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This VEL 46 loadout could replace HRM-9 as Warzone’s best SMG

A new King of SMGs?

The HRM-9 has been the dominant SMG in Warzone Season 2, but FaZe Swagg thinks the new meta VEL 46 class setup could unseat it as the battle royale’s best close-quarters gun.

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Good aim, smart positioning, and a healthy dose of luck are all crucial to getting wins in Warzone, but if you’re not using the best guns, you’re always going to find yourself at a disadvantage. That’s why people are always trying out new loadouts and attachments, hoping to find the game’s next meta.

The HRM-9 is Warzone‘s current SMG king, but according to FaZe Swagg, the VEL 46, better known as the MP7, may just be the gun to usurp it.

“I hadn’t used that gun in a minute,” the FaZe streamer explained. “When I tell you I was gunning every single person with the HRM-9—I couldn’t believe how good this thing was. Everyone was spamming ‘What’s this MP7 class?'”

If you want to try it out for yourself, then you can check out the loadout below.

  • Muzzle: ZEHMN35 Compensator
  • Underbarrel: DR-6 Handstop
  • Laser: EXF Solarflare
  • Stock: DEMO RXT Stock
  • Magazine: 50 Round Mag

After seeing this video, I went into Warzone and tried it out for myself, and I have to say, it felt really nice. I found it pretty easy to control, and felt that it was powerful enough to stand up to the HRM-9.

I don’t know for sure if it’ll unseat the HRM-9 as Warzone‘s best SMG, but I think it’s definitely viable, and players better than me might get even more performance out of it.


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