Crafting the best loadout in Black Ops 6 is essential to play at your best. For players looking to play aggressively in short-range engagements, the Marine SP shotgun is deadly with the right attachments.
The Marine SP is the lone pump-action shotgun in Black Ops 6. With great mobility and handling, this weapon allows you to get up and personal with your enemies. These loadouts build on the gun's strengths: shoot & scoot. Get the damage in & get out safely, allowing you to jump from engagement to engagement at a fast pace.
With the current meta and mapset in Black Ops 6, Assault 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 Marine SP loadout in Black Ops 6, how to unlock it, and the ideal class setup to complement it.
The Marine SP is unlocked instantly in multiplayer. It is the first weapon in the shotgun category to be unlocked, only requiring players just to reach level 4 in order to create a class.
Available: Unlocked Immediately
"Pump-action shotgun. Powerful and versatile with a short cycling time that allows for rapid target acquisition. Hand loaded with one-shot kill potential in close quarters."
There is the ability to use the Marine SP before that as well, as the default class that includes the Marine SP with multiple attachments. Players can use this class to level up the Marine SP quickly and unlock attachments that can be used in Loadouts.
The Marine SP is a great shotgun within Black Ops 6. It has a good hipfire spread and overall handling, which allows players to be agile across the map. The base weapon is a two-shot kill at 3.2 meters, but will one shot kill in close range. Below are the complete weapon statistics for the Marine SP:
MAGS: 4
MAG SIZE: 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
Blueberry Lime Camo: Get 30 Hipfire Kills with the Marine SP
Chromed Out Camo: Get 30 Kills shortly after sprinting with the Marine SP
Zombies
Strawberry Mint Camo: Get 300 Eliminations with the Marine SP at Rare Rarity or higher
Peel Out Camo: Get 300 Hipfire Kills with the Marine SP
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.
In Black Ops 6, players don't have to fully level up the Marine SP 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 Marine SP:
Muzzle: Full Choke
Barrel: Long Barrel
Laser: Steady Aim Laser
Stock: Quickdraw Stock
Fire Mod: Rapid Fire
How to get the Gold Camo
What is the best class build for the Marine SP for public matches? We have you covered with a build that only uses 5 attachments, allowing players not to use the Gunfighter Wildcard. This build brings out the best characteristics of the weapon such as the great mobility, better range with the Long Barrel, and tighter spread. Here are the attachments:
Muzzle: Modified Choke
Barrel: Long Barrel
Laser: Target Laser
Stock: Combat Stock
Fire Mod: Rapid Fire
Zombies has made its great return in Black Ops 6, having two maps to play. The Marine SP is a lethal weapon to use when combining the Light Stock (Faster Movement), Full Choke, and Rapid Fire Mod. Here is the full build for the Marine SP Zombies Class:
Muzzle: Full Choke
Barrel: Long Barrel
Laser: Target Laser
Stock: Light Stock
Fire Mod: Rapid Fire
How to get the Mystic Gold Camo
Interested in more Black Ops 6 content? Check out articles on competitive class guides for SMGs, competitive AMES 85 Classes, or guides for the campaign including completing the safehouse puzzles and other achievements.