There is a range of different Operators at launch, including those seen in the Call of Duty: Vanguard campaign. We expect more to be added as we progress through the new seasons, and we will be sure to add new Operators. These Operators can be used in Warzone as well. Feel free to check out our complete Warzone Operators guide here.
New Operator System
The new Operator system offers Operator XP. As you level up your Operator, you unlock new rewards for the Operator, including different variants of the base Operator skin, play of the game intro, quips, and finishing moves. You can check the unlocks by hovering over your Operator in the Operators menu and pressing ‘2’ on your keyboard, ‘R2’ on the PlayStation controller, or ‘RT’ on an Xbox controller.
Each Operator has four variants of their base skin, starting with two common skins, one rare, and finally an epic skin. The rare and epic skin visuals look similar for all the Operators. Here’s a look at the four different skins for Arthur. These unlock by simply playing the game as the Operator and leveling them up.
As mentioned before, the Operators do not provide any added gameplay advantage over other players. However, these Operators now give XP. Each Operator has a favorite weapon, and if you play the game with the selected Operator’s favorite weapon, you will get more XP for that weapon. You will also get double XP in general. This is particularly helpful if you’re looking to level up a specific weapon.
If you’re looking to level up your 3-Line Rifle, using Polina as your Operator is your best bet as that is her favorite weapon.
Operator List
The Operators are distributed in four different categories: Hellhounds, Shadow, Barbarian, and Sentinel. Here is a list of all the available Operators in Call of Duty: Vanguard, their favorite weapon, and how you can unlock them. Note that you can use any weapon for the challenges unless it is stated any differently.
Hellhounds
Daniel
Unlock Requirement: Get 200 Marksman Rifle Kills Favorite Weapon: M1 Garand
Wade
Unlock Requirement: Get 100 Headshots Favorite Weapon: Type 100
Halima
Unlock Requirement: Get 50 Prone Kills Favorite Weapon: MP-40
Shadow
Polina
Unlock Requirement: Get 200 Sniper Kills Favorite Weapon: 3-Line Rifle
Solange
Unlock Requirement: Get 10 Double Kills Favorite Weapon: NZ-41
Shigenori
Unlock Requirement: Perform 25 Finishing Moves Favorite Weapon: Type 11
Barbarian
Roland
Unlock Requirement: Get 300 Assault Rifle Kills Favorite Weapon: STG44
Lucas
Unlock Requirement: Get 100 Hipfire Kills Favorite Weapon: Owen Gun
Beatrice
Unlock Requirement: Get 5 Kills WIthout Dying 10 Times Favorite Weapon: AS44
Sentinel
Arthur
Unlock Requirement: Get 10 Kills with Killstreaks Favorite Weapon: STEN
Constanze
Unlock Requirement: Get 300 LMG Kills Favorite Weapon: MG42
Padmavati
Unlock Requirement: Get 200 Shotgun Kills Favorite Weapon: Combat Shotgun
Trident
Francis
Unlock Requirement: Unlocked as an instant reward upon purchasing Season 1 Battle Pass. Favorite Weapon: Cooper Carbine
Lewis
Unlock Requirement: Unlocked by purchasing a bundle featuring Lewis. Favourite Weapon: Gorenko Anti-Tank Rifle
Isabella
Unlock Requirement: Unlocked by purchasing a bundle featuring Isabella. Favourite Weapon: Welgun
Yeti
Anna
Unlock Requirement: Unlocked as an instant reward upon purchasing Season 2 Battle Pass. Favourite Weapon: KG M40
Thomas
Unlock Requirement: Unlocked by purchasing a bundle featuring Thomas. Favorite Weapon: Whitley
Harpy
Mateo
Unlock Requirement: Unlocked as an instant reward upon purchasing Season 3 Battle Pass. Favorite Weapon: M1916
Florence
Unlock Requirement: Unlocked by purchasing a bundle featuring Florence. Favorite Weapon: Nikita AVT
Executioner
Snoop
Unlock Requirement: Unlocked by purchasing a bundle featuring Snoop. Favorite Weapon: PPSH-41