The Hunter Becomes the Hunted: Black Ops 6 Season 02 is Here!
Season 02 Overview: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide
As Sevati “Sev” Dumas toasts a new era of Avalon, her short-lived victory over the Luttazzi crime family comes to an abrupt end. During a celebration in the French Syndicate Penthouse, an urgent notice arrives for all attendees: the Luttazzis have placed a lucrative bounty on the entire Rogue Team as payback. This is the price for working with criminals: In the dog-eat-dog world of Avalon, loyalties can change on a dime.
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Now the Rogue Team is on the run, pursued by an anonymous and lethal assassin. Who can they really trust, and where can they hide? This season, the hunter becomes the hunted.
Now’s the time to draw your line in the sand and bring in your targets and bounties… dead or alive.
Gear up for a huge drop of free and premium content when Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 Season 02 goes live on Tuesday, January 28 beginning at 9AM PT.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: Season 02
MULTIPLAYER CONTENT SUMMARY
Five Maps: Deploy to three brand-new maps at Season 02 launch: Revel in the opulence of an Avalon crime boss’s penthouse in Bounty; turn high-end vehicle theft into black market gains in Dealership; and fight for your life on a stolen yacht in the Lifeline Strike map. Later in the season, board a high-speed train for revenge in the new Bullet Strike map and catch some air with the return of Black Ops II’s Grind.
New Modes and Valentine’s Day LTMs: Buff up your Operators by landing eliminations in Overdrive and test your skills across randomized Loadouts in Gun Game. For lovers and fighters, try your hand at Third Wheel Gunfight and Couples Dance Off.
Additional Equipment: Broaden your tactical horizons with the new Slipstream Perk and War Machine Scorestreak, plus track down your next target with the Hunter’s Instinct Perk and replace your Dedicated Melee slot with a Launcher using the new Flyswatter Wildcard, both arriving in-season.
Season 02 Ranked Play, Major I Announcement: Compete in a new season of Multiplayer Ranked Play with all-new rewards to earn. Plus, get info on the upcoming Major I Call of Duty League tournament!
Multiplayer Maps
Bounty (Launch)
Brand-New, Core, 6v6, Medium-Sized
Deploy at sunrise to the top of an Avalon skyscraper, surging into the penthouse suite of a local crime boss. The Rogue team are here to celebrate their previous victories, but the party is short-lived, as friends turn into enemies and chaos reigns. From the starting point of a pristine Patio, move inside an opulent, gold-plated Nightclub and Lounge where top-shelf entertaining was provided to a variety of rich guests. Ambush enemies by jumping over the light fixtures hanging over the Lobby below.
The party is in the front, but business is in the back; the rear Office is seemingly still under construction, but on closer inspection, this is the place where those displeasing the crime boss were tortured, as indicated by some particularly unpleasant evidence. Race over the tarp and battle between the unfinished walls or move out to the Rooftop for a tactical breath of fresh air. Shoot the glass out from underneath your enemy’s feet on the Skylight, or race along the outer Ledge, jumping over the top of a neon sight to reach the other side, as Bounty has plenty of routes to learn if you aren’t scared of heights.
Dealership (Launch)
Brand-New, Core, 6v6, Medium-Sized
For Avalon’s wealthy clientele, nothing compares to the luxury vehicles on display at the Pallasar car dealership. However, this dealership is a front, and in reality serves as a lucrative black market for the criminal underworld where vehicles are traded for guns, ammunition, and other unsavory valuables. Rogue team flees from Bounty, looking for friendly contacts in the vicinity, but are met with retaliatory skirmishes at every turn.
Battle around the wreckage in the Car Lot and Showroom, pushing the fight into the interior Commissary and Lounge or out on the Courtyard. Open the sliding doors to either side of the Garage for a quick ambush or close them to stall incoming enemies. For the best sights over the Garage and Sales room, head into the Admin office and bounce between the two windows overlooking the areas, controlling the center of the map. For the ultimate element of surprise, equip the RC-XD and drive through the floor vent, exploding in the enemy’s face on the other side.
Lifeline (Launch)
Brand-New, Strike, 2v2/6v6, Small-Sized
Expect high stakes on the high seas as Rogue team escapes by boat in the aptly named Lifeline, a small, high-end yacht still ablaze after a successful boarding by Sev and her allies. Currently chopping through the waves at high velocity, enemy evasion is certainly not guaranteed.
This small-sized Strike map funnels Operators directly into the fight. Smoke billows from its flaming hardtop while the fight rages on below. From Bow to Aft, it won’t take long to collide in the center Bar and gambling den, the disco room, or along the steps on Portside and Starboard.
Bullet (Mid-Season)
Brand-New, Strike, 2v2/6v6, Small-Sized
After regrouping and learning of the location of the Luttazzi Godmother – responsible for placing the bounty on the Rogue team in the first place – Sev and her team will go on the offensive and drop onto the rapidly-moving bullet train to gain the upper hand and neutralize a key enemy target.
