The AMES 85 is one of the easier assault rifles to use inBlack Ops 6.What this weapon lacks in raw firepower it makes up for in high accuracy and fire rate. It is incredibly easy to kill targets from 50 meters and beyond with this weapon, provided you install a few recoil attachments.

While it won’t outduel most assault rifles in an ideal environment, the AMES 85 is an excellent weapon for players who prefer accuracy over raw TTK potential. In this guide, we will be going over two powerful builds for the AMES 85 that help mitigate its slow TTK while leveraging its high accuracy to make this an excellent pick for both MP and Zombies.

Multiplayer AMES 85 Build

The AMES doesn’t have a great TTK by default, which is why we’re recommending theRapid Firemod as your first attachment. This gives you a fairly large 11% RPM buff in exchange for a massive increase to recoil. Fortunately for you, this recoil is easy to mitigate through other attachments.

ACompensatorandVertical Gripare required to keep this weapon under control, but these two attachments are all you’ll need. you’re able to reliably kill targets from 30+ meters with this setup, making it perfect for larger maps. Useany opticif you don’t like the iron sights, and use aQuickdraw Gripto drastically reduce the weapon’s ADS time.

Loadout Recommendations

Assault rifles are quite flexible for aggressive and anchor-heavy play, so we recommend theStrategist specialtyhere.Flak Jacketmakes you highly resistant to enemy explosives, andGuardianwill trigger HP regeneration shortly after you capture or defend an objective.Fast Handsis useful for quickly swapping weapons. If you’re running Perk Greed as your Wildcard, throwTac Maskinto the mix to mitigate the effects of Stuns and Flashbangs.

Gunfighter AMES 85 Build

This is similar to our Multiplayer build with a few extra attachments through theGunfighter Wildcard.We highly recommend you install aTarget Laseronto the AMES if you plan to use it at longer distances, as this greatly increases the ADS sway delay. In other words, the gun won’t sway on its own during a gunfight, at least for the first four seconds.

Your other two attachments are more down to preference. We recommend anExtended Mag Ifor a larger magazine and theLong Barrelfor a sizable increase to the gun’s effective range. If you plan on using this gun in Warzone, consider an Extended Mag II instead to make this weapon truly shine in long-range duels.

We’re recommending the same loadout as before for Multiplayer.Strategistis great forearningscorestreaks quicklyby playing the objective. UseGunfighterin place of Perk Greed, and drop Tac Mask from the build. Everything else remains the same.