Best SVD Loadouts and Class Guide in Black Ops 6

Crafting the best loadout in Black Ops 6 is essential to play at your best. For players looking to play with a sniper & have fun with a semi-auto, the SVD Sniper Rifle is a fun weapon to try in Black Ops 6.

The SVD resembles the classic Dragunov from earlier games: quick-firing, semi-automatic sniper capable of taking out multiple enemies quickly with decent damage. These loadouts build on the gun's strengths: while it may not specialize in one specific area, in the right hands, it can compete with virtually any weapon in the game.

With the current meta and mapset in Black Ops 6, Assault & Marksmen Rifles are very powerful and can be effectively used on every map. Although that class is favored, each of the remaining weapon classes can shine with the right loadouts. It is vital to find the right attachments, perks, and equipment to allow you to shine on the map. Below, you’ll find the best SVD loadout in Black Ops 6, how to unlock it, and the ideal class setup to complement it.

How to unlock & how good is the SVD in Black Ops 6

The SVD is unlocked relatively early in the game. It is the second weapon in the Sniper Rifle category to be unlocked, requiring players just to reach level twenty five.

Available: Unlocked at Player Level 25

"Semi-auto sniper rifle. Gas-operated Soviet sniper with modest vertical kick. Capable of landing precise follow-up shots. One skill kill to the head. Hold the Left Thumbstick while ADS to steady."

While the SVD isn't the best weapon in Black Ops 6, it can still be very useful. It has a great fire rate and the damage is solid for a sniper of its kind. The base weapon can one-shot kill from the chest up, while doing 99 damage from the midpoint and arms. While you might get hitmarkers more with this sniper, good aimers will find success with it. Below are the complete weapon statistics for the SVD:

Camos for the SVD Black Ops 6

Each weapon within Black Ops 6 has nine Military Camos, two Special Camos, and four Mastery camos for both multiplayer and zombies.

The Military Camos for multiplayer are unlocked by headshot kills, requiring 100 to completely finish the category. In Zombies, players must get 2,000 critical kills in order to complete the Military Camos in that mode.

The Special Camos are:

Multiplayer
Pixelized Camo: Get 50 Eliminations while the Recon Combat Specialty is active with the SVD
Patchwork Camo: Get 50 Eliminations with a 4.0x or higher magnification scope attached to the SVD

Zombies
Cartridge Camo: Get 300 Eliminations with the SVD while it's Pack-A-Punched
Integration Camo: Get 5 Critical Kills rapidly 15 times with the SVD

To complete the Mastery Camos, we have a complete guide to each. They include Gold, Diamond, Dark Spine, and Dark Matter in multiplayer. In Zombies, the Mastery Camos are Mystic Gold, Opal, Afterlife, and Nebula.

Best Low-Level Class Setup for the SVD in Black Ops 6

In Black Ops 6, players don't have to fully level up the SVD in order to unlock all of the camos or to build a good weapon class. Below is a great low-level class setup for the SVD:

Muzzle: Suppressor
Barrel: Long Barrel
Laser: Steady Aim Laser
Comb: Quickdraw Riser
Stock: Heavy Stock

Best Pubs Class Setup for the SVD in Black Ops 6

What is the best class build for the SVD for public matches? We have you covered with a build that uses the Gunfighter Wildcard to attach 8 attachments. This build increase the mobility, the damage range, and ADS time to make a very good SVD build. Here are the attachments:

Muzzle: Muzzle Brake
Barrel: Reinforced Barrel
Underbarrel: Precision Handguard
Laser: Strelok Laser
Optic: Blandweel 7x Scope
Comb: Quickdraw Riser
Magazine: Extended Mag I
Stock: Heavy Stock

How to get the Dark Spine Camo

Best Zombies Class Setup for the SVD in Black Ops 6

Zombies has made its great return in Black Ops 6, having two maps to play currently in Terminus & Liberty Falls, but more are coming. The SVD is a lethal weapon to use when pack-a-punching and combining the Sight, Strelok Laser, Extended Mag III, and Rapid Fire Mod. Here is the full build for the SVD Zombies Class:

Muzzle: Suppressor
Laser: Strelok Laser
Underbarrel: Precision Handguard
Optic: Kepler Microflex
Comb: Quickdraw Riser
Magazine: Extended Mag II
Stock: Balanced Stock
Fire Mods: Rapid Fire

How to get the Opal Camo

Interested in more Black Ops 6 content? Check out the Black Ops 6 Hub with articles on competitive class guides for SMGs, competitive AMES 85 Classes, or guides for the campaign including completing the safehouse puzzles and other achievements.