Black Ops 6 Season 02: What you need to know, part 2
New Quality of Life Updates
Want to know how far you’re off from unlocking Nebula on your PPSh-41? Access a Weapon Camo or Calling Card challenge and simply select “Add to Tracked” (in the bottom-left corner of your menu screen). See the Multiplayer section of this blog for more details.
In addition to the challenge tracking and per-mode HUD Preset features listed above in the Multiplayer section, the Zombies team is also bringing new quality of life updates to the mode, including:
Co-op Pause
In matches where everyone is in the same party, the party leader will now be able to pause the game for everyone to regroup on strategy or take a snack break during those high-round runs.
AFK Kick Loadout Recovery
If a player gets kicked for going AFK for too long in a co-op game, their loadout, Essence, and Salvage will now be restored after they rejoin the match in progress.
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As announced in the recent Community Updates blog, we’ve made the decision to prioritize focus on gameplay tuning, adding more quality of life improvements, and addressing ongoing bugs. This means that in order to deliver meaningful improvements to our players, new content originally planned for Season 02 has been shifted to create bandwidth to address foundational issues. These improvements won’t come all at once – rather, they’ll be staggered across the season and with quite a few quality of life changes coming mid-season. Our priority is having the most solid foundation that Battle Royale can offer and are excited for players to see it all live.
Rest assured, a full selection of content is still accessible, with access to our maps (Area 99, Urzikstan, Rebirth Island) and modes (Battle Royale, Resurgence, Plunder) available at Season 02 launch, and with BR Ranked coming during the launch window. Call of Duty: Warzone players will also be part of The Terminator and Shadow Hunt Events during the first few weeks of the season, and access all the shared Season 02 content, including the new base weapons.
Fight to gain the upper hand with the help of two new Perks coming in Season 02.
New Perks
Perk: Reactive Armor (Launch)
Perk Slot: 2
Your armor will regenerate up to 50% if you haven’t taken damage in the last 5 seconds.
Perk: Low Profile (Mid-Season)
Perk Slot: 1
You are able to move more quickly while crouched and prone. Move slightly faster when downed.
Gameplay, Quality of Life, Bug Fixes, & More
Season 02 of Warzone brings a wave of key updates aimed at tuning gameplay, improving quality of life, and addressing persistent bugs.
Weapon reload and swap speeds, jump mechanics, parachute transitions, and audio clarity have been fine-tuned to bring Battle Royale closer to our intended experience. This extends further with adjustments to default perks, equipment count, and body shield behavior.
We’re also introducing new quality of life updates, including being able to ping buy back flares and improvements to the stat tracker font for better legibility,
Regarding Ranked Play, players will see a refinement to the amount of SR required and adjustments to deployment fees.
To round it all off, we are deploying important bug fixes that target issues with map visibility, weapon interaction, and several perks.
Call of Duty: Warzone Ranked Play
Compete in a second season of Battle Royale Ranked Play, earning the following seasonal rewards as you progress:
Season 02 BR Ranked Play Rewards
First Season Win: Elimination Charm
Get 25 Eliminations: Elimination Sticker
Get 100 Eliminations: Elimination Weapon Camo
Get 250 Eliminations: Elimination Weapon Blueprint
Silver: “Ranked Season 2 – “Silver” Emblem
Gold: “Ranked Season 2 – “Gold” Calling Card, Emblem, and Weapon Camo
Platinum: “Ranked Season 2 – Platinum” Calling Card Emblem, and Weapon Camo
Diamond: “Ranked Season 2 – Diamond” Calling Card Emblem, and Weapon Camo
Crimson: “Ranked Season 2 – Crimson” Calling Card Emblem, and Weapon Camo
Iridescent: “Ranked Season 2 – Iridescent” Calling Card Emblem, and Weapon Camo
Top 250: “Ranked Season 2 – Top 250” Calling Card Emblem, and Weapon Camo
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: General Content (MP, ZM, WZ)
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[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] Weapons Detail: Grab more than six new Weapons across Season 02, with four armaments revealed today, including the Cypher 091 Assault Rifle, PPSh-41 SMG, Feng 82 LMG, and TR2 Marksman Rifle. Expect a melee-focused set of new weapons to be revealed at mid-season! Plus, unlock new weapon attachments including the Underbarrel Crossbow, Belt-Fed Magazine, and more. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] Battle Pass and BlackCell: The brand-new Season 02 Battle Pass delivers an impressive amount of new content, including free tiers and three base weapons alongside rewards like new Weapon Blueprints, Operator Skins, Calling Cards, Finishing Moves, Emotes, and more. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] Season 02 Operators: The teched out Vortex headlines as the BlackCell Operator, accompanied by Battle Pass Operator Nocturne, a lethal assassin who ruthlessly hunts down his targets. Plus, take control of the cybernetic assassin The Terminator arriving in the Store alongside other incredible Bundles. [/td] [/tr] [/table]
Full-auto submachine gun. Fast fire rate with impressive damage and high recoil. Moderate handling.
Make mincemeat out of the competition with the return of the fan-favorite World War II era PPSh-41 SMG, boasting an incredibly fast fire rate that makes short work of enemies at close range. Tame its unpredictable recoil by firing in bursts or empty the whole clip in hip-fire engagements. Consider the Extended Mag, Assault Pack Field Upgrade, or the Scavenger Perk to keep from running dry in long fights and keep pushing forward maximize your damage.
Full-auto assault rifle. Slower rate of fire balanced by great handling and excellent mobility.
For versatility, few weapons outshine the Cypher 091. With excellent range, handling, and mobility, the weapon performs well in a variety of engagements. With clear front mounted iron sights, minimal muzzle smoke, and controllable recoil, this AR makes for easy target acquisition even without an attached Optic. To top it off, its fast reload speed reduces downtime between mags, getting you straight back into the fight.
Full-auto light machine gun. Very slow rate of fire with great damage and handling.
Possessing the best accuracy and handling in its class, the Feng 82 LMG offers a more aggressive, frontline option for players looking to stay in the thick of the fight without losing the LMG firepower expected of the weapon type. While the base magazine size is lower than its peers, the five magazines provided ensure that you’ll still have a lot of ammo to chew through before running low.
The weapon features a reliable three-to-four shot elimination out to 50 meters with moderate upward recoil that can be mitigated via controlled bursts as well as several Gunsmith attachments offering improved vertical recoil control.
Semi-auto marksman rifle. Great rate of fire and respectable handling.
Featuring best-in-class handling, this semi-auto Marksman Rifle is ideal for fast-moving sharpshooters seeking to combine mobility with precision and power. Its rapid re-centering speed encourages quick follow up shots without losing sight of your target, eliminating unarmored enemies in three-to-four shots out to 100 meters. Whether you opt for a long-range Optic to engage enemies at a distance or prefer a closer fight, the TR2’s ease of use promises a good outcome in the hands of a trained Operator.
Additional Ordnance (Mid-Season)
Season 02 offers an incredible choice of armaments for those Operators favoring close-combat takedowns! Expect to fill your Melee Loadout slot with multiple additional hand-to-hand weapons coming at mid-season... plus a rip-roaring projectile armament coming later on. Expect more information in the Season 02 Reloaded Blog.
Add some flare to your Primary Weapon with the Crossbow Underbarrel Attachment. The three explosive tipped bolts detonate shortly after impact for an explosive finish, even if you hit just wide of the mark.
Full Auto Mod (Launch)
AEK-973 Marksman Rifle, Fire Mod Attachment, Event Reward
Convert the AEK-973 into a fully automatic weapon chambered in 5.45x39mm. The change gives the Marksman Rifle a steady upward kick; press slightly downward through sustained fire to stay on target.
Binary Trigger (Launch)
Tanto .22 SMG, Fire Mod Attachment, Event Reward
Alter the weapon’s typical full-auto firing mode to a specialized semi-auto function that fires a bullet when the trigger is pulled and when it’s released for rapid fire capabilities. Blocks Barrel and Underbarrel attachments.
Belt-Fed Attachment (Mid-Season)
Three Attachments, LMGs, Magazine Attachment, Event Reward
Add an extreme amount of ammo that’s continuously fed to the weapon through sustained fire. The weapon may overheat, so allow it to cool off now and then before resuming your barrage of damage.
Season 02 Events
Expect an assortment of scheduled Events across Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty: Warzone. Earn rewards such as a new Primary Weapon, Melee Weapon, a razor-sharp Launcher, new special attachments, and more.
Event: The Terminator (MP, ZM, WZ)
Activation Dates: February 6 to 20
Total Rewards: 13, including Full Auto Mod for the AEK-973 Marksman Rifle and a PP-919 SMG Weapon Blueprint
Collect skulls to unlock rewards. Skulls are earned via eliminations in Multiplayer and Zombies, and by eliminating players and opening caches in Call of Duty: Warzone. Earn bonus skulls for eliminating enemies with explosive or fire damage.
Event: Shadow Hunt (MP, ZM, WZ)
Activation Dates: February 13 to 20
Total Rewards: 7, including Binary Trigger Fire Mod for the Tanto .22 SMG and the TR2 Marksman Rifle
To join Nocturne, you must first complete the challenges he has laid out before you. Don’t fail him.
Event: St. Patrick’s Day: Clover Craze (MP, ZM, WZ)
Activation Dates: March [[REDACTED]]
Total Rewards: [[REDACTED]]
Collect four-leaf clovers for landing eliminations in Multiplayer and Zombies, and by eliminating players and opening caches in Call of Duty: Warzone. Redeem for rewards.
More in the Mid-Season: Expect even more events and rewards arriving in the mid-season, with full coverage in the Season 02 Reloaded announcement.
Season 02 Battle Pass and BlackCell
Operator Nocturne Leads the Season 02 Battle Pass
Dispatch your enemies swiftly and efficiently with the new Nocturne Operator, a highly trained assassin who never fails to eliminate any assigned targets. Purchase the Season 02 Battle Pass for 1,100 COD Points or the Season 02 Battle Pass Bundle for 2,400 COD Points to immediately unlock the Instant Rewards Page of the Battle Pass, including the following items:
10% Battle Pass XP Boost
The “Champ” Emote
The “Shared Fate” Legendary Blueprint for the XM4 Assault Rifle
The “Scarred” Legendary Weapon Sticker
The “Nocturne” Operator and Skin, along with the “Nocturne BlackCell” Skin for those who purchase BlackCell
The Season 02 Battle Pass includes over 110 pieces of unlockable content (excluding BlackCell) including three new Base Weapons, an Underbarrel Crossbow Attachment, new Operator Skins and Weapon Blueprints, and a whole lot more. Read on for more BlackCell intel and stay tuned for a deeper dive with the BlackCell, Battle Pass and Store Bundles blog prior to Season 02 launch for a deep dive into the massive offering.
BlackCell Offerings
Deploy as the master assassin and new Operator Vortex headlining the Season 02 BlackCell content. Equipped with the latest technological advancements in stealth warfare, the “Vortex” Operator and animated Operator Skin emits black and red smoke from his arms and twin-sword handles. Vortex joins an exciting lineup of BlackCell content, including Operators well equipped to complete their mission, whether as assassin-themed hunters or unlucky targets on the run.
BlackCell owners can access the Season 02 Battle Pass via the exclusive BlackCell Page, instantly unlocking the following items:
20 Battle Token Tier Skips
1,100 COD Points
The “Boneshard” Mastercraft Blueprint for the Jackal PDW SMG
The “Blacksmoke” Weapon Blueprint for the AMR Mod 4 Sniper Rifle
The “Hound’s Tooth” Finishing Move
The “BlackCell” Clan Tag (showcased in Lobbies and Winner’s Circles).
