Here you can find the video from iFerg, where he presents his strongest perks in CoD Mobile:
4. Use all the information at your disposal
It may sound logical, but it needs training. Focus not only on what is happening in front of you while playing but also try to keep the entire environment in mind.
The mini-map is especially helpful here. Remember the paths your teammates take and pay attention to all displayed enemies. This way, you can classify certain areas as “safe” if a teammate has just run in that direction. But also recognize dangers earlier when their symbol suddenly disappears from the map.
This also goes for enemies. Keep an eye on the map as much as possible, listen to your teammates’ calls, and make your own announcements when you need help or have gone down. All information can help you gain the upper hand over your opponent.
5. Be versatile and try out all playstyles
Try everything the game offers you. iFerg even recommends that you should try out and somewhat master all weapon classes in CoD Mobile before you settle on a favorite class or weapon.
This has a simple reason: If you know how to deal with certain gear, you can counter them better. If you have never held a sniper rifle in your hands, you also don’t know what playstyles an opponent with a sniper might use: How do you dodge best, which enemies are easy to hit, what do I need to watch out for as a sniper? But if you have played with the classes yourself, you can easily answer these questions and also develop counter-strategies.
Moreover, you get to know the gear in the game and can ultimately make a much better decision about what works best for you.
6. Train your mechanical skills – Control tips
Head to the practice area and train as much as possible. In some situations, no amount of gear will help you if you can’t reliably hit your target. Press the multiplayer mode and change the mode in the lower right corner. Here you will find several training modes under “Practice”.
This point differs slightly from other CoDs. Because on your touchscreen, the controls are particularly difficult to handle, especially at the beginning. Get a mobile controller, play CoD Mobile on PC, or use special techniques to keep full control over your touchscreen. Here you can find more information:
- Playing CoD Mobile with a controller
- PC emulator easily brings CoD Mobile to PC
- The 6-Finger Claw – Pro’s technique
Speaking of hardware solutions – definitely play CoD Mobile with good headphones. Steps, slides, and gunfire are distinctly audible and can help you detect and eliminate opponents faster. Here is a buying guide for gaming headsets.
7. Learn the maps
Another important point, which is more focused on training – map awareness. Take a good look at maps that you don’t know well.
Remember the best camping spots so that no one can surprise you. Recall spawn points to find the most efficient way to the action. Secure cover behind which you can be hard hit.
If you are not familiar with a map, the killcam is particularly valuable here. This way, you not only see your perspective of the map, but also the view of your opponent directly. This can often reveal interesting spots that you may not have thought of yet and use them next time.
8. The Peeking 101
“Peeking” means to “peep” and describes a simple technique where you quickly look around a corner to spot enemies. However, in Call of Duty, this technique goes much further and also describes your movement when you dash around a corner expecting an opponent. iFerg demonstrates 5 types of peeking:
- Normal Peek – Briefly look over or around cover to spot an opponent and then open fire
- Drop-Shooting – You spot an opponent and drop immediately, then shoot at them
- Sliding – Use the slide while running around a corner and fire at the spotted opponent
- Jump-Shooting – You jump around a corner and simultaneously shoot at the opponent
- Slide-Jump – With the right timing, you can jump right after your slide
For iFerg, the slide-jump is the strongest peek technique in CoD Mobile. If you are looking for tips on execution, we have found the right spot in his English video (9:40 minutes):
The normal peeking is not recommended in CoD Mobile. Unless you are playing CoD Mobile on PC, you will likely always have a wireless connection that typically elevates your ping above the CoD average. This can often lead to situations where you peek around a corner and immediately retreat, but the opponent can still dispatch you because the server has transmitted an unprotected position due to your connection. iFerg also mentions connection values: A ping of 70 ms and lower is considered a good connection, while anything above 100 ms becomes unpleasant.
Otherwise, the peeking techniques are there to make it harder for the opponent to hit you. Whether you slide, drop, jump, or do a combination – you change your character’s position and stance, making it harder for them to hit you. Especially headshots become very difficult to land.
Use these techniques particularly when you know exactly where the opponent is. This way you not only utilize the changes in your position and stance but also benefit from the human reaction time, gaining an advantage over an enemy who may already have you in their sights and is looking your way.
