Black Ops 6: Tips for Gunfight

Important takeaways

• Ping to reveal enemy locations efficiently and communicate with teammates concisely.
• Use secondary weapons, such as pistols, as they can be powerful tools in specific situations.
• Learn from mistakes to adapt quickly, as opponents will recognize and counter patterns.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 brings back Gunfight, which was first introduced in 2019 Modern warfare restart. For those unaware, Gunfight pits two duos against each other in rounds lasting less than a minute in small maps. The team that wins six innings first takes the entire game.

Although this mode has been around for a while, the loadouts and new game improvements have Black Ops 6 gives the table changes that players must use. The list below provides some valuable tips that can help turn the tide. Gunfight is a race to win six rounds first, so a team can still pull off a miracle and win six times in a row even if they are down five to nil.

8 Ping often

The best way to reveal an enemy's location

The pinging can feel useless in other multiplayer modes when there's so much going on and it's constant action. In Gunfight, however, it is a valuable tool for letting the other teammates know where an enemy is. It's even more convenient than telling them via voice chat. Telling teammates over the mic can be confusing when a ping on the map is the exact location. When the teammate sees the red mark indicating the location of an enemy, they know exactly what the player is talking about.

7 Don't ignore secondary weapons

In the right hands, a gun is a weapon of mass destruction

Some of the loadouts have the Overkill Wildcard, meaning players have a second primary in their loadout. With this in mind, it is important not to neglect the other weapon players have in their predetermined arsenal.

Sometimes they are the exact opposite of the starting weapon. Although the Overkill Wildcard is not part of the loadout, the small firearm can be more useful than a sniper rifle or a shotgun, depending on the situation. While a large gun is unwieldy at close range, a pistol offers precision.

6 Learn from mistakes

The opposite team will surely come

Gunfight is kind of like a fighting game. Because team sizes are so small, it becomes easier to recognize patterns in player behavior. If enemies pull off a tricky maneuver once, it's up to the player to make sure the maneuver doesn't work twice.

If that's their only strategy, the game is in the player's hands if they can counter it. Similarly, a certain tactic might only work on the enemy team once. They will adapt quickly, so don't rely on a campsite or trail.

5 Stick together, but not too close

Too close is close enough

It is a difficult decision whether to stay together or split up and cover more of the map. Ultimately, staying close to a partner is beneficial. That way, the players have each other's backs when a firefight starts. However, it is important not to stay too close.

If players are joined at the hip, they are no better than fish in a barrel. So stay close, but keep some distance so the enemy won't take an easy double-death and end the round immediately.

4 Familiarize yourself with charges

They are not randomized

There are only a few charges in Gunfight mode. Players will go through them all in just a couple of matches. Familiarize yourself with them and understand which ones are best and worst for your playing style.

Every player has strengths and weaknesses. Knowing the latter is sometimes more important than knowing the former. Do not engage in a long-range sniping battle unless you are accurate with that type of weapon. Better to try a different strategy for at least a fighting chance.

3 If the timer runs out, the team with the most health wins

Slow and steady wins the race

Rounds aren't short just because players have one life, or there are only four of them on the map. Each round also has a 40-second timer. After that, a flag appears on the map for ten seconds, and whoever claims it wins. If no one claims it, then the team with the most health takes the round.

Not all players are aware of this, so some people may wait it out and not go for the flag, unaware that they will lose when the timer runs out. Be aware that whoever has more health wins, and that will greatly affect how you approach the last ten seconds of a round.

2 Know where the flag is on each map

It could mean victory

The flag on each map in Gunfight is stationary, and the game shows where it will be at the start of each round. Keep this place in mind. When the regular timer starts to run out, it's important to know where it is.

It's not always a good idea to make a beeline for it, as another player might be camping out waiting to take out some opponent. To catch it, players simply need to stand in its radius for a couple of seconds and the round is theirs. The sooner you get to the flag, the more likely they are to win.

1 Play with a friend

Team Synergy is important

It can be difficult to get six friends together to form a full team in multiplayer modes like Team Deathmatch or Kill Confirmed. However, it's undeniable how much a team up a team has if they play against a bunch of people who don't know each other.

With Gunfight, it should be easier to get just one friend to play, and it will greatly increase the chances of winning. Even if both players are average, simple team tactics go a long way. Because the teams are small, it's close to playing a cooperative game even if the opponents are human enemies.