The SMG weapon class underwent significant alterations during Season 5 of Call of Duty: Warzone. Guns like the PPSh-41 are coming back as meta with additional nerfs to Marco 5 and Armaguerra 43. The RA 225 is a brand-new SMG with an amazing rate of fire that debuted in the season finale of Call of Duty: Warzone and Vanguard.
With the Season 4 episode “Mercenaries of Fortune,” Warzone’s most recent map, Fortune’s Keep, was made available to gamers. Fortune’s Keep, which is bigger than Rebirth Island, offers a variety of gunfights that are appropriate for SMGs and other full-auto weaponry.
On August 24, 2022, Raven Software released the most recent update to SMGs, which included numerous changes to the close-range meta weapons. These changes affected both the base performance of the guns as well as attachments with a greater pickup rate. With this announcement, Raven Software made the following changes:
“We’re making some adjustments to widen the Close Range meta even further by making additional changes to the best performers, and giving some much-needed attention to some old favorites.”
While the most notable weapons to be impacted by this balance were the Armaguerra 43, Marco 5, and H4 Blixen, firearms like the Fennec, P90, and Striker 45 from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are experiencing a comeback with their most recent improvements.
The top 5 SMGs for Fortune’s Keep in Call of Duty: Season 5, Last Stand, are as follows:
1) PPSh-41 (Vanguard)
Coming back to the close-range meta, the PPSh-41 holds the top rank owing to its reliable performance, despite the very first nerf.
The Vanguard PPSh-41 has a respectable rate of fire, a large number of rounds per magazine, and is pretty accurate with hipfire spray. The optimal loadout for the Vanguard PPSh-41 is as follows:
- Muzzle – Recoil Booster
- Barrel – Kovalevskaya 230mm B03P
- Optics – Slate Reflector
- Stock – Removed Stock
- Underbarrel – Carver Foregrip
- Magazine – 8mm Nambu 71 Round Mags
- Ammunition – Subsonic
- Rear Grip – Taped Grip
- Perk 1 – Fleet
- Perk 2 – Quick
2) Armaguerra 43
The new Season 4 Reloaded version buff for the Armaguerra 43 resulted in a sharp increase in pickup rate. While the sub-machine gun did receive some nerfs in Season 5, its attachments received the majority of the attention. As a result, it nevertheless managed to stay in the top 3.
The optimum loadout for the Armaguerra 43 in Warzone Season 5 is as follows:
- Muzzle – Recoil Booster
- Barrel – Imerito 180mm Short
- Optics – Slate Reflector
- Stock – Imerito TA Skeletal
- Underbarrel – Mark VI Skeletal
- Magazine – 8mm Kurz 72 Round Mags
- Ammunition – Subsonic
- Rear Grip – Taped Grip
- Perk 1 – Hardscope
- Perk 2 – Quick
3) Marco 5
In Warzone Season 5, Armguerra 43 and Marco 5 are nearly neck-and-neck. With its 64-round magazine and excellent handling and stability, the Marco 5 is a fantastic mid-range submachine gun that was introduced in Season 4.
The following is the ideal Marco 5 loadout for Warzone Season 5:
- Muzzle: Recoil Booster
- Barrel: Botti 240mm VL
- Optic: Slate Reflector
- Stock: Imerito FR
- Underbarrel: M1930 Strife Angled
- Magazine: 8mm Nambu 64 Round Drum
- Ammunition: Subsonic
- Rear Grip: Taped Grip
- Perk 1: Momentum
- Perk 2: Quick
4) H4 Blixen
The H4 Blixen has become one of the most well-liked weapons in the Warzone meta scene ever since its debut in Season 3 Reloaded. It’s still an option with an above-average win rate and K/D. It has, however, lost part of its strength as a result of numerous season-long nerfs.
The finest H4 Blixen build available in Warzone Season 5 is as follows:
- Muzzle: Recoil Booster
- Optic: Slate Reflector
- Barrel: Bergstrom 17” F3
- Underbarrel: Mark VI Skeletal
- Stock: Bergstrom MB
- Magazine: 7.62 Gorenko 54 Round Mag
- Ammunition: Hollow Point
- Rear Grip: Taped Grip
- Perk 1: Fleet
- Perk 2: Quick
5) Bullfrog (Black Ops Cold War)
The only SMG that isn’t a Vanguard is Bullfrog, which was formerly known as PP-Bizon. Bullfrog outperforms Fennec even though P90 and Fennec both received upgrades this season due to the latter’s steady rate of fire, negligible recoil, and high damage per magazine.
The ideal Bullfrog configuration for Warzone Season 5 is as follows:
- Muzzle: GRU Suppressor
- Barrel: 7.4″ Task Force
- Laser: Tiger Team Spotlight
- Stock: KGB Skeletal Stock
- Rear Grip: Serpent Wrap
