MW4 · Weapons

M4

A mid-range AR with a fast fire rate, controllable recoil, good handling and lots of build options.

Assault rifle

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Class: Assault rifle

Last verified Nov 11, 2026Season Season 1

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Overview

Accurate at mid-to-long range and still effective up close. One of the more balanced ARs and good for objective play. Beginner-friendly, with predictable handling.

Strengths

Fastest fire rate of these ARs (about 810 rpm).
Controllable recoil and reliable handling.
Flexible across ranges and easy to learn.
Buffed twice since launch: max-damage range on Oct 28, then range and head multiplier in Season 1.

Weaknesses

Rarely used in Warzone (0.3% pick rate, rated Contender).

Pro intel

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Best loadouts

M4 Multiplayer loadoutMultiplayer

Mobile, suppressed MP build with a short barrel for fast handling.

Muzzle: FSS IS300Lv 4+Recoil+Velocity+Range+Suppressed−Stability−Move speed−ADS move−ADS
Barrel: FT Cannonade 7"Lv 7
Underbarrel: FSS Tac90 GripLv 17+Stability+Flinch
Rear Grip: Schlager STB GripLv 22+Stability+Hip fire+Flinch−ADS move−ADS
Ammunition: 5.56 NATO Overpressured (one source only)
Perks: Ghost, Bomb Squad, Battle Hardened
Lethal: Sticky Grenade
Tactical: Flash Grenade
Field upgrade: Trophy System

Perk and equipment notes

The cited trackers show no perks. Dexerto and Gaming ProMax agree on Ghost, Battle Hardened, Sticky Grenade (GPM: Semtex) and Trophy System. Perk 2 and the tactical conflict: GPM has Bomb Squad (or Fast Hands) and Flash Grenade, and Dexerto has Ninja and Concussion Grenade. GPM's are used because its build shares the FSS IS300. GPM also lists Quick Fix and Blood Rush as alternatives.

Needs weapon level 22

Attachments

Bruen THRM-60 OpticOptic
Lv 37
Corio BisectOptic
Lv 8
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
Cronen R808Optic
Lv 70
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
FJX 708 PROOptic
Lv 58
GL K230Optic
Lv 25
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
IOTA-DOptic
Lv 66
KV Corsac HoloOptic
Lv 69
Locus PX3 CantedOptic
Lv 46
+Recoil+Stability−ADS move−ADS
RVX9 ThermoOptic
Lv 31
+Stability−ADS move−ADS
Schlager 7xOptic
Lv 23
+Recoil+Stability−ADS move−ADS
Schlager Dogfight GIOptic
Lv 71
+Recoil+Stability−ADS move−ADS
Schlager Night View ProOptic
Lv 63
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
Slimline EliteOptic
Lv 13
SZ Echelon HoloOptic
Lv 29
SZ Helios HoloOptic
Lv 19
SZ Lonewolf FlipOptic
Lv 50
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
SZ Lonewolf HoloOptic
Lv 56
SZ Micro D-3Optic
Lv 43
SZ Prima-4 DotOptic
Lv 33
SZ SRE-7Optic
Lv 15
VLK Rize-40Optic
Lv 61
+Recoil−ADS move−ADS
VLK TrimmerOptic
Lv 21
ZLR Type COptic
Lv 52
B16 HelicalMuzzle
Lv 67
+Range
Corvus LVL-40Muzzle
Lv 53
+Recoil−ADS
FSS IS40Muzzle
Lv 54
+Suppressed−Range
FSS IS300Muzzle
Lv 4
+Recoil+Velocity+Range+Suppressed−Stability−Move speed−ADS move−ADS
FTAC DominionMuzzle
Lv 45
+Recoil−ADS
TZL-110 V1Muzzle
Lv 41
+Recoil
XRK Mil-Tac SuppressorMuzzle
Lv 65
+Suppressed−ADS
ZLR Reverb90Muzzle
Lv 34
+Recoil−ADS
11.5 Shortline BarrelBarrel
Lv 48
+Move speed+Tac sprint+ADS move+ADS+Sprint-fire−Recoil−Velocity−Range
16 Highmark BarrelBarrel
Lv 18
+Recoil+Velocity−Move speed−Tac sprint−ADS move−ADS
18 LE CrosswindBarrel
Lv 32
+Recoil+Velocity+Range−Stability−Move speed−Tac sprint−ADS move−ADS−Sprint-fire−Hip fire
FT Cannonade 7"Barrel
Lv 7
ZLR Drift 16.5"Barrel
Lv 68
AA54 V.3 BipodUnderbarrel
Lv 11
FSS BeargripUnderbarrel
Lv 36
+Move speed+Hip fire−ADS
FSS Fireline GripUnderbarrel
Lv 38
+Recoil−ADS−Sprint-fire
FSS Tac90 GripUnderbarrel
Lv 17
+Stability+Flinch
GW Domi-9Underbarrel
Lv 47
+Hip fire
Hurricane GripUnderbarrel
Lv 72
+Recoil+ADS move−ADS−Sprint-fire
Mire-50 Tac GripUnderbarrel
Lv 5
+Move speed−ADS
Miri 40mmUnderbarrel
Lv 30
TV JudicatorUnderbarrel
Lv 62
Bruen 22-LPWLaser
Lv 49
+Sprint-fire+Hip fire
Corio 4DV-3Laser
Lv 12
+Stability+Move speed+ADS move+Hip fire
Corio ODSPR+Laser
Lv 60
−Stability
Expedite Intra-5bLaser
Lv 42
+Hip fire−Stability
SA Laz-500Laser
Lv 24
+ADS
STOVL IRX-6Laser
Lv 16
+Hip fire
SZ Gen.6 PEQLaser
Lv 2
+Stability+ADS+Sprint-fire
45 Round MagMagazine
Lv 9
+Mag−Stability−Move speed−Tac sprint−ADS move−ADS−Reload
60 Round DrumMagazine
Lv 39
+Mag−Stability−Move speed−Tac sprint−ADS move−ADS−Reload
Brace DX GripRear Grip
Lv 10
+Recoil−ADS−Sprint-fire
Schlager STB GripRear Grip
Lv 22
+Stability+Hip fire+Flinch−ADS move−ADS
ZLR Phase GripRear Grip
Lv 55
+ADS+Sprint-fire−Recoil−Flinch
Demo Dozer StockStock
Lv 28
+ADS−Recoil
Demo HVR2 StockStock
Lv 6
+Stability+Flinch−ADS move
Hurricane StockStock
Lv 72
+Move speed+ADS move+ADS+Sprint-fire−Recoil−Flinch
No StockStock
Lv 64
+Move speed+Tac sprint+ADS move+ADS+Sprint-fire+Hip fire−Recoil−Stability−Flinch
PF1 Fixed StockStock
Lv 14
+Recoil−ADS
ZLR ASP50 StockStock
Lv 44
+Move speed+Tac sprint+ADS move−Stability−Flinch
5.56 NATO Armor PiercingAmmunition
Lv 27
5.56 NATO FrangibleAmmunition
Lv 40
5.56 NATO High VelocityAmmunition
Lv 57
+Velocity+Range
5.56 NATO Hollow PointAmmunition
Lv 20
5.56 NATO OverpressuredAmmunition
Lv 3

