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Prestigious Award

Attain max level or Prestige with 25 different weapons in Zombies

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How to unlock the Prestigious Award achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Definitive Guide

GSR CAOR

TrueAchievements

28 Oct 2018 15:38

UPDATE July 20, 2019
It appears DLC weapons don't count for this achievement unless you’ve unlocked them in the black market and can customize them in the armoury. Thanks to XGN Alexlol and CrazedFool98 in the comments for figuring this out

Guide has been updated to reflect new information and strategy. If you voted negative please let me know why so I can make the guide better.

This achievement is for prestiging with 25 weapons or getting max level with 25 weapons in zombies.
Here is a list of all weapon max levels so you don't have to end a match to check whether or not you just got max level with a gun.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRyHqEDPjk-X...

Just so everyone is aware, this achievement is now fixed. If you fulfilled the requirements for getting 25 weapons to max level or prestige 1 before the achievement was fixed, you likely will need to get another weapon to max level or prestige one or you could try and prestige a weapon you have at max level.

Deciding what weapons to level up:
Personally, I have been trying to avoid any weapon that doesn't allow you to put on attachments. This is because as you unlock attachments for guns that have them, the weapons themselves because very powerful and it also feels good when you are actually unlocking something rather than leveling weapons that don't give you anything for doing it. Avoid the Essex Model 07 at all costs! I wasted my time with this weapon but it is absolute trash. Hands down, worst weapon in the game. Also, you can't get levels for wonder-weapons so avoid using those when going for this achievement.

Here is a list of level unlocks for zombies in case you forget which weapons you have unlocked mid-game:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTT-lN4rWn-N4-GW...
Note: weapons you unlock by leveling up in that match cannot be leveled up until you end the game and start a new one. Keep track of what level you start at when you start a match so you can work on the weapons unlocked at that level.

Now into the actual strategy guide for leveling weapons quickly. I have a DLC strategy and a base game strategy. Both work fine. If anyone is interested, my perk setup is quick revive, death wish, dead shot for weapon camos while leveling the guns, and stamina up for training on the roof of blood of the dead as my modifier.

XP earn rate is similar in all games with 1-4 people so play solo for the most zombie kills per round. Hardened difficulty earns you 125% the XP you would earn while playing normal or casual but I recommend playing casual because zombies have less health and this will make a difference on the higher rounds. Also, on hardcore you only have 150 health.

Strategies:
TLDR: Personally, I always just train on the roof of Blood of the Dead on casual difficulty until round 60-70 and then I end the game.

Basically, you just want to survive until the zombies take too much ammo to kill (round 50/60 on casual) and get as many kills with your guns that you are leveling as possible. Just keep track of what weapons you have unlocked and what the max levels are so you know when you've maxed a gun and you can pick up a new one. If you wanna train on Classified train on the bottom of the war room level. If you wanna train on IX train in the starting room. If you wanna train on Blood of the Dead train on the roof. If you wanna camp you can camp at the top of the stairs at the warden's house in Blood of the Dead or you can camp in the elevator with one bot on Classified.

Crazy Fred has a cool camping spot on IX in the comments:
This might be patched later cause it's kind of a cheese spot but you aren't glitching or anything while using it.
"On IX, there is a kind of "cool spot" for headshots, check here > https://www.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/9tg0sc/does_any...

28 Oct 2018 15:38

122 Comments

The most recent update said “increase the xp earn rate in solo and 2 player” so the bot thing shouldn’t be necessary anymore. Also max for the Essex is 17 as well. And yes this is the worst weapon in zombies by far. I also wasted time with it because of course it was the 1st gun I got from box when deciding to level up something and I didn’t realize how bad it’d be.

By J2B9 on 29 Oct 2018 00:17

i just got 25 weapons to prestige 2. still nothing

By Vareeh on 29 Oct 2018 08:33

as for the weapon levels i know here's 2 screenshots of what levels i've recorded. i may be off on one or two as well but it's just the last level i remember getting. http://prntscr.com/lbozyt http://prntscr.com/lbp089

By Vareeh on 29 Oct 2018 08:38

^ My guess as well. Typo, R and F are next to oneanother on the keyboard

By Itzz Sh0wt1m3 on 29 Oct 2018 12:02

Max level for Zweihander is 17, just got this one.

By Onechien on 29 Oct 2018 12:15

of course ive considered all possibilities which is why i will keep leveling stuff up till they are max and then i'll know if its bugged for sure

By Vareeh on 29 Oct 2018 13:35

Here some max levels to fill in your doc.

ICR: 16
Hitchcock: 16
VAPR: 15
Escargot: 15
M1927: 16
Essex: 17
Auger: 17
Koshka: 16
Outlaw: 17
Welling: 10
Trebuchet: 13
Hellion: 7

I did most of these before Treyarch started patching the game every day, so if anyone knows for a fact that one of my numbers are wrong let me know :)

By PengYen on 29 Oct 2018 17:07

welling is 13 bro icr is 15, check my recorded numbers above

By Vareeh on 29 Oct 2018 23:53

Update us when u hit max level on prestige 2 vareeh

By Inferno118 on 30 Oct 2018 00:22

@PengYen thanks for the help! I'll add these in when I get the chance.

By GSR CAOR on 30 Oct 2018 00:53

@Vareeh That’s odd, in my experience the Welling was only 10 and the ICR 16. I haven’t prestiged these weapons yet so I still have a chance to see their max levels on the second go through. If someone has pics or video of them reaching 13 for the Welling that’d be great since I know for a fact it was only 10 when I did it.

