How Many Missions Are in Modern Warfare 4?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has 16 campaign missions. That is one more than Modern Warfare 3 (2023) with 15 and one fewer than Modern Warfare 2 (2022) with 17.

All Modern Warfare 4 campaign missions in order

Mayhem (you play as Pvt Park Hyun-Jun)
Out in the Cold (you play as John Price)
Following Orders (you play as Unnamed Comrade)
Hired Gun (you play as John Price)
Losing Ground (you play as Pvt Park Hyun-Jun)
Traffic (you play as John Price)
Gone Dark (you play as John Price and Cpt Kyle Gaz Garrick)
Assassins (you play as Ri Seung Ho)
Survivors (you play as Pvt Park Hyun-Jun)
Stranded (you play as Pvt Park Hyun-Jun)
Defection (you play as Pvt Park Hyun-Jun, Sgt So Jae Woo and Cpl Joseph Dunn)
Counter Attack (you play as Pvt Park Hyun-Jun)
Escape (you play as John Price)
Entrenched (you play as Pvt Park Hyun-Jun)
Decapitation (you play as Pvt Park Hyun-Jun)
Greater Good (you play as John Price)

All 16 missions with location, character and reward

The list below combines mission order, setting, playable character and the completion reward reported by two campaign guides. Location notes are kept short and free of plot spoilers.

1. Mayhem: Hajin City, South Korea. You play Pvt Park Hyun-Jun. Completion reward: Cho operator.
2. Out in the Cold: New York. You play John Price. Completion reward: No More Rules calling card.
3. Following Orders: A North Korean village. You play An unnamed comrade. Completion reward: Double XP token.
4. Hired Gun: A rail route. You play John Price. Completion reward: Dallas operator.
5. Losing Ground: Hajin City. You play Pvt Park Hyun-Jun. Completion reward: Loading screen.
6. Traffic: Paris, France. You play John Price. Completion reward: Luca operator.
7. Gone Dark: Mumbai, India. You play John Price and Cpt Kyle Gaz Garrick. Completion reward: Gone Dark emblem.
8. Assassins: A North Korean palace. You play Ri Seung Ho. Completion reward: Oh-ji operator.
9. Survivors: North Korea, near Rajin. You play Pvt Park Hyun-Jun. Completion reward: Double XP token.
10. Stranded: Snowbound North Korea. You play Pvt Park Hyun-Jun. Completion reward: Kal operator.
11. Defection: Air Base 3, North Korea. You play Park, Sgt So Jae Woo and Cpl Joseph Dunn. Completion reward: Double Weapon XP token.
12. Counter Attack: Hajin City coast and City Hall. You play Pvt Park Hyun-Jun. Completion reward: Dunn operator.
13. Escape: A prison. You play John Price. Completion reward: Double Weapon XP token.
14. Entrenched: Hajin, a reactor complex. You play Pvt Park Hyun-Jun. Completion reward: West operator.
15. Decapitation: A palace and underground facility. You play Pvt Park Hyun-Jun. Completion reward: Double XP token.
16. Greater Good: A snowy mountain road and frozen lake. You play John Price. Completion reward: Park operator.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 campaign walkthrough, full game from the intro

The two story threads

The campaign alternates between two main storylines. One follows Pvt Park Hyun-Jun and his squad, a Republic of Korea Marine unit facing the invasion of Hajin City and later pushing into North Korea. The other follows John Price, who works across New York, Paris and Mumbai. Two missions break the pattern: Following Orders and Assassins are played from North Korean perspectives, and Gone Dark teams Price with Cpt Kyle Gaz Garrick. Knowing the threads helps you predict what comes next, because the game usually switches thread after every mission or two.

Mission highlights without spoilers

Mayhem opens the invasion and ends with a tunnel collapse.
Hired Gun is set on a train route, and the Bullet Train achievement asks you to kill 50 enemies while on train cars.
Losing Ground has you falling back as a defensive line collapses, and the Raining Thunder achievement rewards mortar kills.
Traffic is a chase through Paris. Harming civilians causes a checkpoint restart, so drive and shoot with care.
Stranded is the only open-world style mission, where you attack three sabotage targets in any order.
Defection swaps control between Park, Jae and Dunn.
Counter Attack has you marking targets for an armored battalion on the way to City Hall, and the Long Shot achievement rewards sniping four mortar gunners.
Decapitation warns that friendly fire in the underground section fails the mission.

How long is the campaign?

The length depends on your difficulty and on how many achievements you chase, and published estimates vary. Because there are 16 missions, the campaign is on the longer side for a Call of Duty story. Earlier Modern Warfare games were shorter, with 14 missions in the 2019 reboot and 15 in Modern Warfare 3 from 2023, while Modern Warfare 2 from 2022 has the most with 17.

Campaign achievements by mission

Most missions carry at least one achievement, and a few carry several. Here is the mapping reported by campaign guides:

Mayhem: Skeet Shooting, for shooting 10 paratroopers before they land.
Out in the Cold: Safety’s On (Hardened or harder) and Can’t Touch This (Veteran or harder).
Following Orders: No Stone Unturned and No Harm Done.
Hired Gun: Bullet Train.
Losing Ground: Raining Thunder.
Assassins: Pacifist and Revenge (Hardened or harder).
Stranded: Time to Crate, Scavenger, Incoming! and Noteworthy.
Counter Attack: Long Shot.
Escape: Never Forgotten.
Entrenched: Trench Broom.

Two more achievements are not tied to one mission: Hold the Line for finishing the campaign on any difficulty, and Was it worth it? for finishing on Realism. Guides count 18 campaign achievements in total.

Completionist tips

Read the achievement list before you start a mission, because some, such as Pacifist, need a specific approach.
Play missions with difficulty-locked achievements on the required difficulty from the start, so you do not have to replay them.
Use Stranded as your open-ended mission to hunt supply crates and finish its four achievements in one pass.
Take care around civilians in Traffic, since harming them restarts the checkpoint.
Avoid friendly fire in the underground section of Decapitation, which fails the mission.

Difficulty levels

There are six: Recruit, Regular, Hardened, Veteran, Realism and YOLO. Realism unlocks after you finish the campaign, and YOLO unlocks after you finish on Realism. Some achievements require Hardened or harder, such as Safety’s On in Out in the Cold, and others require Veteran or harder.

Where to start if you are new to Call of Duty

Start on Regular. The first mission is mostly a walkthrough with a short defensive fight, so you can learn cover, armor plates and grenade timing before the harder missions. If you want every reward, remember that rewards are given for completion on any difficulty, so you do not need to play on the hardest setting to earn operators or tokens.

Platforms and release

Modern Warfare 4 is on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC through Steam and Battle.net. Campaign early access opened in October 2026, ahead of the full launch on October 23, which also brought the DMZ map Hajin. The campaign is single-player only.

Quick recap

The campaign has 16 missions from Mayhem to Greater Good.
You alternate between Park’s squad and John Price.
Each mission pays a reward, from operators to tokens.
Six difficulties run from Recruit to YOLO.
The campaign is single-player only.

Key terms

Operator: a playable character skin used in multiplayer.
Token: a temporary XP boost.
Thread: one of the story lines the campaign alternates between.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the first Modern Warfare 4 mission?

Mayhem.

What is the last Modern Warfare 4 mission?

Greater Good, mission 16.

Is the MW4 campaign available before launch?

Campaign early access opened in October 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC.

Which MW4 mission is played in Paris?

Traffic, mission 6.

Which mission is open world?

Stranded, mission 10, where you attack three targets in any order.

How Many Campaign Missions Are in Modern Warfare 4?