This mid-season Strike map presses the fight up close along its narrow interior carriages. Race through the automatic sliding doors separating each car, from the first-class lounge through the dining car, second-class seats, and up to the cab where the conductor has fallen. When things get too hot inside, try your luck via a roof hatch up top; watch your step or risk being thrown from the train.
Grind (Mid-Season)
Remaster, Core, 6v6, Medium-Sized
The infamous skatepark first introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops II makes its Black Ops 6 debut in the mid-season! Shred your enemies across the indoor stadium and pro shop or soak up the sunshine in the huge skate bowl and halfpipe outdoors. Use the ramps for cover and to get above the competition and bust out your best tricks like the 360-corkscrew one-shot. Also expect an additional surprise related to this map, later in the season….
Multiplayer Modes
A new Mode and a returning fan-favorite match type start the season off with a bang, in the days leading up to a new and enhanced Ranked Play later in the month.
Overdrive (Brand New, Launch)
Kick into Overdrive in this charged-up twist on Team Deathmatch. Teams compete to be the first to reach the maximum number of stars. Earn these stars by executing the following maneuvers:
Gun Game (Launch)
The fan-favorite Party Game returns! Compete in a free-for-all mode where all Operators begin the match with the same starting weapon and cycle through the same set of 20 weapons, varying from match to match. Eliminate enemies to advance to the next weapon, testing your skills across a variety of weapon types.
To keep the action moving, frequent radar sweeps reveal the last known location of all Operators on the map. The top two performing players and their current progress are also displayed on-screen. If someone starts pulling too far ahead, try taking them out with a melee attack to set them back to the previous weapon. The first Operator to cycle through all 20 weapons wins the match!
Valentine’s Day Limited Time Modes
Show your love with two limited-time modes for couples and third wheelers alike.
Third Wheel Gunfight (In-Season)
Not everyone’s hungry for love. Some people just want to do things their own way. In Third Wheel Gunfight, you can now bring along that untethered friend and duke it out 3v3.
Couples Dance Off (In-Season)
This one’s strictly for duos. Compete in a moshpit of 2v2 Face Off modes including Face Off Team Deathmatch, Face Off Domination, and Face Off Kill Confirmed.
Additional Gameplay Content
Enhance your tactical planning with two new Perks, a Wildcard and an even wilder Scorestreak, all coming to Season 02 Multiplayer.
New Perks
Perk: Slipstream (Event Reward)
Perk Slot: 3
Type: Enforcer (Red)
Raises your base sprint speed at the cost of removing Tac Sprint.
Perk: Hunter’s Instinct (Mid-Season)
Perk Slot: 2
Type: Enforcer (Red)
Eliminating an enemy marks the next closest enemy.
New Wildcard
Wildcard: Flyswatter (In-Season)
Allows a player to replace their Dedicated Melee weapon with a Launcher.
New Scorestreak
Scorestreak: War Machine (Event Reward)
Type: Lethal
Score: 1,300
Mastery Badges: Yes
Powerful burst-fire grenade launcher with grenades that explode on impact. Large magazine.
The deadly War Machine is back! This gives players the ability to launch explosive clusters into the enemy line for those with a penchant for heavier weapons. The War Machine comes equipped with 30 rounds, firing in three-round bursts. When you need to clear an area fast, there are few better options than this destructive armament.
New Quality of Life Updates
In addition to the new content coming on day one of Season 02, Treyarch has prioritized several quality of life improvements and playlist updates to release this Season, including:
Access a Weapon Camo or Calling Card challenge and simply select “Add to Tracked” (in the bottom-left corner of your menu screen).
Multiplayer Ranked Play (Launch Window)
Ranked Play Playlist Maps
Protocol (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy, Control)
Skyline (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy)
Vault (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy, Control)
Red Card (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy)
Hacienda (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy, Control)
Season 02 Ranked Play Overview
For players joining Black Ops 6 in the new year, Multiplayer Ranked Play offers competitive Multiplayer matches using the same settings, maps, modes, and weapon restrictions used by the Call of Duty® League™. Progress through the Ranks by earning SR (Skill Rating) by accumulating Ranked Play match wins.
Earn a variety of career rewards that can be earned throughout the lifespan of Black Ops 6 Multiplayer Ranked Play, including Rank Skins and Win Challenge rewards. Each season comes with its own seasonal rewards as well that can only be earned throughout the duration of that season, including:
Season 02 Ranked Play Rewards
Major I, the first LAN event of the 2025 Call of Duty League season, is just around the corner! Taking place at the Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain from January 30 - February 2, the tournament is your chance to see the best players in the world compete in Black Ops 6.
Catch the action on YouTube as all 12 League teams compete across four days of insane action in pursuit of being crowned the Major I champion.
Plus, rep your favorite teams this season with the 2025 Call of Duty League Team Packs, featuring Home and Away Operator Skins plus a team Weapon Camo, Charm, Calling Card, Emblem, and Stickers.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: Season 02 Zombies
ZOMBIES CONTENT SUMMARY
The Tomb: Cursed catacombs guard a gateway to the Dark Aether. Follow in the footsteps of a doomed explorer as your search for the fabled Sentinel Artifact continues.
