Buffed Cold War gun dominates Warzone Season 4 despite Vanguard weapon meta

Warzone expert WhosImmortal has outlined a buffed Cold War SMG that is back to its best in Season 4, claiming the MAC-10’s recent strengthening makes it viable despite the Vanguard weapon meta.

The MAC-10 will be familiar to any longer-term players of Warzone, with the Black Ops Cold War gun being among the game’s very best SMGs for some time during the Treyarch title’s life-cycle.

Mac-10 being used in Black Ops Cold War next to Warzone logo

However, like many other weapons, it has fallen away in terms of popularity, withthe majority of most-used guns now being from this year’s Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Currently, it sits at a respectable if unspectacular pick-rate of just over 1.8% but, according to Warzone YouTuber and expert WhosImmortal, it could well be a dominant weapon again.

MAC 10

Warzone Season 4 buffs make MAC-10 the ideal “sniper support” weapon

Outlining his views in a recent YouTubevideo, he stated that recent buffs and nerfs mean it is as viable as it has been in a long-time, potentially even capable of challenging thelong-established superiority of Vanguard weapons like the MP40 and H4 Blixen.

“While we saw a lot of changes primarily to Vanguard guns,” he explained, “one weapon change went under the radar if you will. The MAC-10 actually got a slight range buff. Which was kind of out of the blue considering the MAC-10 really is not a formidable meta weapon.”

Image of Warzone soldier firing an SMG while walking forward.

However, going through the data, the MAC-10’s medium-range strength makes it the most suitable sniper support in the game. While you’ll still get outgunned by Vanguard weapons within 10-meter gunfights, beyond that the MAC-10 will more than hold its own.

WhosImmortal even outlined his go-to set up to make the most of the Season 4 buff, detailed below:

Warzone player with Assault Rifle

The only thing left for players to decide is which sniper they want to take in the secondary slot. Currently, that likely comes down to theGorenko Anti-Tank Rifleor theModern Warfare HDR,which packs more of a punch but doesn’t have the same speed.

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With the MAC-10 in the primary slot, though, you’ll have the perfect weapon to finish anyone off who proves too much for your sniper.