Warzone Ranked Play Guide: Everything About Battle Royale Rules, Divisions, and Restrictions

Warzone Ranked Play Guide: Everything About Battle Royale Rules, Divisions, and Restrictions

By Michael Peterson

December 12, 2024 at 08:04 PM

Battle royale Ranked Play returns to Call of Duty's Warzone with a competitive experience on Urzikstan. Players can earn Skill Rating (SR) by securing kills and high placements while climbing through various Skill Divisions.

Warzone player looting in snowy area

Warzone player looting in snowy area

Prerequisites to Play

  • Must place Top 15 in Battle Royale or Top 6 in Resurgence across 30 matches
  • Placements from Season One count toward requirements

Key Features

  • No party skill restrictions for squad formation
  • First daily loss doesn't affect SR
  • Higher SR gains for eliminating higher-ranked players
  • Greater SR losses in higher divisions for poor performance

Warzone player using assault rifle

Warzone player using assault rifle

Restricted Items

  • All MW3 and MW2 weapons
  • Launchers
  • Thermal optics
  • Underbarrel launchers
  • CHF Barrel, Rapid Fire, Dragon's Breath attachments
  • Specific perks: Birdseye, Alertness, Specialist
  • Select vehicles: Cargo Truck, Triumph TF250-X
  • Certain contracts and features (Proximity Chat, Emotes)

Skill Divisions

  • Bronze
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Platinum
  • Diamond
  • Crimson
  • Iridescent
  • Top 250
  • Champion (exclusive to #1 ranked player)

Rewards

  • Division-specific cosmetics
  • Career win threshold rewards
  • Seasonal exclusive items
  • Special skins and weapon blueprints
  • Unique emblems and calling cards

Ranked Play is now live, launching with Season One Reloaded on December 5, 2024, at 2pm CT.

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