COD Mobile Season 5 (2023) Patch Notes: BR Changes, Weapon Balance, New Equipment, More

We share the weapon balance changes, BR mode changes, new equipment, and other things that are coming in COD: Mobile Season 5 (2023).

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Here are the patch notes for COD: Mobile Season 5. | © Activision Blizzard

COD: Mobile Season 5 (2023) is already live on the game's test servers, and thanks to that, we have a ton of new information in the form of weapon balance changes, class changes in BR mode, new additions like Protector scorestreak and more that you must know about.

So if you plan to hop into the upcoming season of COD: Mobile, check out the patch notes.

COD Mobile Season 5 (2023) Patch Notes

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M4 is nerfed in Season 5 BR mode. | © Activision Blizzard

Here are the weapon balance changes for the Multiplayer and Battle Royale modes in COD: Mobile Season 5 (2023) that were taken from the game's text servers. (Source: Leakers On Duty)

COD Mobile Season 5 Balance Changes Coming To Battle Royale (BR) Mode

Here are all the weapon and class balance changes coming to BR mode in COD: Mobile Season 5 (2023):

Weapons

  • M4
    • Slightly decreased aim assist strength.
  • AK47
    • Increased ADS Bullet Spread from 11 (4) to 13 (4) [=8.52 to =8.08]
  • Echo
    • Increased ADS Bullet Spread from 96.6 (42.6) to 120 (60)
  • HS0405
    • Increased ADS Bullet Spread from 106.8 (82.8) to 125 (90)
  • Pharo [BR ONLY]
    • Improved range profile from; [0-10m, 10-17m, 17-24m, 24-30m, 30m+] to [0-11m, 11-17m, 17-24m, 24-30m+]

BR Classes

  • You are now unable to choose a teammate's BR class after redeployment (?)
  • Ravager Launcher
    • Missile flight speed decreased from 50 units to 38 units.
    • Durability decreased from 500/600 to 250/300
  • Shockwave
    • Decreased damage from 60/80 to 50/60
    • Amount of charges without an upgrade decreased to 2 to 1
    • Charging time increased from 36/30 to 40/40
  • Spotter
    • Base number charges increased from 1 to 2
    • The bombing radius increased from 5m to 8m
    • The number of cluster strikes per bomb increased from 4/6 to 6/9
  • Defender
    • The number of charges after an upgrade increased from 1 to 2.
    • However, only 1 shield may be up Qt Q time.

COD Mobile Season 5 (2023) Multiplayer Mode Weapon Balance Changes

Here are all the weapon balance changes coming to the MP mode in COD: Mobile Season 5 (2023):

  • AK117
    • Improved damage profile from 25-23-19-15 to 25-24-19-15
    • Improved range profile from; [0-12.5m, 12.5-20m, 20m-35m, 35rn+] to [0-12.5m, 12.5-23m, 23-35m, 35m+]
  • BK57
    • Improved damage profile from 27-22-19 to 31-27-22-19
    • Improved range profile from; [0-24m, 24-35m, 35m+] to [0-7m, 7-24m, 24-35m, 35rn+]
  • FR 5.56
    • Improved damage profile from 26-19 to 27-20-19
    • Improved range profile from [0-26m, 26m+] to [0-26m, 26-33m, 33m+]
  • HBR03
    • Improved range profile from; [0-20m, 20-28m, 28m+] to [0-20m, 20-35m, 35m+]
  • Maddox
    • Improved the range profile from; [0-8m, 8-16m, 16-30m, 30m+] to [0-9m, 9-17m, 17-30m+]
  • Echo Fire Mod
    • Decreased vertical recoil.
  • Kilo 141
    • Improved chest damage multiplier from Ix to 1.2x
  • Pharo [MP ONLY]
    • Improved range profile from; [0-8m, 8-13m, 13-22m, 22-30, 30m+] to [0-9m, 9-14m, 14-22, 22-30, 30m+]
  • Echo
    • Improved ADS Spread from 161 (74) to 141 (71)
  • Chicom
    • Improved range profile from; [0-8m, 8-16m, 16-20m, 20m+] to [0-9m, 9-16m, 16-20, 20m+]
  • M4LMG
    • Improved headshot damage multiplier from 1.1x to 1.2x
    • Improved chest damage multiplier from Ix to 1.1x
    • Improved ADS Bullet Spread from 23 (11) to 21 (11) [-5.83 to -6.28]
  • Hades
    • Decreased ADS Time from 430ms to 410ms
    • Improved movement speed by 2%
  • PKM
    • Decreased vertical recoil.
    • Improved range profile from; [0-25m, 25-35m, 35m+] to [0-15m, 15-25m, 25-35m, 35m+]
    • Improved damage profile from 32-31-24 to 33-32-31-25
  • Striker
    • Improved ADS Spread from 215 (105) to 180 (70)

New Additions

  • Hades Heartbeat Sensor attachment
  • Trophy system added to Battle Royale
  • New Scorestreak Protector

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