CoD: Black Ops 7 will have 18 multiplayer maps and 16 game modes at launch. Read on to learn more about the maps and modes included in the game before its first season.
CoD: Black Ops 7 Multiplayer Maps and Modes at Launch
18 Multiplayer Map Plus 1 More Before Season 1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will feature 18 multiplayer maps at launch, with one more added before its first season. As revealed on CoD’s official Twitter (X) on November 6, Black Ops 7 will have the largest number of new and returning 6v6 maps in the series’ history.
Developer Activision also released a page on its official website to detail the upcoming maps for the game further. Fans can expect 16 6v6 multiplayer maps at launch, alongside 2 20x20 skirmish maps.
Additionally, Nuketown 2025 will be added on November 20, bumping the total number of maps to 19 during the game’s preseason. These maps are the following:
| Map | Match Up | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Blackheart | 6v6, 2v2 | Small |
| Colossus | 6v6 | Small |
| Cortex | 6v6, 2v2 | Small |
| Den | 6v6 | Medium |
| Exposure | 6v6 | Medium |
| Express | 6v6 | Medium |
| Flagship | 6v6, 2v2 | Small |
| Hijacked | 6v6 | Small |
| Homestead | 6v6 | Small |
| Imprint | 6v6 | Medium |
| Nuketown 2025 (coming November 20) | 6v6 | Small |
| Paranoia | 6v6, 2v2 | Small |
| Raid | 6v6 | Medium |
| Retrieval | 6v6 | Medium |
| Scar | 6v6 | Medium |
| The Forge | 6v6 | Medium |
| Toshin | 6v6 | Medium |
| Mission: Edge | Skirmish 20v20 | Large |
| Mission: Tide | Skirmish 20v20 | Large |
16 Game Modes Featuring New Overload Mode
Activision also gave fans a preview of the 16 game modes coming to the game at launch, featuring the latest addition, Overload mode. These game modes are the following:
| Mode | Rules | Match Time | Score Limit | Party Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overload (New!) | Core, Hardcore | Varied | Varied | 1-6 |
| Team Deathmatch | Core, Hardcore | 10 minutes | 100 | 1-6 |
| Domination | Core, Hardcore | Unlimited | 200 | 1-6 |
| Search and Destroy | Core, Hardcore | 2 minutes per round | 6 | 1-6 |
| Kill Confirmed | Core, Hardcore | 10 minutes | 75 | 1-6 |
| Free-For-All | Core, Hardcore | 10 minutes | 30 | 1 |
| Hardpoint | Core, Hardcore | 10 minutes | 150 | 1-6 |
| Kill Order | Core, Hardcore | 10 minutes | 150 | 1-6 |
| Control | Core | 1 minute and 30 seconds per round | 2 | 1-6 |
| Face Off Moshpit | Core, Hardcore | Varied | Varied | 1-6 |
| Skirmish (New!) | - | Varied | Varied | 1-20 |
| Gunfight | - | 40 seconds | 6 | 1-2 |
| Face Off Domination | - | - | - | - |
| Face Off Team Deathmatch | - | - | - | - |
| Face Off Kill Order | - | - | - | - |
| Face Off Kill Confirmed | - | - | - | - |
JSOC Guild Operators and Zombies Crew Revealed
Aside from maps and game modes, Activision also unveiled all playable operators for the standard game modes and zombies. Here are the available JSOC and Guild operators:
JSOC and Guild Operators
● Leilani "50/50" Tupoula - unlocked immediately
● Captain Nora Anderson- unlocked immediately
● Gideon Falkner - unlocked at Player Level 13
● Anika Grimm - unlocked at Player Level 7
● Mike Harper - unlocked via the Black Ops 7 Vault Edition
● Ciro Jurado- unlocked immediately
● Emma Kagan - unlocked at Player Level 40
● Chloe "Karma" Lynch- unlocked via the Black Ops 7 Vault Edition
● David "Section" Mason - unlocked immediately
● Slade "Razor" Barrick - unlocked at Player Level 28
● Reaper EWR-3- unlocked via the Black Ops 7 Vault Edition
● Eric Samuels - unlocked immediately
● T.E.D.D.- unlocked via the Black Ops 7 Vault Edition
● Axel Vermaak - unlocked at Player Level 34
● Wei Lin - unlocked at Player Level 19
● Priya Zaveri - unlocked immediately
Meanwhile, these are the dedicated crew for Zombies mode, which are all unlocked immediately at the start:
Zombies Dedicated Crew
● Tank Dempsey - unlocked immediately
● Nikolai Belinski - unlocked immediately
● Dr. Edward Richtofen - unlocked immediately
● Takeo Masaki - unlocked immediately
● Major Mackenzie Carver - unlocked immediately
● Dr. Elizabeth Grey - unlocked immediately
● Maya Aguinaldo - unlocked immediately
● Grigori Weaver - unlocked immediately
Furthermore, Activision invited all of its fans to join Call of Duty’s Official Discord server to know more about the upcoming title and interact with the community. They also reminded players that CoD: Black Ops 7 can now be pre-ordered, and will be available to pre-load on November 10.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is set to release on November 14, 2025, on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. To stay up to date with the latest information about the game, check out our article below!
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Call of Duty Twitter (X) post on Preseason Maps, and Modes
Ready for Launch: Multiplayer Maps and Modes, plus Operators: Confirmed Launch Intel for Black Ops 7
