Call of Duty Update 1.89 Patch Notes (COD 1.89) – January 13, 2026

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 update 1.89

Global Weapon Tuning

Summary (Top Changes)

• Maddox RFB and Dravec 45 receive significant range reductions.

• Carbon 57 and Sturmwolf 45 benefit from major performance and headshot buffs.

• AK-27 Battle-Scar Conversion gains improved ADS, movement, and reduced fire rate penalties.

• Multiple recoil improvements across SMGs and LMGs.

• Stability and exploit fixes across Multiplayer, Zombies, and Endgame.

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General Adjustments

• Base Sprint-to-Sprint Fire Time aligned with base Sprint-to-Fire Time for all weapons.

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Assault Rifles

Maddox RFB

• All damage ranges reduced.

• Medium and minimum damage values lowered.

• Recoil increased.

• Movement speeds reduced by 0.05m/s.

Maddox 13″ MFS Echo-Fire Barrel

• All damage ranges reduced.

• Recoil increased.

M15 MOD 0

• Max damage range reduced.

• Medium damage reduced.

• Slide-to-Fire Time increased to 430ms.

• Hip spread increased.

• Movement reduced by 0.05m/s.

M15 16″ Reticulated Barrel

• Headshot multiplier improved to 1.6x.

AK-27 Battle-Scar Conversion

• Fire rate penalty reduced to 70%.

• Movement penalties removed.

• ADS and Sprint-to-Fire penalties reduced to 30ms.

• Resolved issue with Comb attachments not removing properly.

X9 Maverick – 14.6″ MFS Pulse Load+

• Range penalty reduced to 13%.

• ADS improved by 30ms.

• Sprint-to-Fire improved by 25ms.

• Movement speed improved by 0.03m/s.

DS20 Mirage

• Maximum damage range increased.

• Burst Fire Delay lowered to 300ms.

• Launcher swap time reduced to 420ms.

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SMGs

Sturmwolf 45

• Max damage increased to 30.

• Headshot multiplier increased to 1.26x.

15″ Regnant Barrel

• Headshot multiplier increased to 1.35x.

• Recoil penalties reduced.

MFS Tigris .40 Cal Mag

• Medium damage increased.

• Recoil penalties reduced.

Kogot-7

• Minimum damage reduced to 13 to prevent long-range TTK reduction.

Ryden 45K

• Gun Kick and View Kick smoothed.

Razor 9mm – 12″ MFS Sidewinder

• Recoil improvements increased to 25%.

• ADS and Sprint-to-Fire penalties slightly increased.

Dravec 45

• All damage ranges significantly reduced.

• ADS time increased to 235ms.

Carbon 57

• Across-the-board damage increases.

• All ranges extended except max.

• Several fire-time values increased.

• Fixed misaligned ironsights.

MPC-25

• Reduced recoil deviation.

Kühn Ported Comp

• Sprint Fire Hip Spread improvement reduced to 15%.

8.6″ MFS Stratus-X Barrel

• All damage ranges increased.

VAS Tactical Scale Stock

• Hip spread improvement reduced to 10%.

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LMGs

Sokol 545

• Default recoil reduced.

• Fast fire mode’s late recoil reduced.

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Marksman Rifles

M8A1

• Tac Stance spread improved to 66%.

• Flinch penalty reduced to 18%.

• Tactical laser walking speed improved to 0.9m/s.

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Sniper Rifles

XR-3 Ion

• Improved shot queuing window.

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Pistols

Velox 5.7 – 4″ MFS Celeste Barrel

• Hip spread improved by 15%.

• Jump/Land stability increased to 60%.

• Swap speed bug fixed.

Coda 9

• Adaptive Discharge Mod and DeltaCell Bulk Mag can no longer be equipped together.

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Launchers

A.R.C. M1

• Shots no longer queue during overheat cooldown.

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Special Weapons

NX Ravager

• Corrected projectile velocity and arc.

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Melee

Ballistic Knife

• No longer auto-stows when empty.

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Multiplayer

Maps

• Added collision fixes on Fringe, Yakei, Meltdown.

• Flagship removed from map pool due to stability.

