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Best Warzone Perks: every Perk ranked in Season 5Ghost? Tempered? Combat Scout? Which Warzone perk is best?
Ghost? Tempered? Combat Scout? Which Warzone perk is best?
Your choice of Perks inWarzoneis nearly as important as your choice of weaponry, and can absolutely be the difference between death and victory. Plus, Warzone Season 5 has added some long-overdue new Perks to play with, so the meta is finally shifting. In thisWarzone Season 5 Perks guide, we’ll talk in detail about Combat Scout, Tempered, and each of the other 18 Perks in Warzone, how they work, and which ones will give you the very best chance of victory.
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The best Warzone Perks
Below we’ll talk a little bit about every single Perk in Warzone, but let’s not keep you in suspense:the very best Perks in Warzone are E.O.D, Ghost, Overkill, Amped, and Combat Scout.But seeing as you can only have three Perks active at a time, it’s still worth reading through our explanations below to figure out which Perks to take forward depending on your situation.
Perks are divided into three groups. Out of each group you must choose just one Perk to activate. Here are our rankings for the best Perks in Warzone within each group:
Slot 1 Perks (from best to worst):
Slot 2 Perks (from best to worst):
Slot 3 Perks (from best to worst):
Double Time
Double Time is a decent Perk which might be the go-to pickup for your first slot if E.O.D. didn’t exist. While not quite as powerful in Warzone as it is in the more close-quarters engagements of Modern Warfare multiplayer modes, a 30% crouch movement speed increase is always welcome, and the doubled Tactical Sprint duration is great for quickly moving across flat open expanses and minimising the amount of time you spend as an easy target.
E.O.D.
Scavenger
Cold-Blooded
Cold-Blooded’s popularity, like Ghost, depends heavily on the prevalence of the tools it counters. Back before the Thermal Optics nerf Cold-Blooded had more utility, but now it really is just a counter to players with High Alert and Combat Scout. And since High Alert is very often turned down in favor of Ghost or Overkill, it really is going to depend on the popularity of the new Combat Scout perk. If a large swath of the player base does end up sacrificing Amped for Combat Scout, Cold-Blooded is going to become a very important part of the meta.
Kill Chain
I suppose there’s some utility in having an increased chance of finding Killstreak rewards in supply boxes, but: imagine a situation where this Perk is genuinely the difference between life and death. That’s a pretty darn niche situation, don’t you think? I don’t see any reason to pick Kill Chain over E.O.D. or Cold-Blooded.
Quick Fix
Quick Fix is another Perk that’s really designed for Modern Warfare rather than Warzone. On the face of it, a quicker health regeneration after killing an enemy seems pretty useful; but then you remember how quick and easy it is to add Armor Plates in Warzone, and you’ll see how much of a waste of a Perk slot it would be.
Tempered
More simply put, Tempered lets the user reach the max health of 250 with two Armor Plates instead of three. There are times where armoring up a little faster with this new Warzone Season 5 perk will save your life. However, there are many, many more situations where not having Ghost will cost you the game. UAVs are just so prevalent in Warzone. Until their availability is drastically reduced, Ghost will have no meaningful competition in Slot 2.
Restock
Hardline
Sometimes in a bigger squad you might have one player use Hardline, then pool your Cash for that one person to buy everything. It may not affect loadout drop marker prices, but subsequent purchases after your first loadout will be made quite a bit more attainable. However, eventually that one player popping up on an UAV is going to get your whole squad killed. You just can’t justify hanging onto Hardline for long.
Overkill
While not as essential in Warzone as it is in Modern Warfare multiplayer modes, Overkill is one of the most-picked Perks for custom player loadouts, and it’s easy to see why. Many players pick up an Overkill loadout early in a Warzone match to help get themelves set up quickly, then later on pick up another loadout to give themselves Ghost. It’s a very powerful strategy which has dominated the Perks meta for some time now.
High Alert
If High Alert weren’t in a group with Ghost and Overkill, it would be an absolute must-have. Seriously, I think it’s the third-best Perk in Warzone. It’s just a shame that players are obviously going to pick the first- and second-best Perks instead. But particularly in solos, the ability to gain a warning that an enemy is aiming at you is priceless. And seeing as extremely few players nowadays use Cold-Blooded, maybe it’s time for a High Alert renaissance.
Ghost
Much like how the strength of Cold-Blooded is based on the popularity of High Alert and Combat Scout, the strength of Ghost is based on the prevalance of Heartbeat Sensors and UAVs. And seeing as those two things are absolutely everywhere in Warzone, Ghost is probably the most powerful and essential Perk to use in the second half of a Warzone match. The ability to stay off the radar is unbelievably powerful in Warzone.
Pointman
Much like Hardline, Pointman increase your Cash levels throughout a Warzone match. But Pointman gets the short end of the stick because its effectiveness is reliant on you going mission-crazy, while Hardline just does its thing at all times. No one should ever pick Pointman to compete in Warzone. Think about what you’re giving up! And for what?!
Combat Scout
At long last, Amped has some real competition. Combat Scout is one of the two new perks added with Cold War Season 5, and it’s looking powerful. The highlight effect is extremely useful in close-quarters fights, particularly when chasing enemies through buildings. It is much harder for someone to reposition, armor up, and reset the fight when you can track them through walls. There are certainly still situations where not having Amped will get you killed, but Combat Scout is absolutely worth a shot.
Tune Up
Amped
Amped has long been the clear winner of slot 3. The ability to swap between weapons as quickly as possible an absolute lifesaver in Warzone. Not to mention the tertiary (and again, extremely powerful) effect of equipment being used faster, including the application of new Armor Plates! Combat Scout has enough utility to make Amped a less obvious choice, but it is clearly still one of the best Perks in Warzone.
Shrapnel
Battle Hardened
This is the only Perk that I’d say could reasonably be used instead of Amped - but only for late-game small-circle situations. If you’re gunning to win the match, then one of the biggest obstacles in your path is the flashbangs and stun grenades of the enemy team(s). With Battle Hardened, you can mitigate the potentially disastrous effects of these throwables, which could lead to a Warzone victory.
Spotter
Tracker
And there you have it! You should now know everything you need to know in order to make the best choices regarding your Warzone Perks for each loadout. As for the loadouts themselves, why not take a look at ourBest Warzone loadoutguide?
