Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Perks

Here is the full Modern Warfare 3 Perks list. Looking through the list there are a number of familiar Perks. Actually, the vast majority have featured in at least one previous Call of Duty game. But, it’s not about adding new stuff just ‘for the sake of it’. It’s about putting stuff in that’s fun. But more importantly… balanced. With MW3′s Perks list, that seems to have been achieved.

Recon

Tier 1

Standard: Explosive damage paints target on map

Pro: + Bullet damage paints target on map

Sleight of Hand Tier 1

Standard: Faster reload

Pro: + Swap weapons faster

Blind Eye Tier 1

Standard: Undetectable by Air Support, Sentries

Pro: + Launchers lock on quicker

Extreme Conditioning Tier 1

Standard: Sprint longer

Pro: + Climb faster

Scavenger Tier 1

Standard: Resupply from dead bodies

Pro: + Start with extra magazines

Quickdraw

Tier 2

Standard: Faster aiming

Pro: + Recover from equipment and grenade usage faster

Blast Shield Tier 2

Standard: Increased explosive resistance

Pro: + Resistance to flash/stun grenades

Hardline Tier 2

Standard: Killstreak 1 less kill

Pro: + 2 assists count as 1 kill towards streak and deathstreak 1 less

Assassin

Tier 2

Standard: Undetectable by UAV, Portable Radar, Thermal and HB Sensor

Pro: + Immune to CUAV and EMP, no crosshair/name when targeted

Overkill

Tier 2

Standard: Carry 2 primary weapons

Pro: + 2 attachments on second primary

Marksman Tier 3
Standard: Identify enemy targets at longer range

Pro: + Hold breath longer

Stalker

Tier 3
Standard: Move faster while aiming

Pro: + Delay enemy Claymores

Sitrep Tier 3
Standard: Detect enemy explosives

Pro: + Louder enemy footsteps

Steady Aim Tier 3
Standard: Increased hip-fire accuracy

Pro: + Weapon ready faster after sprinting

Dead Silence Tier 3
Standard: Make less sound when you move

Pro: + No falling damage

68 Comments

  1. Survive360D says:

    OMG

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    • cod4bestcodever says:

      cool, so now for S&D for perk 2 i have to choose if i want to
      1) use blast shield and get killed by fags with heartbeat sensors
      or
      2) use assassin and get killed by fags putting down gaymores…

      awesome at least on black ops motion sensors are useless in hc, but hb sensors ruined mw2 WHHHHHY would they bring them back?

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      • Auptyk says:

        How did HBS ruin MW2? Ninja was the best Green Perk in MW2 hands down so you should have been running that anyway.

        It negated HBS.

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        • Cod4bestcodever says:

          Ok ill give you that, but this time there are good perks in the category with the perk that keeps you off hb sensors and they WILL ruin this game. Unless you dont mind being killed by a #%*&?^ that has a portable radar on his gun that detects you thru walls. They might not be a big deal in game modes with unlimited lives but they will ruin s&d

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        • Cod4bestcodever says:

          Ok thats true but on this game it shows that there actually good perks in the category with the perk that keeps you off HB sensors. So now you have to use assassin unless you dont mind some &#%*^@ with a radar on his gun that sees through walls killing you. It might not be a big deal in tdm but they will ruin s&d which is the only mode i play. Youll pretty much be forced to use assassin. Mw3 is gonna suck

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          • BlackCrimson140 says:

            Then just deal with it, it will make S&D more interesting if you know someone knows where u are. It will make you think more or change up ur stragy. geesh

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          • wow! says:

            its true it will ruin the SnD! everyone will be alike with perks! Assasin and silence Cause no one wants to get sound horned nd cus no one wants to be caught on the baby sensor and most likely everyone will be rockin sleight of hand so the perks will all be alike the gameplay wont run that smooth cus of it. mw2 did it right with ninja pro. hey if its not broke why fix it???

