gold Mastery on Every Tactical |
| Field Upgrades | Bronze: 100 Eliminations or Affected Enemies Silver: 150 Eliminations or Affected Enemies Gold: 200 Eliminations or Affected Enemies | Gold Mastery on Every Field Upgrade |
Emblems and Badges are meant more than just a simple customization, they hold the information we put in the game to get better at it. While you are here, you may also want to check out our guide on the best perks and wild cards in Black Ops 6.