Best Modern Warfare 3 Basilisk loadout

Looking for the best Modern Warfare 3 Basilisk loadout to help you through multiplayer? We’ve got you covered.

Modern Warfare 3 is finally here and the Basilisk may be one of the top choices for a handgun. You need to make every shot count with this revolver since it deals massive damage but has a slow fire rate.

Before jumping into the details of the best MW3 Basilisk loadout, feel free to check out our Modern Warfare 3 walkthrough hub. We’ve got plenty of guides there for you there like a list of all the campaign rewards and how to do a finishing move.

What is the best Modern Warfare 3 Basilisk loadout?

It’s impossible to know what the best Modern Warfare 3 Basilisk loadout is at the moment since we don’t have much information to go on. Based on what we do know about this revolver, it’s probably best to focus on improving aim stability and recoil management for a higher accuracy rate.

We’ll make some updates to this guide as soon as we’ve had more time to gather more intel and test out the Basilisk.

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Best Modern Warfare 3 Basilisk attachments

Modern Warfare 3 has a gunsmith system you can use to apply attachments to your weapons. Through this system, you can modify any gun you like to better suit your play style.

Unfortunately, there’s no way of telling what the best attachments are for the Basilisk yet either. We’ll update this section of the guide as well once we’ve tried out a few different combinations.

Best Modern Warfare 3 Basilisk perks and equipment

Modern Warfare 3 also has a bunch of different perks and equipment you can try out to further customize your loadout. Here are some you can try with the Basilisk.

Perks

• Vest: Gunner
• Gloves: Marksman
• Boots: Stalker
• Gear: Tac Mask

The Gunner vest will have you spawn with maximum ammo and increase your reload speed to help make sure you’re always ready to take a shot. Additionally, the Marksman gloves will reduce the sway and flinch while ADS.

Stalker boots will help with your mobility by granting faster strafing and ADS speed, while the Tac Mask will protect you from the effects of flash grenades, stun grenades, shock, EMP, and snapshot grenades.

Equipment

• Lethal: Frag Grenade
• Tactical: Flash Grenade

With the Frag Grenade, you’ll be able to pick up a few quick kills after you’ve gotten the hang of using it. As for the Flash Grenade, you can use it to briefly stun your opponents to clear corners and line up your shots.

You’ll have plenty of other equipment to choose from, but these two have been tried and tested across several different FPS games over the years.

Is the Modern Warfare 3 Basilisk meta?

The Basilisk will always have a shot at staying in the meta as long as its damage potential remains intact. It will be a popular choice for players who can consistently land shots with the revolver.

That’s our guide on the best Modern Warfare 3 Basilisk loadout. To see how this gun stacks up against other handguns, take a look at the best loadouts for the TYR and the WSP Stinger.