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How to get the Blood Cell camo in MW2

If you’re hoping to equip this exclusive new crimson camo, here’s how to get the Blood Cell camo in MW2 on PS5, PS4, Xbox, and PC.

MW2 Blood Cell camo: Blood Cell camo from Modern Warfare 2's Faction Showdown on an FR Advancer

There are hundreds of camos in Modern Warfare 2, but some are definitely better looking than others, which is why you should know how to get the Blood Cell camo in MW2. One of the nicest looking weapon skins in the game, it’s simple to get, once you know where to find it.

Alongside the release of the MW2 Season 5 guns comes this brand new camo to unlock, which you can equip on any of the best MW2 guns. But before you start changing your best MW2 loadouts around to equip the Blood Cell, well, you’ll first need to know how to unlock it.

How to get the Blood Cell camo in MW2

The Blood Cell camo will be unlockable in MW2 when the Faction Showdown event starts on August 4, 2023. The camo will be part of the Shadow Company’s side of the event rewards, which will require a currently unknown challenge to be completed to unlock the Blood Cell camo.

The event is set to conclude 12 days later, on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

It’s unclear right now what the challenge that unlocks the Blood Cell camo entails, but fortunately, this is a universal camo, meaning you can use it on ANY gun. So, now is a good time to find out how to unlock the FR Advancer in MW2 so you can customize the latest assault rifle.

As for those on the Task Force 141 side of the event, those players can unlock the Polished camo during it, which you can see below. It’s a nice gold finish, but we definitely prefer the crimson style of the Blood Cell.

MW2 Blood Cell camo: Polished camo from Faction Showdown event in MW2

After the event concludes, it is unlikely that the camo will return in the future, so now is the best time to try and unlock it. If you don’t, you may miss out on one of MW2’s best camos yet.

That’s how to get the Blood Cell camo in MW2. Make sure to find out how to unlock the Carrack 300 in MW2 if you want to get your hands on Modern Warfare 2’s newest sniper, and take the latest guns to the highest MW2 ranks if you’re willing to be competitive.