Call Of Duty Vanguard Trophy Guide
Call Of Duty Vanguard Hub.
Author: Griffin.
Genre: FPS.
Welcome to the Call Of Duty Vanguard Trophy Guide.
- Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC.
- Trophies: 45: Platinum: 1, Gold: 2, Silver: 10, Bronze: 32.
- Release Date: 05-Nov-2021.
- Missable Trophies: Technically none as every mode can be replayed as many times as you need to as you make your way through the game and Campaign missions can be replayed from the main menu once they’ve been completed.
- Glitched Trophies: None.
- Online Trophies: 4: Leet Skills, Top Of The Mountain, Bling Pro 2.0, Hello There.
- Difficulty Rating: 5/10.
- Approx. time to 100%: 200+ Hours> skill dependant for Leet Skills, Death Dealer, Grim Reaper.
The trophies themselves are spread between Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies mode and is arguably one of the toughest lists we’ve had for a Call Of Duty game for a long time.
You have a lot to do with the bulk of the trophies being in campaign, you also need to get to level 55 in Multiplayer and kill 10,000 zombies.
I recommend going through campaign on recruit getting a feel for what’s required then go through on Veteran.
After this, you’ll be better prepared for multiplayer and zombies having gotten a feel for the game and the weapons.
The Birth Of Special Forces
Get all Trophies in Call of Duty: Vanguard
Phoenix Extinguished
Beat Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Campaign on any difficulty
See The Tip Of The Spear for more information.
The Tip Of The Spear
Beat Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Campaign on Veteran difficulty
Veteran difficulty makes a return in Vanguard and is a tough ride as you go through. For those of you that have played through other Call Of Duty games on Veteran you know what to expect here, there’s nothing new to challenge you here.
For those of you who are either new to Call Of Duty or new to veteran difficulty, it’s challenging but doable.
Ensure you stick to cover as much as you can and only creep forward as going to aggressive will send you straight back to either the start of the mission or the previous checkpoint.
Every time you get a message on screen “Checkpoint Reached” you will then be returned to that point upon death.
You will die a lot in veteran mode but with patience and learning the enemy patterns, you will get through it soon enough.
Roll the credits at the end of the game having completed every campaign mission on veteran difficulty to unlock your Trophy.
Did I Get ’em?
In Campaign, get 15 kills using Blind Fire
You can blind fire from cover in any mission where you’re on foot and to do so you need to be against a waist high anything (there’s hundreds of waist high cover spots throughout the game) then aim where you will get a prompt on screen to blind-fire.
Earn 15 kills throughout the campaign through Blind Fire (the Sub Base in the Phoenix mission works well for this before going down the stairs) to unlock your Trophy.
Munition Magpie
In Campaign, scavenge ammo from 15 enemy corpses within 3 seconds of killing them
As you take down enemies you will see an ammo magazine appear above their corpse(s). This is the ammo you can scavenge.
You need to be close to the enemy when killing them ensuring you loot the body fast as 3 seconds is, well, 3 seconds.
Loot ammo 15 times from corpses within 3 seconds to unlock your Trophy.
Gotta Try Them All!
In Campaign, kill enemies with 15 different weapons throughout the game
This should come naturally as you progress through the game especially as ammo is in short supply given the amount of enemies you need to take down.
There are well over 15 different types of weapons so keep collecting new weapons as your old ones run out of ammo and you’ll have this done soon enough.
I unlocked this one during Operation Tonga without even paying attention to it.
OH YEAH!
In Campaign, Tactical Sprint through 5 Destructible walls
Destructible walls are shown as wooden slats in a small section of a wall and can be ran through whilst using your Tactical Sprint (Double tap L3 whilst running).
Do this 5 times to unlock your Trophy.
F
In Campaign, die by your own grenade’s explosion
There’s plenty of grenade caches as you make your way through the game.
Once you have a grenade in your inventory (bottom right of the screen) throw it at your feet allowing it to kill you to unlock your Trophy.
Not Your Fairy Godmother
In Campaign, throw back 15 grenades that would have killed or damaged your allies
Enemies throw a lot of grenades at you throughout the Campaign and to throw them back you need to press R1 when prompted on screen.
