Best Recon Loadout in Battlefield 2042
Recon spots enemies and gives the squad a spawn. Sniper scopes stay steady with no breath limit on this class.
Final update 9.2.1 · community and patch-note picks · updated October 10, 2026
Class perk: Sniper rifles: steady scope with no breath limit. Always equipped: Insertion Beacon.
Best Recon weapons
#1 · Bolt-action · Long
SWS-10
Fast handling and the steady-scope bonus.
#2 · Bolt-action · Long
DXR-1
Heavy-hitting second choice for long sightlines.
#3 · DMR · Mid
BSV-M
Close-range DMR for Recons who move with the squad.
Attachment builds
SWS-10Default
- Optic
- M11 6x (or Raven 4x, which has no scope glint)
- Barrel
- Extended Barrel
- Underbarrel
- LWG Grip
- Ammo
- High-Power
BSV-MDefault
- Optic
- TV 2x
- Barrel
- Short Suppressor
- Underbarrel
- BCG Light Grip
- Ammo
- High-Power or Extended
Gadgets and equipment
SOFLAM
Designates vehicles for your Engineers.
T-UGS
Motion sensor for objectives (its vertical range was cut in 7.0).
- Throwable:
- Frag grenade.
Best specialists
Paik
Her scanner spots enemies through walls.
Blasco
Invisible to enemy recon gadgets; her device blocks lock-ons and reveals gadgets.
Casper
Movement sensor and a recon drone. Weaker since 7.0; its EMP now only hits gadgets.
Rao
Hacks enemies so that killing them reveals their squad.
Recon tips
- Place your Insertion Beacon behind cover near the objective.
- Scopes of 4x or lower have no glint since update 7.0.
- Spotting with the SOFLAM or T-UGS helps your team more than your K/D.