Carbon 57 vs SG-12 in Black Ops 7
HEAD-TO-HEAD
SUBMACHINE GUN
Carbon 57
VS
SHOTGUN
SG-12
Carbon 57
Carbon 57 net buff (score +19): max dmg 22→24dmg, mid dmg 18→19dmg, max-rng 14.6→15m, mid-rng 22.1→25.4m. 13 attachment trait(s) touched (10 up / 3 down).
SG-12
SG-12 net nerf (score -23): max-rng 6.3→5.08m, mid dmg 30→26dmg, mid-rng 14.2→8.9m, min dmg 20→19dmg. 13 attachment trait(s) touched (0 up / 13 down).
Stat trajectory
| Patch | Carbon 57 | SG-12 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | 18.0 | 30.0 |
| S1 | 19.0 | — |
| S2 | — | 26.0 |
Stat comparison
| STAT | Carbon 57 | SG-12 |
|---|---|---|
Mid 2 Range range_med_2_max_m | 35.60m +16.7% | 19m -17.0% |
Mid Range range_med_max_m | 25.40m +14.9% | 8.90m -37.3% |
Min Range range_min_max_m | 35.60m +16.7% | 25.40m -13.0% |
Max Range range_max_max_m | 15m +2.7% | 5.08m -19.4% |
Mid Damage damage_med | 19dmg +5.6% | 26dmg -13.3% |
Min Damage damage_min | 14dmg +7.7% | 19dmg -5.0% |
MOST DIVERGENT STATS
Max Range
- Carbon 5715 m
- SG-125.08 m
Leader · Carbon 57
+195%
Mid Range
- Carbon 5725.40 m
- SG-128.90 m
Leader · Carbon 57
+185%
Mid 2 Range
- Carbon 5735.60 m
- SG-1219 m
Leader · Carbon 57
+87%
Patch history
Carbon 574 patches
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Preseason / Launch
view full patch- Mid 2 Range 30.5→33m (buff)+8.2%range_med_2_max_m
- Min Range 30.5→33m (buff)+8.2%range_min_max_m
- 14 Rockleigh Barrel · Damage Range improvement 30→35% (buff)+16.7%damage_range_pct__improvement
- Damage Range improvement 15→21% (buff) — 11 Greaves Repose Barrel+40.0%damage_range_pct__improvement
- Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 8→15% (buff) — Dulcet Control Grip+87.5%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
- Vertical Recoil (improvement) 8→15% (buff) — Goliath Steady Grip+87.5%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement
- Damage Range improvement 13.5→21% (buff) — EMT3 Agile Laser+55.6%damage_range_pct__improvement
Season 01
view full patch- Max Damage 22→23dmg (buff)+4.5%damage_max
- Max Range 14.6→14m (nerf)−4.1%range_max_max_m
- Mid Damage 18→19dmg (buff)+5.6%damage_med
- Mid Range 22.1→24.1m (buff)+9.1%range_med_max_m
- Mid 2 Damage 15→16dmg (buff)+6.7%damage_med_2
- Mid 2 Range 33→35.6m (buff)+7.9%range_med_2_max_m
- Min Damage 13→14dmg (buff)+7.7%damage_min
- Min Range 33→35.6m (buff)+7.9%range_min_max_m
- Vertical Recoil (improvement) 15→19% (buff) — Goliath Steady Grip+26.7%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement
- Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 15→19% (buff) — Dulcet Control Grip+26.7%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
- Heavy Bound Pad · Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 15→17% (buff)+13.3%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
- Heavy Bound Pad · Vertical Recoil (improvement) 15→17% (buff)+13.3%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement
- 14 Rockleigh Barrel · Damage Range improvement 27→30% (buff)+11.1%damage_range_pct__improvement
- Damage Range improvement 13.5→15% (buff) — 11 Greaves Repose Barrel+11.1%damage_range_pct__improvement
- Quickstep Foregrip · Movement Speed (improvement) Δ -0.025m/s (nerf)
- Quickstep Foregrip · ADS Movement (improvement) Δ +0.06m/s (buff)
- Movement Speed (improvement) Δ -0.025m/s (nerf) — Sapper Guard Handstop
- Movement Speed (improvement) Δ +0.25m/s (buff) — Graph Aero Stock
- Graph Aero Stock · Sprint Speed (improvement) Δ -0.13m/s (nerf)
- Bowen Resolute Pad · ADS Movement (improvement) Δ +0.06m/s (buff)
Season 02
view full patch- 10 2 Ex 3 Heavy Barrel · Vertical Recoil (penalty) 45→30% (buff)−33.3%vertical_recoil_pct__penalty
- 10 2 Ex 3 Heavy Barrel · Gun Kick (penalty) 44→30% (buff)−31.8%gun_kick__penalty
Season 03
view full patch- Max Damage 23→24dmg (buff)+4.3%damage_max
- Max Range 14→15m (buff)+7.1%range_max_max_m
- Mid Range 24.1→25.4m (buff)+5.4%range_med_max_m
SG-123 patches
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Season 02
view full patch- Max Range 6.3→5.08m (nerf)−19.4%range_max_max_m
- Mid Damage 30→26dmg (nerf)−13.3%damage_med
- Mid Range 14.2→8.9m (nerf)−37.3%range_med_max_m
- Mid 2 Range 22.9→19m (nerf)−17.0%range_med_2_max_m
- Min Damage 20→19dmg (nerf)−5.0%damage_min
- Min Range 29.2→25.4m (nerf)−13.0%range_min_max_m
- ADS Pellet Spread 3.26→3.65degrees (nerf)+12.0%ads_spread_pct
- Akita Full Bore 12 · Tac Stance Spread (improvement) (nerf)
- Beadline Tactical Pad · Tac Stance Spread (improvement) (nerf)
Season 03
view full patch- MFS Pulse Fire Taclight · Fire Rate (nerf)
- MFS Pulse Fire Taclight · Tac Stance Spread (nerf)
season_04_2026_06
view full patch- 12 Gauge Dragon S Breath · Max Damage 40→30dmg (nerf)−25.0%damage_max
- 12 Gauge Dragon S Breath · Mid Damage 32→19dmg (nerf)−40.6%damage_med
- 12 Gauge Dragon S Breath · Mid 2 Damage 26→13dmg (nerf)−50.0%damage_med_2
- 12 Gauge Dragon S Breath · Min Damage 22→10dmg (nerf)−54.5%damage_min
- 12 Gauge Dragon S Breath · Pellet Damage Med 9→6dmg (nerf)−33.3%pellet_damage_med
- 12 Gauge Dragon S Breath · Pellet Damage Med 2 4→3dmg (nerf)−25.0%pellet_damage_med_2
- 12 Gauge Dragon S Breath · Mid Range 17.8→15.2m (nerf)−14.6%range_med_max_m
- 12 Gauge Dragon S Breath · Mid 2 Range 26.7→24.1m (nerf)−9.7%range_med_2_max_m
- 12 Gauge Dragon S Breath · Min Range 33→31.1m (nerf)−5.8%range_min_max_m
Sources
- Black Ops 7 Season 04 Patch NotesOfficial source →
- Black Ops 7 Season 03 Patch NotesOfficial source →
- Black Ops 7 Season 02 Patch NotesOfficial source →
- Black Ops 7 Season 01 Patch NotesOfficial source →
- Black Ops 7 Preseason Patch NotesOfficial source →
Numbers paraphrased from official patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.