Black Ops 7 patch notes – Aim assist buff, SMG buff, M15 nerf, and more

Double XP weekend is here in Black Ops 7, and a new update with balancing changes has arrived with it to shake up Call of Duty one week after its latest launch.

The update includes a number of weapon balancing, including a buff to aim assist, a nerf to assault rifles, and big buffs for SMGs. The Ryden 45K, RK-9, Razor 9mm, Dravec 45, Carbon 57, and MPC-25 have all had an increase to their maximum medium damage range, which should help them compete a bit more with ARs.

Read on below to see what’s changed in BO7 starting today ahead of the double XP weekend.

Black Ops 7 patch notes: Nov. 21, 2025

Aim Assist

• Minimum Rotational Aim Assist penalty reduced from 35 percent to 25 percent.

Assault Rifles

• Received Flinch increased from .15N to .18N.

SMGs

• Received Flinch reduced from 0.17N to 0.12N.

Drone Pod

• Increased Drone Pod charge time from 2.5 to 3 minutes.
• Reduced Drone Pod active drone duration from 10 to 8 seconds.
• Reduced Drone Pod damage from 60 to 50 damage.

Zombies

• Ashes of the Damned
  • Reduced difficulty for the Boss fight in Ashes of the Damned.
    • Hoard Husk will regenerate after a minute of collection and give 25 percent more health.
    • Missiles have reduced effectiveness and will no longer fire while a Beam Attack is charging.
    • Interrupting the Beam Attack no longer reduces its cooldown before round 100.
    • Reduced damage to passengers riding in Ol’ Tessie and removed repair cooldown.
    • Increased cooldown on the boss ramming Ol’ Tessie in its immune phase.
    • Zursa will no longer spawn in Solo before round 100 and has reduced speed.

Endgame

• Endgame is now available for all players who own Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

For the full list of changes to individual guns and more, check out the CoD website.