9. Tracking, Pre-Aiming, Crosshair Positioning
Three other small techniques you should master, practice, and use are tracking, pre-aiming, and constantly positioning your crosshair.
Tracking is about following a moving target while firing. This can be tricky because weapons in CoD often come with noticeable recoil that fights against your aiming. Again, practice, practice, practice.
Pre-aiming refers to a method where you aim at a direction where you expect an enemy to come from while already in sight. This is also often referred to as “hard-scoping”, especially with a sniper rifle. This way, you save time when aiming and are ready to shoot as soon as the opponent crosses your line of sight.
It’s also important to constantly adjust your crosshair position. Keep your aim point at the height where you can directly hit your enemies. If possible, at head level. Your crosshair is directly linked to your movement and is therefore always moving. Keep your aim point under control so you are always prepared to fire and don’t waste valuable time bringing the crosshair onto the approaching enemy.
10. Pay attention to the number and spawns of enemies
This tip is one of the most important tricks you can use in Call of Duty, yet few players think about it. It can especially help you in objective-based modes like Domination or Hardpoint, but also results in more kills in Team Deathmatches.
Pay attention to the number of fallen enemies during an attack. This way, you can assess how much opposition you still have to expect or whether the point is relatively secure. A fallen enemy needs to return from their spawn to the action. Depending on the map’s size, this can take a while. With this knowledge, you can better gauge risks and estimate where enemies might be.
If you also learn to predict spawn points on different maps, nothing can stand in the way of devastating flanking runs. Players who simply play without strategy and take relatively straightforward paths will then have no chance against you. Really no chance – because you will always come from the side and have a pretty good idea of where the team’s reinforcements are moving.
In conclusion, it can be said that much in Call of Duty is practice. Even the best tips and tricks won’t help if you only play once a week and leave the lobby feeling bad. CoD is a fiercely competitive game that demands all your skill. Especially in ranked modes, it gets intense quickly. But even here, the opponents are not unbeatable.
Always stay calm, find friends to play with, and regularly look out for the best weapons and playstyles. Over time, you will get better and can adapt and implement the tips & tricks here even better. If you are just starting out, we have another article for you, which should make it significantly easier for you to get started as a PC player.
Call of Duty: Mobile is a full-fledged CoD for mobile and brings the full shooter action to your smartphone. To increase your chances of victory in every match, you can find some strong tips here on MeinMMO that will improve your gameplay immediately when implemented.
What are these tips? With Call of Duty: Mobile, the CoD franchise made its way to smartphones in 2019 and offers you a complete CoD experience on your mobile device. Just like its counterparts on PC and consoles, you can significantly improve your tactics and gameplay with certain playstyles instead of just shooting without strategy.
The tips you find here are generally applicable to the “Call of Duty” games on larger screens as well. Whether it’s Modern Warfare or Black Ops Cold War. Because in terms of gameplay and mechanics, mobile CoD can keep up with its bigger counterparts.
CoD Mobile: Tips & Tricks for Beginners & Advanced Players
Where do the tips come from? To compile the tips & tricks, we watched tip videos from one of the most well-known “CoD Mobile” players, who was formerly a professional player for the e-sport organization Cloud9 – Luke Fergie aka iFerg.
He became known primarily through his gameplay videos of CoD Mobile and has already showcased 3 pro tips videos since the release, which we have summarized for you here. Here are his videos:
- 7 Pro Tips from January 2020 on YouTube
- 6 Pro Tips from May 2020 on YouTube
- 5 Pro Tips from July 2020 on YouTube
We have packaged his tips into a total of 10 points and expanded them with some of our own experience.
1. Choose the best weapons
This is a basic rule in any CoD, as there are always better and worse weapons. In Call of Duty: Mobile, you have a selection of many weapons, and not all of them perform well.
Therefore, regularly check tier lists and try out the strong, recommended guns. If you have a favorite weapon that unfortunately does not belong to the top tiers: Use the top weapons. You can occasionally use your favored weapon. But to improve, you need the best weapons in CoD Mobile.
Otherwise, you will almost always be at a disadvantage when a strong player faces you in a 1vs1.
2. Stay calm and relaxed
This tip is very important in PvP games. Whether it’s CoD, FIFA, or League of Legends – you play better with a cool head. If you notice frustration rising in you, take a deep breath, count slowly to 10, or take a break for a round.
