The best Black Ops 6 Ames 85 loadout suits players that like to land precise shots at medium to long range. With the right attachments you’ll maintain a high movement speed to duck in and out of fights, flanking your opponents and landing damage-boosted headshots. Compared to the other decent assault rifle, the Black Ops 6 XM4 loadout, this is about power over speed.
Assault rifles generally offer a different playstyle to the more fast-paced SMG meta but with the right setup, the Ames 85 can still dominate, especially on maps like Derelict and Rewind, which feature long sightlines and plenty of places to ambush your enemies from a distance.
The ability to multiply damage output by landing headshots is what makes the Ames 85 so deadly in this setup, and easily one of the best loadouts in Black Ops 6 currently. The right attachments can boost the Handling of this assault rifle, while adding in a much needed Extended Magazine keeps you in active combat longer. Pair these with a solid sidearm, as well as the right Perks, and you’ve got a build that’ll see you hitting max level in no time at all.
Best Black Ops 6 Ames 85 loadout
Recommended Ames 85 attachments:
- Barrel: CHF Barrel
- Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
- Magazine: Extended Mag I
- Rear Grip: Quickdraw Grip
- Optic: Merlin Reflex
My Ames 85 build for Black Ops 6 focuses on the damage boost you can get from landing headshots. This is comes from the CHF Barrel attachment, which will really lower your time to kill if you land those shots. To ensure that this gun is easy to control, I've added in the Vertical Foregrip, and then the Quickdraw Grip to boost ADS. This makes the Ames 85 feel light, even though it hits extremely hard at long range.
To finish your Ames 85 loadout add an Optic of your choice. We use the Merlin Reflex, primarily for its clarity and wide lens. This makes spotting enemies a breeze, though you're welcome to add a different Optic if you prefer. Finally, there’s the Extended Mag I attachment. This offers the larger magazine size, without the downsides of the other version of this Perk (Extended Mag II). You’ll be able to unload a heck of a lot of bullets before needing to reload, which can really give you an edge in a fight.
Best Ames 85 class in Black Ops 6
- Secondary: GS45
- Melee: Knife
- Tactical Gear: Flashbang
- Lethal Gear: Semtex
- Field Upgrade: Assault Pack
- Perks: Assassin, Dexterity, Double Time, Ghost (Perk Greed)
- Speciality: Enforcer
To make this Ames 85 loadout complete, you’ll want the GS45 pistol as back up. This sidearm features in many of my preferred loadouts, due to its high stability - it can really save you in a pinch. Make sure to add the Quickdraw Grip and the Long Barrel once you unlock them.
In terms of Gear, we recommend the Flashband and the Semtex. Both work brilliantly on Black Ops 6’s current maps, and there’s a ton of challenges related to each of them. While you’ll have an Extended Mag with this build, we advise selecting the Assault Pack as the Field Upgrade. It can be used to replenish your grenades, as well as your teammates’.
The Perks you’ll want to select are the Assassin, Dexterity and Double Time options. Having all three selected unlocks the Enforcer Speciality, which adds further buffs after a kill. By choosing Perk Greed as the Wildcard, you can add Ghost into the mix as well, to keep you off of your enemies’ minimaps.
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