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most used weapons in Call of Duty they're usually full auto and they feature some decent handling
speeds while they also give you that balance of mid-range damage now some ARS are obviously more
versatile than others but since everybody has their own favorites I might as well give you
my updated definitive list what's up guys chaos here thank you for all the love on the Cod history
uh videos lately I see you I'm glad you guys are enjoying them and we have a lot of Modern Warfare
2 coverage coming in the future today this is the definitive list an updated list of the 20 absolute
best assault rifles in COD history now if you're an MVP give me your top 20 in the comment section
we can compare everybody's list to see what the most common picks are I'm sure they're not going
to be the same but that's okay drop a like we start off at number 20. the AK-47 in Black Ops
Cold War now remember there's like five or six hundred ARS I think so this is not easy it's one
of the best AKs in cot history and that's saying something it actually got banned from competitive
play due to the theoretical power in the ridiculous versatility now the fire rate was low
most AKs are the power behind every shot that's where the magic happened capable of dropping
enemies far faster than they were able to react in the hands of a pro player the Cold War AK was
busted and it's still a popular pick for sweaty 6v6 players looking to beef up their stats now
it's been adjusted a time or two but it's still top tier and it's a good way to kick off today's
top 20. at number 19. the an-94 and black ops 2. there was a time where this was way higher iconic
weapon today but when it was introduced Back in Black Ops 2 it shocked us an AR that fires the
first few rounds faster than the rest it confused us at first but once we got the hang of it
all bets were off featured pretty moderate damage for a weapon of its type but the trick is those
first few rounds since the first two to three bullets came out faster than the rest Black
Ops 2 players were doing their best to get really good at mastering the timing of the burst if you
could hit the first couple shots with your an-94 you were practically guaranteed to win the fight
because of that Hefty damage Head Start but that meant the weapon really required you to get good
with it not just run around and spam mindlessly Modern Warfare brought back the an-94 but it
wasn't as good as the original the Black Ops 2A and 94 is Iconic it's at number 19. so this I
mean this list is going to get nutty at number 18. the Maddox RFB and Black Ops 4. our first Bullpup
assault rifle that generated a lot of conversation in the community when bo4 launched mainly because
it was come on it was op the Maddox was one of the only guns used by competitive players and even in
public matches it was spammed it featured a very fast fire rate very controllable recoil rather
high damage output and it kept the time to kill competitive in almost every scenario now on launch
today in b04 it could actually outgun a lot of the SMGs up close while also outgunning the other
rifles at Mid to long range which made it easily the best choice for players to try to maximize
their performance the Maddox it was nerfed a few times but it's still a top tier rifle it was for
the entirety of Black Ops 4 in the original version will be remembered Forever by anybody
who actually experienced it at number 17 today the STG 44 in Vanguard do you guys ever I mean do
you think Sledgehammer or think about why or how Sledgehammer made two World War II games in a row
and both of them had completely overpowered stgs now Cod World War II's STG it was annoying and
spanned it was nothing compared to the OG version of the vanguard's rifle the Vanguard STG featured
a potential two-shot kill it was somehow even more accurate more powerful than the predecessor every
CoD game has at least one assault rifle they get spammed in the first few weeks of its life cycle
but the Vanguard STG it was dominant it was more dominant than usual it took a while for it to get
toned down some Vanguard players would even argue that after all the Nerfs still the best rifle in
the game you guys remember how 2019 M4 had to be nerfed a million times and it was still at
the top of the pack that's basically what happened to the Vanguard STG although not quite as drastic
at number 16. the AK-47 and cod 4. I may get a little bit of heat for putting this gun on this
list but I think it deserves the respect it was one of the first assault rifles you had access
to and a lot of people continued using it far into their unlocks now with stopping power it was
easily capable of a two-shot kill it was dangerous up close if you could control The Recoil you could
drop enemies at max range with three bullets didn't need any attachments to be top tier didn't
need to go into a gunsmith it was just crazy and it did have some weird hidden traits that made
the attachments worse than they should have been I mean it doesn't matter I love the Cod F4 AK I
think it is a top 20 assault rifle at number 15. the honey badgering COD ghosts home to one of the
best reload animations ever it was the silence assault rifle that was a fan favorite ghost and
still one of the most remembered aspects of that game if fired at an even 800 rounds per minute
but it could kill with as little as two bullets To The Head And since that suppressor was integrated
with the weapon you didn't have to use the spot in your class to keep yourself off the radar yes
it suffered at long ranges but it was powerful enough for close to mid-range it didn't matter
a lot of people stuck with it for the entirety of their time on Call of Duty ghosts I love the
gun it sounded amazing the reload animation was awesome it's definitely deserving to be here
at number 14. the AS Val in Modern Warfare 2019. every year there's a handful of guns
