Black Ops 4: Blackout – How to Land Faster in Blackout

In a battle royale game, one of the most important skills to have is knowing how to land faster than everyone else, and Call of Duty’s Blackout mode is no different. You’ll want to know how to land fast so that you can gear up and be ready to fight as soon as possible. Although the wingsuit may take some getting used to at first, you eventually get the hang of how to use it to your advantage. Follow the tips in this guide to learn how to land faster in Blackout and beat the competition. 

How to Land Fast in Blackout

In Blackout, it’s important to know how to land fast so that you can hit the ground quickly and begin looting before anyone else. This is particularly important if you plan on landing at a popular or highly-contested area like a helicopter spawn location, where you will likely encounter other players looking to reach the best weapons, gear, and vehicles first.

Pick a Place to Land

Before even thinking about how to land faster in Blackout, you’ll want to determine where you’re going to land first. Part of what slows players down during freefall is being indecisive about where they want to land. 

Changing course mid-freefall can significantly hinder your chances of landing before other players, so you’ll want to make sure you know exactly where you and your squad are headed before deploying from the initial helicopter. Check out our guide on some of the best places to land in Blackout to help determine where to drop.

Once you have determined where you want to drop, bring up the map and keep an eye on how far away your deployment helicopter is. You’ll want to jump when you are getting close to your target but are not directly above. The goal here is to fly in at an angle to make the most of your momentum during descent.

Nosedive to Gain Speed 

When you’re ready, jump from the helicopter, but don’t open your wingsuit yet. As soon as you jump, press downward so that your character is doing a nosedive straight toward the ground. You should notice your speed increasing on the speedometer on the right side of the screen. This meter tells you how fast you’re falling as well as how long you have until your parachute opens.

Continue your nosedive until the speedometer reaches close to 70 m/s. Once it does, pull up to flatten out your character’s body and deploy the wingsuit. This allows you to maintain your momentum and speed while coasting toward your landing destination. Depending on how far away your target is, you can maintain your nosedive for a while before opening your wingsuit so that you come in at a sharper angle toward the ground.

With this method, not only can you land faster, you can also reach locations that are pretty far from where the helicopter dropped you off. Now that you know how to land faster in Blackout, you should be able to quickly land pretty much anywhere on the map. Check out some of our other Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 guides for more Blackout tips and tricks.