A new Call of Duty: Warzone update just landed for July 2025, and it's bringing some notable shifts to the battle royale’s current landscape. While the patch addresses a batch of bug fixes, most of the attention is on weapon balancing. Several guns, including the AMES 85 and GPR 91, have been tweaked in ways that are expected to shake up how Call of Duty: Warzone matches play out.

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Now, just days after Call of Duty: Warzone Season 4 Reloaded went live, the latest patch is already layering in more changes, especially around weapon feel and performance. One of the bigger shifts is aimed at long-range firefights: visual recoil for Black Ops 6 weapons has been reduced when using 2x, 3x, or 4x scopes, making these weapons easier to control from a distance. On top of that, strafing while aiming down sights has been toned down for Modern Warfare 2 and 3 weapons, helping with accuracy and general responsiveness.

A few Assault Rifles received direct stat changes. Call of Duty: Warzone's AMES 85 got a bump in both max and mid-range damage - from 31.7m to 35.5m and 40.6m to 45.7m, respectively. The GPR 91 saw similar improvements, with its max damage range now 38m, medium range at 49.5m, and a slightly better lower torso multiplier at 0.85x. Its ADS speed was also tightened up to 230ms. As for the Kilo 141, bullet velocity has been pushed from 870m/s to 905m/s, which should make it more dependable at longer ranges.

Not all guns got a buff, though. The KRIG C was slightly nerfed: damage to the lower torso, arms, and legs is now 0.95x instead of a flat 1x. Call of Duty: Warzone's DM-10 Marksman Rifle took the biggest hit in this patch. That rifle’s damage multipliers dropped across the board - arms, lower torso, and legs all down to 0.8x. Its bullet velocity also dipped from 920m/s to 850m/s, and ADS time slowed from 330ms to 360ms. Landing clean shots with it is going to matter more now.

Outside of weapon changes, this Call of Duty: Warzone patch clears up several bugs. Crashes in the pre-match lobby have been addressed, UI issues in the loadout menu were fixed, and some missing spray unlock requirements were corrected. Havoc Royale mode got pacing tweaks via rebalanced modifiers, and in Ranked Play: Resurgence, Portable Redeploy Drones have been disabled for now.

Call of Duty: Warzone July 8 Update Patch Notes

MODES

  • Havoc Royal
    • The Melon Heads Modifier will no longer activate in Circle 4.
    • Crouch Potato and Make it Rain Modifiers activate slightly more often.
    • Charge Jump and Eye See You activate slightly less often.

RANKED PLAY

  • Ranked Play: Resurgence
    • Portable Redeploy Drones are now restricted.

WEAPONS

ADJUSTMENTS

  • Reduced visual recoil while shooting when using 2x, 3x and 4x scopes on Black Ops 6 Weapons.
  • Reduced optic strafing movement on MWII and MWIII Weapons.

Assault Rifle Adjustments

AMES 85

  • Maximum Damage Range increased from 31.7m to 35.5m.
  • Medium Damage Range 1 increased from 40.6m to 45.7m.
  • Headshot multiplier increased from 1.2x to 1.3x.

GPR 91

  • Maximum Damage Range increased from 33m to 38m.
  • Medium Damage Range 1 increased from 45.7m to 49.5m.
  • Lower Torso multiplier increased from 0.8x to 0.85x.
  • Aim Down Sight speed improved from 240ms to 230ms.

KILO 141

  • Bullet Velocity improved from 870m/s to 905m/s.

KRIG C

  • Lower Torso, Arms, and Legs multipliers decreased from 1x to 0.95x.
  • Recoil during sustained fire has been increased.
  • Extended Mag II
    • Magazine size has been reduced from 70 to 60.

Marksman Rifle Adjustments

DM-10

  • Arm multipliers decreased from 1x to 0.8x.
  • Lower Torso and Leg multipliers decreased from 0.9x to 0.8x.
  • Bullet Velocity reduced from 920m/s to 850m/s.
  • Aim Down Sight speed reduced from 330ms to 360ms.

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed an issue causing a crash when editing a loadout in the Pre-Match lobby.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause a blank interface to appear when attempting to create a new loadout.
  • Fixed an issue where the respawn timer in Havoc would show a minus 20 after respawning.
  • Fixed an issue where unlock requirements were missing from some sprays.
  • Fixed an issue preventing the Cranked modifier countdown timer from displaying.
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Call of Duty: Warzone
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First-Person Shooter
Battle Royale
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Released
March 10, 2020
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Violence
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Activision
Engine
IW 8.0 & IW 9.0 (Warzone 2.0)
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
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