Decoding CoD: Warzone Perks – Uncover the Top Picks

The inaugural season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone is now available, bringing MW3 weapons, movement, and various features to the game along with the new Urzikstan map. There are changes to how perks function in Warzone compared to previous years, so here's what you need to know.

With over 30 perks in Season 1 of Warzone, players can select from 10 new and 19 returning options to customize their loadout. Five perks will be enabled by default, ensuring that players have a specific set of perks active as soon as they enter the match.

Default perks

Tac Pads: Improves slide distance and allows for full ADS while sliding, along with increased stance transition speeds

Commando Gloves: Enables reloading while running

Quick-Grip Gloves: Increases your weapon swap speed

Climbing Boots: Increases climbing and mantling speed aspect

Overkill: Allows you to pick two primary weapons

Season 1's new perks

Irradiated: Move faster and take less damage while in the gas

Tempered: Refill your armor plates to full with just two plates instead of the usual three.

Combat Scout: Bullets you fire briefly ping an enemy for you and your squad. The ping time increases if the enemy is hit from a farther distance.

Resolute: When taking damage from gunfire, this grants a short bonus to movement speed

Shrouded: Drop a smoke grenade when downed

Mountaineer: Reduces fall damage

Stalker: Increased strafe and aim down sight movement speed

Escapist: Increased downed, prone, and crouch speed

Primed: Accuracy and time to aim down sight is improved while jumping

Faculty: Delays triggered explosives while sprinting, warns of nearby enemy equipment, and reduces combat noise

Perk package 3 - New Primed perk

Best perks to use

Customize your perk packages in Warzone with up to four perks for each loadout.

Slot one and two

The first two slots draw from a pool of twelve perks, offering solid choices such as E.O.D., Battle Hardened, Sleight of Hand, and the new Irradiated perk, each catering to different playstyles.

For a more aggressive gameplay style, Sleight of Hand is a great choice to speed up reloads. The Irradiated perk from Season 1 allows faster movement and reduced damage while in the gas, making it useful for escaping the circle collapse and late-game confrontations in the gas.

To further enhance your defense, consider using E.O.D. to minimize damage from enemy grenades and breacher drones, as well as Battle Hardened to reduce the impact of enemy flash grenades, stuns, and shock sticks.

Slot three

When it comes to the third slot, Tempered and Primed are excellent choices. Tempered allows you to fully plate up with just two plates instead of the usual three. Meanwhile, Primed is a newly introduced perk that can be beneficial for players who like to bunny hop during gun fights, as it provides improved accuracy and ADS time while jumping.

If you're a fan of the Plunder cash mode or simply want to earn cash faster in your battle royale matches, you might want to consider equipping Payout. Payout is a new Season 1 perk that grants additional cash for completing contracts and also offers discounts at UAV Towers.

Slot four

The final slot contains some of Warzone's top-tier and most popular options, putting you in a position to make a choice between perks such as Ghost, High Alert, and Combat Scout.

Ghost ensures your invisibility on enemy radar, but it now only functions when you are in motion. If you tend to adopt a more strategic and defensive playstyle, you might consider opting for a different perk in this slot.

High Alert is ideal for detecting when an enemy has targeted you, while Combat Scout is perfect for team players who want to provide extra intel to their squad by briefly highlighting any player hit by your bullets.

Editor's P/S

As an enthusiastic fan of Call of Duty: Warzone, I am thrilled about the new perks introduced in Season 1. The addition of 10 new perks, along with the return of 19 fan favorites, brings a fresh layer of strategy and customization to the game. The changes to how perks function, particularly the default perks and the new perk packages, add depth and variety to the gameplay.

I am particularly excited about the new Irradiated perk, which allows players to move faster and take less damage while in the gas. This perk will undoubtedly change the dynamics of late-game confrontations and make escaping the circle collapse more feasible. The Primed perk, which improves accuracy and ADS time while jumping, is another intriguing addition that could revolutionize the movement-based gunplay in Warzone.