Prep your weapons and loadouts

Make the most of your time in the pre-game lobby, because any kills you earn will actually earn you permanent XP for that weapon, unlocking new attachments and skins you can use in future matches.

If you’re playing in a squad with an underleveled teammate, it’s a good idea to create a loadout for them using all the attachments at your disposal, and drop it for them in-game. Check out our Best Warzone loadout guide for ideas!

Annoyingly, there’s no easy way to swap the order of your two weapons in Warzone. However, if there’s a weapon on the floor nearby, you can swap between them until your existing weapons are in the correct positions. The color of a weapon is determined by how many of its attachment slots are filled. This means a grey MP7 will hit every bit as hard as a gold MP7, but it may lack attachments that turn it into a better or easier to use weapon. In the enormous and rooftop-dotted map of Verdansk, sniper rifles dominate. The AX-50 and the HDR sniper rifles can one-shot-kill with a headshot. Be wary of a white glint on the horizon. It means someone with a sniper scope is aiming at you.