Ranking by series

The Call of Duty games, ranked.

30 games compete in this selection. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare tops it with 1,774 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007 · Simulation 1,774
  2. 2 Call of Duty 2003 · FPS 1,744
  3. 3 Call of Duty 2 2005 · FPS 1,688
  4. 4 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 · FPS 1,682
  5. 5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 · FPS 1,662
  6. 6 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012 · FPS 1,629
  7. 7 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered 2016 · FPS 1,624
  8. 8 Call of Duty 3 2006 · FPS 1,580
  9. 9 Call of Duty: WWII 2017 · FPS 1,569
  10. 10 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 2024 · FPS 1,551
  11. 11 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 · FPS 1,543
  12. 12 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011 · FPS 1,539
  13. 13 Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013 · FPS 1,516
  14. 14 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 2022 · FPS 1,511
  15. 15 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III 2023 · FPS 1,502
  16. 16 Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015 · FPS 1,496
  17. 17 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 2018 · FPS 1,493
  18. 18 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 2025 · FPS 1,478
  19. 19 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 2016 · FPS 1,476
  20. 20 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2014 · FPS 1,464
  21. 21 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One 2005 · FPS 1,448
  22. 22 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 2020 · FPS 1,442
  23. 23 Call of Duty: World at War 2008 · FPS 1,440
  24. 24 Call of Duty: Warzone 2022 · FPS 1,434
  25. 25 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered 2020 · FPS 1,418
  26. 26 Call of Duty: Warzone 2020 · FPS 1,414
  27. 27 Call of Duty: Vanguard 2021 · FPS 1,410
  28. 28 Call of Duty: Finest Hour 2004 · FPS 1,410
  29. 29 Call of Duty: Mobile 2019 · FPS 1,360
  30. 30 Call of Duty: Roads to Victory 2007 · FPS 1,360

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In detail

The Call of Duty games ranked, what this ranking says

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare leads this selection with 1,774 ELO points, ahead of Call of Duty and Call of Duty 2. The 30 games competing in it have played 8,462 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 30
Duels played by those games 8,462
Game in the lead Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,774
Point gap between 1st and 10th 223
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading August 21, 2026

The best Call of Duty game of every decade

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best Call of Duty game of every decade
Decade Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
2000s 9 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1,774 1,978
2010s 12 Call of Duty: Black Ops 1,662 573
2020s 9 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 1,551 114

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 27 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Call of Duty +33 1,744
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare +31 1,774
Call of Duty: Warzone +27 1,434

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: WWII 8 75%
Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Ghosts 8 75%
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 7 86%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 6 50%
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 6 100%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Call of Duty series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Call of Duty series is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, with 1,774 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Call of Duty and Call of Duty 2, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Call of Duty games are ranked?

30 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 8,462 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Call of Duty game is climbing right now?

Call of Duty is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 33 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 27 games in the selection moved.

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