Warzone Ranked Play is back again after the Black Ops 6 integration, with more rewards for you to earn and competitive matches to be won. Here’s everything you need to know, including how it works, the SR system, current restrictions, and what divisions you can climb to.
Ranked Play made its Warzone debut in 2023, finally introducing a true competitive mode to Call of Duty’s battle royale. It took a short break before reappearing following MW3’s integration in December 2023.
Since then, all Ranked Play matches will take place on Resurgence maps Fortune’s Keep and Rebirth Island. Now, though, it’s finally back on big map Urzikstan.
Here are all the details.
All Ranked Play Divisions
You can progress through eight Skill Divisions by reaching various SR milestones. The current Divisions and SR requirements for each of them are as follows:
- Bronze – Starting Division
- Silver – 900 SR
- Gold – 2,100 SR
- Platinum – 3,600 SR
- Diamond – 5,400 SR
- Crimson – 7,500 SR
- Iridescent – 10,000 SR
- Top 250 – 10,000+ SR
How the SR System works in Ranked Play
Skill Rating determines a player’s placement during the season across eight divisions with everyone starting in Bronze 1 with 0 Skill Rating.
Players progress through higher divisions by reaching specific SR thresholds. Each division has three tiers except for the top two, Iridescent and Top 250.
Gaining SR
Players primarily earn SR by getting kills and assists but it is also earned each time a teammate gets a kill. This year, things have been changed up slightly, as there will be a “rank delta” between you and any enemies you kill, meaning that a bigger gap in rank will give you more or less points. This is based on whether those players are +/- 3 ranks above or below your own.
Here’s how it works:
| Rank Delta | Points earned |
|---|---|
| -3 | 3 |
| -2 | 4 |
| -1 | 5 |
| 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 |
So if you are Bronze 1 and kill a player that is Silver 1, you will get 10 extra elimination points.
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Similarly, you can earn extra SR through placement points. You also earn bonus SR per elimination, based on how high you finish. This is how it breaks down:
| Placement | Placement SR | Bonus SR Per Elim |
|---|---|---|
| Top 40 | 0 | 2 |
| Top 30 | 10 | 3 |
| Top 20 | 20 | 4 |
| Top 15 | 30 | 5 |
| Top 10 | 50 | 6 |
| Top 5 | 60 | 8 |
| 1st | 100 | 10 |
Losing SR
While there are many ways to gain SR, it can also be lost just as easily. There are two ways to lose SR in Warzone Ranked Play: Deployment Fees and Death Fees.
Deployment Fee
You’ll need to spend SR for each deployment into a match. The lone exception to this is if you are in Bronze, but Silver Division players and up have to pay the following Deployment Fees:
| RANK | DEPLOYMENT FEE |
|---|---|
| Silver I | -10 SR |
| Silver II | -15 SR |
| Silver III | -20 SR |
| Gold I | -25 SR |
| Gold II | -30 SR |
| Gold III | -40 SR |
| Platinum I | -50 SR |
| Platinum II | -55 SR |
| Platinum III | -60 SR |
| Diamond I | -65 SR |
| Diamond II | -70 SR |
| Diamond III | -75 SR |
| Crimson I | -85 SR |
| Crimson II | -90 SR |
| Crimson III | -95 SR |
| Iridescent & Top 250 | 1100 SR plus 5 SR every 500 SR above 10,000, up to a maximum deployment fee of 150 SR. |
It’s worth noting that with the re-introduction of Ranked in Black Ops 6, there is no longer a Death Fee.
Ranked Play Rewards in Season 6
There are various types of rewards in Warzone Ranked Play, and different ways to earn them too:
- Top Placement Challenges
- Available at launch and earnable in any season.
- Complete top placement milestones throughout your Ranked Play career to unlock exclusive rewards.
- Rank Operator Skins
- Available at launch and earnable in any season.
- A Ranked Competitor Skin is awarded immediately upon making top placement in 10 matches over your Ranked Play career.
