Announcement reference · reviewed 21 October 2026. Vault Edition starts with three slots. Values may change in the playable build.
Operator briefing · 5 sections
1Build your Active Duty roster
The Operators station is available immediately at the FOB. Recruit an identity into each open slot and choose who deploys next. Operators keep individual gear, Dog Tag progress and Traits; DMZ player progression is shared.
Keep the identity
A recruit stays in their slot until dismissed. You cannot use the same identity in two slots, but you can change their skin.
Expand the roster
Standard editions begin with two slots. DMZ player level 15 unlocks another slot. Vault Edition begins with three.
Each Dog Tag level grants one Trait Point. Survive and extract to develop that Operator; a single run can award multiple levels.
LEVEL 1
Steel I
1 / 18Trait Points earned
SteelLevels 1–3
BronzeLevels 4–6
SilverLevels 7–9
GoldLevels 10–12
DamascusLevels 13–15
OnyxLevels 16–18
Spend up to nine points in each of Warfighter, Scout and Survivalist, within the same 18-point budget. In-game choices are committed; our planner lets you explore a draft. The announced launch pool is 66 Traits: 22 per tree, with six Major and 16 Minor Traits. Unconfirmed research entries are not extra confirmed launch Traits.
Extracted enemy tags enter the Dog Tag Case at DMZ player level 20. It records the victim, killer, rarity and time of death.
Eliminated Operators become MIA and cannot deploy. Pay DMZ Cash from the Bank at the Operators station to recover them with their Traits intact.
Check the station price. Cost rises with Trait progression; an exact formula is not recorded.
Reequip after recovery. The Operator returns without gear.
Choose recovery or dismissal. An MIA Operator must be rescued before they can Prestige.
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4Understand Operator Prestige
An optional reset for an available Operator who has earned all 18 Trait Points. Points can be spent or unspent. This is separate from DMZ player levels and Multiplayer Prestige.
First Prestige$200,000 DMZ Cash · Bank
Operator
18 earned Trait Points · not MIA
Two weapons
3 attachment slots each · Rare or higher
Plate carrier
Rare or higher
Backpack
Rare or higher
Four Printer Ingredients
Rare or higher
Stash everything you want to keep.
Prestige consumes the cash, required gear and every other item left in that Operator’s loadout and backpack. Normal Traits, tree progress and unspent points reset.
Gain one random permanent Prestige Trait, up to three per Operator. These survive dismissal, a different slot and skin changes. From the fourth Prestige, replace an existing Trait with the new offer or keep your current set.
The official launch roster is shared by Multiplayer and DMZ. Unlock an identity first, then recruit it into an available Active Duty slot. These 33 identities do not give you 33 deployment slots.
Min-HeeSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceAvailable Immediately
CTSFOSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceAvailable Immediately
Mil-Sim KSK ArcticSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceAvailable Immediately
UCTFSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceAvailable Immediately
Army SF AirborneSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceAvailable Immediately
Hunter KillerSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Modern Warfare 4 Digital Standard or Vault Edition Pre-Order
GhostSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition
BlixSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition
ValeriaValeria’s Strike CellVia Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition
PriceSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition
SASSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition
South Korean SFSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition
COM FSTSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition
KSK AmphibiousSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition
ChoSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Campaign: Complete “Mayhem” Mission
ParkSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Campaign: Complete “Decapitation” Mission
ReeceShadow CompanyVia DMZ: Reach DMZ Player Level 4
CoffeyJSOFVia DMZ: Reach DMZ Player Level 9
SimoneShadow CompanyVia DMZ: Reach DMZ Player Level 15
HectorValeria’s Strike CellVia DMZ: Reach DMZ Player Level 19
BlackwellJSOFVia Multiplayer: Get 3 Operator kills without dying 10 times
JaeSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Multiplayer: Get 50 Operator Hipfire kills
VelikanShadow CompanyVia Multiplayer: Get 15 Operator Double Kills or better
ValenValeria’s Strike CellVia Multiplayer: Get 20 Operator Longshot kills
ZimoSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia Multiplayer: Get 50 Operator Headshot kills
KyleSouth Korean Quick Reaction ForceVia the Call of Duty Endowment Valor Pack
Ju KwonSouth Korean Quick Reaction Force[CLASSIFIED]
Announcement reviewed 21 October 2026. Ju Kwon’s unlock remains classified. No identity-specific combat bonuses are established here. Official launch roster ↗
