Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been out for a good few weeks now, leaving you with plenty of time to level up your player level and guns. This time, plus the double XP and double weapon XP weekend we just had, means you’ve likely hit a prestige level by now. With prestige levels come both a fresh sticker to place on your gun, along with a prestige key. You may be wondering what those are exactly though. Not to worry as, in this guide, I’ll explain exactly what prestige keys are and how you can use them.

Prestige Keys in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Prestige Keys are a token that can be used to unlock legacy content including emblems and calling cards from the previous Call of Duty titles. For example, you may be able to pick up a few cosmetic items from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Seeing as you can unlock three prestige keys at the time of writing this, you can use three keys to unlock three different items. This new shop isn’t in the game yet though, as it’ll come with the launch of Season 1 on December 10. You’ll have to hold onto these just a little longer. Once we hit Season 1 though, you can navigate to the Progression tab in the Barracks to check out what the store offers.

That isn’t all coming in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Season 1 though. You can also expect several new multiplayer maps, 2v2 Gunfight, fresh weapons, zombies modes, and more! Needless to say, prestige keys won’t be the only new thing to use in Season 1.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.