COD Mobile Season 4 (2025) patch notes have dropped, revealing a wide range of weapon balance changes. The update focuses entirely on tuning the existing arsenal, with big nerfs to meta picks like MG42, CX-9, and buffs to weapons like Striker 45, ISO, and QQ9. Here’s a full breakdown of the balance changes.
If you are looking for more information about the COD Mobile Season 4 update, check out our article on all the new features.
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COD Mobile Season 4 (2025) Balance Changes from Test Server
Note that test server patch notes are subject to change until officially announced.
Weapon Nerfs
MG42
- Chest & upper arm multipliers: 1.1x → 1x
- 8mm Jaeger 250-Round Box:
- ADS time penalty: 6% → 10%
- ADS movement speed penalty: -8% (new)
USS 9
- .41 AE 32-Round Mag: -15% ADS BSA
- No Stock: ADS movement buff reduced from +20% → +12%
Oden
- YKM Light Stock: now includes +8% hit flinch
- Operator Foregrip: -8% ADS movement speed penalty
Type 19
- Sprint speed reduced: 6.34m/s → 6.1m/s
- Accurate/Supportive Long Barrel: movement speed penalty -2% → -4%
HS0405
- Fire interval increased: 1211ms → 1280ms
CX-9
- CX-FR Barrel: hit flinch penalty increased from 8% → 20%
Man-O-War
- Thermite Ammo: damage buffed from 10–9 → 15–9
No matter the nerfs, there are a range of weapons that always performs reliably across different scenarios in multiplayer. Here are the Best Loadouts for those guns in COD Mobile.
Weapon Buffs
AK117
- ADS movement speed increased: 3.09m/s → 3.28m/s
ISO
- Movement speed increased: 4.92m/s → 5.14m/s
Striker 45
- ADS time reduced: 240ms → 210ms
- ADS BSA improved: 23(10) → 20(10)
QXR
- Enhanced Bolt: Chest multiplier increased 1.1x → 1.2x
QQ9
- ADS BSA improved: 30(21) → 25(16)
- 10mm 30-Round Reload: bullet impact buff 10% → 30%
PPSh-41
- Sprint speed increased by 5%
TEC-9
- Hipfire spread improved: 220(130) → 200(110)
PKM
- Hit flinch reduced: 0.65 → 0.55
Operator Skill Changes
Annihilator
- Duration increased: 20s → 30s
Keeping aside the balance changes, Activision is also brining COD Mobile x Seven Deadly Sins collaboration in the next update with another big collab also being teased for the following season.