To Prestige an Active Duty Operator, earn all 18 Trait Points, recover them if they are MIA, and supply the required equipped gear, backpack ingredients, and DMZ Cash. The first Prestige costs 200,000 DMZ Cash and sacrifices the loaded equipment in exchange for one random Permanent Prestige Trait.
This is the individual Operator's progression. Your overall DMZ Player Level runs from 1 to 70 and is separate from the Operator's Dog Tag levels, the standard player Prestige tracks, and Weapon Prestige. The official FOB guide provides the requirements and reset rules below.
Confirm the Operator is eligible
Open the Operators station in the FOB or the Traits side menu and inspect the specific Active Duty Operator you want to Prestige.
- Earn 18 Trait Points on that Operator. Their fully leveled Dog Tag tier is Onyx III.
- The points do not have to be spent to qualify. Spending them first can still help while gathering the required kit.
- An MIA Operator must be recovered before they can Prestige. Recovery costs DMZ Cash and preserves their Traits, but does not return their equipment.
- Build the required sacrifice Loadout and put the required 3D Printer Ingredients in its Backpack.
An account reaching DMZ Player Level 70 does not automatically satisfy the 18-point requirement for a newly recruited Operator. Each Operator develops separately.
Prepare the correct kit and bank balance
| Next Operator Prestige | Weapons | Plate Carrier | Backpack | 3D Printer Ingredients | DMZ Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Two Rare-or-higher weapons, each with 3 attachment slots | Rare or higher | Rare or higher | Four, Rare or higher | 200,000 |
| Second | Two weapons, each with 4 attachment slots | Epic | Epic | Four Epic | 300,000 |
| Third and later | Two weapons, each with 4 attachment slots | Legendary | Legendary | Four Legendary | 500,000 |
The weapon requirement concerns attachment slots as well as the two weapon positions. For the higher Prestiges, use the requirement panel to verify the two four-slot weapons; the official table specifies the higher gear and ingredient rarities separately.
The payment comes from the in-game DMZ Cash Bank. Having ingredients in your Stash or cash left to earn on a future run is not the same as completing the confirmation panel now.
Remove every item you want to keep from the Operator's Loadout and Backpack before confirming. The official guide warns that items left there are lost when you Prestige. Store unrelated valuables and equipment in the Stash, then equip only the required sacrifice kit.
Understand what the reset buys
When all requirements are met, select Prestige at the Operator interface. Required gear is removed, the cash payment is taken, and the Operator's normal Traits reset. You then receive a random Permanent Prestige Trait attached to that Operator.
| Progress or possession | Effect |
|---|---|
| Normal Trait-tree build | Removed and developed again after Prestige |
| Gear left in the Loadout and Backpack | Sacrificed |
| Required bank payment | Deducted |
| New Permanent Prestige Trait | Randomly awarded to this Operator |
| Other Operators | Do not receive this Operator's new Trait |
| DMZ Player Level 1–70 track | A separate progression system |
Permanent Prestige Traits stay tied to that Operator even if you dismiss them, assign them to another Active Duty slot, or change their skin. Changing a cosmetic skin therefore does not move the Trait to a different named Operator.
This permanent reward does not let you freely replace the ordinary Traits chosen during a leveling run. Normal Trait-tree choices are locked once selected, and the Prestige reward is random.
Second, third and later Prestiges
After each reset, develop the Operator back to 18 Trait Points before the next Prestige. The second and third completions add another random Permanent Prestige Trait, up to a maximum of three equipped Permanent Traits.
From the fourth Prestige onward, the third-tier costs remain. You receive a proposed Permanent Trait different from the three you already have. You can replace one existing Trait with the offered one, or keep the current three and discard the new offer. Further Prestiges do not expand the permanent loadout beyond three Traits.
The official guide mentions additional Calling Cards and unrevealed rewards for prestiging multiple Operators. It does not provide a complete public reward list, so those items are not included as guaranteed targets here.
Decide whether to keep the finished build for now
Prestige is optional. Keeping an 18-point Operator lets you continue deploying with that ordinary Trait build; prestiging trades that finished run and its required kit for a persistent random benefit. If the equipment or cash cost would disrupt your next objective, postponing the reset is a valid choice.
Because the Stash is shared by your Active Duty Operators, you can gather needed items with a different Operator while retaining the finished candidate. Only move the sacrifice equipment onto the candidate when ready to verify the requirements and confirm.