Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Best Black Ops Cold War League Play loadouts: Attachments, perks, scorestreaks
Here’s the best League Play loadouts to use in Black Ops Cold War including weapons, Scorestreaks, perks, and Field Upgrades.
League Play has finally released in Black Ops Cold War, so here’s everything you need to dominate the competition.
League Play is the ultimate way to play like the pros in Call of Duty without needing a full squad of friends to team up with on websites such as Gamebattles. The mode gives the most up-to-date competitive rulesets, with various bans on weapons and perks deemed by the competitive community as unfair or overpowered.
We’ve picked out the best weapons, perks, Field Upgrades and Scorestreaks to help you dominate Black Ops Cold War’s League Play.
- Best League Play primary weapons
- Best League Play secondary weapons
- Best League Play Tacticals and Lethals
- Best League Play perks
- Best League Play Scorestreaks
Best League Play primary weapons
Krig-6
- Optic: Millstop Reflex
- Barrel: 19.7′ Ranger Barrel
- Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
- Grip: Airborne Elastic Wrap
- Stock: Raider Stock
The Krig-6 is a great choice for any player looking to lock down spawns or hold an objective. We decided to use Simp’s loadout for the Krig, due to the versatility of the loadout combined with the great strafe speed and barrel choice.
XM4 loadout
For this loadout, we went with Scump’s mobile and fast-paced XM4 loadout. For this class, you’ll need the Gunfighter wildcard for additional attachments. Since League Play does not have restrictions on laser sights, you can feel free to equip one of your choice.
- Optic: Microflex LED
- Muzzle: Infantry Compensator
- Barrel: 13.7″ Ranger
- Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
- Magazine: 40 Round
- Handle: Airborne Elastic Wrap
- Stock: Raider Pad
AK74u loadout
- Muzzle: Spetsnaz Compensator
- Barrel: 9.3′ Extended
- Underbarrel: Spetsnaz Speed Grip
- Handle: GRU Elastic Wrap
- Stock: Raider Stock
The AK74u is the best SMG in Black Ops Cold War by far. It has superior range, firepower, and handling, which makes it the best weapon to rush into objectives with. We chose Scump’s loadout ffor this, due to his aggressive playstyle.
AK-47 loadout
While the AK-47 is banned amongst professionals in the Call of Duty League (GA’d), it’s still allowed in League Play. We chose Scump’s loadout for this one, offering a balance between handling and firepower.
- Optic: Microflex LED
- Barrel: 20″ Liberator
- Underbarrel: Spetsnaz Speed Grip
- Handle: GRU Elastic Wrap
- Stock: Raider Stock
Tundra loadout
- Muzzle: Stabilizer .308
- Barrel: 28.2″ Tiger Team
- Underbarrel: Infiltrator Grip
- Grip: SASR Jungle Grip
- Stock: Raider Pad
The Tundra is especially helpful in Search & Destroy, taking down enemies with ease. We went with Simp’s loadout due to the mobility of his loadout.
Snipers in Black Ops Cold War are especially deadly, with no flinch penalty, precision accuracy and quick bolt times.
Best League Play Secondary Weapons
Launchers and shotguns have been removed as secondary weapons for League Play, so you’ll need to make do with pistols and melee weapons.
1911
Accurate and hard-hitting, the 1911 will be of great help while in a pinch. If your primary weapon runs out of ammo, quickly switch to this classic pistol for a quick kill.
You can use almost any attachments you like, but this is a good place to start:
- Muzzle: Muzzle Break .45 APC
- Barrel: 6.53″ Task Force
- Body: Steady Aim Laser
- Magazine: 12 Rnd Speed Mag
- Handle: Speed Tape
Diamatti
Although you can’t use dual wield in League Play, a single Diamatti will still be extremely helpful in League Play.
The three-round burst will take down enemies extremely quickly, and you’ll also be able to navigate the map quick while carrying it.
- Muzzle: Muzzle Break 9
- Barrel: 7.8″ Extended
- Body: Steady Aim Laser
- Magazine: 24 Rnd
- Handle: Speed Tape
Best League Play Lethals and Tacticals
While stims will likely be your best friend in regular Black Ops Cold War multiplayer, it won’t be available in League Play.
