The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1 roadmap has been revealed—and developer Treyarch has ambitious plans. In addition to the launch of an upgraded Warzone, the new season ships with a bunch of content, including new events, skills, maps, modes, and more.

In this guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about Black Ops 7 Season 1, including its release date and an overview of all the new content planned, plus general gameplay updates you can expect when it drops.

Black Ops 7 Season 1 Start Date & Time

Black Ops 7 Season 1 will be released on Thursday, December 4 at 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET across all major platforms, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (on Battle.net, Steam, and Xbox PC).

To find out when the content update drops in your timezone, refer to the table below.

Black Ops 7 Season 1 New Content

Black Ops 7 Season 1 will introduce a bunch of PvE and multiplayer content. 

Endgame World Events

The first piece of content is endgame World Events. These multi-layered PvE challenges will pit you and your squadmates against significant threats. You’ll have to create a build, mixing weapons, abilities, and exclusive perks to help you overcome the odds.

Rewards include exclusive weapon camos, so if you want to look extra dapper when jumping into multiplayer or Warzone, you’ll want to tackle them. 

The confirmed lineup includes:

• Colossus of Avalon (Launch)
• Toxic Tyrant (Launch)
• Wraith Wing (Mid-Season)

Only the first two will be available at launch. Each requires a recommended Combat Rating of 45, so if you haven’t reached it yet, now’s the time to start grinding. A fourth and final world event for Season 1 is still in development and will be revealed at a later date.

New Exotic Skills

In addition to World Events, you’ll also be able to unlock eight new Exotic Skills in Black Ops 7 to aid you.

• Mega Punch: Replaces your weapon, but with a deadly punch that knocks back enemies and deals more damage.
• Conjuration: Kill enough enemies to summon Toxin Butterflies that harass and damage enemies.
• Echo Shell: Significantly reduces damage taken from behind.
• Celebration: Enemies damaged or affected by Equipment have a chance to trigger Mortar Rounds that target enemies.
• Frost Cloud: Enemies damaged or affected by Equipment have a chance to trigger a Frost Cloud that slows enemies.
• Resurrection: On fatal damage, become temporarily invulnerable instead of dying. Available once per match.
• Shattered Shield: Stun and damage nearby enemies when Armor Plates break.
• Graviton Reaction: Taking melee hits can spawn a Black Hole that damages and displaces enemies.

Later, during the mid-season update, a new skill track will be added, called Phantom. It includes these skills:

• Ambush: Critical hits from behind on unaware enemies deal more damage.
• Fast Melee: Faster Melee speed.
• Trap Avoidance: Traps and Mines take longer to detect you. Undetectable when fully upgraded.
• Silent Movement: Quiets movement and reduces enemy detection distance.
• Elusive Target: Reduces the accuracy of enemies shooting at you.
• Decoy: Taking significant damage deploys an Echo Unit that distracts enemies.

Black Ops 7 Season 1 New Maps

The Black Ops 7 Season 1 multiplayer update will expand the existing map pool with five new maps (Utopia, Fate, Odysseus, Standoff, and Sleighjacked), available immediately at launch, followed by an additional three maps (Yakei, Meltdown, and Fringe), which will be added in the mid-season update.

Utopia

Fate

Odysseus

Standoff

Sleighjacked

Yakei

Meltdown

Fringe

Black Ops 7 New Game Modes

The Season 1 update will also introduce new Black Ops 7 modes, all of which (apart from Takeover and Holiday Havoc) will be available right from the start.

