How to Prestige in Black Ops 6 quickly and easily

The classic Prestige level-up system is back, and with that, we are here with a detailed guide on how to Prestige in Black Ops 6.

For players who don’t know, the Prestige level-up system differs from the usual ones you saw with previous entries like MW3.

Black Ops 6 Prestige guide

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Instead of leveling up and getting new levels with the arrival of every new Season, players can reset their Level and a majority of progress to unlock Prestige Icons, skins, and other lucrative rewards.

With that said, here’s how to Prestige in Black Ops 6, along with details on what resets and what not.

How to Prestige in Black Ops 6

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In Black Ops 6, you can Prestige by reaching the max Level, which at the time of writing is level 55.

Once you achieve the max Level, a pop-up asks whether you want to Prestige right now or do it later.

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If you skip the pop-up, you can still Prestige whenever you want by clicking on the six dots at the top right side to open the Barracks menu and selecting the ‘Progression’ option.

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You can click on the ‘Prestige’ card in the Progression menu and select the Prestige level. Assuming you have reached the max Level, you will be able to Prestige.

What resets and what stays once you Prestige in Black Ops 6

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Whenever you Prestige in Black Ops 6, here are the things that reset:

Player Level resets to 1
All Level Unlocks are gone, except for base Operators, Emotes, and permanent unlock items.
Your Loadout is reset

Note: Even when you Prestige, you can view your lifetime stats in the Combat Record. However, the visible ones will show your Prestige level.

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On the other hand, even after you Prestige, these are the things that remain intact:

Weapon Progression, Camos, and Reticles
Weapon Builds remain and can be used once you unlock all the build items again
Challenge Progress and Unlocks
Store and Battle Pass Content
Operator and Emote Unlocks
Owned Weapon Blueprints and other Skins

Thankfully, with each Prestige level, you get a Permanent Unlock sort of Token that you can use to unlock a single item of your choice from the player level.

That is everything you need to know about how to Prestige in Black Ops 6.