It will still count if the grenade kills / hurts you but be quick as they have short timers then once you’ve thrown back your 15th grenade, your Trophy will unlock.
Couldn’t Have Done It Without You
Watch the credits to completion
From the main menu go to Settings> Account & Network> Credits.
Alternatively, you can complete the main Campaign where the credits will also roll.
Either way, watch the credits from start to finish which takes just under 15 minutes to run where at their conclusion your Trophy will unlock.
Shot Caller
As Arthur, give 15 different commands to your allies
In the second campaign mission, Operation Tonga, you will be playing as Arthur where after he becomes Sergeant can issue orders to the troop.
You can also issue further commands in the, The Fourth Reich mission so don’t worry to much if you don’t unlock it in Operation Tonga, you can also replay a mission as many times as you need to issuing commands along the way.
Ensure you pay attention on screen then press Up whenever prompted to issue orders. Do this 15 times to unlock your Trophy.
Pop Goes The Nightingale
As Polina, kill 15 enemies immediately after emerging from a crawlspace
In the Stalingrad mission Polina will need to go through a store with plenty of crawlspaces around.
Ensure you go into a crawlspace then kill an enemy straight away after leaving it then go back in, rinse and repeat as you take down the enemies.
There’s plenty of enemies in this section so as long as you’re careful going into and coming out of the crawlspaces before any kills you’ll have this one done soon enough.
If it doesn’t unlock then simply replay the mission where any previous kills will still be counted on your totals.
Once you have killed 15 Soldiers after leaving a crawlspace, your Trophy will unlock.
Heightened Senses
As Wade, kill 15 enemies using his focus ability
Wade’s focus ability is activated by holding Up when the eye meter in the bottom right is full. It essentially highlights enemy locations giving them a white glow around them.
This can be tough to accomplish so hang back allowing your meter to refill before moving forward giving you enough time to take down a few more Soldiers before the effects wear off. Wade’s mission, Numa Numa Trail is long and there’s plenty of enemies to take down.
If you don’t get it done during the Numa Numa Trail mission, ensure you activate Wade’s special during the, The Fourth Reich mission where you have plenty of opportunity to take enemies down.
Kill 15 enemies whilst they have they are highlighted by Wade’s ability to unlock your Trophy.
Pocket Full Of Fun
As Lucas, use 4 types of lethal equipment, getting 3 kills with each
Lucas is a demolitionist and due to this can hold 4 types of lethal thrown weaponry which are the Gammon Bomb, Grenade, Timed Detonation Charges and the Throwing Knife.
You have all but the Throwing knife at your disposal throughout the mission so ensure you get 3 kills (aim for the trucks to ensure the triple kills) then look to the right of the building just before you assault the area to find throwing knives to the right of the wall on a wooden board.
Ensure you take down at least 3 Soldiers with each of the 4 lethal thrown equipment to unlock your Trophy.
Ticket Please
In Phoenix, kill 15 enemies while standing atop a train car roof
A tricky one this which relies on luck as well as your own skill. The kills required only count whilst you’re on the roofs with the 3 hatches which can be opened allowing you to fire on the Soldiers below.
The main problem will be your teammates as sometimes they rip through the enemies before you can get there whereas other times they’ll hang back and there’s no way to control this sadly.
Ensure you get as many kills below, around and in front of your position whilst standing on a roof then proceed forward running past any enemies on the lower levels of the train then once on the next roof, turn around and kill them quickly.
This will more than likely take a good few runs until you can perfect the method where once you take down 15 enemies whilst standing on a metal roof, your Trophy will unlock.
Beware Of Trains
In Phoenix, shoot a truck driver with a vehicle full of soldiers
As you’re making your way through the train you will come to a section where you will be on the train roof and 2 trucks will be to your right.
Fill the cab of the truck with lead specifically aiming for the driver where once successful, your Trophy will unlock.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
In Operation Tonga, protect Evans with quick reflexes
As you’re making your way through the living quarters with Evans he will get pushed up against the wall by a Soldier. Take him down then move forward where a grenade will drop down the staircase.
