Carbon 57 vs Swordfish A1 in Black Ops 7
HEAD-TO-HEAD
SUBMACHINE GUN
Carbon 57
VS
MARKSMAN RIFLE
Swordfish A1
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).
Swordfish A1
Swordfish A1 net nerf (score -12): max dmg 35→31dmg, HS-mult 1.1→1.3x, ADS 330→340ms, min dmg 30→27dmg. 10 attachment trait(s) touched (0 up / 10 down).
Stat trajectory
| Patch | Carbon 57 | Swordfish A1 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | 22.0 | 35.0 |
| S1 | 23.0 | — |
| S3 | 24.0 | 31.0 |
Stat comparison
| STAT | Carbon 57 | Swordfish A1 |
|---|---|---|
Min Damage damage_min | 14dmg +7.7% | 27dmg -10.0% |
Max Damage damage_max | 24dmg +9.1% | 31dmg -11.4% |
MOST DIVERGENT STATS
Min Damage
- Carbon 5714 dmg
- Swordfish A127 dmg
Leader · Swordfish A1
+93%
Max Damage
- Carbon 5724 dmg
- Swordfish A131 dmg
Leader · Swordfish A1
+29%
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
Swordfish A11 patch
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Season 03
view full patch- Max Damage 35→31dmg (nerf)−11.4%damage_max
- Min Damage 30→27dmg (nerf)−10.0%damage_min
- Headshot Mult 1.1→1.3x (buff)+18.2%headshot_multiplier
- Neck Mult 1→1.2x (buff)+20.0%neck_multiplier
- ADS Time 330→340ms (nerf)+3.0%ads_time_ms
- Sprint to Fire 230→240ms (nerf)+4.3%sprint_to_fire_time_ms
- Tac Sprint to Fire 360→370ms (nerf)+2.8%tactical_sprint_to_fire_time_ms
- Slide to Fire 430→440ms (nerf)+2.3%slide_to_fire_time_ms
- Dive to Fire time 510→520ms (nerf)+2.0%dive_to_fire_time_ms
- MFS Penta Burst Mod · Horizontal Recoil (penalty) 30→35% (nerf)+16.7%horizontal_recoil_pct__penalty
- Modus R Underbarrel · Sprint Speed (improvement) (nerf)
- Adept Skiff Stock · Movement Speed (improvement) Δ -0.1m/s (nerf)
- Adept Skiff Stock · Crouch Speed (improvement) Δ -0.2m/s (nerf)
- Adept Skiff Stock · Sprint Speed (improvement) (nerf)
- Bosun Light Stock · ADS Movement (improvement) Δ -0.1m/s (nerf)
- Q Stubb Stock · ADS Movement (improvement) Δ -0.1m/s (nerf)
- Bolt Carrier Group · Damage Range penalty 8→20% (nerf)+150.0%damage_range_pct__penalty
- Bolt Carrier Group · Bullet Velocity (penalty) 8→20% (nerf)+150.0%bullet_velocity_pct__penalty
- Bolt Carrier Group · Horizontal Recoil (penalty) 20→30% (nerf)+50.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__penalty
Sources
- 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.