Warzone’s latest update nerfs overpowered DM-10 while buffing several assault rifles to compensate

A new Warzone update has just gone live, shaking up the meta by nerfing the game’s latest most popular OP gun.

In today’s update, the powerful DM-10 marksman rifle got a significant nerf along with the Krig C, while several other ARs got buffed, along with scopes on Black Ops 6 weapons to compensate and shake up the long-range meta game in battle royale.

“Since season three, we have refined the Marksman Rifle class to give each weapon a distinct role,” Raven Software said. “The DM-10 has excelled, but its strength in certain scenarios has outpaced the rest. In this update we are reducing its velocity while slowing its ADS time and adding harsher penalties when not hitting the upper torso or head. The DM-10 will remain strong in skilled hands but requires more precise shots to achieve its strength now. We will monitor how it goes and adjust accordingly.”

For BO6 weapons, the 2x, 3x, and 4x scopes all have had their visual recoil reduced “to improve the overall usability of optics, especially at long range encounters,” Raven said, “to make it easier to track and stay on target when engaging at longer ranges.”

Scroll down for the full list of patch notes for the July 8 Warzone update.

Warzone July 8 patch notes – DM-10 nerf

Weapon Buffs

• Ames 85
  • Maximum Damage Range increased from 31.7m to 35.5m.
  • Medium Damage Range 1 increased from 40.6m to 45.7m.
  • Headshot multiplier increased from 1.2x to 1.3x.
• GPR 91
  • Maximum Damage Range increased from 33m to 38m.
  • Medium Damage Range 1 increased from 45.7m to 49.5m.
  • Lower Torso multiplier increased from 0.8x to 0.85x.
  • Aim Down Sight speed improved from 240ms to 230ms.
• Kilo 141
  • Bullet Velocity improved from 870m/s to 905m/s.

Weapon Nerfs

• Krig C
  • Lower Torso, Arms, and Legs multipliers decreased from 1x to 0.95x.
  • Recoil during sustained fire has been increased.
    • Attachments
      • Extended Mag II
        • Magazine size has been reduced from 70 to 60.
• DM-10
  • Arm multipliers decreased from 1x to 0.8x.
  • Lower Torso and Leg multipliers decreased from 0.9x to 0.8x.
  • Bullet Velocity reduced from 920m/s to 850m/s.
  • Aim Down Sight speed reduced from 330ms to 360ms.