Forty-five devices compete for the muzzle slot in WARDOGS, and they split cleanly into four jobs: suppressors that pull your sound profile down, brakes that work on recoil, a single pistol compensator, and flash hiders that hide your muzzle flare. They also split by cost in three ways that matter — the cash you pay every time you kit out, the one-time unlock fee, and the kilograms you bolt onto the front of your gun.
Quick answer: Buy a brake or flash hider first. Hexagon Brake is $350 with a $5,000 unlock at Assault level 2, and it weighs almost nothing. Suppressors cost the most cash and the most weight, so leave them for later.
How muzzle prices, unlock fees and effect grades work
Every muzzle device carries two numbers. The unlock fee is paid once, at a specific class level, and the price is what you hand over each time you put the part on a loadout. The AR Multi-Caliber Suppressor is the clean example: Assault level 21 and a one-time $20,000 to open it up, then $1,350 per buy for the rest of your life.
Effects are written as graded lines rather than raw percentages. Pros read as Minor, Moderate or Strong against vertical recoil, horizontal recoil, spread, flash and sound profile. Cons are nearly always an ADS speed penalty on the same three-step scale, which is the real reason a heavier can does not go on every gun.
- Minor, Moderate and Strong describe how much a stat moves, not whether it is good.
- Sound profile reduction only appears on suppressors.
- Parts that change a stat show the change on the weapon readout as you fit them, so you can check the swap before you pay.
- Weight is the hidden tax, since everything you bolt on comes out of what you can carry.
You do not have to unlock something to use it. Loot it off a body or buy it from a supply crate and it works the same.
Suppressors: every price, weight and unlock
Sixteen suppressors sit in the slot, and they are the expensive end of the catalogue in both cash and kilograms. Sound reduction is the thing you are paying for, and none of the other three groups offer it at all.
| Suppressor | Price | Weight | Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 GOL Multi-Caliber | $1,800 | 0.75 kg | Recon 45 · $32,500 |
 RC-556 | $1,550 | 0.5 kg | Assault 29 · $30,000 |
 PP-19-01 Vityaz 9×19 | $1,450 | 0.5 kg | Medic 43 · $45,000 |
 .50 Cal Heavy | $1,420 | 1.2 kg | Recon 37 · $27,500 |
 AR Multi-Caliber | $1,350 | 0.72 kg | Assault 21 · $20,000 |
| PBS-4 | $1,300 | 0.8 kg | Assault 27 · $25,000 |
| SG Multi-Caliber | $1,220 | 0.6 kg | Medic 48 · $50,000 |
| Hexagon 762 | $1,210 | 0.55 kg | Recon 15 · $15,000 |
 BMR-308 | $1,200 | 0.65 kg | Recon 33 · $27,500 |
| TGP-A 5.45 | $1,190 | 0.7 kg | Assault 19 · $17,500 |
 QD-5 | $1,170 | 0.38 kg | Medic 18 · $17,500 |
 AMP-9 9×19 | $1,130 | 0.4 kg | Medic 30 · $25,000 |
 Flow-Through .308 | $1,120 | 0.34 kg | Recon 40 · $30,000 |
| 12 Gauge | $1,040 | 0.8 kg | Support 40 · $25,000 |
| T8L1 Scout | $1,000 | 0.64 kg | — |
 STRELIX | $1,000 | 0.59 kg | Recon 3 · $7,500 |
Flow-Through .308 Suppressor
The Flow-Through .308 Suppressor is the most efficient can in the group. It is the lightest suppressor on the board at 0.34 kg, it gives strong flash reduction, moderate spread reduction and minor recoil reduction on both axes, and the only con is a minor ADS speed penalty. In multipliers that reads as 0.96× vertical recoil, 0.97× horizontal recoil, 0.9× spread and 1.05× ADS time — a 10 percent tighter spread for a 5 percent slower aim-down-sights.
GOL Multi-Caliber Suppressor
Priced at the top of the whole muzzle catalogue, the GOL Multi-Caliber Suppressor is the only can with moderate grades on vertical recoil, horizontal recoil and spread at the same time, alongside strong flash reduction. You pay for that with a moderate ADS speed penalty, 0.75 kg, and the second-highest Recon unlock in the slot. It is a late-game purchase, not a starter can.
AR Multi-Caliber Suppressor
The AR Multi-Caliber Suppressor is the general-purpose middle option: reduced sound, moderate flash reduction, moderate spread reduction, minor recoil reduction on both axes, and only a minor ADS speed penalty. The catch is 0.72 kg on a part that mainly buys you signature control rather than climb. If recoil is the problem you are trying to solve, a brake does more for less money.
PP-19-01 Vityaz 9×19 Suppressor
Strong flash reduction plus minor vertical recoil, horizontal recoil and spread reduction make the PP-19-01 Vityaz 9×19 Suppressor a signature part first and a handling part barely at all. The cost is a moderate ADS speed penalty and a $45,000 unlock at Medic level 43, which is steep for the grades on offer.
SG Multi-Caliber Suppressor
Skip the SG Multi-Caliber Suppressor unless you are deep into the Medic track and want the lighter multi-cal option. It reduces sound, gives moderate muzzle flash and only minor spread reduction, with no recoil lines at all, and it asks for the single most expensive unlock fee of any muzzle device at Medic level 48. The AR can does more for less.
Two outliers deserve a flag. The .50 Cal Heavy Suppressor is the heaviest thing in the slot at 1.2 kg, which is more than three Flow-Throughs, and the STRELIX Suppressor is the cheapest way into suppressed fire at $1,000 with a $7,500 unlock as early as Recon level 3.
