Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warhas a variety of weapons to unlock and use. Whetherplayers like the newBlack Ops Cold Warweapons or not, they are most likely interested in unlocking the new ones recently added to the game. One of these is the sledgehammer, a melee weapon that packs a punch.

The Sledgehammer is an unlockable melee weapon inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. It is a secondary weapon. Its flavor text reads: “Delivered from the word ‘slægan,’ meaning ‘to strike violently.’ Distributes a large amount of force over a small area and repurposed to demolish your enemies instead of dry wall.” It is now available in Season 1, and unlike the weapons that can beunlocked by completing levels of the Battle Pass like the Groza, players will have to complete a difficult challenge in order to get the sledgehammer.

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How to Complete the Sledgehammer Challenge

to unlock the sledgehammer, players will have to use the Combat Knife to kill 2 or more players “rapidly” in 15 separate matches. InCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, rapidly usually means about three seconds or less between kills. Thankfully, players don’t have to worry abouttheBlack Ops Cold Warsuper jump melee glitchas much anymore.

Perks to Help

Using only the Combat Knife for quick kills can be quite the challenge, but there are a couple of perks that can help players unlock the sledgehammer inCoD: Black Ops Cold War. The first is Tactical Masks, which will help players out by giving them resistance to Flashbang and Stun Grenades and making them immune to gas. With Tactical Masks equipped, players can get up close to enemies without worrying about being disoriented.

The next perk that can give players a melee boost is Tracker. Players just need to aim at enemies to reveal them on the minimap, which means players will know if there are two enemies close enough together to be able to melee kill them within the time limit.

The final perk great for this challenge is Ninja, which makes it easier for players to sneak up on enemies without any audio cues giving them. away. While severalweapons have been nerfed in Season 1 ofBlack Ops Cold War, these perks should still operate in the same way, giving the best shot to players looking to bring a knife to a gunfight.

Best Maps for Melee Kills

SinceCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warhas some holiday events going on, like theJingle Hells Zombie Mode, there are some different maps available in multiplayer. One of these maps is a Nuketown 24/7 event, which means players can use this tiny map as often as possible.

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

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