MW4 DMZ Operator Prestige: requirements for every tier

Operator Prestige is DMZ’s long-term goal for a single Operator. You hand in a big pile of DMZ Cash and gear, reset the Operator’s traits, and get a permanent trait that stays with them for good.

It is optional. It is separate from your Player Level and from Multiplayer Prestige.

Who can Prestige

An Operator can Prestige when they:

• have 18 Trait Points. It doesn’t matter whether you spent them;
• are on Active Duty and ready to deploy, so not MIA.

Trait Points come from the Operator’s Dog Tag level: one point per level, 18 in total. See Operator Dog Tag progression and our Dog Tags guide.

Requirements for every tier

You must equip this gear on the Operator and pay the cash. All of it is consumed.

	Prestige 1	Prestige 2	Prestige 3 and later
DMZ Cash	200,000	300,000	500,000
Trait Points	18	18	18
Weapons	2, each with 3 attachment slots, Rare or better	2, each with 4 attachment slots	2, each with 4 attachment slots
Plate carrier	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Backpack	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Ingredients	4 Rare	4 Epic	4 Legendary

Prestige 3’s requirements repeat for every Prestige after it.

What you lose

Prestige wipes the Operator’s build and takes the payment:

• the DMZ Cash and all equipped gear;
• every Trait you picked and your skill tree progress;
• any unspent Trait Points.

Anything left on the Operator is consumed. Move what you want to keep into your Stash or backpack first.

What you get: permanent traits

Each Prestige gives the Operator a random permanent trait:

• It belongs to that Operator and survives a skin change, a slot change, or a dismissal.
• An Operator can hold up to three.
• From Prestige 4, you are offered a new trait each time. Swap it for one of your three, or turn it down.

Permanent traits sit on top of the 18 points you earn again, so a Prestiged Operator ends up stronger than a fresh one.

How to get ready

1. Bank the cash early. Extract valuables like the Gold bar and complete Dynamic Operations for cash.
2. Collect the gear in your Stash before you start: two upgraded weapons, the right plate carrier and backpack.
3. Save four ingredients of the right rarity. See the crafting guide for where ingredients come from.
4. Plan the rebuild. After Prestige you pick traits again. The skill tree planner shows the full board.