Throw the grenade back up the stairs ensuring you stand in front of Evans to make sure he doesn’t take any damage from the grenade itself where your Trophy will then unlock.
Only You Can Prevent Friendly Casualties
In Operation Tonga, throw smoke from the anti-tank ditch to provide cover for the charge
Firstly you need to collect the Smoke Grenades which are found just after the first truck ambush when Kingsley becomes Sergeant.
Head through into the area with the Half-tracks then look to the left to find the Smoke Grenades in a small crate.
From here, head through to where you drive the truck into the minefield then head through the ditch. Once you give the order to Attack the Nazi base press L1 to throw smoke across the field where your Trophy will unlock.
Legend In The Making
In Stalingrad, protect the Partisans without missing a shot
You’ll have a much easier time of this by keeping your Father’s Sniper Rifle from earlier in the mission then once up on the roof, ensure you only fire on a Soldier when you’re guaranteed a hit.
This includes the Soldiers in the Half-Track, hitting the armor won’t count, you need to hit the Soldiers so take your time, line up each shot and aim for the chest as it’s a larger target than the head which might require 2 shots but it’s easier going for 2 shots on a larger target rather than potentially missing a small head.
If you do miss a shot, immediately restart from the last checkpoint then line try again, there’s plenty of ammo up here so you won’t need to worry about that and take your time with each shot.
Once you proceed down the ramp and into the sewer without having missed a single shot, your Trophy will unlock.
Rain Of Fire
In Stalingrad, hit a halftrack with a Molotov Cocktail
Once you’re up on the roof firing down on the Soldiers below you can grab Molotov cocktails from a crate near the edge.
Over to the left side of the ground below you is a halftrack (small MG tank looking vehicle).
Aim high and allowing the Molotov to arc down onto the Halftrack which once you land a direct hit will unlock your Trophy.
Slow But Deadly
In The Battle of Midway, help 5 threatened Allies during a dogfight
The enemy planes are marked with red markers and your allies are in blue. You need to shoot down red targets who are firing at blue ones which can be difficult as the plane you’re in isn’t exactly responsive.
As soon as an enemy disengages your ally and flies off to avoid you after you firing on them that will count as having helped one ally.
You’ll need to do this four more times which might take several runs until you have enough enemy planes attacking your allies until you’re successful, at which point, your Trophy will unlock.
Duck And Dive
In The Battle of Midway, avoid getting hit by bullets during the first Dive-Bomb
This is difficult to do as the plane handles like it’s flying through mud and the bullets come at you in a variety of angles.
If you get hit by the flak that doesn’t negate the trophy so ignore that and focus on the bullets themselves which, whilst they’re bright orange (tracer rounds) they come at you in a swirl which makes this very challenging.
You need to be on the opposite sides of the screen from where the rounds are coming from during the dive-bomb so if you see the rounds start bottom left going around to top right, you need to be top right going back around to bottom left.
Once you get a feel for it you’ll have a much better understanding but it will take time to learn the patterns.
Restart the checkpoint as soon as you get hit by a round then try again where eventually you’ll get the dive-bomb completed without having been hit by a round where your Trophy will then unlock.
Untouchable
In Numa Numa Trail, avoid getting hit by the sniper
This can be tough as the closer you get, the faster the Sniper fires and seems to be more luck than skill based so it might take a good few attempts before you’re successful.
After you cross the bridge with the 93rd go prone behind the fallen tree trunk then slowly make your way up the left side of the area whilst staying prone.
The Sniper is at the top of the tree closest to the open area to which will be on your right once you’re level with it.
Take a few attempts if needs be watching for where the Sniper is firing from then shoot the Sniper without having been hit to unlock your Trophy.
Survivalist
In Numa Numa Trail, find Mateo without firing a bullet
This can be rough but it’s doable with care and patience. Stick to the right side of the area for the most part ensuring you pay close attention to the traps and tripwires which will either kill you or alert the guards.
There are 3 guards you will need to takedown so stay crouched and use the bushes for cover. Once you have taken out the third guard then stay to the left where you will be closer to Mateo’s marker.
