MW4 · Weapons

Axion

A .300 BLK rifle that sits between an AR and an SMG: mobile, good at mid range, with quick close kills in MP.

Assault rifle

Our own illustration and camo, not the in-game model or an in-game camo.

Class: Assault rifle

Last verified Nov 11, 2026Season Season 1

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Overview

A balanced, ACR-style rifle that unlocks late in progression.

Strengths

Stable, with good recoil control and accuracy.
High fire rate (about 705 rpm) and strong base stats.
Fast close-range MP TTK (255 ms with the Versatile build).
Buffed in Season 1: longer mid-damage range and faster bullet velocity.

Weaknesses

Unlocks late (player level 52), so it takes a grind.
Apex builds rate only Below Average in MP.

Pro intel

Premium

Best loadouts

Axion Multiplayer loadoutMultiplayer

Pro-favored MP build focused on recoil control and a larger magazine.

Barrel: Matuzek S5-BraceLv 29+Recoil+Velocity+Range+Suppressed−Stability−ADS−Hip fire
Underbarrel: FSS Tac90 GripLv 31+Stability+Flinch
Magazine: 40 Round MagLv 65+Mag−Stability−Move speed−Tac sprint−ADS move−ADS−Reload
Rear Grip: Matuzek LockgripLv 23+Stability+Hip fire+Flinch−ADS move−ADS
Ammunition: .300 BLK Overpressured (one source only)
Perks: Ghost, Ninja, Battle Hardened
Lethal: Sticky Grenade
Tactical: Concussion Grenade
Field upgrade: Portable Radar

Perk and equipment notes

The cited trackers (CODMunity, warzoneloadout.games) show no perks. These come from Dexerto's and Gaming ProMax's MP Axion class setups, which use different attachments. Both agree on Ghost/Ninja/Battle Hardened and Concussion Grenade. Lethal: Dexerto lists Sticky Grenade, and GPM lists Semtex (= Sticky Grenade) or Frag. Field upgrade: Portable Radar is GPM only (Dexerto lists none). GPM also names 'Dead Silence', which is not an MW4 field upgrade, so it is ignored.

Needs weapon level 65

Axion Multiplayer loadoutMultiplayer

Suppressed close-quarters variant with a laser for faster handling.

Muzzle: FSS IS40Lv 56+Suppressed−Range
Underbarrel: FSS Tac90 GripLv 31+Stability+Flinch
Magazine: 40 Round MagLv 65+Mag−Stability−Move speed−Tac sprint−ADS move−ADS−Reload
Rear Grip: Matuzek LockgripLv 23+Stability+Hip fire+Flinch−ADS move−ADS
Laser: Schlager Visiv-5Lv 9+Stability+ADS+Sprint-fire
Perks: Ghost, Ninja, Battle Hardened
Lethal: Sticky Grenade
Tactical: Concussion Grenade
Field upgrade: Portable Radar

