The PS4 and PS5 port of Call of Duty: Black Ops II brought the 2012 classic back with a brand-new trophy list, and it is not a short one. With 91 PlayStation Trophies total split across the base game and four DLC packs, this is one of the more demanding trophy hunts you will find in any shooter games library. The good news: the Platinum only requires base game trophies, so you can target it without touching a single DLC challenge.
How many trophies are in the Black Ops 2 PS4 and PS5 port?
The port includes 91 trophies in total: 51 tied to the base game and 40 spread across four DLC packs. Every DLC pack is included with the port, which the trophy lists confirm directly. For the Platinum Trophy, you only need to clear the 51 base game trophies, which still covers campaign, multiplayer, and the TranZit Zombies mode.
All base game trophies and how to get them
BO2 trophy list on PS5
Campaign trophies
The campaign trophies cover story missions, difficulty clears, and a handful of hidden objectives tied to specific choices. Several of them will require multiple playthroughs if you want to see all outcomes, since Black Ops 2 has branching endings.
The Old Fashioned and Futurist trophies are the hardest campaign grinds since both require Veteran difficulty clears. Veteran in Black Ops 2 is genuinely punishing, particularly in the future-set missions where enemy AI is aggressive and cover is limited.
High IQ requires collecting every piece of intel across all missions. There are 33 intel items total, and missing even one forces you back to replay that mission. Use chapter select rather than starting a full new playthrough.
Intel collectible in campaign
Multiplayer trophies
These four are the lightest requirements in the base game. Welcome to the Club comes naturally through normal play, and Welcome to the Penthouse requires one full Prestige. If you want to understand the full scope of the Prestige system before grinding, the Black Ops 2 Prestige guide covering all 10 levels, rewards, and tokens breaks down exactly what you unlock and when.
Trained Up and Party Animal are straightforward wins in their respective playlist types. Combat Training lets you play against bots, which makes the 10 wins far less stressful than grinding ranked lobbies.
Zombies trophies (Green Run / TranZit)
The base game Zombies trophies all take place in Green Run, which includes the TranZit mode. These are the most time-intensive trophies in the base game outside of Veteran difficulty.
Tower of Babble is the most complex trophy here. It requires coordinating with other players to complete a specific Easter egg sequence in TranZit, which means you need a full lobby of players who know what they are doing. Going in blind with randoms rarely works.
I Don't Think They Exist is deceptively tricky. The Denizens, the small creatures that latch onto your head in the forest sections, need to be killed while actively attached to you. Letting them latch on and then shooting them off with a pistol is the most reliable method.
TranZit bus route overview
All DLC pack trophies
DLC Pack 1: Die Rise and Turned
Shafted is a grind since it requires hitting every perk machine and Pack-a-Punching a weapon in a single game. Points management matters here. Vertigoner requires the Sliquifier wonder weapon, which you need to craft in Die Rise before you can start flinging zombies off the map.
DLC Pack 2: Mob of the Dead
Mob of the Dead is widely considered one of the best Zombies maps in the series, and its trophy list reflects that complexity. Pop Goes the Weasel and No One Escapes Alive are tied to the map's main Easter egg, requiring coordination and knowledge of the full quest chain. GG Bridge is a survival challenge that demands a strong weapon setup and good positioning by round 15.
DLC Pack 3: Buried
Awaken the Gazebo is one of the more specific challenges in the entire list. You need to Pack-a-Punch a weapon in round 1 without anyone in your lobby touching the bank or Weapon Locker. This requires planning the run before the game even starts. For more context on how the Weapon Locker system works across Zombies maps, the Black Ops 2 guide to all Gun Locker locations and how to use them covers every location in TranZit, Die Rise, and Buried.
Mazed and Confused requires surviving a full round inside the maze area at round 20 or higher, which is a serious test of ammo and kiting skill at that point in a run.
DLC Pack 4: Origins
Origins has the most demanding DLC trophy set. Master Wizard requires building and wielding all four ultimate elemental staffs in a single game, which is a long process that demands a coordinated four-player team. All Your Base requires keeping all generators active simultaneously, which is extremely difficult without players splitting up and defending each one.
Overachiever stacks on top of everything else by requiring all four in-game challenges completed in one session. Treat an Origins run for trophies as a full evening commitment.
What's the fastest path to the Platinum?
Focus on this order:
- Start the campaign on Hardened or Veteran to knock out Black Ops II Master, Old Fashioned, and Futurist in one run while collecting all intel for High IQ.
- Use chapter select to clean up any missed story trophies or Strike Force mission outcomes.
- Grind multiplayer to Level 10 for Welcome to the Club, then Prestige once for Welcome to the Penthouse.
- Complete 10 wins each in Combat Training and Party Games playlists.
- Tackle TranZit Zombies last, ideally with a coordinated group for the Easter egg trophies.
For players who want to maximize their time between trophy sessions, checking the full Black Ops 2 strategy guides collection covers everything from weapon optimization to Zombies mechanics in one place.