If you stay relaxed, you also have no risk of falling into what is called “tilt”. In this state, you care about almost nothing and you spiral from one death to the next. Check out this link to see how normal players slowly fall into a tilt.
Furthermore, the lower the threshold for toxic behavior. You run the risk of becoming offensive and insulting. This weakens your team chemistry when you’re playing with several players, and players who can’t control their language are generally less popular with many teams.
With a relaxed approach, you can maintain better control, have more precise aiming, and can focus better on your tactics and surroundings. This often makes the difference between a cool gaming evening and a session to forget.
3. Choose the right perks for you
Similar rules apply here, as with the weapons. There are perks that are stronger due to their effect, than others. However, there are generally not as strict guidelines as with the weapons. If you like certain perks and they match your playstyle, then use them.
But keep an eye on the strong competition and always ask yourself: “Does my perk provide me with benefits similar to the top perks?” Reflect on your gameplay and think about situations where strong perks might have helped you more than a second grenade (Frag) or a better mini-map (Vigilant).
The following perks are considered strong combos in CoD Mobile:
- Fast Recovery – Speeds up the deployment of TP healing by 35%
- Faster Recovery – Kills with firearms, melee weapons, and the combat axe grant you health back
- Dead Silence – Allows silent movement
With these perks, you can play very aggressively, as almost every kill heals you, and you also recover health faster when you’re shot. Additionally, there’s Dead Silence to help you move quietly across the map.
iFerg counts these perks among the best in CoD Mobile:
- Ghost (Green) – Enemy drones cannot detect you
- Agility (Red) – Climb faster and scope in faster after sprinting
- Hardline (Blue) – Increases your scorestreak points by 25% (strong, but must compete against the over-perk “Dead Silence”)
- Flak Jacket (Red) – Reduces explosive damage by 35%, grenade timers reset when thrown back
- Fast Recovery (Red) – Speeds up the deployment of TP healing by 35%
- Hardiness (Green) – Reduces your flinch when hit by 60%
- Dead Silence (Blue) – Allows silent movement
Here you can find the video from iFerg, where he presents his strongest perks in CoD Mobile:
4. Use all the information at your disposal
It may sound logical, but it needs training. Focus not only on what is happening in front of you while playing but also try to keep the entire environment in mind.
The mini-map is especially helpful here. Remember the paths your teammates take and pay attention to all displayed enemies. This way, you can classify certain areas as “safe” if a teammate has just run in that direction. But also recognize dangers earlier when their symbol suddenly disappears from the map.
This also goes for enemies. Keep an eye on the map as much as possible, listen to your teammates’ calls, and make your own announcements when you need help or have gone down. All information can help you gain the upper hand over your opponent.
5. Be versatile and try out all playstyles
Try everything the game offers you. iFerg even recommends that you should try out and somewhat master all weapon classes in CoD Mobile before you settle on a favorite class or weapon.
This has a simple reason: If you know how to deal with certain gear, you can counter them better. If you have never held a sniper rifle in your hands, you also don’t know what playstyles an opponent with a sniper might use: How do you dodge best, which enemies are easy to hit, what do I need to watch out for as a sniper? But if you have played with the classes yourself, you can easily answer these questions and also develop counter-strategies.
Moreover, you get to know the gear in the game and can ultimately make a much better decision about what works best for you.
6. Train your mechanical skills – Control tips
Head to the practice area and train as much as possible. In some situations, no amount of gear will help you if you can’t reliably hit your target. Press the multiplayer mode and change the mode in the lower right corner. Here you will find several training modes under “Practice”.
This point differs slightly from other CoDs. Because on your touchscreen, the controls are particularly difficult to handle, especially at the beginning. Get a mobile controller, play CoD Mobile on PC, or use special techniques to keep full control over your touchscreen. Here you can find more information:
- Playing CoD Mobile with a controller
- PC emulator easily brings CoD Mobile to PC
- The 6-Finger Claw – Pro’s technique
Speaking of hardware solutions – definitely play CoD Mobile with good headphones. Steps, slides, and gunfire are distinctly audible and can help you detect and eliminate opponents faster. Here is a buying guide for gaming headsets.