that are sweaty mlgtv players like they just they spam them in our faces every single match Modern
Warfare it was the as foul fast firing assault rifle featured an integrated suppressor once
again to keep you off the radar at all times without requiring a slot of your class which
was nice but really set it apart was the insane damage per shot like I said it already fired and
it fired rather quickly I think it was over 900 rounds per minute but it could hit for as much
as 48 damage meaning it could easily kill with three shots now the integrated suppressor and
insanely fast Time To Kill made it an easy choice for super aggressive players especially ones that
wanted to slide cancel around the map and shove their gun in people's faces it is one of the few
modern Warfare guns that was super powerful and super popular but it never really had a presence
in Warzone the rifles rather small magazine probably kept it from being a popular pick in
the Battle Royale mode in standard multiplayer though top tier moving right along to number 13
the foul osw in Black Ops 2 one of the first first guns to ever get banned from competitive play it
was semi-automatic rifle and it was the only gun that Black Ops 2 players wanted to use a high fire
rate cap no recoil you would expect low damage but it was virtually always a two shot kill it was one
of the most intimidating guns in the entire game handling damage time to kill it was too powerful
in the hands of a pro player resulting in Treyarch just pulling out competitive play they didn't Nerf
it they didn't try to tone it down they made a statement they ripped it out when the developer
decides to completely delete part of their game instead of trying to balance it they know they
created a monster speaking of monsters Segway number 12 ACR Modern Warfare 2 you may want to
punch me for putting it this low on the list but you have to keep in mind there's literally
hundreds of assault rifles in COD history now so I'm putting the ACR at number 12 out of every
single one of them that's a good spot I know six years ago it would have been in that top three
possibly one laser beam we already know oh gee not hard to see why no recoil hit like a freaking
truck stopping power come on I don't need to tell you guys anything you already know I mean dropping
people from across the map like you were playing a point-and-click adventure game instead of a
first person shooter that's what the experience with the ACR was like some people still insist
that it's the best assault rifle in COD history I'm not gonna disagree with those claims I just
I have a different opinion today at number 11. the kn44 and Black Ops 3 another left field pick
starting gun heavily resembled the AK-47 but it had very different Behavior traits it featured
a moderate fire rate good damage but what made it amazing was the range up close it was a three shot
kill max range 4 shot kill the shots to kill were extremely consistent very intimidating to go up
against making it arguably the best assault rifle in the game despite being unlocked by default with
no attachments it was already one of the most reliable guns in the game people had some pretty
insane builds with it now we reach the top 10. the bar Cod World War II now this bar fell victim
to one of the fastest Nerfs I've ever seen in COD history and even after it was patched it remained
in the very high tiers the only I think the only faster one was the msbs be honest with you the
bar was the final rifle unlocked in COD World War II the original version only lasted a mere
four days before getting nerfed multiple times featured low recoil solid fire rate and cribly
high damage high enough to kill with three bullets but what used to be a slow weapon for area denial
it turned into one of the most busted rushing ARS ever put in a Call of Duty game and Sledgehammer
had to act really fast in order to keep it from completely dominating the game
if you're playing Cod World War II in the first week you know how insane the bar was everybody
had it I think it got nerfed four times and it's still a high tier pick for multiplayer
at number nine the M4 and Modern Warfare 2019 once again not much to tell you guys one of
the most iconic weapons in COD history it's appeared a lot of times let me know what your
favorite version is but nobody here can deny the 2019 version was statistically the best it took
Infinity War way too long to nerfed heck even to this day I think it's still the best they are in
standard multiplayer it's just versatile I mean in the insane number of attachments come on Fast
Fire rate moderate damage extremely accurate huge bonuses easy to use it was busted we know
it we'll see if it ends up busted again in Modern Warfare 2. at number eight the Craig
six and Black Ops Cold War who remembers years ago when that that very first leak about Black
Ops Cold War gameplay came out and the internet was desperately trying to figure out what gun is
this little do we know the first Cold War rifle we ever laid eyes on would remain the best rifle
in the game for the entirety of its life cycle the Craig moderate fire rate moderate damage
but the versatility was off the charts yes now the raw stats are nothing to ride home about but
the sheer number of attachments and the fact that the gun could be fine-tuned for any playstyle and
still perform excellently that that was the appeal for the community it could be kitted out for long
range it could be kitted out for short-range stealth aggression it didn't matter you get
what I'm saying plus it felt buttery smooth in the process the gun slapped in every different manner
at number seven the m8a1 and Black Ops 2 the first four round burst weapon in COD history it was a
fan favorite still talked about to this day the time between burst it was short since you only
needed three of those four bullets to connect in order to get somebody it was one of the top
