Black Ops 2 Scorestreaks

Black Ops 2 scorestreaks replaced the old killstreak system with score-based rewards: you earn progress from every team-positive action — kills, assists, captures, defends and bomb plants — not just eliminations. This page lists all 22 Black Ops 2 scorestreaks with their exact score cost, from the 425-point UAV up to the 1900-point Swarm.

How the scorestreak system works

In Black Ops 2, dying resets your progress toward the next scorestreak to zero, but any scorestreak you have already earned stays available after you respawn and carries between rounds. You can equip up to three scorestreaks per class, and they are selected separately from the Pick-10 loadout — they do not cost allocation points.

The Tier 1 perk Hardline increases the score you earn toward scorestreaks by 20%, effectively lowering the cost of every reward. Unlike Modern Warfare 3, Black Ops 2 has no separate Support class: every scorestreak draws from one shared score pool that resets on death, which is what folds objective play into the same system.

All Black Ops 2 scorestreaks & costs

#	Scorestreak	Score Cost	Role
1	UAV	425	Deploys a recon drone that reveals enemy positions on the mini-map as red dots for about 30 seconds; it can be shot down.
2	RC-XD	450	Lets you remote-control a small explosive-packed car that you drive into enemies and detonate manually.
3	Hunter Killer	525	Launches a small flying drone that seeks out and dive-bombs the nearest enemy player or vehicle.
4	Care Package	550	Airdrops a crate containing a random scorestreak reward, which either team can capture.
5	Counter-UAV	600	Temporarily jams and disables the enemy team's mini-map for about 30 seconds; the drone can be shot down.
6	Guardian	650	A placeable dish that projects a cone of microwave radiation, stunning, slowing, and impairing enemies caught in it.
7	Hellstorm Missile	700	A remote-guided air-to-surface missile with a cluster-bomb payload you can scatter early for wide coverage.
8	Lightning Strike	750	Calls in a coordinated jet strike on three player-selected map locations.
9	Sentry Gun	800	Deploys an automated turret that fires on enemies and can also be manually remote-controlled.
10	Death Machine	850	Grants a handheld minigun that persists until its ammunition runs out.
11	War Machine	900	Grants a rapid semi-automatic grenade launcher that lasts until its ammunition is depleted.
12	Dragonfire	975	Lets you remote-control a quad-rotor drone (MQ-27 Dragonfire) armed with a lightweight machine gun.
13	A.G.R.	1000	Airdrops an Autonomous Ground Robot that patrols for enemies with a gun and launcher and can be remote-controlled.
14	Stealth Chopper	1100	Calls in an attack helicopter that hunts enemies but does not appear on the enemy mini-map.
15	Orbital VSAT	1200	Shows every enemy's real-time position and the direction they are facing on the mini-map, and cannot be shot down.
16	Escort Drone	1250	Provides a personal air-support drone that follows you around the map and engages nearby enemies.
17	EMP Systems	1300	Temporarily disables enemy electronics, HUD, equipment, and scorestreak capabilities.
18	Warthog	1400	Calls in an A-10 Thunderbolt II that provides close air support with multiple strafing runs across the map.
19	Lodestar	1500	Lets you remotely lase and fire missiles at ground targets from an X-47 Lodestar aircraft.
20	VTOL Warship	1600	Puts you in the gunner seat of a powerful VTOL gunship to rain fire on enemies below.
21	K9 Unit	1700	Deploys a pack of attack dogs that hunt down and maul enemy players.
22	Swarm	1900	Calls in a large swarm of Hunter Killer drones that search-and-destroy enemies across the entire map.

Cheaper Black Ops 2 scorestreaks like the UAV, Hunter Killer Drone and Care Package reward consistent play and are easy to chain; the high-end Swarm, VTOL Warship and K9 Unit demand a strong life but can swing a match. A balanced class usually pairs one cheap information streak with one mid-cost lethal option, leaving your third slot for a game-ending reward.