MW4 Camos Guide: Every Camo and Mastery Camo and How to Unlock Them

Short answer. MW4 camo challenges come in one order for every gun: 8 Military camos unlock as the weapon levels up, 3 Special camos need combat challenges, then Gold, Platinum, Harmonic Break and Divergence, and finally 3 Mastery camos per mode. On the Han 86, Gold is 15 eliminations in one Multiplayer match, and Platinum is 50 headshots once all 8 assault rifles have Gold.

Last checked: November 14, 2026.

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Modern Warfare 4 launched on October 23, and the camo grind is the most confusing part of it. You get Military, Special and Completionist camos, then mode Mastery, plus a separate Weapon Prestige track, all tied together.

This guide lays out every tier in the order you'll hit it, what each one asks for, and how to grind it without wasting matches. Numbers below are from Activision's launch breakdown and its Warzone Season 1 overview. Season 1 has been live since November 6.

How the MW4 camo system works

Camos start with weapon level. Level a gun in Multiplayer or DMZ and you unlock its first camos automatically. Warzone joined the same track with Season 1 on November 6.

Once you finish a challenge in any mode, the camo is unlocked everywhere. DMZ challenges usually ask for more kills, because AI enemies count there.

• Military camos: 8 per weapon, unlocked just by leveling it.
• Special camos: 3 per weapon, earned through combat challenges.
• Completionist camos: Gold, Platinum, Harmonic Break and Divergence.
• Mastery camos: 3 per mode, for players who've finished everything else.
• Weapon Prestige camos: the four-stage Pyroclast camo, earned on a separate track.

Military and Special camos

The 8 Military camos unlock as the weapon levels up. The exact levels depend on each gun's max level. Here's the Han 86 assault rifle as an example:

Assault rifle

Han 86

Activision's example weapon for the camo ladder. Its max weapon level is 72: Military 8 unlocks at level 65, and its third Special challenge, Red, opens at 72.

• Military 1Weapon level 10
• Military 2Weapon level 18
• Military 3Weapon level 25
• Military 4Weapon level 34
• Military 5Weapon level 42
• Military 6Weapon level 50
• Military 7Weapon level 57
• Military 8Weapon level 65

Han 86 assault rifle shown; other weapons unlock Military camos at different levels. Image: Activision.

Each weapon also has 3 Special camos. Their challenges open at set weapon levels. Once you've earned one, it goes into a shared pool you can put on any gun. Here are all three on the Han 86, from Activision's launch breakdown:

• SmokeKills while mounted, from level 25: 20 in Multiplayer or 75 in DMZ.
• StormwaveKills with a silencer, from level 46: 50 in Multiplayer or 125 in DMZ.
• RedKills without dying, from level 72, the Han 86's max level: 3 kills without dying in Multiplayer; in DMZ, 3 kills without taking damage, 50 times.

Han 86 Special camos. Image: Activision.

The Sang 9mm pistol works the same way. Two of its three Special camos:

• Autumn: kills while aiming down sights, unlocked at level 13. 25 in Multiplayer or 75 in DMZ.
• Space Time: Akimbo kills, unlocked at level 38. 50 in Multiplayer or 125 in DMZ.

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MW4 Base Camos

Order Gold on one weapon and we finish its 8 Military camos, its 3 Special camos and the Gold challenge. The Special camos join your shared pool for other guns. Platinum on a weapon class, Harmonic Break and Divergence are on the same page.

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Completionist camos: Gold to Divergence

Completionist camos open once a weapon has all 8 Military and 3 Special camos. From this point on, each tier depends on how much of your armory you've finished.

• Gold15 eliminations in one Multiplayer match, or 100 in one DMZ match
• PlatinumGold on every weapon in the class, then a class challenge
• Harmonic BreakEvery Platinum challenge, 33 weapons, then a class challenge
• DivergenceAwarded for 33 Harmonic Break challenges

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Gold

Get 15 eliminations in a single Multiplayer match, or 100 in a single DMZ match.

Platinum

Platinum needs Gold on every weapon in that class. For assault rifles, that's 8 Golds. The Han 86 then needs 50 headshots in Multiplayer or 100 in DMZ. The challenge changes by class; the table below lists every class.

