Best Perks in Black Ops 6 Beta

Perks are a crucial part of the Create-a-Class system and custom loadout building in Call of Duty games and Black Ops 6 is no different. There are a variety of Perks to choose from but some outshine the others and will be used by a majority of players in their meta loadouts.

Best Perks to use in Black Ops 6 Beta

If you're familiar with older Call of Duty titles, you may know that a loadout always has three Perk slots with each slot featuring a unique set of skills to choose from. The same is the case with Black Ops 6 as they're bringing back the traditional Perk system with some adjustments. You'll find my recommendation for the best perks for each slot below.

Best Perk 1 in Black Ops 6 Beta

1. Flak Jacket (unlocks at level 8)
   • A classic perk that reduces the damage you take from explosives and bullets. Flak Jacket can help you tank Lethal Equipment like Frag Grenades and Semtex by significantly absorbing their effect. Furthermore, you can even survive rocket encounters if an enemy fires an RPG round at you unless it's a direct hit.
2. Tac Mask (unlocks at level 24)
   • This perk gives you resistance to certain enemy Tactical Equipment like Flashbangs, Concussions, and the Neurogas Field Upgrades. While the Trophy System is a good tool to keep enemy projectiles at bay, it's only available for a limited time making Tac Mask a valuable perk to have in your loadout.
3. Ghost (unlocks at level 12)
   • With Ghost equipped, you will not show up on the enemy's minimap when they have a UAV active. This only works while you're moving, planting, defusing, or controlling Scorestreaks; so don't stay still. You're also undetectable by Prox Alarm with this perk.
4. Scavenger (unlocks at level 21)
   • Scavenger allows you to resupply ammo and equipment from eliminated enemies. If you have this perk selected, there is no need to run the Assault Pack Field Upgrade.

I haven't mentioned Ninja in the best Perks list because footsteps aren't too loud in Black Ops 6, as they should be in any CoD Multiplayer. You can hear enemies when they're close but not from several meters away. It's good to have the option to pick Ninja, but you'll be better off using other useful Perks.

Best Perk 2 in Black Ops 6 Beta

1. Gung-Ho (unlocks at level 5)
   • Gung-Ho reduces movement hindrances when reloading your weapon or using equipment. Moreover, you can reload while tactical sprinting, which means no need to stop running just to change your magazine.
2. Dexterity (unlocks at level 14)
   • With Dexterity, your weapon stays steadier and doesn't move much while jumping, sliding, and diving. This significantly improves weapon stability, and as a result your accuracy, and lets you make the most of the omnimovement mechanics of Black Ops 6. You also take less fall damage, allowing you to jump from higher surfaces than you typically would.
3. Forward Intel (unlocks at level 26)
   • Being able to read and utilize the minimap data is crucial while playing tactically and Forward Intel helps you with that. With this Perk equipped, the minimap area is increased and you can see the direction in which the revealed enemies are looking.
4. Fast Hands (unlocks at level 22)
   • Fast Hands allows you to swap weapons faster and extends the fuse timer when throwing back a Frag Grenade sent by an enemy.

Best Perk 3 in Black Ops 6 Beta

1. Quartermaster (pre-unlocked)
   • The Quartermaster perk recharges your Tactical and Lethal Equipment over time. This means you can use multiple equipment in the same life without having to replenish using an Assault Pack or Scavenger.
2. Vigilance (unlocks at level 6)
   • When you appear on enemy minimaps, you'll get an indicator on your HUD telling you that you've been spotted. You'll also be immune to CUAVs, Scramblers, and enemies using the Sleeper Agent Field Upgrade.
3. Bankroll (unlocks at level 15)
   • Bankroll gives you a 150 score at the start of each life so you have to work a little less toward earning the Scorestreaks.

I wanted to list Double Time here as well as it increases the tactical sprint duration, however, in Black Ops 6 I've noticed there isn't much speed difference when you sprint and tactical sprint. This reduces the usefulness of the Double Time Perk.

The developers bring small but noticeable changes to the Perks system each year. In Black Ops 6 we have Combat Specialty and a returning feature called Wildcards. Here's how these work and the best options you can use to build the perfect Multiplayer loadout.

Best Combat Specialties in Black Ops 6 Beta

In the Perks selection menu, you may have noticed that options are marked with a specific color. This is the Combat Specialty feature and there are three available types:

• Enforcer (Red): Eliminate enemies to get a temporary buff to movement speed and HP regeneration.
• Recon (Blue): Opponents appear through walls briefly after you respawn. Furthermore, your HUD edge will flash yellow when an enemy outside your view spots you (like the High Alert Perk).
• Strategist (Green): Earn bonus points for completing objectives and destroying enemy equipment. You can see enemy equipment through walls. Moreover, the speed of deploying equipment and Field Upgrades is improved.

If you select your Perks such that all three slots are associated with the same color, you'll automatically get a bonus skill added to your loadout as a Combat Specialty. All three Combat Specialties are powerful and well-balanced, but if I had to choose, I'd go with Enforcer. That said, here are some good Perk combinations for you to acquire these Combat Specialties:

Best Wildcards in Black Ops 6 Beta

Wildcard is a bonus skill, similar to the Perks, that you can equip in your loadout. Here are the Wildcards I prefer using in Black Ops 6:

1. Perk Greed: Allows you to equip an extra Perk. If you're torn between two options, just equip this Wildcard and you can equip both Perks in your loadout.
2. Overkill: Normally, you can equip a gun in your primary weapon slot and a melee in the secondary one. With Overkill, you can equip two guns at once, one as your primary and the other as secondary.
3. Gunfighter: With the Gunfighter Wildcard, you can equip up to three more attachments to your weapon. This means you can have a total of eight attachments on your gun instead of five.

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