At a glance
Call of Duty: Black Ops Trophy Guide Quick Info
Light campaign spoilers follow in mission names and trophy requirements.
The modern Platinum is more self-contained than many games covered in our PlayStation trophy guides because it does not require public multiplayer wins, ranks or Wager Matches.
Plan the cleanup
Trophies at a Glance
The complete trophy list, grouped into scan-friendly routes before the full walkthrough.
Guide notes
What Changed in the 2026 PS4 and PS5 Release
The PS4 and PS5 release launched on July 9, 2026 with 49 base trophies for the Platinum and 70 trophies after all four Zombies DLC packs are counted. The base list removes Date Night and In the Money, which covered Theater Mode and Wager Matches.
Ready For Deployment remains in the list, but it uses Combat Training against bots. Public multiplayer can be ignored if the Platinum is your only goal.
Most campaign, Zombies and Dead Ops Arcade requirements follow the original PS3 structure. Mission select is available, so individual campaign challenges can be replayed without starting a new story run.
Efficient route
Call of Duty: Black Ops Trophy Guide and Platinum Roadmap
Phase 1: Complete the Campaign on Veteran and Collect Intel
We recommend starting on Veteran. BLACK OP MASTER accepts Hardened or Veteran, but Cold Warrior, Down and Dirty, It's your funeral, Not Today and Burn Notice specifically require Veteran. A Hardened run would therefore create unnecessary cleanup.
Collect all 42 hidden intel items while progressing. Every playable mission has three intel items except U.S.D.D., which has none. Let the game reach a checkpoint after each pickup before quitting.
Attempt nearby mission trophies during this run, but do not turn the playthrough into a perfect run. Veteran is much easier when you prioritize survival, advance between checkpoints and leave awkward challenges for Recruit.
Your Veteran milestones are:
| Trophy | Required Veteran missions |
|---|---|
| Cold Warrior | Operation 40, Vorkuta and Executive Order |
| Down and Dirty | S.O.G. and The Defector |
| It's your funeral | Numbers, Project Nova and Victor Charlie |
| Not Today | Crash Site, WMD and Payback |
| Burn Notice | Rebirth and Redemption |
| BLACK OP MASTER | Complete the full campaign on Veteran |
Phase 2: Use Mission Select for Campaign Challenges
Replay failed challenges on Recruit unless the trophy itself names Veteran. Light Foot is the main exception and must be completed on Veteran.
The most efficient cleanup order is Operation 40 for Death to Dictators, Vorkuta for Slingshot Kid and Vehicular Slaughter, S.O.G. for Tough Economy, The Defector for Raining Pain and The Dragon Within, Numbers for Double Trouble, Victor Charlie for Heavy Hand and Up close and personal, Crash Site for Lord Nelson, WMD for Pathfinder and Mr. Black OP, Payback for With extreme prejudice and Russian bar-b-q, Project Nova for Light Foot, Rebirth for I hate monkeys and No Leaks, then Redemption for Double Whammy.
Frag Master, Sally Likes Blood and Unconventional Warfare can be farmed through mission checkpoints. Unlike the Black Ops 7 trophy route, BO1 places its main difficulty spike in the campaign rather than a long public multiplayer grind.
Phase 3: Complete the Zombies Trophies
Use Kino der Toten for The Collector and the two Pack-a-Punch co-op trophies. The Collector costs about 20,650 points when doors and every required wall purchase are included, so knife through the early rounds, avoid unnecessary box spins and leave a crawler while shopping.
See Me, Stab Me, Heal Me requires a Pack-a-Punched Ballistic Knife and a downed ally. Sacrificial Lamb requires a Pack-a-Punched Crossbow, an ally and a group of at least six zombies. Both work in local split-screen, so public matchmaking is unnecessary.
Use Five for Hands Off the Merchandise. Turn on the power, prepare a strong weapon and kill the Pentagon Thief before he touches your loadout.
Phase 4: Finish Combat Training, Dead Ops Arcade and the Terminal
Reach rank 10 in Combat Training for Ready For Deployment. This is a bot-mode grind and does not require success in public multiplayer.
At the main menu, press L2 and R2 repeatedly to break free from the torture chair for Just ask me nicely. Use the terminal behind the chair and enter DOA for Insert Coin, then enter ZORK for Eaten by a Grue.
For Easy Rhino, start Dead Ops Arcade, avoid killing the first large group, gather at least 20 enemies into a line and use a Speed Boost through them to score 20 kills.
Guide notes
Does Difficulty Affect Trophies in Black Ops?
Veteran is mandatory for the Platinum. BLACK OP MASTER can unlock on Hardened, but the five grouped campaign trophies only unlock when their named missions are completed on Veteran.
Use these habits throughout the run:
- Stay behind solid cover and expose yourself only long enough to remove one threat.
- Watch grenade indicators immediately, since grenade spam causes many Veteran deaths.
