Weapons

The starter AR, available early in campaign, MP and DMZ, and a balanced all-rounder.

A mid-range AR with a fast fire rate, controllable recoil, good handling and lots of build options.

A three-round burst rifle. The Hyperburst Apex fires a very fast opening burst, then switches to slower full-auto.

A hard-hitting mid-range AR for holding sightlines.

MW4's AK-47-style rifle, regarded as one of the strongest ARs, with traditionally good iron sights.

A slow, high-damage rifle for deliberate mid-to-long-range play, holding lanes and defending objectives.

A .300 BLK rifle that sits between an AR and an SMG: mobile, good at mid range, with quick close kills in MP.

A full-auto AR for mid-to-long range that hits harder than most ARs in its class.

This is the starting SMG. Most of its attachments unlock early, so it gets competitive quickly.

NoobFeed's pick for aggressive play: pushing objectives and fighting several enemies at once.

A close-range, high-mobility SMG built for flanking. It's iron-sights friendly and hits hard per bullet at a low fire rate.

The fastest-firing launch SMG, aimed at clearing rooms and holding objectives.

A close-range SMG with a built-in suppressor, chambered in subsonic 5.8x21mm.

One of only two shotguns at launch, and a go-to for close-range power. It's available as soon as custom classes unlock.

A 12-gauge pump-action shotgun with a dual-tube feed for a large ammo capacity, built for heavy short-range damage.

It is the first LMG players get, unlocking at player level 4.

It has the fastest fire rate of the three LMGs (821 RPM). It uses a 60-round mag and fires 7.62x54r.

It is a full-auto .338 LMG with a 50-round mag and 100 reserve rounds. It unlocks at player level 44, the latest of the LMGs.

It is a semi-auto 7.62 NATO marksman rifle that sits between an assault rifle and a sniper. It is aimed at mid-to-long range.

It is a bolt-style marksman rifle that can one-shot up to roughly 25 m with accurate hits. Dexerto compares it to the 2019 Kar98k.

It is a bolt-action rifle built for long-range precision and holding sightlines. It unlocks at player level 36.

It is a bolt-action 7.62x54mmR sniper with a 10-round mag, unlocking at player level 4.

It is the heaviest sniper in the game. It fires 14.5mm rounds from a 3-round mag and is suited to long range and shooting through cover.

It is a semi-auto .50 cal sniper. Gaming ProMax says one clean upper-body shot downs a target.

Trackers rate it a close-range sidearm with middling standing: 'Average Performers' in MP and Warzone, 'Below Average' in DMZ, with low pick rates (about 2% MP, 0.4% Warzone).

Currently the top-rated pistol: #1 in multiple pistol rankings and the only B-tier pistol on Dexerto.

Hand cannon with very heavy recoil and big damage; rewarding but demanding.

Semi-auto revolver; 8 in the cylinder with 32 reserve.

Lightweight portable air-defense launcher that can fire either guided or unguided missiles.

Shoulder-fired anti-vehicle launcher firing unguided (free-fire) rocket grenades; no lock-on.

Lock-on launcher whose high-explosive missile dives onto vehicles from above, where armor is thinnest.

Pump-action 43mm grenade launcher for area denial and clearing rooms; hits hard at close and mid range.

Dagger-style combat knife of 1095 carbon steel, pitched as a fast, quiet close-quarters killer.