There are three different killstreak packages or “pointstreaks” for Modern Warfare 3 called Assault, Support, and Specialist. The Specialist Strike Package doesn’t have any killstreaks, but it allows you to choose 3 additional perks. The Support Strike Package allows you to die without having your streak reset.

1. Assault Pointstreaks
2. Support Pointstreaks
3. Specialist Pointstreaks
4. Death Pointstreaks

These perks operate in addition to the standard 3 assigned to the custom load out chosen at the beginning of a match.

Assault Pointstreaks

Similar to the killstreak reward system in MW2 and Black Ops having things like the predator drone and helicopters. The pointstreak count resets upon death.

Note: the numbers next to the pointstreak name means how many kills are required to unlock it.

UAV – 3

The Modern Warfare 3 UAV Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in an unmanned aerial recon vehicle that gives the player a mini-map for 30 seconds that details the location of any opponents. It shows their locations even when they are not firing a weapon unlike the regular mini-map display.

Care Package – 4

The Modern Warfare 3 Care Package Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in an air-dropped crate that contains a random benefit for the player. It might be anything from ammo to the most powerful killstreak.

IMS – 5

Intelligent Munitions System Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain is a ground based mine that fires an explosive projectile vertically.

Predator Missile – 5

Predator Missile Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in a AGM-114 Hellfire missile that is deployed from an aerial vehicle and is remote controlled by the player until it explodes upon impacting a target or running out of fuel. Players can accelerate the missile by using the fire button. It can be used to take out aerial vehicles.

Sentry Gun – 5

Sentry Gun Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain is an unmanned turret mounted machine gun that automatically targets and fires upon enemies using thermal detection technology.

Precision Airstrike – 6

Precision Airstrike Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in three F-15 fighter jets to make a bombing run on a location of the players choice.

Attack Helicopter – 7

Attack Helicopter Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in a helicopter that automatically targets enemies from the air. It has a large firing range and moves quickly making it harder to target than some of the other choppers in the game.

Strafe Run – 9

Strafe Run Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain will call in 5 attack helicopters that sweep a player designated area twice then leave.

Little bird Guard – 9

Little Bird Guard Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in an AH-6 helicopter that follows the player and fires on any enemies encountered.

Reaper – 9

Reaper Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in an armed Reaper UAV which allows a player to spot targets from overhead and launch up to 5 rockets at them with the help of a laser guidance system.

Assault Drone – 10

Assault Drone Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in the airdrop of a player controlled drone armed with a 50 round MK46 light machine gun and a single shot rocket launcher. It lasts for one minute or until it has taken too much enemy fire.

AC130 – 12

AC130 Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain allows the player to take the control of the guns on and AC-130 while flying over a map.

Pave Low Chopper – 12

Pave Low Chopper Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in the MH-53, a heavily armored assault helicopter. It is more difficult to take down and has more fire power than other choppers in the game.

Juggernaut – 15

Juggernaut Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain gives the player enhanced body armor along with an M60E4 light machine gun and an MP412 handgun.

Osprey Gunner – 17

Osprey Gunner Killstreak /Assault Strike Chain calls in a V-22 Osprey Helicopter and gives the player control of the guns while delivering four care packages plus one booby trapped care package.

Support Pointstreaks

Offers rewards such as UAVs and Sam Turrets. Unlike previous versions of the game, this package will not make the players killstreak / pointstreak count reset upon death. Instead, it will accumulate over the course of a match.

Note: the numbers next to the pointstreak name means how many kills are required to unlock it.

UAV – 4

UAV Killstreak /Support Strike Chain calls in an unmanned aerial recon vehicle that gives the player a mini-map for 30 seconds that details the location of any opponents. It shows their locations even when they are not firing a weapon unlike the regular mini-map display. It can be shot down or jammed with a Counter UAV.

Counter UAV – 5

Counter UAV Killstreak /Support Strike Chain disrupts maps and mini-maps of your enemy.  Also blocks any radar or maps associated with killstreaks. It can be shot down. It is a 5 point strike package reward.

Ballistic Vests – 5

Ballistic Vests Killstreak /Support Strike Chain supplies a duffel bag with vests that increase overall health by 30 points. They are available to teammates but they must pick up one from the duffel bag.

Airdrop Trap – 5

Airdrop Trap Killstreak /Support Strike Chain deploys a booby trapped care package. If an enemy attempts to capture it, a violent explosion will occur killing all within range.

