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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (BO6)

Gearhead Perk - How to Use and Unlock

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Gearhead is a perk in Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (BO6) belonging to the Strategist specialty. See how to use, how to unlock, and an overview of the Gearhead perk.

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How to Use Gearhead

Grants Better Field Upgrade Utility

Gearhead allows you to store up to 2 charges of a Field Upgrade. This perk pairs well with equipment like the Trophy System especially when playing objective-based game modes (doubly so if BO6 gets a Ranked Mode). You can also hack enemy Field Upgrades and booby trap Care Packages as a bonus.

How to Unlock Gearhead

Unlocked at Level 50

The Gearhead perk is unlocked when you reach Level 50. You can earn XP to level up by playing matches in Multiplayer mode. The XP gained scales with your performance during the match.

Gearhead Perk Overview

Gearhead Basic Info

Perk Overview
Gearhead Icon Gearhead
How to Unlock Reach level 50.
Perk Slot 3
Description 2 Field Upgrade charges. Increased Field Upgrade charge rate. Hack enemy equipment and field upgrades. Booby trap Care Packages.

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1 Anonymous Anonymous 11 months

Almost prestige master and don’t know how to boobytrap with this perk or re-roll care packages can someone please explain how to do this on the Xbox one controller

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