Published Oct 27, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT

From stealth to stash size and story missions

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If you want to stand the best chance of getting out alive, you need our DMZ tips for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 . The series finally has a proper extraction mode and while it's not quite what was advertised ahead of launch, there's a lot of fun to be had by heading into Hajin, mowing down dozens of PvE enemies, and extracting with the best loot you can find.

This mode has a steep learning curve, though, so here are our top eight DMZ tips so you can deploy into Hajin with confidence in Modern Warfare 4 .

Don't sell your valuables

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In other extraction shooters, such as Arc Raiders , items tagged with "valuable" can be sold, since they're not required for any crafting recipes or projects. That isn't the case in Modern Warfare 4's DMZ.…