The “Vortex” BlackCell Operator Skin for the new Vortex Operator
Additionally, BlackCell owners can expect to access page after page of additional rewards within the Season 02 Battle Pass. These include:
Seven BlackCell-exclusive skins for Nocturne (two Skins), Rossi, Marshall, Grey, Stone, and Toro.
Six BlackCell-exclusive Weapon Blueprints for the AK-47 (Assault Rifle), DM-10 (Marksman Rifle), Feng 82 (New LMG), Cypher 091 (New Assault Rifle), ASG-89 (Shotgun), and PPSh-41 (New SMG).
Over 130 item rewards (Battle Pass and BlackCell related) for those who fully complete the Season 02 BlackCell Battle Pass.
As usual, players who upgrade to BlackCell after purchasing the Battle Pass will also receive 1,100 COD Points back.
BlackCell Stackable XP Boost: Players who purchased Season 01 BlackCell and go on to purchase Season 02 BlackCell will earn a permanent 10% Player and Weapon XP boost! The 10% Player XP and Weapon XP Loyalty Bonus is for purchases of subsequent BlackCell seasons (up to 50% for BO6 seasons only).
Operators
The Season 02 Battle Pass brings two new base Operators to Crimson One along with multiple Operator Skins for both factions, accessible within the Operators menu once acquired.
Vortex (BlackCell, Crimson One, Launch)
“Vortex” Skin: BlackCell Instant Reward Page
There’s no escaping this master assassin, known only under the alias Vortex. All biographical information for this Operator has been [[REDACTED]].
A bounty’s been activated on the Rogue Black Ops team, and Nocturne is here to collect. Other than his incredible lethality on display, all biographical information for this Operator has been [[REDACTED]].
The Terminator (Bundle, Crimson One, In-Season)
Store Bundle
“I’ll be back.” – The Terminator
The ultimate killing machine arrives as The Terminator deploys from the future to decimate its enemies across Season 02. This brand-new Operator comes with two Ultra Skins inspired by the original movie. Take control of the cyborg assassin who first crashed onto the silver screen in 1984, releasing as a Store Bundle shortly after Launch.
New Store Offerings
Get a look at some of the top Bundles coming to the Store in Season 02 before we offer an even deeper dive in our Season 02 BlackCell, Battle Pass, and Bundles blog arriving prior to Season 02 launch.
Tracer Pack: The Terminator
Sent by the supercomputer Skynet to crush the human population’s chance at survival, The Terminator stands ready to annihilate anyone in its way in the “Tracer Pack: The Terminator” Operator Bundle. The Bundle includes a new Operator featuring two Ultra Skins: the humanlike “T-800” and the cyborg “Titanium Core.”
To get the job done, the cyborg comes packing with four Red Tracer-equipped Weapon Blueprints based on classic armaments from the 1984 film in addition to the "T-800 Style” Finishing Move, “Tracking...Tracking...” Emote, "What Pain?” Emblem, and “Lookin’ Fly” Calling Card.
Tracer Pack: LA Fire Relief Ultra Skin
As part of our efforts to help support and provide relief in the wake of the devastating fires in Los Angeles County, Activision is donating $1 million combined to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Foundation and direct relief.
Available now for a limited time, we are also releasing the LA Fire Relief Pack to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone. One hundred percent of Activision’s proceeds from each purchase of the “LA Fire Relief” Pack will go directly to the LA Fire Department Foundation and direct relief for local fire relief efforts and support in southern California.
As a company with roots deeply tied to the Los Angeles area, our hearts go out to our friends, colleagues and residents impacted by the devastating fires.
Other Incoming Bundles
Stay on the lookout for plenty of other exciting content arriving in the Season 02 Store, including the “Tracer Pack: Mission Redacted Reactive” Bundle, the “Tracer Pack: Death Mosh Mastercraft and Ultra Skin” Bundle, and the “Tracer Pack: Satin Smoke Reactive” Bundle. Expect a closer look at the season’s upcoming Bundles and more in the Season 02 BlackCell, Battle Pass, and Store Bundle blog.
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Netflix Squid Game Comes to Call of Duty
The competition begins as Squid Game drops into Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone in celebration of the release of Squid Game Season 2 on Netflix!
Try your luck in the deadly games with Squid Game-themed LTMs across all three modes going live alongside the in-game Event featuring rewards, like the new “Front Man” Operator and the new Cleaver Melee Weapon. Plus, get into the competitive spirit with three Squid Game-themed Bundles arriving throughout the Event.
Enjoy a thrilling start to the New Year as the Squid Game Event goes live starting January 3 at 10AM PT through January 24 at 10AM PT.
Earn XP, Get Rewards in the Squid Game Event
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Zip up your green tracksuit and earn XP in Multiplayer, Zombies, or Call of Duty: Warzone to earn rewards in our new Squid Game Event Pass and prove your standing as a top contestant.
All players can earn Squid Game-themed rewards along the Free reward track of the Event Pass, including the instant reward “Player 006” Operator Skin, plus the “Player 115” Operator Skin and Loading Screen, Emblem, Sticker, Calling Card, the new Cleaver Melee Weapon, and more.
Free Track Mastery Reward: Cleaver
Unlock the new Cleaver Melee Weapon to make short work of the competition. Chop and slice with a mix of attacks, including a devastating heavy attack.
Get More with the Premium Reward Track
While every player can progress and unlock items along the Free reward track, a second Premium reward track in the Event Pass offers even more. Purchase the Premium track to access the ability to unlock additional themed rewards, including the instant reward “High Authority” XM4 Assault Rifle Blueprint plus Blueprints for the Knife, GS45 Pistol, and Saug SMG as well as a Concussion Grenade Equipment Skin, a Finishing Move, the “Throwdown” Emote, the “Who’s Left” Talking Gun Screen, and more!
Complete the premium track to turn the tide on the other competitors:
Ultimate Mastery Reward: “Front Man” Operator
Become the leader of the Pink Guards with the “Front Man” Operator. Deploy as the ruthless administrator of the Squid Game and take your team to victory.
Let the Games Begin!
Compete in multiple Squid Game-themed Limited Time Modes across Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty: Warzone. Pay close attention to the rules; your life depends on it!
Red Light, Green Light [MP]
Young-hee is watching, so don’t misstep at the wrong time. Get on the pitch in the Red Card stadium and play three rounds of Red Light, Green Light, each two minutes long. In Round 1, no one gets a weapon. In Round 2 and 3, you can pick up weapons on the ground and eliminate other competitors with melee attacks and Finishing Moves.
There’s just one simple rule: When Young-hee says “Green Light,” the fight is on. Move a muscle after she says “Red Light” and you’re toast.
Pentathlon [MP]
Prove that you have what it takes in the long run by competing in a series of Multiplayer modes to find out who reigns supreme! Play Domination, Kill Confirmed, and Hardpoint along with two new mode variants: Piggy Bank Team Deathmatch and Roulette. In Piggy Bank TDM, every elimination adds score to the Mega Piggy Bank; fight for possession of the huge payout when it drops part way through the match. In Roulette, one-shot eliminations via the Roulette Handgun award double the points, though with each fired shot there’s a chance it’ll blow up in your hands!
Matches can end in a draw, so fight for every advantage to see that you win.
Squid Game Moshpit [MP]
Fire up the Squid Game Moshpit including Team Deathmatch, Domination, and Hardpoint with a twist as Operators gain access to three important Squid Game-themed features:
Red Light, Green Light Scorestreak: Is the fight getting too hectic for you? Stop the enemy in their tracks with this Scorestreak that calls “Red Light,” commanding all enemy Operators to stop moving or risk elimination.
Piggy Bank: Eliminated Operators have a chance of dropping a Piggy Bank that awards a small score boost when picked up. For a bigger pay day, watch for the Mega Piggy Bank. Every elimination adds additional score to the Mega Piggy Bank, so once it drops, fight for it to acquire all the deposited score within.
Roulette Handgun: The epitome of high risk, high reward. The Roulette Handgun spawns in the center of the map; grab it to activate a permanent UAV effect while wielding it and land one-shot eliminations against enemies, earning more than double the normal score to help you obtain Scorestreaks more quickly. The catch? Your location will be marked for everyone to see, and every shot has a chance to blow up the weapon, taking you down with it.
Dead Light, Green Light [ZM, Liberty Falls, Citadelle des Morts]
Deploy to Liberty Falls and the new Citadelle des Morts Zombies map to compete in an undead version of the stop-and-go game in Dead Light, Green Light. In the “Green Light” phase, Operators gain a bonus to earned Essence, so rack up the zombie eliminations. Once “Red Light” is called, Essence is drained from any Operator who moves, so spend big before this phase or hang tight to avoid throwing away your hard-earned currency.
And it doesn’t end there. When the dreaded “Dead Light” phase begins, prepare for a tough fight as a meaner wave of enemies approach.
Squid Game — Call of Duty: Warzone [Urzikstan]
Squad up and compete in a rotating series of challenges on Urzikstan that will see only the most hardened competitors emerge victorious. At the end of each round, underperforming squads will be eliminated. Keep your eyes peeled: at any time, a new challenge may trigger a round of Red Light, Green Light. You know what to do.
New Squid Game Store Bundles
Why compete when you can control, spectate, and determine who wins and who loses in the race? Look for new Squid Game-themed Bundles arriving in the Store throughout the Event.
Squid Game 2: Pink Guards Tracer Pack
Keep the games under control with one of three new Operators included in this Bundle: Deploy with the “Masked Manager,” the “Masked Soldier,” or the “Masked Worker.” For close eliminations, take out enemies with the “Winner” Finishing Move.
Enforce the rules with two Weapon Blueprints: the “Game Guard” SMG and the “Rule Master” Assault Rifle. Plus, get the “Enforcer” Emblem, “Bank” Reticle, “Where it Stops” Weapon Charm, “Bank” Reticle, and “Play Time” Calling Card.
Squid Game 2: The VIPs Tracer Pack
Sit back and soak in the spectacle with two VIP-themed Operators, the “Panther Mask VIP” and the “Lion Mask VIP.” Not the humble type concerning their immense wealth, the Bundle also features a variety of rich items, including the “Choicest” Launcher, “Lacquered” Sniper Rifle, and “Satin Slayer” SMG Weapon Blueprints, plus the “Death Plated” Frag Grenade Equipment Skin.
For a classier finish, end them with the “Pinky Up” Finishing Move, and never let them forget your elite status by equipping the “Gilded” Emblem, “List Required” Calling Card, and “Very Important Player” Loading Screen.
Squid Game 2: Young-hee Tracer Pack
Punish the enemy’s every move with the “Young-hee” Operator, accompanied by the “Don’t Move” Assault Rifle and “The Curator” Marksman Rifle Weapon Blueprints, and the “Hit Pause” Finishing Move for close-ranged eliminations.
Young-hee watches their every move; keep them in line by also equipping the “She Watches” Emblem, “Lethal Look” Large Decal, “Stay Still” Spray, “Under Her Gaze” Calling Card, and the “Uncorked” Emote.
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Black Ops 6 Season 01 Reloaded: What you need to know, part 1
Prepare for an Incredible Holiday Season! Black Ops Season 01 Reloaded: Incoming Intel
Season 01 Reloaded Overview: Goodbye, Luttazzis
In the mid-season update for Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, the French Syndicate continue their operation to overthrow the Luttazzi Crime Family with assistance from Sevati “Sev” Dumas and other Rogue Black Ops Operators seeking to expel the group from Avalon. If the mission is successful, the French Syndicate can next turn their muscle against Pantheon.
Now’s the time to complete the heist, getting rid of the Luttazzis for good. Do it all with a smile as the mid-season also celebrates the holiday season with the return of CODMAS, featuring Nuketown Holiday and limited time modes (LTMs) like Ran-Snack, Infectious Holiday, Slay Ride Resurgence, and more.
