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Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War best perks

Veteran Call of Duty players will be familiar with all of these perks, but which are the best?

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War perks

Looking for a list of all the Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War perks? Here’s a complete list of the best perks that you can find in Black Ops Cold War, including their descriptions.

If you were expecting any shiny new perks that will threaten to upset the meta, then you may be disappointed: all of the perks in Call of Duty Cold War have been seen in one guise or another multiple times in the series. With a much greater emphasis on vehicular warfare and traversal equipment like ziplines – not to mention the return or swimming and underwater fighting.

As ever, the perks are split into three trees with no specific name and you can select one perk from each of the three trees to shape your best class. There are also Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War wildcards that allow you to pick six perks or pick all the perks from one tree, so we should see some interesting builds in multiplayer.

Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War best perks

Perk 1

Tactical Mask
Maximised resistance to flashbang and stun grenade. Immune to gas.

Flak Jacket
Take less damage from enemy explosives and Molotov fires.

Perk 2

Scavenger
Replenish ammo from fallen players.

Quartermaster
Recharge equipment over 25 seconds.

Tracker
See Imprint of enemy footsteps. Aim at enemies to reveal them on your team’s minimap.

Perk 3

Cold Blooded
AI-controlled scorestreaks will not target you. Player-controlled scorestreaks will not highlight you. Show up cold on thermal. Players in vehicles won’t see your nameplate.

Ghost
Undetectable by enemy Spy Planes whenever you are moving, planting or defusing bombs, or controlling scorestreaks.

Ninja
Sprint more quietly. Resistant to Field Mic.

And there you have it, the best Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War perks. There are some subtle nods in there that Treyarch is trying to nerf camping as a tactic, for example, the Ghost perk only hides your presence on the minimap if you’re moving or performing a key action. Hopefully this will address some of the worst habits Modern Warfare players have developed.

We’ve also got the lowdown on all the Black Ops Cold War scorestreaks for you and the best Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War guns.