CoD Mobile Season 5 weapon balance changes leaked

CoD Mobile Season 5 update is right around the corner and as is tradition, it will bring a number of weapon balance changes to shift the meta. Thankfully, the upcoming nerfs and buffs have already been leaked by reliable leakers and this time around, prominent guns like MG42, LW3 Tundra, Dingo, and Groza have received significant modifications. With that said, here’s a detailed breakdown of all the weapon balance changes arriving in the CoD Mobile Season 5 update.

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All weapon nerfs and buffs in CoD Mobile Season 5

Nerfs:

• MG42:
  • Base movement speed decreased: 4.39m/s to 4.28m/s
  • Bullet impact decreased: 1.3 to 1.05
  • Weapon swap in/swap out speed decreased: 0.65/0.28s to 0.72/0.35s
• Recoil Booster Muzzle:
  • ADS Bullet Spread debuff: -6% to -12%
• KRAUSNICK 355MM Rapid Barrel:
  • ADS Bullet Spread debuff: -16% to -28%
• LW3 Tundra:
  • Base ADS Time increased: 480ms to 500ms
• Echo Nerf (BR only):
  • Hipfire pellet spread increased: 156(126) to 186(156)
  • Removed recoil recovery while firing from the hip
• Ballistic Shield:
  • Ammo capacity nerf: 40 to 30
• Cluster Strike:
  • Activation score increased: 950 to 980
• Trip Sensor:
  • Effective duration decreased: 30s to 25s
• Molotov Cocktail:
  • Effective duration decreased: 6s to 5s

Buffs:

• PKM:
  • Weapon Swap in/Swap out speed increased: 0.84/0.57s to 0.76/0.55s
• M4LMG:
  • Lower arms damage multiplier increased: 1x to 1.1x
• Bruen MK9:
  • Upper torso damage multiplier increased: 1x to 1.1x
• Holger 26:
  • Base ADS movement speed buff: 2.4m/s to 2.51m/s
  • Double Stack/Lightweight Polymer mag: Added ADS Movement Speed buff: +8%
• Dingo:
  • Lower Torso damage multiplier increased: 1x to 1.07x
• Groza:
  • Damage range increased: 13-22 to 13-26
• BK57:
  • Upper torso damage multiplier increased: 1x to 1.1x
• ASM10:
  • Reload time reduced
  • Tactical reload time: 1.28s to 1.13s
  • Empty reload time: 1.62s to 1.5s
• HBRa3:
  • Sprint to Fire speed reduced: 170ms to 160ms
• M13:
  • Bullet impact increased: 1 to 1.3
• SAM Turret:
  • Activation score decreased: 660 to 620
• Concussion Grenade:
  • Increased AOE: 6m to 8m
• Flash Drone:
  • Increased AOE: 15m to 16m

Scorestreaks/Operator Skills/Throwables:

• Havoc Buff:
  • Accuracy score increased
  • Charge speed increased

Finally, it’s worth noting that the info is based on leaks, so it should be taken with a pinch of salt until the official patch notes are announced. The developers usually test these changes in the CoD Mobile test server, so they are subject to change if anything goes wrong.