Perk and equipment notes

Needs weapon level 65axion-m-030462300Open in builder

Attachments

Bruen THRM-60 OpticOptic
Lv 43
Corio BisectOptic
Lv 58
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
Cronen R808Optic
Lv 13
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
FJX 708 PROOptic
Lv 57
GL K230Optic
Lv 46
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
IOTA-DOptic
Lv 66
KV Corsac HoloOptic
Lv 12
Locus PX3 CantedOptic
Lv 21
+Recoil+Stability−ADS move−ADS
RVX9 ThermoOptic
Lv 11
+Recoil+Stability−ADS move−ADS
Schlager 7xOptic
Lv 30
+Recoil+Stability−ADS move−ADS
Schlager Dogfight GIOptic
Lv 39
+Recoil+Stability−ADS move−ADS
Schlager Night View ProOptic
Lv 27
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
Slimline EliteOptic
Lv 20
SZ Echelon HoloOptic
Lv 54
SZ Helios HoloOptic
Lv 24
SZ Lonewolf FlipOptic
Lv 25
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
SZ Lonewolf HoloOptic
Lv 68
SZ Micro D-3Optic
Lv 37
SZ Prima-4 DotOptic
Lv 35
SZ SRE-7Optic
Lv 49
VLK Rize-40Optic
Lv 61
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
VLK TrimmerOptic
Lv 3
ZLR Type COptic
Lv 51
B16 HelicalMuzzle
Lv 42
+Range
Corvus LVL-40Muzzle
Lv 63
+Recoil−ADS
FSS IS40Muzzle
Lv 56
+Suppressed−Range
FSS IS300Muzzle
Lv 28
+Recoil+Velocity+Range+Suppressed−Stability−Move speed−ADS move−ADS
FTAC DominionMuzzle
Lv 36
+Recoil−ADS
TZL-110 V1Muzzle
Lv 18
+Recoil
XRK Mil-Tac SuppressorMuzzle
Lv 14
+Suppressed−ADS
ZLR Reverb90Muzzle
Lv 5
+Recoil−ADS
Cronen DC-Forge 40Barrel
Lv 40
+Recoil+Velocity−Move speed−Tac sprint−ADS move−ADS
Matuzek S5-BraceBarrel
Lv 29
+Recoil+Velocity+Range+Suppressed−Stability−ADS−Hip fire
SA DMN-L 30"Barrel
Lv 6
XRK 09-RTAC ProBarrel
Lv 52
+Stability+Move speed+Tac sprint+ADS move+ADS+Sprint-fire+Hip fire−Recoil−Velocity−Range
AA54 V.3 BipodUnderbarrel
Lv 17
FSS BeargripUnderbarrel
Lv 40
+Move speed+Hip fire−ADS
FSS Fireline GripUnderbarrel
Lv 7
+Recoil−ADS−Sprint-fire
FSS Tac90 GripUnderbarrel
Lv 31
+Stability+Flinch
GW Domi-9Underbarrel
Lv 47
+Hip fire
Mire-50 Tac GripUnderbarrel
Lv 64
+Move speed−ADS
Miri 40mmUnderbarrel
Lv 16
TV JudicatorUnderbarrel
Lv 50
Expedite 21 CFRLaser
Lv 53
−Stability
Expedite Squad-304Laser
Lv 67
+Hip fire−Stability
FJX EVR7Laser
Lv 33
+Stability+Move speed+ADS move+Hip fire
Pulse-MW LaserLaser
Lv 22
+Hip fire
QFL-S4.5Laser
Lv 60
+Sprint-fire+Hip fire
Schlager Visiv-5Laser
Lv 9
+Stability+ADS+Sprint-fire
XRK Clutch-LSLaser
Lv 44
+ADS
20 Round MagMagazine
Lv 8
+Move speed+ADS move+ADS+Sprint-fire+Reload+Mag
40 Round MagMagazine
Lv 65
+Mag−Stability−Move speed−Tac sprint−ADS move−ADS−Reload
100 Round DrumMagazine
Lv 38
+Mag−Stability−Move speed−Tac sprint−ADS move−ADS−Reload
C838 GripRear Grip
Lv 4
+Recoil−ADS−Sprint-fire
GS50 GripRear Grip
Lv 55
+ADS+Sprint-fire−Recoil−Flinch
Matuzek LockgripRear Grip
Lv 23
+Stability+Hip fire+Flinch−ADS move−ADS
Cronen Blackstone-6PStock
Lv 15
+Recoil−ADS
TA Harrow StockStock
Lv 2
+Stability+Flinch−ADS move
XRK FTR-30Stock
Lv 45
+ADS−Recoil
XRK Relay 7Stock
Lv 59
+Move speed+Tac sprint+ADS move−Stability−Flinch
.300 BLK Armor PiercingAmmunition
Lv 32
.300 BLK FrangibleAmmunition
Lv 48
.300 BLK High VelocityAmmunition
Lv 62
.300 BLK Hollow PointAmmunition
Lv 10
.300 BLK OverpressuredAmmunition
Lv 19

Apex: Axion Clearcut · Weapon level 69

Tier rankings

Overall: S tier · dexerto.com, 2026-11-09
Multiplayer: #4 of 9 ARs, A (Meta) · warzoneloadout.games, 2026-11-11
Multiplayer: Rank 2, Long Range, META · wzstats.gg, 2026-11-07
Warzone: Rank 5, Long Range, A tier · wzstats.gg, 2026-11-07
Warzone: Contender, 2.3% pick rate · codmunity.gg, 2026-11-09
Multiplayer: Meta (Versatile), 3% pick rate · codmunity.gg, 2026-11-09
DMZ: Meta (Long Range) · codmunity.gg, 2026-11-09

Stats

Fire rate: 706 rpm
Magazine: 30 rounds
Bullet velocity: 880 m/s (Warzone)
Head multiplier: 1.3×
ADS time: 240 ms (Warzone)
Sprint to fire: 210 ms (Warzone)
Reload: 3.33 s

