To ensure that all Ranked Players have Multiplayer experience before jumping into Ranked Play, all players must earn 50 Wins in Matchmade Multiplayer games to unlock access to Black Ops 6 Ranked Play. Wins earned before the start of Season 01 count towards unlocking the mode, so players who’ve already reached 50 wins will be set when Ranked Play goes live. The previous Level 55 requirement used in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III Ranked Play has been removed.

The 1-50 Rank and Skill Division system seen in previous versions of Ranked Play has been combined to focus on what matters most in Black Ops 6 Ranked Play: Skill. In Black Ops 6, your Rank represents what was previously your Skill Division and Tier. Earn Skill Rating (SR) and progress through eight Ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson, Iridescent, and Top 250. The Progressive Rank and Victory Stars system seen in previous Ranked Play installments has been removed to streamline the experience and focus on skill.

Progress through Ranks by earning SR by winning Ranked Play matches. SR is awarded after each Ranked Play win and the amount earned is determined by the player’s distance away from their projected Rank, their match performance, and the margin of victory. SR is deducted after losses.

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.

Vote with your team to end a match early if your team is getting blown out, or you’ve lost a teammate. All teammates must vote for the Forfeit for it to pass and end the match. Forfeited matches 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 1st Round
• Search & Destroy: After 3rd Round

Full Parties of four can now play together in Ranked Play regardless of their individual Ranks. However, Skill Matchmaking will be based on the highest Rank in the Party. Party Skill Restrictions still apply to parties made up of two or three players.

The End-of-Season SR Setback has been adjusted in Black Ops 6 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:

• 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.
• Players at Diamond and above will start the next Season at Diamond I.

No matter what your Rank, each player’s first loss of the day will be forgiven and will 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.

Ranked Play features a variety of exclusive rewards players can earn to show off their skill and engagement with the mode:

Rank Skins

Reach Gold Rank or higher and you’ll earn a Home (Rogue Black Ops) and Away (Crimson One) set of Ranked Skins to showcase your skill, available on the Competitor Operator. In Black Ops 6 Ranked Play, these are awarded the moment you’re promoted into the Rank instead of at the end of the Season – except for the Top 250 Skin, which is only awarded to players who finish a Season in the Top 250 when it concludes.

Win Challenges

Reach Career Win milestones over the course of your Ranked Play career to earn rewards that include the Ranked Competitor Skin, Knife Blueprint, a Frag Grenade Skin, a Gunscreen that tracks your Career Ranked Play wins, and more. These can be completed across multiple Seasons.

Top 250 Competitor and Top 250 Champion Skins (#1 Overall)

Every Season, finishing first on the Top 250 Black Ops 6 Ranked Play leaderboard now comes with the ultimate bragging rights: an exclusive Skin only awarded to players who accomplish this near-impossible feat. Arguably the most exclusive Operator Skins in all of Call of Duty, the Home and Away versions of the Top 250 Champion Operator Skin feature a fiery skull-headed Operator resplendent with a glowing crown, while those finishing in the Top 250 earn the elite Top 250 Competitor Operator Skins (Home and Away versions).

Seasonal Rewards

Each Ranked Play Season will introduce new Rank Rewards and Win Challenge 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.

Weapon Builds

Any Global Weapon Build you create in Ranked Play can easily be used across Loadouts in Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty®: Warzone – just like any other Weapon Build in Black Ops 6. Conversely, you can bring any Builds you’ve created outside Ranked Play into Ranked (restrictions permitting).

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.