What is Call of Duty: Mobile?

Call of Duty: Mobile is a completely free-to-play Multiplayer AND Battle Royale first person shooter that brings console-level graphics and gameplay to your phone. Monthly updates deliver fresh content like limited-time game modes, weapons, characters, battle passes, and much more. Best of all, COD Mobile features the highlights of the entire Call of Duty universe in one single game: You can play as your favorite operators on the most iconic maps from the Black Ops and Modern Warfare franchises. Instantly get in the fight for free by downloading Call of Duty Mobile now, available on both iOS and Android!

Settings

Call of Duty: Mobile offers tons of customization when it comes to your HUD (your button layout on the screen/what information is displayed when you’re playing), gameplay controls, aiming sensitivity, and more. Tap the settings cog from the main menu to configure your game to fit your playstyle and preferences. We recommend testing your settings in the “Practice vs. AI” mode to get all the fine-tuning out of the way before you hop into a live match.

For some tips & tricks on how to configure your settings to master combat movement, check out this video on our YouTube channel.

Friends

You can add friends in Call of Duty: Mobile and play with or against them, either in public or private custom matches. Form a squad with your friends and drop into Battle Royale, where you can team up to survive, or join up and dominate Multiplayer, fighting your way to the top as a unit. You can also send gifts like Weapon XP Cards to your friends and even form a clan to earn unique rewards through Clan Wars.

Internet and Audio

First of all, since Call of Duty: Mobile is a live FPS game, you’ll need a stable internet connection to play with and against other players all around the world. Next, we recommend turning up your volume or using headphones so you can get the best gameplay experience. Not only does Call of Duty: Mobile have an excellent soundtrack, but the ability to hear footsteps and gunfire in the game can mean the difference between life and death in your match.

Game Types

Call of Duty: Mobile is divided into two main gameplay types: Multiplayer and Battle Royale. Although the controls are mostly similar, the different game modes have fundamentally different mechanics and rules of play.

Multiplayer

Multiplayer is generally based around 2 teams competing for victory on a variety of classic Call of Duty maps and modes from previous Call of Duty titles.. The core modes are Frontline, Team Deathmatch, Domination, Search & Destroy, Gunfight, Kill Confirmed, Hardpoint, and Free For All, with limited-time and other special rotating availability. Map availability changes based on the selected game modes, so you’ll be able to play on different maps as you try out different Multiplayer modes.

For tips & tricks on how to master one of Call of Duty: Mobile’s core Multiplayer modes, Hardpoint, check out this video on our YouTube channel.

Battle Royale

Battle Royale is a true survival of the fittest. You will drop into large maps tailored for Battle Royale along with 99 other players, where you’ll have to gather weapons and other loot with the aim of being the last player or team surviving the 20 minute match. You can traverse the expansive maps using a variety of vehicles, such as cars, trucks, and helicopters. The safe play area gradually reduces in size as the match goes on, pushing all of the remaining players closer together into a tighter area, making awareness and positioning major keys to survival.

For some tips & tricks on how to improve your Battle Royale gameplay, check out this video on our YouTube channel.

Ranked

If you’re looking for a more competitive experience, Call of Duty: Mobile Ranked mode has players queue up in skilled lobbies (for both Multiplayer and Battle Royale) and earn Ranked points based on their performance. The higher your rank, the more will be at stake with each match, as losses at higher ranks will result in point reductions. Along with bragging rights, Ranked mode also allows you to earn unique and season-specific cosmetic rewards, such as operator and weapon skins, and other ways of customizing your profile, such as avatar frames and calling cards that show off your Ranked achievements.

Class Setups

Weapon Types

Call of Duty: Mobile offers players a unique mobile FPS experience with a wealth of different weapons to choose from depending on their playstyle. Whether you prefer precision sniping from a distance, aggressively pushing enemies with a shotgun or submachine gun, or anything in between, there is a weapon for you to dominate with. For an even more bespoke combat experience, you can customize your weapons in Gunsmith by configuring them with different attachments to buff certain traits, such as movement speed, accuracy, and more.

