The Nuke is back in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer. It functions as a hidden, game-ending scorestreak: once called, the match ends and the caller’s team wins, regardless of the current score. Visually and pacing-wise, it mirrors the Black Ops 6 presentation with the same animation and cutscene.

Black Ops 7 Nuke

Item Details
Unlock condition 30 consecutive kills in one life
Eligible kills Weapon kills, equipment kills, and in rare cases, Field Upgrade kills
Excluded kills Kills from other scorestreaks do not count toward 30
How it appears Hidden streak that acts as a fourth scorestreak when earned
Availability Standard multiplayer, including the multiplayer beta
Match outcome Ends the match; the caller’s team wins regardless of score

What counts toward the 30-kill streak (and what doesn’t)

  • Do count: eliminations with primary or secondary weapons, lethals/tacticals that secure kills, and in limited cases, a Field Upgrade that can directly eliminate enemies.
  • Don’t count: damage or eliminations credited to any other scorestreak. Those are separate and won’t advance your Nuke progress.

Because scorestreak kills are excluded, plan your loadout and pacing around reliably winning gunfights and capitalizing on equipment damage rather than chaining lethal streaks.

How to track your progress mid‑match

Black Ops 7 surfaces your current streak through on-screen Medals. Notably, the Brutal Medal arrives at a 25-kill streak—once you see it, you’re five eliminations away from the Nuke. Expect this to be your most reliable in-match indicator.

Note: A real-time on‑HUD kill counter may be present at launch, but isn’t expected in the beta. Use the Medal feed to gauge where you are.

Calling the Nuke

Hit 30 eligible kills without dying and the Nuke appears as a hidden fourth scorestreak. Trigger it to play the familiar sequence and immediately end the match in your team’s favor. There’s no impact from current mode score or objective status once it’s activated—the Nuke takes priority and closes out the lobby.

The key takeaway is simple but demanding: string together 30 weapon- or equipment-based eliminations in a single life, avoid relying on scorestreak damage to advance the count, and watch for the Brutal Medal at 25 to manage your final push. If you can execute that, the Nuke will handle the rest.