By PengYen on 30 Oct 2018 21:38

well all the secondaries i've done were level 13 so it makes sense and i did the icr to level 15 3 times so thats odd if you did get different

By Vareeh on 31 Oct 2018 07:38

My Wellington is currently sitting at level 11, so it's definitely not 10.

By ZelinkTheOne on 31 Oct 2018 13:16

these daily updates are killing me. one day i cant use certain attachments on certain guns and camos dont work. the next day max ammos arent refilling ammo on one of the last guns i need to level up. for fuck sake treyarch take your time and get it right. this is so frustrating rn.

By Vareeh on 01 Nov 2018 00:47

well that makes 25 guns maxed out, and no achievement..

By Vareeh on 01 Nov 2018 03:08

Yeah, I just prestiged and still have the prestiged guns, they're all just locked. Might be worth adding this to the guide?
For those who like to prestiged nd worried they'd loose their progress on prestiging 25 weapons.

By Diplodomcus on 04 Dec 2022 22:24

definitely bugged as this is the type of achievement some randoms would have unlocked but it’s still at %0.00, definitely gotta make this known by treyarch. They’ll definitely fix it since they did MP 101 so quickly

By Inferno118 on 01 Nov 2018 16:00

Changes for either each person or each update, looking at people’s responses. I wouldn’t recommend trying the Essex or welling

By Inferno118 on 02 Nov 2018 00:21

Great guide for people who are prestieging you should put down what level each gun unlocks at to focus in challenges around those levels!

By GtechApocalypse on 02 Nov 2018 17:45

i was thinking that too ^ personally i just made sure i always had something to work on either with perma unlocked high level guns or working on the higher level guns while i had them and keeping some low level guns available.

By Vareeh on 03 Nov 2018 03:32

@Charmander the complete list is in the guide. Check the link near the top of the guide for max level of weapons.

By GSR CAOR on 03 Nov 2018 16:38

@GtechApocalypse I just added that to the guide. Thanks for the feedback!

By GSR CAOR on 03 Nov 2018 17:12

@Charmander the upgraded VKM shoots explosive rounds so they do splash damage to you as well.

By GSR CAOR on 04 Nov 2018 02:07

As of now, what’s the best strategy for doing this? A little confuse from the comments.

Which map, difficulty, player count and strategy?

By OwnedByOmar on 08 Nov 2018 17:29

On IX, there is a kind of "cool spot" for headshots, check here > https://www.reddit.com/r/CODZombies/comments/9tg0sc/does_any...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WfMYMLmgPM

By CrazyFred77 on 09 Nov 2018 05:15

@CrazyFred77 Thanks! I'll add that into the guide with credit when I get a chance.

By GSR CAOR on 09 Nov 2018 05:45

@CrazyFred77 very interesting strategy
@GSR Got it man. Will probably stick to hardcore then and try CrazyFred77 strategy

By OwnedByOmar on 09 Nov 2018 06:21

Anyone unlock it yet

By jdsx10 on 11 Nov 2018 15:01

@jdsx10 you can literally see if anyone has unlocked it, just look at the number

By GoatND on 15 Nov 2018 15:52

Now that double XP is on, what’s the best way to level up the weapons?

By OwnedByOmar on 17 Nov 2018 02:16

@OwnedByOmar just get kills with the weapons you want to level up when you are high enough level to have them unlocked in the armory. I like to play casual on classified and just train on the war room level. If you don't have classified, play blood and run around on the roof. Try to focus on only getting kills with your guns and only use your specialist when trapped.

By GSR CAOR on 17 Nov 2018 05:58

^imo the best way is to camp in the spot on IX mentioned

By Itzz Sh0wt1m3 on 17 Nov 2018 07:56

^ Do your guns level quicker in hardcore?

By Itzz Sh0wt1m3 on 17 Nov 2018 16:02

I just got my 26th Gun to Prestige 1, idk if I should continue with the next Prestige or leave it like that and wait for Treyarch to release a Patch for the achievement, the same happened with MP 101.

By Manik01 on 17 Nov 2018 20:30

I'm feeling pretty sure they don't know/aware this cheevo is bugged. :D

By CrazyFred77 on 17 Nov 2018 21:13

Well, this weekend is double weapon XP weekend so maybe that'll help bring this broken achievement to their attention?

By GoatND on 18 Nov 2018 04:54

I have 24 guns at max.. and MOG at level 12.. waiting for them to patch this achievement before I max the last gun.

By Ye Guanli on 18 Nov 2018 18:33

@GSR CAOR
Hey Guys,if you wanna get this achievement, you have to max prestige 25 weapons who had operator mods and weapons with attachments, other weapons without attachments not count for this achievement.

By irobotbubble on 20 Nov 2018 10:31

^ source?

By Itzz Sh0wt1m3 on 20 Nov 2018 12:35

i already maxed 32 weapons. only one i haven't leveled up is the sg12. and they know because i showed them video proof it is broken

By Vareeh on 22 Nov 2018 12:50

I have been working on this for way longer than I like to admit. I just prestiged the last weapon and like all of you NO Acheesement. I only have 2 Challenges left, Burst Counts and Accelerated Fire. Guess I'll knock those out while we wait for an answer to this issue.

By BGmann76 on 28 Nov 2018 11:48

Here's hoping this gets sorted out soon because after Activision support ignored me since the 27th of November this was there response. Not even an update about it potentially coming out within a new patch just flat out ignoring what I said. https://twitter.com/Kuyonnn/status/1071493203247943680?s=19

By Kuyonn on 08 Dec 2018 19:56

@Copacetti It was acknowledged by someone of the dev team that it is being fixed like a week ago so it should be fixed in the Tuesday update hopefully.

By GSR CAOR on 09 Dec 2018 03:22

Centennial achievment is bugged too.

