Double XP weekend is here in Black Ops 7, and a new update with balancing changes has arrived with it to shake up Call of Duty one week after its latest launch.
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The update includes a number of weapon balancing, including a buff to aim assist, a nerf to assault rifles, and big buffs for SMGs. The Ryden 45K, RK-9, Razor 9mm, Dravec 45, Carbon 57, and MPC-25 have all had an increase to their maximum medium damage range, which should help them compete a bit more with ARs.
Read on below to see what’s changed in BO7 starting today ahead of the double XP weekend.
Table of contents
Black Ops 7 patch notes: Nov. 21, 2025
Aim Assist
- Minimum Rotational Aim Assist penalty reduced from 35 percent to 25 percent.
Assault Rifles
- Received Flinch increased from .15N to .18N.
SMGs
- Received Flinch reduced from 0.17N to 0.12N.
Drone Pod
- Increased Drone Pod charge time from 2.5 to 3 minutes.
- Reduced Drone Pod active drone duration from 10 to 8 seconds.
- Reduced Drone Pod damage from 60 to 50 damage.
Zombies
- Ashes of the Damned
- Reduced difficulty for the Boss fight in Ashes of the Damned.
- Hoard Husk will regenerate after a minute of collection and give 25 percent more health.
- Missiles have reduced effectiveness and will no longer fire while a Beam Attack is charging.
- Interrupting the Beam Attack no longer reduces its cooldown before round 100.
- Reduced damage to passengers riding in Ol’ Tessie and removed repair cooldown.
- Increased cooldown on the boss ramming Ol’ Tessie in its immune phase.
- Zursa will no longer spawn in Solo before round 100 and has reduced speed.
- Reduced difficulty for the Boss fight in Ashes of the Damned.
Endgame
- Endgame is now available for all players who own Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
For the full list of changes to individual guns and more, check out the CoD website.