- Gold through Iridescent Rank Operator Skins are awarded immediately upon reaching the respective Rank.
- Top 250 Rewards are awarded at the end of the Season.
- Season Rewards
- Introduced at the start of each Season and only available during that Season.
- Includes:
- Season Win & Elimination Challenges.
- Gold through Iridescent Rank Rewards, awarded immediately.
- Top 250 Rank Rewards, awarded at the end of the Season.
- “Flex” Reward Items
- Seasonal rewards that change with each new season.
- In Season 01, players earn:
- An Emblem, Calling Card, and Large Decal representing their highest attained Rank starting in Silver.
- Future Seasons will introduce new types of “Flex” Rank Reward items.
Career Rewards
| Top placements | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 5 | ‘Knock Out’ Player Emblem |
| 10 | WZ Ranked Competitor Operator Skin |
| 20 | Checkmate Loading Screen |
| 50 | Alphaomega Spray |
| 100 | Infinitatus Rex – Weapon Charm |
| 150 | Mastermind Spray |
| 250 | Dominion Weapon Camo |
| 300 | Whisper Knife Melee Blueprint & Skullbuckle Large Decal |
*’Top Placement’ is defined as a top 15 finish in Urzikstan battle royale. In Resurgence, it’s a Top 6.
Season 1 Rewards
| Requirements | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1 Win | Buccaneer Barrel Weapon Charm |
| 5 Eliminations | Evil Ink Weapon Sticker |
| 50 Eliminations | Into the Fray Loading Screen |
| 250 Eliminations | Plundergut XM4 Weapon Blueprint |
| Reach Silver | Silver Hold Player EmblemNavigator Calling CardReef Rage Large Decal |
| Reach Gold | WZ Gold Competitor Operator SkinDoubloon of Doom Player EmblemGolden Sunset Calling CardBones of Blight Large Decal |
| Reach Platinum | WZ Platinum Competitor Operator SkinSwarm of Eels Player EmblemCorsair Carcass Calling CardDescent Large Decal |
| Reach Diamond | WZ Diamond Competitor Operator SkinGlitter Ghoul Player EmblemGlittering Grace Calling CardCrowned Kraken Large Decal |
| Reach Crimson | WZ Crimson Competitor Operator SkinKraken Face Player EmblemRed Tide Calling CardGilded Flow Large DecalNo Pay No Prey Large Decal |
| Reach Iridescent | WZ Iridescent Competitor Operator SkinWhirlpool Sovereign Player EmblemGlimmer Gun Calling CardCorsair Atlas Large Decal |
| Finish in Top 250 | WZ Top 250 Competitor Operator SkinKraken Master Player EmblemCorsair Crown Calling Card |
| Finish #1 in Top 250 | WZ Top 250 Champion Operator SkinKraken Monarch Player Emblem |
Ranked Play loadout restrictions
Ranked Play has restrictions on what weapons and attachments are allowed in matches to make the mode more competitive. The exact rotation can change from season to season, but there will always be limits to what you can equip on your loadouts.
These weapons, perks, and vehicles are currently restricted in Warzone Ranked:
Banned Weapons
- All launchers
- All Modern Warfare weapons
Banned Attachments
- All Thermal Optics
- All Underbarrel launchers
- CHF Barrel
- Rapid Fire & Dragon’s Breath
Other restrictions
- Field Upgrades
- Reinforcement Flare
- Scorestreaks
- Foresight
- Sentry Turret
- Perks
- Birdseye
- Alertness
- Specialist
- Vehicles
- Cargo Truck
- Triumph TF 250-X
- Contracts
- Big Game Bounty
- Elite Contracts
- Misc.
- Proximity Chat
- Text to Chat
- Emotes
- Gulag Events
That’s everything you need to know about Warzone Ranked Play. To make sure your classes aren’t holding you back in both Ranked Play and regular playlists, check out the best Warzone loadouts, as well as the assault rifles, submachine guns, and sniper rifles that are dominating the meta.
