Modern Warfare 3 has hundreds of attachments (with many being virtual lookalikes that essentially do the same thing slightly differently), which makes building guns an incredibly confusing process! Looking up class setups online can be clouded by tons of clickbait and low-effort junk, so if you're looking for highly researched and performance-tested class setups from an actual Call of Duty expert, you are in the right place! In this guide, we'll take a look at the best loadout and attachments for the Rival-9 on Small Maps, such as Shipment, Meat, Das Haus, and Stash House.
Best Rival-9 Build & Attachments
The classic, iconic Rival-9 of competitive legend is every bit as fast and capable you would expect in public matches. Featuring an amazing 3.8m/s strafe speed and excellent handling times, the Rival-9 is as versatile and adaptable as you need it to be to slay out and dominate small maps. An obvious mainstay that should be a staple in your small map arsenal.
While the Rival can have quite a bit of recoil (especially horizontal), the Rival Vice Assault Grip and Zehmn35 work together to get the accuracy into a good-enough state for small maps, empowering you to laser properly up to around 20 meters. From there, the strafe is strongly accentuated by the XRK Edge BW-4 and Rival-FA Tactical Stock.
- Muzzle: Zehmn35 Compensated Flash Hider
- Stock: Rival-FA Tactical Stock
- Rear Grip: Rival Vice Assault Grip
- Magazine: 40-Round Magazine
- Underbarrel: XRK Edge BW-4 Handstop
Base | New | Base | New | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADS | 190 ms | 200 ms | Total Recoil | 93.52 | 81.23 |
Sprint to Fire | 93 ms | 84 ms | Range | 10.2 m | 10.2 m |
Strafe | 3.3 m/s | 3.8 m/s | Sprint | 5.8 m/s | 5.7 m/s |
Movement | 5.0 m/s | 5.3 m/s | TacSprint | 7.1 m/s | 7.0 m/s |
Our Testing Process: What does "Mathematically Optimized" mean?
It means that I have personally conducted over 30 hours of dedicated testing across the entire MW2 & 3 attachment set, endlessly consulted high-quality external resources and databases, and tirelessly tested performance across separate attachment combinations to produce what I believe to be the optimal build of a weapon for a specific purpose. Weapons are carefully crafted considering every possible detail - attempting to deliver the mathematically best possible performance in every category - mobility, handling, recoil, range, and accuracy.
With my builds, I believe you should see creative, never-before-seen uses of attachments that create incredible weapons. Do keep in mind that these weapons will not do the work for you - while they have all been precision-crafted to reduce horizontal recoil as much as possible, some of them still have quite noticeable vertical recoil, and it is on you to manage that vertical recoil correctly. I sincerely hope you enjoy reading about this build and every other build I have to offer on Fanbyte!
DISCLAIMER: If you test these in the Firing Range, please note that the Firing Range is currently glitched and shows more visual recoil and different damage performance than actually experienced in-game; it is best that you test these in a custom match or online.
