Sniper Rifle

Best Shadow SK Warzone Loadout & Builds

The Shadow SK currently ranks #113 for Sniper in Warzone and sits in the Absolute Meta tier. Explore 6 optimized builds with the best attachments and setups for Zombies, Sniper and Not Recommended For Hardcore.

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Shadow SK

Current Warzone Loadouts for the Shadow SK

Sniper

Meta: Global Meta5 attachments

DViable

MuzzleMonolithic Suppressor
Barrel22.4" Strand Barrel
Rear GripE-3 Billet Skeleton Grip
Laser3mW Motion Strike Laser
Fire Mods8x57mm Overpressured

Black Ops 7

Shadow SK Attachments

Barrel5

22.4" Strand BarrelLong Barrel · Lv. 2
18.3" Dimpled-4150 BarrelHybrid Barrel · Lv. 21
19.6" Bell-X1 BarrelBullet Velocity Barrel · Lv. 28
19.6" EMT3 Fluted BarrelControl Barrel · Lv. 44
17" Thrust BarrelShort Barrel

Stock4

Preservation StockMobility Stock · Lv. 3
T-Flux StockADS Movement Stock · Lv. 16
Flourish Full StockMobile Flinch Stock · Lv. 26
Friction StockControl Stock

Comb6

Parapet RiserRecoil Control Riser · Lv. 4
EMT3 Vanquish RiserStable Focus Riser · Lv. 12
EMT3 Flowline RiserMobility Riser · Lv. 18
E-Firm RiserSteady Sway Riser · Lv. 31
Squadron RiserMobile Recoil Riser · Lv. 37
Shadow SK 12-Gauge MasterkeyUnderbarrel Shotgun

Rear Grip5

Custom Flier GripSprint to Fire Grip · Lv. 8
Freehold Control GripStabilization Grip · Lv. 17
Stippled Comfort GripAccuracy Grip · Lv. 23
Vital Grace GripMobile Quickdraw Grip · Lv. 43
E-3 Billet Skeleton GripQuickdraw Grip

Magazine4

Riptide Fast MagFast Mag I · Lv. 9
Rapid Gulf Fast Mag IIFast Mag II · Lv. 29
Progenitor Extended IIExtended Mag II · Lv. 39
Targil Extended MagExtended Mag I

Optic2

Iron SightSniper Iron Sight · Lv. 10
Kepler Custom WVT-08Variable Zoom Scope 02 · Lv. 35

Fire Mods3

.300 WM FMJFMJ Ammo · Lv. 33
.300 WM OverpressuredHigh-Velocity Ammo · Lv. 46
LW TriggerRapid Fire

Laser1

MFS Convergence Box LaserSteady Aim Laser

Balancing changes

Shadow SK Nerfs & Buffs

BuffSniper RifleSeason 3 · Apr 21, 2026
Attachment Adjustments
- 12-Gauge Masterkey: ADS spread improved from 3.2° to 2.9°.
- 12-Gauge Masterkey: Vertical Recoil reduction improved from 10% to 25%.
- 12-Gauge Masterkey: Horizontal Recoil reduced by 25%.
- Improved visual recoil.
BuffSniper RifleSeason 2 · Feb 13, 2026
Attachment Adjustments
- 22.4" Strand Barrel: Now also improves Flinch Resistance by 10%.
- EMT3 Vanquish Riser: Flinch Resistance improvement reduced from 17% to 10%.
- Freehold Control Grip: Now also improves Flinch Resistance by 15%.
- Friction Stock: Flinch Resistance improvement reduced from 30% to 15%.
- Flourish Full Stock: Flinch Resistance improvement reduced from 15% to 10%.
- 5mw Lockkstep Laser (Strelok Laser): Hip to ADS spread now starts tightening at 50% ADS transition.
BuffSniper RifleSeason 1 Reloaded · Jan 8, 2026
- Maximum Damage Range increased from 55m to 70m.
- Arm multipliers increased from 0.7x to 0.8x.
- Bullet Velocity increased from 890m/s to 920m/s.
- ADS speed improved from 550ms to 500ms.