First-person shooters thrive off of a wide selection of weapons. From snipers to submachine guns, a wide range of guns helps keep any shooter engaging for dozens of hours whether in singleplayer or multiplayer.Call of Dutyhas done well with its weapon variety, but not necessarily its balance.
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Most know of how overpowered virtually everything was inModern Warfare 2, but everyCall of Dutygame has had their overpowered weapon that dominated the meta. Even as far back as the firstCall of Duty, there have been guns that have dominated over the rest of the sandbox for better or worse. Here is the most overpowered weapon in everyCall of Dutygame. This list is ordered based on when the game released and not the weapon’s power.
16Call of Duty:Sturmgewehr 44
Typically referred to as the STG-44 by mostCall of Dutyplayers, the Sturmgewehr 44 in the firstCall of Dutyis one of the best weapons in the game. Most fully-automatic weapons lack the raw firepower of bolt-action rifles, but not the STG. This weapon shreds through any enemyin the campaignor multiplayer game modes.
15Call of Duty 2:Mosin-Nagant
Before the Intervention took theCall of Dutycommunity by storm, old-schoolCoDplayers used the Mosin-Nagant. This bolt-action rifle was a one-shot kill in the chest and head in any game mode. Combined with its clean iron sights and fast ADS speed, the Mosin-Nagant was a devastating weapon in the competitive multiplayer scene duringCall of Duty 2.
14Call of Duty 3: M1 Garand
Call of Duty 3’sweapon balance was better than previous entries, but that isn’t saying much considering each game’s limited arsenal. With that said, some players gravitated towards the M1 Garand for its fast rate of fire, high damage profile, and quick reload. If it wasn’t for the weapon needing to fire all 8 rounds before reloading, it would have been much stronger than it already was.
13Call of Duty 4: M16A4
When it comes to the most overpowered weapons inCall of Dutyhistory, few can matchCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’sM16A4. For a starter weapon, the M16 featured a solid fire rate for a burst rifle and could kill enemies in 2 bullets anywhere on the body with Stopping Power. Needless to say, many players used this weapon duringCoD 4and its remaster’slifespan to great effect. No weapon came close to this thing’s damage output.
12Call of Duty World at War: Mp40
Not including pre-patch weapons inCall of Dutyhistory,World At War’sMP40 isby far the most overpowered weapon inCall of Dutyhistory. Featuring a 32 round magazine—64 with the drum mag attachment—and a 4-shot damage profile from any range, this SMG outperformed most assault rifles and even bolt-actions at virtually all ranges.
It was even stronger up close, capable of two-tapping players not using Juggernaut. Stopping Power wasn’t even needed thanks to how much damage it did, meaning many players ran Juggernaut with this weapon for even more health. It’s shocking that Treyarch never patched this weapon.
11Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: UMP45
Just as the MP40 blurred the line between SMG and assault rifle, the UMP45 is arguably a lightweight assault rifle inModern Warfare 2. Capable of taking most enemies down in 3 to 5 shots, the UMP45 is an exceptional weapon onvirtually any map. Using Rapid Fire alongside Stopping Power with this weapon turned it into a complete monster inMW2’svarious multiplayer modes.
10Call of Duty Black Ops: FAMAS
Even after a rather massive nerf, the FAMAS dominated lobbies duringBlack Ops 1’slifespan. Many players also used the Galil, but the FAMAS has an absurdly fast rate of fire that rivals most SMGs while having the damage profile of an assault rifle. In other words, this weapon dominated all but the longest sightlines in multiplayer.
9Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: ACR
Don’t mistake the ACR as a suboptimal pick inModern Warfare 2. It was frequently used in that game as well, but something aboutModern Warfare 3’ssandbox turned the already fantastic ACR into a meta choice.
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The gun has little recoil, great damage output with little falloff, and one of the best iron sights inCoDhistory. This weapon sat alongside the MP7 as the best weapon inMW3, although the ACR get the edge due to its longer damage range.
8Call of Duty Black Ops 2: MSMC
It seems the olderCall of Dutytitles couldn’t get the balance right between SMGs and assault rifles. Yet another SMG that bled into an assault rifle’s role, the MSMC is one of the strongest and highest-damaging weapons in all ofBlack Ops 2after the FAL and DSR-50 were nerfed. The MSMC has it all, including a fast reload time and great damage output. Adding a Rapid Fire attachment onto this weapon gives it one of the highest damage-per-second values of anyBlack Ops 2weapon.
7Call of Duty Ghosts: MTAR-X
Most players skipped out onGhost’smultiplayerdue to a lack of major innovation. Those that did play it experienced a solid multiplayer offering with tons of variety.Ghostshad relatively good multiplayer balance overall, but most players stuck with the MTAR-X for the game’s lifespan due to its versatility. Even as a submachine gun, the MTAR was able to use attachments that made it closer to an assault rifle or similar weapons. Despite its slow fire rate, the MTAR-X is one of the most forgiving and damaging weapons inGhosts.
