When is Warzone Ranked Play coming back?
ActivisionBack in October, Ranked Play was removed from Warzone and MW3 to gear up for Black Ops 6 but when exactly will Warzone Ranked be back?
Ranked Play has been hugely successful in Warzone, despite a prominent hacking situation at the top end of the ranks. First arriving on Al Mazrah with MW2, it then shifted to Resurgence maps during MW3’s lifecycle but was removed ahead of Black Ops 6.
The devs always promised that Battle Royale Ranked Play would return at some point in 2024 and with BO6 and Warzone Season 1 now live, we now know when it’s coming back.
When does Warzone Ranked return? Release date
Warzone Ranked Play returns on Thursday, December 5 as part of Season 1 Reloaded, the mid-season update. Treyarch confirmed the date when announcing the release date for Citadelle Des Morts, the new BO6 Zombies map that arrives with Season 1 Reloaded.
Instead of Resurgence, Ranked Play will be on Urzikstan when it returns. This means your life is more precious than ever, as you’ll have to fight in the Gulag for a chance to return, instead of waiting for the Resurgence timer to count down.
You can expect a similar system to Ranked Play in the past, with Skill Divisions to climb and rewards to earn as you gain SR. We’ll know more about the mode in the lead-up to Season 1 Reloaded’s launch.
ActivisionWhen is Ranked Resurgence coming back?
We don’t know when Ranked Resurgence will return, or even if it will. The blogs have only mentioned big map Ranked Play this time, with no mention of Resurgence returning.
That doesn’t mean it’s gone forever, as the devs could bring it back at some point in the future but for now, they seem focused on Urzikstan Ranked.
Verdansk returns in Spring 2025 so we’d expect Ranked Play to shift to the OG map after it releases. Avalon should also be in the pipeline, as many of BO6’s maps take place there, and private matches you explore the whole area.
In the meantime, you can check out the best Ranked Play loadouts for Black Ops 6 multiplayer.