All MW3 Ranked Play restricted weapons & bans

❘ Updated: 2024-03-13T20:45:56

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MW3 Ranked Play offers players a chance to play Call of Duty like the pros, but that means respecting certain loadout restrictions. Here’s a list of all the banned weapons, attachments, Perks, Equipment, and Killstreaks in MW3 Ranked Play.

Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 brought new restrictions to the Ranked Play mode. The competitive mode allows fans of Call of Duty to play like the pros, but that also means following the CDL ruleset.

Here’s a full list of all of the banned weapons, attachments, Perks, Equipment, and Killstreaks that you won’t have access to when building your loadout in MW3 Season 3’s Ranked Play mode.

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MW3 Ranked Play banned guns
Modern Warfare 3 Ranked Play restricted attachments
MW3 Ranked Play Equipment restrictions & bans

MW3 Ranked Play banned guns

When creating your loadout in MW3 Ranked Play, certain weapons will be restricted based on the rules in the CDL. If you’re familiar with Ranked Play, you’ll know that Shotguns and LMGs are restricted, but check out the full list of restricted MW3 Ranked Play guns below:

All MW2 weapons
Assault Rifles
- SVA-545
- RAM-7
- BP50
- Holger 556
- DG-58
- FR 5.56
- MTZ 556
SMGs
- WSP Swarm
- HRM-9
- RAM-9
- FJX Horus
Battle Rifles
- All
Shotguns
- All
Marksman Rifles
- All
LMGs
- All
Sniper Rifles
- All
Melee
- Riot Shield
- Soulrender
- Gladiator
Pistols
- WSP Stinger
- COR-45
- TYR
Launchers
- All

Following the conclusion of the latest weapon testing period between April 16 to April 23, Treyarch confirmed that the weapons made temporarily available in MW3 Ranked Play are now restricted once again.

The devs will now analyze data on the BP50, MTZ-556, Holger 556, RAM-9, and HRM-9: “our teams will discuss findings and share an update after the launch of Season 3 Reloaded.”

Modern Warfare 3 Ranked Play restricted attachments

The CDL rules also dictate which attachments players can equip in MW3 Ranked Play. While most are fair game, the following attachments are restricted in Modern Warfare 3 Ranked Play:

Muzzle
- All Suppressors
- All Melee Damage Muzzles
- JAK BFB
- JAK Bullseye
Barrel
- All Silencers
Lasers
- All
Optics
- All Thermal
- All Night Vision
- JAK Glassless Optic
Ammunition
- All
Underbarrel
- All Launcher and Shotgun Underbarrels
Trigger Action
- All Fire Rate Triggers
Grip
- All Akimbo Grips
Aftermarket Parts
- All
MW2 attachments
- All

MW3 Ranked Play Equipment, Perk & Killstreak restrictions

With the revamped system in place, there are plenty of Perks to choose from in MW3, but not all of them are available in Ranked Play. The same goes for Equipment and Killstreaks when building your loadout, so here’s a list of all the restricted items:

Lethal
- Proximity Mine
- Molotov Cocktail
- C4
- Claymore
- Thermite
- Throwing Knife
- Drill Charge
- Thermobaric Grenade
- Throwing Star
- Breacher Drone
Tactical
- Shock Stick
- Decoy Grenade
- Stim
- Snapshot Grenade
- Tear Gas
- Flash Grenade
- EMD Grenade
- Battle Rage
- Scatter Mine
- Smoke Grenade (Hardpoint & Control only)
Field Upgrade
- Tactical Camera
- Inflatable Decoy
- DDOS
- Deployable Cover
- Munitions Box
- Loadout Drop
- Portable Radar
- Tactical Insertion
- Recon Drone
- Smoke Airdrop
- Suppression Mine
- Anti-Armor Rounds
- Heartbeat Sensor
- Comm Scrambler
- Med Box
- A.C.S
Boots
- Tactical Pads
- Reinforced Boots
Vests
- Engineer Vest
- Demolition Vest
- CCT Comms Vest
- Overkill Vest
- Gunner Vest
- Modular Assault Rig Vest
- Compression Carrier Vest
- Gunslinger Vest
- Ninja Vest
- Rhino Modular Rig Vest
Gloves
- Scavenger Gloves
Gear
- Control Comlink
- Bone Conduction
- Blacklight Flashlight
- L/R Detector
- Threat Identification System
- Data Jacker
- Signal Jammer
- Hijacked IFF Strobe
- High-Gain Antenna
- Ghost T/V Camo
Streaks
- UAV
- Mosquito Drone
- Sam Turret
- Bomb Drone
- Care Package
- Guardian-SC
- Counter UAV
- Cluster Mine
- Precision Airstrike
- SAE
- Mortar Strike
- Overwatch Helo
- Juggernaut Recon
- Wheelson-HS
- VTOL Jet
- Emergency Airdrop
- Advanced UAV
- Chopper Gunner
- Gunship
- Carpet Bomb
- Remote Turret
- SAE

As new weapons are added to the game each season, we’ll keep this list updated with any additional bans and restrictions.

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