Shadow SK vs Sokol 545 in Black Ops 7
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SNIPER RIFLE
Shadow SK
VS
LIGHT MACHINE GUN
Sokol 545
Shadow SK
Shadow SK net buff (score +4): max dmg 104→112dmg, mid dmg 102→106dmg, ads spread pct 3.2→2.9degrees. 7 attachment trait(s) touched (0 up / 7 down).
Sokol 545
Sokol 545 net buff (score +6): gun kick (impr) 15→21%, h-recoil (impr) 15→21%, v-recoil (impr) 15→21%.
Stat trajectory
| Patch | Shadow SK | Sokol 545 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | 3.20 | 1.75 |
| S2 | — | 1.45 |
| S3 | 2.90 | — |
Stat comparison
| STAT | Shadow SK | Sokol 545 |
|---|---|---|
ADS Spread ads_spread_pct | 2.90degrees -9.4% | 1.45degrees -17.1% |
MOST DIVERGENT STATS
ADS Spread
- Shadow SK2.90 degrees
- Sokol 5451.45 degrees
Leader · Sokol 545
+100%
Patch history
Shadow SK3 patches
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Season 01
view full patch- Max Damage 104→112dmg (buff)+7.7%damage_max
- Mid Damage 102→106dmg (buff)+3.9%damage_med
- EMT3 Ported 70 · Hip Spread improvement 25→15% (nerf)−40.0%hip_spread_pct__improvement
- 19 6 EMT3 Fluted Barrel · Upper Arm Mult 1.04→1.03x (nerf)−1.0%upper_arm_multiplier
- 19 6 EMT3 Fluted Barrel · Hand/Upper Leg Mult 0.98→0.94x (nerf)−4.1%hand_upper_leg_multiplier
- Flinch Resistance improvement 35→17% (nerf) — EMT3 Vanquish Riser−51.4%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Friction Stock · Flinch Resistance improvement 45→30% (nerf)−33.3%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Flinch Resistance improvement 25→15% (nerf) — Flourish Full Stock−40.0%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Hip Spread improvement 25→16% (nerf) — MFS Convergence Box Laser−36.0%hip_spread_pct__improvement
Season 02
view full patch- Flinch Resistance improvement 17→10% (nerf) — EMT3 Vanquish Riser−41.2%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Friction Stock · Flinch Resistance improvement 30→15% (nerf)−50.0%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
- Flinch Resistance improvement 15→10% (nerf) — Flourish Full Stock−33.3%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
Season 03
view full patch- ADS Spread 3.2→2.9degrees (buff)−9.4%ads_spread_pct
Sokol 5453 patches
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Season 01
view full patch- Recoil of default fire mode (qualitative)
- View Kick (buff)
Season 02
view 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)−17.1%ads_spread_pct
- ADS Time (improvement) 65→75ms (buff)+15.4%ads_time_ms__improvement
- ADS Movement (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
- Vertical Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement
- Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
- Gun Kick (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%gun_kick__improvement
Season 03
view full patch- ADS Movement (penalty) 20→17.5% (buff)−12.5%ads_movement_speed_mps__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 →
Numbers paraphrased from official patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.