Modern Warfare 3 - Best Perks For Each Weapon Type

In the realm of Modern Warfare 3, understanding the right perks for each weapon type is crucial for optimizing your gameplay. With a variety of weapons at your disposal, it's essential to find the best perks for your playstyle.

This guide aims to provide a straightforward breakdown of the best perks you can use for the different weapon categories in the game. Whether you're wielding a submachine gun or a sniper rifle, we'll help you make informed choices to enhance your battlefield performance.

• Best General Perks
• Best Perks for Assault Rifles
• Best Perks for Battle Rifles
• Best Perks for Handguns
• Best Perks for Light Machine Guns
• Best Perks for Submachine Guns
• Best Perks for Marksman Rifles
• Best Perks for Sniper Rifles
• Best Perks for Launchers
• Best Perks for Shotguns

Best General Perks:

These are the best perks for general gameplay:

Boots:

• Covert Sneakers: Eliminates footstep sounds.
• Stalker: Increased strafe and Aim Down Sights (ADS) movement speed.

Gear:

• Mag Holster: Improved reload speed.
• EOD Padding: Reduces damage from non-Killstreak explosives and fire.

Gloves:

• Commando Gloves: Reload while sprinting.
• Quick Grip: Increased weapon swap speed.

Vests:

• Gunner Vest: Two Primary weapons and improved reload speed.
• Overkill Vest: Increased weapon swap speed, reload while sprinting.

Best Perks for Assault Rifles:

These are the best perks for Assault Rifles:

Boots:

• Covert Sneakers: Eliminates footstep sounds.
• Climbing Boots: Increased climbing and mantling speed. Reduces fall damage.

Gear:

• Bone Conduction Headset: Reduces combat noise, allowing improved identification of enemy footsteps and gunshots.
• Mag Holster: Improved reload speed. While Aim Down Sights (ADS), automatically pings enemy locations in crosshairs.

Gloves:

• Commando Gloves: Reload while sprinting.
• Quick-Grip Gloves: Increased weapon swap speed.

Vests:

• Infantry Vest: Increased Tac Sprint duration and reduced refresh time.
• Overkill Vest: Increased weapon swap speed, reload while sprinting.

Best Perks for Battle Rifles:

These are the best perks for Battle Rifles:

Boots:

• Tactical Pads: Increases slide distance and allows for full Aim Down Sights while sliding.
• Stalker: Increased strafe and Aim Down Sights movement speed.

Gear:

• Bone Conduction Headset: Reduces combat noise, allowing improved identification of enemy footsteps and gunshots.
• EOD Padding: Reduces damage from non-Killstreak explosives and fire.

Gloves:

• Commando Gloves: Reload while sprinting.
• Assault Gloves: While jumping, accuracy and time to Aim Down Sights (ADS) is improved.

Vests:

• Gunner Vest: Two Primary weapons and improved reload speed.
• Overkill Vest: Increased weapon swap speed, reload while sprinting.

Best Perks for Handguns:

These are the best perks for Handguns:

Boots:

• Covert Sneakers: Eliminates footstep sounds.
• Lightweight Boots: Increases movement and swim speed, and reduces noise while swimming.

Gear:

• EOD Padding: Reduces damage from non-Killstreak explosives and fire.
• Mag Holster: Improved reload speed.

Gloves:

• Commando Gloves: Reload while sprinting.
• Quick-Grip Gloves: Increased weapon swap speed.

Vests:

• Gunner Vest: Two Primary weapons and improved reload speed.
• Infantry Vest: Increased Tac Sprint duration and reduced refresh time.

Best Perks for Light Machine Guns:

These are the best perks for LMGs:

Boots:

• Covert Sneakers: Eliminates footstep sounds.
• Lightweight Boots: Increases movement and swim speed, and reduces noise while swimming.

Gear:

• Bone Conduction Headset: Reduces combat noise, allowing improved identification of enemy footsteps and gunshots.
• Mag Holster: Improved reload speed.

