Call of Duty’s RICOCHET Anti-Cheat: How It Works and Key Features in 2025
Learn how Call of Duty's RICOCHET Anti-Cheat fights cheaters with kernel-level detection, real-time analysis, and unique mitigations like cloaking and damage shields.
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat is Call of Duty’s comprehensive solution to keeping cheaters at bay. With both server-side and client-side tools, it works to ensure fair gameplay across all major titles, including Warzone, Modern Warfare II (2022), Modern Warfare III (2023), and even Warzone Mobile.
Here’s everything you need to know about how it works, its features, and how it actively disrupts cheaters.
Key Features of RICOCHET Anti-Cheat
1. Kernel-Level Driver
On PC, RICOCHET uses a kernel-level driver to detect malicious software in real time. This deep system access ensures cheaters can’t hide their tools, while operating only during gameplay to protect user privacy.
2. Real-Time Data Analysis
The system continuously scans gameplay data to identify suspicious behavior, such as unnatural aim patterns or the use of wallhacks.
3. Mitigation Tools
RICOCHET actively disrupts cheaters’ gameplay, making their experience frustrating while protecting legitimate players.
4. Frequent Updates
The software is constantly evolving to counter new cheating methods, ensuring the system stays ahead of emerging threats.
5. Ban Waves
Cheaters are removed in bulk ban waves, which are announced for community transparency and discourage repeat offenses.
6. Community Reporting System
Players can report suspicious behavior in-game, helping improve detection accuracy. Reports are carefully reviewed to prevent abuse of the system.
7. Anti-Boosting Measures
The system flags accounts that frequently team up with known cheaters, combating boosting and dishonest gameplay tactics.
Mitigations That Disrupt Cheaters
Once a cheater is detected, RICOCHET uses in-game mitigations to neutralize their impact. These tools ensure legitimate players aren’t affected while making cheaters’ experience miserable.
Here’s a breakdown of the available mitigations as of 2025:
- Cloaking: Legitimate players are invisible to cheaters.
- Disarm: Removes all weapons and equipment from cheaters, leaving them helpless.
- Damage Shield: Makes legitimate players immune to damage from cheaters.
- Hallucinations: Introduces decoy characters visible only to cheaters, confusing and disorienting them.
- Splat: Disables a cheater’s parachute, causing them to fall uncontrollably upon deployment.
Proactive Cheater Management
RICOCHET doesn’t just react to cheaters; it proactively prevents them from ruining matches. By combining advanced detection tools, community input, and disruptive in-game measures, it ensures Call of Duty players can enjoy a fair and fun experience. With RICOCHET, cheaters might still show up—but they won’t be around for long.
