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How to Unlock the Gold Knife in Modern Warfare 2

Oldies but goldies.

The good old days of running and knifing your enemies in a Call of Duty game are back with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022). I remember using the knife quite frequently on close quarter matches and even on the big maps whenever I got the chance on the original Modern Warfare games. Now, with the ability to custom your combat knife’s camo, one can only dream of the day that you can finally get that sweet golden camo. Spoiler alert: it’s really not that hard. Here is how to unlock the gold knife in Modern Warfare 2.

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How to Unlock the Gold Knife in Modern Warfare 2

Right before you go knives blazing at your enemies, be wary that the combat knife unlocks at level 17, so make sure to grind those XP my friend. Afterwards, you will unlock the ability to complete camo challenges. That’s what is more interesting to us. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to unlock the gold knife in Modern Warfare 2. Be prepared to do a lot of knife kills.

  • After unlocking the camo challenges, you will face your first challenge to unlock the Crimson camo.
  • You will need to kill 50 enemies with the knife in order to unlock the Crimson camo. Then, the Golden camo challenge will unlock.
  • In order to get the Golden camo, you will need to kill 2 enemies without dying, 10 times. Once you do it, congratulations! You just unlocked your sweet Gold Knife.

As you can see, the process is pretty straightforward, just kill enemies, and you will be good to go. This new method of unlocking camo is actually pretty easy for the players, so go ahead and make the best out of it and get your Gold Knife. You’ll just need a gold steak and open up your restaurant after retiring.


Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Windows. If you like our Modern Warfare 2 content, be sure to check out How to Get Gold Rocket Launcher in Modern Warfare 2 and How Does Co-Op Work in Modern Warfare 2?.

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Alejandro Josan
A musician with a heart of a gamer, Alejandro's life has always been accompanied by adventures on Nintendo platformers, countless hours of fantasy RPGs and several third-party FPSs. Currently, he is studying Game Design and Development, preparing for a long career in the video game industry.