Black Ops 7: Best Maddox RFB loadout and class, plus how to unlock it in Season 1

The Maddox RFB is back. The fan-favorite assault rifle from Black Ops 4 drops into Black Ops 7 with Season 1, sliding neatly alongside all the Black Ops 2 nostalgia the game’s already leaning into. It brings a big upside right out of the gate: a 40-round mag — the largest among ARs so far — and punchy damage. The trade-off? It kicks more than you’d like. Tame that recoil with the right attachments and you’ve got one of the strongest rifles in the meta.

Below, you’ll find how to unlock the Maddox RFB in Season 1, then the best loadout and class setup to make it sing.

How to unlock the Maddox RFB in Black Ops 7 Season 1

To unlock the Maddox RFB in Black Ops 7 Season 1, complete page six of the battle pass. Each page offers seven rewards, and you don’t have to clear a page to move on to the next. For a quicker path, switch off auto-buy on your battle pass tokens and steer them toward page six.

Best Maddox RFB loadout in Black Ops 7

Here’s the best Maddox RFB loadout:

• 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

This setup leans on the Gunfighter wildcard for eight attachments — and the extras pull their weight. The priority is cutting recoil while keeping the rifle mobile and deadly. The RL-5.56 Brake, Horus Accuracy Grip, and Buffer Spring handle the bulk of the recoil smoothing.

The EAM Steady-90 underbarrel shores up horizontal control and adds a bump to movement speed, while the Migrate Mix Stock helps with aim-walking speed and flinch resistance. For better performance at range, the 24″ Assemblage Bar and 3mW Motion Strike Laser carry the damage and consistency out to mid-long lanes.

Optics are mostly preference. The Lethal Tools ELO is clean and quick, even without much magnification. If you want a touch more zoom, a 1.5x–2x scope is a solid swap.

Best Maddox RFB class in Black Ops 7

Run this class with the Maddox RFB:

• 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

The Velox 5.7 is the most versatile sidearm thanks to its burst profile, and it bails you out when you get caught reloading. If you’re playing the objective — and this build encourages it — a Trophy System keeps you alive on points, while a Stim Shot helps you re-peek and win scrappy fights. Semtex remains the most reliable lethal for clearing hard angles and chokepoints.

Perk-wise, this configuration enables the Scout specialty. Ghost keeps you off enemy UAVs — which tend to be everywhere in respawn modes — Scavenger solves long-life ammo issues, and Cold-Blooded saves you from oppressive streaks like DAWGs roaming the map. With Scout active, every bullet kill hides you from enemy minimaps for five seconds, making it easier to chain engagements without getting collapsed on.