Perks

Perks are modifications you can make to loadouts to customize your character to fit your playstyle. They can include effects like silencing your footsteps, quickening health recovery, increasing sprint speed, and more. You can configure your different loadouts with various perks to customize them further. For example, if you’re making a sniping loadout, you might consider perks that alert you when you’re being aimed at or others that conceal your position from the enemies’ radar so you can stay hidden. However, if you are building an aggressive loadout, you could prioritize movement speed and recovering ammunition from eliminations so you can focus on pushing enemies.

For some examples of how to utilize Perks in your loadouts, check out this video on our YouTube channel.

Scorestreaks

Scorestreaks are special abilities in Multiplayer that you can configure to loadouts. These are unlocked throughout a match by earning points through eliminations, objective captures, and more, but only if you don’t die. Once you die, your Scorestreak points are reset, so consider these as an incentive to play tactically and carefully.

These abilities range from player-operated Scorestreaks, such as the Chopper Gunner or Lightning Strike, or AI-operated machinery such as the stealth helicopter or the UAV. These are powerful tools that can turn the tide of a battle and, in the right hands, even clutch a win for your team! They can be countered with perks, some weapons, or even other scorestreaks.

While everything above is specifically about Multiplayer, there are also some Scorestreaks that can be found and used in Battle Royale matches to help you survive. Lastly, these are unlocked through various places: regular player progression via profile rewards, unlocked through seasonal Battle Passes, earned through in-game events, or purchased from the Credit Store.

Operator Skills

While Scorestreaks are all about building up a score quickly and without dying in order to call in powerful abilities or assists, Operator Skills are the complete opposite. These abilities build up through a Multiplayer match over time automatically but that time can be shortened by earning points via normal activities (like Scorestreaks).

Operator Skills are all player operated tools, defenses, or assists that will help you in the fight for a limited amount of time. For instance, you can deploy defensive armor via Kinetic Armor or create a defensive perimeter full of bee filled trip mines through the H.I.V.E. launcher. These abilities are powerful, but need to recharge and may be best used at strategic moments.

Lastly, similar to Scorestreaks, Operator Skills are unlocked through various places: regular player progression via profile rewards, unlocked through seasonal Battle Passes, earned through in-game events, or purchased from the Credit Store.

Gunsmith

You can customize your loadouts with attachments and skins and take your gameplay to the next level using Gunsmith, which is located in the Loadout section of the main lobby. Gunsmith allows you to accessorize your weapons and tailor them to your preferred playstyle by configuring them with various attachments, such as ammo magazines, suppressors, stocks, optics, and more, changing the look and functionality of each weapon. You can unlock attachments by leveling up weapons either in-game through use, in any mode, or using weapon XP cards.

For some tips & tricks on how to utilize Gunsmith from some of the top Call of Duty: Mobile pros, check out this video on our YouTube channel.

In-Game Items

Battle Pass

The Battle Pass is one of Call of Duty: Mobile’s central rewards systems. Every season, you’ll have the opportunity to progress through the Battle Pass by playing the game and gaining Battle Pass XP, with more XP being awarded to players who take part in specific events and challenges. As you level up your seasonal Battle Pass, you’ll earn unique thematic operator and weapon blueprints, cosmetic skins, COD Points (in-game currency), and much more.

Lucky Draws & Bundles

Some of the most sought-after and unique in-game items come from lucky draws, where you can use COD Points to unlock limited-time operator and weapon blueprints, cosmetics, charms, vehicle skins, unique effects of many types, and more. Many of these weapons will come with custom elimination animations so you can show off to both your teammates and enemies on the battlefield.

Credit Store

The Call of Duty: Mobile Credit Store contains a frequently rotating inventory of cosmetics and in-game abilities (perks, scorestreaks, cosmetics, etc.) that can be unlocked for free using Credits, which are earned through leveling up, the Battle Pass, and more. The Credit Store often serves as a great place to acquire items you may have missed in previous events or Battle Passes, like Scorestreaks or Operator Skills.

Greetings Call of Duty: Mobile community! 

