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The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Mobile The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Sticks and Stones BOII

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For the Death Card in Call of Duty: World at War, see Death Cards#Sticks & Stones.
For the mode in Call of Duty: Warzone, see Sticks and Stones (Warzone).

Sticks and Stones is a Wager game mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops and a Party game mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Mobile and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Sticks and Stones consists of six players competing in a Free-For-All style game. Everyone's loadout consists of a Crossbow, Ballistic Knife, and a Tomahawk/Combat Axe. The crossbow has an explosive tip, and is able to cause multi-kills. Like a Free-For-All game, points are earned from kills, and the match ends when the time runs out. However, if a player manages to kill another with a Tomahawk/Combat Axe, they will "bankrupt" the target. Also, if a player commits suicide with Crossbow, they humiliate themselves and get "bankrupted". If a player is "bankrupted", they lose all points earned so far in the match; they will have to start over from zero points. To win, a player must reach one of the three highest scores once the time limit is reached.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III[]

The Call of Duty: Black Ops III version used the NX ShadowClaw instead of the Explosive Tip Crossbow, providing a slightly different experience than previous versions. The ShadowClaw is not explosive and can fire arrows in rapid succession, unlike the previous crossbows which need to load a new arrow after each shot.  

Call of Duty: Mobile[]

Stick and Stones is a time-limited game mode in every season, but features a Combat Knife and Combat Axe, different from its Black Ops games counterparts.

Swords and Stones[]

"Everyone has a chance to get a Hachi sword, killing the enemy will put you Cranked status."
— Description

Swords and Stones is a variation featuring the Hachi sword.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]

Sticks and Stones returned in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, added on April 22nd, 2021 with the launch of Season Three. Players were equipped with the R1 Shadowhunter, Nail Gun and Tomahawk.

Points[]

  • Crossbow w/ Explosive Tip: 100/10 points
  • Ballistic Knife shot: 100/10 points
  • Knife/Ballistic Knife melee: 25/5 points
  • Tomahawk/Combat Axe: 10/5 points (and bankrupts player killed with)
  • Car Explosion: 100/10 points
  • Direct impact: 100/10 points

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Trivia[]

  • In Call of Duty: Black Ops the radar shows the person coming in first place as a gold dot.
  • Any form of suicide, such as falling from the map, results in humiliation. This includes death by the player's own crossbow.
    • On the Wii version of this game, players do not bankrupt themselves if they are within the blast radius of a crossbow bolt fired from their own crossbow.
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