Infil and Exfil: Getting In and Getting Out

Getting in

Infil choices apply to Dynamic Operations and Free Roam. Story Missions set their own start. Walking in is free. Everything else costs DMZ Cash, and the paid options are unlocked by finishing Story Missions.

Infil	Cost	Unlocked by
Ground	Free	Available from the start
Polaris Dagor A1	$5,000	Op. Silent Ledger
LTV	$25,000	Op. Iron Citadel
Helicopter	$50,000	Op. Grid Assault
Cargo Plane	$100,000	Op. Fallen Ember

Only the Cargo Plane lets you choose where you land. Every other infil drops you somewhere random. You also start without a parachute: find or craft one before any big jump. Disposable parachutes last three uses.

Guides suggest walking in for your first week, until your bank can take a hit.

Getting out

• Standard exfil: exfil sites are marked with green smoke. Call the twin-rotor helicopter, hold the site until it lands, then board. Exfils are the most common ambush spots in DMZ, so clear the area first and watch the approaches while you wait.
• Flare: a quicker way out, but very loud and visible from across the map.
• Fulton balloon: sources disagree. Dexerto says a passing plane lifts you out. Gfinity says it only sends the items you attach to your Stash. We’ll update this once Activision clarifies.
• Final exfil: as the match ends, the radiation storm closes exfils until only the final one is left. Xbox Wire says it can take off without you, so don’t cut it close.

What isn’t confirmed

Activision hasn’t published the exfil countdown or the radiation storm timer. Guides disagree:

• CODmunity says 5 seconds solo, and 30 to 45 seconds for a squad until everyone’s aboard.
• One guide says about 30 minutes pass before radiation starts to spread.

Treat both as rough, and watch the Time Remaining readout under your compass instead.

X01

The Season 1 black site switches off its exfils. You have to complete steps inside to escape. Patch notes mention a crank-gate elevator shaft in the Power Generators area and a Vault Elevator. See Season 1.