Warzone Ranked Play rewards & how it works

Warzone Season 5 is here, with more Ranked Play rewards for you to earn and competitive matches to be won.

Ranked Play made its Warzone debut in 2023, finally introducing a true competitive mode to Call of Duty’s battle royale. Now, in Season 5, both Battle Royale Ranked and Resurgence Ranked exist alongside each other.

Here’s everything you need to know, including all the rewards, the SR system, current restrictions, and what divisions you can climb to. 

How to play Ranked Play in Warzone

If you haven’t qualified for Warzone Ranked Play yet, you’ll have to get top placement in Battle Royale (top 15) or Resurgence (top 6) at least 20 times.

Only Battle Royale and Resurgence count, so you won’t be able to get the required wins in Battle Royale Casual or Bootcamp.

Ranked Play Rewards in Season 5

Career Rewards

Top placements (top 15 finish)	Rewards
5	‘Knock Out’ Player Emblem
10	WZ Ranked Competitor Operator Skin
20	Checkmate Loading Screen
50	Alphaomega Spray
100	Infinitatus Rex – Weapon Charm
150	Mastermind Spray
250	Dominion Weapon Camo
300	Whisper Knife Melee Blueprint & Skullbuckle Large Decal

Season 5 Rewards

Activision

Requirements	Rewards
1 Win	Usagi Weapon Charm
5 Eliminations	Kage Oni Weapon Sticker
50 Eliminations	Specters of the Sword Weapon Camo
250 Eliminations	Gozu’s Judgment Swat 5.56 Weapon Blueprint
Reach Silver	Silver Hannya Emblem
Reach Gold	Gold Competitor Operator Skin Gold Dragon Emblem Gold Koi Calling Card
Reach Platinum	Platinum Competitor Operator Skin Platinum Dark Sun Emblem Ocean Katana Calling Card
Reach Diamond	Diamond Competitor Operator Skin Diamond Death Lotus Emblem Azure Phoenix Calling Card
Reach Crimson	Crimson Competitor Operator Skin Crimson Viper Emblem Crimson Kirin Calling Card
Reach Iridescent	Iridescent Competitor Operator Skin Iridescent Crane Emblem Iridescentipede Clling Card
Finish in Top 250	Iridescent Competitor Operator Skin Iridescent Crane Emblem Iridescentipede Calling Card
Finish #1 in Top 250	WZ Top 250 Champion Operator Skin Gold #1 Emblem

Ranked Play loadout restrictions

Ranked Play has restrictions on what weapons and attachments are allowed in matches to make the mode more competitive. The exact rotation can change from season to season, but there will always be limits to what you can equip on your loadouts.

These weapons, perks, and vehicles are currently restricted in Warzone Ranked:

Banned Weapons

• All Modern Warfare weapons
• Blade Launcher
• All Launchers

Banned Attachments

• All Thermal Optics
• Underbarrel Launchers:
  • Drill Charge Launcher
  • High Explosive Launcher
  • Standard Launcher
• CHF Barrel
• Fire Mods:
  • Rapid Fire
  • Dragon’s Breath
  • Goblin Mk2 7.62 Mini-Rocket Conversion
• 9mm Daemon PM Skullsplitter Barrel

Other restrictions

• Perks:
  • Birdseye
  • Specialist
  • Tracker
• Wildcards:
  • Bandolier
• Vehicles:
  • Cargo Truck
• Contracts:
  • Big Game Bounty
• Misc:
  • One-shot headshots
  • Shoot during freefall
  • Train Recon Contract
  • Proximity Chat
  • Text to Chat
  • Emotes
  • High Value Loot Zones
  • Gulag Rocks
  • Live Pings
  • Body Shield
  • Lootable Event Items

All Ranked Play Divisions

Activision

You can progress through eight Skill Divisions by reaching various SR milestones. The current Divisions and SR requirements for each of them are as follows:

• Bronze – Starting Division
• Silver – 900 SR
• Gold – 2,100 SR
• Platinum – 3,600 SR
• Diamond – 5,400 SR
• Crimson – 7,500 SR
• Iridescent – 10,000 SR
• Top 250 – 10,000+ SR

Ranked Play SR system explained

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Skill Rating determines a player’s placement during the season across eight divisions, with everyone starting in Bronze 1 with 0 Skill Rating.

Players progress through higher divisions by reaching specific SR thresholds. Each division has three tiers, except for the top two, Iridescent and Top 250.

Gaining SR

Players primarily earn SR by getting kills and assists, but it is also earned each time a teammate gets a kill. This year, things have been changed up slightly, as there will be a “rank delta” between you and any enemies you kill, meaning that a bigger gap in rank will give you more or fewer points. This is based on whether those players are +/- 3 ranks above or below your own.

Here’s how it works:

Battle Royale

Rank Delta	Points earned
-3	4
-2	5
-1	6
0	8
1	9
2	10
3	12

So if you are Bronze 1 and kill a player that is Silver 1, you will get 12 extra elimination points.

Resurgence

Rank Delta	Points earned
-3	1
-2	1
-1	2
0	2
1	3
2	3
3	4

Similarly, you can earn extra SR through placement points. You also earn bonus SR per elimination, based on how high you finish. This is how it breaks down:

Battle Royale

Placement	Placement SR	SR Per Elim
Top 40	0	4
Top 30	10	5
Top 20	20	6
Top 15	30	8
Top 10	50	9
Top 5	60	10
1st	100	12

Resurgence

Placement	Placement SR	SR Per Elim
Top 15	0	1
Top 13	10	1
Top 10	20	2
Top 8	30	2
Top 6	50	3
Top 4	100	3
1st	125	4

Losing SR

While there are many ways to gain SR, it can also be lost just as easily, thanks to deployment fees.

Deployment Fee

You’ll need to spend SR for each deployment into a match. The lone exception to this is if you are in Bronze, but Silver Division players and up have to pay the following Deployment Fees:

Battle Royale

RANK	DEPLOYMENT FEE
Silver I	-5 SR
Silver II	-10 SR
Silver III	-15 SR
Gold I	-25 SR
Gold II	-30 SR
Gold III	-35 SR
Platinum I	-45 SR
Platinum II	-50 SR
Platinum III	-55 SR
Diamond I	-65 SR
Diamond II	-70 SR
Diamond III	-75 SR
Crimson I	-85 SR
Crimson II	-90 SR
Crimson III	-95 SR
Iridescent & Top 250	100 SR plus 5 SR every 500 SR above 10,000, up to a maximum deployment fee of 200 SR.

Resurgence

RANK	DEPLOYMENT FEE
Silver I	-30 SR
Silver II	-35 SR
Silver III	-40 SR
Gold I	-45 SR
Gold II	-50 SR
Gold III	-55 SR
Platinum I	-60 SR
Platinum II	-65 SR
Platinum III	-70 SR
Diamond I	-80 SR
Diamond II	-85 SR
Diamond III	-90 SR
Crimson I	-100 SR
Crimson II	-105 SR
Crimson III	-110 SR
Iridescent & Top 250	120 SR plus 5 SR every 500 SR above 10,000, up to a maximum deployment fee of 220 SR.

You won’t be given a Death Fee on the first match of the day, and for the first three matches of a new Skill Division. However, these don’t stack, so you can only have a maximum of three matches with demotion protection at a time.

It’s worth noting that with the re-introduction of Ranked in Black Ops 6, there is no longer a Death Fee.

That’s everything you need to know about Warzone Ranked Play. To make sure your classes aren’t holding you back in both Ranked Play and regular playlists, check out the best Warzone guns, as well as the Assault Rifles, Submachine Guns, and Sniper Rifles that are dominating the meta.