How to get Obsidian camo in Modern Warfare 2019
The April 2020 update of Modern Warfare (2019) brought 
Obsidian, a mastery camo you earn 1 gun at a time.
The road on each gun has 4 steps:
- Rank up the gun. Its weapon levels give the 1st pattern of each of its 10 camo types.
- Clear its camo challenges. All 10 cleared on that gun pays
Gold. - Open the Obsidian challenge. With Gold on the gun, its Obsidian count starts.
- Stack 15-kill matches. The target depends on the class. An assault rifle needs 200 of them.
Platinum and 
Damascus play no part on that road.
A PRO can earn Obsidian on every base weapon of the 2019 game, on your account.
Obsidian on your MW2019 guns
A PRO plays Modern Warfare (2019) on your account until every base weapon wears Obsidian.
ObsidianObsidian Camo All Weapons (MW2019)
Obsidian on every base Modern Warfare (2019) weapon, each class challenge played on your account.
DamascusDamascus Camo All Weapons (MW2019)
Damascus on every base Modern Warfare (2019) weapon, the account-wide camo of the 2019 game.
MW4 PyroclastMW4 Pyroclast Camo: Weapon Prestige on Any Gun
Pyroclast on 1 Modern Warfare 4 gun, the per-gun Weapon Prestige camo of the current game.
Obsidian challenges for every weapon class
Each weapon class has its own Obsidian challenge. Most of them count matches with 15 kills or more.
| Weapon class | Obsidian challenge |
|---|---|
| Assault rifles | 15 kills in a match, 200 times |
| SMGs | 15 kills in a match, 150 times |
| Shotguns | 15 kills in a match, 150 times |
| LMGs | 15 kills in a match, 150 times |
| Sniper rifles | 15 kills in a match, 125 times |
| Handguns | 15 kills in a match, 100 times |
| Riot Shield | 750 kills |
| Combat Knife | 10 kills in a match, 125 times |
| RPG-7 | 5 kills in a match, 150 times |
| PILA, JOKR and Strela-P | Destroy a vehicle or a killstreak, 100 times |
Marksman rifles run on 15-kill matches as well.
The Riot Shield asks for 750 kills in total, with no per-match target.
Assault rifles carry the longest Obsidian count of the game. Pick the class you play most and start there.
How 15-kill matches stack
1 match can add 2 or more to the counter. Every full 15 kills with that gun in a single match adds 1.
So 30 kills with an assault rifle in 1 match moves it 2 steps closer, and 45 kills moves it 3.
Small maps give the most kills per match. Shipment is the usual pick for this grind.
Objective modes on a small map, Domination or Hardpoint, give a gun the most 15-kill blocks in 1 match.
Obsidian next to Gold, Platinum and Damascus
Modern Warfare (2019) has 4 mastery camos. Obsidian is the one you take gun by gun after Gold.
| Camo | Opens with | Shows on |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Every camo challenge on 1 gun | That gun |
| Platinum | Gold on every gun of 1 class | That class |
| Damascus | Gold on all base guns of the game | All base guns |
| Obsidian | Gold on that gun, then its class challenge | That gun |
A single favourite gun can wear Obsidian long before the rest of the arsenal reaches Damascus.
The step before Damascus is in our Modern Warfare 2019 Damascus guide.
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What the Obsidian order covers
The Obsidian order covers every base weapon of Modern Warfare (2019). A PRO plays the class challenges by hand on your account.
Modern Warfare 4 has a per-gun camo line of its own, earned through Weapon Prestige. Here is how to get Pyroclast in MW4.
From the source
Official“The latest update to Modern Warfare brought the Obsidian camo. You only need Gold on a weapon to go for Obsidian; Platinum or Damascus are unnecessary. Completing all ten camo challenges unlocks Gold. Obsidian criteria: Assault Rifles 15 kills in a match 200 times; SMGs, Shotguns, LMGs 150 times; Marksman Rifles 150 times; Sniper Rifles 125 times. Objectives stack: 30 kills with the AK-47 give 2 tallies.”
Official“Weapon progression earns the base pattern for 10 camo types; each camo set has 9 more patterns behind camo challenges; completing all the camo challenges unlocks Gold for that weapon.”
FAQ
- New page: how to get Obsidian in Modern Warfare (2019), with every class challenge, how 15-kill matches stack and the 4 mastery camos side by side.