- Push forward when enemies appear to respawn indefinitely. Holding one position can make a section harder.
- Use flashbangs and grenades to cross open ground rather than saving equipment.
- Do not lower the difficulty during a mission that counts toward a Veteran trophy.
- Wait for the next checkpoint if a completion trophy does not appear immediately.
The campaign is less mechanically demanding than the online focus in the Rainbow Six Siege trophy guide, but Veteran punishes rushed movement and poor checkpoint positioning.
Every requirement
Full Call of Duty: Black Ops Trophy List and DLC Trophies
The 49 trophies below are required for the Platinum.
The Platinum only requires the base-game list. The optional DLC groups are included below for players pursuing 100% completion.
Platinum Trophy
Unlock every other trophy in the base list
Campaign Story and Progress Trophies
In Operation 40, shoot Castro in the head during the scripted takedown
Complete Operation 40 and ensure the squad escapes Cuba
Complete the Vorkuta escape
Progress through U.S.D.D. and receive orders from Lancer
Complete Executive Order and sabotage the Soviet space program
Break the siege during S.O.G.
Complete The Defector and retrieve the dossier and defector
Escape Kowloon at the end of Numbers
Complete Crash Site and find the Soviet connection in Laos
Complete Project Nova and escape the past
Finish Revelations and crack the numbers code
Complete the campaign on any difficulty
Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran. Veteran is required elsewhere
Campaign Challenge Trophies
In Vorkuta, destroy every enemy motorcycle, truck and helicopter during the prison break
In Vorkuta, destroy all three slingshot targets using one attempt per target
In S.O.G., destroy all six tanks with six or fewer TOW missiles
In The Defector, kill 20 NVA soldiers using air support
In The Defector, kill 10 enemies with Dragon's Breath rounds
In Victor Charlie, use the Grim Reaper on the required MG emplacement
In Victor Charlie, silently kill three VC soldiers
During the Kowloon escape in Numbers, use only dual-wield weapons
In Crash Site, destroy every target and structure while moving upriver
During WMD's overhead guidance sequence, move the squad through the outpost without losing a squad member
Enter the WMD relay station without alerting the guards
In Payback, reach the POW compound using only the Hind's rockets
In Payback, kill 10 enemies with the flamethrower attachment inside the POW compound
In Project Nova on Veteran, escape the ship with at least 2:15 left
In Rebirth, kill seven lab monkeys within 10 seconds
In Rebirth, clear the NOVA 6 gas section without dying
In Redemption, destroy both helicopters with one Valkyrie rocket
Kill five campaign enemies with one frag grenade
Kill three campaign enemies with one bullet
Accumulate 30 campaign kills with explosive crossbow bolts
Collect all 42 hidden intel items without using the 3ARC INTEL code
Veteran Campaign Trophies
Complete Operation 40, Vorkuta and Executive Order on Veteran
Complete S.O.G. and The Defector on Veteran
Complete Numbers, Project Nova and Victor Charlie on Veteran
Complete Crash Site, WMD and Payback on Veteran
Complete Rebirth and Redemption on Veteran
Zombies, Combat Training and Terminal Trophies
Reach rank 10 in Combat Training
In one Zombies game, buy every wall weapon plus the Bowie Knife, claymores and grenades
Pack-a-Punch the Ballistic Knife and shoot a downed ally to revive them
On Five, kill the Pentagon Thief before it steals your loadout
Stick a Pack-a-Punched Crossbow bolt into an ally and kill six zombies with its explosion
Enter DOA at the terminal and launch Dead Ops Arcade
In Dead Ops Arcade, use one Speed Boost to kill at least 20 enemies
Break free from the main-menu torture chair
Enter ZORK at the terminal and start the text adventure
Ascension Trophies
Ride and escape on all three lunar landers in one Ascension game
Kill at least five zombies with one Gersh Device
Open Pack-a-Punch and upgrade a weapon before round 8
Kill a space monkey with a fire trap
Call of the Dead Trophies
Complete the Call of the Dead main quest in solo or co-op
Complete the co-op version of the Call of the Dead main quest
Pack-a-Punch the V-R11, then shoot the same zombie twice to make it explode
Kill 10 zombies with one Scavenger shot from more than 100 feet away
Defeat George A. Romero in one game
Shangri-La Trophies
Complete the four-player Shangri-La main quest and acquire the Focusing Stone
Kill a Shrieker zombie while its scream is blinding you
Kill a Napalm zombie without letting it damage any player
Let a monkey steal a power-up, then kill it and collect the changed drop
Use the 31-79 JGb215 on every required zombie type
Moon Trophies
Complete the first half of Moon's main quest, which can be done solo
Pick up the Hacker and use it on an eligible object
In co-op, let both tunnel excavators trap a player in the Receiving Area, then die and respawn on the far side
Purchase every perk in one Moon game
Hold three Pack-a-Punched weapons at the same time
Stop all three excavators before any of them breach the base
Complete the full Moon Easter egg in co-op after satisfying the Call of the Dead and Shangri-La prerequisites, with four players recommended
Guide notes
Missable Trophies in Call of Duty: Black Ops
There are no permanently missable trophies. Campaign mission select remains available after completion, intel progress is retained and every challenge can be retried.
