Secondary weapons are more relevant in Warzone 2.0 because we don't have the option to get loadouts whenever we want. But which secondary weapon should you use? We've ranked every sidearm in Warzone 2.0 for you below.
With Warzone 2.0 giving us so few opportunities to grab a loadout, sidearms are more important than they were previously. Luckily, we have some pretty decent options to pick from. You can find our complete ranking of every pistol in Warzone 2 below.
- Before we get too deep into the best sidearms to use, you can find a primary weapon here: tier-ranking every weapon in Warzone 2.
Ranking All Sidearms In Warzone 2
7. GS Magna
This is a full-auto Desert Eagle, and while that sounds like a cool idea, it doesn't work. The main problem is that there's just too much recoil for the Magna to be viable. You will struggle to get even the second shot on target unless you are incredibly close to the target.
The best build for the GS Magna turns the weapon into a kind of akimbo shotgun - it wrecks people if they're at point-blank range, but otherwise it's useless.
6. 50 GA
The Desert Eagle does good damage for a pistol, but that's about it. The recoil is horrendous and makes follow-up shots hard to land, the mobility and handling are poor for a pistol, and the akimbo option is a no-go thanks to poor hip-fire accuracy. Keep the Deagle in hardcore / Tier-1.
It looks cool though, we have to admit.
5. Basilisk
The revolver of MWII has exactly the same problems as the Desert Eagle. The only reason we've ranked it slightly higher is that, thanks to the Snakeshot ammo attachment, you can turn the Basilisk into a bit of a pocket shotgun. We say "a bit" because the Snakeshot in this game is nowhere near as strong as it was in MW2019.
Are you feeling lucky, punk?
4. X13
This is the full-auto pistol, and it has access to 50-round mags. Now, that fact alone forces us to rate this weapon fairly highly. It might do piss-poor damage, but for those who just want an easy spray and pray weapon, the X13 is the obvious choice. And once you have it fully levelled it makes a fairly decent pocket SMG.
The classic full-auto Glock from MW2 is back, all these years later.
3. X12
The X12 is semi-auto, but with a lightened trigger you can get a really impressive fire-rate out of this thing. And when you combine that with a fastdraw grip you've got a weapon that feels incredibly responsive and reliable. It also slaps with the akimbo attachment, but more on that below...
You can find a complete attachment setup guide for the X12 here.
2. P890
Use the P890 with akimbo, a laser for hip-fire, and a decent suppressor for extended range, and you've got an amazing secondary option.
For a complete overview of the best attachments and tunings, here's our P890 guide.
1. FTAC Siege
The FTAC Siege is the best argument against using Overkill. This weapon takes the phrase "pocket SMG" to the next level.
Long story short, the FTAC Siege has access to SMG attachments (including 72 round mags), so you can make it as effective as most of the primary weapons in the game, with the right build.
That was our complete ranking of the sidearms in MW2, we hope you found it helpful.
It's well-worth levelling up one of the better options on the list because, as we all know, it's faster swapping to your secondary weapon than reloading. And if you need help levelling-up and unlocking all these attachments, the quickest method is simply by playing Modern Warfare 2.
Let's hope we get something like this for CDL matches soon...