Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 4 roadmap: How will the update impact esports?

The roadmap for the Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 4 update is set to provide fans of both titles with an overview of a variety of content arriving in multiplayer and battle royale.

The launch of a new season often includes new multiplayer maps, new weapons, and weapon balancing, which has the potential to influence the meta of the Black Ops 6 and Warzone esports scenes.

Esports Insider has everything there is to know about the Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 4 roadmap, including details on its release time and how the update could impact Call of Duty esports.

The roadmap for Call of Duty’s Season 4 update will arrive on May 21st, 2025 at 5pm BST / 12pm ET.

This release time is based on the formula used to reveal the roadmaps of the two previous seasonal updates for the latest annual release and the battle royale.

Once the roadmap appears, Esports Insider will update the article with the relevant information.

Based on teaser trailers and information Treyarch has already revealed, the Season 4 update for Call of Duty will feature a variety of new content that could spark change among both title’s esports scenes.

The arrival of the FFAR assault rifle, the LC10 submachine gun, and the Essex Model 07 tactical rifle is bound to provide players with even more choice when building a loadout for competitive play.

Due to the existing ruleset, the additions to the weapon arsenal won’t impact the Call of Duty League (CDL), but will encourage a meta change in Warzone.

The battle royale’s Ranked mode and competitive tournaments exclusively feature Black Ops 6 weaponry, meaning the additions of the FFAR, LC10, and Essex Model 07, the perfect opportunity to adjust the meta. New weapons combined with an expected dose of weapon balancing will shake up the loadouts being used by the best players in the world.

Season 4 sees the potential arrival of the Fringe map to multiplayer. Having featured as part of the competitive map pool for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, there’s a possibility of the map returning for Black Ops 6’s Championship Weekend and the Esports World Cup.