Additional Gameplay Content: Keep all threats in sight with the addition of the Death Perception Perk, including new Augments to research to further enhance its abilities. Plus, chew on three new GobbleGums and wield the mighty War Machine for an explosive attack.
New Enemy Type, Wonder Weapon, and More: Face off against the electrifying Shock Mimic, wield the deadly Staff of Ice, utilize a new type of player-controlled hazard with Aetheric Lanterns, and pierce your enemies with the Arrow Trap.
New Quality of Life Updates: Co-op Pause, Challenge Tracking, Bespoke HUD Preset settings, and more are coming to Season 02.
The Tomb (Launch)
Following the events at Citadelle des Morts, Weaver, Maya, Carver, and Grey must take the amulet secured at the Citadel to a cursed dig site and the ancient catacombs within. Professor Krafft indicated that the elusive Sentinel Artifact may be found in the tunnels below. Reports of paranormal phenomena go back centuries, possibly related to the presence of the artifact. If the team can secure it, there may yet be hope in releasing Samantha Maxis from her imprisonment in the Dark Aether.
In this enthralling new adventure, follow in the footsteps of a doomed explorer and explore a long-forgotten dig site while seeking out a door to nowhere. What lurks behind this door? You’ll find out when brand-new Zombies map launches at the start of Season 02 on Tuesday, January 28, at 9AM PT.
Echoes in the Dark: Your Comms Team Handlers
“A shiny ha’penny to the lucky blighter who finds that door first!”
- Sir Archibald Fotherington-Smythe
You’ll need all the guidance you can get to navigate the dark and dusty passages of the cursed catacombs within this Romanesque dig site. Aiding you on this adventure is S.A.M., Ravenov, Peck, as well as Raptor One and the increasingly erratic Strauss. Adding to the oddities are reports of audible anomalies in the form of echoes of a former British explorer who led an ill-fated 1908 expedition into the earthworks.
The Tomb: Initial Recon Tour
Bolster your knowledge of The Tomb before attempting to survive its many dangers with this abridged and narrative-focused overview of its main locations. What of the Tomb’s many secrets? These are left for you to discover!
Dig Site
The surface-level Dig Site is your entryway to the rest of the map. Strange glowing runes mark certain alcoves, perhaps gateways to the subterranean regions beyond. A large, partially uncovered stone face lies at the pit of the site, roped off and long forgotten, a nearby fallen pillar. Scale the stairs and scaffolding to further explore the area. Don’t linger too long, lest you end up like the headless statue on the upper tiers of this archeological area.
Neolithic Catacombs and Ossuary
Exploring the Neolithic Catacombs, you may notice how far back the area goes, both physically as well as through layers of ancient cultures and civilizations. Cave paintings adorn the cavernous walls, while winding pathways lead through the natural hollows of the earth. In the Ossuary, stacked with the skulls of the long dead, the cavern gives way to the stone architecture of a later age, its bone piles and altars lending an ominous presence throughout.
Tombs
Statues of ancient warriors line the Tombs in alcoves along the walls along with depictions of shielded hoplites engaging a charging bull. Though the vault has long crumbled into disarray, the remnants of pristine architecture are on clear display, illuminated through the patch of sunlight falling through a crumbled hole in the ceiling.
Shrine of the Hierophants
Ancient priests charged with interpreting the sacred mysteries, the hierophants seem to have uncovered more than they were bargaining for. The candlelit, vaulted ceiling marks the resting place of important figures, a frieze sculpted into the wall showing a fierce battle between opposing forces. Arrow Trap installations line the stairway down into the shrine, flanked by skulls on chain pullies.
Subterranean Temple and Deep Excavation
Descend into the catacombs to reveal the huge, cavernous Subterranean Temple, where the stone architecture leads downward to a rocky outcropping peninsula known as the Deep Excavation. Scattered pillars encircle a place of worship below, the murky depths illuminated via faint shafts of what appears to be sunlight entering from a natural space in the rock above.
Doorway to Nowhere and Dark Aether Nexus
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New Enemy Sighted: Shock Mimic
Often disguising themselves as useful items, these shocking creatures break out of the illusion on approach, grabbing victims with their tentacles and razor-sharp claws, pulling them in for an electrifying bite. This hits harder than expected, and the distortion camouflage the Shock Mimic emits disrupts your radar as well as your eyesight.
Other Entities of The Tomb
The inhabitants of The Tomb represent a swath of laborers, worshipers, and armored guards from eons past, heavily rotted, some mummified, and many with a more skeletal appearance than previously encountered undead. Alongside the familiar enemies you’re bound to encounter throughout, these ancient undead reveal the importance of the site. But what they were digging up, and perhaps more ominously, who or what they came to worship, remains to be discovered.
New Wonder Weapon: Staff of Ice
This masterpiece of ancient technology fires a withering blast of frost and can generate healing energies to resuscitate allies from a distance. Origins unknown.
