CoD Black Ops 6 and Warzone: Season 1 is live – Battle Pass, Maps and Modes overview

Season 1 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 starts and brings new maps and additional content. We have compiled the most important information for you.

When does Season 1 start? Season 1 of CoD: BO6 started on November 14, 2024. Originally, the season was supposed to kick off at 6 PM, but it actually began a few hours earlier.

Update, December 2: The article has been updated and supplemented with new information.

Preload has already started

When does the preload start? In the night leading up to November 14, 2024, the preload for Season 1 in BO6 was unlocked for all platforms. So you can now download the new content to be ready to start playing tonight at 6 PM.

This is what the Battle Pass looks like in Season 1

The Battle Pass offers you 17 pages of rewards that you can unlock. You can watch the trailer for the Battle Pass on callofduty.com.

What content is available in the Battle Pass? You can earn over 100 rewards, including new weapons, weapon blueprints, and new skins for gear and operators. To earn these, you have three options:

• earn 20 free rewards (cosmetic content and base weapons)
• purchase the premium Battle Pass (1,100 CoD points)
• purchase BlackCell

This Battle Pass will also feature Battle Pass tokens. You can use them to unlock rewards and later pages.

Season 1 Zombies: Directed Mode and new map

During Season 1, there will be the Directed Mode for Zombies. This mode allows you to focus entirely on the story at the launch of Season 1. You can reach up to round 15, and all steps of the Easter egg are marked so that you do not miss any steps.

Additionally, the story of the protagonists from the map “Terminus” continues. A new map is set to be released, named “Citadelle des Morts” (Mid-Season). This will take you to Europe to an abandoned castle. What awaits you there is still unknown.

New items for the Zombie mode

To make the fight against the undead even more varied, Treyarch has devised new items for you to test during Season 1. The following is known:

• One additional Perk-a-Cola
• One additional Field Upgrade
• A new ammunition mod
• 18 new Augments
• 3 new GobbleGums
• The Hand Cannon that you can build
• New Wonder Weapons
• New enemy type

More details will be available in upcoming blog posts.

A well-known mode returns

In addition to maps, there will be two new modes for multiplayer. These include:

• Ransack
  • You must secure gold from crates and then bring your loot to your teammates’ stash. But be careful, as your opponents can storm your stash and steal from you. This requires coordinated team play.
• Prop Hunt
  • Prop Hunt is a classic from CoD. There are seekers and those who must hide. The players who are hiding turn into various objects to conceal themselves on the map – such as a wooden crate. The seeking players win if they find all the hiding players, and the hidden players win if the timer runs out first.

The Ranked mode is coming, but is still a while away

The Ranked mode for multiplayer will be playable starting November 21 in Season 1. The skins and new rules are already known, which you should be aware of before the start. The skins available for the Ranked mode are, as always, kept simple – except for the Champion skin.

Now let’s get to some rules and new features:

• Access to Ranked Mode: To gain access to Ranked mode, you need at least 50 wins in matchmade multiplayer. This is how Treyarch wants to ensure that no newcomers end up in your squads.
• How to rank up: You rank up by earning SR through winning ranked matches. SR is awarded after each win in the ranked game, with the amount earned based on the player’s proximity to their expected rank, their game performance, and the margin of victory. SR is deducted after losses.
• Veto for maps and modes: Before the start of your round, there will be three map and mode combinations that you can exclude with a veto. If both teams have chosen the same item, one of the two remaining options will be decided randomly.
• You will soon be able to forfeit: Treyarch will soon give you the option to forfeit a match. You can then vote as a team to end a match early if you are completely overwhelmed or have one less teammate. The loss will then be counted as a normal loss and will not incur any SR penalties or suspensions.
• Forgiveness of losses: The first loss of the day will be forgiven. This bonus cannot be stacked.

More about the rules can be found in the official blog post on callofduty.com.

7 new weapons for Black Ops 6

There will be no shortage of weapons, as there will be a total of 7 weapons during the season that you can unlock in the season and through events. In addition, 2 new attachments are expected for variety:

• Weapons
  • KRIG C – Assault Rifle
  • SIRIN 9MM – Special
  • MAELSTROM – Shotgun
  • SAUG – SMG
  • AMR MOD 4 – Sniper
  • Power Drill – Melee
  • Cleaver – Melee
• Attachments
  • Buffer Weight Stock
  • Dragon’s Breath

New perks, killstreaks, and wildcard in Season 1

Treyarch has also planned some things for your loadouts that you should know about. These include two new perks, a new killstreak, and a wildcard:

• Perks
  • Shadow – Release at launch
    • Perk Slot: 2
    • Type: Strategist
  • Shrapnel Radar – Release mid-season
    • Perk Slot: 3
    • Type: Recon
• Kills streak
  • Hand Cannon – From CoD: Cold War and Release at launch
    • Type: Lethal
    • Score: 900
    • Mastery Badges: Yes
• Wildcard
  • High Roller
    • Lets you equip a fourth killstreak.

Warzone comes with Season 1

New map for Warzone: Warzone is also looking forward to new content as the mode is integrated into Black Ops 6 with the start of Season 1. The Battle Royale will receive a new map: Area 99, a Resurgence map.

With the integration of Warzone into Black Ops 6, you will also be able to use the new Omnimovement as well as weapons from Black Ops 6 in the Battle Royale.

Black Ops 6 enjoys six new maps in Season 1

At the launch of Season 1, Treyarch will offer three new maps. The following are known, and this is what they look like:

• Hideout (6 vs 6)
• Extraction (6 vs 6)
• Heirloom (6 vs 6 or 2 vs 2)

Three more maps are expected to be released in mid-season, but when that will be is still unknown. Among the maps is one that players from Black Ops 4 should be familiar with:

• Hancienda (6 vs 6)
• Racket (2 vs 2 or 6 vs 6)
• Holiday Nuketown (6 vs 6)

Warzone will have the following modes:

• Battle Royale (120 players)
• Resurgence (Solos, Duos, Trios, Quads)
• Plunder (120 players)
• Ranked Play (Mid-season)

Season 1 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 promises exciting content that will bring new gaming fun starting mid-November. We asked you in a survey how much fun you are having with the latest installment of the Black Ops series: How is Black Ops 6 received by you? You voted and made a clear judgment