7. Learn the maps
Another important point, which is more focused on training – map awareness. Take a good look at maps that you don’t know well.
Remember the best camping spots so that no one can surprise you. Recall spawn points to find the most efficient way to the action. Secure cover behind which you can be hard hit.
If you are not familiar with a map, the killcam is particularly valuable here. This way, you not only see your perspective of the map, but also the view of your opponent directly. This can often reveal interesting spots that you may not have thought of yet and use them next time.
8. The Peeking 101
“Peeking” means to “peep” and describes a simple technique where you quickly look around a corner to spot enemies. However, in Call of Duty, this technique goes much further and also describes your movement when you dash around a corner expecting an opponent. iFerg demonstrates 5 types of peeking:
- Normal Peek – Briefly look over or around cover to spot an opponent and then open fire
- Drop-Shooting – You spot an opponent and drop immediately, then shoot at them
- Sliding – Use the slide while running around a corner and fire at the spotted opponent
- Jump-Shooting – You jump around a corner and simultaneously shoot at the opponent
- Slide-Jump – With the right timing, you can jump right after your slide
For iFerg, the slide-jump is the strongest peek technique in CoD Mobile. If you are looking for tips on execution, we have found the right spot in his English video (9:40 minutes):
The normal peeking is not recommended in CoD Mobile. Unless you are playing CoD Mobile on PC, you will likely always have a wireless connection that typically elevates your ping above the CoD average. This can often lead to situations where you peek around a corner and immediately retreat, but the opponent can still dispatch you because the server has transmitted an unprotected position due to your connection. iFerg also mentions connection values: A ping of 70 ms and lower is considered a good connection, while anything above 100 ms becomes unpleasant.
Otherwise, the peeking techniques are there to make it harder for the opponent to hit you. Whether you slide, drop, jump, or do a combination – you change your character’s position and stance, making it harder for them to hit you. Especially headshots become very difficult to land.
Use these techniques particularly when you know exactly where the opponent is. This way you not only utilize the changes in your position and stance but also benefit from the human reaction time, gaining an advantage over an enemy who may already have you in their sights and is looking your way.
9. Tracking, Pre-Aiming, Crosshair Positioning
Three other small techniques you should master, practice, and use are tracking, pre-aiming, and constantly positioning your crosshair.
Tracking is about following a moving target while firing. This can be tricky because weapons in CoD often come with noticeable recoil that fights against your aiming. Again, practice, practice, practice.
Pre-aiming refers to a method where you aim at a direction where you expect an enemy to come from while already in sight. This is also often referred to as “hard-scoping”, especially with a sniper rifle. This way, you save time when aiming and are ready to shoot as soon as the opponent crosses your line of sight.
It’s also important to constantly adjust your crosshair position. Keep your aim point at the height where you can directly hit your enemies. If possible, at head level. Your crosshair is directly linked to your movement and is therefore always moving. Keep your aim point under control so you are always prepared to fire and don’t waste valuable time bringing the crosshair onto the approaching enemy.
10. Pay attention to the number and spawns of enemies
This tip is one of the most important tricks you can use in Call of Duty, yet few players think about it. It can especially help you in objective-based modes like Domination or Hardpoint, but also results in more kills in Team Deathmatches.
Pay attention to the number of fallen enemies during an attack. This way, you can assess how much opposition you still have to expect or whether the point is relatively secure. A fallen enemy needs to return from their spawn to the action. Depending on the map’s size, this can take a while. With this knowledge, you can better gauge risks and estimate where enemies might be.
If you also learn to predict spawn points on different maps, nothing can stand in the way of devastating flanking runs. Players who simply play without strategy and take relatively straightforward paths will then have no chance against you. Really no chance – because you will always come from the side and have a pretty good idea of where the team’s reinforcements are moving.
In conclusion, it can be said that much in Call of Duty is practice. Even the best tips and tricks won’t help if you only play once a week and leave the lobby feeling bad. CoD is a fiercely competitive game that demands all your skill. Especially in ranked modes, it gets intense quickly. But even here, the opponents are not unbeatable.
Always stay calm, find friends to play with, and regularly look out for the best weapons and playstyles. Over time, you will get better and can adapt and implement the tips & tricks here even better. If you are just starting out, we have another article for you, which should make it significantly easier for you to get started as a PC player.
