All weapon buffs and nerfs in Warzone & Black Ops 6 Season 5

Activision

The Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 5 update brings plenty of weapon buffs and nerfs that are set to shake up the meta across both multiplayer and battle royale.

Although we’re heading towards Black Ops 7, there’s still plenty of life left in the BO6 era. Season 5 is yet another big content drop, with a host of new weapons to try out, a 90s Action Hero event confirmed, and the long-awaited opening of the Verdansk Stadium roof.

On top of all that, it also mixes things up with some weapon balancing changes to keep the meta fresh. So, if you want to know which guns are going to dominate and which have been knocked down a peg or two, here are all the buffs and nerfs in the update.

All buffs & nerfs in BO6 and Warzone Season 5

Black Ops 6

Assault Rifles

Goblin Mk2

Shotguns

Marine SP

Additional Adjustments

• ADS Spread improved from 3.1° to 3°.

ASG-89

Additional Adjustments

• ADS Spread improved from 3.285° to 3.27°.

Maelstrom

Additional Adjustments

• ADS Spread improved from 3.45° to 3.35°

LMGs

Feng 82

Marksman Rifles

Tsarkov 7.62

DM-10

TR2

Sniper Rifles

SVD

Additional Adjustments

• Now compatible with Stock attachments.
• View Kick and Gun Kick reduced.
• Visual recoil reduced.
• Idle Sway now reduced by 25% (previously no reduction).
• Received Flinch now reduced by 25% (previously no reduction).

Pistols

9mm PM

Additional Adjustments

• Fire Rate improved from 375rpm to 400rpm.

Grekhova

GS45

Stryder .22

Special

Olympia

Additional Adjustments

• ADS Spread increased from 2.2° to 2.7°.

Olympia Short Barrel

Additional Adjustments

• Sprint to Fire improvement increased from 25ms to 40ms.
• Aim Down Sight Speed improvement increased from 50ms to 70ms.

Warzone

AK-74

Additional Adjustments

• Bullet Velocity increased from 890m/s to 905m/s
• Inflicted Flinch on enemies increased by 15%

AMES 85

AS VAL

Additional Adjustments

• Headshot multiplier increased from 1.15x to 1.2x
• Lower Torso and Legs multipliers increased from 0.85x to 0.9x
• Bullet Velocity increased from 860m/s to 890m/s

Attachments

• Recoil Springs
  • Vertical Recoil benefit increased from 23% to 30%
  • Horizontal Recoil benefit increased from 13% to 20%    

CR-56 AMAX

Additional Adjustments

• Bullet Velocity increased from 860m/s to 880m/s
• Inflicted Flinch on enemies increased by 15%

Model L

Additional Adjustments

• Bullet Velocity increased from 850m/s to 870m/s

SMGs

C9

Jackal PDW

Additional Adjustments

• Aim Down Sight speed improved from 200ms to 195ms

Kompakt 92

• Aim Down Sight speed improved from 190ms to 180ms

KSV

• Headshot multiplier increased from 1.07x to 1.2x

Ladra

LC10

Additional Adjustments

• Headshot multiplier decreased from 1.15x to 1.12x
• Arm multipliers decreased from 1x to 0.8x
• Lower Torso and Leg multipliers decreased from 0.85x to 0.8x
• Aim Down Sight speed slowed from 195ms to 210ms

PPSh-41

• Headshot multiplier increased from 1.18x to 1.28x
• Aim Down Sight speed improved from 190ms to 185ms

SAUG

• Lower Torso and Leg multipliers increased from 0.85x to 0.89x
• Aim Down Sight speed improved from 200ms to 190ms

Tanto .22

• Lower Torso and Leg multipliers increased from 0.8x to 0.84x

Shotguns

Marine SP

• Sprint to Fire time improved from 200ms to 160ms

LMGs

GPMG-7

• Headshot multiplier increased from 1.1x to 1.17x
• Upper Torso and Arm multipliers increased from 1x to 1.05x
• Bullet Velocity increased from 800m/s to 815m/s

PU-21

• Headshot multiplier increased from 1.1x to 1.22x
• Upper Torso and Arm multipliers increased from 1x to 1.08x
• Bullet Velocity increased from 800m/s to 820m/s

XMG

• Lower Torso multiplier increased from 1x to 1.1x
• Bullet Velocity increased from 790m/s to 810m/s

Marksman Rifles

AEK-973

• Full Auto Mod
  • Headshot multiplier increased from 1.25x to 1.38x
  • Upper Torso and Arm multipliers increased from 1x to 1.1x

SWAT 5.56

• Grau Conversion
  • Maximum Damage Range decreased from 43.18m to 38.10m
  • Medium Damage Range 1 decreased from 53.34m to 49.53m
  • Bullet Velocity decreased from 1065m/s to 1020m/s

Sniper Rifles

AMR Mod 4

• Aim Down Sight speed improved from 625ms to 610ms
• Bullet Velocity increased from 780m/s to 810 m/s

HDR

• Aim Down Sight speed slowed from 600ms to 630ms
• Bullet Velocity decreased from 700m/s to 660m/s

LR 7.62

LW3A1 Frostline

Additional Adjustments

• Bullet Velocity increased from 880m/s to 910m/s
• Aim Down Sight speed slowed from 600ms to 630ms

Specials

Sirin 9mm

Additional Adjustments

• Aim Down Sight speed improved from 200ms to 185ms
• Sprint to Fire time improved from 120ms to 110ms

For more Black Ops 6 and Warzone, be sure to check out everything in the Season 5 Battle Pass, as well as the best guns to dominate multiplayer.

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