Once you slide down the hill without having fired a bullet, your Trophy will then unlock.
Bird Of Prey
In Lady Nightingale, kill 5 snipers across the open field without getting hit by them
Another rough trophy as the Snipers are fast and accurate even on recruit. Ensure that you use Misha to draw fire as you slowly move forward as you learn the Sniper’s positions which never change regardless of how many times you try this.
Just before the Sniper(s) fire a round you will see the glint of their scope so go prone in cover to avoid being hit then get back to a crouch and aim for the chest where you can.
2 rounds to the chest will take down a Sniper or one to the head but the head is obviously a smaller target so make a judgement call before you fire keeping an eye on the other Sniper’s around.
Take as many attempts as you need to so you can learn the Sniper’s locations which will make this easier then take all 5 of them down without being hit to unlock your Trophy.
Behind You
In Lady Nightingale, take out all of Steiner’s troops in the department store using only takedowns
Takedowns are performed with R3 when close to the back of an enemy and can only be performed when the Soldier hasn’t spotted you.
The problem here is this mission is full of Soldier’s that are actively looking for you making stealth very difficult.
What’s more ridiculous though is there are 45 enemies to be taken down so work your way through each level of the department store systematically taking the enemy down one by one until you get to the very top where you can then take Steiner down.
As long as you take down every enemy Soldier with takedowns your Trophy will unlock once the fight with Steiner starts.
That’s Definitely Not A Knife
In the Rats of Tobruk, bring down the Stuka with a pistol, grenade, or rocket
Towards the end of the mission you will be ambushed by an enemy aircraft. Use whatever weapons you have then once you’ve damaged the plane enough a team of Soldier’s will appear so take them down where one of the Soldiers on the left will drop a PanzerSchrek which is a rocket launcher.
Equip it then aim in front of the plane allowing enough time for the rocket to get to where the plane will be.
I don’t recommend doing this with the Pistol and Grenades really aren’t the weapon of choice to bring down any sort of aircraft especially one as agile as the Stuka.
This might take a good few attempts but there’s plenty of ammo refill crates around so keep firing rockets at the Stuka until you bring it down where your Trophy will unlock.
Pied Piper
In The Rats of Tobruk, lead the Rats through the desert without getting detected
This can be tough as you need to get through a lot of Soldiers whilst staying out of site. Killing any enemies will alert the others around negating this one unlocking.
As you proceed through the desert keep an eye on what’s going on ahead of you ensuring you get to cover before the Soldiers get to you.
When you’re most of the way through you will have enemies coming from the left and right so you need to mantle up to the dirt mound and hide in the bushes as they go past you. They will be very close but stay still and they won’t see you.
From here, go forward taking care to stay low and slow then once you get to the weapons factory as long as you haven’t been seen your Trophy will unlock.
Leaving An Impression
In the battle of El Alamein, get run over by a tank
After you clear out the 2 Half-tracks over to the left shortly after starting the mission your tanks will roll down the road.
Stand in front of a tank allowing it to kill you to unlock your Trophy.
She’ll Be Right Mate
In the battle of El Alamein, get twice as many kills as Des during the final defend
Once you’re in the final battle with Des, you with have what feels like a full Battalion coming your way. Grab the MG from the table to the right then take down as many Soldiers as you can.
Aim for the head where possible to drop them quicker. When the Half-tracks appear, take them down with your hand artillery then keep the pressure on the enemy.
Once the tanks appear, Des will go down allowing you to rack up a few more kills. This might take you a few attempts but it is doable with practice and grenades.
As long as you take down twice as many Soldiers as Des, your Trophy will unlock just before the cut-scene.
Allies Together, Strong
In The Fourth Reich, use Leadership to help takedown a Jäger Mörder
Jäger Mörders are the heavily armoured MG wielding enemies that constantly pop smoke at their location masking where they are.
At the start of the mission you will be playing as Arthur then once on the platform you will then be attacked by a group of Soldiers and a Jäger Mörder.
As Arthur, hold Up when prompted to then task your team to Attack / Distract the Jäger Mörder where you can then focus fire on it taking it down.
