MW4 Season 1 Release Date, Maps and What to Expect

MW4 Season 1 went live on November 6, on the date Activision set in its official Season 1 blog on October 28. That’s two weeks after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launched on October 23. The MW4 Season 1 update arrived at midnight ET on November 6, which was 9 p.m. PT on November 5, on all platforms at once.

Season 1 also switched Warzone to its new version, added the MW4 Zodiac map, and moved Hajin into Battle Royale. From that day, your camo grind counts in Warzone too.

This page covers what Season 1 added, the new Warzone maps, BlackCell, and which parts of the MW4 roadmap are still guesswork.

MW4 Season 1 Summary

• Start date: Season 1 went live at midnight ET on November 6 (9 p.m. PT on November 5), per Activision's Season 1 blog.

• New Warzone: went live with MW4 Season 1, and the shared camo track added Warzone the same day.

• Before Season 1: Shipment went live on October 27, the new Possession mode on October 29, and the returning Infected mode on October 30 for Halloween.

• Weekly Challenges won't be available in Season 1.

• Vault Edition owners get Season 1 BlackCell if they play before or during Season 1.

When Did MW4 Season 1 Start?

MW4 Season 1 started at midnight ET on November 6, 2026, which was 9 p.m. PT on November 5. Activision confirmed the date and time in its Season 1 blog on October 28, and the update went live on all platforms at once.

Infinity Ward posted the Season 1 patch notes on November 5, with four maps joining the rotation, two new weapons, and tuning for 17 guns. November 6 falls exactly two weeks after the October 23 launch. The new Warzone stayed offline until that update.

Did leveling guns before Season 1 pay off? Yes. Camo progress is shared across modes, and what you earned in Multiplayer and DMZ before November 6 stayed on the track when Warzone joined it. Read our MW4 multiplayer review.

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New Warzone Maps in MW4 Season 1

Season 1 brings two new Warzone maps, per the official MW4 multiplayer reveal. Zodiac is a new Resurgence map that Beenox built, and a train runs through it. Activision’s Season 1 blog also brings back Verdansk and Rebirth Island, and its separate Warzone blog from November 2 has the full details.

Hajin is the other one. It's the DMZ map from Modern Warfare 4, and Activision moved it into Battle Royale with Season 1. DMZ players already know its streets from the two weeks before the first Warzone drop. Our MW4 maps guide covers the two Ground War maps set in Hajin.

Activision’s Warzone Season 1 blog lists 13 major POIs on Hajin across North and South Korea and 10 POIs on Zodiac, which is built around the DRC Advanced Systems drone facility. Neither map has an official size yet.

Warzone became the third mode on the shared camo track when Season 1 started. A gun you leveled in Multiplayer or DMZ before then already carries the camo progress you earned.

Season 1 Battle Pass and BlackCell

Season 1 brings the first Battle Pass for Modern Warfare 4. It costs 1,100 CoD Points, or 2,400 CoD Points for the Battle Pass Bundle, and it runs 100 tiers with free and premium rewards. A new catch-up system moves premium owners who fall behind to the reward for the current day of the season, up to day 50.

Vault Edition owners already have one season of BlackCell. According to the editions breakdown, you get Season 1 BlackCell if you play before or during Season 1. It adds the XERO Operator, the Perimeter Lance M4 Signature Weapon Blueprint, 20 Tier Skip Tokens, 1,100 CoD Points, a Mastery Camo track, and a DMZ Survival Pack.

Standard Edition players buy the Battle Pass themselves for 1,100 CoD Points, and anyone who upgrades to BlackCell after buying it gets those 1,100 CoD Points back. Need CoD Points for the pass? Top up through our CoD Points page, or pick up one of our Call of Duty accounts and skip the early grind.

What Else Came With MW4 Season 1

Weekly Challenges won’t be available in Season 1, per the launch patch notes. The notes don't say whether they come back in later seasons.

Three 6v6 maps arrived with Season 1: Backstab and Canyon are brand new, and Shoot House returns reimagined in North Korea. Ministry and Overflow follow at Mid-Season. Kill Block already added a 6v6 Gunfight playlist on October 28, and Season 1 adds Kill Block: Crash, where the three slabs stay the same between rounds. Before Season 1, Shipment went live on October 27, followed by Possession on October 29 and Infected on October 30.

Two weapons arrived on November 6 through the Battle Pass: the Cronen Osprey assault rifle at Tier 16 and the CSG-35 SMG at Tier 36. The JAK 12 shotgun and the ZLR Talonhawk melee weapon come later in the season as Event rewards.

The first Event started on launch day, and Events now recur, giving anyone who misses a full track another shot at the top reward. Rewards include Apex Attachments, weapon camos, calling cards, and Operator skins. Season 1 brings new Apex Attachments too, including the Cronen Helix Mk. II and the CSG Crossfire, with the Hyeon Auto and Kastov 545 Apex Attachments due in-season as Wager Match rewards.

Grind and Drop Zone arrived with Season 1, and Gauntlet 1v1 follows with the Wager Match Event, which the Season 1 patch notes list as coming soon.

FAQs About MW4 Season 1

Final Words

Season 1 hits Warzone players hardest. Zodiac and a Battle Royale Hajin give the shared camo track a third mode, and from November 6, every mode you queue feeds the same grind.

Season 1 went live at midnight ET on November 6, or 9 p.m. PT the night before. Activision’s November 2 Warzone blog filled in the rest, from the Hajin and Zodiac POIs to the challenges behind the three Warzone Mastery camos.

Our read: take the guns you already leveled in Multiplayer and DMZ into Warzone first, since their camo progress carries over. Weekly Challenges sit out Season 1, which puts more of your progress on Events and regular matches than usual.

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