ActivisionOne of Warzone’s most iconic Assault Rifles is back on top of the meta after a buff in Season 5, outgunning the competition at long range with an incredible time-to-kill.
The Warzone Season 5 update brought another overhaul to the meta. Not only did it introduce new weapons like the ABR A1, but it also came with plenty of important buffs and nerfs to the existing roster of guns.
One of the weapons that benefited most is the CR-56 AMAX, which had been nerfed out of the meta after it was unavoidable for most of Season 3. Now, it’s back to being one of the best guns in the entire game, after receiving a substantial buff to its damage ranges across the board.
CR-56 AMAX is meta again in Warzone Season 5
In his August 12 video, CoD expert WhosImmortal compared the AMAX’s TTK to the other top-tier options, and the results were clear as day.
While the numbers were pretty close up to the 40-meter mark, the CR-56 soon asserted its dominance. At around 50 meters, it can kill in just 668ms, substantially quicker than its closest rival, the AS VAL at 740ms.
Even the Cypher 091, which is considered the best Assault Rifle in Season 5, couldn’t keep up, only managing 754ms. It was a similar story at longer distances, with the AMAX remaining around 100ms quicker than the competition for the most part, before dropping off at around 70 meters.
The only caveat to this is that the AMAX is slightly tougher to use than the likes of the Cypher 091, thanks to its more unpredictable recoil. However, with the right attachments, you can keep this to a minimum, allowing you to land shots and achieve the best TTK consistently.
Check out WhosImmortal’s recommended loadout below:
- Optic: Otero Red Dot
- Muzzle: Compensator
- Barrel: Reinforced Barrel
- Underbarrel: Vertical Foregrip
- Magazine: Extended Mag II
This setup makes the Assault Rifle much more straightforward to use by reducing its recoil. With it, as long as you’re hitting your shots, there are very few weapons in the game that can outgun in it a fight, aside from Sniper Rifles.
If you want to cover yourself at close range too, make sure to run the Ladra alongside it. After a buff in Season 5, the SMG has replaced the LC10 as the fastest-killing weapon in its class, making the two a deadly combination.
