In the competitive multiplayer arena of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, players often share their thrilling final kills online, showcasing their skills and celebrating their victories. Yet, among the countless clips, one stands out as particularly remarkable.
The Ricochet Blades, a unique ammunition type for the D1.3 Sector secondary weapon, were introduced during the contentious Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles event last month. These blades quickly became a hot topic due to their unpredictable bounce patterns off multiple surfaces.
Player kev99gh captured a stunning final kill in a round of hardcore Search and Destroy on the Lowtown map. Using a Ricochet Blade, affectionately dubbed a "pizza" by the community, kev99gh managed to bounce the blade out of the map and back inside, securing a one-hit kill on an unsuspecting enemy peeking out a window.
Longest ricochet blade ever. Bounced a pizza out of the map. Final kill cam.
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.reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; }kev99gh's clip might just be the longest Ricochet Blade kill recorded, as the blade bounces outside the map and back in for the kill. In the video, kev99gh carefully lines up the shot from behind cover, launches the blade into the unknown, and then tracks its path on the overhead map. The blade skirts the map's edge before returning to strike through the window at the perfect moment.
Such elaborate and seemingly improbable trick shots with the Ricochet Blades are not purely luck-based. Redditor SpawnTubing, who shared kev99gh's clip, noted that the Black Ops 6 community actively seeks out and practices shots against common camping spots. Commenters have praised the impeccable timing of the enemy's peek, which coincided with the blade's return, as "peak" Black Ops 6 gameplay.
The Ricochet Blades have ignited a new trend of bounce kill strategies across various Black Ops 6 multiplayer maps, with numerous clips showcasing kills involving multiple bounces before hitting their mark.
Ricocheted a blade around Subsonic. Final kill cam.
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.reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; }However, not all players are thrilled with the Ricochet Blades. Some find them frustrating and annoying to play against. These critics will likely be further displeased by a recent update from developer Treyarch, which enhanced the blades' physics and bouncing speeds, ensuring they now deliver one-hit kills. Here's the relevant patch note:
**D1.3 Sector**Our initial design for the D1.3 Sector Ricochet Blades revolved around quickly launching many high-speed blades, meant to perform best blind firing into enclosed spaces. We have been following your feedback and agree that, in practice, the use cases for this ammo type are too low. The Ricochet Blades will now do 100 damage to enable one-hit kills, and to compensate we are lowering the fire rate and projectile speed. We think the popularity of this ammo type will see some new interest with these changes and look forward to seeing more of your cross-map killcams in MP.
Ricochet BladesIncreased damage from 75 to 100.Decreased rate of fire.Decreased projectile velocity.Improved bouncing speeds and physics.With these changes, the dominance of the Ricochet Blades is expected to grow, especially as Season 3 approaches, bringing with it the much-anticipated return of Verdansk to Warzone.
