All Weapon Buffs & Nerfs In Warzone 2 And Modern Warfare 2 Season 3

The patch notes for Season 3 of Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 feature many weapon nerfs and buffs. Some weapons received minor changes while others received complete overhauls. Moreover, two new weapons are introduced in the game. With these changes, players can expect a complete change in the meta. For example, the infamous ISO Hemlock received massive nerfs because of its domination in the previous update. On the contrary, a select few snipers can down an enemy with a single bullet. Here are all the changes in the new MW2 and WZ2 Season 3 update.

MW2 And Warzone 2 Weapons Balancing: All Nerfs & Buffs In Season 3

Assault Rifles

• ISO Hemlock
  • All Damage Ranges reduced
  • Lower Torso Damage reduced
• M13B
  • Headshot Damage slightly reduced
  • Lower Torso Damage increased
  • Mid-range Damage distance increased
  • Upper Torso Damage slightly reduced
• STB 556
  • Headshot Damage increased
  • Leg Damage increased
  • Lower Torso Damage increased
  • Mid-range Damage distance increased
  • Mid-range Damage reduced
• TAQ-56
  • Headshot Damage decreased

Battle Rifles

• FTAC Recon
  • Movement Speed increased
  • Semi-Auto Leg Damage increased
  • Semi-Auto Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only
  • Semi-Auto Upper Torso Damage increased
• Lachmann 762
  • Movement Speed increased
• SO-14
  • Movement Speed increased
  • Semi-Auto Minimum Armor Damage increased (Warzone 2.0 Only)
• TAQ-V
  • Minimum Armor Damage increased (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Movement Speed increased
  • Semi-Auto Lower Leg Damage increased

Handguns

• Basilisk
  • Minimum Armor Damage reduced (Warzone 2.0 Only)

Light Machine Guns

• RAAL MG
  • Headshot Damage reduced
  • Minimum Armor Damage added to Semi-Auto Firing Mode (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Semi-Auto Headshot Damage increased
  • Semi-Auto Upper Torso Damage increased
  • Semi-Auto Lower Torso Damage increased
• RPK
  • Close-mid Damage slightly reduced

Marksman Rifles

• Tempus Torrent
  • All Damage Ranges is reduced slightly
  • Close-mid Damage is reduced slightly
  • Headshot Damage reduced

Submachine Guns

Submachine Gun Hip Spread accuracy increased

• BAS-P
  • ADS Move Speed increased
  • All Damage Ranges increased
  • Minimum Armor Damage added to Semi-Auto Firing Mode (Warzone 2.0 Only)
• Lachmann Sub
  • Headshot Damage decreased
  • Burst-Fire Leg Damage increased
  • Burst-Fire time between shots decreased
  • Burst-Fire Torso Damage increased
• MX9
  • Sprint to Fire Speed increased
• Vaznev-9K
  • Headshot Damage decreased
• VEL 46
  • Headshot Damage decreased

Attachments

Ammunition

• Basilisk
  • .500 Snakeshot
    • Maximum Armor Damage added (Warzone 2.0 Only)
• Explosive
  • Bolt-Action Weapons equipped with Explosive Ammunition are now able to down fully armored players in one shot (Warzone 2.0 Only)
  • Explosive Ammunition has been added to the MCPR-300 progression tree
• ISO Hemlock
  • .300 Blackout (All Types)
    • Headshot Damage increased
    • Hip Spread accuracy while prone increased
    • Initial Recoil increased slightly
    • Long-range Damage decreased
    • Mid-range Damage increased
    • Minimum Armor Damage added to Semi-Auto Firing Mode (Warzone 2.0 Only)
    • Recoil violence increased

Note: Barrel, Stock, and Magazine Attachment stats are affected according to how ‘Large’, ‘Small’, ‘Heavy’, ‘Light’, ‘Long’, or ‘Short’ they are relative to other Attachments. In essence, the below changes increase the upsides of most Attachment stats while decreasing their downsides—resulting in an overall increase in Attachment power level.

Barrel

• Heavy Barrels
  • ADS Speed penalty slightly reduced
• Light Barrels
  • Muzzle Velocity penalty reduced
• Short Barrels
  • ADS Speed benefit increased
  • Damage Range penalty reduced
  • Hip Spread accuracy benefit increased while moving and firing
  • Hip Spread accuracy penalty for Shotguns decreased while moving and firing

Bipod

• ADS Speed penalty reduced

Laser

• Laser brightness increased

Magazine

• Large Magazines
  • Light Machine Guns (Global)
    • Handling and Movement penalties reduced
• Kastov 545
  • 60 Round Magazine
    • Handling penalty reduced
• Kastov 762
  • 40 Round Magazine
    • Handling penalty reduced
• Lachmann Sub
  • 50 Round Drum
    • Handling penalty reduced
• M13B
  • 60 Round Magazine
    • Handling penalty reduced
• M16
  • 60 Round Magazine
    • Handling penalty reduced
• Vaznev-9K
  • 45 Round Magazine
    • Handling penalty reduced
• VEL 46
  • 50 Round Magazine
    • Handling penalty reduced
  • 60 Round Magazine
    • Handling penalty reduced

Small Magazines

Movement Speed increased

Sprint to Fire Speed increased

• Fennec 45
  • Fennec Double Tap Mod (Benefits from Small Magazine buffs)
    • Damage increased
    • Damage Ranges reduced
    • Minimum Armor Damage added (Warzone 2.0 Only)
    • Time between bursts reduced
• STB 556
  • Single Tap Mod (Benefits from Small Magazine buffs)
    • Damage increased
    • Mid-range Damage distances increased
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
    • Time between shots increased

Rear Grip

• Basilisk
  • Akimbo Basilisk
    • Maximum Armor Damage added (Warzone 2.0 Only)

Stock

• Heavy Stocks
  • ADS Move Speed penalty reduced
  • Aiming Stability benefit increased
  • Aim Walking Steadiness benefit increased

That’s everything from us on the Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 3 weapons buffs and nerfs. For more such content like the best Kastov 74-u loadout, make sure you visit our MW2 guides section.