The best Warzone weapons: Tier list and top guns for Season 5 Reloaded

Equip yourself to become a winner.
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Call of Duty: Warzone is all about your loadout. It’s important to equip yourself with the best possible weapon to maximize your chances of success.

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The weapons you find on the ground in Warzone can’t be customized, like in some other battle royales. What you pick up is what you use. Guns spawn with or without attachments and you use them from there.

There are dozens of weapon variants available in Call of Duty: Warzone and you’ll need to experiment with all of them to figure out what you like the best.

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Blueprint weapons

Many of the weapons you’ll find in Warzone are blueprint variants. They’ll come in five different weapon rarities: Common (White), Uncommon (Green), Rare (Blue), Epic (Purple), and Legendary (Gold).

The weapon rarities are defined by how many attachments they have. Common weapons have none, Uncommon have one, Rare have two, Epic have three, and Legendary have five attachments.

Loadout weapons are best

In the end, the best weapons you can use in Call of Duty: Warzone are the ones that you’ve created yourself using the Loadout tab. These are the same weapons you use in multiplayer in Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War, or Vanguard.

Head into the Loadout menu and start setting up a class that will suit you best in Warzone, like a class with Overkill, a sniper, and an assault rifle or submachine gun.

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The possibilities for loadouts are nearly limitless. It’s up to you to choose a weapon you like the most, with attachments that suit your playstyle in Warzone, and get to work.

You’ll need a Loadout Drop to equip your loadout in Warzone, though. These are found randomly on the map but can also be bought at Buy Stations, so save up some cash and buy one as soon as you can.

Equipping a loadout will set you up with everything in that class, including perks, lethal equipment, and tactical equipment. They’re easily the best way to play Warzone.

Check out our guide on the best loadouts to make in Warzone before you drop back in and good luck getting those wins.

Warzone tier list: Best weapons in season five

Warzone’s weapon meta is constantly shifting, thanks to new guns being added to the game and old guns being buffed or nerfed. Here’s an updated list of some of the best guns that players all over the world throw into their loadouts in Warzone.

Armaguerra 43

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  • Muzzle: Recoil Booster
  • Barrel: Imerito 550mm 03P
  • Optic: Slate Reflector
  • Stock: Imerito SA Folding
  • Underbarrel: Carver Foregrip
  • Magazine: 9mm 60 Round Mags
  • Ammunition: Lengthened
  • Rear Grip: Fabric Grip
  • Perk: Sleight of Hand
  • Perk 2: Quick

MP-40

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  • Muzzle: Recoil Booster
  • Barrel: Krausnick 317mm 04B
  • Optic: Krausnick ISO2M
  • Stock: Removed Stock
  • Underbarrel: m1941 Hand Stop
  • Magazine: 7.62 Gorenko 45 Round Mags
  • Ammunition: Lengthened
  • Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
  • Perk: Unmarked
  • Perk 2: Quick

Grau 5.56

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  • Muzzle: Monolithic Suppressor
  • Barrel: Tempus 26.4″ Archangel
  • Optic: VLK 3.0x Optic
  • Underbarrel: Commando Foregrip
  • Ammunition: 60 Round Mags

Cooper Carbine

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  • Muzzle: Mercury Silencer
  • Barrel: 22″ Cooper Custom
  • Optic: G16 2.5x
  • Stock: Cooper 45RS
  • Underbarrel: M1941 Hand Stop
  • Magazine: 9mm 60 Round Drums
  • Ammunition: Lengthened
  • Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
  • Perk: Tight Grip
  • Perk 2: On-Hand

UGM-8

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  • Muzzle: MX Silencer
  • Barrel: Bernard XL214 736mm
  • Optic: G16 2.5x
  • Stock: Mercier WT Ancre
  • Underbarrel: M1930 Strife Angled
  • Magazine: 6.5mm Sakura 125 Round Box
  • Ammunition: Lengthened
  • Rear Grip: Hatched Grip
  • Perk: Tight Grip
  • Perk 2: On-Hand

PPSh-41

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  • Muzzle: Recoil Booster
  • Barrel: Kovalevskaya 230mm B03P
  • Optic: Slate Reflector
  • Stock: Kovalevskaya Skeletal
  • Underbarrel: Mark VI Skeletal
  • Magazine: 8mm Nambu 71 Round Mags
  • Ammunition: Hollow Point
  • Rear Grip: Fabric Grip
  • Perk: Tight Grip
  • Perk 2: Quick

STG44

Screengrab via Activision
  • Muzzle: MX Silencer
  • Barrel: VDD 760mm 05B
  • Optic: G16 2.5x
  • Stock: VDD 34S Weighted
  • Underbarrel: m1941 Hand Stop
  • Magazine: 8mm Kurz 60 Round Drums
  • Ammunition: Lengthened
  • Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
  • Perk: Focus
  • Perk 2: On-Hand

Warzone tier list: Popular guns for season five

KG M40

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Kilo 141

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Kar98k

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HDR

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This article will be updated as the Warzone meta changes.


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