Black Ops 4 Blackout Merit sources, how to earn Merits fast and Eschelon levels listed Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Black Ops 4 Blackout Merit sources, how to earn Merits fast and Eschelon levels listed How to get Merits and start going through Blackout's many Escheon levels. Guide by Matthew Reynolds Managing Editor Updated on 20 Feb 2019 Black Ops 4 Blackout Merits are the experience points you earn in Black Ops 4's Blackout mode. Unlock enough Merits, and you'll level up your Eschelon rank, giving you new rewards including Blackout characters. How to earn Merits in Black Ops 4 s Blackout mode fast Interestingly, unlike other multiplayer and Battle Royale games, you can actually complete matches without earning Merits at all. Here's the ways in which they are unlocked: Kills - 10 Merits each Top 15 place (solo), Top 10 place (duo) or Top 5 place (quads) - 50 Merits Win - 100 Merits Challenges - Varies Playing matches will see you earning Merits from Blackout Challenges naturally, as seemingly every action within the mode has a Challenge tied to it. However, to start ranking up, you need to place highly and rank up kills. Want to earn Merits quickly in Blackout? With every match you play, last as long as you can. Getting into a top ranking will get to 50 Merits - that's the same as five kills, and arguably a lot easier. And of course if you can win, that's an additional 100 Merits on top of the placement points you get. Additionally, learn to identify Challenges that align with your playstyle, or even go after some Dark Ops objectives, which are one-off tasks which can be easily done at any time. Operation Grand Heist is here, and so are four new Blackout character unlocks. If you're only just getting started, our Black Ops 4 Blackout tips and tricks can help, as well Mystery Box and zombie locations for useful loot and how to get Merits fast to level Eschelons. We also have a Blackout Challenges and Black Ops 4 Dark Ops list. Meanwhile, here's how to unlock Create a Class in Black Ops 4 multiplayer, and finally, the best Blackout weapons, guns and multiplayer weapon damage stats. Black Ops 4 Eschelon levels listed Here is every Eschelon level and the amount of Merits required to unlock them. Echelon levelMerits requiredUnlocks 10None 2100None 3300None 4500None 5700None 6950None 71200None 81450None 91700None 101950None 112300None 122650None 133000None 143350None 153700None 164050None 174400None 184750None 195100None 205450Ranger character unlock + card 215900None 226350None 236800None 247250None 257700None 268150None 278600None 289050None 299500None 309950None 3110500None 3211050None 3311600None 3412150None 3512700None 3613250None 3713800None 3814350None 3914900None 4015450Frogman character unlock + card 4116000None 4216550None 4317100None 4417650None 4518200None 4618750None 4719300None 4819850None 4920400None 5020950None 5121600None 5222250None 5322900None 5423550None 5524200None 5624850None 5725500None 5826150None 5926800None 6027450Airborne character unlock + card 6128100None 6228750None 6329400None 6430050None 6530700None 6631350None 6732000None 6832650None 6933300None 7033950None 7134700None 7235450None 7336200None 7436950None 7537700None 7638450None 7739200None 7839950None 7940700None 8041450Seal character unlock + card 80 Prestige44200Battle Hardened character unlock + card More On Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Call of Duty Black Ops 4 cut campaign detailed in huge cache of documents UPDATE: Fan-researched video now live. 9 Activision defeats WWE wrestler Booker T in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 likeness lawsuit Pinned down. 23 Sony has been working with Deviation Games on its new PlayStation-exclusive IP for over a year already But it's "a little while out". 41 Ex-Call of Duty: Black Ops devs are making a brand new IP for PlayStation No brainer. 9 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store