Best shotguns

Shotguns sit below the SMGs this season. The Akita is the highest ranked, so that is the build we list in full.

Akita

Shotgun · #13 close range

MuzzleFull Bore-12
MagazineBulk Feed Extended II
Rear gripPioneer Blaze Grip
StockVenomous Stock
LaserRedwell Tactical Laser

Ranks and builds from the public WZStats.gg Warzone meta (Battle Royale), checked 28 October 2026. Builds are for Battle Royale. Ranks are each gun's position within its role on the tracker.

Also ranked

Guns that sit in the A tier on the tracker but outside our full builds this week.

Riveter Shotgun · #14 close rangeM10 Breacher Shotgun · #15 close rangeSG-12 Shotgun · #17 close rangeEcho 12 Shotgun · #18 close range

Coming up: Modern Warfare 4 joins Warzone with its Season 1 update, reported for 6 November 2026. From then, guns from earlier games lose Gunsmith and use a fixed five-attachment version, so these builds stop applying.