MW3
CoD: MW3 Wiki - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Guide & Tips
Meta Guns - Best Loadouts and Class Setups
MW3 | Meta Guns - Best Loadouts and Class Setups | CoD Modern Warfare 3 2023 - GameWith

MW3 | CoD Modern Warfare 3 2023
Meta Guns - Best Loadouts and Class Setups

Last Updated:

Hot Topic


MW3 meta in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 (CoD MW3 2023). Includes best loadouts, best guns, best class setups, best build, and weapons tier list.

Table of Contents

Best Guns For Multiplayer
Best Guns For Multiplayer
Best Guns For Zombies
Best Guns For Zombies

Track the Progress of Your Weapon Acquisition!

Guns & Weapons Tracker

A quick way to increase your weapon collection is to obtain weapons in Zombies that you don't already own. Use the tracker below to keep track of your progress and exfil the zombie-infested areas with the weapons you don't own yet!

Guns & Weapons Tracker

Meta & Best Guns Tier List

MW3 Meta [Updated November 21, 2023]

S Tier (Meta)
BAS-BBAS-B MCWMCW StrikerStriker Buff
A Tier
AMR9AMR9 Buff DG-58DG-58 Nerf Holger 556Holger 556 Nerf
LongbowLongbow MTZ-556MTZ-556 New Rival-9Rival-9
Striker 9Striker 9 NerfWSP SwarmWSP Swarm
All Guns and Weapons List

▼Rate Your Favorite Weapons!

Weapons Tier List Description

S Tier (Meta)

Weapons that deal high damage tend to have bad recoil control or are heavy and slow. These S Tier weapons are well balanced with little recoil while also having a decent fire rate and damage.

A Tier

A Tier weapons are also one of the best weapons in the game but may not be as well balanced or easy to use as S Tier weapons. However this can be adjusted using certain attachments.

Best Gun Loadouts & Class Setups

[S Tier] BAS-B

BAS-B
Weapon TypeBattle Rifle
How to UnlockLevel 17

Best Loadout / Class Setup

MuzzleTY-LR8
BarrelBruen Venom Long Barrel
Rear GripSTT88 Grip
Magazine30 Round Mag
UnderbarrelBruen Heavy Support Grip

This build improves range, accuracy, and recoil control at the expense of reduced mobility. Since the recoil is slightly higher than other ARs, more attachments are added to reduce it.

Optionally, those who want a little more mobility should change the barrel to a Wyvern's Respite Long Barrel, and those who are prone to running out of ammo should change the 30 Round Mag to the 45.

BAS-B - Stats & Attachments

[S Tier] MCW

MCW
Weapon TypeAssault Rifle
How to UnlockLevel 44

Best Loadout / Class Setup

MuzzleShadowstrike Suppressor
BarrelSL Crater Heavy Barrel
OpticAny
StockRB Regal Heavy Stock
Rear GripRB Craw-PSL Grip

This build further enhances the ease of recoil control for which MCW is known. If you don't mind a slight increase in recoil, you can use the 16.5" MCW Cyclone Long Barrel instead.

For those who do not need an optic, you also have the option to equip the 40 Round Mag instead or choose ammunition that extends the range.

MCW - Stats & Attachments

[S Tier] Striker

Striker
Weapon TypeSMG
How to UnlockLevel 4

Best Loadout / Class Setup

MuzzlePurifier Muzzle Brake S
BarrelStriker Recon Long Barrel
StockLachmann MK2 Light Stock
Rear GripFTAC G-5 EXO
UnderbarrelKimura RYN-03 Vertical Grip
Striker - Stats & Attachments

Best Guns by Type [User Reviews]

Best Assault Rifles

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

Best Battle Rifles

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

Best SMGs

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

Best Shotguns

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

Best LMGs

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

Best Marksman Rifles

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

Best Sniper Rifles

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

Best Handguns

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

Best Launchers

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

RankWeaponUser Rating
PILAPILA
RGL-80RGL-80
STRELA-PSTRELA-P
JOKRJOKR
RPG-7RPG-7

Best Melee

* There will be a slight delay before your scores are reflected.

CoD: MW3 Related Guide

Best & Tier List

Weapon Related Guide

Weapon & Equipment List

© 2023 Activision Publishing Inc. ACTIVISION, CALL OF DUTY, MODERN WARFARE, and CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

Have some feedback? Click here

Your feedbacks will be checked by our staffs and will be attended to accordingly. Please be advised that we may not reply to every individual feedbacks.


Reader Comments
Max. 300 Characters

By clicking Submit you are agreeing to the Terms of Use.
*Offensive, insulting or inappropriate use of forum may lead to ban/restriction.
To avoid griefing, you will not be able to post or report for the first %d hours upon visiting this forum for the first time.

Close

Looks like nobody posted here yet...

GameWith Announcements
Article Menu
News & Events
News & Updates
Events
Season 1 News & Updates
New Features
Weapon & Equipment
Weapon Related Database
Weapon Guide
Zombies (MWZ)
Zombies Mode Guides
Zombies Schematics
Zombies Mission Guides
Act 1 Zombies Missions
Act 2 Zombies Missions
Act 3 Zombies Missions
Trophy & Achievements
Playlist
Useful Guide
Map Guide
Setting Guide
Campaign Missions
Campaign Related Guide
Related Franchise