Battlefield 6 kicks off a whole new era of high-intensity combat. Whether you are battling in intense infantry firefights, attacking enemies in jets, reviving teammates in the heat of battle, or driving a tank through a collapsing building, this is all-out warfare like you’ve never seen it before. Welcome to the world of Battlefield 6.
Here’s everything you need to know before you deploy, and what to look forward to when you hit the frontlines for the first time.
World of Battlefield 6
The year is 2027. The world is on the edge of chaos. After a high-profile assassination shocks the world, major European countries have left NATO, while the US and its allies grapple with the fallout.
A massive private military corporation with no fear, deep pockets and the latest tech, looks to fill the power vacuum. This army is Pax Armata.
What’s left of NATO is wounded and battered. But the remnants have formed a hardened alliance determined to put an end to this threat.
Welcome to Battlefield 6.
Single Player Campaign
Battlefield 6 includes a nine mission global-scale single-player Campaign following Dagger 13, an elite US Marine Raiders unit tasked at stabilizing NATO against a Coalition led by Pax Armata.
We highly recommend new players - as well as all players interested in Battlefield 6’s lore - to play the Campaign first before jumping into Multiplayer or Portal experiences.
Learn more about Battlefield 6’s Campaign here.
Multiplayer
Following the events of the Campaign, Battlefield 6’s Multiplayer showcases NATO and PAX Artmata in an all-out, near-neverending war:
Play as NATO: As key European powers withdraw from NATO, the world is left more unstable than ever before. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Egypt are here to defend what’s left, with an army of soldiers driven by duty and honor.
Play as PAX Armata: This shadowy coalition is ready to capitalize on disruption, aiming to usurp the United States as the world’s leading superpower. Pax Armata is a massive private military corporation with deep pockets, the latest tech, and no government red tape. They are hellbent on using this once-in-a-generation opportunity to seize power.
In Multiplayer, you will be placed into one of these two factions as your team. However, you will always have the choice to pick a far more important role: your class.
Choose your class
Battlefield’s class system, encouraging you to fulfill a specific role in the fight, is back. New to the system are training options that unlock additional traits that are earned in battle, rewarding those who play the objective with an active ability to help turn the tide of war.
Battlefield 6’s deep customization system allows players to arm themselves with any weapon for any situation, but each class shines when you take advantage of signature weapon sets that lean into your class role.
For those who wish to play with closed weapon loadouts, the option will be easily accessible in official playlists with full XP progression available.
Here is an overview of each class, with a dedicated guide to each class found within the full Battlefield 101 Onboarding Hub:
ASSAULT
CHARGE // CONTROL
ROLE
The ultimate frontline fighter, designed to lead the squad through enemy defenses. Dominate close-to-mid range encounters and limit the enemy's ability to fight.
SIGNATURE WEAPON
Assault Rifle: Faster draw times with Assault Rifles. Fire sooner when exiting a sprint.
SIGNATURE TRAIT
Mission-Focused: Faster progress with objectives, including arming and disarming M-COM explosives. Quicker cooldown for your in-combat state, allowing squadmates to deploy on you sooner.
SIGNATURE GADGET
Adrenaline Injector: Clears and gives temporary resistance to flash and stun effects, boost sprint speed, reduces explosive damage and makes enemy footsteps more audible.
ACTIVE ABILITY
Rally Squad: You and nearby squad members gain a temporary adrenaline effect. Its effects on you can be extended with kills.
TRAINING OPTIONS
Frontliner: Experts at leading their squad into hostile territory. Locate enemy positions to launch surprise attacks and gain the upper hand.
Breacher: Highly combat effective and skilled at maneuvering. Break through enemy lines with effective use of small explosives and grenade launchers.
ENGINEER
WRECK // REPAIR
ROLE
The battlefield’s leading vehicle and equipment technician. Execute repairs to keep allies combat effective or strike hostile armor with force to break their attack.
SIGNATURE WEAPON
Sub Machine Guns: Improved hip-fire control.
SIGNATURE TRAIT
Mechanized Infantry: Take less explosive damage when near friendly vehicles and prevent them from being occupied by hostiles in the event of all passengers exiting. Repair vehicle health to keep both effects active.
SIGNATURE GADGET
Repair Tool: A blow torch to repair friendly vehicles and equipment. Can also damage enemy assets. Extended use will temporarily overheat the tool.
ACTIVE ABILITY
Power Fix: Repair Tool fixes with 50% efficiency for 10 seconds.
TRAINING OPTIONS
Anti-Armor: Specialists in combating enemy armor. Operate launchers more efficiently and utilize extra ammo to eliminate ground and air threats.
Combat Engineer: Experts in maintaining combat equipment. Repair vehicles and gadgets more efficiently and keep them operating with maximum effect.
SUPPORT
PROTECT // SUPPLY
ROLE
The backbone of any combat unit for defense and sustained fighting. Heal and resupply friendly forces while fortifying defensive positions to keep them protected.
SIGNATURE WEAPON
Light Machine Guns: Does not suffer sprint speed penalty with this weapon type.
SIGNATURE TRAIT
Squad Supplies: Squad members can interact with you to gain health and ammunition.
SIGNATURE GADGET
Supply Bag: Heals allies and resupplies weapon and gadget ammo.
ACTIVE ABILITY
Restock Abilities: Resupply and heal nearby friendly forces for 10 seconds. Reviving teammates only takes 2.5 seconds.
TRAINING OPTIONS
Combat Medic: These units are able to function as a health dispensary for allies and also regenerate health when they’re reviving teammates.
Fire Support: These combat experts have improved weapon control from mounted positions and can provide ammo to teammates.