By irobotbubble on 09 Dec 2018 10:14

Has anybody tried unlocking this right now? Someone already obtained the Platinum in PS4.

By vK Knave on 11 Dec 2018 00:29

Once the patch/update goes live for Xbox, we should have it.

By JR1203 on 11 Dec 2018 16:27

The patch for it is now live on xbox and some people already have it now.

By good Super man on 11 Dec 2018 20:36

Guide has been updated to reflect new information and strategy. If you voted negative please let me know why so I can make the guide better.

By GSR CAOR on 11 Dec 2018 23:30

LMAO at the achievement score spiking 31,000 points

By MEAT STEW4U on 12 Dec 2018 06:36

do you have to prestige each gun twice then max its level or one prestige?

By IINUMB3R44 on 19 Dec 2018 23:10

just one prestige

By GSR CAOR on 19 Dec 2018 23:25

do you have to prestige each gun twice then max its level or one prestige?

By IINUMB3R44 on 19 Dec 2018 23:39

^^^^

By GSR CAOR on 20 Dec 2018 08:40

GSR not sure why that posted twice, but thank you.

By IINUMB3R44 on 20 Dec 2018 09:57

no problem lol

By GSR CAOR on 20 Dec 2018 18:37

Go for all wall weapons except for the model and only do good box weapons to make this easier

By on 26 Dec 2018 02:43

do you have to prestige? max level is confusing to me. Is that max prestige or just up to available first prestige for each weapon?

By DJ KOOLAIDE on 27 Dec 2018 15:29

Either reaching max level or prestiging

By Itzz Sh0wt1m3 on 27 Dec 2018 16:22

@DJ KOOLAIDE max level means you don't need to prestige. so 0 prestige max level. It also works if some of your weapons are beyond prestige 1 but it is not required at all.

By GSR CAOR on 28 Dec 2018 00:14

Still Glitchy? I just prestiged my 25th gun today and it didnt unlock

By busterfrosty on 31 Dec 2018 08:31

Can u level up guns on custom games

By ihaze reaper on 01 Jan 2019 13:08

@busterfrosty not sure why it didn’t work. Are you sure it was 25? I haven’t heard of anyone else having problems but it might still be glitchy

By GSR CAOR on 01 Jan 2019 22:17

@ihaze reaper you can’t level up anything in mutations mode as far as I can tell. Everything else works to level up your guns

By GSR CAOR on 01 Jan 2019 22:17

Does any gun work? Or only ones with attachments?

By Darth Maul FTS on 03 Jan 2019 16:32

Any which has levels, so no wonderweapons for example

By Itzz Sh0wt1m3 on 03 Jan 2019 16:45

You do not have to prestige your guns as my achievement unlocked almost immediately after my 25th weapon reached max level during the match.

By TehMeatyWalrus on 09 Jan 2019 23:26

correct

By GSR CAOR on 09 Jan 2019 23:47

I didnt get the achievement til i prestiged 26 guns so if youre having trouble unlocking it just prestige 1 more

By JayCubz on 07 May 2019 20:37

Soo... are there benefits to playing on realistic vs casual for this achievement? And just plugging in a dummy second controller for more zombies early?

By Shadow 00 Fox on 14 May 2019 17:34

There is a double xp event live now for weapons in zombies get on it. 25/5/19

By luke turbo2010 on 25 May 2019 18:45

Another double weapon xp weekend is active! (July 19 - July 22)

By HarpCity on 19 Jul 2019 14:35

Got my 25th weapon max, no achievement

By MemesNBeer on 19 Jul 2019 21:48

XGN AlexLol, other people in the comments a few months back were also having issues. It seems to be glitchy. Try double checking you have 25 weapon that say max level. If you are sure that you have 25 maybe try maxing out one more weapon. Maxing out 26 worked for someone else in the comments

By GSR CAOR on 20 Jul 2019 05:43

Maxed my 27th weapon and finally unlocked it. I CAN CONFIRM DLC WEAPONS WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT

By MemesNBeer on 20 Jul 2019 16:47

Thanks for the confirmation XGN, I will add it to the guide

By GSR CAOR on 20 Jul 2019 17:41

XGN AlexLol, what was your preferred method to level up more weapons? I'm still trying out different ways off and on, but am looking for more ideas.

By Shadow 00 Fox on 21 Jul 2019 17:57

Just unlocked the achievement. Maxed out 25 weapons. Two of them being dlc weapons. I had obtained the dlc weapons from the black market so I was able to view them in the armory. So maybe you might need to obtain them from the black market first in order for them to count.

By the MC Reel on 22 Jul 2019 00:55

Thanks for the info CrazedFool98, I’ve added it to the guide

By GSR CAOR on 22 Jul 2019 01:13

Shadow 00 Fox, I would play on the map classified and camp at Groom Lake. I made sure to have deadshot at one of my perks so I get a TON of headshots, extra xp. Once it became very difficult to kill zombies with my weapons and was becoming a waste of time I'd end the game and start again

By MemesNBeer on 23 Jul 2019 01:50

CrazedFool98, Obtaining the DLC weapons will still not make them count. I had the Swat and Grav, both unlocked to add attachments to, and they unfortunately still did not count.

By MemesNBeer on 23 Jul 2019 01:53

Just unlocked this with 22 base weapons and 3 black market weapons (Tigershark, Stingray, Vendetta) that I got from the tiers or crates. You can tell you have the weapon if you can change the attachments. The only weapon that may not work is the ballistic knife because you can't see it in the armory.

By The Bartlez 2 on 15 Aug 2019 00:48

Can confirm KAP-40 and Rampage count towards this as long as they are unlocked in the armory. Popped for me as I finished the KAP.