Once the Jäger Mörder has been defeated after issuing your command your Trophy will unlock.
Order In Chaos
In The Fourth Reich, go through the level without any instances of friendly fire
This is a simple one but it’s easy to mess up in the heat of battle as the enemy and allies look very similar and both run around a fair bit.
An easy way to spot the difference is that the enemy for the most part are in Black uniforms and the allies are in beige uniforms until you take control of Polina where all enemies are then in beige uniform.
Be careful whilst controlling Arthur then as Polina, you’re free for the rest of the mission without having to worry about friendly fire again except for potentially hitting your team mates so take care when aiming and stay ahead of them for the most part to avoid friendly fire.
Get through to the end of the mission with no instances of friendly fire to unlock your Trophy.
Leet Skills
Reach level 55 in Multiplayer
Pretty much anything you do in Call Of Duty Vanguard’s multiplayer will earn you XP so this one is a case of finding a game mode you’re comfortable with such as Team Deathmatches then getting as many kills / assists as you can to speed up your XP gain.
Once you reach level 55, your Trophy will then unlock.
Top Of The Mountain
Reach max level with an operator in Multiplayer (base game operators only)
The maximum level in multiplayer is 20 and will require you to use the same operator consistently throughout the various matches you’ll need to play as you make your way towards Leet Skills.
You can access the Operators by going Main Menu> Multiplayer> Operators then selecting whoever is available (Operators unlock by getting a certain amount of kills with standard weaponry for the most part and Solange is usually the first to unlock for most players)
I recommend keeping the same operator until you get them to level 20 otherwise it will make the grind longer than it needs to be.
You do get bonus XP as a given Operator for completing certain challenges so ensure you do these to the best of your ability to ensure you get to level 20 quicker, which once you reach level 20, your Trophy will unlock.
Bling Pro 2.0
Reach max level with a weapon (base game weapons only)
The maximum level of standard weaponry (Assault Rifle, SMG, Shotgun etc.) is level 70 and will require you to use the same weapon consistently for a lot of matches.
Keep pushing through Multiplayer working towards Leet Skills using the same weapon to ensure you level both yourself and your preferred weapon at the same time.
Reach level 70 with any standard weapon to unlock your Trophy.
Hello There
Join a clan in Multiplayer
To access Clans, press Triangle when on the Multiplayer Lobby screen (Main Menu> Multiplayer) then either join a clan or create a clan.
I’ve made a clan called GriffinsGamingGuides which is open to anyone so join that one if you’d like to (Main Menu> Multiplayer> press Triangle to access clans> R3 to search for clans> L3 to filter> Search GriffinsGamingGuides> Join) then once you unlock your trophy , leave the clan to keep the spaces open for other players
Either way, whether you join the clan or create your own, your Trophy will unlock once in a clan.
Deal With The Devil
Equip 3 Covenants
In order to equip a Covenant, you will first need a sacrificial heart which are acquired by completing portals. For each portal you complete you will then receive 1 sacrificial heart.
These hearts can be used at the Altar of Covenants found in Fountain Square and 1 sacrificial heart will give you one additional ability.
The abilities themselves change each session where essentially you need to complete 3 portals to be able to equip the 3 covenants offered by the Altar.
Once you have all 3 Covenants equipped, your Trophy will unlock.
Baker’s Dozen
Sacrifice 13 Hearts
Similar to Deal With The Devil as you need to sacrifice Hearts at the Altar of Covenants.
1 Heart is earnt after each portal completed so you need to complete 13 portals then sacrifice each heart to the Altar which fortunately doesn’t have to be in one session so even if you aren’t that skilled at zombies, this should sill be doable.
Once you have sacrificed the 13th Heart at the Altar of Covenants, your Trophy will unlock.
Thirst Quencher
Drink from all 5 Demonic Fountains in a single session
Click the link to go to the complete Thirst Quencher Trophy Guide.
As Cold As Ice
Eliminate 10 zombies via melee that have been slowed by the Frost Blast Artifact
The pre-set Loadouts which hold the Frost Blast are the Shadow Blaster, Night Legionaire and the Revenant Eraser, or you can edit any other loadout to hold the Frost Blast artifact.