Semtex
For a Lethal grenade, there’s no better option than Semtex. They’re extremely easy to use and will explode shortly after impact.
Get an enemy weak and lob a Semtex at them, or throw it in front of you to dissuade enemies from pushing while you’re one-shot. Plus, if you manage to stick the enemy, it’s an instant kill.
Stun Grenades
Stun Grenades make clearing out rooms much easier. If you know an enemy is in there, throw a Stun Grenade in and push while their hands are thrown in the air.
Even if they have the Tactical Mask equipped, getting a tag with the Stun Grenade will provide vital information.
Smoke Grenades
Smokes have been GA’d from the CDL but you can still use them with great effect in League Play. With how powerful Snipers are, you can cover your SnD push with easy by putting a smoke down in front of you.
Plus, while in your own smoke, you get much more information than the enemies outside of it do.
Best League Play perks
The best weapons need the best perks to complete the loadout. League Play offers a wide variety of perks to choose from, so we’ve picked out the most useful.
Tactical Mask
With Stims not being allowed in League Play, Stun and Flast Grenades will be a lot more common. Getting hit by these Tactical Grenades will put to a stop to even the best executed plans, and Tactical Mask will greatly decrease their effects.
Flak Jacket
Reduced damage taken from grenades. If you’re not running perk greed, you’ll have to make the call between this and Tactical Mask. We recommend Tactical Mask, as you’ll be hit much more with stun grenades.
However, if your team is rather useless with Trophy Systems, you may opt to use this perk instead.
Gearhead
With how important Field Upgrades are to winning matches of League Play, Gearhead is the perfect perk.
It will allow your Field Upgrades to recharge faster, and you’ll also be allowed to hold two. Getting onto a Hardpoint and chucking down two Trophy Systems in quick succession will make the hill extremely hard to push.
Ninja
Pulling of flanks is one of the most important strategies in League Play, and Ninja will make this a while lot easier.
Getting behind the opposing team and pushing out their spawns will be huge in winning respawn matches. And when you’re the last man alive in SnD, having quiet footsteps will keep the enemies guessing where you are.
Best League Play Field Upgrade
Trophy System
Trophy Systems are extremely powerful in the close-range fights of 4v4. While holding a Hardpoint, your Trophy System will hold off an onslaught of explosives coming your way.
As an added bonus, if you lose the hill with your Trophy Still on it, it will destroy enemy Field Upgrades as they put them down, and the damage could even kill them.
Best League Play Scorestreaks
Scorestreaks are powerful tools, and League Play will allow you to use some of the best Black Ops Cold War has to offer.
Unlike the actual CDL ruleset, scorestreaks currently don’t reset on death in League Play, making streaks significantly easier to earn. Hopefully, this decision is reversed in the future.
Napalm Strike
Looking to clear out an entire hardpoint or cover a sector of the map from enemies? Look no further than the Napalm Strike.
Be sure to steer clear of friendlies, as you can easily wipe your team with the enemy team in a flash.
Cruise Missile
The Cruise Missile is an excellent tool for holding enemies in their spawn or clearing objectives. It can launch two preliminary rockets at enemies, then a final one that you control yourself.
Save it until you’re down to your last lives in Control or desperately need the hill-time in Hardpoint and you’ll find the Cruise Missile can quickly swing the game in your favor.
Attack Helicopter
Since scorestreaks don’t reset on death, the odds of you scoring a helicopter in respawn modes is quite high. Enemies will flee in terror from your Attack Helicopter, helpless to counter it, as launchers are banned in League Play.
Take these weapons, perks, Scorestreaks, and more into League Play with you to dominate the competition and climb the ranks.
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Call of Duty League
How to watch $500k CDL Stage 1 Major
The $500k Call of Duty League Season 1 Major is finally here, with all 12 teams in action. Check out the stream, results, schedule, and bracket.
After weeks of competition in Stage 1 of the 2021 season, the first Call of Duty League Major is underway, and we’ve got all the information you need to catch the $500,000 tournament.