Several objectives can be missed within a specific attempt, including Vehicular Slaughter, Mr. Black OP, No Leaks and Double Whammy. Restart the checkpoint before the next checkpoint saves if the requirement fails.
Closer Analysis deserves separate caution. It is not missable through normal play, but the 3ARC INTEL cheat can interfere with its tracking. Collect the intel manually before experimenting with terminal cheats.
Guide notes
Zombies Co-op and Online Trophy Notes
The base Platinum has no public multiplayer trophies. Two Zombies trophies need another player:
| Trophy | Minimum setup |
|---|---|
| See Me, Stab Me, Heal Me | Two players, local split-screen or online |
| Sacrificial Lamb | Two players, local split-screen or online |
Online co-op requires PlayStation Plus, and PS4 and PS5 players can use cross-generation play. Local split-screen avoids the subscription and public-server requirement.
For See Me, Stab Me, Heal Me, let the second player go down in an open area after the Ballistic Knife is upgraded. Fire directly at the downed player from a safe distance.
For Sacrificial Lamb, build a slow train of at least six zombies. Shoot the upgraded Crossbow bolt into your partner, then have that player move into the center of the group before it detonates.
Public matchmaking is optional for the Platinum. That makes BO1 much less dependent on active servers than the Battlefield 6 trophy guide, where multiplayer progression is part of the main route.
Focus these first
Hardest Trophies and How to Get Them
BLACK OP MASTER
Veteran is the main challenge because enemies are accurate, grenades arrive frequently and several encounters use aggressive respawns. Play from cover, clear visible threats and advance as soon as the route opens.
Executive Order, S.O.G. and parts of the Kowloon escape are common sticking points. Flashbang the next position, sprint into new cover and let the checkpoint move forward. Trying to eliminate every enemy can keep you trapped in an infinite-spawn area.
Light Foot
Light Foot is the toughest single campaign challenge. The final Project Nova escape must be played on Veteran and finished with 2:15 or more on the timer.
Memorize the route before the successful attempt. Kill only the first enemies blocking the path, climb the broken structure cleanly and sprint past optional fights. Restart the checkpoint immediately after a slow opening, since the early seconds determine whether the final jump is possible.
The Collector
Kino der Toten is the cleanest map for The Collector. The full route costs about 20,650 points after doors and wall purchases.
Use the knife through the early rounds, buy only enough firepower to stay safe and avoid the Mystery Box. Once you have the required points, leave one crawler alive and sweep the map. Remember the Bowie Knife, claymores and wall grenades, since missing one utility purchase is a common reason the trophy does not unlock.
Sacrificial Lamb
The difficulty comes from Mystery Box luck, since the Crossbow must appear and then be Pack-a-Punched. Save points, let one player handle door costs and keep the other player's spending low.
After upgrading the Crossbow into the Awful Lawton, gather a controlled train of six or more zombies. Stick the bolt into your partner rather than the floor, then move the partner into the group. The explosion must score all six kills.
Quick answers
Frequently Asked Questions
How hard is the Call of Duty: Black Ops Platinum?
It is about 5.5/10. Veteran is the main skill check, while Zombies adds some setup, luck and two-player coordination.
How long does it take to platinum Call of Duty: Black Ops?
Most players should expect 25-35 hours. A clean Veteran run can shorten the total, while repeated Mystery Box attempts can extend it.
Are there missable trophies in Black Ops?
No. Mission select remains available, and collected intel carries into cleanup. Individual mission challenges can be missed during an attempt but are always replayable.
What is the hardest trophy in Black Ops?
Light Foot is the toughest single trophy because it combines Veteran difficulty with a strict Project Nova escape timer.
Is Veteran required for the Platinum?
Yes. BLACK OP MASTER accepts Hardened, but five other trophies specifically require their listed missions on Veteran.
Are there online trophies in Black Ops?
There are no online-only trophies in the modern base list. Two Zombies trophies require another player, but both can be completed in local split-screen.
How many trophies does Black Ops have on PS4 and PS5?
The base list has 49 trophies, including the Platinum. All four DLC packs raise the total to 70.
Are the DLC trophies required for the Platinum?
No. Only the 49 base trophies are required.
Can Black Ops be platinumed in one playthrough?
Yes. Complete the campaign once on Veteran, collect intel as you go and use mission select for any challenge cleanup.
Does the 3ARC INTEL code unlock Closer Analysis?
No. The code can interfere with trophy tracking, so collect all 42 intel items manually before using it.
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