MW2 & Warzone 2 Season 3 Reloaded Weapon Balancing: All Buffs & Nerfs

MW2 and Warzone 2 Season 3 Reloaded has landed, and with it comes a ton of weapon balancing. Here are all the nerfs and buffs in this latest patch.

There have been quite a few significant changes in this update, including a slower time-to-kill at close-range distances.

Close Range Time to Kill Increased

The developers have added Maximum Armor Damage values to the following weapon classes:

• Assault Rifles
• Battle Rifles
• Submachine Guns
• Light Machine Guns

These added values will help slow down the time-to-kill in close-range scenarios. Minimum Armor Damage has also been adjusted or added to several weapons to improve their range.

All Weapon Buffs & Nerfs in MW2 & Warzone 2 Season 3 Reloaded

Handguns

• Basilisk 
  • Added minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only) 
• P890 
  • Added minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only) 
• X12
  • Added minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only) 
• X13 Auto 
  • Added minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only) 

SMGs

• BAS-P
  • Aim down sight speed increased
  • Decrease in Headshot Damage Multiplier
  • Increase to Maximum Damage
  • Increase to Maximum Damage Range
  • Mid-far Damage increased
  • Increase to mid-far Damage Range
  • Added minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only) 
  • Increase to Minimum Damage
  • Increase to Minimum Damage Range
  • ‘First Raise’ animation time reduced
• Lachmann Sub
  • Minimum Armor Damage increased for Burst Fire (Warzone 2.0 Only)
• Minibak
  • Added minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only) 
• MX9
  • Added minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only) 
• Vaznev-9K
  • Maximum Damage Range Decreased

Assault Rifles

• Chimera 
  • Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage added (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

• ISO Hemlock 
  • Decrease to Maximum Damage
  • Decrease to Mid Damage
  • Increase to Lower Torso Multiplier
  • Decrease to Minimum Damage
  • Decrease to Extremities Multipliers

With the ISO Hemlock getting quite the nerf, make sure you still have the best Hemlock loadout for Warzone 2.

• Kastov 545 
  • Decrease to Close-mid Damage Range
  • Decrease to Mid Damage Range
  • Added Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)

• Kastov 762 
  • Added Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Decrease to Extremities Multipliers

• Kastov-74u 
  • Added Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)

• Lachmann-556 
  • Increase to Close-mid Damage
  • Increase to Maximum Damage Range
  • Added Mid Damage Range
  • Added Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Added Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Increase to Upper Torso Multiplier

• M16 
  • Increase to Close-mid Damage Range
  • Increase to Maximum Damage Range
  • Added Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Decrease to cooldown time between bursts
  • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

• M4 
  • Added Semi-auto minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

• M13B 
  • Slight increase to ADS Speed
  • Increase to Damage Ranges
  • Slight increase Hip Spread Accuracy
  • Added Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

• TAQ-56 
  • Decrease to Maximum Damage Range

Battle Rifles

• FTAC Recon 
  • Increase to Auto-fire Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Increase to Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time
• Lachmann-762 
  • Increase to Auto-fire Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Added Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
• SO-14 
  • Increase to Auto-fire Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only) 
  • Increase to Lower Torso Multiplier
  • Increase to Maximum Damage
  • Increase to Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
• TAQ-V 
  • Increase to Minimum Armor Damage
  • Increase to Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)

Shotguns

• Bryson 800 
  • Increase to Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Increase to Mid Damage

• Bryson 890 
  • Increase to Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Increase to Mid Damage

• Lockwood 300 
  • Added Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)

LMGs

Light Machine Guns

• HCR 56 
  • Added Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
• RAPP H
  • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time
• SAKIN MG38
  • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

LMGs have not been changed much meaning they will once again be a viable option in the Warzone meta. Check out the best loadout for the SAKIN MG38 here.

Attachments

In Season 3 Reloaded, there have also been some balancing to weapon attachments:

• Ammunition
  • Explosive 
    • Decrease to Bullet Velocity
  • .500 Snakeshot 
    • Tuning enabled
  • .300 Blackout (All Types)
    • Maximum Armor Damage added (Warzone 2.0 Only)

• Laser
  • Decrease to Laser visibility
• Canted Vibro-Dot 7 
  • Now blocks Core BP2 Underbarrel 
• 7mW Canted Laser 
  • Now blocks Core BP2 Underbarrel

• Magazine
  • Fennec 
    • Fennec Double Tap Mod
      • Increase to Maximum Ammo Reserves
      • Maximum Armor Damage added (Warzone 2.0 Only)
      • Decrease to Minimum Armor Damage (Warzone 2.0 Only)
      • Increase to Starting Ammo
• STB 556
  • Single Tap Mod
    • Cooldown time between shots
• Large (Applies to all magazines of this type)
  • Decrease to Speed penalty
  • Decrease to Movement Speed penalties
• Small (Applies to all magazines of this type)
  • Increase to ADS Speed benefit
  • Increase to Movement Speed benefits
  • Increase to Sprint to Fire Speed benefit

• Muzzle
  • Lockshot KT85 
    • Decrease to Horizontal Recoil Control
    • Increase to Vertical Recoil Control

• Optic
  • Kazan-Holo 
    • Reticle visibility improved 

• Stock
  • FJX Imperium
    • FJX Lux-7
      • Increase to Aim Walking Speed benefit
      • Increase to Aiming Idle Stability penalty
      • Increase to Sprint Speed benefit
  • RIB400
    • Increase to Recoil Control benefit
    • Increase to ADS Speed penalty
  • X12
    • XRK Pistol Stock
      • Decrease to Movement Speed penalities
  • X13 Auto
    • XRK Bar Stock
      • Decrease to Movement Speed penalties
    • XRK Dynamic Precision Stock 
      • Decrease to Movement Speed penalties
    • X13 Coachwhip Stock 
      • Decrease to Movement Speed penalties

• Underbarrel
  • Corvus Masterkey 
    • Increase to ADS Speed
    • Decrease to ADS Pellet Spread
    • Increase to Ammo Reserve
    • Slight increase to Mid Damage Range

Weapon balancing is not the only changes being made in Season 3 Reloaded. The Warzone 2 AI has received yet another nerf.