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Challenges

Challenges are goals that progress on their own as you play. You track them on the Challenges screen (main menu, Progression), which has three tabs: Challenges, Achievements (see Achievements) and Unlocks (the level roadmap, see Levels, ranks and prestige). The end-of-match screen also shows the challenges that moved, with the ones you just completed at the top.

The Challenges screen opens at level 3, together with daily challenges (see Levels, ranks and prestige): the first time you open it, a tour gives you 30 minutes of Double XP, already active.

The Challenges screen

The Challenges tab reads at a glance:

  • At the top, the challenge closest to completion (“2 to go”) with its reward, and what is still up for grabs right now: the XP and Ankou Coins of today’s and this week’s challenges, and the number of items (emblems, titles, camos) left to earn.
  • Three columns, one per rhythm, each in its own colour: Today (red, with the time left before new challenges), This week (blue) and Career (gold, permanent). Every card shows its reward in large type: XP and Ankou Coins.
  • The Career column only shows the 3 challenges closest to their next tier; “See all career challenges” opens the full list, with a bar split into tiers (each with its threshold), the XP of the current tier, the final-tier item and filters (with an item, almost at tier).
  • Other challenges, at the bottom: the season pass, weapon categories and Easter eggs, folded; one click unfolds them.

The main menu keeps the Current challenges card (today’s then this week’s challenges, with their XP and the time before new daily challenges). The Challenges tab shows how many daily challenges you have left.

How it works

  • Progress is counted at the end of each match, from your stats for that match. During the match, every tier you clear is announced at the top right of the screen (“Daily challenge complete”, “Career tier cleared”…), with its XP and Ankou Coins; the reward is paid at the end of the match.
  • Many challenges have several tiers (I, II, III…): each tier you clear pays out its reward, then the goal moves up to the next tier. Several tiers can fall in the same match.
  • Cumulative goals (kills, revives, points…) add up from match to match.
  • Round goals (“Reach round 15”) keep your best round, and only in ranked matches: starting at round 1, not the guided match. Daily, weekly and season round challenges also count matches on Easy difficulty; the “Headwind” career challenge has its own “Headwind (Easy)” equivalent (rounds 10 to 50, half the XP, separate emblem), the only one where Easy counts.
  • Map-specific challenges (Easter eggs, secrets, bosses) only count on that map.

Rewards

Each tier awards:

  • player XP (or pass XP for season and event challenges);
  • Ankou Coins depending on the kind of challenge:
Kind of challengeAnkou Coins per tier
Daily15
Weekly60
Season (Battle Pass) and event20
Easter egg20
Career, weapon classes0

Some challenges also give an emblem or a title on their final tier (see the tables).

✦Your weekly Ankou Coins

Daily and weekly challenges are the best steady source of Ankou Coins: playing two evenings a week, count on about a hundred coins from dailies and 180 from the three weeklies. Add season tiers and the Hideout’s radio contracts on top.

Daily challenges

Unlocked at level 3. Every day, 3 challenges are drawn from the list below, the same for every player, never two of the same kind. They refresh at midnight UTC (2 AM in Paris during summer time, 1 AM in winter) and their progress starts over. The screen shows the time left.

ChallengeGoalXP
Busy DayKill 150 zombies.3,000
Coup de GrâceKill 50 zombies with headshots.3,000
Silent WorkKill 15 zombies with the knife.2,500
Hold Until DawnReach round 15.3,500
No One Left BehindRevive 3 teammates.2,500
Shutters ClosedRebuild 30 boards.2,000
Try Your LuckUse the Mystery Box 5 times.2,000
Thirst for VictoryBuy 6 perks.2,500
Lighthouse RayUpgrade 2 weapons at the Forge of Ys.3,000
The PackKill 20 of the Ankou’s hounds.3,000
FireworksKill 30 zombies with explosives.2,500
Deadly MachineryKill 15 zombies with traps.2,500
Power-up HunterGrab 5 power-ups.2,000
ExplorerOpen 5 doors or rubble piles.2,000
Full PurseEarn 25,000 points.3,000
BurstsKill 100 zombies with SMGs.3,000
BuckshotKill 75 zombies with shotguns.3,000
SidearmKill 50 zombies with pistols.3,000
Rifle in HandKill 100 zombies with assault rifles.3,000

Weekly challenges

Unlocked at level 6. Every week, 3 challenges are drawn from this list; they refresh on Monday at midnight UTC.