Rumors of a magical staff promise exceptional power to anyone who can get their hands on the devastating weapon. Known as the Staff of Ice, this offers an exceptional blast that can slow and freeze enemies in place, as well as a more devastating area-of-effect attack. This archaic Wonder Weapon is also imbued with the power to revive teammates with a precision-shot restorative blast.
The Tomb: Additional Content
Main Quest and Quest Rewards: The Main Quest for The Tomb goes live when the map releases alongside the launch of Season 02 on January 28. Complete the Main Quest to earn the “X91 Ice-Pike” Wonder Weapon Skin — a Project Janus facsimile of the “Staff of Ice” — as well as 5,000 XP and a unique Calling Card awarded to players who complete the Main Quest before Directed Mode is released for The Tomb.
Arrow Trap: Got a horde of zombies on your back? Activate the Arrow Trap to send out darts of damaging energy from the wall, devastating its targets on contact. If you need to backtrack, run and slide to avoid getting shot by your own trap.
Aetheric Lanterns: Dark Aether chandeliers and light sources give off a pale glow over their surroundings. With the correct projectile and aiming confidence, you can use these dynamic hazards to rain down Aetheric fire, damaging anything that shambles through the flames.
And More: Dig deeper into the lore of the ancient site with Intel in the form of Audio Logs, Documents, and Artifacts to discover while exploring the map.
New Gameplay Content
Access the following new content within The Tomb as well as on Citadelle des Morts, Terminus, and Liberty Falls.
Additional Perk-a-Cola: Death Perception
Available: In-Game at Perk Machine
Returning since its original introduction in Black Ops 4, Death Perception gives players the ability to detect enemies through obstacles and walls via outlines of their bodies, plus new abilities for its Black Ops 6 debut. When navigating the tight confines of The Tomb, there’s no better Perk for anticipating danger around the next corner. Research its Augments to further empower Death Perception, ensuring that nothing escapes your notice!
Death Perception: Major Augments
Research the following Augments to further customize the Perk.
Treasure Hunter
Spot items others can miss from loot containers as well as Special and Elite kills.
Death Stare
Your Elemental Weakness damage has a chance to kill an enemy that is low on health.
Critical Eye
Small chance that a body shot becomes a critical shot.
Death Perception: Minor Augments
Bird’s Eye View
The minimap’s scan rate is increased.
Extra Change
Find extra Essence under more locations.
Further Insight
Increase perception radius.
New GobbleGums
Chew on three new GobbleGums, all available at Season 02 launch across all maps once acquired and equipped in your GobbleGum Loadout Pack.
Dead Drop (Epic): Drop rates of Salvage and Equipment are greatly increased. Lasts five minutes.
Modified Chaos (Legendary): Greatly reduce all Ammo Mod cooldowns. Lasts two minutes.
Quacknarok (Whimsical): Zombies move around in rubber ducky inner tubes. Lasts three minutes.
Additional Support Weapon: War Machine
Salvage: 2,500
Give the undead an explosive taste of their own entrails with the semi-automatic War Machine grenade launcher arriving in the Support section of the Crafting Table.
The Tomb: Directed Mode and Events
For the explorers who need an extra hand in completing the Main Quest on The Tomb, stay tuned for the arrival of Directed Mode planned to arrive at Mid-Season.
Look for more announcements in the mid-season update, including a special Limited Time Mode you won’t want to miss.
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Season 02 Overview: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide
As Sevati “Sev” Dumas toasts a new era of Avalon, her short-lived victory over the Luttazzi crime family comes to an abrupt end. During a celebration in the French Syndicate Penthouse, an urgent notice arrives for all attendees: the Luttazzis have placed a lucrative bounty on the entire Rogue Team as payback. This is the price for working with criminals: In the dog-eat-dog world of Avalon, loyalties can change on a dime.
Now the Rogue Team is on the run, pursued by an anonymous and lethal assassin. Who can they really trust, and where can they hide? This season, the hunter becomes the hunted.
Now’s the time to draw your line in the sand and bring in your targets and bounties… dead or alive.
Gear up for a huge drop of free and premium content when Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 Season 02 goes live on Tuesday, January 28 beginning at 9AM PT.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: Season 02
MULTIPLAYER CONTENT SUMMARY
Five Maps: Deploy to three brand-new maps at Season 02 launch: Revel in the opulence of an Avalon crime boss’s penthouse in Bounty; turn high-end vehicle theft into black market gains in Dealership; and fight for your life on a stolen yacht in the Lifeline Strike map. Later in the season, board a high-speed train for revenge in the new Bullet Strike map and catch some air with the return of Black Ops II’s Grind.
New Modes and Valentine’s Day LTMs: Buff up your Operators by landing eliminations in Overdrive and test your skills across randomized Loadouts in Gun Game. For lovers and fighters, try your hand at Third Wheel Gunfight and Couples Dance Off.
