Warzone: Cheaters Take Over Ranked, and This Streamer Calls Them Out in a Big Way
In a video that went viral, British creator Stodeh delivers a chilling rant: Warzone’s Ranked mode is spiraling downward, overrun by pervasive and sneaky cheating.
Stodeh, one of the most respected streamers in the Call of Duty community, recently documented a phenomenon that, sadly, many players know all too well: cheaters are back, and they’re not even trying to hide. In a ranked session, he encountered a player acting so suspiciously that he decided to rewatch the entire match… only to uncover the unthinkable.
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A damning replay
In Stodeh’s video, posted in June 2025, he details an opponent whose reactions seem “too perfect to be real.” Growing suspicious, Stodeh watches the gameplay from a spectator perspective. The result? The player tracks every enemy with uncanny precision, predicts every move, and never seems caught off guard.
The verdict is immediate: it’s clearly a wallhack. Yet, no warning, no live ban, no visible penalty whatsoever.
“You can clearly see he knows exactly where we are at all times… it’s so frustrating.”
— Stodeh, Warzone streamer and content creator
Stodeh repeatedly questions how a player can know their positions so precisely, how an account can stay active after five ranked matches, and how there seems to be no way to fight back — all while Ricochet, the anti-cheat system, stays silent.
The nightmare of Ranked mode
With the return of Verdansk, Activision promised a fresh start against cheaters and a Ranked mode finally worthy of the name. But reality paints a different picture. In his new video, Stodeh highlights an even deeper issue: cheating has become more subtle… but systematic. More and more players level up in Warzone with premium cheats. Gone are the obvious aimbots; in their place are stealthy wallhacks and so-called “smart cheaters” who adapt their playstyle to remain undetected and fly under the radar.
This insidious shift is slowly killing the competitive spirit. Ranked matches are often ruined within minutes, new artificially boosted accounts keep popping up, and Ricochet — Activision’s much-touted anti-cheat system — remains frustratingly ineffective despite big promises. It’s a grim reality echoed by other community figures, like Nadeshot, who recently called out the rise of cheating in Call of Duty.
An epidemic beyond Warzone?
Stodeh’s case isn’t unique. In a recent statement, Minh Le, co-creator of Counter-Strike, estimated that cheating affects as many as 40 to 50% of online matches in certain competitive games.
A chilling statistic that raises a painful question: can we still trust anti-cheat systems? In Warzone, despite Activision’s promises, the results are disappointing at best. And when even the most level-headed creators start to give up, it signals a much deeper crisis.
