Warzone Ranked Play rewards & how it works
WarzoneSeason 5 is here, with more Ranked Play rewards for you to earn and competitive matches to be won.
Ranked Play made itsWarzonedebut in 2023, finally introducing a true competitive mode to Call of Duty’s battle royale. Now, in Season 5, both Battle Royale Ranked and Resurgence Ranked exist alongside each other.
Here’s everything you need to know, including all the rewards, the SR system, current restrictions, and what divisions you can climb to.
How to play Ranked Play in Warzone
If you haven’t qualified for Warzone Ranked Play yet, you’ll have toget top placement in Battle Royale (top 15) or Resurgence (top 6) at least 20 times.
Only Battle Royale and Resurgence count, so you won’t be able to get the required wins in Battle Royale Casual or Bootcamp.
Ranked Play Rewards in Season 5
Career Rewards
Season 5 Rewards
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’re able to equip on your loadouts.
These weapons, perks, and vehicles are currently restricted in Warzone Ranked:
Banned Weapons
Banned Attachments
Other restrictions
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:
Ranked Play SR system explained
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.
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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 fewer points. This is based on whether those players are +/- 3 ranks above or below your own.
Here’s how it works:
Battle Royale
So if you are Bronze 1 and kill a player that is Silver 1, you will get 12 extra elimination points.
Resurgence
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:
While there are many ways to gain SR, it can also be lost just as easily, thanks to deployment 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:
You won’t be given a Death Fee on the first match of the day, and for the first three matches of a new Skill Division.However, these don’t stack, so you can only have a maximum of three matches with demotion protection at a time.
It’s worth noting that with the re-introduction of Ranked in Black Ops 6, there isno longer a Death Fee.
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