Best Mouse & Keyboard settings in Black Ops 6

Optimizing your Mouse and Keyboard settings in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is essential to perform as well as possible and rack up both score and kills with ease.

It’s easy to overlook, but settings play a crucial role in streamlining your experience. This is especially true for MnK players, who have a huge variety of options that they can customize. Getting this just right, in addition to using the best PC Settings and best Audio Settings, is a must if you want to dominate multiplayer.

To help you out, we’ve broken down the best Mouse and Keyboard settings that you’ll want to use. If you happen to prefer playing on the sticks, we’ve also got the best Controller settings.

Best Mouse settings

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OPTION	BEST SETTING
Aiming Input Device	Mouse
Mouse Sensitivity	Varies based on DPI*
ADS Sens. Multiplier (Focus)	1.00
Look Inversion (On Foot)	Standard
Simplified Controls Preset	Off
Low Motor Strain Preset	Off

*Multiply your mouse’s DPI x Mouse Sensitivity, and aim for a total between 2,000 and 6,000 eDPI. Tweak your eDPI within this range until you are happy with how it feels.

Mouse Advanced Settings

OPTION	BEST SETTING
Custom Sensitivity Per Zoom	Off
ADS Sensitivity Transition Timing	Instant
ADS Sensitivity Type	Legacy
Look Inversion	Preference
3rd Person ADS Correction Type	Precision
Monitor Distance Coefficient	Preference
Mouse Calibration	Mouse Acceleration: 0.00 Mouse Filtering: 0 Mouse Smoothing: Off Mouse Wheel Delay: 200
Use System Mouse Cursor	Preference
Constrain Mouse to Game Window	Preference

Best Movement settings

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OPTION	BEST SETTING
Sprint Assist	Off
Mantle Assist	Off
Crouch Assist	Off
Corner Slice	Off
Crouch Behavior	Toggle
Prone Behavior	Toggle
Sprint/Tactical Sprint Behavior	Toggle
Automatic Airborne Mantle	Off
Parachute Automatic Behavior	Off
Sprint Restore	Off
Slide Maintains Sprint	On
Auto Door Peek	Off
Mantle Cancels Reload	On

Movement Advanced Settings

OPTION	BEST SETTING
Walk Behavior	Toggle
Walk Speed	Moderate
Grounded Mantle	On
Slide/Dive Activation	Independent
Slide/Dive Behavior	Standard
Tactical Sprint Activation	Single Tap Sprint
Plunging Underwater	Preference
Sprinting Door Bash	On
Change Camera Slide Activation	Sprint/Tactical/Focus
Look Keys Sensitivity Horizonal	1.00
Look Keys Sensitivity Vertical	1.00

Best Combat settings

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OPTION	BEST SETTING
Aim Down Sight Behavior	Hold
Interact Behavior	Press
Dedicated Melee Weapon Activation	Weapon Cycle
Equipment Behavior	Hold
Weapon Mount Activation	Weapon Mount (Toggle)

Combat Advanced Settings

OPTION	BEST SETTING
Change Zoom Activation	Melee
Weapon Mount Exit	Instant
Interact/Reload Behavior	Tap to Reload
Focus Behavior	Toggle
Sprint Cancels Reload	On
Depleted Ammo Weapon Switch	On
Armor Plate Behavior	Apply One
C4 Detonation Activation	One by One
Body Shield/Finishing Move Behavior	Prioritize Finishing Move
Manual Fire Behavior	Press

Best Keybinds

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The best Keybinds to use are highly personal and will differ greatly from player to player. In saying that, there are some small adjustments that you can make that help a lot

Most of the time, you are best off using whatever you find most comfortable, but these optimized settings are a great option for those looking to be as competitive as possible:

Movement Keybinds

OPTION	BEST SETTING
Move Forward	W
Move Backward	S
Move Left	A
Move Right	D
Auto Move Forward	H
Jump/Stand/Mantle	Spacebar
Prone/Dive	Z
Change Stance/Slide/Dive	ALT
Crouch/Slide	C
Sprint/Tactical Sprint/Focus	Shift

Combat Keybinds

OPTION	BEST SETTING
Fire Weapon	Left Click
Aim Down Sight	Right Click
Reload	R
Next Weapon	Scroll Wheel
Weapon Mount	Capslock
Fire Mode	B
Melee/Finishing Move/Body Shield	V
Lethal Equipment	Q
Tactical Equipment	E
Field Upgrade	X
Armor Plate/Drop Item	G
Interact	F

Overlay Keybinds

OPTION	BEST SETTING
Scoreboard	TAB
Map	M
Ping	Middle Mouse Button
Text Chat (Last Used Channel)	Enter
In-Game Statistics	Tilde

Menu Action

OPTION	BEST SETTING
Launcher Menu	F1
Social Menu	F2
Settings Menu	F3
Loadout Menu	F6
Push to Talk	CTRL

That’s all for the best Mouse and Keyboard settings in Black Ops 6. For more tips on Treyarch’s shooter, learn more about how to get a nuke, how prestige works, how to level up fast, and all about this year’s mastery camos.