SAM Turret – 8

SAM Turret Killstreak /Support Strike Chain is an unmanned missile launcher that automatically locks on to enemy aircraft and destroys them. It is called in via air drop and is vulnerable to ground attack.

Recon Drone – 10

Recon Drone Killstreak /Support Strike Chain gives you a small UAV helicopter that can fly around the map and tag enemy players revealing their locations.

Advanced AUV – 12

Advanced UAV Killstreak /Support Strike Chain grants the use of an Orbital Reconnaissance Satellite that show the position and direction of enemies on the player’s mini-map. Since it is a satellite it cannot be seen and cannot be shot down.

Remote Turret – 12

Remote Turret Killstreak /Support Strike Chain calls in a turret mounted machine gun that the player can remotely control.

Stealth Bomber – 14

Stealth Bomber Killstreak /Support Strike Chain calls in a B-2 bomber over the map and carpet bombs a designated area. It is invisible to radar and cannot be shot down.

EMP – 18

EMP Killstreak /Support Strike Chain is an Electro-Magnetic Pulse that disables enemy air support and electronics.

Juggernaut Recon – 18

Juggernaut Recon Killstreak /Support Strike Chain calls in an air drop of enhanced Juggernaut armor equipped with a riot shield and a USP .45 handgun. It grants enhanced damage resistance and acts as a mobile motion sensor.

Escort Airdrop – 18

Escort Air Drop Killstreak /Support Strike Chain calls in a V-22 Osprey helicopter that drops four care packages and one booby trapped care package. The chopper still also automatically fires on enemy players while it is on screen.

Specialist Pointstreaks

Specialist Pointstreaks will reward players with perks instead of strike packages. After every 2nd kill, the player will receive new perk options. The streak count will reset each time a player dies.

• 2 Kills: Choose 1 extra perk
• 4 Kills: Choose 2 extra perks
• 6 Kills: Choose 3 extra perks
• 8 Kills: Get all perks

Deathstreak Rewards:

• Juiced – Available after 4 deaths. Allows you to move faster for a few seconds after respawning.
• Final Stand – Available after 4 deaths. Once killed, you can still crawl around and use your primary weapon. One hit from the enemy ends Final Stand.
• Martyrdom – Available after 4 deaths. Drop a live grenade once killed.
• Revenge – Available after 5 deaths. Shows the position of the last enemy that killed you on the radar.
• Hollow points – Available after 5 deaths. Works like Stopping Power by giving extra bullet damage.
• Dead Man’s Hand – Available after 6 deaths. Like Final Stand, but instead you will have two C4′s in your hands.

By learning the best strategies to use each perk for, you can select better perks. When you pick better perks than your opponents (and some are indeed better than others), you will have a strong advantage over the enemy, allowing you to get more kills and suffer less deaths.

There are three tiers of perks; you can select 1 perk from each tier. The descriptions below will tell you a bit about each one and help you pick the best ones according to your playstyle.

Notably missing from the MW3 list are Last Stand, One Man Army, and Commando from previous versions of the game.

• Tier 1 Perks
• Tier 2 Perks
• Tier 3 Perks

Tier 1 Perks

	Perk Name	Effect	Pro Effect
	Sleight of Hand	Fast reloading	Fast weapons change
	Recon	Explosive damage shows target on mini-map	Bullet damage shows target on mini-map
	Blind Eye	Undetectable to air support and sentries	Fast lock-on for rockets. Increased bullet damage to vehicles
	Extreme Conditioning	Increased sprint time	Climbing speed increased
	Scavenger	Get ammo from dead enemies	Get more ammo

There are a lot of good perks here and I can see myself using all of these perks in different game situations. Tier 1 perks tend to all be pretty good, so you have to choose carefully.

First off there is Sleight of Hand. This is good if you are using a gun which runs out of ammo really quickly (SCAR-H from MW2, anyone?). The Pro effect, which lets you swap weapons faster, is good if you are using a Overkill and swapping between a Shotgun and long-ranged gun. It also works for Snipers who want to swap quickly between their Rifle and pistol.

Personally, my favorite of the Tier 1 MW3 perks is Recon, which makes players show up on radar more often. I think that anything which makes players show up on radar more often is practically an unbeatable perk.

Blind Eye is for advanced players; you need to stay alive if you are going to be using any number of Aircraft or Sentries. Taking down enemy planes and vehicles also is a bit of work. Definitely not for new players.