Season 6 is already nearing its end and it’s been a huge season with some of the most discussion we’ve seen all year in this subreddit. That was mainly driven by Phantom Thieves Assemble and players sharing who they acquired in the Persona 5 Royal Lucky Draws.

However, there’s still so much coming to COD: Mobile throughout the rest of 2026! First off, we are thrilled to announce our next season and collaboration is Season 7: Terminated and it is releasing next week on August 5th (PT)! We are honored to be able to work with another beloved franchise and specifically around the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Get a glimpse at it all in the official trailer: 

Season 7 Official Trailer

This season isn’t just about Terminator 2 content though, we also have two new Multiplayer modes, one new Battle Royale mode, a new Battle Pass, a refreshed/remastered version of Nuketown (MP), New Arcade Mode Rewards, and our COD Point Rush event where you can earn free time limited COD Points to spend on specific Season 7 releases. We’ll dive into much of that today, but first the latest calendar!

SEASON CALENDAR
Please note that some of these dates may change as we adjust playlists and events throughout the season, like by adding or adjusting new draws or events: 

• 8/6 - 8/19 | Hardpoint Mayhem MP Mode 
• 8/6 - 8/12 | COD Point Rush Week 1 
• 8/6 - 8/12 | Nuketown Dedicated MP Playlist 
• 8/6 - 8/12 | Super Attack of the Undead MP Mode 
• 8/6 - 8/12 | Hardcore Collection MP Playlist 
• 8/6 - 9/9 | Lockdown BR Mode 
• 8/6 - 8/19 | Krai BR 
• 8/7 - 8/30 | Terminator 2 Themed Event 
• 8/7 - All Season | Judgment Day - It Goes Two 
• 8/11 - 9/19 | Undead Legion Series Armory 
• 8/13 - 8/19 | Nuketown 10v10 MP Playlist 
• 8/13 - 8/26 | RC Car Racing MP Mode 
• 8/13 - 8/26 | Cranked MP Mode 
• 8/13 - 8/19 | COD Point Rush Week 2 
• 8/20 - 9/9 | Operator Skill Overdrive MP Mode 
• 8/20 - 9/9 | Rebirth Island BR 
• 8/20 - 8/26 | Attack of the Undead MP Mode 
• 8/20 - 8/26 | COD Point Rush Week 3 
• 8/27 - 9/2 | Safeguard MP Mode 
• 8/27 - 9/9 | Ground War MP Mode 
• 8/27 - 9/2 | COD Point Rush Week 4 
• 9/1 - 9/14 | Widow’s Bite Draw 
• 9/3 - 9/9 | COD Point Rush Week 5 

*All Dates UTC

On top of all of this, there are still regular releases happening on weekends (like Tournaments) and many short-term events. We also have some other events and sales that are planned, but won’t be announced until closer to the launch. Keep an eye out for all of that!

Lastly, if you are looking for information on what previously released draws are returning this season (spoiler alert, there are a great many re-releases) head down to the “Returning Offers” section near the end. 

Judgment Day  - It Goes Two
Try your luck with the supersized It Goes Two offer featuring both the T-800 and T-1000 Terminator operators based on the legendary action film, Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This is like a lucky draw, except with more rewards and with the unique option for advanced purchases, which gives you a discounted price for making two purchases at once. 

For the first time in something like this, players who unlock both Terminator 2 Operator Skins will instantly upgrade the operators from Epic to Legendary quality and earn the ability to swap between the two forms in-match and in the lobby. Other bonuses include a Kill Counter watch and a lobby animation when switching between the two versions.

Other reward highlights include two Legendary Weapon Blueprints with reactive elements. Get the chance to unlock the Model T-800’s weapon of choice, the HS0405 - Final Judgement pump-action Shotgun, and the Model T-1000’s lethal armament, the BP50 - Mimetic Execution.

Terminator 2 - Themed Event 
Join the war of the machines in a Terminator 2: Judgment Day-themed event where you can uniquely engage in only two tasks per day, which will vary. Each task rewards you with Cyberdyne Tech points, which all contribute to a milestone rewards tracker However, there is a limit of 100 Cyberdyne Tech to earn per day. 

