Competition is the aim of the game inCall Of Duty: Black Ops 6. While hitting higher Prestige Ranks and getting all of the Mastery camos is one way to show off against other players, there’s nothing like being in a high rank in Ranked Play when it comes to proving how good you are.

Ranked Play has now come to Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 as part of the Season One update and you need to work hard to qualify for it. There’s also a lot to get your head around when it comes to the rewards and how the ranks work. Thankfully, Treyarch has outlined everything you need to know ahead of it going live on November 21.

Ranked on the menu screen in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

How To Qualify For Ranked Play

First of all, you need to qualify for Ranked Play. To do so,you need to earn 50 Wins in Matchmade Multiplayer games. Any wins you’ve had since the launch of Black Ops 6 count towards those 50 wins, so you’ll already have access if you’ve been grinding for the past few weeks.

You also no longer need to have hit level 55 once to qualify.

The loadout screen with a gun on it in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Ranks And Skill Rating Explained

If you’ve played Ranked in previous Call of Duty games, you’ll be familiar with the ranking system for Black Ops 6.The 1-50 Rank and Skill Division system seen in previous games have been combined.

Your Rank now represents what was previously your Skill Division and Tier. Earn SR and progress through eight Ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson, Iridescent, and Top 250.

The Krig-C aiming down sights in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

You’llprogress through the Ranks by earning SR by winning Ranked Play matches. SR is awarded after each Ranked Play win and the amount earned is determined by your distance away from your projected Rank, your match performance, and the margin of victory. You then lose SR when losing matches.

How To Forfeit

New for Black Ops 6 is the ability to forfeit if your team isn’t doing well. That allows you to not waste time knowing you’re going to lose, letting you jump into your next game quickly.

All teammates must vote for the Forfeit for it to be confirmed. Those matches then count as a standard loss and do not result in SR penalties or suspensions.

The Operator select screen in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

You will be able tostart the process of a forfeit by entering the options menuwhen the following happens in each mode.

Ranked Rewards

While showing off to your mates is reward enough for a lot of players, you will also earn some rewards that change depending on how well you do and what rank you reach. You will get the following:

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Win Challenges

By winning games, you can get rewards that include the “Ranked Competitor” Skin, Knife Blueprint, a Frag Grenade Skin, a Gunscreen that tracks your Career Ranked Play wins, and more. These can be completed across multiple seasons.

Rank Skins

You get Home and Away Ranked skins for the Competitor operator when you hit Gold or higher. The skin is rewarded the moment you hit the rank.

Top 250 Competitor and Top 250 Champion Skins

If you hit top 250 in Ranked in the world, you are rewarded with an exclusive skin.

Season Rewards

Season rewards are specific to a season and will be revealed before each one starts. They are also awarded once you reach each rank in a Season.