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Best BO2 Hardcore Classes

Hardcore in Black Ops 2 collapses TTK — radar discipline, suppressors, and first-shot positioning matter more than attachment stacks.

• Ghost and Dead Silence are disproportionately strong when everyone dies fast.
• Suppressors help you stay off the minimap after kills.
• Don’t overspend on attachments you will not feel in one-to-two shot fights.

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One Bullet Resume

Best Hardcore class for Black Ops 2: suppressed FAL OSW, Ghost, and Dead Silence. In Hardcore, positioning and radar discipline beat attachment bloat.

Open in Class Builder8 / 10 Pick 10

FAL OSWSuppressorFast Mag

GhostFast HandsDead SilenceSemtexSmoke Grenade

Aggressive

HC MSMC

Close-range Hardcore rushes on small maps.

Open in Class Builder7 / 10 Pick 10

MSMCSuppressorFast Mag

GhostToughnessDead SilenceSemtex

Stealth

HC Quiet AN

Suppressed AN-94 for quieter mid-map Hardcore holds.

Open in Class Builder7 / 10 Pick 10

AN-94SuppressorStock

GhostFast HandsDead SilenceSemtex

Anchor / long-range

HC DSR

Long-lane Hardcore sniper when the map opens up.

Open in Class Builder8 / 10 Pick 10

DSR 50SuppressorBallistics CPUFive-Seven

GhostFast HandsDead SilenceSemtex

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