Warzone patch notes today nerf Dragon’s Breath ammo

Activision and Raven Software have now released their latest set of Warzone patch notes and one of the most significant changes that’s been introduced with this update is a nerf to the infamous shotgun ammo called Dragon’s Breath. Following the release of the patch, players should start noticing heavy damage reduction when using this ammunition with the KV Broadside and MX Guardian shotguns as these are where a bulk of the nerfs were focused.

According to the official changes made by Raven Software, the developers have apparently decreased the KV Broadside’s Dragon’s Breath close-mid damage, meaning it’ll be much harder to take down enemies from near to average distances. On the other hand, the MX Guardian Dragon’s Breath ammo received a mix of both buffs and nerfs as its maximum damage, close-mid damage, and mid damage were all decreased while its maximum damage range and close-mid damage range were both increased.

With this update having already been released to all platforms, players should have a much easier time playing through Warzone matches since the aforementioned weapons equipped with the Dragon’s Breath ammo often ran rampant throughout the battle royale. But, of course, not everyone will be satisfied with these changes as the players that simply enjoyed equipping these weapons and blasting away at enemies without a care in the world will no longer be able to do so moving forward.

Aside from weakening the Dragon’s Breath ammo, though, these Warzone patch notes also introduced a number of other nerfs to a handful of Assault and Battle Rifles, including the Lachmann-556, the M4, the popular TAQ-56, and the Cronen Squall (Full Auto). The changes to both the Lachmann-556 and Cronen Squall in particular are significant since both of these weapons make up some of the best Warzone 2 ranked loadouts.

Warzone patch notes for July 24th

Here are all of the changes that have been introduced with the Warzone patch notes released on July 24th. As mentioned before, the update includes a significant amount of nerfs to a handful of Assault and Battle Rifles, as well as damage reductions for the KV Broadside’s and MX Guardian’s Dragon’s Breath ammo attachment.

GLOBAL

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue impacting some Players receiving Battle Pass rewards correctly
• Fixed an issue where some Players couldn’t open the Battle Pass
• Fixed an issue where the Player couldn’t access Division Rewards in Career & Rewards in Warzone Ranked Play

WARZONE

WEAPONS

» Assault Rifles « 

• Lachmann-556
  • Maximum Damage decreased
  • Mid-far Damage increased 
  • Headshot Multiplier decreased 
  • Neck Multiplier decreased 
  • Upper Torso Multiplier decreased 

• M4
  • Upper Torso Multiplier decreased 
  • Lower Torso Multiplier decreased 

• TAQ-56
  • Headshot Multiplier decreased 

• Tempus Razorback
  • Minimum Damage increased 
  • Limb Multipliers increased 

» Battle Rifles «

• Cronen Squall (Full Auto)
  • Maximum Damage decreased 
  • Close-mid Damage decreased 
  • Damage step added at Mid-range 
  • Minimum Damage decreased 
  • Headshot Multiplier decreased 

» Handguns « 

• Basilisk
  • Fixed an issue with the Akimbo Snakeshot Basilisk where its damage profile was higher than intended

• FTAC Siege
  • Maximum Damage decreased 

• X13 Auto
  • Fixed an issue that caused the X13 Auto’s damage profile to be higher than intended
  • Maximum Damage decreased

» Shotguns « 

• MX Guardian
  • Maximum Damage decreased 
  • Close-mid Damage decreased 
  • Mid Damage decreased
  • Mid-far Damage decreased 
  • Minimum Damage decreased

» Submachine Guns « 

• ISO 45
  • Fixed an issue with the ISO 45 causing its upper right leg damage to be lower than intended

Attachments

Ammunition

• KV Broadside
  • 12 Gauge Dragon’s Breath
    • Close-mid damage decreased 

• MX Guardian
  • 12 Gauge Dragon’s Breath
    • Maximum Damage decreased 
    • Close-mid Damage decreased 
    • Mid Damage decreased 
    • Maximum Damage Range increased
    • Close-mid Damage Range increased 
    • Mid Damage Range decreased 
    • Minimum Damage Range decreased 

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue where Snipers with High Explosive rounds could be found from Ground Loot in Ranked Play matches
• Fixed an issue where, after the Player’s squad was eliminated, the Player left the match and received a prompt to rejoin the match
• Fixed an issue where Players were able to have infinite Super Jumps by using a second Temp V field upgrade
• Fixed an issue where equipping the Semi-Auto Trigger on the MX Guardian shotgun will cause the range to reduce severely while fighting AI in DMZ
• Fixed an issue where the Squad Loadout crate is missing the in-world icon until it is pinged
• Fixed an issue that prevented Players from being able to use the Gulag Token if they lost the Gulag previously in the match

As always, you can check out the entire list of changes through Activision’s official website. Alternatively, you can take a look at our best ranked play loadouts and best FJX Imperium loadout instead so you can keep on dominating the competition.