Katana
Camos, unlock requirements and the full camo-challenge list for the Katana in Black Ops 7.
Katana at a glance
- Class
- Melee
- Released
- Season 3 (April 2026)
- Availability
- Seasonal — Season 3 content
- Fire mode
- Melee (slash with a chargeable heavy/charged attack)
- Unlocked at
- C.O.D.E. Navigator Challenge Event (Season 3 Reloaded)
- Real-world basis
- Real-world Japanese sword (katana); no specific named model identified
The Katana is a melee weapon added to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in Season 3 (Season Three Reloaded), described as having high damage with moderate range and moderate attack speed. Alongside standard slashes, it has a charged heavy attack: the player holds to charge the strike and releases it to trigger a locked one-hit kill animation. It was distributed free as the Mastery Reward of the Call of Duty Endowment (C.O.D.E.) Navigator Challenge Event.
A close-quarters melee secondary that chains quick slashes and offers a high-risk charged heavy attack for a guaranteed one-hit kill animation.
How to unlock: Earned free as the Mastery Reward for completing all seven challenges in the Call of Duty Endowment Navigator Challenge Event (ran May 8-21, 2026); also available via the paid Laminar Flow blueprint in the Tracer Pack: Transfusion bundle.
Katana camo challenges
Military camos follow a class-wide ladder; the three Special camos are unique to the Katana. Finish all 12 in a mode and its four Mastery camos unlock in order.
Multiplayer
- Diamondback Get 30 Objective Kills
- Raptor Get a kill without taking any damage 30 times
- Mainframe Get 10 kills using a Heavy Melee attack
- Underbrush 5 Kills
- Woodland 10 Kills
- Slate Digital 20 Kills
- Redwood 30 Kills
- Poison 40 Kills
- Toxic 50 Kills
- Mountain 60 Kills
- Stalker 70 Kills
- Ruby Snake 80 Kills
Zombies
- Mutilate Kill 100 enemies affected by your Tactical Equipment
- Slither With Tier 2 or higher Armor equipped, get 150 eliminations
- Pathfinder Get 300 eliminations at Rare rarity or higher
- Char 100 Kills
- Tundra 200 Kills
- Flood Digital 300 Kills
- Cedar 400 Kills
- Marshland 500 Kills
- Mire 600 Kills
- Ravine 700 Kills
- Skulk 800 Kills
- Emerald Snake 1000 Kills
Campaign
- Cinder Get a kill after sliding, diving, or wall-jumping 25 times
- Caiman In Endgame, eliminate 50 enemies inside Command Centers or Toxin Fields
- Network Get 100 eliminations with Rare Rarity or higher
- Foliage 10 Kills
- Desert 25 Kills
- City Digital 50 Kills
- Pine 75 Kills
- Forest 100 Kills
- Sludge 125 Kills
- Plateau 150 Kills
- Nocturne 200 Kills
- Topaz Snake 250 Kills
Warzone
- Shimmer Get 2 kills while moving
- Tyrant Get 2 kills without taking damage
- Trace Get 2 kills shortly after sprinting
- Autumn 5 Eliminations
- Arctic 10 Eliminations
- Forest Digital 20 Eliminations
- Balsam 30 Eliminations
- Arid 40 Eliminations
- Oil 50 Eliminations
- Snowcap 60 Eliminations
- Hunter 80 Eliminations
- Sapphire Snake 100 Eliminations