Call of Duty: Black Ops 6is now ramping up to Season 5, which means new maps, Zombies content, and Warzone updates coming soon. This will be the fifth season forBO6, which typically releases new content in a two-month cycle, generally with a monthly refresh (the “Reloaded” seasons) midway through each season.
Asthe monumental Season 4draws to a close, and we prepare for therelease ofBlack Ops 7,Black Ops 6is now likely approaching its final seasons of content. The changes it makes now will define how it’s remembered for years to come. Here’s everything that’s to come in Season 5.
When Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 5 Starts
Season 5 Start Date
Black Ops 6Season 5 begins on June 20, 2025, at 12 PM EST/11 AM CST/9 AM PST. Expect an update that needs to be downloaded before you’re able to play - in other words, you may not be able to hop on as soon as it drops.
At that same time,the Season 4 Battle Pass will come to an end, so ensure you take the time to earn any final rewards before the new season starts. With a typical two-month period between new seasons, you’ll likely have until early October to finish any Season 5 content.
New Maps & Modes In Black Ops 6 Season 5
Three New Maps & Three New Modes Come To Season 5
We’re anticipating the release of four new maps inBlack Ops 6Season 5:Runway, Exchange, WMD, and Jackpot.
Runway is a Core 6v6 map that’ll be available at launch, where you’ll fight through a derelict airport. Rush through destroyed airplanes to confuse your pursuers, crouch behind abandoned luggage at baggage claim, and watch out for snipers in the food court.
Exchange, meanwhile, is a 6v6 and 2v2 Strike mapset in an open-air market. Its mazelike structure and narrow lanes will force lots of chaotic confrontations.
We’re also due to seethe return of WMD, a classicBlack Ops 1map, in Season 5 ofBlack Ops 6. This map takes you to a luxury car manufacturer, with two roundabout lanes circling a huge central building. WMD joins the Core 6v6 roster in Season 5.
Finally,Jackpot comes toBlack Ops 6during the Reloaded season. This is an opulent casino map for Core 6v6 modes, likely inspired by the Casino map fromBlack Ops 4.
As for new game modes, we’ve got two new ones for Season 5:Aim High and Cranked Demolition. As its name implies, Aim High incentivizes headshots and penalizes everything else. A headshot means instant death, and any shots below the neck will deal significantly less damage. Aim High will be available at season launch.
Cranked Demolition blends elements of Cranked and Demolition modes. You’ll compete to find and deactivate the enemy’s bomb sites, and vice versa,with the addition of the Cranked status effectboosting a player’s movement speed, reload, and ADS after they get a kill or assist. However, if they fail to get another by the time the status effect expires, they’ll explode.
As for returning modes,we begin with Snipers Only, which we’ll see mid-season. Again, the name says it all: you can only play with a sniper rifle, and your choice of perks is greatly restricted.
Cranked Moshpit also returns as an in-season drop, adding the Cranked mechanic to the chaotic party mode. Ransack, which challenges players to loot and deposit gold bars, also returns in-season, as does Blueprint Gunfight, 2v2 matches with random loadouts, including Weapon Blueprints.
Black Ops 6 Zombies Season 5 Updates
New Maps, New Wonder Weapons, & More
Zombies players can expect to seethe final chapter of the storyunveiled in Season 5ofBlack Ops 6. The new map, Reckoning, will take players to the ruined Janus Towers to force a final confrontation. There, they’ll face two new enemy variants: Mecha Klaus and Kommando Klaus.
To cope with the challenges, players can wielda new wonder weapon: the Gorgofex. Part-biological, part-machine, the Gorgofex is a living, breathing, alien-looking handgun that can fire charged attacks to deal damage over wide areas.
We’re also gettingnew Grief maps mid-season, along witha new field upgradethat allows us to use sentient teddy bear Mister Peeks as a weapon. Peeks will march into battle, attracting enemies to him before fighting them off. He also comes with a set of major and minor augments so you can customize how he plays.
Everything Coming In Warzone Season 5
New Contracts, LTMS, & More
In addition,Black Ops 6’s Warzone mode will see a suite of new updates in Season 5. That begins witha new contract that’ll only be available during the first week of the season: Satellite Hijack. Here, you’ll drop into the new stadium POI to complete a special mission.
Beginning in the second week of the season, you’ll also seea new limited-time mode called Stadium Resurgence. You’ll be able to engage in a 12-minute Resurgence map with a seven-circle collapse, joining up to 35 other players in this LTM.
The advent of Season 5 also meansthe end to Core Solos in some regions. Only players in North America and Europe will be able to access the Core Solos playlist after the first 48 hours of Season 5; solo players in other regions will be locked into Casual Solos.
Black Ops 6will also see a handful of new weapons in Season 5, along with anI Know What You Did Last Summer-inspired Operator, the Fisherman. The ’90s Action Heroes event will encourage players to use the new boxing glove weapon to earn unique rewards.
So it certainly seems likeCall of Duty: Black Ops 6has more surprises in store as it heads into its final seasons - keep an eye out for all the new content in Season 5.