tier weapons of Black Ops 2 at your disposal some people called it overpowered they demanded Nerfs
others thought it was perfectly balanced as it was due to the high skill level required to use
it effectively you had to be careful with your burst you didn't want to get caught in a Reload
or allow your intermediate time to react to you at the same time but the theoretical time to kill
it was crazy get three or four hit markers all at once and see the enemy's body drop to
the floor it was satisfying it was smooth it's definitely I think number seven is a fair spot
at number six one of the most slept on ARS in COD history and I'm gonna give it the love it deserves
the SCAR H in Black Ops 2. you're gonna rip me apart I don't care it was God tearing if you
didn't use it you missed out it fired at 625 rounds per minute but it could kill with two
bullets To The Head And even at max range it only needed three to four shots to connect the iron
sights are some of the cleanest we've ever seen meaning that you could use an attachment slot for
something else extended mag stock didn't matter the insane power the superb accuracy it made one
of the best guns in the entire game but since it wasn't flashy like the m81 or the Scorpion Evo it
was overlooked and racy ears the scars developed a bit of a fan club at the Black Ops 2 version did
not get the appreciation it deserved in the moment and it's a shame that's why I have it at number
six now we get into the top five The Best of the Best at number five the bow 27 in Advance Warfare
I know it's one of the most hated guns in COD history that's why it's so high it adds some
weird personality traits but most people remember the gun that broke Advanced Warfare it would fire
faster over time it'd encourage you to hold down the trigger and spray which you could you would
want to do anyway because the damage was insane three to five shot kill very fast handling low
recoil on top of that you had a number of variants that made it better so let me ask you which bow
variant did you abuse the most the Steed the royalty The Inferno I mean you don't need to
get it twisted though the standard issue about 27 still won the most powerful guns in the game and a
lot of people just renamed Advanced Warfare Battle of Duty because of a gun at number four the Famas
and Black Ops one I've said before that Black Ops 1 is my favorite Call of Duty game and it's true
but I can openly admit that the gun balance was really really bad despite having a lot of weapons
it was dominated by the Famas assault rifle I mean Treyarch thought it would be good idea to have a
gun that performed literally every possible role better than any specialized weapon could up close
better time to kill than SMGs mid-range better time to kill than ARS long range better time
to kill than lmgs I mean the Famas truly did it all it did the Insane fire rate the Absurd damage
it's the sound of spitting hot metal it was crazy yes it had recoil but it was vertical you could
adapt to it super easy it was perhaps the most dominant assault rifle in Black Ops history but
still think there's three that were slightly better although these last four to five guns could
have honestly been in any order if you ask me at number three probably my hottest take of the day
the Famas in Modern Warfare 2. see what I did seriously it was insane I think it was slightly
better than the Black Ops 1 counterpart instead of being fully automatic it was a three round
burst that functioned very similarly to the Cod 4 M16 but with additions of attachments
and Pro Perks 900 rounds per minute stopping power two shots to connect I mean it gave it
one of the fastest times to kill in Call of Duty Ironside super clean recoil there is no recoil
allowed you to tag people up from across the map and one burst them a lot of people argue
the Modern Warfare 2 for Moss was actually better than the Cod 4 M16 that it took influence from but
I'm going to throw you guys another curveball at number two you probably thought it was number one
the M16A4 and cod 4. now even though the Modern Warfare 2 Famas had more attachments and perks I
think this was the better rifle I mean Cod 4 was a simpler game it was just it was easy it was a
standout it would kill in two bullets no recoil it was punishing I mean I know Cod 4 didn't have
Pro Perks and it only had a few attachments and there's only three kill streaks but because of the
Simplicity it just outperformed everything I don't really have anything else to say you already know
number one today that I said that was the hottest take not even close none of you expected this I'll
give you three guesses if think of a gun that hasn't been named yet and then you're gonna be
shocked at number one today the ACR 6.8 in Modern Warfare 3. I'm gonna get some heat I know you may
have preferred or preferred the Modern Warfare 2 version but if you think back to those Modern
Warfare 3 days you know deep down the gun belongs here fully automatic low recoil super clean iron
sights moderate fire rate some of the highest damage in The Clash you mix it all together you've
got a gun that frankly should not have made it through testing without somebody saying something
the ACR could kill in two bullets guys I mean the fire rate was solid you could easily outgun
people with SMGs up close you could laser them for max range you can melt them the versatility
the ease of use the mobility it was a beast it was a trifecta weapon all the way around I know
you're going to disagree but I'm ready to defend myself in the comments I think the Modern Warfare
3 ACR is the best assault rifle in COD history and I already know somebody's going to say well
where was the Remington from COD ghost you're right probably should have squeaked in somewhere
let me know what you guys think I hope you enjoyed the video and I'll see you soon foreign