Call of Duty: Warzone - Top 5 non-Vanguard SMGs in Season 5

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The dominance of Vanguard weapons in Call of Duty: Warzone has been a source of constraint among the playerbase for a long time. Ever since Warzone Pacific was launched, these World War 2 era Vanguard weapons have dominated the list of meta weapons in the game.

For most of the playerbase, the Vanguard weapons' gunfire animation and sound effects feel repetitive and stale. But with these weapons dominating the mata, many gamers miss using semi-modern and modern weapons from Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare integrations.

These modern weapons look much better than the bland impression of the Vanguard weapons.

However, with the expected upcoming launch of Modern Warfare 2, developers have been generous enough to buff up the weapons from Modern Warfare (MW) and Black Ops Cold War (BOCW) to encourage their usage before the eventual release.

Even the latest Season 5 patch of Warzone has also introduced buffs to some of the weapons from Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War. This article will list the five best non-Vanguard SMGs that players can currently use to stomp over their enemies in battle royale matches.

Sub-machine guns (SMGs) are generally associated with close-quarter combat in Call of Duty: Warzone. These guns are characterized by excellent mobility and fast close-range time-to-kill (TTK) values.

Though the current close-range meta of Call of Duty: Warzone is dominated by Vanguard SMGs, the last few updates in the previous two seasons of the game have been slowly buffing the MW and BOCW weapons. As a result, the SMGs from these two integrations are clawing their way back into the mainstream meta of the game.

The MP5 from the Black Ops Cold War was a formidable weapon during the height of its reign in the close-range