What are the best gears in Black Ops 6? With over 30 weapons to choose from and a plethora of attachments, there are loads of ways to equip your Operator in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6. Based on our time in the beta and with the main game, we’ve have taken a close look at the gear options available and picked a few that we think will suit a wide variety of players.

In this guide we present our top five gears in black ops 6 based on our experience with the current meta of the game. Read on for all the juicy details and prepare for some changes to your operator’s arsenal.

Black Ops 6 Best Gears

Click on the name of each piece of equipment to jump to that section of the guide.

Best AR gear

AMEN 85

• Optics: Accu-Spot Reflex
• Muzzle: Ported compensator
• Walk: Reinforced barrel
• Back handle: Quickdraw handle
• Stock: Balanced stock

It’s currently a toss-up as to which AR dominates the Black Ops 6 meta, and if you take a look at our list of the best assault rifles in the game, you’ll see that we’re putting the XM4 at the top for now. However, the XM4 works very well as a beginner’s weapon, which is why we’ve placed it in a different section of this guide. For all other Assault Rifle enthusiasts, the AMES 85 is a great choice that fires bullets with real gusto.

This equipment is designed to maximize the AMES 85’s range and increase accuracy. We recommend using the Overkill Wildcard Perk when equipping this weapon, as the AMES 85 pairs very well with an SMG. Equip the AMES 85 and Jackal PDW together and you will become a real killing machine.

Best SMG gear

Jackal PDW

• Walk: CHF barrel
• Underrun: Ranger handle
• Back handle: CQB grip
• Magazine: Extended Mag I
• Stock: Infiltrator stock

The Jackal PDW is an absolutely brutal weapon with a tremendous rate of fire that will tear apart opponents at close range. During the beta, this was the meta choice that dominated all matches, and it’s still a top choice if you like a good submachine gun.

Our guide to the best Jackal PDW gear has all the details on the ins and outs of the arrangement we’ve presented here, but in short, equipping these attachments will make you even faster and complement an aggressive playing style. Pair the Jackal PDW with an AR, equip Enforcer Perks and you’re guaranteed to stay high in the leaderboards of any multiplayer match.

Best Sniper Rifle Gear

LR 7.62

• Walk: Reinforced barrel
• Underrun: Precision handguard
• Back handle: Quickdraw handle
• Magazine: Extended Mag II
• Fire mods: Rapid fire

For those who want large portrait photos, grab the 7R 7.62. This sniper rifle is slow and not suitable for small spaces, but shines exactly where a sniper rifle should excel: at long range. Sit secluded in a private corner of the map, aim with the LR 7.62 and watch the kills immediately increase.

Our gear here is designed to give a little boost to bullet speed and damage range, two factors that are essential while sniping. To compensate for the slow rechambering speed on the LR 7.62, we also used the Rapid Fire mod and an Extended Mag. If you want to further improve handling, you can also replace the Quickdraw Grip with the Ergonomic Grip to assist you in those moments when you need to quickscope.

Best LMG gear

XMG

• Walk: Long barrel
• Underrun: Vertical handle
• Back handle: Quickdraw handle
• Magazine: Fast Mag I
• Stock: Balanced stock

Our favorite LMG is the XMG, which has a huge Mag size and blows out bullets in a non-stop stream. The

Our gear here is designed to play to the XMG’s strengths to give you a powerful class setup while also providing some gentle bumps in movement and aiming speed. Plus even more ammo, in case the XMG’s immense number of standard rounds isn’t enough for you. If you use this loadout, we recommend opting for all the Enforcer benefits and perhaps supplementing your already impressive rate of fire with an SMG like the Jackal PDW or the Tanto .22.

Best gear for beginners

XM4

• Optics: Merlin Reflex
• Walk: Long barrel
• Underrun: Vertical handle
• Back handle: Quickdraw handle
• Stock: Heavy stock

For those just getting their feet wet with Black Ops 6’s multiplayer, or even novice Call of Duty players in general, the XM4 is a very good choice. A popular beta mainstay, the secondary weapon.

Our XM4 equipment guide contains the full explanation of all the attachments we’ve chosen here. In short, we equipped the XM4 to increase its viability on longer rangers while eliminating some of the recoil. Overall, beginners should be able to warm up well with this gear, and those who aren’t completely satisfied with other ARs like the AMES 85 and the AK-47 should be happy as well.

That completes our guide to the best loadouts in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6! If you’re still looking for additional information as you figure out your class lineup, check out our list of all the operators and all the weapons in the game. Our comprehensive best weapons guide will also be a handy companion as Black Ops 6’s meta really takes off.