Perks

• Bankroll exploit granting all perks resolved.

Equipment

• Stim Shot now progresses with healing of 10HP or more.

Audio

• Reduced Announcer line frequency in The Ghouls.

Stability

• Rhino Scorestreak stability improved.

• Additional stability fixes applied.

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Zombies

UI

• Fixed incorrect NX Ravager unlock message in After Action Report.

Stability

• Various fixes added.

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Endgame

Gameplay Fixes

• Party members no longer pulled out early from Endgame cinematic.

• Fixed loss of Exotic/melee weapons when calling Rhino or Power Armor.

• Supply Crates can no longer be opened multiple times.

Warzone 1.89

Weapons

Assault Rifles

AK-27

• Attachment adjustments applied.

• Battle-Scar Conversion movement penalties removed.

DS20 MIRAGE

• Attachment adjustments applied.

• Mirage Tandem Launcher burst delay reduced from 350ms to 300ms.

• Launcher swap time reduced from 550ms to 420ms.

X9 MAVERICK

• Attachment adjustments applied.

• 14.6″ MFS Pulse Load+ Barrel:

  • Range penalty reduced by 10%.

  • Sprint-to-fire improved from 8% to 13%.

  • ADS speed improved from 8% to 12%.

SMGs

CARBON 57

• Fixed misaligned ironsights in ADS.

RAZOR 9MM

• Attachment adjustments applied.

• 12″ MFS Sidewinder Barrel:

  • Vertical recoil benefit +15%.

  • Horizontal recoil benefit +15%.

  • Recoil stabilization +10%.

  • Sprint-to-fire slowed from 9% to 17%.

  • ADS speed slowed from 8% to 11%.

RYDEN 45K

• Gun Kick and View Kick adjusted to soften recoil pattern.

Marksman Rifles

M8A1

• Attachment adjustments applied.

• MFS Striker Tactical Stock:

  • Tac stance spread improvement increased from 63% to 66%.

  • Flinch penalty reduced from 40% to 18%.

• 2mw Adaptive Tactical Laser:

  • Tac stance aim-walk speed improved from 0.4m/s to 0.9m/s.

Sniper Rifles

XR-3 ION

• Improved shot queuing window to prevent unintended follow-up bursts.

Pistols

VELOX 5.7

• Attachment adjustments applied.

• Akimbo configuration now has 50% damage reduction.

Launchers

A.R.C M1

• Shots no longer queue during overheat cooldown.

Special Weapons

NX RAVAGER

• Fixed velocity and arc being slower and higher than intended.

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Bug Fixes

• Resolved issue causing most frequent match disconnects.

• Fixed chat access for free-to-play players.

• Fixed Battle-Scar Comb attachments persisting after removal.

• Fixed crash when viewing COR-45 aftermarket part in Gunsmith.

• Fixed objectives not displaying on pre-match loading screens.

• Fixed incorrect prompts for Eject and Detonate when using custom crouch keybinds.

Changes

• Added collision to areas where players could get out of the map on Yakei and Meltdown.
• Temporarily removed Flagship from the map pool due to a stability issue.
• Closed an exploit where Bankroll could grant all Perks when using the Specialist Wildcard.

Gameplay Fixes

• Addressed crashing issues.
• Addressed stability issues when using the Rhino Scorestreak.
• Improved overall gameplay performance.
• Resolved audio-related issues.

Multiplayer

• Added online stability improvements.

Zombie Mode

Field Upgrades

• Melee Critical Kills now contribute to Field Upgrade charge.

• Fixed incorrect “Field Upgrade Not Ready” message when Aether Shroud had full charges.

• Resolved loss of Aether Shroud charge when a teammate used Group Shroud Augment during Astra Malorum boss fight.

Astra Malorum

• T.E.D.D. Tasks now spawn correctly after loading a save file.

UI

• Added a “Special & Elites Only” healthbar option under Settings > Interface > Gameplay HUD > Zombie Healthbar.

• Fixed incorrect item count increase when picking up non-Harmonic Components in Astra Malorum.

Challenges

• “Megaton” and “Pyrologist” Prestige Challenges now track progress correctly.