Extreme Conditioning is an okay perk, but really only useful for big maps. I don’t really like it for most maps. If you do use it, it needs to be combined with Steady Aim, so that you can recover quicker from sprinting. Otherwise, you will find yourself on the losing end of a sprint very often.

Finally, there is Scavenger. This is another perk which is reserved for really good players – newbies will not stay alive long enough or win enough battles to actually run out of ammo. If you are running out of ammo, you are wasting bullets a lot (and giving away your position in the process).

Tier 2 Perks

	Perk Name	Effect	Pro Effect
	Quickdraw	Faster aiming	Faster recovery from using grenade/equipment
	Blast Shield	Increased explosive resistance	Resistance to flashbangs and stuns
	Hardline	Killstreaks require 1 fewer kill	Two assists count as kill towards killstreaks. Deathstreaks require 1 fewer death.
	Assassin	Immunity to UAV, portable radar, thermal, and heartbeat	Immunity to CUAV and EMP, no red crosshair or name over you
	Overkill	Carry two primary weapons	Second primary can have attachments

Like Tier 1, Tier 2 has some of the best perks on this Modern Warfare 3 perks list, and it is hard to choose between all these good perks.

Quickdraw is a good choice for Snipers, as aiming faster will net you more kills. I consider Blast Shield to be fairly worthless and I cannot see a reason for using it over some of the other MW3 perks on this list.

Hardline is an excellent perk. Killstreak rewards are very good, and this makes rolling together 3 low-hanging killstreaks very easy. This is simply one of the best perks in the game. Getting two kills means you get a UAV, which can then roll into a few more kills, and you can quickly go up the ladder. My favorite for any mid or long-ranged gun.

Assassin is the best Tier 2 Modern Warfare 3 perk for classes using submachine guns or shotguns. You need to get close to use these weapons effectively, so being able to stay off the radar helps a lot. I recommend combining these with a suppressor (no sound) to stay off the radar entirely. Add in Steady Aim and Sleight of Hand (small maps) or Extreme Conditioning (big maps) and you have a winner.

Overkill is an interesting combination, but I find it hard to justify using this over Hardline or Assassin. Should you be on a map with very small rooms and larger areas, it can be helpful. This way you can pull out your shotgun for close-quarters fighting and then switch to an Assault Rifle when you get out in the open area.

Overkill is also good for Snipers who want a better secondary weapon to defend themselves with for close-quarters combat. Combine with Sleight of Hand for best effect so you can switch between the two easily.

Tier 3 Perks

	Perk Name	Effect	Pro Effect
	Marksman	Identify targets at more distant range	Hold your breath for longer when sniping
	Stalker	Increased movement speed while aiming down the sites	Add delay to enemy claymores before exploding
	SitRep	Detect enemy explosives and tac inserts	Opposing team’s footsteps make more noise
	Steady Aim	Increased accuracy while firing from hip	Weapon ready more quickly after sprint
	Dead Silence	Quieter movement, recon does not work as well against you	Do not take any fall damage

Compared to the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Perks, I’ve always found Tier 3 to be particularly underwhelming. I think that there is a lot less competition between perks here and it is easier to pick the best ones.

Marksman is obviously a great perk for Snipers. However, the best Snipers do not need to aim for very long – so the pro effect is fairly useless. You should be able to aim and shoot your target very quickly if you want to be a good sniper.

For everyone else, I would consider Dead Silence and SitRep to be fairly useless. Footstep sounds are hard to detect, as footsteps can be a player in front of you, behind you, above you, or below you. It is not like in real life where you can easily hear the direction of the sound (perhaps this works on surround sound – I don’t have one so I can’t tell for sure).

I do however consider Steady Aim to be an amazing perk for anyone using a submachine gun. This way you can strafe side to side very quickly while shooting from the hip. It significantly increases your accuracy in this regard. If there are too many players using ranged classes and camping out, I like to use a Submachine Gun with a suppressor, Assassin, and Steady Aim. It is a great class for taking out long-ranged players. No need to aim – just shoot from the hip and take people out while you strafe. It is hard to keep up with a Sniper Rifle on a console when you do this.

For everyone else, Stalker is your best bet. You can strafe faster this way when aiming, which can make it harder for your opponent to take you out if you meet in head to head combat, but are too far away to actually shoot from the hip.

Conclusion

By using the information and strategies on this list, you now know the best Modern Warfare 3 perks and the top ways you can combine them to have a winning class. By picking these perks, you can win more fights, level up faster, and have a lot more fun in CoD MW3!

