Call of Duty Season 3 brought significant weapon balance to Warzone, including a nerf to Vanguard’s popular Bren Light Machine Gun and major changes to the sniper class. You’ll definitely want to upgrade your loadouts for this new season. Here we will walk you through creating some of the most powerful weapon builds in Season 3.
BOCW AK-47
Black Ops Cold War’s version of the AK-47 assault rifle has returned as a top-tier option for Warzone’s long-range meta. This weapon boasts high mobility and offers a quick time to kill, but can be made even more powerful with recommended attachments.
Recommended AK-47 Accessories:
- Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
- Barrel: 20″ Spetsnaz RPK barrel
- Optics: 3x Axial Arms
- Underbarrel: Spetsnaz Grip
- Ammunition: 45 Rnd
Vargus 52
Black Ops Cold War recently added the Vargo 52 assault rifle with the Year 2 update, and while it did receive a slight nerf in the Warzone Season 3 update, the weapon is still a great option for long- to medium-range combat. . The recoil pattern changed a bit with the update, but it’s still a very easy to use assault rifle. If you haven’t had a chance to unlock this weapon yet, here is our guide to unlocking the Vargo 52.
Recommended Vargo 52 implements:
- Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
- Barrel: 18.6″ Workforce
- Optics: 3x Axial Arms
- Underbarrel: Spetsnaz Grip
- Ammunition: Spetsnaz 60 Rnd
CR-56 AMAX
The CR-56 AMAX from Modern Warfare has returned as a solid option for the long-range meta of Warzone. Recommended attachments will help you increase accuracy, range, and help control recoil a bit.
Recommended CR-56 AMAX Accessories:
- Muzzle: monolithic suppressor
- Barrel: XRK Zodiac S440
- Optics: VLK 3.0x optics
- Underbarrel: Commando Foregrip
- Ammunition: 45 round magazines
copper carbine
The Cooper Carbine Assault Rifle is an excellent choice for medium range combat or to combine with a sniper rifle. The weapon already has a great kill time, but it gets even faster with recommended attachments like the Recoil Booster.
Recommended Cooper Airgun Accessories:
- Muzzle: recoil booster
- Barrel: 22″ Cooper Custom
- Optics: Slate Reflector
- Stock: Stock removed
- Underbarrel: M1941 handstop
- Magazine: 9MM 60 round drums
- Ammo Type: Compressed Rounds
- Rear grip: leather grip
- Advantages: Tight Grip, Fully Loaded
owen gun
Despite the Season 3 nerfs, the Owen Gun is still the most complete and easy to use SMG option for Caldera and Rebirth Island. This recommended build focuses on getting the fastest kill time possible, so this is a great option if you prefer an aggressive close-range playstyle for Warzone.
Recommended accessories for Owen guns:
- Muzzle: recoil booster
- Barrel: Hockenson 142mm Rapid
- Optics: Nydar Model 47
- Stock: Stock removed
- Underbarrel: M1941 handstop
- Magazine: 7.62 Gorenko 72 Round Drum
- Ammunition type: elongated
- Back Grip: Cloth Grip
- Advantages: acrobatic, fast
OT 9
If you are bored of using the Owen Gun, the Black Ops Cold War OTs 9 is also the best option for the submachine gun class. The OTs 9 boasts low recoil and solid handling, but you’ll want the recommended attachments to help you get the most out of your speed/move with this machine gun, as well as increase your ammo count.
Recommended accessories for OT 9:
- Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
- Barrel: 8.1″ Workforce Barrel
- Stock: KGB Skeletal Stock
- Ammunition: VDV 40 Rnd Fast Mag
- Back Grip: Snake Wrap
weaponwar 43
Vanguard’s Armaguerra 43 submachine gun was added with Season 2 Reloaded, which can be unlocked for free via an in-game challenge. This submachine received a small nerf in some of the Season 3 attachments, but it’s still a great choice for close range combat on Caldera or Rebirth Island, especially when playing solo matches. The weapon boasts a decent reload speed and serves as the Vanguard’s fastest firing submachine gun. The recommended attachments will help you get the most out of this new machine gun in Warzone.
Armaguerra 43 recommended implements:
- Muzzle: recoil booster
- Barrel: Botti 570mm Precision
- Optics: Slate Reflector
- Stock: Imerito SA Folding
- Underbarrel: M1941 handstop
- Magazine: .30 Russian Short 34 Round Mags
- Ammunition type: elongated
- Back Grip: Cloth Grip
- Advantages: sleight of hand, in the hand
JAK-12
The Modern Warfare JAK-12 is popular for being the best shotgun to use in Warzone. This weapon offers a very fast kill time, making it a great choice if you’re an aggressive player looking for a shotgun to try out.
Recommended JAK-12 Accessories:
- Muzzle: FORGE TAC Marauder
- Barrel: ZLR J-3600 Torrent
- Laser: 5mw laser
- Magazine: 20 round drum magazines
- Rear grip: dotted grip tape
HDR
Modern Warfare’s HDR sniper rifle returns as a top-tier option for shooting in Caldera. This heavy sniper is a bit slow to aim down sights, but is one of the few snipers that can still land a one-shot headshot at any range.
Recommended HDR attachments:
- Muzzle: monolithic suppressor
- Barrel: 26.9″ HDR Pro
- Laser: Tac Laser
- Stock: FTAC Stalker-Scout
- Benefit: sleight of hand
AX-50
If you want a powerful sniper that’s a bit faster than HDR for shooting on Rebirth Island, Modern Warfare’s AX-50 is a great choice to replace the popular Kar98k and Swiss K31 snipers that were heavily nerfed in the update. season 3. Recommended accessories will help you get faster aiming down sights and better mobility with the AX-50.
Recommended AX-50 Accessories:
- Muzzle: monolithic suppressor
- Barrel: 32″ factory barrel
- Laser: Tac Laser
- Stock: Singuard Weapon Killer
- Grip: dotted grip tape
Season 2 added Communication Towers to Warzone’s Rebirth Island, and here’s everything you need to know to get the most out of this feature. We also have an Easter egg guide to help you get the free loadout drop and specialist token rewards on Rebirth Island. If you are looking for new melee weapons to try, we have guides for unlocking the Ice Axe, Skal Crusher, and Sledgehammer weapons.
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