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          • Cod4bestcodever says:

            How will it make it more interesting if someone knows where you are but you have no idea where they are? Its even worse in sd where you only get 1 life per round so its not like tdm where you can respawn and chase them down and kill them. That just makes it unfair. There will be no variety

            everyone will use sleight, assassin, and deadsilence.
            Just like everyone used slight, stopping power, ninja in mw2 (except the few rushers who used marathon, lightweight)

            I would like to use overkill or blast shield and not have to worry about prenades ang gaymores. But hb sensors ruin all that.

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          • Boss! says:

            If you are so worried about that, why don’t you just use Assissin, so you are undetectable by portable radar, thermal, and hb sensor, and also use the perk Stalker Pro, so you can delay enemy claymores? Because i wouldn’t worry too much about grenades, because if it’s like mw2, most people will probably use throwing knife, semtex, or claymore/c4 (if they are still in the same specials).

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          • cod4bestcodever says:

            thats true about the prenades, i bet most people will use claymore and bouncing bettys. but like i said im going to use assassin because I WILL BE FORCED TO bc of hb sensors.

            i want to be able use the other perks but it dosent look like its going to happen

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      • Cbreezy says:

        Or u can not play the damn game!!!
        Stop complaining and enjoy the beauty of it.

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        • Austin says:

          since its a new game and everyone is going to want to rank up yea some people are gonna use cheap tactics, only thing to do is deal with it, or not play the game but thats rediculous to not play a game just because theres something in it you dont like

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        • t-dog420 says:

          quit crying,, if u dont like it,, dont buy it!!! simple as that.

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      • Gis4Gamer says:

        You can use assassin so you’re undetectable by Heart Beat sensors and sitrep so you can see their claymores before you even get their. But I agree they shouldn’t have put in heart beat sensor in the first place.

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      • SexyBeast says:

        If you don’t like the perk options than use the Specialist Strike Package. Use whatever you want in that.

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    • zWarGasms_ says:

      Finally i can be hidden by uav and airsupport

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  2. chunkymonkey045 says:

    hopefully there will be lightwieght and unlimeted sprint
    and Soh

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  3. Zeiy says:

    my sniper class perk choice:
    -Recon/sleight of Hand
    -Quick Draw
    -Marksman/Steady Aim

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  4. neo9mm says:

    Love how assassin is sooo not really ummm… assassiny or deahdly. They need to rename that perk.

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  5. BlitzN9ne says:

    Assassin looks OP already…

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  6. xxcrossed says:

    thank god there is no scond chance in this game !

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  7. Mark says:

    I love that Sitrep will be coming back, but I really hope you doesn’t have to destroy 120 Pieces of Equipment…

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    • john says:

      that wouldn’t be very tough.. u can blow up 5-10 claymores per game…im sure they are gonna make pro perks harder than black ops… black ops was tougher than mw2

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  8. olds506 says:

    Slight of Hand
    Quickdraw
    Stalker

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  9. Cole World says:

    Sleight Of Hand

    Hardline

    Steady Aim

    Reason- Gun on Gun

    Sleight of Hand, Reload Quicker And Swap Quicker Meaning U Kill Quicker.

    Hardline, Reason I Say Hardline Is Every 2 Assist Becomes A Kill, Very Inviting And Will Be Clutch In Situations.

    Steady Aim, Again Gun On Gun Play, Meaning ALOT Of Running, Steady Aim Pro= Weapon Ready Faster After Sprint, Another Advantage When Spotting A Enemy, Actually In 2 Ways, Hip Fire.

    Without Question A Slaughterhouse Class.

    Cole World No Blanket!

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  10. kr3w says:

    extreme conditioning, overkill, steady aim ima rush with my pp90 and spas12

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  11. Cliff mm says:

    i hope they change the way the slight of hand icon looks mw2 1 was better an bo

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  12. Mike JOnes says:

    Dead silence pro should be undecatable to heartbeats not assasin!Thats so stupid blackops SnD was garbage because motion sensors! you have to rock silence in SnD and everyone will have motion sensors Mw2 SnD was highly successful because they did that Blackops wasn’t so Mw3 should make Dead silence pro undecatable to heartbeats!!!!!!!!