[[ZOMBIES TRAILER VIDEO]]
Meanwhile, you’ll encounter old allies and investigate new haunts in Zombies, uncovering powerful new weapons and heretical adversaries in Citadelle des Morts!
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 01 Reloaded arrives imminently, on Thursday, December 5 at 9AM PT.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: Season 01 Reloaded Zombies
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Citadelle des Morts
One of Avalon’s oldest landmarks, the Citadel is shunned by locals both for its sinister history and because it is a base of operations for the crime family known as the French Syndicate. The castle was established in the 1100s on the site of a leper colony, and construction was completed a century later. In the 1300s, the renegade knight Guy de Saint Michel and his four enforcers took over the fortress and instituted a criminal reign of terror that birthed the Syndicate.
Having withstood medieval sieges and two world wars, the castle’s prominence waned as modern-day Avalon grew and prospered. Now it is closed to the public, housing a Syndicate crew led by a man named Franco whose dealings with Project Janus have brought a dark disaster upon a place already soaked in blood.
Welcome to Citadelle des Morts.
After the events of Terminus, Weaver, Maya, Carver, and Grey—along with Peck, Raptor One, and Strauss—embark on an expedition to the European principality of Avalon, hoping to rendezvous and ally with a luminary named Gabriel Krafft. There the Operators hope to learn more about an ancient relic known as the “Sentinel Artifact,” which in turn, when its power is harnessed, may be able to save Samantha Maxis from her aethereal imprisonment.
[[ZOMBIES CINEMATIC TRAILER HERE]]
It is an overcast Avalon dawn. A light mist rises from the wet ground, as the crew arrives at the site of the derelict castle. A reunion with an old colleague provides confirmation that S.A.M.'s intel was sound, and that Franco—a local French Syndicate Crime Boss and the focus of Maya's revenge—is on site, with Krafft as his hostage.
Unfortunately, there’s very little time for catching up. Dimensional breaches start to form around the citadel, and a major zombie outbreak threatens to overwhelm and devour the entire team.
This brand-new Zombies map experience launches at the start of Season 01 Reloaded, on Thursday, December 5, at 9AM PT.
Comms Team: Your Handlers
“It is good to see you, my friend. You remind me of the purpose I once had.” – Ravenov
Away from the carnage are your Handlers; expect radio contact with Peck, the newest member of the team (Sergei Ravenov), and S.A.M. Raptor One and Oskar Strauss stand ready to provide Exfil services, just so long as Strauss’s incessant fiddling with the helicopter’s instrumentation panels doesn’t kill them both.
Citadelle des Morts: A Hidden History
Before learning of the new ways you can defeat the zombie hordes, it is worth gaining some perspective regarding the history of this place. The Citadel has had many names and roles over many lifetimes:
750 A.D. Abbaye des Oubliés
Earliest records show construction of “The Abbey of the Forgotten.” Serving as a leprosarium—or leper colony—with those afflicted by the horrific disease being cared for by a Benedictine monastic order.
1137 – 1220 A.D. Citadelle de la Reine
Adelaide of Murienne (1092–1154), Queen of France and widow of the recently-deceased Louis VI, begins construction of a keep on the site of the Abbey, which had suffered its first abandonment—after the infamous “leper revolt”—in the preceding decades. At the base of the rock outcropping that the keep sits on, a village to house the hundreds of artisans working on the project begins to take shape. Most of the building materials are scavenged from the structure of the old Abbey. Construction concludes in 1220.
1314 A.D. Relique des Templiers
Jacques du Molay, the last Grandmaster of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake for heresy in Paris. Surviving members of the order scramble to hide relics gathered during the Crusades. A lone knight rides south, carrying [[REDACTED]], once owned by Abdul [[REDACTED]], said to be able to [[REDACTED]] and even capable of [[REDACTED]] itself! Once at the keep, using a ritual learned from [[REDACTED]] [[REDACTED]], he [[REDACTED]], and Guy de Saint Michel along with his four enforcers ruled [[REDACTED]], the descendants now [[REDACTED]] [[REDACTED]].
Obviously, such [[REDACTED]] is considered apocryphal.
1533 A.D. Nouveau Propriétaire
After Avalon is declared a free state by Papal order, the entire principality is granted to a powerful family now known as the French Syndicate.
1939-1945 A.D. Tombeau des Templiers
Though Avalon stayed neutral during World War II, the Citadelle itself suffered several hits by off-target bombers over the course of the conflict, inflicting major damage to many internal chambers.
Current Day. Citadelle des Morts
Nowadays, the abandoned Citadelle is mostly used by the French Syndicate. A convenient location to make inconvenient problems disappear, and enough off the beaten track to serve as a depot for their illicit smuggling and narcotic manufacturing activities.
Citadelle des Morts: Recon Tour
A recent initial survey of the fortification and its vicinity reveals the first details regarding possible exploration choices. What additional secrets could this castle contain?
Town Square
The central hub of the fortified village sitting below the main castle parapets, this square—which appears to have suffered recent damage centered around a vehicle fire—is dominated by a fountain with a large and imposing stone statue. To the southeast is an impressive example of a medieval bell tower, and a portcullis gate on opposing walls offer two ways to explore further. Directly across is access to the Tavern.
Tavern and Cellar
From casks of ale to expensive bottles of rouge and blanc wines, Le Maison de Macon (Mason’s House) used to offer a tranquil and authentic pub experience. Inside, the L-shaped ground floor features a banquet table, impressively large wooden bar, plenty of booth and table seating, and a mezzanine games room with a pool table. The restrooms are most definitely out of order.
Village Ascent and Upper Village
Shafts of sunlight are beginning to pierce the fog-filled alleyways of the village, casting light on the vile aftermath of a zombie incursion. Blood seeps into the cobblestone streets, and the main path ascends from the lower gate to a small forecourt and well (it may be pointless wishing for good luck).
Nature Path and Hilltop
Open the western gate, and an alternate path to the ramparts can be ascended, though there’s nothing natural about the inhabitants encroaching on this farmyard trail. Pass the ruins of a tower, and a stone barn and stables, the animals long-since bolted. Climb past the tiered stone buttress walls to the Hilltop, offering once-idyllic, now horrific views of the castle, surrounding fields, and encroaching shamblers.
Citadelle Courtyard, Village, and Hillside Ramparts
Ivy snakes around the grand entrance edifices, and the interior of the keep seems firmly sealed. Explore either of the ramparts before venturing onto the outer battlements of the castle. It’s here you’ll discover an ornate and fearsome cannon, sculpted into the head of a roaring lion.
Entrance Hall
Entering the citadel, an imposing, cathedral-like entrance vestibule beckons, once resplendent with tapestries and torches, now only crumbling walls and graffiti-daubed alcoves remain. A central stone staircase leads to a carved dragon bust, under what was once the castle’s coat of arms. Both petroleum lamps and construction floodlights bathe the hall in an eerie glow and hint at the horrors ahead.
Sitting Rooms
Another impressively sized room within the citadel, the interior walls are seemingly unstable and held together by scaffold poles and luck. Past the perimeter torches, the chamber shows evidence of recent activity with bunk beds and desks sitting next to an ancient wood-carved fireplace.
Dining Hall
Ideally any feasting going on in this derelict chamber won’t feature your own entrails as the main course, though there are many nooks, balconies, and entrances to be caught unawares during an undead ambush. The Main Hall remains an imposing chamber to explore, despite the complete collapse of its ceiling – likely caused by the unexploded WW2 bomb – that now protrudes from the pile of rubble at its center.
Dungeon
In the deepest, darkest levels of this fortress is a place of torture, and the surgical blades, thick chains, car batteries, lump hammers, and chairs with restraint harnesses suggest this despicable practice has continued into modern times. The French Syndicate have a rudimentary communications set up here along with generators and a basic bookkeeping desk. Perhaps they’re logging the prisoners kept in the filthy jail cells that span the outer walls of this disturbing place.
Undercroft and Oubliette Room
A vaulted ceiling in the subterranean cellars of the castle is leaking what you hope is just rainwater, partially flooding the lowest levels of the place, and this crypt is perhaps a location one doesn’t linger at for long. Old paintings, strange statuary, stacked gravestones, and an impromptu game of chess, now fully concluded if the state of the players is anything to go by.
Deeper still within the Dungeon lie secrets better left forgotten. A lower dungeon—or Oubliette—provides damp and damning discoveries, and the earthen-floored chamber contains shelves of chemicals, barrels of hazardous materials, and a table where illicit drug manufacturing appears to be under way.
New Enemy Sighted: Doppelghast
Roughly translated as double horror from the original German and old English respectively, these tormented ghouls are pale imitations of something that looks human but most certainly isn’t, not least because the entity sports two screaming skulls, rotting flesh stretched across each of them, seared into a sinewy and pockmarked torso of pallid gray skin, tendrils and protruding entrails.
Serving as the next stage in the evolutionary chain of Dark Aether metamorphosis, Doppelghasts are violent and display erratic and unsettling movement, as if each head is independently fighting for control of its body. It lurches, randomly knots itself up to perform fast and unexpected maneuvers and tends to outrun its lesser brethren using its powerful, elongated feet.
Though hunched and twisted, Doppelghasts are still one-and-a-half times as tall as most humans. They prefer to launch from the shadows or emerge from a horde of lesser undead. It is wise not to underestimate the creature’s abilities when cornered. Aside from rapid melee strikes, where it lashes out with its many tendrils and appendages, it can burst forth an array of sharp, bloody needles to disrupt incoming attacks. If they pierce flesh, the needles cause not only lacerating damage but attack the target’s nervous system, leading to hallucinations.
Should a weak point be discovered and a Doppelghast finally succumbs, you may want to stand back as the final explosion of blood and gore is as revolting as it is spectacular.
Other Entities of the Citadelle
The packs of lesser undead roaming the environment are mainly comprised of local townsfolk, farmers, and laborers, now in various stages of decomposition, with tougher enemies occasionally sporting French Syndicate insignia on their blood-soaked attire.
Additional entities observed within the vicinity of the castle include scuttling Vermin, airborne Parasites, and grotesque appendage-flailing behemoths known as Amalgams.
New Wonder Weapons: The Bastard Sword‘s Elemental Forms
While its exact nature is shrouded in mystery, it appears that four powerful elemental weapons may be forged from a claymore known as The Bastard Sword through unknown means.
The Bastard Sword itself is a formidable melee weapon, splitting the filth-filled undead into cleaved chunks with a devastating slash, along with a defensive parry, particularly useful when blocking incoming projectiles. However, this claymore can be transformed into one of four elemental Wonder Weapons, each with a unique and devastating special attack, as well as a passive effect that is powered up over time:
Caliburn: Dragon’s Fire
Create a fiery maelstrom of burning undead flesh, setting zombies alight and summoning an immense fireball.
Durendal: Stag of the Storms
Summon thunderous power from the skies, discharging voltaic power to stun and stagger, before an electrical beam serves up a severe searing.
Balmung: Raven’s Shadow
Cast your rotting foes into the Aetherial abyss, warping nearby enemies with a focused liminal tear.
Solais: Lion of Light
The warmth of Light courses through you as you send foes screaming into darkness.
Citadelle des Morts: Additional Content
Main Quest Active and Quest Rewards: The Main Quest for Citadelle des Morts will be live at the same time as the map launches, on December 5. Complete the Main Quest successfully, and your rewards include the “Jackknife” Operator Skin for Weaver, 5,000 XP, and a unique Calling Card only available by completing the Quest before Directed Mode is released for Citadelle des Morts!
Oil Trap: A medieval method of dissuading attackers storming the outer parapets, overturning huge vats of boiling oil atop a battlement onto a horde of advancing zombies has the exact same end results, made even more potent if a Molotov Cocktail is thrown into the mix…
The Lion Cannon: A giant, ornate bronze lion cannon on a large rotating cog platform dominates the outer battlements of the fortress and provides a spectacular means to enter the keep. What would happen if you climbed inside it?