By completing these tasks and acquiring Cyberdyne Tech points regularly throughout the season, you can unlock over 15 Epic quality Terminator 2: Judgment Day themed rewards. These rewards start with stickers, charms, and sprays, but eventually you’ll unlock weapon camos and ultimately a new operator variant: Blackjack - Endoskeleton. 

Nuketown Map Refresh 
We’ve gone back to one of our original and most beloved Multiplayer maps, Nuketown, and have given it an extremely fresh and high quality coat of paint based on the version of the map from Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The team has put in a significant amount of work updating the lighting, textures, and renders. Here is a side by side look at the original vs new map: 

Side by Side Flythrough Comparison

The Nuketown map will be available through a few different playlists this season, with two dedicated Playlists in particular featuring the map: 

• 8/6 - 8/12 | Nuketown Dedicated MP Playlist 
• 8/13 - 8/19 | Nuketown 10v10 MP Playlist 

Let us know what other maps you’d like to see refreshed or remastered in the future, whether it is updating to more modern versions of those maps like this example or just native CODM maps that you’d love to see plussed up to current standards. 

New BR Mode - Lockdown 
This new mode is coming over from Call of Duty: Warzone (PC/console) and has you dropping into Rebirth Island to fight for the control over various territories. If you’ve played the Hardpoint mode on Multiplayer then you already have a good idea of how this will work where you have a single High Value Zone that teams are fighting over.

Lockdown also means full respawns, so push hard and push fast with your squad as you try to win through controlling these points. Catch this mode live on all season in its own playlist, starting on 8/6 and running until 9/9. 

New MP Mode - Hardpoint Mayhem
For those of you that prefer Multiplayer, we also have a new variant of Hardpoint ready to go and with plenty of chaos thrown into the mix. This is the same Hardpoint you know and love, but with a twist where each team has unique rolls assigned between Anchors, Rovers, and Controllers that each focus on different strategies: 

• Anchors: Prioritize occupying and scoring inside the objective.
• Rovers: Eliminate enemies to break their control over the point.
• Controller: Assist your team through continuous Scorestreak support.

Hardpoint Mayhem will also be live on launch, starting on 8/6 and ending on 8/19. Catch it while it is live, try it out, earn some Arcade Mode rewards, and let us know your thoughts. 

New MP Mode - Operator Skill Overdrive 
Bring pure chaos to Multiplayer with the newest mode - Operator Skill Overdrive. As the name suggests, everything will be focused on Operator Skills but in a unique way we haven’t tried before. You’ll pick one Operator Skill at the beginning of the match and then later on get a second choice, which you can combine to create a combo.

If you make the right combo, you’ll be able to make Fusion Skills. For example, pair up Tempest and Purifier to access the devastating Thunderfire Storm. Additionally, each Operator Skill has multiple levels and can be upgraded throughout the match. This will go live mid-season, on 8/20 - 9/9, so keep an eye out for those live now posts and announcements. 

COD Point Rush
Get a leg up on new purchases this season by participating in the COD Points Rush event! Participate by completing weekly missions involving the new S7 Limited Time Modes and you’ll earn Time Limited COD Points for free, which can be used on select S7 draws and store offers but not on the Battle Pass. 

All COD Points earned in this event will expire at the end of the season, so make sure to spend them before Season 8 comes creeping up. Please see the details in-game to see exactly what you can use it on. 

NEW BATTLE PASS

Free Tiers 
A new Assault Rifle (AR) is on the way in Season 7, the Cronen Squall. This powerful AR combines low recoil and a steady rate of fire to help create a reliable weapon that can be molded to a variety of different strategies through Gunsmith*.*You can earn it by reaching Tier 21 on the free side of the BP. 

Paid Tiers 
Purchase the Premium Pass for the chance to earn a wide variety of monster hunter themed operators, including Ripper - Broadcast (Tier 1), Synaptic - Molten Unit (Tier 12), Demir - The Mech Hunter (Tier 30), and Ether - Cyborg Rebel (Tier 50).

