All XDefiant Preseason challenges & battle pass rewards
Despite only being in 'Preseason', there are still plenty of challenges for players to complete in XDefiant, alongside all of the battle pass rewards too.
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You'll have to get your grind on to complete all of the challenges during XDefiant's Preseason period, with new weapons and Faction characters to earn alongside all of the already exciting battle pass rewards in the game.
Unlike most other shooters that reward players with XP, you'll earn new items directly by achieving certain objectives. These might not always be the easiest - but the rewards in turn are always worth it!
All Major, Weapon & Character challenges in XDefiant
Challenges in XDefiant are broken down into different sections, defined by the rewards that you'll earn for completing them. The 'Major' challenge currently lets you unlock an entire Faction, whereas Weapon and Character challenges unlock new guns and people to play as.
Major
| Challenge | How to Unlock |
| DedSec | Earn 700,000 XP |
Completing this Major challenge in Preseason will give you access to the DedSec faction, which is from the Watch Dogs series. You can also skip it by spending 1,000 XCoins - but where's the fun in that?!
Weapons
| Challenge | How to Unlock |
| AK-47 | Deal 4,000 damage with Assault Rifles |
| ACR 6.8 | Get 10 Assault Rifle longshot kills (more than 30m) |
| M16A4 | Get 20 Assault Rifle headshot kills |
| P90 | Get 10 SMG hipfire kills |
| Vector .45 ACP | Deal 10,000 damage with SMGs |
| MP7 | Get 20 SMG point-blank kills (less than 5m) |
| M60 | Deal 5,000 damage to enemy equipment with LMGs |
| RPK-74 | Deal 10,000 damage with LMGs |
| Double Barrel | Get 10 Shotgun hipfire kills |
| AA-12 | Get 15 Shotgun point-blank kills (less than 5m) |
| SVD | Get 15 Marksman Rifle longshot kills (more than 30m) |
| TAC-50 | Get 10 Sniper Rifle one-shot kills |
| 93R | Spring for 240 seconds with Secondary Weapons |
| D50 | Deal 1,000 damage with Secondary Weapons |
| M1911 | Get 4 Secondary Weapon point-blank kills (less than 5m) |
| 686 Magnum | Get 5 quick swap kills |
These weapons can only be unlocked through these challenges, so if you've got your eyes on any then you'll have to start grinding towards completion.
Devices
| Challenge | How to Unlock |
| EMP Grenade | Deal 400 damage to enemy equipment with Devices |
| Proximity Mine | Deal 1,000 damage with Devices |
| Flashbang Grenade | Kill 20 enemies suffering from status conditions |
| Sticky Grenade | Inflict 25 status conditions with devices |
These shouldn't be too tough to complete as long as you're using Devices as you play - although you'll need to unlock the EMP Grenade before you can get started on the Flashbang or Sticky.
Faction Characters
| Challenge | How to Unlock |
| Green | Get 50 kills with Incinerator Drone |
| Kersey | Get 50 kills with Firebomb |
| Samir | Get 100 kills while using Digital Ghillie Suit |
| Rafa | Get 50 Intel Suit Spot Assists |
| Beto | Heal 5,000 to Allies with BioVida Boost |
| Seleste | Heal 5,000 to Allies with El Remedio |
| Gorgon | Block 10,000 damage with Mag Barrier |
| Rhino | Get 25 kills with Blitz Shield |
This will fill out the Factions with new characters, letting you access and take advantage of all of the exciting abilities in the game.
There are also three Dailies for you to complete every single day, earning you XP as you get them done. These reset at 10 AM BST / 2AM PST every single day - so make sure to get them done before they disappear. Additionally, you can also get weapon mastery camos for every single gun, but that simply just requires you to climb through the levels.
All Preseason battle pass rewards
You can also earn new weapons, skins, and more through the battle pass - with exciting rewards to claim as you progress through the 50 tiers:
| Reward | Tier |
| Anarchy (Gia Skin) | Instant Reward |
| Anarchy (ACR 6.8 Skin) | Instant Reward |
| Battle Pass XP Booster (40m) | Instant Reward |
| Eruption (M4A1 Skin) | 1 |
| Arc (Rafa Skin) | 2 |
| Weapon XP Booster (40m) | 3 |
| Cobalt (M249 Skin) | 4 |
| Cleaners (Player Card) | 5 [FREE] |
| 100 XCoins | 6 |
| Anarchy (Iselda Skin) | 7 |
| Cold Steel (D50 Skin) | 8 |
| 100 XCoins | 9 |
| MDR (Assault Rifle) | 10 [FREE] |
| Alpha Ruby (Sebastian Skin) | 11 |
| Superhero Landing (Animation) | 12 |
| Weapon XP Booster (20m) | 13 |
| Stars (Emoji Pack) | 14 |
| Morganite (MP5A2 Skin) | 15 [FREE] |
| 100 XCoins | 16 |
| Shamrock (MK 20 SSR Skin) | 17 |
| Battle Pass XP Booster (20m) | 18 |
| Dungaree (Gia Skin) | 19 |
| Up Top (Animation) | 20 [FREE] |
| Lux (P90 Skin) | 21 |
| 100 XCoins | 22 |
| Hi-Velocity (Samir Skin) | 23 |
| Avalanche (M9 Skin) | 24 |
| Weapon XP Booster (40m) | 25 [FREE] |
| Reward | Tier |
| Dungaree (Jin Skin) | 26 |
| DedSec (Emoji Pack) | 27 |
| Amber (93R Skin) | 28 |
| 100 XCoins | 29 |
| Disruption (ACR 6.8 Skin) | 30 [FREE] |
| Lux (Player Card) | 31 |
| Hi-Velocity (Vector .45 ACP Skin) | 32 |
| Weapon XP Booster (40m) | 33 |
| Hibiscus (Beto Skin) | 34 |
| Throwback (Emoji Pack) | 35 [FREE] |
| 100 XCoins | 36 |
| Firestorm (Green Skin) | 37 |
| Battle Pass XP Booster (40m) | 38 |
| Punch (Vector .45 ACP Skin) | 39 |
| Reboot (Player Card) | 40 [FREE] |
| Rabbids (Emoji Pack) | 41 |
| Street Ready (Green Skin) | 42 |
| Weapon XP Booster (40m) | 43 |
| Pelagic (M44 Skin) | 44 |
| Hi-Velocity (M16A4 Skin) | 45 [FREE] |
| 100 XCoins | 46 |
| Gunfighter (Animation) | 47 |
| Dark Regal (De Rosa Skin) | 48 |
| Game Over (Jing Skin) | 49 |
| Firestorm (MDR Skin) | 50 |
You'll earn 700 XCoins if you reach at least Tier 46 of the Premium Battle Pass, which is enough to make back what you initially spent - letting you roll that onto the next Battle Pass or anything in the store that takes your fancy.
About The Author
Harry Boulton
Harry is a Guides Writer at GGRecon, having completed a Masters of Research degree in Film Studies. Previously a freelance writer for PCGamesN, The Loadout, and Red Bull Gaming, he loves playing a wide variety of games from the Souls series to JRPGs, Counter-Strike, and EA FC. When not playing or writing about games and hardware, you're likely to find him watching football or listening to Madonna and Kate Bush.
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