Game Modes

Explore all game modes in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, including Team Deathmatch, Domination, Kill Confirmed, Uplink, and more. Learn about Hardcore and Classic playlists, and Ranked Play.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare features a variety of game modes, each offering a unique experience. This guide details the core modes, bonus playlists, hardcore variations, and ranked play.

Core Game Modes

Moshpit

A compilation of popular game modes and maps, updated regularly. The initial Moshpit included:

• Kill Confirmed on Bio Lab
• Team Deathmatch on Comeback
• Hardpoint on Detroit
• Uplink on Retreat
• Riot
• Solar

Team Deathmatch

The main game mode where players score points by eliminating enemy soldiers. The first team to reach 7500 points wins, with each kill worth 100 points/XP.

Domination

Players capture and hold three designated positions on the map. The team with more captured positions scores more points. The first team to reach a target score wins.

Kill Confirmed

Similar to Team Deathmatch, but kills only count when the dropped dog tag is collected. Collecting enemy (red) dog tags earns a point, while collecting friendly (blue) dog tags negates a point for the enemy. The first team to reach 65 points wins.

Uplink

A new mode where players carry a Satellite Drone and score by throwing it into the enemy's goal (1 point) or jumping into the goal with the drone (2 points). The team with the higher score at the end wins.

Momentum

A new mode where five flags appear sequentially on the map. Teams must capture all flags to score a point. The team with the most points at the end of the timer wins.

Hardpoint

A King-of-the-hill style mode where players score points by occupying small, temporary zones. The more players within a zone, the more points are scored.

Search and Destroy

An attack/defend mode where the attacking team plants a bomb on one of two targets, and the defending team attempts to defuse it. Players do not respawn after being killed, making each round a single life.

Search and Rescue

Combines elements of Search and Destroy and Kill Confirmed. When a player is killed, they drop a dog tag. If an ally picks up the dog tag, the player respawns.

Capture the Flag

Players capture the enemy team's flag and return it to their own territory to score. The team with the most captured flags wins.

Free-for-all

A mode where each player is on their own. The first player to reach 30 points wins.

Bonus Playlist

Infected

One player starts as infected and must infect others by killing them. The match ends when all players are infected.

Atlas Gorge

A mix of game modes played on the Atlas Gorge map. This was a preorder bonus.

Hardcore Playlist

This playlist includes Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, and Search and Destroy with specific modifications:

• Friendly fire is enabled (you can shoot allies).
• The HUD is disabled.
• Damage is increased, leading to faster player deaths.

Ranked Play

A moshpit of game modes designed for players of similar skill levels, offering a more balanced competitive experience.

Classic Playlist

This playlist features Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, and Search and Destroy, but without exo-movement abilities, offering a traditional Call of Duty experience.