By l BlackBrian7 l on 15 Sep 2019 18:12

This is best done during a double XP weekend. In a single weekend I managed to go from 1 Max Level weapon to 26 (one of them apparently didn't count for the achievement, I suspect its the MP40 but Im not sure)

By DarkDragonEye7 on 07 Oct 2019 07:38

@JediTerminator I think DLC special weapons that you have unlocked do count for the achievement. I prestiged my Ballistic knife and crossbow (which I had unlocked in the black market) and I'm pretty sure they counted for the achievement

By DarkDragonEye7 on 24 Oct 2019 13:48

Yes this is true as stated in the guide

By GSR CAOR on 24 Oct 2019 15:15

I got the achievement including weapons i didnt unlock in the blackmarket. In fact got the achievement maxing out the tigershark which i didnt have unlocked.

By That505Guy on 28 Dec 2019 22:23

Does a higher difficulty give more weapon XP?

By enderkid753 on 10 May 2020 04:31

yeah it used too, haven't played in a long time tho so don't know if it's been changed

By GSR CAOR on 10 May 2020 04:36

I prestiged 25 different weapons and it isn’t popping? Is this achievement glitched?

By enderkid753 on 11 May 2020 18:50

not sure, try and make sure you own all the weapons you prestiged in the black market. Some people said that might be a factor

By GSR CAOR on 11 May 2020 19:18

Just confirmed it, it’s actually 26 weapons. The achievement popped at 26. That’s strange 🤔

By enderkid753 on 11 May 2020 23:21

Perfection.

By LAUGH1NGOCTOPUS on 01 Oct 2020 19:10

Flawlessly superb.

By Games Master on 06 Oct 2020 13:20

I would recommend the Essex Model 07 because it can be very helpful when going after surviving the first 20 waves in spawn achievements.

By outlaw player05 on 09 Oct 2020 08:19

Double xp weekend is going on right now if you need to level up weapons. Im usually getting about 2 weapons fully maxed out every 50/60 waves on casual.

By Kexol on 12 Oct 2020 19:11

Solid guide GSR

By on 18 Oct 2020 12:33

Just got this, was using a DLC weapon that I had not unlocked in the armory.

By Brain Wrought on 23 Jul 2022 15:38

Dlc Weapons work appearently for that achievement. I have a list with All non dlc weapons i need to Level up and yea got it already :D

By C7M on 24 Nov 2022 21:51

Can anyone confirm that prestiged guns carry over/count still if you Prestige your Zombie character level? Or would you have Prestige the guns again?

By Diplodomcus on 01 Dec 2022 22:22

Your gun levels stay when you prestige your zombie character level but you’ll need to reunlock the guns

By GSR CAOR on 01 Dec 2022 23:11

I had to master 26 weapons...focus on mastering secondaries first as they only go to LV13 and the helion salvo only goes to LV7, there are 13 secondaries including DLC, then focus on guns that only go to LV15/16...avoid essex model 07, and all snipers

By Maughty Bear on 26 Jan 2023 17:43

Can anyone confirm that camping spot on IX still works? It certainly doesn't for me. Zombies spawn from everywhere.

Never mind. There is a MUCH better camping spot on BotD near the Docks. In around 15h I maxed out all 25 weapons.

By Dr Marty on 03 Feb 2023 01:08

@Dr Marty care to share where this spot is?

By FuzzyRabbidDogg on 30 Apr 2023 15:20

The guide is accurate in the sense that zombies stop getting health around 50/60 rounds. This is plain false as it’s in the 40s

By reyycist on 10 Jun 2023 08:03

Included in the 25 weapons I maxed out were the DAEMON 3XB MKII, SWITCHBLADE X9 MKII, KAP 45 MKII. Achievement unlocked on time. Thank you for the guide.

By Car56 on 14 Aug 2023 08:37

Np. Glad it helped

By GSR CAOR on 14 Aug 2023 08:56

Is this achievement bugged? I max leveled 25 guns and it didn't pop. Then I went through and prestiged then all and it still didn't. I didn't use any DLC weapons so I don't think that would affect it.

By REV X SHADOWS on 27 Aug 2023 20:06

Try one more. That fixed it for me and most people. But yes it is bugged

By GSR CAOR on 27 Aug 2023 20:40

CSR CAOR, I double checked and yeah I do, I even did another weapon. I have a feeling DLC weapons don’t count towards the achievement, so I’m going to try leveling more weapons that aren’t DLC.

By MemesNBeer on 20 Jul 2019 15:26

Wow, that was an easy achievement... just very, very time consuming... only took me a year.

It unlocked upon maxing out my 26th weapon.
DLC guns do count, as do those that can't be upgraded such as the Welling, Essex, and M1897. I don't believe the Ballistic Knife counts, since it's not actually a gun. Achievement description probably should've read "25 different guns."

By JediTerminator on 13 Oct 2019 05:17

@Vareeh, I guess you are one of the first in the world to max everything out. Maybe we should start contacting Treyarch/Activision support about this achievement so they take a look into it

By Luuc on 01 Nov 2018 15:56

seeing as i recorded consistent max levels each prestige, its either different for people or they are just not paying close enough attention. i had a hard time knowing for sure with some guns weather i was a level off until i maxed them again to confirm

By Vareeh on 02 Nov 2018 00:42

@OwnedByOmar I'll revise the strategy in the guide in a little bit. To answer your question, play solo on hardcore or casual if you aren't comfortable with hardcore. Basically just keep track of what weapons you have unlocked and what the max levels are so you know when you've maxed a gun and you can pick up a new one. If you wanna train on Classified train on the bottom of the war room level. If you wanna train on IX train in the starting room.If you wanna train on Blood of the Dead train on the roof or Cafeteria. If you wanna camp you can camp at the top of the stairs at the warden's house in Blood of the Dead or you can camp in the elevator with one bot on Classified.

