How to unlock all Mastery Camos in MW3 Zombies

The Mastery Camo grind is no joke in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. With three completely new sets of Mastery Camos for both multiplayer and Zombies, MW3 players will likely always have something to do for the next few months.

While the multiplayer camo system works the same as it did in this past year’s MW2, Zombies is a brand new mode in MW3. It also has two different Mastery Camo grinds, which can be a little confusing for players.

Luckily, I will explain exactly how everything works and how to unlock all of the Mastery Camos in MW3 Zombies in the guide below.

Unlocking all Mastery Camos in MW3 Zombies

The Zombies mode features weapons from the current MW2, which totals 77 total weapons, and the new weapons in MW3, 37 in total. This means 114 weapons are usable in Zombies, and they all have a different camo grind.

Unlike in MW3 multiplayer, you can earn new Mastery Camos for the entire crop of the 77 MW2 weapons. That’s in addition to the Mastery Camos for the MW3 weapons in Zombies. The two games’ weapons have completely different Mastery Camos as well, meaning you can earn eight total in Zombies.

Below, I will explain how to earn all eight of these Mastery Camos, which requires completing a ton of challenges in MW3’s Zombies mode. I’ll start with the Mastery Camos for the MW2 weapons and then go into the MW3 weapons.

How to unlock Golden Ivory Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies

Golden Ivory is the first Mastery Camo you can unlock for the MW2 weapons in MW3 Zombies. This means you can only earn it for the 77 MW2 weapons and not the new weapons in MW3.

To start unlocking Golden Ivory, you need to first complete four base camo challenges for a specific weapon in Zombies. You unlock these challenges by ranking up your weapons to different levels.

Once those four base camo challenges are complete, you have to complete a specific Golden Ivory challenge. This challenge’s completion rewards you with the Golden Ivory camo for that weapon.

The Golden Ivory challenge is usually: “Certain number of Zombie kills and a successful Extract with the weapon in a single deployment.”

How to unlock Spinel Husk Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies

Here’s how to unlock the Spinel Husk Mastery Camo:

• Complete the Gold Camo challenge for the specific weapon (only done in multiplayer).
• Complete additional Gold Camo challenges for weapons in the same category (only done in multiplayer).
• Complete the Spinel Husk Camo Challenge: “Certain number of Zombie kills with the weapon while it is Pack-A-Punched.”

As you can see, you need to complete the multiplayer Mastery Camo challenges to start earning more Mastery Camos for the MW2 weapons in Zombies. Luckily, you can complete the multiplayer Mastery Camos in either MW2 or MW3 multiplayer.

How to unlock Arachnida Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies

Here’s how to unlock the Arachnida Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies:

• Complete the Platinum Camo challenge for the specific weapon (only done in multiplayer).
• Complete a total of 51 Platinum Camo challenges for MW2 weapons (only done in multiplayer).
• Complete the Arachnida Camo Challenge: “Set number of Special or Elite Zombie Kills with the weapon.”

Arachnida requires you to unlock Platinum for 51 different MW2 weapons. Once again, this needs to be done in multiplayer.

How to unlock Bioluminescent Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies

Finally, here’s how to unlock the Bioluminescent Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies:

• Complete a total of 32 Arachnida Camo challenges for MW2 weapons.

Once you unlock the Arachnida Mastery Camo for 32 MW2 weapons, you will unlock Bioluminescent for all of those weapons.

Related: How to unlock all Mastery Camos in MW3 multiplayer

How to unlock Golden Enigma Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies

Now, we have the four Mastery Camos for the 37 new MW3 weapons. This starts with Golden Enigma. Just like before, these Mastery Camos are specific to the MW3 weapons and cannot be used or unlocked on the MW2 weapons in Zombies.

Here’s how to unlock Golden Enigma:

• Complete all four Zombie Base Camo Challenges for the specific weapon.
• Complete the Golden Ivory Camo Challenge: “Certain number of Zombie kills and a successful Extract with the weapon in a single deployment.”

How to unlock Zircon Scale Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies

Next up, we have the Zircon Scale Mastery Camo, which can be unlocked by completing the following requirements:

• Complete the Golden Enigma Camo challenge for the specific weapon.
• Complete additional Golden Enigma Camo challenges for weapons in the same category.
• Complete the Zircon Scale Camo Challenge: “Certain number of Zombie kills with the weapon while it is Pack-A-Punched.”

How to unlock Serpentinite Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies

The penultimate Mastery Camo for MW3 weapons in Zombies is Serpentinite, and here’s how to unlock it:

• Complete the Zircon Scale Camo challenge for the specific weapon.
• Complete a total of 37 Zircon Scale Camo challenges for MW3 weapons.
• Complete the Serpentinite Camo Challenge: “Set number of Special or Elite Zombie Kills with the weapon.”

How to unlock Borealis Mastery Camo in MW3 Zombies

Finally, the last Mastery Camo for MW3 weapons in Zombies is Borealis, and it has a simple unlock method:

• Complete a total of 37 Serpentinite Camo challenges for MW3 weapons.

And there you have it, the unlock methods and challenges required to unlock all of the Mastery Camos for both MW2 and MW3 weapons in the Zombies mode.