Urzikstan officially opened its doors to Warzone in season one of Modern Warfare 3, and it’s important to know what the Warzone meta guns are before crafting a loadout.
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Players may feel overwhelmed trying to choose a loadout for their first Warzone match as there are 114 weapons at launch, including 37 new Modern Warfare 3 weapons. But there is a science to weeding out weapons that don’t find a place in WZ’s meta.
In Modern Warfare 2, weapons that stood out in multiplayer didn’t necessarily find the same success in a battle royale format. And a significant reason for that is the massive health disparity between both game modes. Base health in WZ2 without any plates was 150 and 300 fully armored, while multiplayer base health was 100.
Lower base health made time-to-kill speeds feel extremely fast, but MW3 increased the base multiplayer health to 150. Because of that, there’s a bit of a closer alignment between both experiences, meaning multiplayer’s best weapons also shine in Urzikstan.
Here are the best meta guns to use in Warzone so far in season one.
Best long-range Warzone meta guns
RAM-7
Thanks to stats provided by TrueGameData, it becomes clear that no other MW3 AR comes close to matching the RAM-7 in close-range engagements. The RAM-7 boasts an impressive 656 millisecond TTK speed from around 12 meters away, and doesn’t see a significant drop off in damage output until around 33 meters away. We believe that the RAM-7 is not only a great sniper support weapon, but also the best long-range meta weapon in Warzone.
Pulemyot 762
This is a dominant LMG in Warzone early on, especially with the Conversion Kit equipped. This is a gun that relies on its giant magazine and strong firepower to decimate armor plates in Urzikstan, making it one of the best overall guns in BR.
MTZ Interceptor
Our build for the MTZ Interceptor is the one that dominated in season one thanks to its long range and powerful capabilities to two-shot enemies in the chest and above. It’s gotten nerfed a bit but is still an incredibly strong gun.
KATT-AMR
Warzone 2 brought back one-shot kill sniping, but it came with the caveat that rifles had to have explosive ammunition equipped, which increased damage range by 40 percent but came with the downside of reducing bullet velocity by 40 percent. This made it hard to line up shots as sniper rifles suffered from extreme bullet drop-off.
However, the KATT-AMR can one-shot kill enemies in Warzone without needing to equip explosive ammo. This is a game changer as the KATT-AMR can use high-velocity ammunition instead and effortlessly take down enemies at range.
Best close-range Warzone meta guns
The HRM-9 is arguably the best short-range meta weapon in Season One Reloaded, especially after other contenders like the ISO-9MM got nerfed in the most recent update. And the WSP Swarm is also set to get a nerf soon, meaning no other weapon will touch the HRM-9.
AMR9
As part of the Season One Reloaded update, the AMR9 received a significant buff that increased the SMG’s max, near-mid, and minimum damage values. According to WZ Ranked, the AMR9 is currently the most popular weapon in Warzone, and it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. The SMG already outclassed other SMGs in gunfights past 20 meters and this update beefed up its ability to fight in close-range engagements as well.
WSP Swarm
The Fennec 45 dominated season one of WZ2 thanks to a fire rate that no other SMG could compete with. And that’s precisely what the WSP Swarm offers, loaded with a fire rate of over 1,000. Like what we saw with the Fennec, players must adjust for the weapon’s poor recoil, accuracy, and range.
If you are looking for a pure flamethrower within 10 meters, look no further than the WSP Swarm.
Striker
The Striker is a favorite SMG thus far thanks to its range, which is where it reigns over other options in the archetype. It loses out up close to high fire-rate SMGs like the WSP Swarm, but out-ranges the others.
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