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MK.78 vs Sokol 545

BLACK OPS 7 — CUMULATIVE BALANCE COMPARISON

MK.78

LIGHT MACHINE GUN

MK.78 net nerf (score -3): max dmg 32→31dmg, mid dmg 30→24dmg, ADS 460→440ms, ADS-move (pen) 30→25%. 6 attachment trait(s) touched (2 up / 4 down).

NET NERF (MINOR)-3.0

Sokol 545

LIGHT MACHINE GUN

Sokol 545 net buff (score +6): gun kick (impr) 15→21%, h-recoil (impr) 15→21%, v-recoil (impr) 15→21%.

NET BUFF (MINOR)+5.5

Stat trajectory

16.520.123.827.431.02025-11-142026-04-02

Stat comparison

STATMK.78Sokol 545
ADS Movement (penalty)
ads_movement_speed_mps__penalty
25%
-16.7%
17.50%
-12.5%
MOST DIVERGENT STATS
  • ADS Movement (penalty)
    MK.78: 25 % · Sokol 545: 17.50 %
    MK.78 +43%

Patch history

MK.784 patches

Show changelog →
Preseason / Launchview full patch →
  • ADS Time 460→440ms (buff)
  • MFS Heatshield Belt Fed · Overheat Penalty 1.2→1.9s (nerf)
  • Bowen Modulator 7 62 · Vertical Recoil (improvement) 10→8% (nerf)
  • 20 Mach 78 Barrel · Bullet Velocity (improvement) 35→30% (nerf)
  • 18 5 Titan Hybrid Barrel · Bullet Velocity (improvement) 18→15% (nerf)
  • 18 5 Titan Hybrid Barrel · Damage Range improvement 15→12% (nerf)
  • Payload Belt Extension · Ammo 450→300 (nerf)
  • Payload Belt Extension · Sprint to Fire (penalty) 20→30ms (nerf)
  • Payload Belt Extension · ADS Time (penalty) 20→30ms (nerf)
  • Lti Precision Grip · Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 10→8% (nerf)
  • Charon Light Stock · Movement Speed (improvement) 0.7→0.5m/s (nerf)
  • Charon Light Stock · Sprint Speed (improvement) 0.4→0.2/s (nerf)
  • 3mW Motion Strike Laser · Damage Range improvement 15→12% (nerf)
Season 01view full patch →
  • 17 Bowen Moon Barrel · Damage Range improvement 25→30% (buff)
  • 18 5 Titan Hybrid Barrel · Damage Range improvement 12.5→15% (buff)
  • Quickstep Foregrip · ADS Movement (improvement) Δ -0.025m/s (nerf)
  • Charon Light Stock · Sprint Speed (improvement) Δ -0.025m/s (nerf)
  • Swiftguard Stock · ADS Movement (improvement) Δ -0.025m/s (nerf)

Sokol 5453 patches

Show changelog →
Season 01view full patch →
  • Recoil of default fire mode (qualitative)
  • View Kick (buff)
Season 02view full patch →
  • Movement Speed (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
  • Sprint Speed (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
  • ADS Spread 1.75→1.45degrees (buff)
  • ADS Time (improvement) 65→75ms (buff)
  • ADS Movement (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
  • Vertical Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)
  • Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)
  • Gun Kick (improvement) 15→21% (buff)

Sources

Numbers paraphrased from official patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.