By GSR CAOR on 09 Nov 2018 04:14

Hey guys, Treyarch has officially confirmed that they are working on fixing this and that it will be fixed soon in an update. My guess is next week, as we're getting our Blackout update then. Here's the proof: https://twitter.com/Treyarch/status/1063559650069499904

By GoatND on 29 Nov 2018 03:38

the achievement only unlocks if y have 24 weapons at max level and y max level the 25th weapon...if y have like in my case 25 weapons at max level y need a new weapon at max level to get 26...i did not prestige once so i dont know what y need if y prestige a weapon maybe prestige 25 and when y dont unlock the achievement do one more max level on a new weapon so the game knows that y have a new one or more than 25 to get it pop ..idk what happens if y already maxed out all weapons

By CLARION 85 on 12 Dec 2018 01:44

Could be possible that DLC weapons do not count. I’ve been avoiding them like the plague but can’t confirm it’s true. Anyone have the achievement including DLC weapons?

By Fuzzy Reborn on 20 Jul 2019 13:21

Eh, it gives you a pop up when you go to prestige that explains it if I remember correctly. Plus that's how it works in every cod game to date for MP and zombies and there is no reason to prestige your zombies profile for any achievements in this game.

By GSR CAOR on 04 Dec 2022 22:37

All you get in the pop up is...

"Enter Prestige 2? About Prestige Mode, Start over at Level 1 having gained a bit of prestige".

It then shows you the new Prestige Emblem, a Permanent Unlock Token, 100 Nebulium Plasma, and a calling card.
Mentions nothing about keeping attachments unlocked or weapon prestige(s).
There is no need for prestiging your zombies level for an achievement, but people like to do it. An edit would be for those players

By Diplodomcus on 06 Dec 2022 10:38

Haven't played the game for a few months now. Hopefully my description will be sufficient to find the spot. It is on BotD near the docks. There is a gate right where one of the soda dispensers is. Don't open that gate! You can camp in that tunnel without any zombies coming at you from behind. Get all four perks and the shield and then camp.

There are some perks and equipment that are important for this strategy to work. I made a screenshot of the loadout. Dreadshot Dealer being the most important one. Just Press LT then RT for every kill and let go. This way you will auto-snap on each enemy's head and kill zombies in seconds. Winter's Wail comes in handy if you get overrun. It will save you in tight situations. Should be in the 4th slot so you get an extra charge. I used Bandolier Bandit so I wouldn't have to get ammo as often. Wraith Fire grenades are very effective as well while you reload. Ragnarok is indispensable for when the big guys show up.

https://i.imgur.com/yF54Q3U.png

Another beneficial tip would be to sign in a second controller and have it idle behind you in the tunnel by the gate. This will spawn more enemies.
Only go to round 30 or so. At that point the zombies get too much health and it is faster to start over.

By Dr Marty on 30 Apr 2023 16:35

Correction/update to your guide:

The developers could have slightly changed the way the achievement works since the day you updated the guide.

Today is December 24, 2023 (Christmas Eve) and I just got the achievement for Prestigious Award on the Call of Duty Black Ops 4 zombies mode by getting to Max level on the M16 (a gun I do NOT have unlocked from the Black Market weapon bribes) after prestiging 24 different other guns... some of which I did have the weapon bribes for from Multiplayer (specifically the AN-94 Assault Rifle, and VMP SMG).

I did NOT Prestige the M16 as I do not have it unlocked as of writing this comment.

Here is the list of the 24 guns I maxed out and prestiged before the M16:

1. ICR-7
2. Maddox RF8
3. Grav
4. AN-94 (weapon bribe unlocked)
5. Escargot
6. Saug 9mm
7. M1927
8. MP-40
9. VMP (weapon bribe unlocked)
10. Swordfish
11. Essex Model 07
12. Auger DMR
13. Hades
14. Zweihänder
15. SDM
16. Paladin HB50
17. Koshka
18. Outlaw
19. Welling
20. Mozu
21. Strife
22. RK 7 Garrison
23. Hellion Salvo
24. Mog 12

Here is the funny thing as well, the M16 was my 26th weapon I maxed out. My 25th was the Tigershark, a weapon I also did not have the weapon bribe from multiplayer for.

You can do a combination of prestiging or just maxing out overall, and the achievement will unlock. It doesn't have to be 25 max outs or 25 prestiges.

So, I may have discovered a possible glitch, oversight, or error in the game where the first of the maxed out weapons you don't have a weapon bribe for does not count, but the 2nd one you max out that you don't have a bribe for does count toward the achievement.

The only alternative I can think of is that one of the first 24 weapons I did max out and Prestige actually the one that didn't count towards the achievement.

Regardless, I still really appreciate your guide, and gave you an upvote.

By loco alien 505 on 24 Dec 2023 22:53

@Luuc, yep, i think you're right, and it match with my French description of this cheevo that it says "Reach max prestige level with 25 different weapons". So for this cheevo, you need to be prestige 2 and level max. To be confirmed, or it can be glitchy too.