Muzzle brakes and the .45 ACP compensator
Brakes are where the slot gets cheap. Seventeen of them run from $350 to $1,600, and most weigh a tenth of what a suppressor does, which is the argument for fitting one on a loadout that is already close to its carry limit.
| Brake | Price | Weight | Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 AMR 50 Cal Muzzle Brake | $1,600 | 0.45 kg | Recon 48 · $35,000 |
 SRVV Brake | $1,470 | 0.49 kg | Recon 20 · $17,500 |
 Three Port Brake | $1,180 | 0.12 kg | Recon 36 · $25,000 |
 3-Chamber Brake | $1,080 | 0.12 kg | Assault 45 · $45,000 |
 Orpheus Max Brake | $1,020 | 0.16 kg | Support 45 · $40,000 |
 Ghost LITE Muzzle Brake | $970 | 0.12 kg | Medic 36 · $30,000 |
 Slicktap Brake | $940 | 0.14 kg | Recon 28 · $22,500 |
 DTK-1 Brake | $820 | 0.18 kg | Recon 6 · $7,500 |
 TopComp Brake | $770 | 0.1 kg | Assault 5 · $7,500 |
 Constrictor Brake | $760 | 0.14 kg | Recon 23 · $20,000 |
 M500 Sabre Brake | $740 | 0.14 kg | Support 11 · $17,500 |
 Dual Port Brake | $720 | 0.1 kg | Medic 1 · $7,500 |
 CQB 74 Brake | $680 | 0.22 kg | Assault 8 · $12,500 |
 SVD 7.62x54R Brake | $650 | 0.2 kg | Recon 13 · $10,000 |
 Tread Brake | $620 | 0.1 kg | Support 17 · $10,000 |
 Ballista Brake | $380 | 0.09 kg | Medic 13 · $15,000 |
 Hexagon Brake | $350 | 0.15 kg | Assault 2 · $5,000 |
The two heavy hitters break the pattern. AMR 50 Cal Muzzle Brake is the most expensive brake and the only one that asks for Recon level 48, and at 0.45 kg it weighs more than three Three Port Brakes stacked together. Think of it as a specialist purchase for a heavy rifle, not a default.
At the other end, the Three Port Brake is the one to remember for a Recon kit that cannot afford grams: 0.12 kg, and the same weight class as most flash hiders while costing brake money. Unlocking it is the barrier, not the price tag.
One compensator exists, and it is a sidearm part. The .45 ACP Pistol Compensator costs $1,030, weighs 0.1 kg and unlocks at Wardog level 43 for a one-time $15,000 — the only muzzle device tied to that track rather than a class.
Flash hiders: the lightest muzzle option
Eleven flash hiders cover the ground between doing nothing and carrying a can. They weigh between 0.06 kg and 0.2 kg, which is the lightest band in the slot, and they hide your muzzle flare without touching your sound profile.
| Flash hider | Price | Weight | Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMR-308 | $1,280 | 0.12 kg | Recon 31 · $25,000 |
 FAL | $1,250 | 0.2 kg | — |
 MP5 | $1,150 | 0.19 kg | — |
 Super-45 | $1,050 | 0.06 kg | Medic 40 · $40,000 |
 3 Prong | $1,000 | 0.09 kg | Assault 24 · $20,000 |
 Slotted | $960 | 0.1 kg | Support 26 · $20,000 |
 Birdcage | $900 | 0.09 kg | Assault 16 · $15,000 |
 PP-19 Vityaz | $800 | 0.08 kg | Medic 22 · $20,000 |
 Eclipse | $700 | 0.12 kg | Medic 26 · $22,500 |
 AMP-9 Tactical | $550 | 0.1 kg | Medic 12 · $10,000 |
 Deadeye | $400 | 0.12 kg | Recon 9 · $12,500 |
The MP5 Flash Hider is the one with published grades, and it is unusual: strong flash reduction, minor spread reduction, and a minor ADS speed improvement rather than a penalty. It is a quick-detach 3-lug design for the MP5, so it is not a general-purpose part, but it shows what a flash hider is supposed to be — a change that costs you nothing in handling.
For value, the Deadeye Flash Hider is the cheapest device of any type outside the two bargain brakes, at $400 and a $12,500 unlock at Recon level 9. At the other extreme, the Super-45 Flash Hider is the lightest muzzle part in the entire slot at 0.06 kg, though the Medic level 40 requirement and $40,000 fee mean you will not see it early.
Which muzzle device to buy first in each class
Buy the brake and flash hider group before you touch a suppressor. They open up at low levels, the unlock fees are a fraction of what a can costs, and a part that weighs a tenth of a kilogram does not force you to rethink your armour and backpack. Suppressors are worth the money once sound is the thing killing you — and only then, because the cheapest of them still costs $1,000 per loadout.
| Class | Earliest muzzle | Level | Unlock fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | Hexagon Brake | 2 | $5,000 |
| Medic | Dual Port Brake | 1 | $7,500 |
| Recon | STRELIX Suppressor | 3 | $7,500 |
| Support | M500 Sabre Brake | 11 | $17,500 |
| Wardog | .45 ACP Pistol Compensator | 43 | $15,000 |
Recon is the odd one out, and in a good way. STRELIX is a real suppressor available at level 3 for the same fee Medics pay for a basic brake, which makes the Recon track the cheapest path to suppressed fire in the game. Support has the opposite problem, with nothing available until level 11 and its lighter options sitting behind levels 26, 40 and 45.
The habit worth building is checking the weapon readout before you confirm the purchase. A brake that costs $350 and a can that costs $1,800 both occupy the same slot, and the gun will tell you exactly what each one changes — which is a better guide than the price tag.
