On the evening of May 4th, a new update went live in Call of Duty: Warzone, which brought another wave of weapon balance adjustments to the game. The two top weapons AK-47 (CW) and XM4 were nerfed – but a lot was also buffed. The patch notes are available on MeinMMO.
Season 3 recently made significant changes to weapon balance in Call of Duty: Warzone. Less than a week later, the next big balance update arrived, which again changes over 20 weapons.
This includes nerfs for the top weapons AK-47 (CW) and XM4, but otherwise, many assault rifles and submachine guns were buffed. You can find all the information about the update here.
CoD Warzone: Update 04.05.22 – Patch Notes
When is the update coming? The patch is already live.
How big is the update? It is just a small update without a large download.
What does the update include? In addition to the mentioned weapon adjustments, the armored truck that you could organize in the match since the start of Season 3 has been nerfed. It now has less health and the turret on top deals 40% less damage.
Additionally, Xbox players should no longer have any issues accessing the game with Xbox Live Silver.
With over 20 adjusted weapons, the latest update is one of the largest balance patches in Warzone. The following weapons received a buff or nerf:
- AK-47 (CW) – Nerf
- XM4 – Nerf
- AS44 – Buff
- Itra Burst – Buff
- BAR – Buff
- Robot – Buff
- Volksgewehr – Buff
- STG44 – Buff
- NZ41 – Buff
- Cooper Carbine – Buff
- EM2 – Nerf
- KG M40 – Buff
- Nikita AVT – Buff
- M1912 – Buff
- Owen Gun – Buff/Nerf
- Sten – Buff
- Armaguerra – Buff
- Welgun – Buff
- MP40 – Buff
- Type 100 – Buff
- PPSh-41 (VG) – Buff
For more details on the individual changes, take a look at the overview from the Warzone tool “Warzone Loadout”:
If you want to browse through the original patch notes yourself, you can find them with the developers at Raven Software (via ravensoftware.com)
How is the meta changing? According to initial assessments, the assault rifle STG44 has particularly benefited from the update. The changes to the Owen Gun are also interesting – the weapon was already very strong and received more damage – however, you should avoid the nerfed rapid-fire barrel.
The AK-47 (CW) had to take the biggest hit and is falling a bit behind. In contrast, the XM4, which was slightly nerfed as sniper support, is still performing very well – whether at range or in close combat.
If you are constantly looking for the strongest options in the game, check back regularly here: CoD Warzone: The best weapons with setups – Continuously updated
