LMGs

Light machine guns in BO7 Endgame are high-capacity weapons built for sustained fire. They sacrifice mobility compared to other classes but compensate with large magazine sizes and access to bonuses like Hip-Inferno and Free Fire that reward continuous fire without reloading. The Sokol 545 is one of the most discussed LMGs, with a named exotic version called the Hypersurge carrying the Shock affinity.

Weapons

Sokol 545

MK78

XM325

Utility Bonus Availability

Each LMG has a distinct trait profile. The Sokol 545 carries Ultra-light, Hip-Inferno, Sharpshooter, and Free Fire, making it the only LMG with Sharpshooter or Free Fire. The MK78 runs Combat Ready, Reload Swap, Recoil Delete, and Hip-Inferno. The XM325 carries four traits: Combat Ready, Recoil Delete, Escalation, and Lightspeed.

Rerollable at Fabricator

	Combat Ready	Reload Swap	Ultra- light	Recoil Delete	Hip- Inferno	Esca- lation	Sharp- shooter	Free Fire	Light- speed
Sokol 545			✓		✓		✓	✓
MK78	✓	✓		✓	✓
XM325	✓			✓		✓			✓

Named Exotics

Hypersurge (Sokol 545) - Shock Affinity

The Hypersurge is the named exotic version of the Sokol 545, carrying the Shock affinity. It is commonly paired with the XR-3 Ion as a secondary weapon for shock-based crowd control while the primary is reloading.

Attachment loadout:

• LTI Reflex
• EMT3 Compensator
• 20” SWF Tartarus Barrel
• Strider Handstop
• Pythian-VI Grip
• Taction Control Stock
• 3mW Motion Strike Laser
• Buffer Spring

Redline (XM325) - Mortar Affinity

The Redline is the named exotic version of the XM325, carrying the Mortar affinity.

Attachment loadout:

• Prismatech Digital Holo
• RL-7.62 Compensator
• 20” Rist-76 Nova Barrel
• Flowguard Foregrip
• Causeway Grip
• Rist Rauch Recon Stock
• 1mW Instinct Laser Array
• Accelerated Recoil System

Note

Named exotics come with a fixed affinity and cannot be reconfigured at the Exotic Fabricator. See Named Exotics for acquisition and cache sources.

Related pages

Utility Bonuses Full list of all utility bonuses including Hip-Inferno, Free Fire, and Sharpshooter.

Named Exotics How to obtain named exotic weapons including the Hypersurge and Redline.

Exotic Fabricator How to upgrade LMGs to exotic rarity and roll utility bonuses.

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Data sourced from community research and in-game documentation. Information may change with game updates.