By CrazyFred77 on 29 Oct 2018 18:50

This achievement description is saying:
Attain max level or Prestige with 25 different weapons in Zombies

They might have used the wrong word in description, maybe they ment the following:
Attain max level OF Prestige with 25 different weapons in Zombies

I wouldn't be suprised if that is the case, here is another obvious example:

The Multiplicitous achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 worth 66 pointsIn Zombie Rush, get your score multiplier up to 100

The High Score achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 worth 59 pointsIn Zombie Rush, obtain a Personal Score of 250,000

The Team Player achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 worth 66 pointsIn Zombie Rush, obtain a Team Score of 500,000

1 time they use: Zombie Rush / 2 times they use: Zombies Rush

Another example, the following 3 achievements have EXACTLY the same requirement to get them to pop:

The Stargazer achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 worth 44 pointsEarn a Star with each Specialists

The Skirmisher achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 worth 44 pointsWin 1 Skirmish with each Specialist (10 total)

The MP 101 achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 worth 50 pointsComplete all 10 Specialists Tutorials

(CURRENTLY BROKEN?)

MP 101, currently broken and unobtainable, maybe this achievement has just the wrong achievement description. It also happened on BO3 X360.
On BO3 X360 they also changed 1 achievement+achievement description shortly before releasing their game.
Also looking to just the acheivement name: MP 101, this doesn't suit the Specialists Modus right?
So maybe this achievement just has the wrong achievement description making us think to do the wrong achievement requirement.
I guess time will tell.

By Luuc on 29 Oct 2018 12:00

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MC0REBE

TrueAchievements

16 Aug 2019 22:39

, depends on what you want to work on.

I always had the free Elixir "Temporal Gift" on for those juicy drops (Insta-kills, Double Points and more importantly Firesales) during my games. It is recommended you go for weapons that have attachments available as well as Operator Mods since the latter can really improve the weapon (Mozu & Strife are perfect examples!). You can play on casual without modifiers to gain weapon XP.

Below are all the weapons up until DLC3 (Apocalypse Z):
 
STANDARD WEAPONS
Assault Rifles:
- ICR-7: Level 15 (Unlocked at level 5) - No Operator Mod
- MADDOX RFB: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 13)
- KN-57: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 21) - No Operator Mod
- HITCHCOCK M9: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 29) - No attachments
- RAMPART 17: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 48) - No Operator Mod
- VAPR-XKG: Level 15 (Unlocked at level 53)
 
Submachine Guns:
- ESCARGOT: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 12) - No attachments
- MX9: Level 15 (Unlocked at level 25) - No Operator Mod
- SPITFIRE: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 32)
- SAUG 9MM: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 44)* - No Operator Mod
- GKS: Level 15 (Unlocked at level 45)
- CORDITE: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 49)
- M1927: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 1) - No attachments
*: also a starting weapon
 
Tactical Rifles:
- SWORDFISH: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 4)
- ESSEX MODEL 87: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 16) - No attachments
- ABR 23: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 37)
- AUGER DMR: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 52)

Light Machine Guns:
- TITAN: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 9)
- HADES: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 28)
- VKM 750: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 40)
- ZWEIHANDER: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 55) - No attachments
 
Sniper Rifles:
- SDM: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 17) - No Operator Mod
- PALADIN HB50: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 33) - No Operator Mod
- KOSHKA: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 51)
- OUTLAW: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 54)
 
Secondaries:
- WELLING: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 1) - No attachments
- MOZU: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 8)
- M1897 TREBUCHET: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 20) - No attachments
- STRIFE: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 24)
- RK 7 GARRISON: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 36) - No Operator Mod
- SG12: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 41)
- HELLION SALVO: Level 7 (Unlocked at level 47) - No Operator Mod
- MOG 12: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 50)
 
Free guns added by Treyarch
- GRAV: Level 16 - No Operator Mod
- MP40: Level 16 - No attachments
 
DLC RESERVE CRATE GUNS
Assault Rifles:
- M16: Level 16 - No Operator Mod
- PEACEKEEPER: Level 15 - No Operator Mod
- SWAT-RFT: Level 15 - No Operator Mod

Submachine Guns:
- DAEMON 3XB: Level 16
- SWITCHBLADE X9: Level 16 - No Operator Mod

Tactical Rifles:
- S6 STINGRAY: Level 17

Light Machine Guns:
- TIGERSHARK: Level 17
 
Sniper Rifles:
- HAVELINA AA50: Level 14 - No Operator Mod
- LOCUS: Level 16 - No Operator Mod
- VENDETTA: Level 16
 
Secondaries:
- ARGUS: Level 13 - No Operator Mod
- KAP 45: Level 13 - No Operator Mod
- RAMPAGE: Level 13 - No Operator Mod
- BALLISTIC KNIFE: Level 7
- REAVER C86: Level 7 - No Operator Mod

Happy grinding!

16 Aug 2019 22:39

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Great guide

By lifebringer23 on 07 Oct 2019 12:44

By loco alien 505 on 24 Dec 2023 22:54

eyesonyou718

TrueAchievements

14 Feb 2019 23:10

So just got this achievement not sure if it’s glitched or not but I only counted 24 guns but I believe the Bowie knife has something to do with it if anyone can confirm that.

Method I use was the following:
Map: IX
Perks I use were Odin Electric Burst/Zeus Bandolier Bandit/Ra Mule kick/Danu Dying Wish

Major suggestion level up to 55 it unlocks all the guns... if you get a gun from the box or wall that’s not unlocked it will not level up till it’s unlocked and you start a new match.

The first gun that you more than likely going to level up quickly is the strife. If you do the challenges by slicing the banner ropes you get a free pack a punch one that is actually very powerful especially in the later rounds but you have to reach level 24 for it to unlock.

This map gives you plenty of fire sales so concentrate on leveling up box guns first since it’s the luck of the draw with them.

Every 4 rounds or so you get the gladiator/tiger fight which gives you a max ammo.

