All weapon buffs and nerfs in Warzone 2 and MW2 Season 3

As you might expect, Season 3 also features a slew of weapon balance changes meant to create a completely different meta in multiplayer and battle royale. Sniper rifles have been the main topic of discussion ahead of the update, but other weapons have also been buffed and nerfed.

While sniper rifles remained powerful in Modern Warfare 2 , the Warzone 2 Season 3 update is finally bringing back single-shot sniper rifles, equipping certain weapons in this category with deadly explosive ammo and increasing ammo damage.

This buff allows bolt-action snipers like the MCPR-300 or Victus XMR to take out fully armored enemies with just one headshot, as long as the players have the correct type of ammo.

The popular ISO Hemlock has been nerfed in the Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 update after dominating multiplayer and battle royale since its introduction in Season 2.

In the future, Hemlock will have a reduced range in all directions, as well as less damage on torso shots. Only time will tell how this nerf will affect his place in the Season 3 meta.

» Assault Rifles «

• ISO hemlock
  • All damage ranges reduced
  • Lower torso damage reduced
• M13B
  • Headshot damage slightly reduced
  • Lower torso damage increased
  • Average damage range increased 
  • Upper torso damage slightly reduced.
• STB 556
  • Headshot damage increased
  • Leg damage increased
  • Lower torso damage increased
  • Average damage range increased
  • Reduced mid-range damage 
• SO-56
  • Headshot damage reduced

» Combat Rifles «

• FTAK Intelligence
  • Movement speed increased
  • Semi-automatic leg damage increased
  • Semi-automatic minimum armor damage increased | Warzone 2.0 only
  • Upper torso semi-automatic damage increased 
• Lachmann 762
  • Movement speed increased
• CO-14
  • Movement speed increased
  • Semi-automatic minimum armor damage increased | Warzone 2.0 only
• TAQ-V
  • Minimum armor damage increased | Warzone 2.0 only
  • Movement speed increased
  • Semi-automatic shin damage increased

» Pistols «

• Basilisk
  • Minimum armor damage reduced | Warzone 2.0 only

» Light machine guns «

• RAAL MG
  • Headshot damage reduced
  • Minimum armor damage added to semi-auto fire mode | Warzone 2.0 only
  • Semi-automatic headshot damage increased
  • Upper torso semi-automatic damage increased
  • Semi-auto lower torso damage increased 
• PKK
  • Melee damage has been slightly reduced. 

» Shooting rifles «

• Tempus Torrent
  • All damage ranges slightly reduced
  • Melee damage has been slightly reduced.
  • Headshot damage reduced

» Submachine guns «

• Increased the spread accuracy of the hips of the submachine gun.
• BAS-P
  • ADS movement speed increased
  • All damage ranges increased
  • Minimum armor damage added to semi-auto fire mode | Warzone 2.0 only
• Lachmann Sub
  • Headshot damage reduced 
  • Increased leg shot damage
  • Reduced burst firing time between shots.
  • Burt-Fire Torso damage increased
• MX9
  • Sprint to fire speed increased 
• Vaznev-9K
  • Headshot damage reduced
• VEL 46
  • Headshot damage reduced

Attachments

Ammunition

• Basilisk
  • .500 Serpent Shot
    • Added maximum armor damage | Warzone 2.0 only
• Explosive
  • Bolt-action weapons equipped with explosive ammunition can now take down a fully armored player with one shot | Warzone 2.0 only
  • Explosive ammo has been added to the MCPR-300 tree.
• ISO hemlock
  • .300 Blackout (all types)
    • Headshot damage increased
    • Accuracy of hip abduction in prone position increased
    • Starting recoil slightly increased
    • Ranged damage reduced
    • Medium range damage increased
    • Minimum armor damage added to semi-auto fire mode | Warzone 2.0 only
    • Recoil violence increased 

The characteristics of the barrel, stock, and magazine attachments depend on how “big”, “small”, “heavy”, “light”, “long”, or “short” they are compared to other attachments. Essentially, the changes below increase the positives of most Attachment stats and decrease their downsides, resulting in an overall increase in the level of Attachment Strength.

Doulo

• heavy barrels
  • ADS speed penalty slightly reduced
• Light barrels
  • Muzzle velocity penalty reduced
• Short barrels
  • ADS speed advantage increased 
  • Damage range penalty reduced
  • Accuracy gain from the hip increased while moving and shooting.
  • Reduced the hip spread accuracy penalty for shotguns while moving and firing.

bipod

• ADS speed reduction  

Laser

• Laser brightness increased 

Magazine

• Big magazines
  • Light machine guns (all countries)
    • Handling and movement penalties reduced 
  • Kastov 545
    • Magazine for 60 rounds
      • Processing fee reduced
  • Kastov 762
    • Magazine for 40 rounds
      • Processing fee reduced
  • Lachmann Sub
    • 50 round drums
      • Processing fee reduced
  • M13B
    • Magazine for 60 rounds
      • Processing fee reduced
  • M16
    • Magazine for 60 rounds
      • Processing fee reduced
  • Vaznev-9K
    • Magazine for 45 rounds
      • Processing fee reduced 
  • VEL 46
    • Magazine for 50 rounds
      • Processing fee reduced
    • Magazine for 60 rounds
      • Processing fee reduced

small magazines

• Movement speed increased 
• Sprint to fire speed increased

• Fenech 45
  • Fennec Double Tap Mod (Benefits from Small Magazine buffs)
    • Damage increased
    • Damage range reduced
    • Added minimum armor damage | Warzone 2.0 only
    • Time between queues reduced
• STB 556
  • Single Tap Mod (Benefits from Small Magazine buffs)
    • Damage increased
    • Average damage range increased
    • Added minimum armor damage | Warzone 2.0 only
    • Increased time between shots 

Rear handle

• Basilisk
  • Akimbo Basilisk
    • Added maximum armor damage | Warzone 2.0 only  

stock

• heavy stocks
  • ADS movement speed penalty reduced.
  • Improved aiming stability
  • Aiming advantage while walking increased