How to Get Bot Lobbies in BO7: Private Match and XP Lobbies

There are 2 ways to get a bot lobby in Black Ops 7.

The free way is a Private Match with bots. You host it from the Multiplayer menu and add AI players to either team.

A Private Match suits practice. You learn maps, test guns and warm up at your own pace.

The other way is an XP bot lobby run by a PRO. Each match counts toward your Weapon XP, camo challenges and Battle Pass.

The PRO hosts the lobby and invites your Activision ID. If you prefer, the PRO plays the matches on your account.

Black Ops 7 is in Season 06 The Haunting, live since 17 September 2026.

1. Open Multiplayer from the main menu.
2. Select Find a match.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the playlist list and pick Private match.
4. Select Create private match.
5. Add bots to Team 1 or Team 2 and set their difficulty.
6. Pick the mode, the map and the rules.
7. Start the match.

Friends can join the same lobby. Invite them to your party, then fill the open slots with bots.

Use the lobby to learn a new map, try a gun build or warm up before public matches.

For Modern Warfare 4, see the MW4 bot lobbies guide.

Multiplayer camos start with 9 Military camos and 3 Special camos on each weapon. The 4 Multiplayer mastery camos come after them.

Camo	Unlock gate	Challenge
Shattered Gold	9 Military and 3 Special camos on the weapon	3 kills without dying, 10 times
Arclight	Shattered Gold on every weapon of the class	10 Double Kills or better
Tempest	Arclight on 30 weapons	5 kills without dying, 3 times
Singularity	Tempest on 30 weapons	No challenge: it unlocks on its own

All 3 mastery challenges ask for kills in a row or multikills.

In a PRO's XP bot lobby, each match counts toward these challenges, Weapon XP and the Battle Pass.

Singularity is also 1 of the 4 final camos behind the Nexus Horizon camo.

The full ladder for every mode is in the Black Ops 7 camo guide.

1. Pick 1 to 40 matches with the slider. The order page opens on 10.
2. Choose who plays: the PRO on your account, or you in a lobby the PRO hosts.
3. Send your Activision ID for the lobby invite.
4. A PRO starts within 1 to 2 hours.
5. Follow every match in your order chat.

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Warzone switches to the Modern Warfare 4 build when MW4 Season 1 starts on 6 November.

Black Ops 7 keeps its own Multiplayer, its Private Match and its camos.

For lobbies in the new Warzone, see how to get bot lobbies in Warzone.