Additional Equipment: Broaden your tactical horizons with the new Slipstream Perk and War Machine Scorestreak, plus track down your next target with the Hunter’s Instinct Perk and replace your Dedicated Melee slot with a Launcher using the new Flyswatter Wildcard, both arriving in-season.
Season 02 Ranked Play, Major I Announcement: Compete in a new season of Multiplayer Ranked Play with all-new rewards to earn. Plus, get info on the upcoming Major I Call of Duty League tournament!
Multiplayer Maps
Bounty (Launch)
Brand-New, Core, 6v6, Medium-Sized
Deploy at sunrise to the top of an Avalon skyscraper, surging into the penthouse suite of a local crime boss. The Rogue team are here to celebrate their previous victories, but the party is short-lived, as friends turn into enemies and chaos reigns. From the starting point of a pristine Patio, move inside an opulent, gold-plated Nightclub and Lounge where top-shelf entertaining was provided to a variety of rich guests. Ambush enemies by jumping over the light fixtures hanging over the Lobby below.
The party is in the front, but business is in the back; the rear Office is seemingly still under construction, but on closer inspection, this is the place where those displeasing the crime boss were tortured, as indicated by some particularly unpleasant evidence. Race over the tarp and battle between the unfinished walls or move out to the Rooftop for a tactical breath of fresh air. Shoot the glass out from underneath your enemy’s feet on the Skylight, or race along the outer Ledge, jumping over the top of a neon sight to reach the other side, as Bounty has plenty of routes to learn if you aren’t scared of heights.
Dealership (Launch)
Brand-New, Core, 6v6, Medium-Sized
For Avalon’s wealthy clientele, nothing compares to the luxury vehicles on display at the Pallasar car dealership. However, this dealership is a front, and in reality serves as a lucrative black market for the criminal underworld where vehicles are traded for guns, ammunition, and other unsavory valuables. Rogue team flees from Bounty, looking for friendly contacts in the vicinity, but are met with retaliatory skirmishes at every turn.
Battle around the wreckage in the Car Lot and Showroom, pushing the fight into the interior Commissary and Lounge or out on the Courtyard. Open the sliding doors to either side of the Garage for a quick ambush or close them to stall incoming enemies. For the best sights over the Garage and Sales room, head into the Admin office and bounce between the two windows overlooking the areas, controlling the center of the map. For the ultimate element of surprise, equip the RC-XD and drive through the floor vent, exploding in the enemy’s face on the other side.
Lifeline (Launch)
Brand-New, Strike, 2v2/6v6, Small-Sized
Expect high stakes on the high seas as Rogue team escapes by boat in the aptly named Lifeline, a small, high-end yacht still ablaze after a successful boarding by Sev and her allies. Currently chopping through the waves at high velocity, enemy evasion is certainly not guaranteed.
This small-sized Strike map funnels Operators directly into the fight. Smoke billows from its flaming hardtop while the fight rages on below. From Bow to Aft, it won’t take long to collide in the center Bar and gambling den, the disco room, or along the steps on Portside and Starboard.
Bullet (Mid-Season)
Brand-New, Strike, 2v2/6v6, Small-Sized
After regrouping and learning of the location of the Luttazzi Godmother – responsible for placing the bounty on the Rogue team in the first place – Sev and her team will go on the offensive and drop onto the rapidly-moving bullet train to gain the upper hand and neutralize a key enemy target.
This mid-season Strike map presses the fight up close along its narrow interior carriages. Race through the automatic sliding doors separating each car, from the first-class lounge through the dining car, second-class seats, and up to the cab where the conductor has fallen. When things get too hot inside, try your luck via a roof hatch up top; watch your step or risk being thrown from the train.
Grind (Mid-Season)
Remaster, Core, 6v6, Medium-Sized
The infamous skatepark first introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops II makes its Black Ops 6 debut in the mid-season! Shred your enemies across the indoor stadium and pro shop or soak up the sunshine in the huge skate bowl and halfpipe outdoors. Use the ramps for cover and to get above the competition and bust out your best tricks like the 360-corkscrew one-shot. Also expect an additional surprise related to this map, later in the season….
Multiplayer Modes
A new Mode and a returning fan-favorite match type start the season off with a bang, in the days leading up to a new and enhanced Ranked Play later in the month.
Overdrive (Brand New, Launch)
Kick into Overdrive in this charged-up twist on Team Deathmatch. Teams compete to be the first to reach the maximum number of stars. Earn these stars by executing the following maneuvers:
- Earn 1 star for Basic Eliminations like finishing off an enemy with body shots
- Earn 2 stars for Core Medal Eliminations like headshots and melee attacks
- Earn 3 stars for completing Distinguished Medal Eliminations, reserved for only the most impressive takedowns.
- 1 Star: Awakened Senses: See enemies through walls and replenish your health after eliminating a target.
- 3 Stars: Physical Enhancements: Increased movement and reloading speed.
- 6 Stars: Augmented Handling: Improved hip-fire accuracy and improved sprint-to-fire and ADS speeds.
