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MW4 DMZ Guides
Each guide answers one question about DMZ in Modern Warfare 4, from the official Call of Duty posts. To find your way around Hajin, start with the interactive map.
Last updated Game version: Pre-launch (official intel, October 2026)
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- Keys · Updated October 21, 2026MW4 DMZ Keys: Locations and Locked RoomsEvery confirmed DMZ key: where it is, its Tac-Map grid square, which door it opens and what players found inside.
- Missions · Updated October 21, 2026MW4 DMZ Missions: Story Missions, Orders, Side OpsConfirmed Story Missions and DMZ Orders step by step, with a checklist that remembers your progress.
- Locations · Updated October 20, 2026Hajin Map Locations: All 13 POIsAll 13 major Hajin points of interest with their threat levels and named areas, filterable by danger and side of the border.
- Buying · Updated October 19, 2026Is MW4 DMZ Free? What You Need to Play ItWhether MW4 DMZ is free to play, what you have to buy to play it, which editions get DMZ Early Access and when MW4 joins Game Pass.
- Updates · Updated October 19, 2026MW4 Updates: Season 1 and Patch NotesEvery MW4 update and season in one place: what Activision has announced for Season 1, its date once official, and the patch notes.
- Buying · Updated October 19, 2026MW4 Vault Edition vs Standard: Which to BuyWhat the Vault, Digital Standard and disc editions include, who gets Early Access, the Vault upgrade and the loyalty discount.
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Getting startedDMZ Beginner's Guide: FOB and First Runs
How a DMZ deployment works from infil to exfil, which FOB stations open at which level, and what happens when you die.Updated October 10, 2026Read
EnemiesDMZ Threat Levels, Enemies and Bosses
The five threat levels, every enemy type named so far, the Lieutenants and Commanders on the Boss Board, and which places start at Extreme.Updated October 11, 2026Read
PvPMW4 DMZ PvE or PvP? Bounties and Wanted Explained
Whether DMZ is PvE or PvP, how Bounties and the Wanted status work, how to hunt or shake off a Bounty, and whether there is a PvE-only mode.Updated October 11, 2026Read
VehiclesMW4 DMZ Vehicles: List and Aston Martin Dreadnought
Every vehicle Activision has named for Hajin, what each Paid Infil costs, where to refuel and repair, and the Aston Martin Dreadnought.Updated October 11, 2026Read
OperatorsMW4 DMZ Skill Tree: Every Trait Named So Far
How the Trait trees work: 66 Traits, 18 Trait Points, which picks are random and permanent, and every Trait Activision has named.Updated October 11, 2026Read
ProgressionDMZ Operator Prestige Requirements
The gear and DMZ Cash each Operator Prestige takes, what you get for it, and a checklist to track what you still need.Updated October 11, 2026Read
PCMW4 System Requirements: PC Specs and Checker
Minimum, Recommended and Ultra PC specs from Activision, what every PC must have, the drivers to install and a quick check of your own PC.Updated October 11, 2026Read
UpdatesMW4 Updates: Season 1 and Patch Notes
Every MW4 update and season in one place: what Activision has announced for Season 1, its date once official, and the patch notes.Updated October 19, 2026Read
PCMW4 Failed Attestation Fix: TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot
What Failed Attestation Status means in MW4, the fix for each message the game and the wizard show, and how to check TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot yourself.Updated October 11, 2026Read
BuyingMW4 Vault Edition vs Standard: Which to Buy
What the Vault, Digital Standard and disc editions include, who gets Early Access, the Vault upgrade and the loyalty discount.Updated October 19, 2026Read
BuyingIs MW4 DMZ Free? What You Need to Play It
Whether MW4 DMZ is free to play, what you have to buy to play it, which editions get DMZ Early Access and when MW4 joins Game Pass.Updated October 19, 2026Read
FAQMW4 DMZ FAQ: Free, Solo, Platforms
Straight answers on price, solo play, platforms, early access, map size and what you keep after a failed exfil.Updated October 19, 2026Read
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Details that only show up in play, such as keys, exfils and missions, go on the site once two different players' videos show the same thing. Read how we check information.