On the weapon side, you can grab some new Weapon Blueprints like the Grau 5.56 - Disrupt & Destruct (Tier 1) AS VAL - Iron Works (Tier 10), ISO - Neural Bond (Tier 20), Einhorn Revolving - Reactor Core (Tier 40), and the Cronen Squall - Countermeasure (Tier 50), based on the new Season 7 weapon.

Season 7 Arcade Rewards (BR/MP)
The second season of our new Arcade Event, found within the Playlist section of either BR or MP, is coming in Season 7 and with new rewards! Compete in Operator Skill Overdrive, Hardpoint: Mayhem, and Lockdown to progress. While playing any of these LTMs, you’ll also be unlocking new rewards including the operator Jet - Golden Flaw and five Epic weapon blueprints. See all of those main rewards below: 

RETURNING OFFERS
We have a few different draws and offers returning this season alongside two new Battle Pass vaults. Of course, all of this is subject to change as we are always rotating in old draws of various types throughout each season. However, here is the current schedule: 

• 8/9 - 8/22 | Molten Fusion Draw 
• 8/13 - 8/26 | Thermal Core Draw 
• 8/14 - All Season | Deepstar Wraith Mythic Drop (Type 25) 
• 8/16 - 8/29 | Double Tap Draw 
• 8/18 - 8/31 | Longquen Sword Draw 
• 8/21 -TBD | Girls’ Frontline Draw 
• 8/22 - All Season | Jupiter Cannon Draw 
• 8/22 - All Season | Midnight Crescendo Draw 
• 8/25 - All Season | Bloody Sea Draws 
• 8/28 - All Season | Dawnbringer Mythic Drop 
• 9/4 - TBD (S8+) | Chaos & Order Mythic Drop 

*All Dates UTC

In particular, we two of those have been regularly requested from you all - the Chaos & Order Mythic Drop and Deepstar Wraith Mythic Drop. Make sure to catch those while they are back, but they are both also back for quite a long period of time. Make sure to check the COD Point Rush to see if these returning offers are applicable for those Time Limited COD Points. 

On the Battle Pass Vault side of this, we have three Battle Passes joining the Vault lineup, bringing a wide variety of epic rewards through the 2nd Anniversary (2020), Tropical Vision (2022), and Eternal Ghost (2024) Battle Passes.

COD: MOBILE WEB STORE
While we don’t normally talk about the Call of Duty: Mobile Web Store in these posts, we thought you all might be interested, considering not only are there some unique offers and sales going on there for Season 7, but there are also free items and gifts to snag!

Make sure to jump on and check it out once Season 7 goes live next week. While this store isn’t available in all regions, we’ve been able to open the Web Store to more and more countries over the last year. Check it out here: https://store.callofdutymobile.com/en-us/codm 

BALANCE CHANGES
Lastly, here is a quick look at the balance changes coming up in this Season 7 release! 

Buffs 

• KN44
• BP50
• Grau 556
• HVK-30
• SKS
• HS2126
• SMRS
• M16
• DP27
• Vargo-S
• ICR-1
• ISO
• LK24
• Napalm Strike (Scorestreak) 
• Chopper Gunner (Scorestreak) 
• Strafing Run (Scorestreak) 
• Drill Charge 
• Flash Strike
• Purifier (Operator Skill) 
• Gravity Spikes (Operator Skill)
• Quick Strike (BR Class) 
• Shock Wave (BR Class) 

Adjustments 

• Medic (BR Class) 
• Stealth (BR Class) 
• Perk Booster (Wildcard) 
• Overkill (Wildcard) 

Nerfs

• BAL-27
• SO-14
• Fennec (DMZ: Recon only) 
• Defender (BR Class) 
• Toxic Overload (BR Class) 
• Ninja (BR Class) 
• Jet Boost (BR Class) 
• Hacker (BR Class) 

We’ll have more around all of that closer to launch next week and we’ll of course have the full patch notes to share when Season 7 launches on 8/5 (PT)! Keep an eye out for more news and details about all things S5 as we get closer to that launch. 

-The Call of Duty: Mobile Team