RECON
REVEAL // CONCEAL
ROLE
The perfect intelligence and counterintelligence operative. Neutralize targets from distance or infiltrate, gathering intel, and disrupt hostiles in their path.
SIGNATURE WEAPON
Sniper Rifles: Faster rechambering between shots, decreased scope sway and improved breath control to help stabilize aim for longer.
SIGNATURE TRAIT
Auto-Spot: Looking at hostiles while aiming down sights will spot them, marking their position in-world and on the minimap. Time required to spot is dependent on factors such as movement and zoom level.
SIGNATURE GADGET
Motion Sensor: This gadget tracks enemy movement in its range.
ACTIVE ABILITY
UAV Overwatch: Call in UAV to a marked position for passive spotting of enemies.
TRAINING OPTIONS
Sniper: These long-distance engagement experts have improved auto-spot speed, range, and duration. Sniper shots will highlight enemies and temporarily prevent healing while headshots will render the struck enemy unrevivable.
Pathfinder: These infiltration-focused commandos are undetectable by equipment except when they’re sprinting, highlight enemies they damage for the rest of the team, and can perform quieter takedowns.
The above is only a taste of the tactics for classes, especially when it comes to working together to fill those roles as a squad. There is also a wealth of loadout options that transcend classes, thanks to the introduction of Attachment Points and other features.
For more information about squad tactics, click here.
For more information about weapon classes and loadout building, click here.
Battlefield Maps & Modes
The in-game tutorial will direct you towards your first Multiplayer match. Selecting your new favorite Multiplayer experience boils down to two factors: the mode and maps.
FIVE THEATERS OF WAR, NINE MAPS AND TWENTY-FIVE COMBAT ZONES
Battlefield 6 launches with experiences across five theaters of war. Within those five theaters are nine maps, which create a combined 25 Combat Zones. A Combat Zone is a hand-crafted configuration within Battlefield 6’s maps that maximize quality under a variety of modes.
For more information on Combat Zones and available maps at launch, visit the Maps section of our Battlefield 101 onboarding hub.
MODES - ALL-OUT WARFARE and EXPERIENCES INFUSED WITH BATTLEFIELD DNA
Battlefield 6 Multiplayer includes eight modes at launch, with more to come in post-launch season updates and not inclusive of any Community Experiences created within Portal. These modes are a mix of iconic all-out warfare and classic Multiplayer experiences infused with Battlefield DNA.
Click here for more information for all available modes at launch.
What to expect during your first match
The Initiation modes - for example: Breakthrough Initiation, available at launch - should be every new recruit’s first step into ultimate all-out war. Initiation modes provide the same level of combat with the same level of intensity, all set in a learning environment where new players can cut their teeth alongside Bots
After each match across all Multiplayer modes, you will earn experience towards your overall player rank, as well as towards individual weapon masteries. A report on ranking up in Battlefield, including details on every unlock from Ranks 1 through 50, can be found here.
Completely new to Battlefield or the FPS space? We got you covered - click here for our more detailed new player guide.
Portal
Battlefield Portal is a massive sandbox where creators and players can push Battlefield to the limit. Take unprecedented control of your environment by moving, scaling, and duplicating objects. Create a completely unique game mode using NPC scripting and a customizable UI. Legendary Battlefield experiences are waiting to be created—show ‘em what you’re made of.
Portal is the platform for an unfathomable amount of experiences to be created by our community, some of which offer full experience progression. The most popular and creative Portal experiences will be featured by our developers at and after launch, adding a taste of our community’s rising creators’ best work to our developer-created Multiplayer experiences.
We have three distinct guides on Portal: one guide is for those looking to play this mode, the second for designers who are just getting started, and the last one for more advanced creators.
Click Here for the Portal 101 Guide (Playing and Hosting Experiences)
Click Here for the Portal 101 Guide (Basic Creator, Battlefield Portal Builder and Verified Modes)
Click Here for the Portal 101 Guide (Advanced Creator, Portal SDK Tool and Custom Portal Experiences)
What Else is New in Battlefield 6
There’s so much to look forward to – most of it we’ll leave for you to discover, but here’s what we’re most excited about.
TACTICAL DESTRUCTION: As one of Battlefield’s most defining features, it was important for the team to figure out how to elevate the art of Destruction – both visually and as a game mechanic.
The answer is Tactical Destruction. In Battlefield 6, you will have more options to transform the environment to your advantage. Here’s some examples of what you can do with Tactical Destruction:
A wall blocking your way? Knock it down with a sledgehammer or blow it to pieces with C4.
Enemy squad firing on you from above? Take out the floor beneath them with a rocket and send them plummeting to their doom (or bring the roof down on their heads).
Drive your tank through whole buildings to create shortcuts for the rest of the team or devastate enemy positions.
The visual bar for Destruction has also been raised.
KINESTHETIC COMBAT SYSTEM: Battlefield’s new Kinesthetic Combat System is designed to give you more control over your mobility and the tactical options during the heat of battle. This includes actions to help optimize gunplay depending on the situation. These are all new options available for the first time in Battlefield.
Drag and Revive lets you drag a squadmate out of the firefight, while reviving them.
Peek and Lean lets you peek around corners to spy on the enemy without being exposed, utilizing this awareness to help plan strategies and get the drop on your opponents.
Combat Rolls give you a new maneuvering ability to limit fall damage and increase your chance of dodging enemy fire.
Mounting Weapons on cover allows you to steady your aim, decreasing recoil.
Hitch a Ride is a feature that expands how many players you can have on your vehicle beyond the available seats.
As part of the Kinesthetic Combat System, reliable recoil patterns and well-defined weapon ranges help players learn and react in real-time.
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