DMZ Bounties and Dynamic Ops

0:23 In DMZ in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, a Bounty is the price on a player who has killed other players: the first kill of a human Operator gives you a Bounty at once, four kills across deployments make you Wanted, and anyone who kills you and extracts with your Dog Tag collects it. Dynamic Operations (Dynamic Ops) are the mode's repeatable jobs: multi-step objectives generated for each match that pay DMZ XP, DMZ Cash and a Supply Drop. Both come from Activision's two DMZ deep dives, the Hajin guide (Oct 5, 2026) and the FOB guide (Oct 9, 2026). The rest of the mode is on DMZ. The clip is the official DMZ Bounty Systems trailer: a player kill flashes "Bounty Increased" and "Wanted", and it ends on the Bounty Hunters leaderboard.

Quick facts

Sources: Call of Duty, Oct 5, 2026, Call of Duty, Oct 9, 2026, Call of Duty progression blog.

How Bounties work

30:58 Killing a human Operator gives you a Bounty straight away, valued in DMZ Cash and shown on your Dog Tag. Several things raise its level, including who fired first and whether you were outnumbered, and the biggest Bounties are "Most Wanted", per the FOB deep dive. After four player kills across deployments you become Wanted: nearby Operators are warned when you approach, and the Tac-Map draws a shrinking circle around you. At the highest Wanted level, your general area is shown to everyone in Hajin.

A Bounty ends in three ways: you die and fail to exfil, another player extracts with your Dog Tag, or you pay it off with DMZ Cash at a Bounty Station in Hajin. Bounty Stations are rugged laptops marked on the Tac-Map, where you can also read the Bounties on other players (Oct 5 deep dive).

Hunting Bounties

31:50 To claim a Bounty, kill the target and extract with their Dog Tag. The payout grows with the target's Bounty level, with extra at the top Wanted level, and intel on a target costs more at a Bounty Station the more Wanted they are (Oct 9 deep dive). Your DMZ Level raises every payout: +10% at Level 30, +50% at Level 50 and +100% at Level 70. Killing players also gives more XP than killing AI.

Activision recommends Free Roam deployments, which have no mission, for hunting Wanted Operators. The Bounty Leaderboard at the FOB shows the top 50 Most Wanted and the top 50 Bounty Hunters, globally or among friends, and resets weekly. One known issue as of Oct 24, 2026: on PC, a network error can occur when extracting with a looted Dog Tag, per Infinity Ward's patch notes, which also fixed Bounty tracking on Oct 23.

Dog Tags and the Dog Tag Case

5:50 Every Operator wears a Dog Tag whose rarity follows their level: Steel, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Damascus or Onyx. The Dog Tag Case at the FOB, open from DMZ Level 20, keeps each tag you extract with its rarity, the victim's name, your name, and the time and date (Oct 9 deep dive). Lieutenants drop a separate Lieutenant Dog Tag Case: picking it up broadcasts your position, so exfil at once; extracting with it moves your Boss Board forward even if another player killed the Lieutenant. The Lieutenants are listed on Hajin. The clip is MrDalekJD at the FOB's Operator Dog Tags screen, two collected tags in the case.

How Dynamic Ops work

0:05 Dynamic Operations are multi-step objectives generated for each match, "from neutralizing weapons programs and securing assets to rescues and assaults", as Activision's June reveal (Jun 6, 2026) describes them. You can pick one at the Deploy station before infil, or start one in the field from a Dynamic Ops phone. Each completed Op pays DMZ XP and DMZ Cash plus a Supply Drop that gets better with each Op you finish in the same deployment: Common, then Uncommon, then Rare (Oct 5 deep dive). The clip is the official DMZ Dynamic Ops trailer, with squads crossing Hajin and a firefight in a depot full of tanks.

Ops named by Activision and Infinity Ward:

• Hunt Operators sends you after a full squad of rival players.
• Chemical Denial takes place at NuriGO Mall; a missing prompt on Nintendo Switch 2 was fixed on Oct 20.
• Toxic Intercept has a Defend the Bomb objective; it could fail after that step until the Oct 21 fix.

22:14 Some Ops ask you to find keypad codes in safes, and at least one must be finished in under 8 minutes, per the patch notes. Ops that have you escort a hostage can give you an early private exfil on the hostage's helicopter, GameSpot (Oct 20, 2026) notes. Infinity Ward's Joe Cecot told Xbox Wire (Jun 7, 2026) that a "cash mule" Operator can fund a main character's rescues from vaults and Dynamic Ops.

Paying for your infil

16:20 Dynamic Operations and Free Roam let you buy a better way in, per the Oct 9 deep dive:

Sources: Call of Duty, Oct 9, 2026.

Side Ops

12:50 Side Ops are smaller jobs scattered across Hajin: find lost Supply Drops, repair trucks, climb damaged radio towers to locate a Lieutenant, capture SAM Sites and activate UAV Towers (Oct 5 deep dive). A UAV Tower pays DMZ Cash and sends a pulse that reveals nearby players and enemies, and since the Oct 21 update you can take one back from enemy control. A captured SAM Site shoots down enemy aircraft, "particularly useful against Deathstalkers". The Overwatch Trait keeps your towers on for good, and Air Superiority makes towers and SAM Sites last longer (see DMZ Progression and Forward Operating Base).

Frequently asked questions

How do Bounties work in MW4 DMZ? In Modern Warfare 4's DMZ, killing a human Operator gives you a Bounty in DMZ Cash; another player claims it by killing you and extracting with your Dog Tag, or you can pay it off at a Bounty Station.

How do you become Wanted in MW4 DMZ? Kill four human Operators across deployments in Modern Warfare 4's DMZ. Nearby players are then warned when you approach, and the map circles your area.

How do you get rid of a Bounty in Modern Warfare 4 DMZ? Pay it off with DMZ Cash at a Bounty Station in Hajin. A Bounty in MW4 DMZ also ends if you die without exfil or another player extracts with your Dog Tag.

What are Dynamic Ops in MW4 DMZ? Dynamic Ops are Modern Warfare 4 DMZ's multi-step objectives generated each match, such as rescues, assaults and Hunt Operators, paying DMZ XP, DMZ Cash and a Supply Drop.

How do you start a Dynamic Op in MW4 DMZ? Choose one at the FOB's Deploy station before infil, or pick up a Dynamic Ops phone in Hajin during a Modern Warfare 4 DMZ match.

Do Dynamic Ops rewards get better in MW4 DMZ? Yes. In Modern Warfare 4, each Dynamic Op completed in the same deployment upgrades the Supply Drop, from Common to Uncommon to Rare.

Sources

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• DMZ - New Intel on Call of Duty's Extraction Shooter Experience, Xbox Wire, Jun 7, 2026
• DMZ Deep Dive, Part 1: Tour of Duty - Hajin Environments and Threats, Full Intel Guide, Call of Duty, Oct 5, 2026
• DMZ Deep Dive, Part 2: How to Play - Forward Operating Base (FOB) Full Intel Guide, Call of Duty, Oct 9, 2026
• Ready for Launch: Modern Warfare 4 Progression and Prestige, Call of Duty, Oct 19, 2026
• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Tips, GameSpot, Oct 20, 2026
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Patch Notes, Infinity Ward, Oct 24, 2026
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | DMZ Dynamic Ops, Call of Duty, Oct 6, 2026 (video)
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