To ensure that everyone competing in Ranked Play has a baseline experience with Multiplayer, all players must earn 50 Wins in matchmade Multiplayer games to unlock access to Black Ops 7 Ranked Play. Wins earned before the start of Season 02 count towards unlocking Ranked Play.

Please note: Wins in Party Game and Limited Time Modes do not count towards the Ranked Play unlock requirement.

In Black Ops 7 Ranked Play, Placement Matches now determine your starting Rank. Placement Matches get you into higher Ranks much faster compared to Black Ops 6 and make beginning your Ranked Play career easier than ever. Initially, players are Unranked and must win three Placement Matches to receive a starting Rank. After each Placement Match Win, your Minimum Starting Rank will update to show a projection of where you’re expected to place.

Progress through Ranks and earn SR by winning Ranked Play matches. SR is awarded after each Ranked Play win, and the amount earned is determined by your match performance relative to the skill of other players and your team’s margin of victory. SR is deducted after losses and is also determined by the same factors that award SR.

As your SR increases and higher Ranks are achieved, the SR system expects you to win more often. Due to these expectations, match results will lead to slightly lower SR gains and larger SR losses, especially for players at the highest Ranks and on the Top 250 Leaderboard.

Before each Ranked match, three map and mode combinations are presented in the Lobby and Ranked Play teams can independently vote to veto one of the presented options. This gives players and teams some control over what they play in Ranked Play. After both teams make their veto pick, the remaining option is selected. If both teams veto the same option, the match’s map/mode will be randomly selected out of the two non-vetoed options.

If your team is getting blown out or you’ve lost a teammate, vote with your team to end the match early. All teammates must vote for the Forfeit. Matches that are Forfeited count as a standard loss and do not result in SR penalties or suspensions.

Forfeit becomes available in the Options Menu at a designated point in each mode:

• Hardpoint: Winning Team reaches 100 Points
• Control: After the first round
• Search & Destroy: After the third round

To ensure a fair playing field for players in the Top 250 and highest Ranks, only parties of 1-2 players will be allowed to form in Crimson Rank or above. Players in Diamond Rank or below will continue to be able to form 1-4 player parties as long as they fit within the Party Skill Restrictions:

• Crimson Rank and above: Can only form 1-2 player parties. Can only form parties with players within one Rank.
• Diamond Rank: Can only form parties with players within two Ranks.
• Bronze-Platinum Rank: No Party Skill Restrictions.
• 4-Player Parties: Can form Ranked parties with any combination of Ranks as long as all players are Diamond Rank or below. Party will matchmake based on the highest Rank in the party.

Each Season of Ranked Play is its own skill journey and depending on your Rank you’ll need to re-place at the start of a new Season:

• Bronze, Silver, and Gold Players: Your Rank and SR are not impacted at the start of a new Season, and you can continue where you left off at the end of the previous Season.
• Platinum+ Players: You must win one Placement Match to get placed into a Rank and start the new Season.

Occasionally, an SR Loss will be forgiven to minimize frustration and ensure a fair playing field.

• Daily Loss Protection: Your first Loss of the day will be forgiven and will not deduct SR.
• New Season Protection: Your first three Losses of the Season won’t result in SR Losses (kicks in after Placement Matches).
• Rank Up Protection: If you get promoted into a higher Rank, your first three Losses in that new Rank won’t result in SR Losses.
• Matchmade Teammate Quit: To reduce the frustration of having to play shorthanded, you will not lose SR if you lose a match where a matchmade teammate quit while the match was in progress. This does not apply if a player in your party quits, however.
• Matchmade Teammate Rejoined: Your SR Loss is reduced in the case that a matchmade teammate quits but then rejoins the match later.

Here are some rules to understand before diving into Ranked Play:

• Loadout and Restrictions: All Loadout content is unlocked in Ranked Play to ensure a fair playing field. Some items listed below are restricted based on CDL rules and “Gentleman’s Agreements” (“GAs”) as decided by the CDL Pro player community.
• Weapons: Only Assault Rifles, SMGs, Pistols, and Melee Weapons are allowed in Ranked Play. Snipers may be used in Search & Destroy but are restricted in Hardpoint and Overload. Individual Weapons in each of the above Weapon Classes are also restricted based on CDL Rules and “GAs”.
• Attachments: Many Weapon Attachments are restricted in Ranked Play and cannot be used. You may bring a Weapon Build with restricted Attachments into your Ranked Play Loadouts, but the restricted Attachment will be flagged and removed if you try to use it in-game.
• Equipment, Field Upgrades, Perks & Scorestreaks: Individual Loadout and Scorestreak item types are also restricted for use in Ranked Play based on CDL Rules and “GAs.”
• Wildcards: Only the Perk Greed Wildcard is currently allowed in Ranked Play according to CDL Rules and “GAs.” All other Wildcards are restricted.
• Perk Combat Specialties: Core and Hybrid Perk Specialties are not used in Ranked Play and will not activate.
• Overclocks: Overclocks are not used in Ranked Play.
• Friendly Fire: Friendly Fire is enabled in Ranked Play.
• Suspensions and Penalties: Disconnecting from matches, Friendly Fire, and inactivity will incur SR Penalties and Suspensions.

As well as the rewards available across seasons, and the additional rewards (including Weapon Camos) available during the Ranked Play Event this season, the following Weapon Blueprint, Large Decal, Weapon Camos, and Calling Cards are only available during Season 03:

• Get 10 Wins: Pro Re-Issue M15 Mod 0 Assault Rifle Blueprint
• Get 100 Wins: “Ranked Season 03 — 100 Wins” Large Decal
• Reach Silver Rank: “Ranked Season 03 — Silver” Calling Card
• Reach Gold Rank: “Ranked Season 03 — Gold” Calling Card and Weapon Camo
• Reach Platinum Rank: “Ranked Season 03 — Platinum” Calling Card and Weapon Camo
• Reach Diamond Rank: “Ranked Season 03 — Diamond” Calling Card and Weapon Camo
• Reach Crimson Rank: “Ranked Season 03 — Crimson” Calling Card and Weapon Camo
• Reach Iridescent Rank: “Ranked Season 03 — Iridescent” Animated Calling Card and Weapon Camo
• Finish Season 03 at the Top 250 Rank: “Ranked Season 03 — Top 250” Animated Calling Card and Animated Weapon Camo
• Finish Season 03 as the Top 250 #1 Overall Champion: “WZ Ranked Season 03 - Top 250 Champion” Calling Card

If you are missing a Ranked Play reward that you earned, please try restarting the game and looking again. If your reward is still not showing up, please reach out to us for help.