- CDL Stage 1 Major runs from Wednesday, March 3 to Sunday, March 7.
- $500,000 prize pool, all 12 teams will feature. Seedings based on Stage 1 results.
- Seattle Surge and London Royal Ravens eliminated on day one.
Call of Duty League 2021’s Stage 1 is drawing to its epic conclusion, with all 12 teams competing in the $500,000 Major tournament. A new addition to the 2021 format, the double-elimination tournament is the first time we’ve seen knockout action this year, with Seattle Surge and London Royal Ravens already eliminated after the first day of competition.
Day Two sees the start of Winner’s Bracket play, with LA Thieves facing their local rivals LA Guerrillas, while Chicago OpTic square off with New York Subliners.
Stream
Just like CDL Home Series events, all the action from this week’s Major will be broadcast on the official Call of Duty League YouTube channel, which is embedded below.
This is also the last chance to earn special Stage 1 rewards by linking your Activision and YouTube accounts.
Schedule
Day 2: Thursday, March 4
Round | Teams | PST | EST | GMT | AEDT (Mar. 4) |
Winners R1 | LA Thieves vs LA Guerrillas | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
Winners R1 | OpTic Chicago vs New York Subliners | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 8:30 AM |
Losers R2 | Paris Legion vs TBD | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
Losers R2 | Minnesota ROKKR vs TBD | 4:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 12:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
Day 3: Friday, March 5
Round | Teams | PST | EST | GMT | AEDT (Mar. 4) |
Winners R2 | Dallas Empire vs TBD | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
Winners R2 | Atlanta FaZe vs TBD | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 8:30 AM |
Losers R3 | TBD vs TBD | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
Losers R3 | TBD vs TBD | 4:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 12:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
Day 4: Saturday, March 6
Round | Teams | PST | EST | GMT | AEDT (Mar. 4) |
Losers R4 | TBD vs TBD | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
Losers R4 | TBD vs TBD | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 8:30 AM |
Losers R5 | TBD vs TBD | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
Day 5: Sunday, March 7
Round | Teams | PST | EST | GMT | AEDT (Mar. 4) |
Winners Final | TBD vs TBD | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
Losers Final | TBD vs TBD | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 8:30 AM |
Grand Final | TBD vs TBD | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
Results
Day 1: Wednesday, March 3
Round | Teams | Hardpoint | S&D | Control | Hardpoint | S&D |
Losers R1 | London Royal Ravens 2-3 Toronto Ultra | TOR 250-142 (Garrison) | LRR 6-3 (Garrison) | TOR 3-0 (Raid) | LRR (250-202) (Moscow) | TOR 6-4 (Moscow) |
Losers R1 | Florida Mutineers 3-1 Seattle Surge | FLA 250-235 (Crossroads) | SEA 6-5 (Checkmate) | FLA 3-0 (Garrison) | FLA 250-157 (Raid) | N/A |
The Stage 1 Major ended at the first hurdle for the winless London Royal Ravens, who put up a valiant effort in a tightly-contested affair with Toronto Ultra. Dealt another major blow after the loss of Alexx, who returned to the UK to deal with a family emergency, the Ravens pushed the Ultra all the way to Game 5, but fell 6-4 to Ultra on Moscow.
Seattle Surge joined the Ravens in the following match, with Owakening putting on a sublime showing for the Florida Mutineers to give them a series lead in the Control, before a dominant Raid Hardpoint sent them through to the Losers Round 2.
CDL Stage 1 Major brackets
The Call of Duty League used the Stage 1 standings to determine where teams would start in the Major, with Dallas Empire and Atlanta FaZe receiving a bye in the Winner’s Bracket after winning their respective groups.
The bottom six CDL Stage 1 start in the Loser’s Bracket, with Paris Legion and Minnesota ROKKR receiving a pass through to Loser’s Round 2.
