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Black Ops 4: What the Best Assault Rifle is

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What the Best Assault Rifle in Black Ops 4 Is

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Here’s everything you need to know about what the best assault rifle in Black Ops 4 is.

Picking your weapon of choice in any Call of Duty game can be tricky, with so many different weapon types, attachments, and other customization options it can be very overwhelming. In Black Ops 4, this is no different. With tons of ways to customize your create a class, it can become very confusing quickly.

Assault Rifles are always a safe choice because of their ability to handle opponents at mid to long range and are generally very stable. There are seven assault rifles to choose from in Black Ops 4, but only a few of them are worth your time.

The best assault rifle in Black Ops 4 is the ICR-7. Its bullet damage and range simply can not be beaten by any other rifle in that class. The ICR-7 is also the starting assault rifle, which makes it the most accessible rifle in the game for all players.

The ICR-7 has virtually no recoil, making it the most accurate assault rifle in Black Ops 4. The ICR-7 is actually so powerful that plenty of players are calling for it to be nerfed or for other weapons to be brought up to it level to help diversify players’ loadouts.

You can equip the ICR-7 in the create a class menu, which you will unlock at level 5. You’ll gain experience from killing players and completing matches in any mode in the multiplayer. Once you’ve unlocked create a class, you can click on your primary weapon slot, tab over to the assault rifle space, and select the ICR-7.

In order to gain attachments for the ICR-7, you’ll have to gain experience for the weapon by killing players with it. You’ll begin to unlock new sights, attachments, and skins for the ICR-7 in Black Ops 4. Equipping attachments is simple, once you’ve unlocked an attachment, simply open the create a class menu and select the attachments slot right underneath the primary weapon slot.

Adding attachments will further increase the power, accuracy, or range of the weapon. So be sure to see how the attachments effect the weapon.

The ICR-7 is a powerful and easy choice for players of any skill. Its stable shot, high damage output, and long range all make the ICR-7 the best assault rifle in Call of Duty Black Ops 4.

That’s it for what the best assault rifle in Black Ops 4 is. For more tips, tricks, and guides be sure to check out our Black Ops 4 Wiki. You can also read our review of Call of Duty Black Ops 4.


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Jesse has a B.F.A in Arts Management, a love for all things burritos, and an unreasonable Amiibo collection. His skills include but are not limited to writing about video games, RPG grinding, and being constantly dehydrated. Jesse loves most games, but he really loves games that he can play together with friends and family. This usually means late nights in Destiny 2 or FFXIV. Jesse was a writer for Twinfinite from 2018 to 2020 and is now a writer over at our sister site, Prima Games.
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