The CR-56 AMAX is one of the most iconic and meta-dominating guns in Warzone’s history. After being absent for a while, it has finally returned with season three. While it might take you a while to unlock the weapon, it is safe to say that the assault rifle will be a massive boost to your armory once you get your hands on it.
Here’s everything you need to know about the CR-56 AMAX, from how to unlock the assault rifle to the best loadout in Call of Duty: BO6 and Warzone.
How to unlock the CR-56 AMAX
The CR-56 AMAX is available as a high-value target (HVT) reward on page six of the season three battle pass in BO6 and Warzone. HVT rewards are the final prizes you claim from each page of the battle pass. However, you must claim all the basic rewards from the respective page before being able to claim the HVT of that specific page.
You need to unlock all the regular rewards on page six before you can claim the returning assault rifle. Additionally, you must unlock several battle pass tiers before you can access the sixth page. This will require you to play the game and progress through the early pages of the battle pass until you can access the sixth one.
Best CR-56 AMAX loadout in Black Ops 6 and Warzone
- Optic – Volzhskiy Reflex: Provides a close-range view, allowing you to have a clear line of sight across long stretches and pathways.
- Muzzle – Monolithic Suppressor: This muzzle improves the damage range and bullet velocity, allowing for long-range engagements as well.
- Barrel – Reinforced Barrel: Further boosts the damage range and bullet velocity, making the weapon even more effective for long-range kills.
- Underbarrel – Ranger Foregrip: Enhances the horizontal recoil control to make up for the damage range and bullet velocity boosts. Also boosts the sprinting movement speed when this weapon is equipped.
- Rear Grip – Assault Grip: Reduces the time it takes when transitioning to shoot from a sprint, allowing you to react quicker.
- Stock – Balanced Stock: Boosts the normal movement speed when this is equipped. Also enhances strafing, crouching, and ADS movement speeds.
- Magazine – Extended Mag I: Enhances your ammo capacity, allowing you to fire longer rounds as well as not run out of bullets in crucial situations.
- Fire Mods – Rapid Fire: Improves the fire rate notably while providing a minor drop in bullet velocity and damage range.
The CR-56 AMAX features a fairly low firing rate and a slow TTK. The bullet velocity and fire rate boosts provided by the Monolithic Suppressor, Reinforced Barrel, and Rapid Fire make up for the weapon’s shortcomings. The Volzhskiy Reflex optic also allows you to engage in mid to long-range combat with a high fire rate.
The Ranger Foregrip provides some much-needed recoil stability while enhancing the sprint speed. This is combined perfectly with the Assault Grip, reducing the time taken to start shooting from sprinting. On top of that, you get movement speed bonuses of various kinds thanks to the Balanced Stock.
Finally, the Extended Mag I ensures you have a larger supply of ammunition so you don’t have to worry about running out of bullets in the middle of an engagement. These attachments and the weapon’s quick ADS speed and fairly simple spray pattern make the CR-56 AMAX an absolute powerhouse in BO6 and Warzone.
Best CR-56 AMAX Perks, Equipment, and Wildcards
Perks
- Gung-Ho – Reduces the movement penalties when reloading or using equipment. Also allows you to reload while you are Tac Sprinting.
- Hunter’s Instinct – Shows the location of a nearby enemy on the minimap every time you get a kill in the game, providing you with knowledge about where more enemies are situated.
- Double Time – Massively increases the duration of your Tac Sprint, letting you reposition quickly across longer distances while pairing with the Gung-Ho perk to allow reloads while sprinting.
Specialty
- Enforcer – Enhances your movement speed and health regeneration for a short duration whenever you secure an elimination. Enforcer allows you to remain active and prepared for consistent fights while ensuring you can maintain an aggressive style of play.
Wildcard
- Gunfighter – Increases the attachment slots on your primary weapon, letting you make the most of the CR-56 AMAX with up to eight attachments for the highest firepower.
Lethal, Tactical, and Melee Equipment
- Lethal – Semtex: Semtex, or the sticky grenade, does not bounce off surfaces, but rather latches onto them. This makes it easier for you to manage the accuracy, and with some luck, you might even get it stuck onto an enemy, making for a certain kill.
- Tactical – Concussion: This will slow the movement speed of all enemies struck by the explosion while also disrupting their aim. You can pair this with the high fire rate of the CR-56 AMAX to rush in and take down disrupted enemies.
- Melee – Knife: It is a quick and reliable choice, ideal for close-range or sneaky takedowns as it provides a single hit elimination.
Field Upgrade
- Assault Pack: This allows you to replenish the ammo and equipment of your entire team, giving you fresh rounds to continue with. But enemies can destroy this pack, so make sure to place it somewhere safe.
Best Secondary Weapon for the CR-56 AMAX Loadout
- KSV: The KSV is a fast-firing SMG, pairing extremely well with the Gunfighter Wildcard. It is extremely lethal at close range with a very fast TTK speed, providing an excellent alternative for when your primary weapon runs out of ammo in the middle of an encounter.
- Jackal PDW: Another SMG that features high mobility, pairing extremely well with the CR-56 AMAX’s aggressive loadout is the Jackal PDW. Although its damage is lower than that of your primary weapon, the secondary’s high fire rate and TTK speed make up for it in close-range combat.
While both choices are good to pair with your CR-56 AMAX, both have their strengths. The KSV features a very high firing rate and a very fast TTK speed, whereas the Jackal PDW offers far greater mobility in clutch situations. This makes them a very strong choice as the secondary weapon for the CR-56 AMAX in BO6 and Warzone.
For more about weapons, don’t forget to check out our detailed guide on all the weapons in BO6 to explore other choices that will fit with your style of play.
