The Maddox RFB stands out in Black Ops 7 for its precision and control, rewarding players who balance speed with accuracy. This setup fine-tunes the rifle’s strengths, turning it into a mid-range powerhouse capable of shredding through enemies before they can react.
Best Maddox RFB loadout in Black Ops 7
The Maddox RFB in Black Ops 7 performs best with the Agency Suppressor and Task Force Barrel for stronger range and recoil control. Combine these with the Field Agent Grip to stabilize rapid bursts and the 50 Round Mag for improved sustained fire in close to mid-range fights. A reflex sight like the Microflex LED keeps your aim clear, while Perks such as Scavenger, Ghost, and Ninja help maintain stealth and ammo supply during aggressive pushes.
Here’s the best Maddox RFB loadout in Black Ops 7:
- Optic: Lethal Tools ELO
- Muzzle: RL-5.56 Brake
- Barrel: 24″ Assemblage Bar
- Underbarrel: EAM Steady-90
- Rear Grip: Horus Accuracy Grip
- Stock: Migrate Mix Stock
- Laser: 3mW Motion Strike Laser
- Fire Mods: Buffer Spring
Build code: A11-B969D-JB7D3-1
As you can see, we’re using the Gunfighter wildcard here to enable eight attachments, because the additional three are required to make it unstoppable. The goal is to reduce the recoil as much as possible while increasing its mobility and firepower, so the muzzle, rear grip, and fire mods attachments listed above are all essential for the former.
The underbarrel is useful because it buffs both the horizontal recoil control and your movement speed, and the stock also buffs your movement speed while aiming and your flinch resistance. Improving the damage at range is an important consideration too, and for that we have both the barrel and the laser attachments.
Finally, the optical sight is mostly a personal preference, but the Lethal Tools ELO is one of the cleanest in the game, despite it not having too much magnification. If you want to zoom in a little further, opt for a 1.5-2x zoom.
Best Maddox RFB class in Black Ops 7
The best Maddox RFB class in Black Ops 7 focuses on stability, precision, and aggressive mid-range control. Pair the rifle with the Reflex or Microflex LED optic for a clean sight picture, and attach the Quickdraw, Grip, and Stock for improved handling and faster aim transitions. Use Lightweight and Scavenger to maintain speed and ammo supply during extended fights, while Dead Silence keeps movement quiet. This setup balances mobility and accuracy, letting players dominate in fast-paced engagements without losing control.
Here’s the best class to use alongside the Maddox RFB in Black Ops 7:
- Wildcard: Gunfighter
- Pistol: Velox 5.7
- Melee: Knife
- Field Upgrade: Trophy System
- Tactical: Stim Shot
- Lethal: Semtex
- Perk 1: Ghost
- Perk 2: Scavenger
- Perk 3: Cold-Blooded
- Specialty: Scout
Kicking things off, we have the Velox 5.7 because the burst-fire pistol is the most versatile option. Assuming you’ll be playing the objective – you should be with this build, rather than solely focusing on kills – the Trophy System is a godsend to protect you, while the Stim Shot will help keep you alive in gunfights. Semtex is also the best lethal option.
On the perk front, we want to enable the Scout specialty, so we’ve opted for the best perks that fit that criteria. Ghost makes you undetectable by enemy UAVs, which are usually everywhere, especially in respawn modes, while Scavenger means you won’t need to worry about struggling for ammo. Finally, Cold-Blooded protects you from other types of enemy scorestreak, such as the DAWGs that relentlessly trek around the map. This enables Scout, which means whenever you get a bullet kill, you’re hidden from enemy minimaps for five seconds.
Which Maddox RFB attachments maximize recoil control
For the Maddox RFB, the biggest recoil-control gains come from the muzzle, barrel, underbarrel, and rear-grip slots, with a fire mod as a strong bonus.
Core recoil attachments
These are the attachments that most directly reduce vertical and horizontal kick on the Maddox.
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Muzzle: RL-5.56 Brake / Red Well-type compensator – heavy vertical (and some horizontal) recoil reduction, often described as the single most impactful recoil attachment on the gun.
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Barrel: 21″ Turbine Booster Barrel or 24″ Assemblage-style barrel – improves horizontal recoil control and recoil stabilization while also boosting mid-range damage.
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Underbarrel: EAM Steady-90 / Vast Drift-Lock-style foregrip – very strong horizontal recoil control, often called out as the best underbarrel to “delete” side-to-side sway on the Maddox.
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Rear Grip: Horus Accuracy / similar accuracy-focused grip – adds recoil control and aiming stability to keep the gun steady in longer beams.
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Fire Mod: Buffer Spring – smooths the recoil pattern and further boosts both vertical and horizontal control if you have a spare attachment slot.
If you want “no recoil”
To build a near-“no recoil” Maddox for multiplayer or Warzone, stack as many of these as you can while keeping ADS speed usable.
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Prioritize: Compensator/Brake + Turbine/Assemblage Barrel + Strong Foregrip + Accuracy Rear Grip.
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Optional: Add Buffer Spring if you can afford the slot and want even smoother tracking at long range.
If you say whether you play mainly ranked 6v6 or Warzone, a specific 5- or 8-attachment recoil build can be laid out for that mode.
Which underbarrel gives the best horizontal recoil control
For the Maddox RFB in Black Ops 7, the underbarrels that give the strongest horizontal recoil control are the heavy “stabilizing” foregrip options rather than the lighter mobility grips.
Best horizontal-control underbarrels
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Bowen-type heavy foregrip / 90-style grip: Community recoil testing shows these grips straighten the left-right wobble the most, producing the tightest horizontal recoil pattern while still keeping the gun usable.
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Other underbarrels often lean more toward vertical control or mobility, so if your only goal is to flatten side-to-side kick, pick the heaviest recoil-stabilizing foregrip (the one explicitly listing horizontal recoil control first in its description).
In practice, pairing this heavy horizontal-control underbarrel with a recoil-focused muzzle and rear grip is what makes the Maddox feel like it has “no recoil” at mid-range.