Syndicate Loot Crates: Evidence of the presence of this group can be seen as you explore the citadel, as they’ve marked some specific crates for their own uses. Those of an inquisitive nature may wish to investigate.
Points of Power: Strange, metallic manhole covers have been discovered in various locations across the map, but none of them seem to lead to any kind of sewer system. Instead, they appear to have another, perhaps otherworldly use…
Additional: Expect a fresh selection of Calling Card Challenges, including Dark Ops Challenges, as well as Intel in the form of Audio Logs, Documents, and Artifacts to discover, throughout your exploration of the Citadelle des Morts.
New Gameplay Content
The following items are also available during the Citadelle des Morts mission, as well as on Terminus and Liberty Falls.
Additional Perk-a-Cola: Vulture Aid
Available: In-Game at Perk Machine
Available for the first time since Black Ops II, consume a can of Vulture Aid Elixir once you find the monstrous avian sculpture of a Perk-A-Cola machine, and you’ll discover an increase in the variety of loot dropped from enemies. Additional loot takes the form of Essence Vials and small Ammo drops. This is only available (and visible) to the player with Vulture Aid active. Then unlock the full power of the Perk by ensuring Augments are added!
Vulture Aid is available on Citadelle des Morts, along with the eight previously accessible Zombies Perks. Note that some of these eight Perks are only available via a Der Wunderfizz machine.
Vulture Aid is available on Liberty Falls and Terminus maps via the Der Wunderfizz machine.
Vulture Aid: Major Augments
The following Augments for Vulture Aid are available, once researched.
Fetid Upgr-aid
On death, zombies have a chance to create a gas cloud that charges your Field Upgrade.
Smell of Death
On death, zombies have a chance to create a gas cloud that conceals you while standing in it.
Parting Gift
Vulture Aid ammo drops give more ammo to Wonder Weapons.
Vulture Aid: Minor Augments
Condor’s Reach
Auto-pickup loot from farther away.
Carrion Luggage
Critical kills have a chance to drop extra Salvage.
Picky Eater
On death, zombies have a higher chance of dropping your current equipment.
New Ammo Mod: Light Mend
Available: Unlocked reward as part of the Merry Mayhem Event
Bullets deal Light (i.e. elemental) damage. Each bullet has a chance to transform a normal or Special enemy’s health into a healing glyph that moves to nearby injured allies.
This Ammo Mod can be used in all three Zombies maps along with the previously accessible Ammo Mods, assuming it is chosen at an Arsenal Machine.
Light Mend: Major Augments
Antibiotic
The healing glyph now damages enemies that touch it, but its lifetime is reduced.
Big Game
Light Mend can activate on Elite enemies, dropping three more healing glyphs.
Dual Action
Consuming a healing glyph will temporarily allow you to heal faster.
Light Mend: Minor Augments
Longer Life
The healing glyph’s lifetime is increased.
Extra Strength
The healing glyph replenishes more health when consumed.
Express Remedy
Increase the range that the glyph will move to an ally.
Additional Field Upgrade: Tesla Storm
Available: Unlocked reward as part of the Merry Mayhem Event
For ten seconds, lightning connects to other players, stunning and damaging normal enemies.
This Field Upgrade can be used in all three Zombies maps along with the previously accessible Field Upgrades, assuming it is chosen as part of your Loadout, or swapped via the menu during a game.
Tesla Storm: Major Augments
Transformer
The field’s damage is increased by the number of allies that are connected.
Shockwave
On activation, stun and damage all nearby enemies.
Static Discharge
On activation, create a lethal surge of electricity around you.
Tesla Storm: Minor Augments
Power Grid
Increase the range the electric tether can connect to allies.
Overclocked
Your movement speed is increased during Tesla Storm.
Lithium Charged
Increase Tesla Storm duration.
New GobbleGums
Available: See below
Three new GobbleGums are available across all maps, and available (once acquired) to be swapped into your GobbleGum Loadout Pack:
Power Keg (Rare): Spawns a Full Power Power-up.
Time Out (Ultra): Lasts three minutes. Clear all Normal and Special enemies and end the Round. Normal spawning will not resume during this time.
Holiday Cheer (Whimsical): Zombies have festive decorations.
Here’s how to unlock the GobbleGums:
Power Keg: Unlocked reward as part of the GobbleGum Mania Event.
Time Out: Unlocked reward as part of the GobbleGum Mania Event.
Holiday Cheer: Primarily unlocked in the Jingle Hells Limited Time Event, potentially whenever you earn GobbleGums by playing. Also unlocked randomly from a successful Exfil. Once acquired, Holiday Cheer GobbleGums can be kept (they do not expire) and used in any of the three available maps. Expect these to be earned even after the Holiday Season.
See the Events section of this blog (below) for full details.
Additional Support Scorestreak: Hand Cannon
Salvage: 1250
Available during The Hit List Event in Season 01 (and in the Armory starting with Season 01 Reloaded for those who missed out), this is a powerful large caliber handgun with high bullet damage and penetration.
Zombies Training Course (Reloaded Launch)
With a host of Weapon Camos, Badges, Calling Cards, and other rewards to earn, it’s well worth jumping into Round-Based Zombies if you haven’t already!
Coming in Season 01 at Reloaded Launch, the Zombies Training Course allows you to learn the basics if you’re a new or casual player or refresh your knowledge if you’re a more seasoned player.
Polish your favorite armament and drop into Liberty Falls where the gruff Arsenal Machine Drill Sergeant gives you tough love as you maneuver to a sequence of different “Station” flags dotted around the map. If you’re unsure how to play this game mode, visit the following stations and learn (and perform) a different aspect about the game.
Killing Zombies: Learn how to kill zombies and replenish resources.
Map Progression: Learn how to navigate the world and progress rounds.
Powering Up Players: Buff your strength and survivability with Perks and Armor.
Powering Up Weapons: Increase your lethality with weapon upgrades.
Getting New Weapons: Discover methods to acquire new weapons.
GobbleGums: Learn how to use GobbleGums for unique power-ups.
Exfil: Learn how to exit a match.
Citadelle des Morts: Directed Mode
Once the map has been thoroughly explored by players and the Zombies community, expect to complete the Citadelle des Morts Main Quest with added guidance in Directed Mode prior to the start of Season 02.
Zombies players should be ready to drop into a number of Events, one specifically related to Zombies, between Mid-Season launch and the start of January:
Event: GobbleGum Mania (ZM only, December 5 – 19).
Event: Merry Mayhem (MP, ZM, WZ, December 5 – 19).
Event: Archie’s Festival Frenzy (MP, ZM, WZ, December 19 – January 3).
Check out the Events section of this blog (below) for full details.
Jingle Hells (LTM, In-Season)
Deck the Falls with boughs of holly, as the Jingle Hells festive Limited Time Mode returns! Last seen in Black Ops Cold War, Jingle Hells drops you in what could optimistically be called a winter wonderland, as the entirety of the Liberty Falls map is festooned with wreaths, ribbons, twinkling lights, Christmas trees, garlands of fir tree bunting, and a thin blanket of snow. Although, something feels a bit off… not least the melting piles of slush stained with bloody entrails…
The nearby river has frozen over, all the Mystery Boxes, Crafting Tables, and Arsenal Machines have gone missing, and the locals are just as unfriendly as ever. Don’t fret, as you’ll be making your own holiday cheer thanks to some special features found in this game mode:
Main Quest is Active! The Main Quest is available to complete this time around, with some added challenge now that the Arsenal and Crafting Tables aren’t around. Note: you’ll earn the standard Main Quest completion rewards if you finish the quest in Jingle Hells.
Hear that Jingling? Expect bespoke audio to bring the festive flavor. You might want to look to the skies, too…
GobbleGum Gifts: This is the best way to earn the “Holiday Cheer” GobbleGum!
Snowball Piles: Gather up to five snowballs from various piles scattered about the map, then use them as potent projectiles!
Naughty or Nice Power-Up: This large, floating stocking dishes out presents or spawns Vermin, depending on whether you’ve been naughty or nice.
Snowmen: Undeniably jolly, but also fiendishly unfriendly, Liberty Falls has snowmen dotted around the map, and these can hide zombies or loot if left intact. It’s wise to make these your primary targets, especially as they drop handy loot when dispatched.
Present Boxes: Under certain circumstances, zombies may drop a small present box, which can be opened for a gift that keeps on giving.
S.A.M.T.A. Trials: The Trial computers that appear around the map now have a much more festive appearance. S.A.M.T.A. also has a few present boxes spawning nearby the machine when entering the map, so it’s worth seeking out!
Frozen Rounds: There’s strange fog in the air, and during certain rounds you’ll be chilled to the bone, slowing your reactions considerably. Perhaps it’s time to head indoors…
Zombies Gameplay Updates
Treyarch is also implementing several additional gameplay updates with Season 01 Reloaded for high Rounds and Special Rounds. These include:
Reducing the number of Mangler spawns at mid-to-high Rounds.
Implementing a maximum cap on active Manglers in the game, ramping up until the cap is released at Round 100.
Reducing the Mangler’s arm cannon health.
Significantly reducing the length of Special Rounds by reducing the number of spawns and adjusting the spawn delay rate for Special Rounds.
Scaling Parasite damage between Rounds 31-91.
Slightly increasing damage scaling for base zombies at Round 150-400.
For more information, please visit www.callofduty.com and www.youtube.com/callofduty , and follow @Activision and @CallofDuty on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook. For Call of Duty Updates, follow @CODUpdates on X (formerly Twitter).
Black Ops 6 Season 01 Reloaded: What you need to know, part 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: Season 01 Reloaded Multiplayer
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[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] Three Maps: Return to the fan-favorite Hacienda, hit the Luttazzi crime family where it hurts in the brand-new Racket Strike map, and celebrate the holiday season with Nuketown Holiday. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] Two Festive LTMs: Satisfy your cravings in Ran-Snack and show some holiday spirit alongside the undead in Infectious Holiday. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] Additional Content: Blast enemies onto the minimap with the new Shrapnel Radar Perk and add a fourth Scorestreak via the High Roller Wildcard. [/td] [/tr] [/table]
Multiplayer Maps
Hacienda
Remaster, Core, 6v6, Medium-Sized
The lush vineyard estate returns under new ownership as Operators descend on the mansion and its immaculate grounds. Fire down on enemies from the gallery and swim past their front line along the Terrace. Traverse the extended hallway overlooking the vineyard—a renovation first introduced in Hacienda Twilight in Black Ops 4—and marvel at the wealth on display in the showroom, the in-office aquarium, and the elegant fountain at the map’s center. Using the new Omnimovement system, Hacienda becomes a whole new experience ripe with tactical opportunities.
Racket
Brand-New, Strike, 2v2/6v6, Small-Sized
The French Syndicate continues with their plans to topple the Luttazzi crime family by hitting them directly in their finances. Battle within the labyrinthine bank vault, dashing in and out of the vault cells to flank enemies in the halls. This new three-lane map requires quick thinking to survive its tight confines, so don’t let all that gold distract you from the mission at hand.
Nuketown Holiday
Variant, Core 6v6, Small-Sized
Good cheer arrives as Nuketown dresses up for the holidays. Get into snowball fights and gawk at the festive decorations lining every surface. On Nuketown Holiday, you can almost forget that you’re in the middle of a battle… albeit one where Operators exchange grenades instead of presents. Good luck out there.
New Festive Limited Time Modes
Indulge your sweet tooth while gaining buffs in Ran-Snack and add a little levity to fighting for your life in Infectious Holiday.
