The Season 1 Reloaded update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone is now live, delivering a wide range of weapon balance changes that significantly impact the current meta. This mid-season update builds on the full Black Ops 7 integration into Warzone, adding new tuning adjustments that will influence weapon viability heading into Season 2.

Below is a full overview of the weapon buffs and nerfs included in the Season 1 Reloaded update.

🔫 Warzone Weapon Changes

Assault Rifles

• Mid-Range Barrel (All Black Ops 7 ARs): Now provides improved ADS movement speed and stronger mid-range effectiveness.

• AK-27

  • 17″ Bystro Speed Barrel: Grants a 7% ADS movement speed increase and better mid-range performance.

  • Battle-Scar Conversion: Damage reduced across all ranges, requiring an additional bullet to down enemies.

• DS20 Mirage

  • 18.9″ Westerlies Barrel: Now improves ADS movement speed by 7% and boosts mid-range damage.

• M15 MOD 0

  • Extended long-range damage range.

  • Increased bullet velocity.

  • Multiple attachments received improvements to recoil control and handling.

• Maddox RFB

  • Increased bullet velocity and mid-range damage range.

  • Slight reduction to vertical recoil.

  • 21″ Turbine Booster Barrel now improves ADS movement speed.

  • Suppressor velocity bonuses reduced, while compensator recoil bonuses increased.

Submachine Guns (SMGs)

• Mid-Range Barrels (All SMGs): Now boost bullet velocity and mid-range damage with reduced penalties.

• CARBON 57: Improved bullet velocity and reduced handling penalties on heavy barrels.

• Dravec 45: Better minimum damage range, faster ADS and sprint-to-fire speeds, and stronger barrel bonuses.

• KOGOT-7, MPC-25, Ryden 45K: Mid-range barrel adjustments focused on movement and velocity improvements.

• Razor 9mm: Faster sprint-to-fire speed and reduced penalties across several attachments.

• RK-9: Shorter burst delay, increased bullet velocity, and improved handling; medium barrels now grant velocity bonuses.

Light Machine Guns (LMGs)

• MK.78: Maximum, medium, and minimum damage ranges have all been extended.

Sniper Rifles

• Shadow SK: Increased maximum damage distance, improved limb damage multipliers, faster ADS speed, and higher bullet velocity.

🎮 Black Ops 7 Multiplayer

At the time of release, detailed multiplayer weapon tuning notes for Black Ops 7 have not yet been published. Developers have confirmed that additional balance updates—including changes to weapons like the Maddox—will follow shortly after the Season 1 Reloaded update.