Games November 21, 2024 0 Comments

CoD: Black Ops 6 – Ranked Play Explained Plus Best Loadouts

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Ranked Play has arrived in Black Ops 6‘s multiplayer, bringing a competitive ladder that closely follows the official rules, maps, and game modes used by the Call of Duty League (CDL), meaning this mode restricts many of the game’s perks, weapons, and attachments. Here we explain everything you need to know about accessing and playing Ranked Play, as well as guide you in building some of the best ranked loadouts available.

We also have guides for recommended Black Ops 6 weapon builds to use in Warzone and standard multiplayer loadouts for Season 1.

How to access Ranked Played in Black Ops 6

Ranked Play is unlocked differently than in previous years. In Black Ops 6, you must first earn at least 50 wins in multiplayer. This requirement was previously explained by Treyarch as being included to ensure that players are experienced with multiplayer, and it gives the Ricochet anti-cheat team a historical match history to examine before an account enters Ranked Play.

How Ranked Play works in Black Ops 6

Just like in recent years, Ranked Play features 4v4 gameplay of Hardpoint, Control, and Search and Destroy. Friendly-fire is enabled in these modes. The featured map pool for the Call of Duty League in Black Ops 6 includes Protocol, Vault, Rewind, Skyline, and Red Card.

There are eight ranks to climb in Black Ops 6 Ranked Play, and everyone begins the season at 0 SR (Skill Rating). The ranking system progresses as follows:

Bronze – Starting Rank
Silver – 900 SR
Gold – 2,100 SR
Platinum – 3,600 SR
Diamond – 5,400 SR
Crimson – 7,500 SR
Iridescent – 10,000 SR
Top 250 – 10,000+ SR

You’ll level up through these ranks as you play and earn a higher SR, and a portion of your SR is deducted with each loss. How much SR you earn will depend on various factors, which include the distance from your projected rank, individual and team performance in each match, and the margin of each match win.

Treyarch does reveal that team performance has a bigger impact on SR gained or lost in higher ranks, so that all winning playstyles are more consistently rewarded.

Ranked Play Rewards

Ranked Play rewards are available to earn, and this includes both career and seasonal rewards. Rewards are cosmetics such as operator skins, calling cards, weapon charms, and more. The Ranked Play skins can be previewed in the image above.

Best Ranked Play weapons to level up and use

Currently, pro players only use the GPR 91 and AMES 85 assault rifles. They have banned the Model L, XM4, and Krig C with gentleman’s agreements, but these assault rifles are solid options that are still available at this time with the launch of Ranked Play.

The Jackal PDW is the submachine gun used by pro players, but there are a few other options in Ranked Play.

Snipers are restricted for Hardpoint and Control game modes, but the LW3A1 Frostline and LR 7.62 snipers are unbanned for Search and Destroy. However, you can only snipe with the base version of these sniper rifles, as all attachments have been deemed too powerful and banned by the pros.

The full list of restrictions for Black Ops 6 Ranked Play can be found below, as well as specific weapon builds to use.

Best Ranked Play loadout for assault rifles

Taking all of the attachment bans into consideration, the recommended options here are best suited for all assault rifles currently available to use. These attachments will help reduce recoil, as well as boost the gun’s damage and range.

Recommended AR attachments:

Optic: Kepler Microflex
Muzzle: Ported Compensator
Barrel: Reinforced Barrel
Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
Rear Grip: Commando Grip

Best Ranked Play Jackal PDW loadout

The Jackal PDW is a powerful submachine gun used by CDL players. The suggested attachments are used by many of the pros, and these will help boost the damage and range of the Jackal PDW, as well as provide you with better mobility.

Recommended Jackal PDW attachments:

Muzzle: Compensator
Barrel: Reinforced Barrel
Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
Rear Grip: Ergonomic Grip
Stock: Balanced Stock

Best Ranked Play PP-919 loadout

Currently, the PP-919 isn’t a favorite in the pro circuit, but it is available in Ranked Play. This is a really easy-to-use submachine gun, and the recommended attachments will help reduce recoil as well as provide better movement speeds.

Recommended PP-919 attachments:

Muzzle: Compensator
Barrel: Gain Twist Barrel
Rear Grip: Quickdraw Grip
Stock: No Stock
Fire Mods: Recoil Springs

Best Ranked Play Stryder .22 loadout

The Stryder .22 is the only secondary weapon available in Ranked Play, and only three attachment slots are given to customize the gun. You do have a few options for optic attachments, but by far the best and most popular option is the Kepler Microflex.

Recommended Stryder .22 attachments:

Optic: Kepler Microflex
Magazine: Fast Mag II
Rear Grip: Quickdraw Grip

Best perks and equipment to use

Unfortunately, you don’t get many options for perks and equipment. Ninja is the best first perk for Search and Destroy, while you’ll want to equip Flak Jacket for the respawn modes. Flashbangs are the best tactical equipment available, however, you can make a smoke class to use for search and Destroy. It’s best to tailor and label at least one class towards Search and Destroy. Otherwise, this is how you’ll want to build your loadouts for most classes:

Melee: Knife
Perk 1: Ninja / Flak Jacket
Perk 2: Fast Hands
Perk 3: Double Time
Wildcard: Perk Greed
Perk Greed: Dexterity
Lethal: Frag or Semtex
Tactical: Flashbang
Field Upgrade: Trophy System