So what I did during the match is the following:

Start the match and start the challenges to get the strife gun. Build the brazzer bull shield it’s help protect your backside and if you’re completely out of ammo during the gladiator/tiger fights use that because it’s a 2 swing kill and has a gun as well.

Use the hammer special weapon and try to keep it charged... if you get surrounded and equip it clears the undead around you so you can move and works great against the blite father so you not wasting ammo on him.

Gun load out:
Gun 1 and 2 box only guns
Gun 3 and make sure it you get your box guns first then get mule kick for a wall gun so you can always by ammo.

Stay in the gladiator arena to train your zombies then GRIND!!!!

I can confirm you don’t have to prestige the gun just max it out.

14 Feb 2019 23:10

xMC0REx

TrueTrophies

16 Aug 2019 22:40

Hi there,

Just to add to the other solutions, the game has updated quite a bit and has a lot more options to choose from if you are lucky enough to get the weapons locked behind the RNG-lootboxes Activision calls Supply Crates (Surprise Mechanics!). A lot of the standard weapons have MKII or Mastercraft variants which will award you 25% more XP per gun (only for your weapon, not your actual level), during double XP weekends this will award you 50% more XP thus allowing you to level up your weapon at twice the speed.

I mostly played Classified or IX because you only need to get a shield and do a short "quest" to unlock Pack-a-Punch with the following perks:
- Timeslip
- Deadshot Dealer (more XP for headshots)
- Bandolier Bandit
- Stami-Up (Modifier slot)

I always had the free Elixir "Temporal Gift" on for those juicy drops (Insta-kills, Double Points and more importantly Firesales) during my games. It is recommended you go for weapons that have attachments available as well as Operator Mods since the latter can really improve the weapon (Mozu & Strife are perfect examples!). You can play on casual without modifiers to gain weapon XP.

Below are all the weapons up until DLC3 (Apocalypse Z):
 
STANDARD WEAPONS
Assault Rifles:
- ICR-7: Level 15 (Unlocked at level 5) - No Operator Mod
- MADDOX RFB: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 13)
- KN-57: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 21) - No Operator Mod
- HITCHCOCK M9: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 29) - No attachments
- RAMPART 17: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 48) - No Operator Mod
- VAPR-XKG: Level 15 (Unlocked at level 53)
 
Submachine Guns:
- ESCARGOT: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 12) - No attachments
- MX9: Level 15 (Unlocked at level 25) - No Operator Mod
- SPITFIRE: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 32)
- SAUG 9MM: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 44)* - No Operator Mod
- GKS: Level 15 (Unlocked at level 45)
- CORDITE: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 49)
- M1927: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 1) - No attachments
*: also a starting weapon
 
Tactical Rifles:
- SWORDFISH: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 4)
- ESSEX MODEL 87: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 16) - No attachments
- ABR 23: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 37)
- AUGER DMR: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 52)

Light Machine Guns:
- TITAN: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 9)
- HADES: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 28)
- VKM 750: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 40)
- ZWEIHANDER: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 55) - No attachments
 
Sniper Rifles:
- SDM: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 17) - No Operator Mod
- PALADIN HB50: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 33) - No Operator Mod
- KOSHKA: Level 16 (Unlocked at level 51)
- OUTLAW: Level 17 (Unlocked at level 54)
 
Secondaries:
- WELLING: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 1) - No attachments
- MOZU: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 8)
- M1897 TREBUCHET: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 20) - No attachments
- STRIFE: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 24)
- RK 7 GARRISON: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 36) - No Operator Mod
- SG12: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 41)
- HELLION SALVO: Level 7 (Unlocked at level 47) - No Operator Mod
- MOG 12: Level 13 (Unlocked at level 50)
 
Free guns added by Treyarch
- GRAV: Level 16 - No Operator Mod
- MP40: Level 16 - No attachments
 
DLC RESERVE CRATE GUNS
Assault Rifles:
- M16: Level 16 - No Operator Mod
- PEACEKEEPER: Level 15 - No Operator Mod
- SWAT-RFT: Level 15 - No Operator Mod

Submachine Guns:
- DAEMON 3XB: Level 16
- SWITCHBLADE X9: Level 16 - No Operator Mod

Tactical Rifles:
- S6 STINGRAY: Level 17

Light Machine Guns:
- TIGERSHARK: Level 17
 
Sniper Rifles:
- HAVELINA AA50: Level 14 - No Operator Mod
- LOCUS: Level 16 - No Operator Mod
- VENDETTA: Level 16
 
Secondaries:
- ARGUS: Level 13 - No Operator Mod
- KAP 45: Level 13 - No Operator Mod
- RAMPAGE: Level 13 - No Operator Mod
- BALLISTIC KNIFE: Level 7
- REAVER C86: Level 7 - No Operator Mod

Happy grinding!

16 Aug 2019 22:40

zI, CART3R, Iz

XboxAchievements

*BUGGY*

Some people have reported having to Prestige an extra weapon, before this achievement unlocked.

Note: Weapons added after the launch of the game, don't count towards this achievement!

This is the longest achievement for the Zombies part of the game, possibly the entire game. Each weapon available on the wall or out of the mystery box can be levelled up. The majority of these will unlock attachments as you level. The amount of levels to max out a gun will vary, thus will the amount of kills you will need.

The best way to level up guns is to just go high rounds and persist with killing. The further you get into a match, the quicker zombies, and thus your kills, will come. I suggest playing on casual, as while you get less zombies, their health is lower and caps sooner and is generally easier to play. The main issue you’ll face is ammo. If you have Bandolier Bandit and rotate what guns you're working on using Mule Kick you’ll have less of an issue but when you're levelling box weapons you’ll run out of ammo a lot of the time. This is less of an issue on IX, my map of choice for grinding, as you get a max ammo drop every gladiator round, plus if you do the first four challenges you can save the max ammo reward until you need it. You can constantly buy ammo for wall weapons so if you work on wall weapons while your box weapons are empty, you'll save yourself a lot of grief.

