Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will captivate you again with its multiplayer, but you still have a few days until the release ahead of you. It’s good that the developers have already released a list of all maps, modes, and operators, so you can prepare perfectly.
When is the release of Black Ops 7? The release is scheduled for November 14, 2025. This day marks the launch of the latest shooter from Call of Duty. This time it’s a successor to the Black Ops series, and as always, there will be a campaign, the multiplayer mode, and the zombie mode.
To ensure you are prepared and know what to expect at launch, Activision has now provided new information about modes, maps, and operators. What you can expect, you will find here in our overview.
All Maps Overview
In total, you can expect up to 18 maps at launch, with 2 belonging to Skirmish. An additional 19th map is expected to appear only during the pre-season. We will show you what they look like, how big they are, and what map layout they have.
Blackheart
- Launch Map
- 6v6 or 2v2
- Small-Sized
Colossus
- Launch Map
- 6v6
- Small-Sized
Cortex
- Launch Map
- 6v6 or 2v2
- Small-Sized
Den
- Launch Map
- 6v6
- Medium-Sized
Exposure
- Launch Map
- 6v6
- Medium-Sized
Express
- Launch Map
- 6v6 (Remaster from Black Ops 2)
- Medium-Sized
Flagship
- Launch Map
- 6v6 or 2v2
- Small-Sized
Hijacked
- Launch Map
- 6v6 (Remaster from Black Ops 2)
- Small-Sized
Homestead
- Launch Map
- 6v6
- Small-Sized
Imprint
- Launch Map
- 6v6
- Medium-Sized
Nuketown 2025
- Pre-Season Map
- 6v6 (Remaster from Black Ops 2)
- Small-Sized
Paranoia
- Launch Map
- 6v6 or 2v2
- Small-Sized
Raid
- Launch Map
- 6v6 (Remaster from Black Ops 2)
- Medium-Sized
Retrieval
- Launch Map
- 6v6
- Medium-Sized
Scar
- Launch Map
- 6v6 or 2v2
- Medium-Sized
The Forge
- Launch Map
- 6v6
- Medium-Sized
Toshin
- Launch Map
- 6v6
- Medium-Sized
Mission: Edge
- Launch Map
- 20v20
- Large-Sized
Mission: Tide
- Launch Map
- 20v20
- Large-Sized
All Modes Overview
As for modes, Black Ops 7 hasn’t skimped. Currently, you can expect 10 regular modes for the core playlist. There should be another 6 modes as alternative options. Here’s what you can expect:
Core Modes
- New Mode: Overload
- Normal Mode · Standard · Hardcore
- Playtime: Varies · Score limit: Varies · Party size 1–6
- Bring the device into the enemy zones to sabotage them.
- Team Deathmatch
- Normal Mode · Standard · Hardcore
- Playtime: 10 minutes · Score limit: 100 · Party size 1–6
- Eliminate enemy players to earn points for your team.
- Domination
- Normal Mode · Standard · Hardcore
- Playtime: Unlimited · Score limit: 200 · Party size 1–6
- Capture, hold, and defend objectives to earn points for your team.
- Search & Destroy
- Normal Mode · Standard · Hardcore
- Playtime: 2 minutes per round · Score limit: 6 · Party size 1–6
- The teams take turns planting and defusing bombs. No respawns.
- Kill Confirmed
- Normal Mode · Standard · Hardcore
- Playtime: 10 minutes · Score limit: 75 · Party size 1–6
- Score with tags and deny enemies points.
- Free for All
- Normal Mode · Standard · Hardcore
- Playtime: 10 minutes · Score limit: 30 · Party size 1
- Eliminate enemy players for points. The first to reach the score limit wins.
- Hardpoint
- Normal Mode · Standard · Hardcore
- Playtime: 5 minutes · Score limit: 250 · Party size 1–6
- Capture and hold the hardpoint to earn points for your team.
- Execution Order
- Normal Mode · Standard · Hardcore
- Playtime: 10 minutes · Score limit: 150 · Party size 1–6
- Eliminate the enemy high-ranking target (HVT) while protecting your HVT. HVT kills grant your team bonus points.
- Control
- Normal Mode · Standard
- Playtime: 1 minute 30 seconds (round) · Score limit: 2 · Party size 1–6
- Attack and defend zones alternately with a limited number of lives per round.
- Confrontation-Moshpit
- Normal Mode · Standard · Hardcore
- Playtime: Varies · Score limit: Varies · Party size 1–6
- Moshpit with alternative 6v6 respawn modes on small maps. Score streaks disabled.
Alternative Modes
- New Mode: Skirmish
- Playtime: Varies · Score limit: Varies · Party size 1–20
- Two teams of 20 players each fight to achieve objectives and earn points.
- Playtime: Varies · Score limit: Varies · Party size 1–20
- Gunfight
- Playtime: 40 seconds · Score limit: 6 · Party size: 1–2
- Eliminate all enemy players with preset classes to win the round. No respawns.
- Playtime: 40 seconds · Score limit: 6 · Party size: 1–2
- Confrontation – Domination
- Capture, hold, and defend objectives to score for your team. Score streaks disabled.
- Confrontation – Team Deathmatch
- Eliminate enemy players to earn points for your team. Score streaks disabled.
- Confrontation – Execution Order
- Eliminate the enemy high-ranking target (HVT) while protecting your HVT. HVT kills grant your team bonus points. Score streaks disabled.
- Confrontation – Kill Confirmed
- Score with tags and deny enemies points. Score streaks disabled.
Black Ops 7 brings 24 Operators at launch
As for operators, you can expect up to 24 soldiers. These are divided into two groups, depending on which team you are assigned to before the round starts.
Depending on which operator you want to play, you may have to unlock them. Our list will show you what you need to do to unlock them:
| Operator | Task |
|---|---|
| 50/50 | Unlocked immediately |
| Anderson | Unlocked immediately |
| Carver | Unlocked immediately |
| Dempsey | Unlocked immediately |
| Falkner | Unlocked at player level 13 |
| Grey | Unlocked immediately |
| Grimm | Unlocked at player level 7 |
| Harper | Unlocked through the Vault Edition of Black Ops 7 |
| Jurado | Unlocked immediately |
| Kagan | Unlocked at player level 40 |
| Karma | Unlocked through the Vault Edition of Black Ops 7 |
| Mason | Unlocked immediately |
| Maya | Unlocked immediately |
| Nikolai | Unlocked immediately |
| Razor | Unlocked at player level 28 |
| Reaper EWR-3 | Unlocked through the Vault Edition of Black Ops 7 |
| Richtofen | Unlocked immediately |
| Samuels | Unlocked immediately |
| Takeo | Unlocked immediately |
| T.E.D.D. | Unlocked through the Vault Edition of Black Ops 7 |
| Vermaak | Unlocked at player level 34 |
| Weaver | Unlocked immediately |
| Wei Lin | Unlocked at player level 19 |
| Zaveri | Unlocked immediately |
That was all the new information currently shared about Black Ops 7. Should more be released, we will of course report on it. However, the release is now within reach, and fans won’t have to wait long for the new shooter. What you should know at release, you can find in our comprehensive overview: CoD Black Ops 7: All Info on Release, Beta, and Price
