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Black Ops 2 Level Progression Unlock Guide

November 12, 2012 by Alex Co

Want to know what and when you’ll unlock stuff in Black Ops 2’s multiplayer? We’re here to help you out plan your loadouts as you progress.

Curious to know what items you'll unlock as your progress in Black Ops 2's multiplayer and when? Lucky for you, we have that covered. This way, you can plan out accordingly on what kind of loadout you'll be rocking until you get all the preferred perks, equipment, weapons you actually want.

Courtesy of Reddit user FortRanik, the list below contains each and every item players will unlock starting from level 4 up to the max level of 55. What makes this more interesting is knowing what the final unlock is on level 55. Depending on your point-of-view, you might see it as a good or bad thing.

Level 4:

MTAR (AR)

Type 25 (AR)

SWAT-556 (AR)

MP7 (SMG)

PDW-57 (SMG)

QBB LMG (LMG)

MK48 (LMG)

R870 MCS (Shotgun)

Saiga 12 (Shotgun)

SVU-AS (Sniper)

DSR-50 (Sniper)

Five-Seven (Pistol)

TAC-45 (Pistol)

SMAW (Launcher)

FHJ-18 AA (Launcher)

Lightweight (Perk 1)

Hardline (Perk 1)

Toughness (Perk 2)

Cold Blooded (Perk 2)

Dexterity (Perk 3)

Extreme Conditioning (Perk 3)

Perk 1 Greed (Wildcard)

Grenade (Lethal)

Semtex (Lethal)

Concussion Grenade (Tactical)

Smoke Grenade (Tactical)

Level 5:

Blind Eye (Perk 1)

Level 6:

Sensor Grenade (Tactical)

Level 7: (Scorestreaks unlocked, this entire tier is streaks)

UAV

Hunter Killer

Care Package

Lightning Strike

Dragonfire

VTOL Warship

Level 8:

Fast Hands (Perk 2)

Level 9:

Sentry Gun (Streak)

Level 10:

Perk 2 Greed (Wildcard)

Level 11:

EMP Grenade (Tactical)

Level 12:

Lodestar (Streak)

Level 13:

LSAT (LMG)

Perk 3 Greed (Wildcard)

Level 14:

Engineering (Perk 3)

Level 15:

Guardian (Streak)

Level 16:

Vector (SMG)

Level 17:

Combat Axe (Lethal)

Level 18:

Overkill (Wildcard)

RC-XD (Streak)

Level 19:

B23R (Pistol)

Secondary Gunfighter (Wildcard)

Level 20:

Tactical Mask (Perk 3)

Level 21:

Stealth Chopper (Streak)

Level 22:

FAL (AR)

Primary Gunfighter (Wildcard)

Level 23:

Shock Charge (Tactical)

Level 24:

Hellstorm Missile (Streak)

Level 25:

Crossbow (Special)

Tactician (Wildcard)

Black Hat PDA (Tactical)

Level 26:

Hard Wired (Perk 2)

Level 27:

AGR Drone (Streak)

Level 28:

MSMC (SMG)

Danger Close (Wildcard)

Bouncing Betty (Lethal)

Level 29:

Flashbang Grenade (Tactical)

Level 30:

Warthog (Streak)

Level 31:

M27 (AR)

Executioner (Pistol)

Level 32:

Flak Jacket (Perk 1)

Level 33:

Counter-UAV (Streak)

Level 34:

KSG (Shotgun)

Assault Shield (Special)

Level 35:

Trophy System (Tactical)

Level 36:

Death Machine (Streak)

Level 37:

Chicom CQB (SMG)

HAMR (LMG)

Level 38:

Dead Silence (Perk 3)

Level 39:

EMP Systems (Streak)

Level 40:

SCAR (AR)

RPG-7 (Launcher)

Level 41:

C4 (Lethal)

Level 42:

Orbital VSAT (Streak)

Level 43:

Ballista (Sniper)

KAP-40 (Pistol)

Level 44:

Scavenger (Perk 2)

Level 45:

War Machine (Streak)

Level 46:

SMR (AR)

Skorpion EVO II (SMG)

Level 47:

Tactical Insertion (Tactical)

Level 48:

Escort Drone (Streak)

Level 49:

M8A1 (AR)

Ballistic Knife (Special)

Level 50:

Awareness (Perk 3)

Level 51:

K-9 Unit (Streak)

Level 52:

M1216 (Shotgun)

XPR-50 (Sniper)

Level 53:

Claymore (Lethal)

Level 54:

Swarm (Streak)

Level 55:

AN-94 (AR)

Ghost (Perk 1)

If you read this far, you'll see above that the Ghost perk will be the last unlock available to players. Not a bad move by Treyarch to ensure that everyone experiments with the other perks first before automatically choosing Ghost, no? Of course, seeing as how most Call of Duty die-hards reach max level in a day or two, I expect people to be sporting the Ghost perk in just a few days. 

Keep in mind that while the max level is 55, Black Ops 2 will employ the now-standard Prestige mode that's prevalent in Call of Duty games. What's better here is that in Black Ops 2, opting for Prestige won't reset your gear but will, instead, offer you alternative rewards for going that route.

Do you know what loadout you'll be using in Black Ops 2's multiplayer? Hopefully this list will aid you in your quest to Prestige and "pwn" some "noobs."

Black Ops 2 is set for release on November 13 (tomorrow for some!) for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3, with the Wii U version arriving later on November 18.

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