Gun Game (Launch)
The fan-favorite Party Game returns! Compete in a free-for-all mode where all Operators begin the match with the same starting weapon and cycle through the same set of 20 weapons, varying from match to match. Eliminate enemies to advance to the next weapon, testing your skills across a variety of weapon types.
To keep the action moving, frequent radar sweeps reveal the last known location of all Operators on the map. The top two performing players and their current progress are also displayed on-screen. If someone starts pulling too far ahead, try taking them out with a melee attack to set them back to the previous weapon. The first Operator to cycle through all 20 weapons wins the match!
Valentine’s Day Limited Time Modes
Show your love with two limited-time modes for couples and third wheelers alike.
Third Wheel Gunfight (In-Season)
Not everyone’s hungry for love. Some people just want to do things their own way. In Third Wheel Gunfight, you can now bring along that untethered friend and duke it out 3v3.
Couples Dance Off (In-Season)
This one’s strictly for duos. Compete in a moshpit of 2v2 Face Off modes including Face Off Team Deathmatch, Face Off Domination, and Face Off Kill Confirmed.
Additional Gameplay Content
Enhance your tactical planning with two new Perks, a Wildcard and an even wilder Scorestreak, all coming to Season 02 Multiplayer.
New Perks
Perk: Slipstream (Event Reward)
Perk Slot: 3
Type: Enforcer (Red)
Raises your base sprint speed at the cost of removing Tac Sprint.
Perk: Hunter’s Instinct (Mid-Season)
Perk Slot: 2
Type: Enforcer (Red)
Eliminating an enemy marks the next closest enemy.
New Wildcard
Wildcard: Flyswatter (In-Season)
Allows a player to replace their Dedicated Melee weapon with a Launcher.
New Scorestreak
Scorestreak: War Machine (Event Reward)
Type: Lethal
Score: 1,300
Mastery Badges: Yes
Powerful burst-fire grenade launcher with grenades that explode on impact. Large magazine.
The deadly War Machine is back! This gives players the ability to launch explosive clusters into the enemy line for those with a penchant for heavier weapons. The War Machine comes equipped with 30 rounds, firing in three-round bursts. When you need to clear an area fast, there are few better options than this destructive armament.
New Quality of Life Updates
In addition to the new content coming on day one of Season 02, Treyarch has prioritized several quality of life improvements and playlist updates to release this Season, including:
Access a Weapon Camo or Calling Card challenge and simply select “Add to Tracked” (in the bottom-left corner of your menu screen).
- Challenge Tracking & Near Completion (MP and Zombies)
- Manually track up to 10 Calling Card Challenges and 10 Camo Challenges per mode to easily keep track of Challenges you’re progressing.
- If you have fewer than 10 Calling Card Challenges or 10 Camo Challenges tracked, your nearest Challenges to completion will display in those slots instead. This should help players discover and identify Challenges they are close to completing.
- The top Tracked or Near Completion Calling Card Challenge and Camo Challenge both appear in the Lobby, as well as in-game via the Options Menu.
- Unique HUD Presets per mode (MP and Zombies)
- Players will be able to set the HUD Preset settings they prefer for both Multiplayer and Zombies, keeping a unique setup per-mode without needing to change settings when switching between modes.
- General Quality of Life updates
- Reduced collision with teammates to improve maneuverability around tight spaces and doorways with nearby teammates
- Weapon balance pass and bullet penetration updates
- Further reducing weapon motion when jumping, sliding, and diving with the Dexterity Perk equipped
- Improving player visibility in Kill Confirmed by reducing the height of dog tags on the map
- Simplifying or expanding requirements for several Calling Card Challenges, as well as fixing bugged Challenges
- Expanding the number of Featured Playlist slots to allow for more marquee playlists on the main menu
Multiplayer Ranked Play (Launch Window)
Ranked Play Playlist Maps
Protocol (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy, Control)
Skyline (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy)
Vault (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy, Control)
Red Card (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy)
Hacienda (Hardpoint, Search and Destroy, Control)
Season 02 Ranked Play Overview
For players joining Black Ops 6 in the new year, Multiplayer Ranked Play offers competitive Multiplayer matches using the same settings, maps, modes, and weapon restrictions used by the Call of Duty® League™. Progress through the Ranks by earning SR (Skill Rating) by accumulating Ranked Play match wins.