All weapon mods have some sort of a benefit, but some also have drawbacks (for example, limiting vision or increasing recoil). Be sure to familiarize yourself with all pros and cons before you attach something to your weapon.

• ACOG Sight
• Extended Mags
• Grenade Launcher
• HAMR Scope
• Heartbeat Sensor
• Holographic Sight
• Hybrid Sight
• Rapid Fire
• Red Dot Sight
• Shotgun
• Silencer
• Thermal Sight

ACOG Sight

The Modern Warfare 3 ACOG Sight Attachment adds a 2.5x magnifier to your weapon which is more than double the zoom in of the iron sights or any of the dot sights. It is very useful for extending the long range capabilities of any MW3 weapon, but on many of them it increases aim down sight time, idle sway, and recoil.

Extended Mags

The Modern Warfare 3 Extended Mags Attachment increases the size of the magazine used with a weapon resulting in more bullets fired before reloading is necessary. The amount varies by gun but generally there is about a 50% increase in size. It is best used on weapons that have long reload times but not on guns that you’d frequently reload anyway.

Grenade Launcher

The Modern Warfare 3 Grenade Launcher Attachment is an add on available for assault rifles that adds an under-barrel grenade launcher to the weapon. Grenades have an arming distance of 5-6 meters and will not detonate unless they have traveled this distance. Shooting at obstacles too close to the player will result in the grenade just bouncing off the surface. However nearby enemy players can be killed if the grenade directly impacts them without exploding.

HAMR Scope

The Modern Warfare 3 HAMR Scope Attachment is a dual purpose hybrid sight. One scope is similar to the red dot sight or the holographic sight in that it uses an LED to create a red dot within the reticle for precision aiming while looking down the sight of a gun. The other sight is similar to an ACOG with a 3x magnifier. Players can toggle between the two when this attachment is mounted to a weapon.

Heartbeat Sensor

The Modern Warfare 3 Heartbeat Sensor Attachment uses an electromagnetic field to discern enemy locations and displays them on a screen that is side mounted on a weapon. It acts much like a UAV but only displays enemies that are in close proximity to the player.

Holographic Sight

The Modern Warfare 3 Holographic Sight Attachment uses an LED to create a dot within the reticle for precision aiming while looking down the sight of a gun. It is in many respects just like the Red Dot Sight but it is mounted slightly higher on a weapon and therefore reduces the amount of muzzle flash visible during firing. However, it also slightly limits peripheral vision due to the way the scope blocks out portions of the screen while aiming down the sight.

Hybrid Sight

he Modern Warfare 3 Hybrid Sight Attachment allows a player to have two sights or scopes mounted to the same weapon at the same time. One is a holographic sight and the other a magnified sight which can be used in conjunction by pressing the left arrow on the D pad.

Rapid Fire

The Modern Warfare 3 Rapid Fire Attachment increases the speed at which a weapon fires by one third. It therefore raises a weapon’s damage per second capacity but consumes ammunition much more quickly and also makes the recoil more difficult to control.

Red Dot Sight

The Modern Warfare 3 Red Dot Sight Attachment uses an LED to create a red dot within the reticle for precision aiming while looking down the sight of a gun. It is in many respects just like the Holographic Sight but it is mounted slightly lower on a weapon and therefore increases the amount of muzzle flash visible during firing. However, it also slightly improves peripheral vision due to the way the scope does not block out portions of the screen while aiming down the sight like it’s holographic counterpart.

Shotgun

The Modern Warfare 3 Shotgun Attachment is an add on available for assault rifles that adds an under-barrel shotgun to the weapon. It is useful as an addition to guns that do not have good short range capabilities and has a faster switch-up time than going to a secondary weapon or reloading.

Silencer

The Modern Warfare 3 Silencer Attachment makes it much more difficult to hear shots fired and it also prevents your gunfire from showing up on the enemy’s mini-map. It also has the benefit of reducing muzzle flare when firing a gun. However, it often has a down side that affects a weapon’s range or accuracy making this attachment more appropriate for mid and short range use.

Thermal Sight

The Modern Warfare 3 Thermal Sight Attachment allows a player to see enemies based on body heat signature. When looking through the scope you will see other players as sold white against a gray background. In this manner the sight can be used to see through smoke. It is more difficult to use on snowy maps and bright muzzle flare is also a consideration with this scope.