How to unlock free Operator skins in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0’s DMZ mode

Add to your Operator collection without spending your hard-earned COD points.

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Following the release of the reboot forCall of Duty: Modern Warfarein 2019, the popular first-person shooter franchise shook up the post-launch monetization of its annual premium titles by moving to free seasonal content with a tied-in paid battle pass that coincided with the free to play battle royale released in the spring of 2020. The success ofCall of Duty: Warzoneand the freshly rebooted Modern Warfare series led to the battle pass along with a wide array of Operator skins sold through the franchise store as bundles with calling cards, emotes, and other customization options becoming the norm throughout the lifespan of Warzone as well as the additional premium titles —Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarandCall of Duty: Vanguard— which led to an influx of unusual crossovers including the likes of Rambo, Mech Godzilla, and Ghostface from Scream.

With the release ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2andWarzone 2.0in 2022, Infinity Ward has dialed back the weird and wacky Operator skins, at least for the time being. Most of the initial offerings for player customization — including the options presented by theSeason 1battle pass — are dominated by black, brown and gray tactical gear. The most standout skin currently available in the game is hands down the Mountain Dew inspired option that was part of a promotional event. Even still, that one embraces being mostly black albeit with some neon green accents. If you’re looking to get your hands on something wackier then you’ll need to find a way to acquire the Burger Town King skin which was available in 40 countries around the globe — and yet not the US or UK for some unusual reason — as part of a promotion with Burger King.

If you’re not interested in sideloading APKs and redeeming codes from Mountain Dew to add to your collection of Operator Skins, however, there are easier options for spicing up your customization catalog. Tucked inside of Warzone 2.0’s new DMZ mode players can find a few extra Operator skins lurking among the rewards for completing various tasks among the game’s three factions. In previous Call of Duty titles, players could see all skins available for an Operator when looking at that character’s customization screen, but for now locked skins in Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 are hidden away so it’s understandable that players are missing these easy to earn alternatives.

How to unlock Operator skins in DMZ — ‘Anonymous’ Konig skin

If you’ve loaded into a match of DMZ via Call of Duty: HQ you’ve been met with a deployment screen that included a button labeled “Faction Missions”. There’s little to no explanation for how these faction missions work in game, so without a little research or trial and error they’d be easy to miss out on. There are three main factions for DMZ — Legion, White Lotus, and Black Mous. Players initially have access to the Tier 1 challenge list for the Legion faction. What they may not realize, however, is that completed challenges must be manually de-selected and a new challenge chosen in the old’s place in order to track and progress.

Once five of the six missions available on a tier are completed the next tier of challenges becomes available. To unlock the Anonymous skin for Konig, players will need to complete enough missions to reach the final challenge — titled Frame Job — for Legion Tier 2.

How to unlock Operator skins in DMZ — ‘Defuse’ Zimo skin

Just as Konig’s ‘Anonymous’ skin is reward for completing Tier 2 of the Legion faction missions, the ‘Defuse’ skin for Zimo is a reward for Tier 2 of the White Lotus faction. Players will need to equip the mission in order for their progress to count toward the unlock. However, White Lotus faction missions are not available by default, and players will need to complete two tiers of Legion challenges before they are unlocked.

How to unlock Operator skins in DMZ — ‘Triage’ Roze skin

The ‘Triage’ skin for Operator Roze is by far the most difficult to unlock in Warzone 2.0’s DMZ as it is rewarded for completing the final challenge for Tier 2 of the Black Mous faction. In order to even access the Black Mous faction’s challenges, players will need to have completed tier 2 challenges for both the Legion and White Lotus factions, then they will need to complete five of the six available challenges for tier 1 and tier 2 of the Black Mous faction before unlocking theEspionagemission.

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Operator skins as DMZ rewards

Call of Duty’s new DMZ mode is still in its beta phase, but it seems highly likely that players can expect additional missions and possibly even more factions to come as the mode is expanded throughout the game’s life cycle. If grinding through faction missions isn’t to your liking, however, you can always opt to expand your collection of Operator skins by picking up bundles through the in-game franchise store using Call of Duty Points or by progressing the seasonal battle pass.

Call of Duty Points

If you’re planning to purchase the premium seasonal Battle Pass for additional Operator skins or purchase your favorite Operator bundle, you’ll want to top off your Call of Duty Points stash.

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