Ran-Snack (Launch)
Trade gold for sweets in this festive LTM that challenges teams to gather and deposit the most cookies. Grab cookies from the rotating crate, fallen Operators, and by breaching the enemy’s cookie box and taking the goods back to your own. In honor of the season of giving, your Operator also earns buffs for depositing cookies, including a speed boost, faster reload, and faster health regen. The first team to reach the Score Limit or have the best score when the Time Limit expires wins.
Infectious Holiday (In-Season)
Even the undead are getting into the holiday spirit as zombies and fallen Operators don festive clothing in this festive twist on the fan-favorite Infected mode.
When playing either of these LTMs on Nuketown Holiday, look for snow piled around the map that you can pick up and throw at enemies for a one-shot elimination!
New Loadout Content
Enhance your explosions with intel-gathering capabilities and grant yourself the gift of an extra Wildcard with two new Loadout items to help carry you through the year.
New Perk
Available: Unlocked reward as part of the Merry Mayhem Event
Perk: Shrapnel Radar
Perk Slot: 3
Type: Recon
Blast damage dealt from area-of-effect Lethals, Tacticals and Field Upgrades mark the injured target on your minimap.
New Wildcard
Available: Unlocked during Mid-Season
Wildcard: High Roller
Equip a fourth Scorestreak for use in Core 6v6 Multiplayer matches. Pairs well with Assassin, Dispatcher, and Bankroll.
Call of Duty: Warzone: Season 01 Reloaded Content
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[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] Introducing BR Ranked Play: Compete for placement and exclusive rewards with the arrival of BR Ranked Play for Call of Duty: Warzone. Deploy to Urzikstan using a competitive ruleset including new innovations and updates for the best possible experience. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] CODMAS LTMs: Celebrate the arrival of two holiday-themed LTMs. Get in snowball fights and fight for loot in tree hot zones as you deploy to Area 99 in Holiday Rush and Urzikstan in Slay Ride Resurgence. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] New Perk: Shrug off enemy traps with the new Reflexes Perk. Nothing can stop you now. [/td] [/tr] [/table]
Call of Duty: Warzone BR Ranked Play (Reloaded Launch Window)
Drop in and back up your talk with the arrival of Battle Royale Ranked Play for Call of Duty: Warzone, the competitive experience returns to Battle Royale. Give it all to be the last squad standing in Urzikstan and earn exclusive Ranked Play rewards for your efforts.
Overview and Features
BR Ranked Play Access: To access BR Ranked Play, players must first place in the Top 15 in Battle Royale or the Top 6 in Resurgence across a total of 30 matches. Placements from Season 01 count toward this requirement.
Updated Rank: The 1-50 Rank and Skill Division system seen in previous versions of BR Ranked Play have been combined into a single Rank, representing what was previously your Skill Division and Tier. Earn SR and progress through 8 Ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson, Iridescent, and Top 250.
SR (Skill Rating): Progress through Ranks by earning SR in each match. New this year, SR is earned from your placement and your personal elimination performance. The amount of SR earned from an elimination is now determined by your rank in relation to your opponent. This means more SR’s for killing higher ranked players, and less SR for killing those below you.
Update: Party Skill Restriction: Full squads can party together without restrictions. Matchmaking will be based on the highest ranked player in the squad.
Update: Seasonal Setback: The End-of-Season SR Setback has been adjusted in BR Ranked Play to reduce the impact felt by players early in their Rank journey. Every new season, your Rank may be reset based on where you ended the previous season, as follows:
Bronze or Silver Ranked players are not impacted by the Seasonal setback and will be able to pick up where they ended each Season with no SR deduction.
Gold or Platinum players will start the next Season in Tier I of Gold or Platinum respectively.
Diamond and above players will start the next Season at Diamond I.
Update: Loss Forgiveness: No matter what your Rank, each player’s first loss of the day will be forgiven and not deduct SR. This does not stack. Additionally, the three games of Loss Forgiveness that are granted when you’re promoted to a new Rank or at the start of the season now only count down after Losses.
BR Ranked Play rewards: BR Ranked Play features a variety of unique rewards players can earn to show off their skill and engagement with the mode, including new Operator Skins, Calling Cards, Decals, Emblems, plus a Loading Screen and Sticker:
Rank Rewards: Reach Gold Rank or higher to earn special Rank Rewards that are awarded the moment you’re promoted into the Rank instead of at the end of the Season.
Win Challenges: Reach Career Win milestones over the course of your Ranked Play career to earn rewards including the base Ranked Operator Skin, Call of Duty: Warzone-themed Weapon Camo, and the “Whisper” Combat Knife Blueprint. These can be completed across multiple seasons.
Top 250 Competitor and Top 250 Champion Skin (#1 Overall): Climb to the Top 250 BR Ranked Play leaderboard to earn the “Top Competitor” Operator Skin (Home and Away). The #1 overall player for the season will get the sole privilege of equipping the “Top 250 Champion” Operator Skin.
Seasonal Rewards: Each BR Ranked Play Season introduces new Seasonal Rank Rewards to earn. These are only available to be earned during that specific Season. Like the Rank Skins, Seasonal Rank Rewards are awarded as soon as the player is promoted into each Rank instead of at the end of the Season.
New LTMs: Holiday Rush, Slay Ride Resurgence
Throw snowballs at your enemies, fight for loot around decorated trees, and hijack Undead Santa’s ride in these two LTMs arriving in the mid-season.
Holiday Rush (Area 99, Launch)
Enter Area 99, newly outfitted with Deck the Halls trees and Snowball coolers. Get right to the point with access to high-tier loot along with a smaller gas circle and faster transitions between collapses.
Slay Ride Resurgence (Urzikstan, In-Season)
Undead Santa has hijacked the train. Toss deadly snowballs, capture trees, hunt reindeer, and battle for control of Santa’s Slay Ride. Last team standing wins.
New Perk
Perk: Reflexes
Perk Slot: 1
Available: Season 01 Reloaded Reward
Rush enemy positions without getting caught in a trap. With this Perk equipped, triggered explosives detonate on a delay when sprinting past them.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: General Content (MP, ZM, WZ)
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[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] Gear Up: Earn three new weapons (the Maelstrom Shotgun, AMR Mod 4 Sniper Rifle, and Cleaver Melee plus burst-fire attachments for the XM4 and Kompakt 92. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] New Events: Earn rewards for progressing through new in-game Events including Merry Mayhem and Archies’ Festival Frenzy. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] New Store Offerings: Enter the fight as a deadly unicorn helmeted Ultra Skin Operator, equip a clucking cool Dead Ops Arcade-inspired Mastercraft Shotgun Weapon Blueprint, and sit back with the dankest Mastercraft SMG Weapon Blueprint around. Get these and more with an epic slate of new Bundles arriving throughout the mid-season, including a pair of ugly holiday sweaters to warm you through the winter. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td] Free Trial: Get two weeks of free access to Multiplayer and Zombies including new maps like Nuketown Holiday and modes like Prop Hunt introduced in Season 01! [/td] [/tr] [/table]
Fully automatic shotgun. Good range and handling. High recoil and large hip spread.
Clear rooms with this fast firing full-auto Shotgun that overwhelms enemies with a hail of lead. The perfect weapon for the new Racket Strike map and in any confined area, the Maelstrom requires getting up close, its heavy recoil and large hip spread quickly losing effectiveness at range. If you can close the distance first, they’re toast.
Primary Weapon: AMR Mod 4 (In-Season)
Sniper Rifle, Event Reward (Archie’s Festival Frenzy)
Semi-auto sniper rifle. One-shot kill to torso, arms, hands, and upper legs. Very high recoil and slow rate of fire. You can steady your aim while ADSing.
Down enemies fast with this powerful Sniper Rifle providing a one-shot elimination across the upper body not accounting for armor. Its high damage is balanced by slow aim speed and heavy recoil, though these drawbacks can be alleviated with the right attachments. However you customize it, this thing is guaranteed to hit hard.
Melee Weapon: Cleaver (In-Season)
Melee, Event Reward
Levels: 30
Mastery Badges: Yes
Attachments: None
Customize Options: Skins.
One-hit kill. Short-medium range. Medium attack speed.
Go ham with the close-quarters Cleaver Melee weapon. Chop and slice with a mix of heavy and light attacks. Equally useful for enemy Operators and the undead.
New: Weapon Attachments
Available: Unlocked reward as part of the Merry Mayhem and Archie’s Festival Frenzy Events
3-Round Burst Mod Conversion (In-Season)
XM4 Assault Rifle, Fire Mod, Merry Mayhem Event Reward
Convert the XM4 Assault Rifle’s primary firing mode into a three-round burst, conserving ammo and supporting a steadier aim through sustained combat.
3-Round Burst Mod Conversion (In-Season)
Kompakt 92 SMG, Fire Mod, Archie’s Festival Frenzy Event Reward
Add some control to the rapid-fire Kompakt 92 SMG with a three-round burst primary firing mode. Each burst cycles quickly to the next, allowing you to still pump out damage when its needed most.
Season 01 Reloaded: New Events (MP, ZM, WZ)
There’s a jam-packed December of scheduled Events across Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty: Warzone. Let’s take a closer look.
You can earn rewards—including the two new Season 01 Reloaded Primary Weapons—within the following holiday-inspired in-game events. Here’s the summarized schedule, showing the three main Events, and any associated Limited Time Modes occurring at the same time:
Scheduled Events (December 5 – January 3)
Event: GobbleGum Mania (ZM only, December 5 – 19)
Event: Merry Mayhem (MP, ZM, WZ, December 5 – 19)
Merry Mayhem MP LTM: Ran-Snack (December 5)
Merry Mayhem ZM LTM: Jingle Hells: Liberty Falls (In-Season)
Merry Mayhem WZ LTM: Holiday Rush (December 5)
Event: Archie’s Festival Frenzy (MP, ZM, WZ, December 19 – January 3)
Archie’s Festival Frenzy MP LTM: Ran-Snack, Infectious Holiday
Archie’s Festival Frenzy ZM LTM: Jingle Hells: Liberty Falls (In-Season)
Archie’s Festival Frenzy WZ LTM: Slay Ride Resurgence
Event: GobbleGum Mania (ZM only, December 5 – 19)
It all begins with a jaw-cracking good time: GobbleGum Mania is coming! The plan is simple: Chew, Earn, and Unlock!
Chew: Consume GobbleGums in Black Ops 6 Zombies.
Earn: Chewing GobbleGums progresses both Personal Goals and Community Goals.
Unlock: Work together to unlock new rewards before the Event ends, including two additional GobbleGums!
Personal Goals Rewards:
“Power Keg” Rare GobbleGum (x1)
“Top Prize” Emblem
“Gumball Grave” Calling Card
“Time Out” Ultra, New GobbleGum (x1)
“Perk-a-Cola Pack” GobbleGum Bundle
Community Goals Rewards:
“Gum-Valanche” Loading Screen
“Power Keg Unlock” GobbleGum Feature
“Stitched Up” Spray
“Time Out Unlock” GobbleGum Feature
“Newtonian” Weapon Charm
Event: Merry Mayhem (MP, ZM, WZ)
Activation Dates: December 5 to December 19
Mastery Reward: Maelstrom Shotgun
It’s time to bash some undead! Play Multiplayer, Zombies, or Call of Duty: Warzone to participate, and earn XP to unlock zombie-themed rewards.
Play the Game: Accumulate XP in-game to make progress.
Earn Rewards: Earn exclusive rewards as you progress.
New Weapon: Earn all of the rewards to receive a new weapon.
