Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Details 33 Operators and 33 Launch Weapons

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches on October 23, 2026, with 33 Operators and 33 weapons for Multiplayer and DMZ. Activision’s launch breakdown details a custom-class system that opens at Player Level 4, along with progression paths for weapons, equipment, and Perks. Weapon unlocks continue through Level 55, so opening Create-a-Class gives players a starting arsenal, not the full roster.

Digital preorder holders are scheduled to receive DMZ Early Access on October 20, three days before the full launch. The mode also has its own Operator unlocks alongside the shared Player Level progression.

Modern Warfare 4 Operator unlocks

Five Operators are available immediately: Min-Hee, CTSFO, Mil-Sim KSK Arctic, UCTF, and Army SF Airborne. Hunter Killer is included with a digital Standard or Vault Edition preorder. The Vault Edition also unlocks Ghost, Blix, Valeria, Price, SAS, South Korean SF, COM FST, and KSK Amphibious.

Campaign mission completions unlock eight Operators. Cho follows Mayhem, Dallas follows Hired Gun, Luca follows Traffic, Oh-Ji follows Assassins, Dunn follows Counter Attack, and Park follows Decapitation. West and Kal are also campaign rewards.

DMZ progression awards Reece at Player Level 4, Coffey at Level 9, Simone at Level 15, and Hector at Level 19. Multiplayer challenges unlock five more Operators:

• Blackwell: Get 3 Operator kills without dying, 10 times.
• Jae: Get 50 Operator hip-fire kills.
• Velikan: Get 15 Operator Double Kills or better.
• Valen: Get 20 Operator Longshot kills.
• Zimo: Get 50 Operator headshot kills.

Kyle is tied to the Call of Duty Endowment Valor Pack. Ju Kwon’s unlock condition is marked [CLASSIFIED].

Custom classes open at Player Level 4

Before reaching Player Level 4, players use Default Loadouts. Create-a-Class then opens with 33 weapons divided into 24 Primary Weapons, 8 Secondary Weapons, and the FSS Carbon Edge 1095 melee weapon. The Primary lineup includes 8 assault rifles, 5 submachine guns, 2 shotguns, 3 light machine guns, 3 marksman rifles, and 3 sniper rifles. Secondary weapons are split between 4 pistols and 4 launchers.

All five launch submachine guns and five of the eight assault rifles are available by Level 34. The Cronen Squall is the final weapon unlock, at Level 55. The lists below show the unlock level for every weapon in the launch pool.

Primary Weapons

Assault Rifles

Submachine Guns

Shotguns

Light Machine Guns

Marksman Rifles

Sniper Rifles

Secondary Weapons

Pistols

Launchers

Melee Weapon

The full launch pool expands on the 22 weapons available in the beta. In Multiplayer, players can equip Overkill to carry a second Primary Weapon in place of a Secondary. DMZ allows players to bring two Primaries, two Secondaries, or one of each, with extra capacity depending on the Weapon Backpack.

DMZ also connects weapon progression across modes. Weapons and Attachments unlocked or leveled in Multiplayer or DMZ can be equipped at the Forward Operating Base Gunsmith for DMZ Cash. Players can find weapons during deployments, build them from Weapon Manuals found in Hajin, or buy them from the FOB Vendor. Warzone integration will arrive in Season 1 later in 2026.

Weapon progression brings shared Attachments and Apex conversions

Attachments unlock once and then become available on every compatible weapon. Each weapon still has its own progression track, and a level that would award an already-unlocked Attachment instead grants a Bonus Level Up. Fully leveling a supported weapon unlocks its Apex Attachment, which occupies a separate slot rather than replacing a standard Gunsmith Attachment.

Apex options can change a weapon’s role instead of making a small stat adjustment. The Han 86’s X20 Skybreaker adds a targeting optic and 20mm airburst launcher. The M4 Hurricane turns the rifle into a high-capacity, top-loading 5.7x28mm variant, while the WZ.55 Striga Rampage converts the SMG for akimbo use. Weapon Prestige is available after completing a weapon’s levels. It awards exclusive camos but resets the weapon to Level 0 and relocks its Attachments.

Gunny, available in Create-a-Class and the DMZ FOB, recommends close-range, balanced, or long-range builds using Attachments already unlocked. Multiplayer and DMZ each have a Firing Range for comparing builds. The Multiplayer range includes targets at 10, 25, 50, and 100 meters, plus displays for accuracy, damage, target range, and time to kill.

Equipment, Killstreaks, and Perks follow their own unlock tracks

The launch loadout system includes 9 Tacticals, 11 Lethals, 12 Field Upgrades, 17 Killstreaks, and 18 Multiplayer Perks. Equipment unlocks at different Player Levels, with examples including the Snapshot Grenade at Level 10, SAM Airburst Turret at Level 8, and Tactical Insertion at Level 45.

Each loadout has its own Killstreak selection. Killstreak requirements range from 4 to 12 kills, and objective play also contributes toward progress. The 18 Multiplayer Perks use a Pick 3 system, organized into three groups of six.

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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
• Age Rating

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