Blog Tag: Black Ops 6 Maelstrom

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 added a fully automatic shotgun called Maelstrom to its arsenal in its first season, which can eliminate enemies at close range with a series of rapid-fire shotgun shells. Although it is not the most powerful weapon in BO6, it will be very suitable for you to use in the zombie mode that many players love.

If you are looking for a solid main weapon in this type of zombie game, then Maelstrom will definitely not let you down. Or if you want to use a fun weapon in multiplayer mode, Maelstrom will also give you a surprise. But be aware that even though it's powerful enough on its own, it can be even more powerful if you choose some suitable loadouts for it, so this guide will cover attachments, perks, and gear suitable for Maelstrom based on the two modes that players explore most often.

For Multiplayer

In fact, as a shotgun, Maelstrom does not have many attachments to help it in multiplayer. The following attachments only improve Maelstrom’s shortcomings in this mode, but you can also replace and change them according to your play style.

• Modified Choke (Muzzle): It can make your bullets spread a little less when shooting, making it easier to hit concentrated targets.
• Long Barrel (Barrel): It can increase the damage range of your bullets by 10%.
• Quickdraw Grip (Rear Grip): This is one of the most commonly used attachments in multiplayer mode. It can speed up your ADS speed when shooting by 24%.
• Tactical Laser (Laser): It can change your tactical stance from Alt-fire to canted hip fire.
• Recoil Springs (Fire Mod): It can control the recoil of shotguns, which is the most criticized by players, very well - for Recoil Gun Kick, it reduces 24%, horizontal recoil by 15%, and vertical recoil by 25%.

After understanding the specific utility, the suggestion here is that Modified Choke must not be replaced, because it has a strong inhibitory effect on the disadvantage of the shotgun’s easy shooting of scattered bullets. In this way, when it is combined with the canted ADS mode provided by Tactical Laser, you will launch 3 consecutive attacks with a range of 8 meters successfully, all thanks to Long Barrel.

For other attachments, if you are very proficient in controlling the recoil of Maelstrom weapon in CoD: Black Ops 6 Bot Lobbies, Recoil Springs is also dispensable. In addition, for those attachments that can reduce your reloading time, you can choose them by yourself as long as you have enough attachment slots.

Other Loadouts Suggestions

In multiplayer games, besides regular attachments, you can also use some Perks and Equipment. Since using Maelstrom requires you to engage in close combat, your other loadouts will revolve around close-range attacks. The following are some loadouts you can choose, and you can also change them according to your usage habits.

Perks

• Specialty - Enforcer
• Column One - Scavenger, Gun Ho
• Column Two - Fast Hands
• Column Three - Double Time

Equipment

• Wildcard - Perk Greed
• Lethal - Preference
• Tactical - Stim
• Field Upgrade - Trophy Systems

As mentioned above, Shotgun is a melee weapon, so Enforcer perk that gives you health regeneration is very important. Scavenger, Gun Ho, and Double Time allow you to trigger the set bonus, which contains a lot of experience points. If you have Double Boost XP Tokens in your Black Ops 6 Redeem Codes active at this time, you can level up faster!

Not only because of the set bonus, but each of these three perks can make Maelstrom even more powerful: Scavenger can increase your ammo reserves, Gun Ho can reduce the impact on your reload speed when you are on the move, and Double Time can let you perform two tactical sprints.

For Zombies

For zombies that will just attack you without any strategy in Zombies, Maelstrom’s attachment options will be much more varied, but the main tenets remain the same: reduced scatter and reduced recoil. Here are the attachments you can choose for Maelstrom in Zombies.

• Modified Choke (Muzzle): Reduces the amount of bullet dispersion when aiming and firing, making your ammo more focused.
• Long Barrel (Barrel): Same as in Multiplayer, increases its damage range by 10%.
• Ranger Foregrip (Underbarrel): Underbarrel attachments become more important in Zombies, reducing the horizontal recoil effect of your shots by 17%, and increasing your sprint speed by 6%.
• Extended Mag II (Magazine): This attachment gives Maelstrom a 14-shot magazine and reloads 26% faster. Not only that, with its help, ADS speed and sprint shooting, which are very important for shotguns, have also been enhanced to a certain extent.
• Quickdraw Grip (Rear Grip): Your ADS speed while shooting is increased by 24%.
• Infiltrator Stock (Stock): It will increase your strafing speed and ADS speed while walking by 20%.
• Tactical Laser (Laser): Just introduced, it can transform Alt-fire swaps tactical posture into anted hip fire.
• Recoil Springs (Fire Mod): Same as the multiplayer mode, you can effectively control the recoil during shooting.

These are some of the best loadouts you can choose for Maximize in two most common game modes in CoD Black Ops 6. Since everyone’s play style in this shooter is completely different, the options provided in this guide are only for reference, and everything is subject to your actual situation. I wish you a good time in this thrilling game!