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How to Unlock Mercurial Drift in MW4
Mercurial Drift only appears after Divergence, so the real grind is the 33 weapons before it.
Best Cronen Osprey Loadout in MW4 and Warzone (Season 1)
The new free rifle is already the most-picked gun on one tracker, but its best builds sit behind weapon level 54 to 67.
Best Warzone Loadouts in Season 1: 5 Guns and Build Codes
Two trackers agree on the top gun in the new Warzone and almost nothing below it, so we show both lists side by side.
How to Get a Nuke in Warzone Season 1 (Reported $1M Price)
A Nuke is now for sale in one Warzone mode, and only one squad per match gets it.
MW4 BlackCell Challenges: How to Unlock XERO Skins and Camos
Each mode scores differently, so the same challenge can take 200 kills or 1,500 depending on where you play.
Warzone Season 1 Patch Notes: Movement, Circles, Agent Rules
The November 2 overview named the systems; these notes add the actual numbers, odds and rules behind them.
MW4 Season 1 Patch Notes: Every Gun Change and Hardcore HP
Most of the gun changes are small range and damage bumps, so the bigger shifts are in one Apex attachment and Hardcore health.
Warzone Operator Skin Toggle: What It Hides in Season 1
The new filter changes only your own screen, and what your squad sees depends on their settings.
Warzone Legacy Weapons in MW4: How Armory Unlocks Work
Older guns stay usable in Season 1, but your old custom builds do not come with them.
Is Verdansk Coming Back to Warzone? Yes, Later in Season 1
Hajin and Zodiac open Season 1, while Verdansk, with four new landmarks, and Rebirth Island wait in the wings with no date yet.
Warzone Season 1 Killstreaks and Field Upgrades: Full List
Six of the nine killstreaks and seven of the thirteen field upgrades are new with MW4, from the Bombing Run to the Zipline Launcher.
Warzone Season 1 Vehicles: All 8, Including the Aston Martin
One helicopter, one boat and six ground vehicles, and only the LTV comes with a mounted gun.
Warzone Zodiac Map: All 10 POIs and Which Modes Use It
Beenox, the studio behind Rebirth Island, built Warzone's new Resurgence map around a drone factory with moving trains and tunnels.
Warzone Perks in MW4 Season 1: All 15 Plus 3 Elite Perks
Your loadout gets three Perks, and a fourth slot opens only if you find an Elite Perk mid-match.
Warzone Hajin Map: All 13 POIs and How It Differs From DMZ
Warzone goes to the Korean border in Season 1: a 13-POI map shared with DMZ, minus the reactor's radiation cloud and with its own Gulag.
Warzone Mastery Camos in MW4: How to Unlock All Three
The Warzone camo grind restarts on MW4 weapons in Season 1, and the three Mastery challenges can be finished with any gun once Divergence is done.
MW4 DMZ Dynamic Ops: How They Work and What They Pay
Three ops have official names so far, and the Supply Drop rarity rises from Common to Uncommon to Rare as you finish more of them in one deployment.
MW4 Platinum Camo: How to Unlock It for Every Class
One un-leveled gun can hold back Platinum on its whole class, which is why the grind feels longer than it looks.
MW4 Oct 30 Update: DMZ Cash Up to 4x, More MP XP
Side Ops now pay four times what they did, and Infected joins Possession for Halloween weekend.
MW4 BlackCell Season 1: Every Item and Vault Access
Vault owners get it by logging in during Season 1. Everyone else pays the store price, and six camos still have to be earned.
MW4 DMZ Season 1: X01 Black Site, Bosses and Events
Most of X01 is still classified, but Activision has named its entry route, its bosses and two events for the first part of the season.
MW4 Wager Match: Trophies, Gauntlet 1v1 and Rewards
Season 1 opens with an event where Trophies are the currency and a winner-stays-on 1v1 playlist decides who collects.
MW4 Season 1 Maps: Backstab, Canyon and Shoot House
Two brand-new maps, one returning classic and a fixed Kill Block layout land on November 6, with two more named for mid-season.
MW4 Oct 28 Patch Notes: Han 86, Oden and SMG Changes
Infinity Ward's first balance pass evens out torso and limb damage, so chest-shot bonuses shrink and SMG arm hits stop losing damage.
MW4 Season 1 New Weapons: How to Unlock All Four
Two of the four new guns sit on the free Battle Pass track at launch; the shotgun and the axe wait for in-season events.
MW4 Patch Notes Oct 25: S&D Kills Now Give 300 XP
Infinity Ward started its MW4 XP review with Search and Destroy and Collateral, and it says more Multiplayer XP changes and weapon tuning are on the way.
Does MW4 Have Zombies? No, Here's What to Play Instead
Infinity Ward skipped round-based Zombies. DMZ is the PvPvE alternative, and Infected brings a zombie-style party mode on October 30.
MW4 Redeem Codes: How to Redeem and the 40-Hour 2XP Cap
Most players miss the 2XP rule: one hour a day, 40 hours total. Here is how redemption works and which promotions actually give codes.
When Does MW4 Come to Warzone? November 6, With Season 1
Old Operators stay, legacy guns lose Gunsmith, and PS4 and Xbox One lose Warzone. What actually changes when MW4 takes over Warzone.
MW4 Season 1 Release Date: November 6, Battle Pass Unlocks
The Battle Pass, BlackCell and Vault Edition tier skips all wait for Season 1. Here is the official date and everything on the roadmap before it.
MW4 Campaign Codes: All 13 Safe, Door and Keypad Codes
Eight of the 13 codes sit in Stranded's open map, and two of its bunker codes can be worked out from outpost numbers if a guide gets one wrong.