Harmonic Break

Harmonic Break opens once you've finished every Platinum challenge. That's Platinum on 33 weapons. The Han 86 asks for 25 double kills in Multiplayer or 50 in DMZ. The other classes are in the table.

Divergence

Divergence is awarded for finishing 33 Harmonic Break challenges. It unlocks the Mastery 1 challenges in Multiplayer and DMZ, and Parallax in Warzone.

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Mastery camos by mode

In Multiplayer and DMZ, mastery camos go in order inside each mode: finish one to open the next.

Multiplayer

• 1. Mercurial DriftGet 10 kills in a match 250 times.
• 2. Polyatomic ReforgedGet 3 kills without taking damage 300 times.
• 3. Orion ReforgedGet 5 kills without dying 500 times.

Multiplayer Mastery camos, in order. Image: Activision.

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DMZ

• 1. ChiralGet 2,500 kills on Tier 3+ enemies.
• 2. Ripple TideExfil with 2 LT dog tags in a single deployment, 50 times.
• 3. HelioGet 25,000 kills with Legendary weapons on a max-level Operator.

DMZ Mastery camos, in order. Image: Activision.

Warzone

The three Warzone mastery camos are Parallax, Damascus Reforged and Empyros. Activision published their challenges on November 2 in its Warzone Season 1 overview. The grind opens once a weapon has its Military, Special and Completionist camos, and it can be completed with any weapon or mix of weapons. These camos are earned in Warzone only and are separate from the Multiplayer and DMZ mastery camos above.

• 1. ParallaxUnlock Divergence, then get 5 kills in a match 300 times.
• 2. Damascus ReforgedAfter Parallax, get 2 kills without plating 200 times.
• 3. EmpyrosAfter Damascus Reforged, place in the top 5 with at least 6 kills 75 times.

Warzone Mastery camos, in order. Image: Activision.

Weapons from Modern Warfare II through Black Ops 7 stay in Warzone's Legacy tab, but they can't be edited in Gunsmith and don't support MW4 Mastery Camos. From Season 1 on November 6, Warzone is no longer playable on PS4 and Xbox One; your progress carries over to a supported platform if you log in with the same linked Activision account.

Weapon Prestige: the Pyroclast camos

Pyroclast is a separate track that opens once a weapon hits max level. Prestiging resets the weapon's level but keeps your camos and blueprints.

• PyroclastReach Weapon Prestige 1, level 1.
• Pyroclast TerminusReach max level in Weapon Prestige 1.
• Pyroclast ScatterReach Prestige Master level 150.
• Pyroclast CascadeReach Prestige Master level 250.

Weapon Prestige camos. Image: Activision.

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MW4 Weapon Leveling

Pick Max Level, Weapon Prestige 1 or Prestige Master 250 and tick the weapons. Military camos unlock on the way; Pyroclast and Pyroclast Terminus come with the Weapon Prestige 1 target, Scatter and Cascade with Prestige Master 250. Priced per weapon.

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The best grind order and tips

Level every weapon to max first, then work through each challenge tier class by class.

1. Check your DMZ Early Access progress: weapon levels and camos you earned there carried over to Multiplayer at launch, so check what you already have before you start.
2. Read Special challenges early: they unlock at set weapon levels, so build your loadout around the next one while you level up.
3. Use Multiplayer for kill counts: the numbers are lower there than in DMZ.
4. Finish one class at a time: Platinum only opens once the whole class has Gold.
5. Use Double Weapon XP tokens: activate them to level weapons faster.
6. Mix your mastery modes: Divergence opens Mastery 1 in Multiplayer and DMZ and Parallax in Warzone, so you can work on Mercurial Drift, Chiral and Parallax at the same time.

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MW4 camo boost prices

What CarrySquad charges for the camo services in this guide:

• Gold on one weapon (with Military and Special camos)$15
• Platinum on one weapon class$79
• Harmonic Break$239
• Divergence$449
• Mercurial Drift: one weapon / class / all weapons$12 / $49 / $199
• Polyatomic Reforged / Orion Reforged, one weapon$18 / $24
• Weapon Leveling, per weaponfrom $12

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