ChallengeGoalXP
Human TideKill 1,500 zombies.12,000
Precision ShootingKill 500 zombies with headshots.12,000
Storm VigilReach round 25.15,000
Crew SpiritRevive 25 teammates.10,000
Hammer of YsUpgrade 10 weapons at the Forge of Ys.10,000
DiversDefeat 5 Divers.12,000
The Morgane’s TreasureEarn 250,000 points.12,000
Lost SoulsFill the three reliquaries.15,000
The Drowned QueenComplete “The Awakening of Ys.”25,000
Barrage FireKill 500 zombies with LMGs.12,000
LookoutKill 300 zombies with sniper rifles.12,000
Shot by ShotKill 400 zombies with tactical rifles.12,000
EngineerKill 100 zombies with traps.10,000
Cold SteelKill 100 zombies with the knife.10,000

Season challenges

Each Battle Pass season has its own challenges, active all season long. They award pass XP rather than player XP. The current season’s list is on the Battle Pass page. Event passes likewise have their own event challenges, until the event ends.

Career challenges

Always active, in five tiers, they follow you through your whole career.

ChallengeGoal (per tier)XP per tierFinal tier
ReaperKill 250 / 1,000 / 5,000 / 15,000 / 50,000 zombies.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 25,000Emblem “Reaper”
Cool HeadKill 100 / 500 / 2,000 / 6,000 / 20,000 zombies with headshots.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 25,000Emblem “Cool Head”
Old SaltSurvive 50 / 250 / 1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 rounds in total.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 20,000Title “Old Salt”
HeadwindReach round 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50.1,500 / 3,000 / 6,000 / 12,000 / 25,000Emblem “Headwind”
Lending a HandRevive a teammate 10 / 50 / 200 / 500 / 1,000 times.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 20,000Emblem “Lending a Hand”
Breton BladeKill 25 / 100 / 500 / 1,500 / 5,000 zombies with the knife.1,000 / 2,000 / 4,000 / 8,000 / 16,000Title “Breton Blade”
JoinerRebuild 50 / 250 / 1,000 / 3,000 / 8,000 boards.500 / 1,500 / 3,000 / 6,000 / 12,000—
Door OpenerOpen 10 / 50 / 200 / 500 / 1,000 doors or rubble piles.500 / 1,500 / 3,000 / 6,000 / 12,000—
The HuntKill 25 / 100 / 500 / 1,500 / 4,000 of the Ankou’s hounds.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 20,000Title “Ankou’s Huntsman”
Big Game FishingDefeat 1 / 10 / 50 / 150 / 400 Divers.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 20,000Title “Diver Fisher”
DemolitionistKill 50 / 250 / 1,000 / 3,000 / 8,000 zombies with explosives.1,000 / 2,000 / 4,000 / 8,000 / 16,000—
Lighthouse AlchemistUpgrade 5 / 25 / 100 / 250 / 500 weapons at the Forge of Ys.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 20,000—
Smooth TalkerUse the Mystery Box 25 / 100 / 400 / 1,000 / 2,500 times.500 / 1,500 / 3,000 / 6,000 / 12,000—
ShipownerEarn 50,000 / 250,000 / 1,000,000 / 5,000,000 / 20,000,000 points in total.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 25,000Title “Shipowner”

Weapon classes

One challenge per class, in four tiers; the last one gives a title.