MW4 Valor Pack: All 12 Items, Price and Who Gets It Free
One hour of Double XP, one hour of Double Weapon XP, three blueprints and an Operator: what the charity bundle adds to your MW4 grind, and who gets it free.
MW4 Free Double XP Tokens: Every Source So Far
Nine free tokens are on offer inside MW4 itself, from the Campaign and the Boot Camp event, and Monster Energy codes can add up to 40 hours more.
Can You Get Banned for Bot Lobbies in MW4?
Activision never says bot lobby, but its Boosting rule covers farming XP and weapon levels, and the account holder takes the penalty whoever was playing.
MW4 Known Issues: Prestige Relock, DMZ and Xbox Bugs
Hold off on prestiging your guns: Infinity Ward is investigating a bug that relocks Military Camos and Apex attachments. Here is every open launch issue.
MW4 Military Camos: Weapon Levels for All 8 Unlocks
Military Camos are the one part of the MW4 camo grind with no kill challenge: level the gun and they come. Here are the Han 86 levels and what follows.
MW4 Boot Camp Event: All 9 Challenges and F.N.G. Blueprint
Boot Camp hands out four free XP tokens and an Epic M4 blueprint before Season 1. The hardest part is having a max-level gun for the Apex challenge.
MW4 DMZ Level Unlocks: Every Reward From 1 to 70
Gunsmith at 10, a second Operator at 15, Fire Support printing at 28: the DMZ level track decides what your FOB can do. Here is every unlock.
MW4 Launch Patch Notes: UAV, Tac Sprint and Perk Changes
Weekly Challenges are out for Season 1, the UAV got tougher and pricier, and Tac Sprint still needs Blood Rush. Here is what Infinity Ward changed for launch.
How to Unlock Attachments Fast in MW4
Attachments in MW4 unlock once for every gun that can use them, and owned parts turn into skipped levels. Here is how to use that to level guns faster.
MW4 New Modes: How Inflation, Hijack and Combat Outpost Work
Cash bounties, a throwable Data Spike and outposts that call in a Light Tank: the rules Activision published two days before launch, and what it left out.
MW4 Weapon Prestige: How to Unlock All 4 Pyroclast Camos
Pyroclast is free the moment you Prestige a gun; Cascade needs Master Level 250. Here is what resets, what you keep, and the max levels Activision has shown.
MW4 Perks: All 18 Perks and the Level Each Unlocks
Ghost at 24, Cold-Blooded at 36, Kill Chain at 48: the full Pick 3 perk list, plus which perks are worth a Permanent Unlock Token.
MW4 Field Upgrades and Equipment: All 32 Unlock Levels
C4 at 43, Stim at 47, Screamer Mine at 53: every Multiplayer Lethal, Tactical and Field Upgrade with Activision's recharge ratings.
How to Get a Bot Lobby in MW4: Methods Players Try
MW4's launch matchmaking is still unannounced, so here is what each bot lobby method actually rests on.
How to Level Up Fast in MW4: Confirmed XP Sources
Insider Gaming reports that MW4 Double XP tokens no longer burn in menus, and Activision says DMZ XP counts toward your Multiplayer level.
MW4 Killstreaks: All 17 Kill Costs and Unlock Levels
Hardline takes one kill off the listed MW4 killstreaks, and the Nuke is not on Activision's list of 17.
MW4 Weapon Unlock Levels: All 33 Launch Weapons
Seven MW4 weapons are listed at different levels in Activision's own posts; here is which figures this guide uses and what remains unconfirmed.
MW4 Ranked Play Release Date: Not on the Launch Roadmap
None of the last three Call of Duty games had Ranked Play on day one; the gap ran from 26 to 83 days.
Does MW4 Have SBMM? What the Beta Matchmaking Showed
Activision tested two matchmaking setups in the MW4 beta and has not said which one ships on October 23.
How to Get a Nuke in MW4: 30 Kills Without Dying (Beta)
According to beta coverage, Killstreak kills did not count toward the MW4 Nuke, so the 30-kill streak had to come from guns, equipment and Field Upgrades.
MW4 Trophy List: All 18 Trophies, No Platinum
Every MW4 trophy is earned in the campaign, so a Multiplayer or DMZ grind adds nothing to your trophy count.
Can You Play MW4 on PS4? No, and Warzone Leaves Too
PS4 and Xbox One players lose Warzone at Season 1, but their progress follows the Activision account.
How Long Is the MW4 Campaign? About 8 Hours
Sixteen missions across Korea, Paris, New York and Mumbai, and one difficulty that only opens after your first clear.
MW4 Camo Challenges: All 33 Weapons, Gold to Divergence
Three gun-specific Special camos stand between every MW4 weapon and its Gold, and the levels vary more than you would think.
MW4 Campaign Rewards: 8 Operators and 5 XP Tokens
Five of the sixteen campaign unlocks are XP tokens you can spend the moment Multiplayer opens on October 23.
MW4 Apex Attachments: How They Unlock and Every Known One
The M4 turns into a P90-fed SMG and the Sang 9mm grows a 12-gauge: Apex is where MW4 guns get weird.
MW4 Prestige: Classic vs Regular Prestige Explained
Regular Prestige keeps your level unlocks and classes; Classic resets them for higher XP rates and exclusive rewards.
MW4 Mastery Camos: All 13 Names and How the Camo Track Works
One Camo Track per weapon feeds all three modes, and the Prestige showcase quietly adds a fourth Pyroclast camo.
MW4 Maps at Launch: All 20 Maps and 13 Modes on Oct 23
Kill Block rebuilds itself between rounds, and three of the 20 launch maps are built for Ground War vehicles.
