Warzone 2 – New patch adjusts damage profiles and drastically nerfs meta weapons

A new balancing patch has generated the most popular weapons in Warzone 2 and adjusted the damage profiles of the X13 Auto and Basilisk.

A patch applied on July 24 has corrected errors in the damage profiles of various weapons and generated almost all meta weapons of Season 4 Reloaded . We have summarised all the changes for you in a compact form.

Nerfhammer

While the Season 4 Reloaded update hardly brought any significant changes to the weapons, the Nerfhammer hit even harder with the update of 24 July.

In addition to the new shotgun MX Guardian the Cronen Squall and Lachmann-556 which were still among the most popular weapons in Warzone 2 in Season 4, have also been hit especially hard.

The guns that dominated everything after the Season 4 Reloaded update X13 Auto and Basilisk have also been adjusted. However, it is unclear whether the changes made to their damage profiles are more of a nerf or bug fix.

🛠️ MWII Warzone

A minor update has gone live with Bug Fixes and Weapon changes.

The Patch Notes are available at: https://t.co/p2RUCUzUWa

– Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) July 24, 2023

One thing is certain, however, that the two handguns are likely to drop drastically in popularity after the changes. While they were still S-tier weapons before the patch, the X13 Auto on (wzranked.com) is now listed as B-tier and the Basilisk even as D-tier.

Those looking for a good replacement for the two melee weapons should take a look at the best SMGs in Season 4 Reloaded 

All changes of the update of 24 July at a glance:

Attack Rifles

• Lachmann-556
  • Maximum damage reduced
  • Damage reduced at medium to long range
  • Headshot damage multiplier reduced
  • Kick damage multiplier reduced
  • Upper torso damage multiplier reduced
• M4
  • Upper torso damage multiplier reduced
  • Lower torso damage multiplier reduced
• TAQ-56
  • Headshot damage multiplier reduced
• Tempus Razorback
  • Minimum damage increased
  • Limb damage multiplier increased

Fighting Rifles

• Cronen Squall (fully automatic) 
  • Maximum damage reduced
  • Damage at short to medium range reduced
  • New damage level introduced at medium range
  • Minimum damage reduced
  • Headshot damage multiplier reduced

Guns

• Basilisk
  • Fixed an issue with the Akimbo Snakeshot Basilisk where the damage profile was higher than intended
• FTAC Siege
  • Maximum damage reduced
• X13 Auto
  • Fixed an issue with the Akimbo X13 Auto where the damage profile was higher than intended.
  • Maximum damage reduced

Shotguns

• MX Guardian
  • Maximum damage reduced
  • Short to medium range damage reduced
  • Medium range damage reduced
  • Damage reduced to medium to long range
  • Minimum damage reduced
    • Calibre 12 Dragon Breath (ammunition)
      • Maximum damage reduced
      • Damage at short to medium range reduced
      • Medium range damage reduced
      • Maximum damage range increased
      • Short to medium range damage increased
      • Maximum damage range reduced
      • Minimum damage range reduced
• KV Broadside
  • Calibre 12 Dragon Breath (Ammunition)
    • Damage reduced at short to medium range

Machine Guns

• ISO 45
  • Fixed an issue where the damage inflicted on the upper right leg was lower than intended.