Modern Warfare 4 Beta Perks: What Each Slot Does and When It Opens
Six perks are available immediately, while the rest unlock at player levels 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 30, 31, 32, 36, 40, and 48.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4‘s beta gives players 18 perks across three slots, with six options ready from the start and the remaining abilities tied to level progression. Here is what every perk does and when it becomes available.
The first beta weekend is scheduled to run from August 21–25, 2026, giving players a limited window to work through the level gates. The beta setup guide covers the wider schedule, while the breakdown below focuses on building a class around the perks themselves.
Perk 1 abilities and unlock levels
Perk 1 includes health recovery, weapon access, detection warnings, stealth, and Killstreak support. Quick Fix is available immediately, while the later unlocks begin at Level 16.
| Perk | Ability | Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Fix | Player kills and capturing or holding objectives start health regeneration immediately. | Already unlocked |
| Overkill | Allows two primary weapons to be carried. | Already unlocked |
| High Alert | Your vision pulses when an enemy player spots you. | Level 16 |
| Ninja | Makes footsteps quieter and greatly reduces the distance at which they can be heard. | Level 20 |
| Ghost | Hides you from Enemy Callouts, UAVs, Portable Radars, and Heartbeat Sensors. | Level 24 |
| Kill Chain | Kills made with Killstreaks award half streak points. | Level 48 |
Perk 2 abilities and unlock levels
The second slot is built around Killstreak costs, explosive resistance, equipment handling, minimap information, tracking, and Field Upgrades. Hardline and Bomb Squad are ready immediately.
| Perk | Ability | Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Hardline | Reduces the cost of a Killstreak by 1. | Already unlocked |
| Bomb Squad | Reduces damage from explosives that are not Killstreaks, resets live grenade fuse timers when they are picked up, and grants immunity to Knockdown. | Already unlocked |
| Fast Hands | Speeds up reloading, equipment use, and weapon swapping. | Level 12 |
| Birdseye | Provides a zoomed-out minimap, while UAV and Radar pings show the direction of enemy players. | Level 31 |
| Tracker | Shows enemy footprints and Death markers, but hides kill markers. | Level 32 |
| Resupply | Regenerates equipment over time, increases maximum equipment capacity by 1, and raises the Field Upgrade earn rate. | Level 36 |
Perk 3 abilities and unlock levels
Perk 3 handles movement, ammunition, tactical resistance, enemy detection, and equipment awareness. Blood Rush and Scavenger are available at the beginning of the beta, making them immediate choices for players who want mobility or extra ammunition.
| Perk | Ability | Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Rush | Increases Tactical Sprint duration and crouch speed, while kills restore stamina. | Already unlocked |
| Scavenger | Enemies leave a retrievable ammo cache when they die. Launcher ammo is excluded. | Already unlocked |
| Lethal Reach | Lets you throw equipment farther with a visible trajectory and automatically uses the dedicated melee attack when you perform a weapon butt. | Level 8 |
| Battle Hardened | Reduces the effects of enemy tacticals. | Level 28 |
| Cold-Blooded | Hides you from AI Targeting Systems, Thermal Optics, Recon Drones, Spotter Scopes, Snapshot Grenades, and High Alert. | Level 30 |
| Combat Grid | Reveals enemy Equipment, Field Upgrades, Killstreaks, and Vehicles through walls while also highlighting friendly players. | Level 40 |
When the beta perks unlock
Every loadout can use one immediately available perk from each slot before any leveling is required. The first new perk arrives at Level 8 with Lethal Reach, while Kill Chain is the last listed unlock at Level 48.
Quick Fix supports kills and objective play, Hardline reduces the cost of Killstreaks, and Blood Rush rewards players who keep moving and scoring eliminations. Other unlocks focus on staying hidden, reading enemy movement, resisting tactical equipment, or keeping the minimap and battlefield information on your side.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Developed by Infinity Ward
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is a first-person shooter and the follow-up to Modern Warfare III (2023), continuing the rebooted Modern Warfare storyline. The campaign is set during a North Korean invasion of South Korea and features dual perspectives: a young South Korean soldier named Private Park facing his first combat deployment, and Captain Price operating outside official channels on a personal mission. The game also includes multiplayer with 6v6 core maps, large-scale vehicle combat maps, and a dynamic map system called Kill Block that reshapes layouts between rounds. A DMZ extraction mode is also featured. The game is released exclusively on current-generation platforms and PC.
- Genre Shooter
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective First person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release October 23, 2026
- Publisher Activision
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