Alternatively, if you have the DLC, you can build Silver Bullets in Dead of the Night, which you can constantly refill for any weapon, meaning you won’t have to wait around for a max ammo when your gun is empty.

There is also another method where you abuse the bot mechanism. You get more XP the more people that are in the game, plus more zombies will spawn. If you position yourself on the top of the stairs in the Warden's House correctly, the bots will all file behind you. They'll get some kills from the window there but the majority of the zombies will flood in from the bottom and the bots will kill very few of them. The main issue with this method is that it takes some set up to be in a position where you can safely sit in one spot for a while, and it’s not a very good map for refilling ammo on box weapons.

Lastly, there are occasionally double weapon XP weekends. If you want, you can wait for those to cut the grinding time by half. Double Weapon XP is it's own thing, not all double XP weekends will give double weapon XP too.
Below are a list of all the weapons sorted by type. The first number is the level you unlock it at (you must have a weapon unlocked to level it) and the second is the weapon’s max level. If you do a general prestige, all weapons will be relocked, but all progress made towards levelling them will be kept. Prestiging your weapons is irrelevant for this achievement, but relocks all your attachments, so is not recommended.

Weapons available as a wallbuy will be bolded, though not all guns are wallbuys on every map. Guns not listed here were added post-release and don't count. Wonder Weapons cannot be levelled up or customised.

Assault Rifles: ICR-7 (5/15), Maddox RFB (13/16), KN-57 (21/16), Hitchcock M9 (29/16), Rampart 17 (48/16), Vapr-XKG (53/15)
Submachine Guns: Escargot (12/16), MX9 (25/15), Spitfire (32/16), Saug 9MM (44/16), GKS (45/15), Cordite (49/16), M1927 (1/16)
Tactical Rifles: Swordfish (4/17), Essex Model 07 (16/17), ABR 223 (37/17), Auger DMR (52/17)
Light Machine Guns: Titan (9/16), Hades (28/17), VKM 750 (40/16), Zweihänder (55/17)
Sniper Rifles: SDM (17/16), Paladin HB50 (33/16), Koshka (51/16), Outlaw (54/17)
Secondaries: Welling (1/13), Mozu (8/13), M1897 Trebuchet (20/13), Strife (24/13), RK7 Garrison (36/13), SG12 (41/13), Hellion Salvo (47/7), MOG 12 (50/13)

Notes:

The M1927 only appears on Blood of the Dead (and the final two DLCs).
The Essex Model 07, despite being a wallbuy, is not recommended due to being all around awful.
The Koshka only appears on Voyage of Despair (and most of the DLC maps, if you have them)
The Welling is only available as a starter weapon, but is not recommended due to its shoddy ammo reserves.
The Strife is recommended to be your first upgraded weapon, as the Stiletto Knife Operator Mod is invaluable to starting games off well. The Spitfire Operator Mod is recommended for some of the DLC bosses so it's advised to level this early too.
The Hitchcock, VKM, Trebuchet and Hellion Salvo have explosive rounds when Pack-a-Punched so PHD Slider would be helpful.

cyrax

stratege.ru

26 Dec 2018 11:56

This guide was translated automatically.

You need to upgrade your weapon to the maximum level. No need to level up to the third maximum prestige.
Weapons are unlocked as you level up your global level. And only after opening, you need to start pumping up the weapon itself.
The maximum level for most guns is 15-17.
There are a total of 32 types of weapons in the game. Some can only be obtained from the Box.

26 Dec 2018 11:56

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If there is a Night of the Dead map, then it is most convenient to upgrade your weapons there. You can take cartridges for any (except firecracker) weapon from a workbench with silver cartridges. It is also worth noting that weapons from add-ons (black market) are counted, which makes it easier to complete the achievement

By FunTox on 07 Feb 2019 02:48

If you upgraded a weapon that is on the Black Market, but you don’t, it will count towards the trophy. That is, you do not need to have weapons in your arsenal. If you see it in the arsenal, then the weapon will be counted!
As I understand it, for some reason it is necessary to upgrade 26 types of weapons. Three of my partners also had exactly 26 species.
Also, I have attached a link to monitor the MAX level of each weapon and its location.
I used the "IX" card, because you can open the improver in 5 minutes, and then spin the box (always first in one place).

By Haker_Best on 01 Dec 2019 16:33

The prize is buggy (or the description is lying) the prize dropped after fully leveling up 26 weapons

By Leonidos124 on 27 Mar 2021 19:52

The MP-40 has a maximum level of 2. That is. you can upgrade to a maximum of 24 guns, and MP-40 to 2 and the trophy is yours.
Maybe they will fix it in the future, but for now it works

By Paxter on 19 Feb 2019 07:36

For those who reset prestige in zombie mode, please note that weapons cannot be upgraded if there is a lock on it (does not apply to weapons that can be opened for 50 boxes on the Black Market, even if you have not opened it). Also, all installed modules and coloring remain on the weapon after resetting the prestige. All of the above does not apply to resetting prestige on the weapon itself.

By rufusrs on 24 Nov 2021 15:24

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Omegasan

stratege.ru

12 Feb 2019 12:23

This guide was translated automatically.

It’s better to wait for double experiences so that the leveling goes faster. The next event will be from February 14 to 19, 2019. As a tip, such events can be tracked via Treyarch's off-twitter.

12 Feb 2019 12:23