Event Rewards:
“Holiday Fear” Emblem
“Necroclaus” Loading Screen
“Nasty Nick” Calling Card
“Light Mend” Ammo Mod (Zombies Only) and 30 Minute “Double Weapon XP Token”
“Death Claus” Large Decal
“Tesla Storm” Field Upgrade (Zombies Only) and 30 Minute “Double XP Token”
“Bitter Blizzard” Weapon Charm
“Shrapnel Radar” Perk (Multiplayer Only)
30 Minutes “Double Battle Pass XP Token”
“Scour Drill” Weapon Blueprint (BlackCell Only) and “3-Round Burst Mod” Attachment for the XM4
Mastery Reward: Maelstrom Base Weapon (Shotgun)
As part of this overall Event, the following Limited Time Modes also arrive and are a great way to earn the Event rewards. Descriptions of each LTM are in their respective sections of this blog:
Merry Mayhem MP LTM: Ran-Snack (December 5)
Merry Mayhem ZM LTM: Jingle Hells: Liberty Falls (In-Season)
Merry Mayhem WZ LTM: Holiday Rush (December 5)
Event: Archie’s Festival Frenzy (MP, ZM, WZ)
Activation Dates: December 19 to January 3
Mastery Reward: AMR Mod 4 Sniper Rifle
Eliminate enemies in any mode and open supply caches in Call of Duty: Warzone for the chance to earn special “Jolly Archies” that can be used to purchase gifts. Unwrap them to reveal the reward inside!
Collect Jolly Archies: Get into the holiday spirit and collect Jolly Archies through eliminations and opening supply caches.
Unwrap: Open event-exclusive rewards by accumulating enough Jolly Archies and exchanging them.
New Weapon: Open 12 of the rewards to receive the all-new AMR Mod 4 Sniper Rifle.
Event Rewards: There are 12 [[REDACTED]] different Event Rewards, all wrapped up and ready for you to open! Plus, BlackCell owners can obtain an extra present (these BlackCell-only gifts are available once you obtain BlackCell and are retroactively awarded as necessary. if you decide to purchase BlackCell after unlocking the item).
As part of this overall Event, the following Limited Time Modes also arrive (or continue to be available) and are a great way to earn the Event rewards. Descriptions of each LTM are in their respective sections of this blog:
Archie’s Festival Frenzy MP LTM: Ran-Snack, Infectious Holiday
Archie’s Festival Frenzy ZM LTM: Jingle Hells: Liberty Falls (In-Season)
Archie’s Festival Frenzy WZ LTM: Slay Ride Resurgence
The Season 01 Events don’t end there either! Expect additional Limited Time Modes after the festive season:
Netflix Squid Game (MP, ZM, WZ)
Activation Dates: [[REDACTED]]
Squid Game gets the green light to come to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Look for Limited Time Modes in Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty: Warzone in-season. Get your numbers up and drop in. More information coming soon.
New BlackCell Loyalty Bonus
Your BlackCell offering continues to get better and better!
Player and Weapon XP Boosts
New BlackCell Loyalty Bonus
Your BlackCell offering continues to get better and better! Player and Weapon XP Boosts
As players progress through the seasons of Black Ops 6 content, BlackCell owners are set to receive some exceptional additional benefits. As well as unique rewards during specific Events, expect to receive an additional 10% Player and Weapon XP boost for each additional seasonal BlackCell purchase you make after the first one.
The first 10% initial boost will start once you obtain two BlackCell seasons. These BlackCell Loyalty Bonus boosts are added in the next and subsequent seasons, and will stack in addition to other XP boosts, like the Black Ops 6 ownership boost, 2XP events and 2XP tokens. The maximum BlackCell Loyalty Bonus boost is 50% for Black Ops 6 seasons only and this bonus will conclude after the final season of Black Ops 6 ends.
By obtaining each season of BlackCell, you can receive the maximum boost possible, as shown in the following table:
New Store Offerings
A new helping of awesome in-store Bundles arrives in Season 01 Reloaded, including new Reactive and Mastercraft weapons, Ultra Operator Skins, and more.
There are two sides to every unicorn, and this one’s in a slaying mood. Throw your opponents off guard with the vibrant “Brightrider” Operator Ultra Skin before mowing them down with the “Dreadhorn” Mastercraft Blueprint for the AS VAL Assault Rifle, featuring light or dark visuals that change upon weapon inspect.
Suppress enemy positions with the high-capacity “Painbow” Jackal PDW SMG and “Myth Horse” PU-21 LMG Blueprints. Plus, share your penchant for bright colors and pageantry with the “Gift Horse” Care Package Blueprint, “Refraction Action” Finishing Move featuring your very own companion unicorn, “Rainbows and Unicorns” Emote, “Starsight” Weapon Reticle, and “Saddle Up” Spray.
Tracer Pack: Dank Days Reactive Mastercraft Ultra Skin Bundle
Coast through the holiday season with the smoking hot “Bongshot” Mastercraft Blueprint for the KSV SMG, with visual effects that intensify as you land more eliminations, wielded by the amphibious “Blunty” Operator Ultra Skin. From a distance, smoke’ em out with the Legendary “Blunt Trauma” LMG Blueprint for the GPMG-7. Keep it green with additional items including the "Weed Wacker” A.G.R. Mk 1 Scorestreak Skin, “Toke-a-Bloke” Finishing Move, “Aim High” Weapon Reticle, “My Bong” Weapon Charm, “Pass It” Spray, and “Greener Grass” Loading Screen.
Tracer Pack: Otaku We Gotchu Mastercraft Ultra Skin Bundle
Share your love for all things anime with this exciting Bundle featuring the “Helm” Mastercraft Blueprint for the LW3A1 Frostline Sniper Rifle featuring an animated co-pilot, the perfect sci-fi fit for the “Aero” Operator Ultra Skin. Keep the pain coming with the Legendary “Hardwire” C9 SMG Blueprint plus the “Kawaii” Emote, “Targeting Computer” Weapon Reticle, “Super Determined” Animated Emblem, “Bitty Bot” Weapon Charm, “Infinite Wilderness” Loading Screen), and “GG” Spray.
Tracer Pack: DOA Mama’s Back Reactive Ultra Skin Bundle
Bring it back to the classics with the 8-bit style “Mother Clucker” Weapon Blueprint for the ASG-89 Shotgun, a Reactive weapon that alters its appears as you eliminate enemies. Keep up the pressure with the “Payback” AK-74 and blast zombies with the “Propulsion” Thrustodyne Model 23 Wonder Weapon Blueprint and “Monkey Bit-ness” Monkey Bomb Skin. Fight up close with the “Ladle” Knife Blueprint and celebrate the classic arcade game with the “Weird Birds” Emote, “Dot Ops” Weapon Reticle, “Clap Clap Boom” Calling Card, and “Immolation Liquidation” consumable GobbleGum.
Other Incoming Bundles
These are just some of the highlights coming in the mid-season. Watch for other Bundles arriving throughout the end of the year and beyond like the “Hella Fresh Starter Pack,”“Sweater Ops Reactive” (including festive Skins for Weaver and Maya), the “Dark Practitioner Reactive” (including a Ray Gun Weapon Blueprint), the “Toxic Pawsitivity Mastercraft” (including a rave-worthy Baseball Bat Mastercraft) and more.
Black Ops 6 Multiplayer and Zombies Free Trial
Dive into Call of Duty Multiplayer and get in the festive spirit by checking out Nuketown Holiday! Beyond that, experience the new Omnimovement system and more gameplay features on great maps such as Hacienda, Extraction, Racket, and more – The Free Trial is playable across five core modes including Prop Hunt, new to Black Ops 6 and returning to Call of Duty for the first time in years.
If you’re brave enough, jump into the fan-favorite Zombies mode, and uncover the secrets of the Round-Based Zombies maps Terminus and Liberty Falls using the new Directed Mode. Season 01 Reloaded of Black Ops 6 is here; it’s time to see what all the hype is about!
The Free Trial runs from December 13 to 20.
Upgrade to Black Ops 6 Today!
Black Ops 6 is available now, and there’s never been a better time to experience the spy action thriller Campaign, the in-depth tactical chaos of best-in-class Multiplayer, and soak in the gory glory of an incredible round-based Zombies experience! Click here to Purchase Black Ops 6.
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Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 & Warzone Season 1 Live Now!
Tune into Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 & Warzone Season 1 live now!
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 & Warzone Season 1 Live Now!
Tune into Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 & Warzone Season 1 live now!
SEASON 01 IS HERE.
Are you ready to take down names on the Hit List in Season 01? Your mission begins now 🥷
3️⃣ New MP Maps - Extraction, Heirloom, and Hideout ☢️ New Resurgence map Area 99 and Black Ops 6 Call of Duty: Warzone integration 🃏 New Weapons, Operators, Modes and more
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat™ Progress Report: Season 01 and Ranked Play
Season 01 arrives later this week with Ranked Play launching in Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 on November 21. The team behind RICOCHET Anti-Cheat is actively monitoring systems, preventing and removing cheaters, and prepping new systems to make Ranked Play a fair and fun experience.
Before we look forward, let’s share how our launch systems have fared and share insights we’ve learned in the weeks since Black Ops 6 went live across the globe on October 25.
Black Ops 6 Launch Details and Data
In-game reporting and internal data show that the upgrades made to RICOCHET Anti-Cheat’s systems for launch have stood up strongly against cheaters. Several systems we’ve deployed, including those in secret that were designed only to monitor data to ensure the effectiveness of upcoming detections, have been performing beyond expectation across behavioral and identification measures.
For example, a new behavioral model to analyze for anomalous skill has recorded and categorized over 4.4 million data points per hour at its peak. This information feeds into a system that examines both authentic play and cheaters to better suss out bad actors based on how they play — flagging accounts for human review and potential action.
As of last week, and since the launch of Black Ops 6, RICOCHET Anti-Cheat systems intervened in over 582,000 matches to remove suspicious accounts before they could win, as well as removing thousands of accounts before they played a single game.
For more on in-game updates, make sure to check out the official Patch Notes section on CallofDuty.com.
Ranked Play Security Updates
In preparation for Ranked Play going live on November 21 for Black Ops 6, Treyarch has helped deliver several updates to combat disruptive behavior. These updates include enhanced AFK detections to battle against account boosting – one of several measures to combat boosting – and adjusting ping thresholds to require players play matches in their region to cut down on VPN abuse.
To unlock Ranked Play in Black Ops 6, players will need to win 50 match-made multiplayer matches. This ensures that they're experienced with multiplayer before they enter the mode and gives #TeamRICOCHET a historical match history to examine before an account enters Ranked Play.
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat also uses its Replay Investigation Tool, with the ability to watch any completed match, to monitor replays of top players as part of its investigation process.
For additional security, a change coming to Ranked Play is to add a manual review to any account rename requests for players at Crimson rank or higher.
The RICOCHET Anti-Cheat team will also turn on systems that were initially deployed at launch to only collect data and test the effectiveness of the detections, as mentioned in the launch recap. Now that we have determined these systems are ready, they will go live with Season 01 to help flag accounts for action.
The security system updates listed above will also be active for Ranked Play in Call of Duty®: Warzone™, which launches at mid-season.
Policy Updates
The Call of Duty Security and Enforcement Policy has added new language about Call of Duty (COD) Points Acquired Fraudulently.
Users that are found to have acquired COD Points via fraudulent means may have their COD Points and/or in-game items revoked. Additionally, these users may be temporarily suspended or permanently suspended depending on the severity of the fraud.
In our next report, scheduled for the mid-season of Season 02, we will examine our systems against the one-hour milestone we established in the pre-launch blog. As our work in the fight against cheaters continues, our team will persist in the development of updates and upgrades based on the immense amount of data already captured in the few weeks since launch.
As always, the anti-cheat team always recommends you activate two-factor authentication to better protect your account and report any instances of cheating you see in-game.
Keep an eye out for updates in future Progress Reports and across social media, particularly the @CODUpdates X (formerly Twitter) social account for real-time issues.
