Grinding through career levels, weapons, and the Battle Pass in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 takes time, and Double XP Tokens are no doubt the best way to speed the whole process up. The game offers 2x XP Tokens through carry-forward content, promos, events, and Battle Pass rewards, but none of that matters unless you know how to enable them. Here’s how Double XP works in Black Ops 7 and how to activate every type of token without wasting a single minute.
How to Earn Double XP Tokens in Black Ops 7
Carry-Forward Tokens from Past Games
If you played Black Ops 6, MW2, MW3, or Warzone, any unused Double XP Tokens you still had on your account move to Black Ops 7. Thanks to the tokens you have saved over the past couple of years after hundreds of hours of grind, you can launch BO7 with a large amount of XP Tokens from day one.
Pre Season 1 Login Rewards
Hop into #BlackOps7 before Season 01 and get 5 hours of 2XP and 5 hours of Weapon 2XP 💥 pic.twitter.com/mGj0v1BlSe
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) November 7, 2025
Before Season 1 rolls out, Black Ops 7 gives every early player a small XP boost by dropping 5 hours of Double XP and Double Weapon XP into their account. You don’t have to complete a challenge or claim anything in the menus—load into the game during the preseason, earn tokens into your token bank. For anyone planning to grind weapons or push their career rank right from day one, this Pre Season 1 window is the easiest way to secure a good starting pool of XP Tokens without any effort.
Promo Codes & Brand Partnerships
Black Ops 7 has a long list of cross-promo items this year, and many of them include Double XP Tokens alongside cosmetic rewards. Monster Energy is the flagship offer again, with tab codes hidden under the can’s pull tab. Enter them on the Monster Energy site to get a code for a 15-minute Double XP Token, and your first few redemptions also unlock many exclusive BO7 cosmetics.
There are a couple of other brand promos that work the same way: Little Caesars receipts and Müller drink bottles each deliver their own XP code through their sites. All these codes expand the same token pool once redeemed from your Activision account, so it doesn’t matter which platform you play on—everything carries over through connected accounts.
Battle Pass Tiers
Seasonal Battle Passes continue to include plenty of XP spread in the free and premium tracks. You’ll see standard Double XP, Weapon XP, and Battle Pass XP Tokens mixed across the reward tiers. If you’re still in the middle of finishing the last Black Ops 6 Season 6 Pass, that progression carries into Black Ops 7 until December 3, which gives you one last chance to collect leftover tokens. Once Season 1 begins, every new seasonal Pass will follow the same pattern and nets you Double XP Tokens as you progress.
Limited-Time Events
Throughout Black Ops 7’s seasonal run, timed events will appear with their own reward ladders. These events usually include at least a couple of Double XP Tokens among the cosmetics and bonuses. Some events give experience points simply for playing during their active period, while others use small challenge tracks.
Free Store Gifts
The in-game Store occasionally posts free bundles, and some of these gifts contain Double XP Tokens. These drops aren’t announced in advance, so it’s worth opening the Store regularly to check if something new has arrived in the free store. Once claimed, the gift’s token joins the rest of your stash.
How the Double XP System Works in Black Ops 7
Black Ops 7 has the same token structure as previous Call of Duty games, splits everything into categories, so you can activate the XP Tokens you want. Career XP Tokens increase your overall account level, Weapon XP Tokens level up the rate at which your equipped gun levels, and Battle Pass XP Tokens speed up your tier progress toward seasonal rewards.
Your tokens will fall into one of four time lengths:
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 45 minutes
- 1 hour
Active tokens count in real time, and the clock runs no matter where you are—in a match, in menus, or stuck on the lobby screen. So we recommend planning your sessions around the timer to pounce on every minute to double up your XP rewards.
How to Activate Double XP Tokens in Black Ops 7
Once you’ve banked your XP tokens, activating them is very simple as long as you know where the option is hidden in-game. To enable it, launch Black Ops 7 and go to the main screen, where you queue for multiplayer, enter loadouts, or check your operators. There’s a rectangular icon cluster in the bottom-right of the screen. You can either:
- Select it directly with your cursor, or use quick-activation buttons:
- PlayStation: L3
- Xbox: LS
- PC: press 3
Any of these opens the Token Menu, which displays everything you’ve accumulated, including:
- Green tokens for Double XP
- Blue tokens for Double Weapon XP
- Orange tokens for Double Battle Pass XP
Every XP Token type is sorted by duration, so you can pick exactly how long you want your increase to last. Highlight a token and confirm activation. Once you do, the timer instantly starts ticking in real time. A countdown appears underneath your username so you can track how much time you have left.
Since timers don’t stop, no matter if you are in a match or not:
- Don’t activate a token while you’re customizing loadouts.
- Don’t activate right before you step away from the console or PC.
- The best time is when you enter the match or right before you search for a multiplayer lobby.
You can stack multiple tokens at once, but only do that if you’re ready to commit to a long session—for two hours straight play, it’s good to activate a couple of 1-hour 2x XP Tokens.
Tips to Use XP Tokens Effectively
Even though there’s no formal conclusion section requested, these are the necessary expert-level notes players should keep in mind while activating tokens:
- Weapon leveling: Always switch to the weapon you want to grind before you enable Double Weapon XP.
- Battle Pass tokens: Save these for modes where XP pours in quickly (Zombies or objective-heavy multiplayer).
- Regular Double XP: Use these when you grind your overall career rank or push prestige levels.
- Event weeks: Some events award bonus XP, so pairing tokens with them largely speeds things up.
That’s everything you need to activate and fully maximize Double XP Tokens in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 when you earn them in-game or collect them from real-world promotions. Happy grinding!
