Hawker HX vs XR-3 Ion in Black Ops 7
HEAD-TO-HEAD
SNIPER RIFLE
Hawker HX
VS
SNIPER RIFLE
XR-3 Ion
Hawker HX
Hawker HX net nerf (score -3): ADS 510→520ms. 3 attachment trait(s) touched (0 up / 3 down).
XR-3 Ion
XR-3 Ion net buff (score +3): ADS 650→600ms, bullet velocity pct 900→1200m/s. 14 attachment trait(s) touched (7 up / 7 down).
Stat trajectory
| Patch | Hawker HX | XR-3 Ion |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | 510 | 650 |
| S1 | — | 600 |
| S2 | 520 | — |
Stat comparison
| STAT | Hawker HX | XR-3 Ion |
|---|---|---|
ADS Time ads_time_ms | 520ms +2.0% | 600ms -7.7% |
MOST DIVERGENT STATS
ADS Time
- Hawker HX520 ms
- XR-3 Ion600 ms
Leader · Hawker HX
+15%
Patch history
Hawker HX1 patch
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Season 02
view full patch- ADS Time 510→520ms (nerf)+2.0%ads_time_ms
- Flinch Resistance improvement 35→20% (nerf) — Knitline Focus Grip−42.9%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Flinch Resistance improvement 45→25% (nerf) — Hawker Steadfast Stock−44.4%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Flinch Resistance improvement 25→15% (nerf) — Requiem Zw Stock−40.0%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
XR-3 Ion3 patches
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Preseason / Launch
view full patch- Damage Range improvement 30→25% (nerf) — 21 Lti Infinity Barrel−16.7%damage_range_pct__improvement
- Damage Range improvement 15→12% (nerf) — 17 Xr Adapt Barrel−20.0%damage_range_pct__improvement
- 19 Revolution Barrel · Vertical Recoil (penalty) 50→40% (buff)−20.0%vertical_recoil_pct__penalty
- Sprint to Fire (penalty) 20→30ms (nerf) — Mammoth Stack Extended+50.0%sprint_to_fire_time_ms__penalty
- Mammoth Stack Extended · ADS Time (penalty) 20→30ms (nerf)+50.0%ads_time_ms__penalty
- Sprint to Fire (improvement) 10→15ms (buff) — Phantom V Fast Mag+50.0%sprint_to_fire_time_ms__improvement
- Phantom V Fast Mag · ADS Time (improvement) 10→15ms (buff)+50.0%ads_time_ms__improvement
- l9 Vertigo Grip · Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 10→8% (nerf)−20.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
- Movement Speed (improvement) 0.7→0.4m/s (nerf) — Lti Collapsed Stock−42.9%movement_speed_mps__improvement
- Lti Collapsed Stock · Sprint Speed (improvement) 0.6→0.3/s (nerf)−50.0%sprinting_movement_speed_mps__improvement
- 2mw Adaptive Tactical Laser · ADS Time (improvement) 25→28% (buff)+12.0%ads_time_ms__improvement
- Damage Range improvement 15→12.5% (nerf) — 3mW Motion Strike Laser−16.7%damage_range_pct__improvement
- Pre-Fire Time improvement 10→15% (buff) — Quick Charge+50.0%fire_time_ms__improvement
Season 01
view full patch- Queued-shot window trimmed so follow-up bursts no longer fire by accident (qualitative)
- Bullet Velocity 900→1200m/s (buff)+33.3%bullet_velocity_pct
- ADS Time 650→600ms (buff)−7.7%ads_time_ms
- Idle Sway (qualitative)
- Stability when jumping and landing (qualitative)
- Charge Time (penalty) 200→100% (buff) — MFS 3x3 Compensator−50.0%charge_time_seconds__penalty
- MFS 3x3 Compensator · Maximum Hip Spread improvement 50→20% (nerf)−60.0%max_hip_spread_pct__improvement
- Quick Charge · Charge Time (improvement) 15→30% (buff)+100.0%charge_time_seconds__improvement
- Quick Charge · Burst Cooldown improvement 10→5% (nerf)−50.0%burst_cooldown_ms__improvement
- Quick Charge · Horizontal Recoil 20→100% (nerf)+400.0%horizontal_recoil_pct
- Quick Charge · Bullet Velocity (penalty) 15→40% (nerf)+166.7%bullet_velocity_pct__penalty
Season 02
view full patch- 15 Fringe Barrel · ADS Time (improvement) 20→33ms (buff)+65.0%ads_time_ms__improvement
- Stalwart 5 Handguard · Flinch Resistance improvement 35→20% (nerf)−42.9%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Phantom V Fast Mag · ADS Time (improvement) 15→23ms (buff)+53.3%ads_time_ms__improvement
- Flinch Resistance improvement 45→25% (nerf) — Lethal Absorb Stock−44.4%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Lightshield Stock · Flinch Resistance improvement 25→15% (nerf)−40.0%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- L T Sling Grip · ADS Time (improvement) 40→55ms (buff)+37.5%ads_time_ms__improvement
- Transit Ion Grip · ADS Time (improvement) 20→30ms (buff)+50.0%ads_time_ms__improvement
- 1mw Instinct Laser Array · ADS Time (improvement) 17→27ms (buff)+58.8%ads_time_ms__improvement
Sources
- 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.