TWO SIDES.
ONE STANDARD.

• Standard roster: 4 starters, up to 2 substitutes, 1 Team Manager and optional Coach.
• A player may be registered to only one active league roster at a time.
• Roster additions, releases and transfers are not valid until approved through the league transaction process.
• Routine roster changes must be submitted at least 24 hours before the team's next scheduled match.
• A transferred player has a 7-day competitive cooldown before representing a different organization, unless League Administration approves an exception.
• Playoff rosters lock 72 hours before the team's first playoff match, unless an event announcement establishes an earlier lock.
• Using an unregistered or ineligible player may produce an immediate map or series forfeit.

• Players must use the Activision account registered with the league.
• Account sharing, ringers, impersonation and playing under another person's identity are prohibited.
• Players serving a suspension are ineligible until the suspension expires.
• Teams must maintain a valid Team Manager/contact person.
• League staff may request account identifiers or reasonable match-integrity evidence when reviewing a formal complaint.
• Failure to read the rules is not a defense to a violation.

• Teams must schedule within the league-designated match window.
• Once both Team Managers confirm a date/time, it becomes the official start time.
• Players should be in the lobby and ready at least 15 minutes early.
• 15 minutes late: Map 1 may be forfeited.
• 30 minutes late: the series may be forfeited.
• League Administration may waive or modify a lateness penalty for a documented platform-wide/server-wide outage.

Unless an event specifically uses another format, official league series are Best of 5. A team wins the series upon winning three maps.

Reference: current CDL Competitive Settings V1.1 at the time this page was verified.

The higher seed chooses to be Team A or Team B. If no seed exists, a coin flip determines first choice.

• For online play, Team A hosts Maps 1, 3 and 5; Team B hosts Maps 2 and 4 unless a neutral/dedicated server is used.
• The host must use the official CDL preset and verify all league-required settings before launch.
• Both teams are responsible for checking settings before meaningful gameplay begins.
• If an incorrect setting materially affects gameplay, staff may order a remake.
• Intentionally using incorrect settings to gain an advantage is a competitive-integrity violation.

• A player who disconnects may rejoin as soon as the game permits.
• Teams may not intentionally disconnect to force a restart.
• Each team is normally limited to one technical restart request per map, excluding confirmed server-wide failures.

Early-map restart standard

If a platform, server or lobby failure affects multiple players, League Administration may order a full map restart regardless of the limits above.

• Only registered substitutes may enter without emergency approval.
• Normal substitutions occur between maps, not during active gameplay.
• A team must notify the opposing Team Manager and league match channel before the next map begins.
• A substitute inherits all competitive restrictions and cannot bypass a suspension, roster lock or role restriction.
• If a player becomes unable to continue mid-map, the map proceeds unless a restart is approved under the disconnect rules.

1. When possible, finish the map/series under protest. Do not abandon gameplay merely because a rule may have been broken.
2. A formal challenge must be opened within 15 minutes after the series unless the alleged issue requires immediate stoppage.
3. Evidence should be attached within 30 minutes or as directed by staff.
4. Accepted evidence includes full VODs, clips, screenshots, scoreboard images, lobby footage and relevant Discord/bot logs.
5. Edited clips may be accepted, but Administration can request the unedited VOD around the incident.
6. Knowingly filing fabricated evidence is a major integrity violation.

The following section tracks the formal CDL competitive restriction layer shown in the current Competitive Settings V1.1. It is separate from the GA layer below.

Primary weapons

Secondary weapons

RESTRICTED: all Launchers, including Arrow 109 and A.R.C. M1.

Attachments

• Fire Mods: MFS 5.56 NATO FMJ
• Lasers: all laser attachments
• Muzzles: Greaves A-762; Monolithic Suppressor
• Optics: Solaris Holo-IR; Bowen X-25 IR; VAS Strix 6x Thermal
• Underbarrels: M336-X Frag; M336-X Cloak; M335-X Tempest; M335-X Drill Charge

Perks — Restricted

Scorestreaks — Restricted

Scout Pulse, UAV, Skewer, Care Package, Counter UAV, Napalm Strike, LDBR, Sentry Turret, Hand Cannon, Iron Rain, Watchdog Helo, Gravemaker, Interceptors, D.A.W.G., HKDS, Rhino, VTOL Warship, HARP, EMP Systems and Legion.

Verified pro-GA restrictions

Current pro-meta reference — not a separate ban list

Late-2026 public pro tracking shows the competitive meta heavily centered on the M15 Mod 0 at AR and the MPC-25 at SMG, with very narrow attachment builds. This is useful for identifying the current competitive environment, but meta usage by itself does not make every other CDL-legal gun automatically banned unless it is formally restricted or covered by an adopted GA.

• New competitive-impact content is temporarily restricted until League Administration reviews CDL/Ranked treatment.
• A newly released item becoming usable in public Multiplayer does not automatically make it legal in league play.
• When CDL/Ranked updates change restrictions, Unbound may apply the same change by announcement.
• Known exploits, unintended third-person camera advantages, map escapes and game-breaking bugs are prohibited regardless of whether they appear on a named restriction list.

• Stream sniping, ghosting and receiving live opponent information are prohibited.
• Players may stream official matches unless a specific event rule says otherwise.
• A stream delay is strongly recommended for official competition.
• Master Division and playoff players should preserve match VODs for at least 48 hours after a series when technically possible.
• Cheats, wallhacks, aimbots, unauthorized scripts/macros, spoofing intended to evade integrity systems, or any third-party competitive advantage are prohibited.
• Confirmed cheating can result in permanent league removal and nullification of affected results.

Competitive trash talk is permitted within reasonable limits. The following are not:

• Harassment, discriminatory abuse or credible threats.
• Doxxing or sharing private information.
• Match fixing, intentional throwing, collusion or standings manipulation.
• Impersonating league staff or falsifying rulings.
• Repeated targeted abuse toward opponents, casters or staff.

Administration is not required to begin at Level 1. Penalties depend on severity, intent, competitive impact and prior history.

The winning Team Manager must submit the result through the designated league reporting channel/system. Reports should contain:

• Both team names
• Final series score
• Individual map scores
• Match date/time
• Match ID if generated by the league bot
• Scoreboard screenshots or VOD links when required

Knowingly submitting a false score or altered scoreboard is an integrity violation.

• Teams must be in good standing and meet all roster-lock requirements.
• Playoff seeding is determined by the league standings/tiebreak system announced for that season.
• Playoff-specific veto or grand-final formats override the standard BO5 format when explicitly announced.
• League Administration may require additional VOD retention or identity verification for championship matches.

• League Administration has final authority over eligibility, disputes, remakes, forfeits, division placement and disciplinary action.
• Attempting to exploit an obvious loophole in wording is not permitted.
• When the game changes in a way not contemplated by this rulebook, staff may issue an interim ruling to preserve competitive integrity.
• Material rule changes should be announced before enforcement whenever reasonably possible.