Format & Info
- Location: Online
- Prize Pool: $500,000
- Format: Double-elimination bracket
- Seeding: Determined by Stage 1 standings
- Maps & Modes:
- Hardpoint: Checkmate, Crossroads, Garrison, Moscow, Raid
- Search & Destroy: Checkmate, Garrison, Miami, Moscow, Raid
- Control: Checkmate, Garrison, Raid
- Match format: Best-of-five (HP, S&D, Control, HP, S&D)
Prize Pool and CDL Points Breakdown
Placement | Team | Prize ($USD) | CDL Points |
1 | $200,000 | 75 | |
2 | $120,000 | 60 | |
3 | $80,000 | 50 | |
4 | $40,000 | 40 | |
5-6 | $20,000 | 30 | |
5-6 | $20,000 | 30 | |
7-8 | $10,000 | 20 | |
7-8 | $10,000 | 20 | |
9-10 | $0 | 10 | |
9-10 | $0 | 10 | |
11-12 | Seattle Surge | $0 | 0 |
11-12 | London Royal Ravens | $0 | 0 |
CDL Stage 1 rosters
All 12 teams will be taking part in the CDL Stage 1 Major, as teams jockey for position in hopes of becoming the Stage 1 Winners, and taking the top prize of $200,000.
Team | Roster |
Dallas Empire | Crimsix, Shotzzy, Huke, iLLeY |
Atlanta FaZe | Simp, Cellium, aBeZy, Arcitys |
Florida Mutineers | Skyz, Owakening, Slacked, Neptune |
London Royal Ravens | Zed, Dylan. Seany, Zer0 |
LA Thieves | Kenny, SlasheR, TJHaly, Temp |
OpTic Chicago | Scump, FormaL, Envoy, Dashy |
Minesotta ROKKR | Accuracy, Attach, Priestahh, MajorManiak |
LA Guerrillas | SiLLY, Assault, Apathy, Vivid |
New York Subliners | Clayster, Asim, Diamondcon, Mack |
Paris Legion | AquA, Classic, Fire, Skrapz |
Seattle Surge | Octane, Gunless, Prestinni, Loony |
Toronto Ultra | Methodz, Bance, Cammy, CleanX |
Call of Duty
Every Call of Duty creator code: Streamers, pros, more
Call of Duty’s Support a Creator program allows players to support their favorite content creators and pros, so here’s every code you can use.
Activision is enabling fans to support their favorite Call of Duty pro players and content creators with the ‘Support a Creator’ program, so here’s everyone you can support through the Store.
With some of the biggest names in gaming playing and promoting Call of Duty, Activision has launched the ‘Support a Creator’ program. Here, CDL pro players, streamers, and YouTubers receive a cut of the profits made from purchases in the Call of Duty Store.
Across Modern Warfare, Warzone, and Black Ops Cold War, these creators and pros will receive $5 for every 10,000 CoD Points spent with their code inputted.
How to use CoD Support a Creator code
To support your favorite Call of Duty content creator or pro, you need to enter their code in the Store.
After purchasing CoD Points, make sure you have inputted one of the creator codes below before purchasing any bundles from the Store.
To select a creator to support:
- Launch Modern Warfare, Warzone, or Black Ops Cold War
- Navigate to the Store tab
- Select “Support a Creator”
- Input one of the creator codes below
- Purchase a Bundle or Battle Pass with your CoD Points
- Your selected creator or pro will now receive a portion of the profits from your purchase
These codes will expire after two weeks, so make sure to double-check you have a code inputted before making a purchase.
And as a reminder, enter these creator codes in all caps.
Twitch and YouTuber creator codes
The Support a Creator program was released in August 2020, and as it continues to develop, more and more creators are receiving codes.
Here are the creator codes for some of the biggest and most recognizable names in Call of Duty:
- FaZe Swagg: “SWAGG”
- TimTheTatman: “TIMTHETATMAN”
- TeeP: “TEEP”
- Spratt: “SPRATT”
- Symfuhny: “SYM”
- NuFo: “NUFO”
- NoisyButters: “BUTTERS”
- ShawnJGaming: “SHAWNJ”
- Vikkstar123: “VIKK”
- Michi: “MICHI”
- GoldGloveTV: “GOLDGLOVE”
- NICKMERCS: “MFAM”
- Drfit0r: “DRIFT0R”
- JackFrags: “JACKFRAGS”
- MarleyThirteen: “MARLEY”
- CouRage: “COURAGE”
- Chaos: “CHAOS”
- HusKerrs: “HUSKERRS”
- PrestigeIsKey: “PRESTIGE”
- KRNG Espresso: “ESPRESSO”
- Tejbz: “TEJBZ”
Call of Duty League players creator codes
A selection of “all-star” CDL pros have received creator codes. With the program continuing to develop, expect more players to be added as the 2021 Season develops.
