Combat strategies

Warzone has a comparatively low time-to-kill (TTK) compared to other Battle Royales. Even if you’re fully armored up, you can be burst down in half a second with the right weapon. Always prioritise your safety.

Because of the low TTK, it’s very difficult to win a straight gunfight in Warzone if you’re outnumbered. If two players shoot at you simultaneously, you’re almost always dead. Your only hope is to outplay the larger team using positioning and the element of surprise. Pay attention to your minimap and compass, because if a nearby enemy shoots with a non-suppressed gun, they will show up as a momentary red dot on both compass and minimap. It’s a good idea to ping these dots on the map to help with hunting them down.

“Drop-shotting” is when you go immediately prone while shooting at an enemy. Not only does it present less of a target for your enemy, but you can do it so quickly in Warzone that it often wrongfoots your opponent, making it a powerful tactic in combat.

Aim Walking Movement Speed is a very undervalued trait when building weapons and loadouts. The ability to strafe quickly while aiming down sights is a very powerful asset during fights across all ranges. Most weapons have at least one stock attachment for this. Spend time learning and internalising which sorts of materials can and cannot be shot through in Warzone. Thin cover (particularly wooden) can be shot through, but trees and thick walls can’t. Use the FMJ weapon perk to maximise damage through cover. Warzone gives you an unparalleled number of extra chances after being killed, what with the Gulag and the ability for teammates to redeploy you. Because of this, the tendency is to be more aggressive with pushing and seeking out enemies. There’s a sound that plays when someone who you’ve recently downed is revived by their teammate. It’s the same noise that plays when you revive someone or you get revived. Keep an ear out for it, because it’s extremely useful information. Because of the ease with which players can purchase Self-Revives from Buy Stations, it’s important to fully kill downed enemies as quickly as possible to make sure they can’t get back up. But it’s only worthwhile if you can do this without putting yourself in danger.

Pay attention to the icons next to your reticule while shooting enemies, because it tells you how armored your opponent is and also notifies you when their armor is broken. The audio for hit markers also tells you this information, so pay attention to it.

You know that yellow text that appears when you knock or kill someone? The really important thing to look out for is whether “Team Wiped” appears here, because if it does, that means you’ve completely destroyed every element of the team.