Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2‘s meta are starting to take shape after less than a month of evaluating every weapon in the game. Players have had a solid sense of which guns need improvements since the game opened in late October. This guide on nerfs and buffs will go through all the changes made to each class and weapon in Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.

All Weapon Buffs and Nerfs in MW 2 – Warzone 2 Season 1

Although the SP-R 208, M4, and Kastov-74u have emerged as early front-runners for the best weapon, the decision is still in the air. We attempted to rank the top weapons in MW2 and provided a loadout for each weapon. The meta will keep changing, especially as players figure out which Warzone 2 weapons are most effective.

Assault Rifles:

  • Increase long-distance flinch on all Assault Rifles

Kastov 545

  • ADS speed increase
  • Improved insight ADS sight picture

Kastov-74u

  • ADS speed decrease
  • Hip spread increase

M4

  • Hip spread reduction

M16

  • Rate of fire increase
  • Hip spread reduction
  • Recoil recenter speed increase
  • Shot grouping improvement
  • Increase ADS movement speed
  • Increase strafing movement speed
  • Semi-auto recoil reduction
  • Semi-auto damage reduction

STB 556

  • Close-range damage reduction
  • Reduced sprint-to-fire speed

Battle Rifles:

FTAC Recon

  • ADS speed improvement
  • 5-round magazine – speed and handling improvement
  • Increased flinch caused by bullets
  • Hip spread decrease

SO-14

  • Increased hip fire when full auto

Handguns:

  • Increase to close-range flinch on all Handguns

Light Machine Guns:

  • Increase to long-distance flinch on all Light Machine Guns

Marksman Rifles:

Lockwood 300

  • Damage range reduction

SA-B 50

  • Minor increase to flinch when hit

SP-R 208

  • Large increase to flinch when hit

Shotguns:

  • Increase to close-range flinch on all Shotguns

Bryson 800

  • Close-range damage increase
  • Hip spread increase

Submachine Guns:

  • Increase long-distance flinch on all Submachine Guns

FFS Hurricane

  • ADS move speed increase
  • Increased headshot damage
  • Increased far damage range

Minibak

  • Movement speed decreased
  • Damage range decreased
  • ADS speed decrease
  • Hip spread increase

PDSW 528

  • Movement speed increase
  • Damage range increase
  • ADS speed increase
  • Hip spread decrease
  • Adding Laser and Flashlight Attachments
  • 1mW Artemis Laser
  • 1mW Quick Fire Laser
  • Accu-Shot 5 mW2 Laser
  • VLK LZR 7mW
  • 7mW Canted Laser
  • Schlager ULO-66 Laser

VEL 46

  • 1mW Artemis Laser

  • 1mW Quick Fire Laser

  • Accu-Shot 5 mW2 Laser

  • VLK LZR 7mW

  • 7mW Canted Laser

  • Schlager ULO-66 Laser

  • Damage range increase

Sniper Rifles:

Signal .50

  • Fixed attributes on the Signal .50 barrels:
  • 21.5″ Fluted Fifty
  • 23.5″ SA Fifty-H7

For more on the latest Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 weapon buffs, check out our Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 Season 1 details guide.

  • 21.5″ Fluted Fifty
  • 23.5″ SA Fifty-H7