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Monster Energy Cans Unlock Free Call of Duty Skins and Double XP

Six named Black Ops 7 operator skins are hiding under Monster Energy ring-pulls, but codes expire March 31 and 2XP is capped at one hour per day.

Nina Kowalski2 min read
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Monster Energy Cans Unlock Free Call of Duty Skins and Double XP
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The window to claim six exclusive Black Ops 7 operator skins from a Monster Energy can closes in two days. Codes from co-branded cans must be redeemed at callofduty.monsterenergy.com by March 31, 2026, though any 2XP tokens already banked carry a grace period through April 30, 2026, to be activated inside your Activision account.

The promotion, which launched September 1, 2025, covers three participating SKUs: Original Green, Zero Ultra, and Zero Sugar, all in 16 oz. cans, plus multipacks. Every can hides a tab code under the ring-pull, and every code delivers at minimum 15 minutes of double XP. The first six codes a player redeems unlock something more valuable: Reward 1 is the "Inner Beast" Weapon Blueprint, Reward 2 is the "The Beast" Operator Skin, Reward 3 is "Caught in the Crosshairs" Weapon Vinyl, Reward 4 is the "Zero Chill" Operator Skin, Reward 5 is "Mark of the Beast," and Reward 6 is the "Beast Up" Operator Skin. Each of those six codes also delivers its own 15-minute 2XP token on top of the cosmetic.

That six-can sequence is where the value math gets interesting. Comparable operator skin bundles in the Black Ops 7 store typically cost upward of $20 per bundle. Six cans at retail runs well under that, and players still walk away with six cosmetics plus 90 minutes of double XP in the process.

The 2XP system has a hard cap built in: one hour of double XP per day, and no more than 40 hours total per account across the full promotional period. Stacking codes during an active double XP weekend effectively quadruples that value on paper, since base 2XP tokens combine with in-game event multipliers. Codes do not need to be used before the March 31 redemption cutoff; the tokens sit in your inventory until you activate them.

Redemption requires an account at callofduty.monsterenergy.com registered to the same email tied to your Activision ID. Codes are entered one at a time and cannot be batch-submitted, which catches some players off guard. Platform linking matters too: the account must be connected to the correct PlayStation, Xbox, or PC profile before rewards populate in-game. Troubleshooting routes to Monster Consumer Relations at 1-855-488-1212 or Activision Support through support.activision.com/monsterenergy, since both companies field different slices of the redemption chain.

Regional availability is not uniform. Some codes are region-locked, and select retailer-exclusive bonus content including Emblems, Charms, and Weapon Stickers has been available at 7-Eleven, Stripes, and Speedway locations through receipt-upload promotions with their own separate claim deadlines, some of which have already passed.

With March 31 arriving Sunday, any unopened cans still sitting in a fridge represent the last chance to clear the full six-reward ladder before the portal closes.

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