Gloves:

• Assault Gloves: While jumping, accuracy and time to Aim Down Sights (ADS) is improved..
• Quick-Grip Gloves: Increased weapon swap speed.

Vests:

• Infantry Vest: Increased Tac Sprint duration and reduced refresh time.
• Overkill Vest: Increased weapon swap speed, reload while sprinting.

Best Perks for Submachine Guns:

These are the best perks for SMGs:

Boots:

• Covert Sneakers: Eliminates footstep sounds.
• Stalker: Increased strafe and Aim Down Sights (ADS) movement speed.

Gear:

• EOD Padding: Reduces damage from non-Killstreak explosives and fire.
• Mag Holster: Improved reload speed.

Gloves:

• Assault Gloves: While jumping, accuracy and time to Aim Down Sights (ADS) is improved..
• Commando Gloves: Reload while sprinting.

Vests:

• Infantry Vest: Increased Tac Sprint duration and reduced refresh time.
• Gunner Vest: Two Primary weapons and improved reload speed.

Best Perks for Marksman Rifles:

These are the best perks for Marksman Rifles:

Boots:

• Lightweight Boots: Increases movement and swim speed, and reduces noise while swimming.
• Covert Sneakers: Eliminates footstep sounds.

Gear:

• EOD Padding: Reduces damage from non-Killstreak explosives and fire.
• Mission Control Comlink: Reduce Killstreak cost by 1. Reduce Scorestreak cost by 125.

Gloves:

• Commando Gloves: Reload while sprinting.
• Quick-Grip Gloves: Increased weapon swap speed.

Vests:

• Infantry Vest: Increased Tac Sprint duration and reduced refresh time.
• Gunner Vest: Two Primary weapons and improved reload speed.

Best Perks for Sniper Rifles:

These are the best perks for Sniper Rifles:

Boots:

• Climbing Boots: Increased climbing and mantling speed. Reduces fall damage.
• Covert Sneakers: Eliminates footstep sounds.

Gear:

• EOD Padding: Reduces damage from non-Killstreak explosives and fire.
• Hijacking IFF Strobe: Undetectable by AI targeting systems and thermal optics. Does not highlight in enemy Tactical Cameras or Recon Drones.

Gloves:

• Commando Gloves: Reload while sprinting.
• Quick-Grip Gloves: Increased weapon swap speed.

Vests:

• Engineer Vest: Spot enemy equipment, field upgrades, and killstreaks through walls.
  Aiming down sights marks them for the team.
• Gunner Vest: Two Primary weapons and improved reload speed.

Best Perks for Launchers:

These are the best perks for Launchers:

Boots:

• Climbing Boots: Increased climbing and mantling speed. Reduces fall damage.
• Covert Sneakers: Eliminates footstep sounds.

Gear:

• EOD Padding: Reduces damage from non-Killstreak explosives and fire.
• Mag Holster: Improved reload speed.

Gloves:

• Ordnance Gloves: Throw equipment farther. Reset fuse timer on thrown back grenades.
• Quick-Grip Gloves: Increased weapon swap speed.

Vests:

• Demolition Vest: Resupply Lethal and Tactical equipment every 25 seconds.
• Gunner Vest: Two Primary weapons and improved reload speed.

Best Perks for Shotguns:

These are the best perks for Shotguns:

Boots:

• Tactical Pads: Increases slide distance and allows for full Aim Down Sights while sliding.
• Covert Sneakers: Eliminates footstep sounds.

Gear:

• EOD Padding: Reduces damage from non-Killstreak explosives and fire.
• Mag Holster: Improved reload speed.

Gloves:

• Commando Gloves: Reload while sprinting.
• Quick-Grip Gloves: Increased weapon swap speed.

Vests:

• Overkill Vest: Increased weapon swap speed, reload while sprinting.
• Gunner Vest: Two Primary weapons and improved reload speed.