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MW2 and Warzone 2: All Weapon Buffs and Nerfs | Season 03 Reloaded

May 10, 2023 by Lauren Sayles

Another major weapon balancing patch has arrived.

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  • All weapon buffs and nerfs in MW2 and Warzone 2 Season 03 Reloaded
  • Handguns
  • Submachine guns
  • Assault Rifles
  • Battle Rifles
  • Shotguns
  • Light Machine Guns
  • Attachments

Call of Duty: MW2 and Warzone 2 Season 03 Reloaded has arrived and a new season means a fresh round of weapon buffs and nerfs have been rolled out. The patch applies to both MW2 and Warzone 2, but there are a handful of changes that are exclusive to Warzone 2.

Along with the patch came two new weapons, the GS Magna and the FTAC Siege. You can unlock these guns by completing an in-game challenge.

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All weapon buffs and nerfs in MW2 and Warzone 2 Season 03 Reloaded

Here is a breakdown of the weapon tuning patch and attachment adjustments in Season 03 Reloaded:

Handguns

  • Basilisk
    • Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
  • P890
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
  • X12
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
  • X13 Auto
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only

Submachine guns

  • BAS-P
    • ADS Speed increased 
    • Headshot Damage Multiplier decreased 
    • Maximum Damage increased 
    • Maximum Damage Range increased 
    • Mid-far Damage increased 
    • Mid-far Damage Range increased 
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Minimum Damage increased 
    • Minimum Damage Range increased 
    • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time
  • Lachmann Sub
    • Burst-fire Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
  • Minibak
    • Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
  • MX9
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
  • Vaznev-9K
    • Maximum Damage Range decreased 

Assault Rifles

  • Chimera
    • Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time
  • ISO Hemlock
    • Maximum Damage decreased 
    • Mid Damage decreased 
    • Minimum Damage decreased 
    • Lower Torso Multiplier increased 
    • Extremities Multipliers decreased 
  • Kastov 545
    • Close-mid Damage Range decreased 
    • Mid Damage Range decreased 
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
  • Kastov 762
    • Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Extremities Multipliers decreased 
  • Kastov-74u
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
  • Lachmann-556
    • Close-mid Damage increased 
    • Maximum Damage Range increased 
    • Mid Damage Range added 
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Upper Torso Multiplier increased 
  • M16
    • Close-mid Damage Range increased 
    • Maximum Damage Range increased 
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Cooldown time between bursts decreased
    • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time
  • M4
    • Semi-auto minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time
  • M13B
    • ADS Speed increased slightly 
    • Damage Ranges increased 
    • Hip Spread Accuracy increased slightly 
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time
  • TAQ-56
    • Maximum Damage Range decreased

Battle Rifles

  • FTAC Recon
    • Auto-fire Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time
  • Lachmann-762
    • Auto-fire Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
  • SO-14
    • Auto-fire Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Lower Torso Multiplier increased 
    • Maximum Damage increased 
    • Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only
  • TAQ-V
    • Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 

Shotguns

  • Bryson 800
    • Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Mid Damage increased
  • Bryson 890
    • Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2 Only 
    • Mid Damage increased 
  • Lockwood 300
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 

Light Machine Guns

L

  • HCR 56
    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
  • RAPP H
    • Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time
  • SAKIN MG38
    • Reduced  ‘First Raise’ animation time

Attachments

Ammunition

  • Explosive
    • Bullet Velocity decreased 
  • .500 Snakeshot
    • Tuning enabled
  • .300 Blackout (All Types)
    • Maximum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only

Laser

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

Magazine

  • Fennec
    • Fennec Double Tap Mod
      • Maximum Ammo Reserves increased
      • Maximum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only 
      • Minimum Armor Damage decreased | Warzone 2 Only 
      • Starting Ammo increased
  • STB 556
    • Single Tap Mod
      • Cooldown time between shots decreased
  • Large
    • ADS Speed penalty decreased 
    • Movement Speed penalties decreased 
  • Small
    • ADS Speed benefit increased 
    • Movement Speed benefits increased 
    • Sprint to Fire Speed benefit increased

Muzzle

  • Lockshot KT85
    • Horizontal Recoil Control decreased 
    • Vertical Recoil Control increased 

Optic

  • Kazan-Holo
    • Reticle visibility improved 

Stock

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

Underbarrel 

Corvus Masterkey 

  • ADS Speed increased 
  • ADS Pellet Spread decreased 
  • Ammo Reserve increased 
  • Mid Damage Range increased slightly 

Now you know all the MW2 and Warzone 2 weapon buffs and nerfs in Season 03 Reloaded, you can adjust your loadouts accordingly.

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