Here is a list of the 2020 and 2021 Season’s CDL pro players creator codes:
- aBeZy: “ABEZY”
- Apathy: “APATHY”
- Arcitys: “ARCITYS”
- Attach: “ATTACH”
- Blazt: “BLAZT”
- Crimsix: “CRIM”
- Cammy: “CAMMY”
- Cellium: “CELLIUM”
- Clayser: “CLAY”
- CleanX: “CLEANX”
- Dashy: “DASHY”
- Denz: “DENZ”
- Enable: “ENABLE”
- Envoy: “ENVOY”
- FormaL: “FORMAL”
- GodRX: “GODRX”
- Huke: “HUKE”
- iLLeY: “ILLEY”
- KiSMET: “KISMET”
- Kuavo: “KUAVO”
- Mack: “MACK”
- Methodz: “METHODZ”
- Octane: “OCTANE”
- Scump: “SCUMP”
- Seany: “SEANY”
- Shotzzy: “SHOTZZY”
- SiLLY: “SILLY”
- Simp: “SIMP”
- Skrapz: “SKRAPZ”
- Skyz: “SKYZ”
- SlasheR: “SLASHER”
- Vivid: “VIVID”
- Owakening: “WAKE”
- Wuskin: “WUSKIN”
- ZooMaa: “ZOOMAA”
If you have a creator code and aren’t included here, please Tweet us @CharlieINTEL, and we’ll be delighted to add you to this list.
Image Credit: Activision / Zippo / Vikkstar / NICKMERCS
Call of Duty League
How to get Call of Duty League Stage 1 rewards
You can get in-game rewards such as calling cards and double XP.
Call of Duty League 2021’s Stage 1 Major event takes place March 3-7 and offers viewers a ton of free in-game items to earn, so here’s how to unlock the CDL Stage 1 viewership rewards.
Following the CDL Kickoff Classic, the Call of Duty League will officially kick off on February 11 with the Opening Weekend hosted by Atlanta FaZe.
With Dallas Empire looking to defend their title, the return of H3CZ’s OpTic, and newcomers LA Thieves looking to prove themselves, it’s shaping up to be a great year for competitive Call of Duty fans.
While watching the narratives of the year unfold, you can also earn free in-game rewards such as calling cards and double XP just for watching. Here’s how to get the CDL Stage 1 rewards.
How to earn CDL Stage 1 rewards
To earn the free in-game rewards for the CDL launch weekend, you must have an Activision account. If you don’t have one already, you can create one on Activision.com by heading to ‘register’ in the right-hand corner.
Link CoD account to YouTube
Rewards are earned by watching CDL Stage 1 through a YouTube account linked to Call of Duty.
To link your account on PC and mobile:
- Open YouTube.com or the YouTube app
- Select your profile photo and hit ‘settings’
- Click on ‘Connected Apps’
- Locate ‘Activision’ and hit ‘connect’
- Sign in to your Activision account
While signed in with your linked YouTube account, watch CDL matches on YouTube, CallofDutyLeague.com, or the COD companion app to earn the rewards.
CDL Stage 1 Major in-game rewards
And as you watch matches throughout Stage 1, you’ll earn Double XP and Double Weapon XP tokens to redeem for Black Ops Cold War and Warzone.
- Read more: Warzone to join Call of Duty League
For watching at least three hours of the Stage 1 Major in the first week of March, you can earn three competitive CoD themed calling cards and an emblem. With these, you can channel your inner Cellium by rocking the ‘Snaked’ calling card and taunt your opponents with the ‘salty’ emblem.
Image Credit: Activision