Submachine guns are probably the funnest weapons to use in CoD, even if they're harder to be consistent with. And in Modern Warfare 3, we have some great submachine guns to use. Here is our ranking of the best MW3 SMGs.
If you love to be aggressive and push out, then you should be using an SMG in Modern Warfare 3. Now, as far as SMGs are concerned, we have a solid selection of good options, as well as one or two things you should avoid.
To save you the time we've levelled all the SMGs currently available and we've ranked them based on how strong they feel to use on the current patch.
Note: This is a work in progress and is currently only a reflection of our thoughts on the SMGs we've seen via the MW3 beta. We will of course update this list when we have more.
The Best SMGs In MW3
3. AMR9
This is just 9 mm AR-15 with an absurdly short barrel. The AMR9 isn't terrible and will still perform well-enough on smaller maps, but it doesn't shine in any particular way, unlike the other SMGs further down on the list.
The AMR9 can get a 100-round drum, however. And if nothing else, that is pretty fun to mess around with in Ground War.
2. Rival-9
The Rival-9 is only going to be worth it for players who take advantage of the faster movement in MW3. It has a longer TTK than the Striker, and you get punished at medium range more severely.
But, if you are a very aggressive player, you will probably fall in love with the Rival-9. You can fly around the map with this weapon. It's unbelievable how quickly you can move in MW3 for a boots game, but you really feel with it the Rival-9.
This could perhaps be thought of as the "high-skill meta". But it's hard to call anything meta besides the Striker right now.
- If you fancy the Rival-9, here is a loadout for it that we love.
1. Striker
The best SMG in Modern Warfare 3 is the Striker. The Striker benefits from a good balance of fast handling, strong mobility and minimal recoil, but what sets it apart is the best-in-class damage numbers.
The Striker will easily outgun anything else in close-range. In a game with such high base health and therefore a long TTK, the Striker still feels like one of the few weapons in MW3 that can delete people.
We can't recommend the Striker highly enough, and we currently see it as the best close-range weapon in MW3.
- Here are the best attachments for the Striker in MW3.
These are going to be tasty in Zombies, although if we're talking strictly about multiplayer, we're personally expecting more of an AR-meta this year. We hope you found our ranking of the best MW3 SMGs helpful.
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