It’s a tricky one this as you need to freeze the enemies, hope they don’t die then melee the zombies with ice around their torso to kill them.
Fortunately, this can be done across any number of sessions meaning you can kill one frozen zombie per activation and it will keep track of your progress.
I recommend doing this in Harvest as the zombies spawn infinitely giving you enough time to replenish your Frost Blast then get hopefully a few more kills.
Also, keep it to the early rounds as latter rounds the zombies will take more melee hits to go down than the time the artifacts’ effects last for.
Once you have taken down 10 zombies which are frozen by the Frost Blast artifact with Melee hits, your Trophy will unlock.
Shocking Behavior
Eliminate 10 zombies that were damaged by the Energy Mine Artifact
The Energy Mine is held by the Dark Destroyer, Ghoul Hunter and Corpse Conqueror Loadouts or can be added to any other loadout.
The Energy Mine creates a glowing orb which when an enemy gets close it will explode cause a decent amount of damage to any and all enemies in the blast radius.
You can either take out zombies with the blast from the Energy Mine which is a lot more doable in lower rounds or kill them after they’ve been damaged by the blast.
Either way will suffice and this can be done over as many different sessions as is required.
Take out 10 enemies with the Energy Mine to unlock your Trophy.
Escape Artist
While using the Aether Shroud Artifact, enter the Aether Shroud 5 times with less than 25% health
You can access the Aether Shroud as part of the Shroud Shredder, Aether-Trooper and Commando Loadouts or you can add the Aether Shroud to any loadout you wish.
Your standard health bar is 100 and each standard zombie slap depletes 20 points off so you need to be hit 4 times and be close to death then activate the Aether Shroud artifact.
I recommend doing this on the early rounds, preferably in Harvest as you have a greater chance of survival with slower, less aggressive zombies than you’ll experience in latter rounds.
Activate the Aether Shroud 5 times whilst at less than 25 health to unlock your Trophy.
Hot Tempered
Eliminate 10 zombies while your damage is increased by the Ring of Fire Artifact
The Ring Of Fire artifact is held by the Wrath Hammer, Nether-Warrior and the Manhunter loadouts or you can customise any loadout to then hold the Ring of Fire.
The Ring of Fire creates purple flames which when you’re inside of the circle your damage is increased so ensure you stay in the circle and take down Zombies as quickly as possible preferably aiming for the head to have an even greater damage bonus.
You can get kills whilst your damage is boosted by the Ring of Fire throughout any number of sessions whether you get one kill or all 10 in one hit.
Keep racking up the kills until you have taken down 10 zombies whilst inside the circle to unlock your Trophy.
Death Dealer
Eliminate 2500 zombies with a PaP level 3 weapon
This is a rough one as you firstly need to get a weapon to Level 3 at the Pack-A-Punch which costs 7,500 for Level 1, 15,000 for Level 2 and then an additional 30,000 for Level 3 totalling 52,500 points so you need to be skilled in order to rack up that number of points as they reset upon each loss so the better you are at Zombies, the easier this will be for you.
The Pack-A-Punch can be found to next to the fountain in the centre of the starting area and has a blue glow coming out of it. Look for the glowing washing machine looking device and you’ll be at the right place.
Take out every Zombie in between each portal to help build up the points then once you have a weapon at Rank 3, then and only then will any additional kills with that weapon count towards the 2,500 kills required for Death Dealer.
Once you have racked up 2,500 kills with a Rank 3 weapon your Trophy will unlock.
Grim Reaper
Eliminate 10,000 zombies
You will need to be a big fan of zombies to unlock this one which is self explanatory, play through Zombies getting as far through as you can each time where you will after probably 50-100 hours rack up 10,000 kills.
This is very skill based as the further you get through the objectives and rounds, the more zombies that will appear so the more you can take down building up your total kills.
There’s no way around this one, it’s going to be a massive grind so strap in and get killing. Once you’ve taken down 10,000 zombies your Trophy will unlock.
That’s the Call Of Duty Vanguard Trophy Guide complete I hope it helps you through the game.
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