Knife
Camos, unlock requirements and the full camo-challenge list for the Knife in Black Ops 7.

Knife at a glance
- Class
- Melee
- Released
- Base game (launch roster)
- Availability
- Base game (launch roster)
- Unlocked at
- Unlocked by default
The Knife is a standard melee weapon in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, described in-game as having high damage, short range, and fast attack speed. It is available immediately and serves as a dedicated melee option for close-range engagements. In Zombies, it can be upgraded via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, where it becomes the "Pointed Remark."
A close-quarters melee weapon with high damage, short range, and fast attack speed, suited to aggressive close-range play.
How to unlock: Sources state the Knife is available immediately and requires no unlock challenge or level.
Knife camo challenges
Military camos follow a class-wide ladder; the three Special camos are unique to the Knife. Finish all 12 in a mode and its four Mastery camos unlock in order.
Multiplayer
- Diamondback Get 15 kills shortly after switching weapons
- Raptor Get a kill while or shortly after sliding, diving, or wall jumping 15 times
- Mainframe Get a kill without taking any damage 30 times
- 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 Get 300 eliminations while Pack-a-Punched
- Slither With the Brain Rot Ammo Mod equipped, get 300 eliminations
- Pathfinder Get 100 kills shortly after using a Field Upgrade
- 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 100 eliminations at Rare rarity or higher
- Caiman Get 50 kills shortly after sprinting
- Network Eliminate 50 Guild Tech enemies
- 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 eliminations while moving
- Tyrant Get 2 eliminations without taking damage
- Trace Get 2 eliminations 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
