Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfans have grown accustomed to the best weapon options for the game’s multiplayer. As such, mostweapon tier listsfor the game will see SMGs like the LC10 and MAC-10 ranking near the top, with the bottom tiers accompanied by guns like the FFAR and the mostly useless rocket launchers. However,Call of DutyZombies is a different beast entirely, and this shows clearly with the mode’s separate meta.
WithCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarZombies making ammo an afterthought, as players can loot magazines off Zombies or resupply their weapons whenever they see fit, specific guns stand out slightly less. While there are some notable exceptions to the rule, a vast majority ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarZombies’ weapon tiers can be defined by their class. As such, players can find success with any Shotgun, though they will likely find any Assault Rifle lacking. With this in mind,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfans will want to be careful which weapon class they are choosing from when they make their loadouts.
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F Tier: Sniper Rifles
For many longtimeCall of Duty Zombiesfans, seeing snipers ranking this low will be genuinely disappointing to see. After all, sniper rifles inCall of Duty: Black Ops 2and3were incredibly powerful, as the DSR 50 and Drakon could be used to shred through entire hordes with only a few shots. The snipers inCall of Duty: Black Ops 4got the job done as well, with the Koshka being a powerful gun that could be bought off the wall on numerous maps. For one major reason, though, snipers inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warare a cut below what came before.
While the LW3 Tundra may dominate in multiplayer lobbies, the weapon and its peers are useless in Zombies due to a lack of bullet penetration. While Zombies can be killed in one shot to the head, and a sniper can decimateMimics and Manglerson Firebase Z, regular hordes are too much for the weapon. As such, avoiding snipers until some kind of penetration buff happens would be a wise decision.
D Tier: Assault Rifles and Tactical Rifles
Unfortunately, a lot ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s most reliable weapons in multiplayer find themselves making up this low tier. While the eventualaddition of Double Tapwill change this, right now Assault Rifles are fairly useless inside Zombies. While they may not get players killed like Snipers will, they will not do much killing, either.
The same can be said for the game’s tactical rifles. While theM16 and AUG were nerfedin multiplayer, they could use a boost here. While they are slightly better than Assault Rifles due to their accuracy and headshot damage potential, the difference is negligible. Still, with the same pitfalls overall, these guns should only get better when Double Tap makes its debut.
C Tier: SMGs and Melee Weapons
While SMGs are another weapon category that would benefit from Double Tap, they do perform decently well — especially if players level them up through the new Zombies skill tiers. While a low magazine size hurts a bit, and better options are available,guns like the LC10are a decent middle-of-the-road option for Zombies fans. Though they will rarely be a weapon of choice, they are a fine thing to pull from the box and use until a better weapon is stumbled upon.
Melee weapons, surprisingly, find themselves in this category as well. Now able to be Pack-A-Punched and equipped with ammo mods, something like the Sledgehammer can be turned intoThor’s Hanmer Mjolnir. With a flaming Wakizashi sword and a poisonous machete also possible, melee gameplay in Zombies is a lot more fun than it used to be. That said, it is still riskier than firing a gun at the undead hordes, meaning that players should not rely too much on the class.
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B Tier: Launchers And Pistols
B Tier is arguably the most surprising, as only inside Zombies could launchers and pistols be considered some of the better weapons available to players. However, with noFlak Jacket perkto protect the undead, the M79, China Lake, and RPG-7 are all valid options. With PhD Flopper rumored to return, too, negating any splash damage, launchers might only get better soon.
While it will be interesting to see ifthe crossbow weaponcontinues the trend, players already plenty of other great secondary weapons to make use of in Zombies. All the pistols are powerful in their own ways, with the Diamatti pistol providing a great fire rate and the Magnum’s headshot damage being second to none. The 1911 is a great blend of the two, which is fitting of Zombies’ iconic starting pistol.
A Tier: Shotguns And LMGs
The best of the best standard weapons will be unsurprising to anyone that has playedCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarZombies for an extended amount of time. LMGs have always been amongst the best guns to use in Zombies due to their high damage and huge magazine. That has not changed in the latestBlack Opsgame, and it likely never will, as the RPD, the M60, andthe Stoner 63are so excellent.
However, there is a noticeable difference between LMGs and Shotguns, with the former being A- weapon choices and the latter being A+. At one point, the Gallo SA12 was consideredthe best Zombies weaponbefore players found that another shotgun was better. The Streetsweeper is just as strong, and if players can get by the weapon’s brutally slow reload speed prior to being Pack-A-Punched, its 45 round magazines are extremely satisfied to fire into hordes of walking corpses.
S Tier: Wonder Weapons… And The Hauer 77
Unsurprisingly, Wonder Weapons are the best of the best in terms of quality. Like any otherCall of DutyZombies game, players will find that these rare weapons are the best at taking down hordes. The electric variant of the DIE is great at crowd control, whilethe RAI-K 84does good damage alongside its special slow effect. The Ray Gun is the best it has ever been, with the weapon always being exciting to obtain.
However, there is one weapon that is equally as strong asthe iconic Ray Gun— and the gun in question is not even a Wonder Weapon. Instead, it is another Shotgun, with the Hauer 77 being the undisputed king ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarZombies. Killing Megatons and Panzers in a few shots while absolutely decimating regular Zombies, this weapon is dominant throughout the entirety of the match. The secret to the Hauer is to equip the gun’s final barrel unlock, as it provides a massive 72% boost to the gun’s damage. Ludicrously overpowered and consistently fun to use, everyone should give this weapon a try.
With nothing else even coming close apart from the game’s Wonder Weapons,the Hauer 77is the only weapon to choose when making a high round loadout inside Zombies.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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