Quick answer
Damage, kill, and win badges track your single best match per season and upgrade automatically as you beat your record — there's no separate grind track. The fastest route to upgrading them this season is farming energy weapons early (they no longer need ammo pickups) and playing legends built for finding fights, like the reworked Bloodhound.
How Badge Tiers Actually Work
Legend badges track career-best stats and upgrade in tiers the moment you beat your previous record in a single match — they're not cumulative grinds like challenges. That means one exceptional game can jump you two or three tiers at once, which is why positioning and fight selection matter more than raw playtime. Trying to slowly accumulate toward a badge over many average games is far less efficient than setting up a handful of high-value sessions where the meta is working in your favor.
Damage Badge Thresholds
| Tier | Damage Needed |
|---|---|
| Bronze | 1,000 |
| Silver | 2,000 |
| Gold | 3,000 |
| Platinum | 4,000 |
| Diamond | 5,000+ |
Kill Badge Thresholds
| Tier | Kills Needed |
|---|---|
| Bronze | 4 |
| Silver | 8 |
| Gold | 12 |
| Platinum | 16 |
| Diamond | 20+ |
The Fastest Legend and Weapon Combo Right Now
Bloodhound is the clear pick for badge farming this season. The reworked tactical gives a 3-second full-body scan followed by snapshot scans, which means you spend far less time wandering blind between fights — and more fights per match is directly what pushes badges up a tier. The new Allfather's Cloak ultimate also lets you commit to a fight and then safely disengage if it goes bad, protecting the run you're trying to set a record with. On weapons, lean on Volt, Havoc, or Nemesis early — since energy ammo now regenerates instead of needing floor pickups, you can stay engaged in back-to-back fights without a loot detour, which is exactly the kind of momentum that turns a normal game into a badge-tier one.
Pro tip
Don't force a badge run in ranked. Play your badge-chasing games in pubs where you can freely third-party and chase fights without worrying about RP loss from a risky push.
Win Badges and the Wildcard Event
Win-based badges (Champion badges) still require actual match wins, so squad coordination matters more than solo skill expression here. With the Ascended Hunt event live August 18 - September 8, the limited-time Wildcard mode is worth running specifically for badge variety — EVO-powered Wild Cards with perks like lifesteal and shield regen make aggressive, high-kill playstyles more forgiving, which is a good environment to push a kill badge tier while it's available.
Don't waste time on this
Grinding badge attempts in lobbies full of stacked, coordinated squads is the slowest possible way to upgrade a tier — you'll get third-partied out before you rack meaningful damage. If your pub lobbies are consistently sweaty, that's a sign to build fundamentals in a lower-pressure setting first.
Speed Up the Grind
If you keep getting cut short at 2K damage or 8 kills by better-geared squads, our bot lobby sessions give you a controlled environment to string together the long fight sequences badge tiers actually require, without a stacked squad ending your run in the first two minutes. Pair this with our 4K damage guide for weapon and positioning specifics, or the ranked climb guide if you want your badge progress to line up with your ranked grind.