Call of Duty Vanguard: PS4 and PS5 trophy and platinum guide

PS4 / PS5

Vanguard divides its platinum into three different tasks: finish the campaign on Veteran, perform specific mission actions and develop your profile through multiplayer and Zombies. Shared progression helps, but it does not turn both PlayStation versions’ trophies into one list. Choose the stack you want to play first and focus on a base-game Operator and weapon. In Zombies, prepare a level-three Pack-a-Punch weapon before the long grind: ordinary eliminations and kills with the upgraded weapon are separate requirements.

Call of Duty: Vanguard platinum roadmap for PS4 and PS5: campaign, multiplayer progression and Zombies trophies. This is not a later Call of Duty HQ chapter.

Required difficulty: Complete the campaign on Veteran for The Tip Of The Spear.
Campaign cleanup: Plan mission-specific challenges using mission select and checkpoints.
Online: Multiplayer and Zombies progression are required; verify installed packs and service access.

Choose your version before levelling the profile

PS4 and PS5 have separate lists. Progression linked to your Activision account does not guarantee every trophy will automatically unlock on the other version. If you want one platinum, primarily play the chosen stack and check unlocks before changing platforms. Install the packs needed for campaign, multiplayer and Zombies: reaching the main menu does not mean every component is ready.

Choose the stack and verify access to all three required components.

Complete Veteran without overloading each checkpoint

The Tip Of The Spear requires completing the campaign on Veteran. Use your initial play to learn routes, cover and the protagonists’ abilities; if the difficulty is too disruptive, separate learning from the trophy run. Avoid forcing every optional action into the hardest playthrough: a no-hit challenge is easier to manage when it is your only immediate goal.

Check the missions’ Veteran completion before the finale.

Group challenges by mission

Prepare a short list of each level’s actions: Phoenix has train challenges, Stalingrad includes defending the Partisans, Midway features the first dive-bomb, and The Fourth Reich also checks friendly fire. Duck And Dive concerns avoiding bullets during the first dive. If the attempt fails, return to the appropriate checkpoint instead of finishing an entire mission hoping the condition resets itself.

Read all remaining requirements for a mission before loading it.

Focus on a base-game weapon and Operator

Leet Skills requires level 55; Top Of The Mountain and Bling Pro 2.0 specifically refer to base-game Operators and weapons. Do not choose an added item merely because you already own it. Player progression is shared between multiplayer and Zombies, so first assess the levels gained while completing Zombies trophies. Then check which requirements still need multiplayer activity, including joining a clan.

Use an Operator and weapon identified as base-game content.

Give each Zombies session a clear objective

Der Anfang alternates its central hub with objectives accessed through portals. Before a long session, plan your Covenants, fountains and selected Artifact. Thirst Quencher requires all five fountains in the same session: visits spread across separate matches are not enough. Artifact-related eliminations have different conditions, so choose a target and check the loadout before grinding kills.

Record the session’s objective and check the equipped Artifact.

Align the Zombies grind with Pack-a-Punch

Death Dealer counts 2,500 kills with a level-three Pack-a-Punch weapon, while Grim Reaper requires 10,000 total zombie eliminations. Kills before the weapon reaches that upgrade level do not fulfil the former condition. Reserve resources to reach the third level, then aim for a sustainable session with ammunition and healing. This prevents finishing the overall counter while leaving most of the more specific one untouched.

Check the Pack-a-Punch level before the long elimination grind.

Trophies to watch

The Tip Of The Spear

Beat Call of Duty: Vanguard's Campaign on Veteran difficulty

Complete the campaign on Veteran; plan optional mission actions separately when necessary.

Duck And Dive

In The Battle of Midway, avoid getting hit by bullets during the first Dive-Bomb

Focus on Midway’s first dive and return to the checkpoint if bullets hit you.

Top Of The Mountain

Reach max level with an operator in Multiplayer (base game operators only)

Choose a base-game Operator and reach their maximum level, checking the trophy on your chosen stack.

Bling Pro 2.0

Reach max level with a weapon (base game weapons only)

Stick with one base-game weapon instead of spreading XP over numerous added weapons.

Death Dealer

Eliminate 2500 zombies with a PaP level 3 weapon

Begin the targeted grind after upgrading the weapon to Pack-a-Punch level three.

Grim Reaper

Eliminate 10,000 zombies

Combine this cumulative total with the Pack-a-Punch requirement rather than treating them as entirely separate grinds.

Frequently asked questions

Is Veteran mandatory?

Yes. The Tip Of The Spear requires the campaign on Veteran. Finishing on a lower setting fulfils general completion but does not replace this requirement.

Must all zombie kills use a level-three weapon?

Only Death Dealer specifies 2,500 kills with a level-three Pack-a-Punch weapon. Grim Reaper tracks 10,000 total zombies; after upgrading, the same sessions can advance both goals.

Does Activision progression guarantee two automatic platinums?

No. Shared progression is not a blanket guarantee that every trophy will unlock across both PlayStation lists. Choose your main version first and verify the trophies actually awarded.

Sources

Trophy lists

Buying the game

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