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    • wow! says:

      i agree!!!! 100% dead silence pro should keep you off the heart beat just like mw2. black ops S&D was garbage cus of the motion and it wasnt Undetectable from ninja. in this game so will this SnD cus the perk selection wont have a variety your gonna be forced 2 use assasin and silence automatically. then it will take away from the killstreaks also cus there not really gonna do anything. HuH!!!! SmH

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  13. trae says:

    does scavenger resupply your equipment? like mw2 you get infinite claymores, hopefully it doesnt cause it will promote camping just as bad as mw2

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  14. BlackCrimson140 says:

    I am really disappointed in the perk Marathon (Extreme Conditioning) now. If Extreme Conditioning was Sprint longer + light weight I would been fine. Sleight of hand is gonna be the most dominant perk in the game :P

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  15. Spencer Anderson says:

    the exact description of dead silence is move queitly. reduce the effects of recon. and that is just the regular version not the pro

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  16. Someone Someone says:

    Hmmmm SitRep….My penis got harder all of a sudden!!!

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  17. wow! says:

    Thumbs up for Dead silence pro for Undetectable to heartbeat sensors!Not assasin!

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    • sunnyD says:

      im sure there’s balancing reasons to why its not. Have you thought about what would happen if it was? If you havent noticed, infinity ward is giving players loads of more options on how to play. there is mobile radar, so you could pick that so you wouldnt have to pick heart beat sensor. or maybe you want to be the team detector and have both. thats when you be the team infiltrator and go all stealth. have a team member go over kill and be a sniper/bomber. or have another team member go blast shield to absorb claymores and tubes. you cant be an anti everything in this game, its about specialization and teamwork.

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      • SexyBeast says:

        100% agreed! The game is about teamwork for the most part. There’s really only one mode for individual play: Free for All. Not many people play that. Anyways, yes, specialization. You don’t like the perk options anyways? Use Specialist Strike Package and be happy. If you can’t keep a decent killstreak going to use Specialist, then wow. 2,4,6,8. That’s it. Quit complaining if you can’t do that.

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  18. compidokink says:

    1. Sleight Of Hand or Blind eye (Keeping away from enemy air support kind of keeps you alive)
    2. Overkill (Support streaks will remove the need for Hardline)
    3. Steady Aim (Never a Cod game when I haven’t used it)

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  19. smyd123 says:

    blind eye assassin dead silence try and find me

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  20. phill says:

    dead silence pro undetectable to heartbeats!! use that it will make snd better!

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  21. Ry0360 says:

    That overkill perk looks pretty beasty

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  22. Just a Regular Guy says:

    Guys relax! If you don’t like the game… then just don’t play it. It’s as simple as that.

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  23. Dr Fox says:

    I’m not getting this. Ever. Unless they decide to bring out an infinite sprint perk a month before release, it’ll be slow and gay.

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  24. shadow5546 says:

    would u guys quit bitchin god its just perks maybe u shuld take up hardcore and try other game modes than snd demo and domination r pretty cool

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  25. morshu mmm says:

    How is recon equal to blind eye?

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  26. SCAR says:

    Oh man,I cant decide for #2.Assassin or overkill?

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  27. LG Times says:

    I wish people would stop forming all these strong opnions about perks and pointstreaks. This is coming from a diehard trickshotter.

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  28. Your friendly neighborhood spiderman says:

    OVERKILL PRO!
    What it does is allow you to have attachments on your second primary!
    It says so in the proficiency video where it shows the Scar-L In the custom class selection!
    Just thought I would let you know!

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  29. ChrisEPro says:

    Weelllll, I think this game will be brilliant :)

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  30. Genaro says:

    For the Overkill, the pro is two attachments on second weapon.

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  31. JIM says:

    scavenger pro is extra mags

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  32. chris mac says:

    Someone please tell me how to use or activate the perks??!? My game summary tells me that Ive unlocked them but I have no idea how to actually use them in the survival modes? Please help!!

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    • SexyBeast says:

      It’s an airdrop. You have to call in the airdrop marker and it’ll drop in a care package. Use the control pad

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