Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 adds four weapons, two locked behind the battle pass

The Cronen Osprey sits at battle pass tier 16 and the CSG-35 at tier 36, while the JAK 12 shotgun and ZLR Talonhawk axe come from in-season events.

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Season 1 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 starts on November 6, 2026 and brings four new weapons to both MW4 and Warzone. Two come from the battle pass and two from events: the Cronen Osprey assault rifle at tier 16, the CSG-35 submachine gun at tier 36, and the JAK 12 shotgun and ZLR Talonhawk melee axe as event rewards.

When it starts in SEA

Activision's start time is midnight ET on November 6, which is 5:00 a.m. GMT. That puts the launch at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6 in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, and noon in Bangkok and Jakarta.

How each weapon unlocks

  • Cronen Osprey (assault rifle): battle pass tier 16, available from day one of the season.
  • CSG-35 (SMG): battle pass tier 36, so it takes longer to grind.
  • JAK 12 (shotgun): a full-auto shotgun earned as an in-season event reward, arriving later in the season.
  • ZLR Talonhawk (melee): an axe, also tied to an in-season event.

Season 1 also adds weapon-changing attachments. The Hyeon Auto Apex attachment turns the Hyeon Burst into a full-auto rifle, and the Kastov 545 Apex attachment rechambers the Kastov in 5.45x39mm for better handling; both come from the Wager Match event, which runs through the Gauntlet 1v1 Gunfight playlist plus challenges in DMZ and Warzone. A separate event rewards an M16 burst conversion for the M4.

Why it matters for Warzone players

This is the season where Warzone moves onto MW4's content. The Hajin battle royale map, the Zodiac Resurgence map and every MW4 weapon join Warzone, so the new guns are unlocks you can use across both modes rather than a multiplayer-only addition.

Everything else in Season 1

Multiplayer gets the Backstab, Canyon and Shoot House maps, plus the Grind, Drop Zone and Gauntlet modes. DMZ adds X01, a high-difficulty endgame zone set in a hidden weapons facility on North Korea's northern border, with Ghost acting as your Watcher. The season is live on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2.

MW4 launched on October 22 and sits at Mostly Positive on Steam, with 73% of 10,634 reviews positive as of November 1.

Source: GameSpot; Destructoid; Dexerto; Activision (Steam).

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