When a new weapon releases inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6or Call of Duty: Warzone, leveling it up fast is key to unlocking its attachments, making it the best version of itself. Thankfully, there are some accessible ways to level up weapons quickly and easily, whether you’ve purchased a game or are entirely free to play.

We will go over all the best ways to level a weapon in both Black Ops 6 and Warzone. All of them are relatively casual-friendly and won’t take much time or effort to do well.

The Verdansk map with its name in large letters on the screen in Call of Duty Warzone.

How To Level Up Weapons Fast In Warzone

If you only engage with Call of Duty as a free-to-play player,Warzone is your one place to level up three years of weaponsacross Black Ops 6, Modern Warfare 2, and Modern Warfare 3. It’s a lot to get through.

Of the multiple available modes in Warzone battle royale,Plunder is the best for leveling weapons fast​​​​ by far. There are a few simple reasons why:

The Plunder mode selector menu screen in Call of Duty Warzone.

As forhow to earn weapon XP quickly in Plunder,there are several good ways:

If youwantPvP, do the oppositeof those suggestions, but know it’s not the most effective way to quickly get tons of weapon XP.

The Stakeout map with its name in large letters on the screen in Call of Duty Black Ops 6.

In our experience, even on a relatively unskilled or passive squad,our weapons leveled up once every three to five minutes. That timeframe shrank when we made it onto teams that looted well and were good at taking out enemies as they found them.

Lastly, because it’s a more PvE-friendly mode,Plunder is a more casual experience. you may put on some music or hold a conversation while passively leveling your weapons.

The Shattered Veil Zombies map with its name in large letters on the screen in Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Zombies.

How To Level Up Your Weapons Fast In Multiplayer

If you own Black Ops 6 and enjoy the multiplayer, thebest way to level your weapons is to play the Strike maps in the Face Off mode. You can easily select Face Off Moshpit in the playlist filter, ensuring you’re always on the game’s smallest, most chaotic maps.

Of the Strike maps,Stakeout quickly became the go-to for weapon levelingshortly after the launch of Black Ops 6 and now boasts its own dedicated 24/7 playlist.

The Kilo 141 weapon level up icon in Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Zombies.

If you have any Double Weapon XP tokens, using them while playing Strike Maps 6v6 is ideal. Double XP weekends are also a suitable method.

As for the best way to level weapons on Stakeout or in Face Off, the answer is simple:get a lot of kills, especially headshots. How you do so is up to you. Stakeout has a few power positions, like the kitchen hallway sight line, that you can hold down.

You can alsorun from one side of the map to the other, taking out as many enemies as possiblebefore you’re invariably overwhelmed. Repeat the process as many times as possible over the course of the match.

The strategy is roughly the same on all the other Strike maps. Eitherhold down a position or run from spawn to spawn. Continue the process until you’ve leveled your weapons as much as you want.

How To Level Up Your Weapons Fast In Zombies

Leveling weapons in Zombies can be even more chillthan in Plunder, especially if youknow the best kiting spotson a given map.

The strategy is simple, and only has a few steps:

We recommendstopping the slaughter (of zombies) when only one or two remain. That way, you can purchase any remaining perks, complete Easter Egg or Wonder Weapon crafting steps, and collect or craft any additional resources you need.

By the time youreach round 30 or so, the zombies are likely to be plentiful enough that you can easilyget two or three weapon levels per round.

However, past round 40, unless you have easy access to Wonder Weapons, the zombies will have enough health that killing them with the weapon you want to level might take too much time. There’s no shame inending the match and starting fresh.