Time to kill

Multiplayer: 100 health, body shots, every shot hits.
Range	Damage	Shots	TTK
0–24 m	24	5	340 ms
24–38.61 m	22	5	340 ms
38.61 m+	20	5	340 ms

Warzone: 300 health, body shots, every shot hits. Assumes 300 to kill a fully plated player: official Season 1 notes confirm three plates and imply about 300 in total, but the exact health and plate split isn't published. Warzone damage comes from one source.
Range	Damage	Shots	TTK
0–37 m	40	8	595 ms
37–54 m	34	9	680 ms
54 m+	30	10	765 ms

Source notes

Top-level velocity/adsMs/sprintToFireMs are Warzone base values (CODMunity weapon page and GGRanked Warzone page agree exactly). rpm 706 (GGRanked, CODMunity, wzstats MP; Games Atlas 705). Magazine 30 (GGRanked, CODMunity, Games Atlas). mw4field lists 240 rpm / 12 rounds for Axion - outlier, not used. Reload 3333 (GGRanked, CODMunity, wzstats). Head multiplier 1.3 is CODMunity's stats-table value only (low); GGRanked body-part values imply ~1.23-1.25. MP brackets GGRanked (0-24 / 25-38 / 39+ m); second end 38.61 m is the Season 1 patch value (Medium Damage Range 1 34.8 -> 38.61 m). Season 1 also raised MP muzzle velocity 415 -> 470 m/s (Dexerto, CODMunity patch history; GGRanked MP shows 470). MP handling disagrees: velocity 470 (GGRanked) vs 654.2 (wzstats); ADS 260 vs 294 ms; sprint-to-fire 210 vs 187 ms. CODMunity TTK drops 27.3 / 42.5 m (build-based, loose). Dexerto's Warzone section spells it 'AXIOM'. Warzone profile is GGRanked only (low). DMZ profile is from GGRanked's DMZ page only; the page does not show which mode tab its stats block reflects, so treat as unconfirmed DMZ data. DMZ profile health is null: base health 150 is sourced (DMZ Codex) but armor per plate is not.

Sources mostly agree · checked 2026-11-11 · GGRanked - Axion MW4 Multiplayer stats, GGRanked - Axion Warzone stats, GGRanked - Axion DMZ stats, CODMunity - Axion MW4 weapon page (Warzone base stats, patch history), Dexerto - All weapon buffs and nerfs in MW4 & Warzone Season 1 (patch-note figures), mw4field - MW4 weapons table (RPM, magazine), wzstats.gg - MW4 Multiplayer gun stats, Games Atlas - Axion (MW4), CODMunity - MW4 TTK rankings (damage drop distances, build-based)

More stats

Fire rate: 705 rpm (codmunity shows 706)
Magazine: 30 (90 reserve)
Damage profile: Max 24 out to 24.89 m; mid 22; min 20
Medium damage range 1: 38.61 m (raised from 34.8 m in Season 1)
Muzzle velocity: 470 m/s (raised from 415 in Season 1) per patch notes; codmunity's stat panel shows 880 m/s
Warzone base TTK: 595 ms (0-10m), 603 (10-40m), 752 (40-80m), 829 (80-120m)
MP TTK (Versatile build): 255 / 297 / 404 / 480 ms
ADS speed: 240 ms
Reload: 3333 ms

How to unlock

Player level: 52
Details: Unlocks at player level 52. No extra challenge was found.
Apex attachment: Axion Clearcut · Unlocks at max weapon level (69). Adds a chainsaw-style rear grip, handlebar foregrip, hip laser and canted aim for hipfire; blocks five attachment types. Trackers (wzstats, codmunity, warzoneloadout) instead name the Apex 'Axion Reaver' at level 69, and warzoneloadout lists both.

Full Axion breakdown

Unlock it with Premium in the MW4 Guide app.

2 best loadouts with full attachments
All 65 attachments with unlock levels and stat effects
Tier rankings: Overall, Multiplayer, Warzone, DMZ
Stat sheet and time to kill at every range
How to unlock it and its Apex attachment

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Patch history

MW4 Season 1 patch notes: weapon buffs, nerfs and new contentBuffed · Nov 5, 2026

Sources

codmunity (2026-11-09)
wzstats (2026-11-07)
warzoneloadout.games
Dexerto (2026-11-09)
Insider Gaming (2026-10-23)
Twisted Voxel (2026-11-06)
gamerfuzion.com
theloadout.com
warzoneloadout.games (2026-11-11)