Earn a variety of career rewards that can be earned throughout the lifespan of Black Ops 6 Multiplayer Ranked Play, including Rank Skins and Win Challenge rewards. Each season comes with its own seasonal rewards as well that can only be earned throughout the duration of that season, including:
Season 02 Ranked Play Rewards
- Get 10 Wins: Pro Issue Jackal PDW Blueprint
- Get 100 Wins: “100 Season 2 Wins” Large Decal
- Silver: “Ranked Season 2 – Silver” Calling Card
- Gold: “Ranked Season 2 – Gold” Calling Card Platinum: “Ranked Season 2 – Platinum” Calling Card
- Diamond: “Ranked Season 2 – Diamond” Calling Card Crimson: “Ranked Season 2 – Crimson” Calling Card Iridescent: “Ranked Season 2 – Iridescent” Calling Card Top 250: “Ranked Season 2 – Top 250” Calling Card
- Top 250 #1 Overall: “Ranked Season 2 – Top 250 Champion” Calling Card
- Additionally, players can earn Camos to represent any Ranked Play Rank achieved in Season 02 of Black Ops 6 Ranked Play:
- Gold: Start in/above or reach Gold at any point in Season 02
- Platinum: Start in/above or reach Platinum at any point in Season 02
- Diamond: Start in/above or reach Diamond at any point in Season 02
- Crimson: Start in/above or reach Crimson at any point in Season 02
- Iridescent: Start in/above or reach Iridescent at any point in Season 02
- Top 250: Finish Season 02 in the Top 250
Major I, the first LAN event of the 2025 Call of Duty League season, is just around the corner! Taking place at the Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain from January 30 - February 2, the tournament is your chance to see the best players in the world compete in Black Ops 6.
Catch the action on YouTube as all 12 League teams compete across four days of insane action in pursuit of being crowned the Major I champion.
Plus, rep your favorite teams this season with the 2025 Call of Duty League Team Packs, featuring Home and Away Operator Skins plus a team Weapon Camo, Charm, Calling Card, Emblem, and Stickers.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: Season 02 Zombies
ZOMBIES CONTENT SUMMARY
The Tomb: Cursed catacombs guard a gateway to the Dark Aether. Follow in the footsteps of a doomed explorer as your search for the fabled Sentinel Artifact continues.
Additional Gameplay Content: Keep all threats in sight with the addition of the Death Perception Perk, including new Augments to research to further enhance its abilities. Plus, chew on three new GobbleGums and wield the mighty War Machine for an explosive attack.
New Enemy Type, Wonder Weapon, and More: Face off against the electrifying Shock Mimic, wield the deadly Staff of Ice, utilize a new type of player-controlled hazard with Aetheric Lanterns, and pierce your enemies with the Arrow Trap.
New Quality of Life Updates: Co-op Pause, Challenge Tracking, Bespoke HUD Preset settings, and more are coming to Season 02.
The Tomb (Launch)
Following the events at Citadelle des Morts, Weaver, Maya, Carver, and Grey must take the amulet secured at the Citadel to a cursed dig site and the ancient catacombs within. Professor Krafft indicated that the elusive Sentinel Artifact may be found in the tunnels below. Reports of paranormal phenomena go back centuries, possibly related to the presence of the artifact. If the team can secure it, there may yet be hope in releasing Samantha Maxis from her imprisonment in the Dark Aether.
In this enthralling new adventure, follow in the footsteps of a doomed explorer and explore a long-forgotten dig site while seeking out a door to nowhere. What lurks behind this door? You’ll find out when brand-new Zombies map launches at the start of Season 02 on Tuesday, January 28, at 9AM PT.
Echoes in the Dark: Your Comms Team Handlers
“A shiny ha’penny to the lucky blighter who finds that door first!”
- Sir Archibald Fotherington-Smythe
You’ll need all the guidance you can get to navigate the dark and dusty passages of the cursed catacombs within this Romanesque dig site. Aiding you on this adventure is S.A.M., Ravenov, Peck, as well as Raptor One and the increasingly erratic Strauss. Adding to the oddities are reports of audible anomalies in the form of echoes of a former British explorer who led an ill-fated 1908 expedition into the earthworks.
The Tomb: Initial Recon Tour
Bolster your knowledge of The Tomb before attempting to survive its many dangers with this abridged and narrative-focused overview of its main locations. What of the Tomb’s many secrets? These are left for you to discover!
Dig Site
The surface-level Dig Site is your entryway to the rest of the map. Strange glowing runes mark certain alcoves, perhaps gateways to the subterranean regions beyond. A large, partially uncovered stone face lies at the pit of the site, roped off and long forgotten, a nearby fallen pillar. Scale the stairs and scaffolding to further explore the area. Don’t linger too long, lest you end up like the headless statue on the upper tiers of this archeological area.
Neolithic Catacombs and Ossuary
Exploring the Neolithic Catacombs, you may notice how far back the area goes, both physically as well as through layers of ancient cultures and civilizations. Cave paintings adorn the cavernous walls, while winding pathways lead through the natural hollows of the earth. In the Ossuary, stacked with the skulls of the long dead, the cavern gives way to the stone architecture of a later age, its bone piles and altars lending an ominous presence throughout.
Tombs
Statues of ancient warriors line the Tombs in alcoves along the walls along with depictions of shielded hoplites engaging a charging bull. Though the vault has long crumbled into disarray, the remnants of pristine architecture are on clear display, illuminated through the patch of sunlight falling through a crumbled hole in the ceiling.
Shrine of the Hierophants
Ancient priests charged with interpreting the sacred mysteries, the hierophants seem to have uncovered more than they were bargaining for. The candlelit, vaulted ceiling marks the resting place of important figures, a frieze sculpted into the wall showing a fierce battle between opposing forces. Arrow Trap installations line the stairway down into the shrine, flanked by skulls on chain pullies.