Apex: M4 Hurricane · Weapon level 72

Tier rankings

Overall: S tier · dexerto.com, 2026-11-09
Multiplayer: #5 of 9 ARs, A (Meta) · warzoneloadout.games, 2026-11-11
Warzone: Rank 4, Long Range, A tier · wzstats.gg, 2026-11-07
Multiplayer: Rank 4, Long Range, META · wzstats.gg, 2026-11-07
Warzone: Contender, 0.3% pick rate · codmunity.gg, 2026-11-09
Multiplayer: Meta, 4.8% pick rate · codmunity.gg, 2026-11-09
DMZ: Meta (Long Range) · codmunity.gg, 2026-11-09

Stats

Fire rate: 811 rpm
Magazine: 30 rounds
Bullet velocity: 900 m/s (Warzone)
Head multiplier: 1.3×
ADS time: 235 ms (Warzone)
Sprint to fire: 180 ms (Warzone)
Reload: 2.60 s

Time to kill

Multiplayer: 100 health, body shots, every shot hits.
Range	Damage	Shots	TTK
0–27.94 m	23	5	296 ms
27.94 m+	19	6	370 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
0–40 m	34	9	592 ms
40–58 m	31	10	666 ms
58 m+	26	12	814 ms

Source notes

Top-level velocity/adsMs/sprintToFireMs are Warzone base values (CODMunity weapon page and GGRanked Warzone page agree exactly). rpm 811 (GGRanked, CODMunity, wzstats; Games Atlas/mw4field show 810). Magazine 30 and reload 2600 agree across 3+ sources. Head multiplier 1.3 is the Season 1 MP patch value (1.25 -> 1.3, Dexerto and CODMunity patch history); CODMunity's stats table still shows 1.2x (stale). MP damage 23/19 is GGRanked only (0-27 m / 28 m+); bracket end 27.94 m is the Season 1 patch value (25.91 -> 27.94 m). An unidentified search result cited 24 max damage to 26.3 m - not used. MP handling disagrees: velocity 590 (GGRanked) / 595 (CODMunity compare) / 684.4 (wzstats); ADS 240 / 274 / 259 ms; sprint-to-fire 210 / 191 / 208 ms. 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 - M4 MW4 Multiplayer stats, GGRanked - M4 Warzone stats, GGRanked - M4 DMZ stats, CODMunity - M4 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 - M4 (MW4)

More stats

Fire rate: 810 rpm (codmunity shows 811)
Magazine: 30 (90 reserve)
Warzone base TTK: 592 ms (0-10m), 594 (10-40m), 766 (40-80m), 875 (80-120m)
MP TTK (Versatile build): 296 ms (0-10m)
ADS speed: 235 ms
Bullet velocity: 900 m/s
Reload: 2600 ms
Max damage range: 27.94 m (raised from 25.91 m in Season 1)
Head multiplier: 1.3 (raised from 1.25 in Season 1)

How to unlock

Player level: 14
Details: Unlocks at player level 14. No extra challenge was found.
Apex attachment: M4 Hurricane · Unlocks when the M4 reaches max weapon level (72). Its max damage range rose from 10.49 m to 11.68 m in Season 1. warzoneloadout also lists an 'M16 Burst' Apex with no level given; unverified.

Full M4 breakdown

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Tier rankings: Overall, Multiplayer, Warzone, DMZ
Stat sheet and time to kill at every range
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Patch history

MW4 Season 1 patch notes: weapon buffs, nerfs and new contentBuffed · Nov 5, 2026
MW4 weapon balance update (October 28, 2026)Buffed · Oct 28, 2026
MW4 update October 24, 2026Fixed · Oct 24, 2026

Sources

codmunity (2026-11-09)
wzstats (2026-11-07)
warzoneloadout.games
Dexerto (2026-11-09)
NoobFeed (2026-10-26)
Insider Gaming (2026-10-23)
The Loadout (2026-11-06)
gamerfuzion.com
gamerfuzion.com
warzoneloadout.games (2026-11-11)