The Warzone Stocked Perk is the new equipment-focused option in Perk Slot 1. It lets you carry one additional Lethal and one additional Tactical item, shows your equipment’s trajectory, increases explosive damage from equipment and launchers, and fills both weapon ammunition reserves when you collect a Loadout containing it.
The Warzone Stocked Perk joined the game on November 6 as a Slot 1 Base Perk. You choose it in your Loadout, which means giving up another Slot 1 choice such as Incognito. If your fights involve plenty of grenades or a launcher, that’s the trade-off to consider.
Warzone Stocked Perk: all confirmed effects
Raven Software lists four benefits for the Warzone Stocked Perk: an extra Lethal and Tactical equipment capacity, visible equipment flight paths, increased explosive damage from launchers and equipment, and full Primary plus Secondary ammunition reserves after collecting a Loadout that has Stocked equipped.
Extra carrying capacity is not a free resupply. The Stocked perk lets you hold more equipment, but you still need to find replacements after using it.
Warzone Stocked Perk: how much equipment can you hold?
Stocked adds one additional Lethal and one additional Tactical item to what you can carry. It is not two extra items in each category, and the official wording doesn’t say you can exceed the resulting capacity by collecting every duplicate you see.
What does the explosive damage boost affect?
Raven’s wording is specific: explosive damage from Equipment and Launchers is increased. It does not announce a bonus to every bullet, every Killstreak or all damage types. If you are running a launcher as part of your approach to vehicle or cover fights, Stocked is worth considering for that reason.
Raven confirms more explosive damage from Equipment and Launchers, but hasn’t published a precise multiplier. Don’t mistake it for a buff to ordinary gunfire or every Killstreak.
The perk’s visible equipment trajectory is another practical benefit. It can help you judge an arc when aiming a throw, but you still need to account for cover and whether an opponent moves while your equipment is travelling.
Warzone Stocked Perk: how does the ammunition refill work?
The ammo benefit happens when you collect a Loadout containing Stocked. Both your Primary and Secondary reserves are filled. It doesn’t increase magazine size or provide unlimited rounds for the rest of the match.
If ammunition is often your limiting resource after several fights, the Warzone Stocked Perk makes that first Loadout pickup more valuable. You should still keep an eye on remaining rounds and look for supplies during a long match.
The extra ammunition is for reloads. Stocked doesn’t increase how many rounds fit in a magazine.
Stocked or Incognito: which Slot 1 perk is better?
They serve different jobs. Stocked helps with equipment, explosives and Loadout ammunition. Incognito reduces radar and Hunter reveal duration, restricts normal enemy pings and delays traps. Both occupy Slot 1, so you can’t equip both as your base selections in the same Loadout.
Raven also describes Stocked as a strong partner for the Elite Perk Fieldcraft, which rapidly regenerates Armour and Equipment. Fieldcraft is obtained during a match and occupies a separate fourth perk slot, so the pairing doesn’t break the normal one-per-slot rule.
Who should use the Warzone Stocked Perk?
Pick the Warzone Stocked Perk if you actively use grenades and launchers, like having a second Tactical ready or want the full ammunition reserve benefit when collecting your Loadout. If you rarely throw equipment, another Slot 1 perk may help you more often.
Official source: Raven Software’s Warzone Season 1 perk notes.