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Black Ops 6 Season 01 BlackCell, Battle Pass, and bundles
Influence and Control the Season 01 Battle Pass!
As Rogue Black Ops attempt to topple the Luttazzi Crime Family and drive Crimson One forces out of Avalon, Operators in the field are going to need the finest gear and weapons for the battles ahead. Ready up with the Season 01 Battle Pass, BlackCell, and Store content dropping into Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone™ on November 14, and throughout the first part of the season.
An all-new Battle Pass System grants you the opportunity to earn 100+ rewards, including free base weapons, numerous Weapon Blueprints, Equipment Skins, Operator Skins, and much more. There are three ways to obtain some or all of this content:
Earn 20+ free rewards, including cosmetic content and base weapons.
Purchase the premium Battle Pass and earn up to 1,100 COD Points as you progress through the Battle Pass Pages.
Or purchase BlackCell for the ultimate seasonal experience, including a variety of molten hot Operator Skins, Weapon Blueprints, COD points, and other rewards.
Turning the Page: The Season 01 Battle Pass Expanded Overview
The Season 01 Black Ops 6 Battle Pass is brimming over with content, which is both showcased and unlocked in a brand new “Page” system. Think of the Battle Pass as a book, with 17 total pages. The first Page displays BlackCell Instant Rewards and the second Page shows premium Battle Pass Instant Rewards, followed by 100 in-game Battle Pass rewards across 14 Pages and a Completion Page that is instantly unlocked once all other Pages are completed. Pages include Free and Paid content. As always, all Base Weapons are free to unlock.
Purchase the premium Battle Pass for 1,100 COD Points for the ability to earn all Battle Pass rewards. For a head start on the season, grab the Battle Pass Bundle for 2,400 COD Points, including 20+ Tier Skips.
Starting Your Battle Pass Journey: Page 1
The Season 01 Battle Pass Instant Rewards Page
As you start your new Battle Pass journey, the Instant Reward Page and Page 1 are unlocked by default. All the other Pages are locked but can be previewed. Your goal is to complete the Battle Pass and access the 100 percent Completion Page at the end of the Battle Pass.
The Season 01 Battle Pass Page 1
Each Page contains a slight variation on the following:
Around six item rewards (known as “Tiers”) that are unlocked in any order you wish within the Page. Each requires an earned Battle Pass Token to unlock.
Each Page (except for the BlackCell, Instant, and Completion Pages) contains two free Tier rewards. The rest are unlocked via purchasing the premium Battle Pass, BlackCell, or the Vault Edition
An “HVT” (High Value Target) Tier reward is unlocked once all the previous items on that page are unlocked. This is usually an Operator Skin or Weapon Blueprint, and sometimes there’s a BlackCell variant.
When both the regular and HVT Tiers are unlocked, the Page is complete.
Use the Auto Claim feature to automatically unlock rewards as you play. Or turn it off to earn Battle Pass Tokens used to manually claim rewards.
Battle Tokens: Unlocking a Page
The Season 01 Battle Pass Page 6, with Tiers needed to unlock (from Page 1).
Battle Pass Tokens make their return to the Battle Pass and work in a similar way to those in previous Battle Passes. A Token Bank is displayed in the top-right corner of your Battle Pass. These are used to unlock the l reward Tiers across all 14 Pages.
Premium Battle Pass and BlackCell owners can spend these Tokens on any available Tier reward on an unlocked Page. Tiers can also be automatically unlocked by turning on the Auto Claim feature; with this feature, Tokens are spent as they are earned and not deposited in a Token Bank.
Players who do not own the premium Battle Pass earn free rewards in a linear order and do not have access to Tokens.
Unlocking Later Pages
The Season 01 Battle Pass Page 7.
If there is a reward in a later Page that catches your eye, you simply need to earn enough Battle Tokens to unlock that Page and its Tier content.
BlackCell owners get the bonus of unlocking a single Battle Pass Page at any point, regardless of whether the Pages before it are unlocked. Begin unlocking Tier Rewards on that Page immediately.
Each new Page requires reaching a certain threshold of claimed Tiers before it unlocks; you don’t have to complete an entire Page to access the next one.
BlackCell Season 01: Goliath Operator (Rogue Black Ops)
BlackCell Instant Rewards Page, HVT
Join the molten, crystalized skull-headed Goliath as he stalks the epic Season 01 BlackCell content. Featuring the “Goliath” Operator Skin with writhing flames across his onyx carapace armor, this orange-hued demon favors fiery combat and swift deaths. Goliath is part of an impressive BlackCell offering that brings the heat, delivering Operators clad in true Black Ops style with deep blacks and ‘fiery’ orange accent hues.
Additional BlackCell Instant Rewards Content
Upgrade your Battle Pass Experience: Purchase BlackCell to gain complete access to all the amazing rewards offered in the Season 01 Battle Pass. Owners will gain immediate access to the BlackCell Instant Rewards page, acquiring the following items:
20 Battle Pass Tier Skips
1,100 COD Points
The “Boiling Point” Mastercraft Weapon Blueprint for the Goblin Mk2 (Assault Rifle) that’s literally dripping with molten heat including a first-of-its-kind unique weapon inspect animation.
The “Who’s Laughing Now” Finishing Move with Companion Hyena.
The “BlackCell” Clan Tag (showcased in Lobbies and Winner’s Circles).
The “Goliath” New Operator.
Additionally, BlackCell owners can expect to access page after page of additional rewards within the Season 01 Battle Pass. These include:
Seven BlackCell-exclusive Operator Skins for: Sev (two Skins), Bayan, Bailey, Carver, Alvarez, and Stone.
Six BlackCell-exclusive Weapon Blueprints for the XM4 (Assault Rifle), Marine SP (Shotgun), Tsarkov 7.62 (Marksman Rifle), GPMG-7 (LMG), Saug (SMG), Krig C (Assault Rifle).
The ability to unlock any single Page from the Battle Pass, ignoring the usual minimum Tier requirements. From here, you can unlock the Tiers within that Page, and progress forwards (or backwards) from the Page provided the subsequent Tier unlock criteria is met.
NEW: Access to BlackCell-themed rewards throughout Season 01, offering earnable content throughout the Season.
Over 130 Rewards (Battle Pass and BlackCell related) for those who fully complete the Season 01 BlackCell Battle Pass.
As usual, players who upgrade to BlackCell after purchasing the Battle Pass will also receive 1,100 COD Points back.
Vault Edition Upgrade
If you’re considering an upgrade to the Black Ops 6 Vault Edition, this is the time to do it! For the same price as the BlackCell offering ($30 or your regional equivalent), the Vault Edition entitles you to the very same Season 01 BlackCell offering, along with the following:
The Hunters vs. Hunted Operator Pack featuring Operator Skins for Adler, Park, Brutus, and Klaus.
The Mastercraft Weapon Collection (five weapons).
The GobbleGum Pack (12 single-use consumables).
Woods Operator Pack
Note for Prestige Players: Any Weapon Blueprint and Equipment Skin you unlock in the Battle Pass is permanently unlocked and does not re-lock when you subsequently Prestige.
Purchase the Battle Pass: Instantly Unlock Sev Operator
When you purchase the premium Battle Pass or BlackCell, you immediately unlock the Battle Pass Instant Rewards Page, including the following items:
10% Battle Pass XP Boost.
The “Superbloom” Frag Grenade Skin.
The “Thorn” Legendary Blueprint for the Tanto .22 SMG.
The “Rose Goes” Legendary Weapon Sticker.
The new Sev Operator and “Sev” Skin, along with the “Sev BlackCell” Operator Skin for BlackCell owners.
Sevati “Sev” Dumas (Rogue Black Ops)
Battle Pass Instant Reward Page, HVT
A main player in the Rogue Team after the conclusion of the Campaign, Sev is ready to make a deal with the untrustworthy French Syndicate and is gearing up to take down the rival Luttazzi family to prove it. Sporting two different Skins, depending on the infiltration mission at hand, she’s more than ready to lead the charge.
Additional Battle Pass Operator Skins
Complete Battle Pass Pages and choose content to unlock, including a variety of Operator Skins, many paired with a molten hot Animated BlackCell variants:
Bayan: “Drifter” Skins
Operator Skins, Battle Pass and BlackCell, HVT, Page 2
Bayan is clad for dark ops with dark gray and black tactical attire, including a black balaclava, gloves, and pouches. His alternate BlackCell form features cracked lava, embers and smoke rising from his jacket, and a featureless mask with glowing eye sockets.
Maya: “Underground” Skin
Operator Skin, Battle Pass, Page 3
Maya lets her hair down and travels light, dropping her jacket in favor of a burgundy tank top, braces and a pair of camo pants.
Bailey: “Anarchist” Skins
Operator Skins, Battle Pass and BlackCell, HVT, Page 4
Dropping her mask and going for a clean tactical look, top-knot, face tattoo and a light combat jacket in black and white with red piping. Her BlackCell variant changes the outfit to a black and molten orange, burning flecks of fire emanating from her, and a glowing hand tattoo.
Carver: “Tarnished” Skins
Operator Skins, Battle Pass and BlackCell, HVT, Page 7
Mac is on the hunt and comes prepped with a camo vest with numerous pouches, a snakeskin-sheathed hunting knife, a shock of white hair and neck gaiter. In his BlackCell form, Carver goes molten, smoking with fire while his face-covering sports a pair of tactical goggles reflecting an inferno inside.
Alvarez: “Flight Path” Skins
Operator Skins, Battle Pass and BlackCell, HVT, Page 9
Clad in fighter pilot combat gear with front pouches, a comms radio and large helmet with reflective visor and purple accents, Alvarez sports a rust and black BlackCell variant with animated flames scorching across her helmet visor.
Nazir: “Slick Style” Skin
Operator Skin, Battle Pass, Page 11
Clad for rappelling maneuvers in a swift and sleek manner, Nazir goes with a combat jacket and decides on red gloves, matching crimson tactical joggers, and lower torso buckles.
Stone: “Zip Tie” Skins
Operator Skins, Battle Pass and BlackCell, HVT, Page 12
Stone changes his usual combat plans and aims to take prisoners as his deep gray combat fatigues and camo pouches that also come with a set of zip ties. Under his hood, Stone wears a set of cyclopean vision goggles. His BlackCell variant switches up the outfit to black, and the augmentations to glowing orange.
Rossi: “Mean Streets” Skin
Operator Skin, Battle Pass, Page 13
Channeling a more dapper style from a bygone era, Rossi’s hair is slicked back with a cowlick, a neck scarf, shirt and braces, and suit trousers, with room to pack a pistol and comms radio.
Niran: “Big Slick” Skin
Operator Skin, Battle Pass, Page 14
While pinstripe pants and a biker’s jacket might not work on some Operators, Niran pulls off the look with badass aplomb, including sporty shades with tactical side shields.
Season 01: Battle Pass Base Weapons
Perhaps the two most important Battle Pass Pages are the ones containing a new Base Weapon. All players can access these for free (as always) at Season 01 Launch.
Fully automatic submachine gun. Excellent mobility and good handling. Great rate of fire. High recoil.
Pepper your enemies with a hailstorm of lead using this rapid-fire SMG that’s perfect for breaching and clearing small spaces. Pull down when aiming down sights to counter the Saug’s recoil, or better yet, improve the weapon’s already great hip-fire capabilities with the appropriate attachments, including the Tactical Laser for a killer combo of mobility and accuracy via Tactical Stance. Or go all out on hip-fire with the Akimbo Saug Stock for unmatched SMG firepower.
Full-auto assault rifle. High damage and average handling. Recoil pattern starts very controllable before ramping up.
For a hard-hitting, versatile Assault Rifle that performs well across multiple ranges, look no further than the Krig C. The weapon inflicts moderate damage across the whole body with a four-shot elimination within its effective range, three when accounting for headshots. Recoil control becomes shakier through sustained fire, so burst fire to retain accuracy or consider attachments offering improved control to help counter the ramped-up movement.
