All weapon buffs and nerfs in MW3 & Warzone Season 1 Reloaded

Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 Season 1 Reloaded is finally here, bringing about some pretty interesting weapon changes. Here’s everything you need to know.

It’s been a few months since Modern Warfare 3 and the Warzone integration both launched, and there have already been a handful of serious weapon-balancing changes that have shaken up the meta in both multiplayer and the battle royale.

Modern Warfare 3 character firing LMG near downed plane

These changes have come in the form of hotfixes as well as a part of seasonal updates. In Season 1, the biggest change came to the pesky Riot Shields, as a movement penalty was introduced. On top of that, the MTZ-556 and Bas-B were both hit with changes and they have, somewhat, fallen away from the meta.

Well, withSeason 1 Reloadednow coming at the midway point between Season 1 and thestart of Season 2, there has also been another shake-up. So, let’s get into what has changed.

the replacer operator firing lmg in black ops 6 season 5

All Warzone & Modern Warfare 3 weapon changes in Season 1 Reloaded

If you’ve played Warzone and Modern Warfare 3’s multiplayer mode for any serious amount of time, you’ve probably had issues with the MTZ Interceptor at some point.

However, the rifle has not been nerfed in Season 1 Reloaded. It will, instead, be getting its own change in the “near future.”

STG-44 in Modern Warfare 3 held in character’s hands

With this update, the devs are tackling the M13B from Modern Warfare, knocking it’s max damage down a notch. The pesky MTZ 762 has also been nerfed in a significant way, as it’s damage has come down. Across the board, LMGs have been nerfed too.

On the flip side, the Holger 556 and Striker 9 have both been buffed and should start to become a little more popular in the coming weeks – especially when it comes to Warzone.

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As ever, some of these changes are specific to Warzone, while others are specific to Multiplayer, so you will have to be aware of that when it comes to making changes to your loadouts.

The full list of buff and nerfs in the Season 1 Reloaded weapon changes can be found below.

Warzone & MW3 weapon changes patch notes for Season 1 Reloaded

Assault Rifle

Battle Rifle

Light Machine Gun

Submachine Gun

Sniper Rifle

Ammunition

Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer

Battle Rifles

Submachine Guns

Light Machine Guns

Marksman Rifles

Sniper Rifles

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