Best Shotguns in Warzone: Season 5 ranked list
If you’re looking to get up close and personal in Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific Season 5, here are the five best Shotguns you should be running.
With Warzone players having an arsenal of weapons from Black Ops Cold War, Modern Warfare, and Vanguard at their disposal, there are plenty of options for close-range engagements. SMGs such as the Armaguerra 43 are extremely popular, but for a little more stopping power up close, you can’t go wrong with a trusty Shotgun.
With how many fights occur indoors in Warzone, a Shotgun is a perfect weapon for getting up in players’ faces. We’ve compiled the five best Shotguns that you should run in Warzone Pacific Season 5.
Best Shotgun in Warzone ranked list
ActivisionCall of Duty: Warzone has 14 Shotguns in total, each suiting unique situations. However, as with all weapons, some are better than others.
We’ve placed every Shotgun from Modern Warfare, Cold War, and Vanguard into a ranked Warzone list.
- JAK-12
- Streetsweeper
- Gallo SA12
- Einhorn Revolving
- Combat Shotgun
- Origin 12
- VLK Rogue
- Double Barrel
- Gracey Auto
- R-90
- Hauer 77
- .410 Ironhide
- Model 680
- 725
Best Warzone Shotguns
5. Combat Shotgun
While it looked like the Double Barrel would be Vanguard’s best Shotgun, a Season 1 nerf ended its chances of ranking on top. In Season 3 the Combat Shotgun claimed the title of Vanguard’s best Shotgun, but Season 5 nerfs came to snatch its crown away.
For starters, the damage output of this weapon is absolutely ridiculous and it will surely dominate in tight spaces. Whether you’re clearing Caldera’s various buildings or running across Rebirth Island, the Combat Shotgun is one of the best available.
The Combat Shotgun fell one spot from fourth to fifth after Season 5 nerfs reduced the weapon’s damage and range.
4. Einhorn Revolving
When Warzone Pacific introduced Vanguard weapons to Warzone, the Einhorn Revolving was a truly terrifying sight. However, the powerful Incendiary ammo eventually got nerfed in Season 1 knocking its viability down.
It’s a shame that the Incendiary Ammunition attachment received a considerable nerf but the Shotgun is still powerful enough to claim the fourth spot on its own merit.
3. Gallo SA12
Reminiscent of the fan-favorite SPAS-12 from the original Black Ops, the Gallo SA12 packs a punch in all indoor situations.
The Gallo SA12 is so powerful that it was banned from Warzone tournaments. While this was way back in Season 5, it still packs a punch in Pacific Season 5.
It’s especially powerful in solos, as it’ll take out an individual player in only a couple of shots. Thanks to its excellent range it’s also a great option across Caldera.
2. Streetsweeper
Introduced in Black Ops Cold War Season 1, the Streetsweeper is an automatic Shotgun that’s deadly up close.
This weapon will allow you to take out whole teams at close range, and with how fast it expells bullets, you’ll get off several shots before they even know what’s happening. Just be careful of the Streetsweeper’s reload time, however, as it’s exceptionally slow.
1. JAK-12 – best Shotgun in Warzone
Although relatively unpopular, the JAK-12 is an excellent weapon for taking out full squads in the blink of an eye. It has one of the greatest disparities between a pick rate of 0.05% and a K/D of 0.90 in Season 5. This proves that it is massively underrated, and even top players are frustrated by how powerful it is.
Modern Warfare’s JAK-12 acts very similarly to Cold War’s Streetsweeper but has the advantage of a much faster reload. In addition, it was also the fastest-killing close-range weapon available in Warzone before the Marco 5 arrived in Season 4.
If you plan on pushing buildings with a whole squad camping inside, the JAK-12 could be the perfect Shotgun for you.
For more loadout guides check out the best Assault Rifles in Warzone Season 5.
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