New Weapon Blueprints
With 30 Weapon Blueprints to earn across the Season 01 Battle Pass and BlackCell, let’s first check out the armaments with a single, unique Blueprint design:
“Thorn” Tanto .22 Submachine Gun, Instant Reward
“Turmoil” ASG-89 Shotgun, Page 1
“Idle Hands” XMG Light Machine Gun, Page 2
“Batter Up” Melee Baseball Bat, Page 4
“Tattered” AK-74 Assault Rifle, Page 4
“Tip the Scales” Goblin Mk 2 Assault Rifle, Page 5
Now let’s focus on all the HVT Weapon Blueprints that have molten BlackCell variants. Note that all BlackCell variants are Animated with Magma Tracers and Molten Death FX.
“Boiling Point” Goblin Mk2 Assault Rifle, BlackCell Instant Reward. Mastercraft, Animated, with Magma Tracers and Molten Death FX.
Animated “Salutations” (with Red & White Tracers) and “Salutations BlackCell” Saug Submachine Gun, HVT, Page 11.
Animated, Reactive “Bad Beat” with Violet Darkness Tracers and Animted, Reactive “Bad Beat BlackCell” with Violet Heat Tracers and Violet Molten Death FX Krig C Assault Rifle, HVT, Page 14.
New Equipment Skins
Black Ops 6 introduces a larger variety of Equipment Skins than ever before, which—once you’ve earned the item—you access and equip in the Loadout menu. Here’s what to expect:
Equipped in the “Customize” Menu of your Barracks, there’s a selection of new Emotes, Finishing Moves and Sprays to bring your personal flavor to the fight. Showcase these rewards during matches or (with Emotes) during the Winners’ Circle. Here’s what to expect:
“Who’s Laughing Now” Finishing Move (with Hyena Companion), BC IR
“Headache” Finishing Move, Page 2
“Hit Run Hitman” Finishing Move, Page 9
“Good Point” Finishing Move, Page 14
“Sore Throat” Emote, Page 7
“I Oughta!” Emote, Page 9
“Move Set” Emote, Page 14
“Royal Rage” Spray, Page 1 (shown)
“Sliced” Spray, Page 6
“To A Flame” Spray, Page 8 (shown)
“Grim Shadow” Spray, Page 11 (shown)
“Spinal Rat” Spray, Page 12 (shown)
Additional Battle Pass Content
The Black Ops 6 Battle Pass offers a wealth of content, including item highlights (shown above) from the following additional categories:
COD Points
Weapon Charms (example shown above)
Weapon Large Decals (example shown above)
Weapon Stickers (example shown above)
GobbleGums (example shown above, 13 total, various rarities and powers)
Finishing Moves
Emblems (example shown above)
Calling Cards (some Animated)
Loading Screens
Clan Tags (BlackCell only)
Consumable 2XP & 2WXP Tokens
Season 01 Battle Pass Weapon Blueprints Tracker
To ascertain which weapons the Battle Pass gives you earnable Blueprints for, here’s a table listing every Season 01 Battle Pass Weapon Blueprint. Note that when you unlock a Weapon Blueprint, it becomes permanently unlocked during Prestige leveling.
ASSAULT RIFLES
Type Blueprint Name BlackCell Page
XM4 “Wild Mannered” Yes 1
AK-74 “Tattered” No 4
GPR 91 “Coroner” No 11
Model L “Psycho Snake” No 10
Goblin Mk2 “Boiling Point” Yes BC IR
Goblin Mk2 “Tip the Scales” No 5
Krig C “Bad Beat” Yes 14
SUBMACHINE GUNS
C9 “Liar’s Gambit” No 12
Tanto .22 “Thorn” No BP IR
PP-919 “Strained” No 9
Saug “Salutations” Yes 11
SHOTGUNS
Marine SP “Boomslang” Yes 5
ASG-89 “Turmoil” No 1
LIGHT MACHINE GUNS
XMG “Idle Hands” No 2
GPMG-7 “Hither Slither” Yes 10
MARKSMAN RIFLES
Tsarkov 7.62 “Furious” Yes 8
AKE-973 “Reconciliation” No 13
SNIPER RIFLES
LW3A1 Frostline “Crack Shot” No 13
SVD “Forced Retreat” No 8
PISTOLS
Grekova “Omertà” No 6
GS45 “Tide Turner” No 8
MELEE
Knife “Butcher’s Friend No 12
Knife “Eviscerator” No 7
Baseball Bat “Batter Up” No 4
Battle Pass Completion Page: Rewards
Complete all the Battle Pass Pages and you’re automatically rewarded with a final Completion Page filled with exciting content. This includes the following:
200 COD Points
“Wonderbar!” Ultra GobbleGum
“Season 01” Emblem
“Crasher” Calling Card
“Opulent” Ultra Skin with a BlackCell variant awarded to BlackCell Owners.
Sev: “Opulent” Skins
Operator Skins, Battle Pass and BlackCell, HVT, Completion Page
Sev sports a silver and black carapace plate and face mask, leather jacket and shorts, gun garter, and exposed tats. Her BlackCell alter ego’s ink is seared into her skin, glowing with a fiery orange hue.
STORE HIGHLIGHTS: New Ultra, Reactive, and Mastercraft Skins
The Season 01 Announcement Blog detailed some exciting in-store Bundles coming to the game during the Launch Window. Check out this recap along with additional reveals.
Look out for Ultra Skins, Reactives, and Mastercraft Weapon Blueprints across this season’s Bundles.
Ultra Skins are highly detailed, themed, and often include VFX.
Reactive Skins and Weapons feature a visual effect that intensifies as you land more eliminations. Finally,
Mastercraft Weapon Blueprints include custom animations, unique weapon inspects, and much more.
We are excited to announce the all-new “Locked Visuals” Feature exclusive to Mastercrafts. Now players can change Barrel, Stock, and other attachments while maintaining the weapon’s signature look.
Tracer Pack: The Replacer
The Replacer voiced by Peter Stormare
Your services are no longer needed; sub in The Replacer and become undeniable! Replace both yourself and your enemies with the “Tracer Pack: The Replacer” Bundle. The Bundle comes with a new Operator sporting two Operator Skins: “The Replacer” and a molten “The Replacer BlackCell*”, along with the “Quick Wit” Animated AS Val and “Ramifications” Animated PU-21 Blueprints, the “Aura +5000” Animated Calling Card, “Many Hats” Animated Emblem, “Replacement Killer” Finishing Move, and a vehicular Weapon Charm.
*BlackCell Owners: For BlackCell Season 01 owners, expect to receive the bonus “The Replacer BlackCell” skin in addition to all the regular bundle content. Note you must have obtained BlackCell prior to purchasing this Bundle; the skin will not be available if you purchase S01 BlackCell after purchasing this bundle.
Competitor CDL Home and Away Operator Bundles
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Rep your favorite pro team just in time for the arrival of Ranked Play and the 2025 Call of Duty®: League™ season.
Look for a variety of CDL Bundles themed around your favorite teams featuring a Home and Away variant of the Competitor Operator alongside other team-themed items like Weapon Camos, Large Decals, Calling Cards, Emblems, and Sprays.
Tracer Pack: Parasite Warrior Ultra Skin
Let the parasite take over with the gruesome and bloody “Host” Ultra Skin for Carver. Wield the infected “Idiopathic” Krig C Assault Rifle and “Exo-Organism” GPMG-7 LMG Weapon Blueprints. Get under your opponent’s skin with the “Parasite Feast” Companion Finishing Move. For a messier finish, deploy the “Flesh Tangle” Equipment Skin for the Zombie favorite Kazamir Device.
Gross out your enemies with the “Pest Control” Emote, “Back Spasm” Animated Calling Card, “Fearwood” Loading Screen, “Caustic Flight” Weapon Sticker, and the “Idle Eyes” Legendary GobbleGum for Zombies.
Tracer Pack: Cascade Failure Reactive
Follow your programming and eliminate the enemy with the cybernetic “Attrition” Skin for Marshall. Shut them down with the Reactive “Kill Switch” C9 SMG and “Feedback Loop” Tsarkov 7.62 Marksman Rifle Blueprints. Up close, dispatch enemies using the “Acro-Badass” Finishing Move.
Lockdown the competition with the “Big Guns” Calling Card, “Fully Jacked” Large Decal, “Brainjacked” Loading Screen, and “Machine Heart” Weapon Charm.
Tracer Pack: Steer Clear
Kick the tires and give ‘em the horns with “The Bull” Skin for Caine, paired with the buck wild “Yeehaw” AK-74 Assault Rifle and “Axel” SVD Sniper Rifle Weapon Blueprints. Charge up close and finish off enemies with a devastating Finishing Move and keep the party going with the “Mecha Bull” Calling Card, “Draw” Emote, “Steer Wrangler” Spray, and “Fire Breather” Animated Emblem.
Tracer Pack: Eternal Hunter Ultra Skin
Hunt the damned with the “Volatile” Ultra Skin for Rossi armed with three Legendary Weapon Blueprints: “Vile Tribute” XM4 Assault Rifle, “Blood Draw” Jackal PDW SMG, and “Severer” ASG-89 Shotgun. Stalk the night with the purple “Hunter’s Mark” Reticle, “Stakeout” Finishing Move, “Bloodstalker” Calling Card, “Family Heirloom” Weapon Charm, and “Moonlit” Emblem.
Tracer Pack: Cash Bandit Reactive
Swap trash for cash as the “Raccoon Goon” Skin for Niran, a mischievous Operator ready to do damage with the “Debt Collector” Reactive Weapon Skin for the all new Sirin 9mm Special Weapon. Make sure you are backed up with the “Vault Security” GPR 91 Assault Rifle Blueprint.
Cash in on your eliminations with the “Cash Flow” Reticle plus the “Disarmed” Finishing Move, “Cash Eater” Large Decal, and “Raccoon Robber” Weapon Charm. To help with the grind, this Bundle also includes a 1-hour Double XP Token.
Tracer Pack: G’Day Bait
Bounce them or bite them with the “Bloke Biter” Ultra Skin for Carver. This shark takes the ocean with him in the form of two Weapon Blueprints: overwhelm the enemy with the “Bloody Water” XMG LMG and race in for the bite with the “Fair Dinkum” KSV SMG.
Share your soft side for the sea with the “It Bites” Emote, the “Mechano-Shark” Weapon Charm, “Aussie Forever” Large Decal, “Making Waves” Spray, and the “Perfection” Calling Card.
Tracer Pack: Kick Some Brass Mastercraft Ultra Skin
Electrocute enemies with the “Chainblade” Mastercraft Melee Blueprint wielded by the steam-powered “Merciless” Skin for Nazir. For ranged combat, eliminate targets with the “Razor Burn” XM4 Assault Rifle and “Riptear” Tanto .22 SMG Blueprints. Steam the punk out of them with the “Akimbo Assassin” Finishing Move.
Activate the “Show Off” Emote in the Winner’s Circle and equip the “Gearcrest” Emblem, “Synchsight” Reticle, and “Universal” Weapon Charm.
Plus, GobbleGum Packs and More!
This is just a preview of the new content arriving in the Season 01 Store! Also keep an eye out for GobbleGum Packs, a new Store item that – once purchased – provides a collection of delicious and powerful single-use GobbleGums to consume during your future Zombies deployments.
Other Bundles on the way include those predominantly featuring Weapon Blueprints; which include Hell’s Cleaner (with blueprints for the Power Drill and GPMG-7), Death Rattle (with a blueprint for the XMG), and Doom and Boom (with blueprints for the Cigma 2B, PU-21, and ARC-XD).
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