• Prop Hunt: Disguise yourself as a prop and evade notice from searching Operators. Props whistle every 30 seconds. Teams switch roles between rounds.
• One in the Chamber: Each Operator spawns with a pistol, one bullet, a Combat Knife, and three lives. The only way to earn another bullet is to eliminate another Operator. Every shot counts as an elimination. When only two players remain, a UAV begins to scan the area.
• Sharpshooter: Free-for-all match where every Operator is given the same randomly selected weapon. Every 45 seconds, the weapon changes to a new random weapon for all players.
• Sticks and Stones: Use a Crossbow, Ballistic Knife, and Combat Axe in a free-for-all, earning points for each elimination. If you get eliminated by the Combat Axe, you lose all your points.
• Gun Game: Eliminate enemies and be the first to cycle through every weapon tier, where every Operator starts with the same weapon. Eliminating enemies with a melee will demote them to the previous tier.
• Takeover: Two teams of six fight over three neutral territories, earning a point for each zone they control. The player with the highest score at the end wins the game. 
• Holiday Havoc: Holiday-themed festive 6v6 moshpit featuring Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, and Hardpoint, or their respective Hardcore variants. It will include festive-themed gameplay modifiers to spice up the experience.

Black Ops 7 Loadout Content

New Scorestreaks, Tactical, Lethal, and Field Upgrades will be added to Black Ops 7 in Season 1.

Scorestreak: Deadeye Drone

• Type: Lethal
• Score: 575
• Mastery Badges: Yes

Overclock Abilities

• Extended Mag: Larger magazine allows for more shots.
• Grenadier: Attached grenade for aerial bombing.

Loadout Tools

The Black Ops 7 Season 1 mid-season update will add the following loadout tools:

• Tactical: Shock Charge.
• Lethal: Impact Grenade
• Lethal: Thermo Grenade
• Field Upgrade: Morphine Injector
• Field Upgrade: Tactical Insertion 
• Scorestreak: Archangel Launcher
• Scorestreak: Combat Bow
• Scorestreak: Death Machine
• Scorestreak: Dreadnought
• Scorestreak: Grim Reaper
• Scorestreak: SAM Turret
• Scorestreak: Strategic Bomber
• Scorestreak: War Machine

Black Ops 7 Season 1 Zombies Update

If you’re a Black Ops 7 Zombies player, Season 1 will also add some much-needed content, including a brand-new map, enemies, weapons, traps, and more. 

Astra Malorum Map

On top of that, Season 1 of Black Ops 7 Zombies will bring the following content:

• New Enemy: An Elite sentinel called O.S.C.A.R. that deploys countermeasures when threatened. Its abilities include a Drone Shield, a Tesla Field for electrical damage, and an Attack Drone Hologram that enrages nearby zombies.
• New Wonder Weapon: The LGM-1 launches partially autonomous saucer-like projectiles that swarm and exterminate nearby targets before returning to the weapon for replenishment.
• New Traps: Two new traps are available for purchase with Essence: Stellar Dissector, which uses fatal laser beams (1,000 Essence), and the Apogee Annihilator, which bombards zombies with astronomer rockets (1,500 Essence).
• New GobbleGums: Two new GobbleGums launch, including the Elemental Exposure (Epic), which grants weapons the ability to inflict damage of the target’s Elemental Weakness for three minutes, and Slaylist (Whimsical), a GobbleGum that plays a random Zombies song.

Returning Content & Modes

The Black Ops 7 Season 1 mid-season update will bring returning content from previous Black Ops, including:

• Perk-a-Cola: Mule Kick
• Ammo Mods: Light Mend and Shatter Blast
• Field Upgrades: Tesla Storm, Frost Blast, and Mister Peeks with updated Augments.
• Holiday Modes: Jingle Hells variant of Astra Malorum adds snow, snowballs, freezing weather effects, and Holiday Presents for loot.
• Equipment: Shock Charge, Impact/Thermo Grenades, War Machine, and Grim Reaper will be added to the Crafting Table and Loadouts.

FAQs

When does Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1 start?

Black Ops 7 Season 1 starts on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The update will roll out at 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET.

What new maps are coming to Multiplayer at launch?

Five new maps will be available at the launch of Black Ops 7 Season 1: Utopia, Fate, Odysseus, Standoff, and Sleighjacked.

What are the new game modes launching in Season 1?

The Black Ops 7 Season 1 launch modes include Prop Hunt, One in the Chamber, Sharpshooter, Sticks and Stones, and Gun Game.

What is the new content coming to Zombies?

Black Ops 7 Zombies will get a new map, Astra Malorum, Elite enemy O.S.C.A.R., Wonder Weapon LGM-1, and two new GobbleGums.