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)
- Explosive
- 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
- Fennec Double Tap Mod
- Fennec
- STB 556
- Single Tap Mod
- Cooldown time between shots
- Single Tap Mod
- 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
- Lockshot KT85
- Optic
- Kazan-Holo
- Reticle visibility improved
- Kazan-Holo
- Stock
- FJX Imperium
- FJX Lux-7
- Increase to Aim Walking Speed benefit
- Increase to Aiming Idle Stability penalty
- Increase to Sprint Speed benefit
- FJX Lux-7
- RIB400
- Increase to Recoil Control benefit
- Increase to ADS Speed penalty
- X12
- XRK Pistol Stock
- Decrease to Movement Speed penalities
- XRK Pistol Stock
- 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
- XRK Bar Stock
- FJX Imperium
- Underbarrel
- Corvus Masterkey
- Increase to ADS Speed
- Decrease to ADS Pellet Spread
- Increase to Ammo Reserve
- Slight increase to Mid Damage Range
- Corvus Masterkey
Weapon balancing is not the only changes being made in Season 3 Reloaded. The Warzone 2 AI has received yet another nerf.