SG-12 vs VS Recon in Black Ops 7
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SHOTGUN
SG-12
VS
SNIPER RIFLE
VS Recon
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).
VS Recon
VS Recon net buff (score +6): max dmg 104→112dmg, mid dmg 102→106dmg, min dmg 95→98dmg, ROF (impr) 7→29%. 2 attachment trait(s) touched (0 up / 2 down).
Stat trajectory
| Patch | SG-12 | VS Recon |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | 30.0 | 102 |
| S1 | — | 106 |
| S2 | 26.0 | — |
Stat comparison
| STAT | SG-12 | VS Recon |
|---|---|---|
Mid Damage damage_med | 26dmg -13.3% | 106dmg +3.9% |
Min Damage damage_min | 19dmg -5.0% | 98dmg +3.2% |
MOST DIVERGENT STATS
Min Damage
- SG-1219 dmg
- VS Recon98 dmg
Leader · VS Recon
+416%
Mid Damage
- SG-1226 dmg
- VS Recon106 dmg
Leader · VS Recon
+308%
Patch history
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
VS Recon3 patches
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Preseason / Launch
view full patch- Damage Range improvement 25→23% (nerf)−8.0%damage_range_pct__improvement
- Vertical Recoil (penalty) 50→40% (buff)−20.0%vertical_recoil_pct__penalty
- ADS Time (penalty) 120→100ms (buff)−16.7%ads_time_ms__penalty
- Sprint to Fire (penalty) 20→30ms (nerf)+50.0%sprint_to_fire_time_ms__penalty
- Sprint to Fire (improvement) 15→20ms (buff)+33.3%sprint_to_fire_time_ms__improvement
- ADS Time (improvement) 10→15ms (buff)+50.0%ads_time_ms__improvement
- Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 10→8% (nerf)−20.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
- Movement Speed (improvement) 0.6→0.4m/s (nerf)−33.3%movement_speed_mps__improvement
- Sprint Speed (improvement) 0.5→0.25/s (nerf)−50.0%sprinting_movement_speed_mps__improvement
Season 01
view full patch- Max Damage 104→112dmg (buff)+7.7%damage_max
- Mid Damage 102→106dmg (buff)+3.9%damage_med
- Min Damage 95→98dmg (buff)+3.2%damage_min
- Upper Arm Mult 1.02→1.03x (buff)+1.0%upper_arm_multiplier
- Lower Arm Mult 1.02→0.99x (nerf)−2.9%lower_arm_multiplier
- Hand/Upper Leg Mult 1→0.96x (nerf)−4.0%hand_upper_leg_multiplier
- Flinch Resistance improvement 35→20% (nerf)−42.9%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Fire Rate (improvement) 7→29% (buff)+314.3%fire_rate_pct__improvement
Season 02
view full patch- Flinch Resistance improvement 45→20% (nerf) — Stabil Heavy Pad−55.6%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Flinch Resistance improvement 17→12% (nerf) — Outpost Raider Pad−29.4%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
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.