Best MW3 Ranked Play Classes

In just one week, fans will need to equip the best MW3 Ranked Play classes to begin their climb to the Top 250 Leaderboard.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Season 1 Reloaded is finally bringing Ranked Play to multiplayer. Fans will get to progress through eight Skill Divisions as they work their way out of Bronze I. Along the way, they can earn free rewards, including Weapon Blueprints and several cosmetics. The matches, all executed under the CDL ruleset, will feature tough competition that will be nearly impossible to defeat without the best class setups in the game.

Here's the best Ranked Play classes for MW3.

Best MW3 Ranked Play Classes

The CDL meta for MW3 Ranked Play is the MCW Assault Rifle and Rival-9 SMG. Although you might be used to frying in multiplayer matches with the DG-58, Haymaker Shotgun, or whatever other broken gun you prefer, they will not exist in the competitive playlist. Instead, you will want to run the best MW3 Ranked Play loadouts constructed by the professional players themselves.

Best MCW Class Setup for MW3 Ranked Play

Here's the best MCW loadout for MW3 Ranked Play from Atlanta FaZe's Chris "Simp" Lehr, the two-time Call of Duty World Champion.

• Optic: MK. 3 Reflector
• Barrel: 16.5" MCW Cyclone Long Barrel
• Muzzle: T51R Billeted Brake
• Underbarrel: XTEN Phantom-5 Handstop
• Stock: RB Regal Heavy Stock

Once you equip your gun with the right attachments, you will want to run the following class setup:

• Tactical: Stun Grenade
• Lethal: Frag Grenade
• Field Upgrade: Dead Silence
• Gloves: Quick-Grip Gloves (Increases weapon swap speed.)
• Boots: Lightweight Boots (Increases movement and swim speed. Reduces noise while swimming.)
• Gear: EOD Padding (Reduces damage from non-killstreak explosives and fire.)

You might be tempted to run the Covert Sneakers, which grant permanent Dead Silence, but the Lightweight Boots are much more effective for AR players with a fast play style.

Best Rival-9 Class Setup for MW3 Ranked Play

Here's the best Rival-9 loadout for MW3 Ranked Play, courtesy of FaZe Simp.

• Barrel: Rival-C Clearshot Barrel
• Muzzle: Purifier Muzzle Brake S
• Underbarrel: DR-6 Handstop
• Stock: MTZ Marauder Stock
• Rear Grip: Rival Vice Assault Grip

The rest of the class setup is as follows:

• Tactical: Stun Grenade
• Lethal: Semtex
• Field Upgrade: DDoS
• Gloves: Assault Gloves (While jumping, accuracy and time to ADS is improved.)
• Boots: Covert Sneakers (Eliminates footstep sounds.)
• Gear: EOD Padding (Reduces damage from non-killstreak explosives and fire.)