Subterranean Temple and Deep Excavation
Descend into the catacombs to reveal the huge, cavernous Subterranean Temple, where the stone architecture leads downward to a rocky outcropping peninsula known as the Deep Excavation. Scattered pillars encircle a place of worship below, the murky depths illuminated via faint shafts of what appears to be sunlight entering from a natural space in the rock above.
Doorway to Nowhere and Dark Aether Nexus
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New Enemy Sighted: Shock Mimic
Often disguising themselves as useful items, these shocking creatures break out of the illusion on approach, grabbing victims with their tentacles and razor-sharp claws, pulling them in for an electrifying bite. This hits harder than expected, and the distortion camouflage the Shock Mimic emits disrupts your radar as well as your eyesight.
Other Entities of The Tomb
The inhabitants of The Tomb represent a swath of laborers, worshipers, and armored guards from eons past, heavily rotted, some mummified, and many with a more skeletal appearance than previously encountered undead. Alongside the familiar enemies you’re bound to encounter throughout, these ancient undead reveal the importance of the site. But what they were digging up, and perhaps more ominously, who or what they came to worship, remains to be discovered.
New Wonder Weapon: Staff of Ice
This masterpiece of ancient technology fires a withering blast of frost and can generate healing energies to resuscitate allies from a distance. Origins unknown.
Rumors of a magical staff promise exceptional power to anyone who can get their hands on the devastating weapon. Known as the Staff of Ice, this offers an exceptional blast that can slow and freeze enemies in place, as well as a more devastating area-of-effect attack. This archaic Wonder Weapon is also imbued with the power to revive teammates with a precision-shot restorative blast.
The Tomb: Additional Content
Main Quest and Quest Rewards: The Main Quest for The Tomb goes live when the map releases alongside the launch of Season 02 on January 28. Complete the Main Quest to earn the “X91 Ice-Pike” Wonder Weapon Skin — a Project Janus facsimile of the “Staff of Ice” — as well as 5,000 XP and a unique Calling Card awarded to players who complete the Main Quest before Directed Mode is released for The Tomb.
Arrow Trap: Got a horde of zombies on your back? Activate the Arrow Trap to send out darts of damaging energy from the wall, devastating its targets on contact. If you need to backtrack, run and slide to avoid getting shot by your own trap.
Aetheric Lanterns: Dark Aether chandeliers and light sources give off a pale glow over their surroundings. With the correct projectile and aiming confidence, you can use these dynamic hazards to rain down Aetheric fire, damaging anything that shambles through the flames.
And More: Dig deeper into the lore of the ancient site with Intel in the form of Audio Logs, Documents, and Artifacts to discover while exploring the map.
New Gameplay Content
Access the following new content within The Tomb as well as on Citadelle des Morts, Terminus, and Liberty Falls.
Additional Perk-a-Cola: Death Perception
Available: In-Game at Perk Machine
Returning since its original introduction in Black Ops 4, Death Perception gives players the ability to detect enemies through obstacles and walls via outlines of their bodies, plus new abilities for its Black Ops 6 debut. When navigating the tight confines of The Tomb, there’s no better Perk for anticipating danger around the next corner. Research its Augments to further empower Death Perception, ensuring that nothing escapes your notice!
- Death Perception is available within The Tomb, along with the nine previously accessible Zombies Perks. Note that some of these Perks are only available via a Der Wunderfizz machine.
- Death Perception is available on Citadelle des Morts, Liberty Falls and Terminus maps via the Der Wunderfizz machine.
Death Perception: Major Augments
Research the following Augments to further customize the Perk.
Treasure Hunter
Spot items others can miss from loot containers as well as Special and Elite kills.
Death Stare
Your Elemental Weakness damage has a chance to kill an enemy that is low on health.
Critical Eye
Small chance that a body shot becomes a critical shot.
Death Perception: Minor Augments
Bird’s Eye View
The minimap’s scan rate is increased.
Extra Change
Find extra Essence under more locations.
Further Insight
Increase perception radius.
New GobbleGums
Chew on three new GobbleGums, all available at Season 02 launch across all maps once acquired and equipped in your GobbleGum Loadout Pack.
Dead Drop (Epic): Drop rates of Salvage and Equipment are greatly increased. Lasts five minutes.
Modified Chaos (Legendary): Greatly reduce all Ammo Mod cooldowns. Lasts two minutes.
Quacknarok (Whimsical): Zombies move around in rubber ducky inner tubes. Lasts three minutes.
Additional Support Weapon: War Machine
Salvage: 2,500
Give the undead an explosive taste of their own entrails with the semi-automatic War Machine grenade launcher arriving in the Support section of the Crafting Table.
The Tomb: Directed Mode and Events
For the explorers who need an extra hand in completing the Main Quest on The Tomb, stay tuned for the arrival of Directed Mode planned to arrive at Mid-Season.
Look for more announcements in the mid-season update, including a special Limited Time Mode you won’t want to miss.
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