When is Ranked Play coming to Black Ops 6?

The grind won't be ready at launch.

Black Ops 6 multiplayer operators fighting inside a museum
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Treyarch is one of Call of Duty’s top developers. The makers of Zombies have also made Ranked Play in the past two CoD games, so you know its role as main dev on Black Ops 6 means Ranked Play will be a main attraction.

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The developer looks to be at the top of its game again in Black Ops 6, the latest in the long-running sub-franchise of CoD that began way back in 2010. Zombies is back in a big way, but so, too, is Ranked Play in BO6 multiplayer.

In Ranked Play, CoD players can rank up by playing with Call of Duty League rules, maps, weapons, and more, while earning free rewards as they climb the ranks through different skill divisions and try to become one of the best in the world.

Here’s everything we know about Ranked Play in Treyarch’s own game, Black Ops 6.

Black Ops 6 Ranked Play release date

Black Ops 6 multiplayer gameplay with an LMG
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Black Ops 6 Ranked Play will launch during season one, Activision confirmed to content creators at Call of Duty Next on Aug. 28.

Season one does not have an official release date yet, and it’s unclear whether or not Ranked will launch one day one of the season, in the mid-season “Reloaded” update, or another date during the season. But given previous CoD titles, with BO6 launching on Oct. 25, it’s likely that season one will kick off some time in early December 2024.

A full breakdown of Ranked Play, including its details, release date, rewards, skill divisions, and more, will likely come out between the game’s launch and season one’s release some time in November.


This article will be updated with more information as soon as it becomes available, including confirmed dates for both season one and the launch of Ranked Play.

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