Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has brought back many iconic features and gadgets from previous entries in the franchise, but their newest addition is one of the most popular yet. Letting you disguise themselves as enemy team , Sleeper Agent has the Black Ops 6 community split over its presence in the game. Despite its controversy, Sleeper Agent fits right into the themes of betrayal and double-agents prevalent throughout the campaign.

Being the most powerful field upgrade available to players in Black Ops 6, Sleeper Agent is an easy go-to option for any of your potential class and weapon combinations. Being unlocked late into a prestige rank at level 51, Sleeper Agent is one of the better items on which to spend your hard-earned prestige tokens in Black Ops 6. While the Sleeper Agent Field Upgrade seems straightforward, you'll first need to understand how it fully works to take advantage of its overwhelming potential.

How The Sleeper Agent Field Upgrade Works

Taking Advantage Of A Chaotic Battlefield

If you've ever been confused by seeing a CIA black redacted bar over a player's name in the kill feed, that's the ability of the Sleeper Agent at work. The Sleeper Agent thrives off the fast-paced gameplay, relying on players not second-guessing their allies as they run by. Upon use, this Field Upgrade in Black Ops 6 disguises you as an enemy team member, making them see you with a blue dot and name tag above your head rather than a red one.

The easiest way to get detected is through the mini-map, as you won't show up as an ally for enemies when disguised, and firing without a suppressed weapon will reveal you with the standard red arrow. The initial downside is that Sleeper Agent has quite a large cooldown compared to the other options, although it does have a lengthy 30-second duration when activated.

This long cooldown makes it essential for you to use it when fully out of sight from enemies so as not to waste it, especially given the announcement made upon activation.

How To Effectively Use Sleeper Agent

Essential Perks And Scorestreaks Are Keys To Success

While information-based Scorestreaks aren't as flashy as the immense power of their lethal counterparts, intel is the most valuable tool at your disposal in Black Ops 6. With enemies able to detect you in Sleeper Agent through the mini-amp, counter UAVs are a great choice to go alongside it, eliminating the biggest giveaway to your disguise.

While it's not as easy to swap to without the proper class setup, I would recommend having the Cigma 2B launcher on standby to take down any pesky aerial detection whenever possible.

The Ghost Perk also counteracts the x-ray enemy marking provided by the Recon Specialist Perk.

One of the biggest counters to the Sleeper Agent Upgrade is the vigilance perk, which allows enemies to see through your disguise completely as if you weren't wearing one. If you don't want to waste a Scorestreak slot on a Counter UAV, the Ghost Perk eliminates the threat by erasing your detectable presence from low-level Intel Streaks. Another way experienced players can detect you is by recognizing your player model, which can be an unfortunate downside for players with expensive and unique-looking characters as it only replaces the HUD appearance above your head.

Regardless of the counterplay options available, the Sleeper Agent field upgrade is easily one of the most powerful and satisfying options in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, being an excellent way for you to farm upgrades for some of the best weapons while lining up headshots on enemies from behind.