ChallengeGoal (per tier)XP per tierFinal tier
Trigger AceKill 100 / 500 / 2,000 / 5,000 zombies with weapons in the “Pistols” class.1,000 / 3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000Title “Trigger Ace”
Rain of LeadKill 100 / 500 / 2,000 / 5,000 zombies with weapons in the “SMGs” class.1,000 / 3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000Title “Rain of Lead”
Elite InfantrymanKill 100 / 500 / 2,000 / 5,000 zombies with weapons in the “Assault rifles” class.1,000 / 3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000Title “Elite Infantryman”
Garrison MarksmanKill 100 / 500 / 2,000 / 5,000 zombies with weapons in the “Tactical rifles” class.1,000 / 3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000Title “Garrison Marksman”
Alley SweeperKill 100 / 500 / 2,000 / 5,000 zombies with weapons in the “Shotguns” class.1,000 / 3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000Title “Alley Sweeper”
Wall of FireKill 100 / 500 / 2,000 / 5,000 zombies with weapons in the “LMGs” class.1,000 / 3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000Title “Wall of Fire”
Lighthouse EyeKill 100 / 500 / 2,000 / 5,000 zombies with weapons in the “Sniper rifles” class.1,000 / 3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000Title “Lighthouse Eye”
GunnerKill 50 / 250 / 1,000 / 3,000 zombies with weapons in the “Launchers” class.1,000 / 3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000Title “Gunner”
Envoy of WondersKill 50 / 250 / 1,000 / 3,000 zombies with weapons in the “Wonder weapons” class.1,000 / 3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000Title “Envoy of Wonders”

Easter egg challenges

These challenges follow the quest steps of Ker-Ys and Nec Mergitur; they only count on their own map. The steps are detailed in The Awakening of Ys and The Last Metro (Nec Mergitur Easter egg).

ChallengeGoal (per tier)XP per tierFinal tier
Let There Be LightRestore the power 1 / 10 / 50 times.500 / 2,000 / 5,000—
Sunken ChimesRing the three bells in order 1 / 5 / 20 times.1,500 / 4,000 / 10,000—
Harvest of SoulsFill the three reliquaries 1 / 5 / 20 times.1,500 / 4,000 / 10,000—
GatekeeperOpen the Gate of Ys 1 / 5 / 20 times.2,500 / 6,000 / 15,000—
Free YsComplete “The Awakening of Ys” 1 / 3 / 10 / 25 times.5,000 / 10,000 / 20,000 / 40,000Emblem “Free Ys”
RegicideDefeat Dahut, the Drowned Queen, 1 / 5 / 20 times.3,000 / 8,000 / 20,000—
Secret SeekerDiscover 1 / 5 / 15 / 40 secrets on Ker-Ys.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000Title “Secret Seeker”
The Power ReturnsRestore power to the Saint-Michel substation 1 / 10 / 50 times.500 / 2,000 / 5,000—
InterlockingThrow the Odéon switch toward Cluny 1 / 5 / 20 times.1,500 / 4,000 / 10,000—
The Seal of the BoatmenAwaken the four faces of the Pillar of the Boatmen 1 / 5 / 20 times.1,500 / 4,000 / 10,000—
The Last StopStop the Last Metro and ring the Ankou’s Bell 1 / 5 / 20 times.2,000 / 5,000 / 12,000—
The Boatmen’s LeveeHold back the flood of the Cité 1 / 5 / 20 times.2,500 / 6,000 / 15,000—
Tossed by the WavesComplete “The Last Metro” 1 / 3 / 10 / 25 times.5,000 / 10,000 / 20,000 / 40,000—
Saint Marcel’s CrozierSlay the Vouivre 1 / 5 / 20 times.3,000 / 8,000 / 20,000—
Metro RatDiscover 1 / 5 / 15 / 40 secrets beneath Paris.1,000 / 2,500 / 5,000 / 10,000—

Checked against the game on November 8, 2026