MW4 Maps: Every Map from Launch to Season 1

Modern Warfare 4 launched with 12 Core 6v6 maps, three 32v32 Ground War maps, four 2v2 Gunfight maps and Kill Block, a training facility that reshapes itself between rounds. Shipment followed on 27 October, and Season 1 adds three more 6v6 maps on 6 November. Here is every one, with where it is set.

Core 6v6 maps at launch

• Cachette: a covert armory in an abandoned wine warehouse and mechanic's garage outside a French rail terminal.
• Coal: Activision's launch post repeats Cachette's description for it, so we will add one once there is an official write-up.
• Lithium: an attacked lithium refinery in rural Mexico, beneath the Sierra Mountains.
• Lotus: a South Korean fishing village after an amphibious assault, with a market, hostel, boathouse and gardens.
• Mumbai: a fugitive's hideout in a dense residential district around a Victorian market, with a rail line cutting through.
• Munition: a North Korean command facility with a munitions depot, skybridge, crane, water tower and hangars.
• Nautical: a South Korean ferry pulling away from a battle at dawn, fires burning on deck.
• Reactor U92: a South Korean reactor complex mid-meltdown, built around a big command room and a boiling containment pool.
• Rooftops: the snowy rooftops of a New York hotel, with a greenhouse, HVAC platforms, skylights and a pigeon coop.
• Sentry: a Russian military base in a whiteout, fought around a central command center and a half-destroyed barracks.
• Silkworm: a South Korean shopping district centered on a convenience store, a gaming den and a subway entrance.
• Transit 213: an overgrown bus lot in western India, flanked by a repair shop, a gas station and tenement blocks.

Shipment (27 October)

The small, chaotic classic returned on 27 October, remastered and set on a Russian harbor. Activision itself points to it as the place to level early weapon ranks, because the fights never stop.

Ground War 32v32 maps

• Imjin Farmland: the rural outskirts of Hajin, with open fields, waterways, farms and a large mill. Long sightlines and room for vehicles.
• Wolves Stadium: the dense urban heart of Hajin, around the stadium, with tunnels, transit lines and rooftops.
• Forest: a wooded hillside between the two, with a guard tower at the top and roads and train tracks for vehicles.

Gunfight 2v2 maps

• Cafe: a Paris courtyard with a theater and a central fountain that blocks the middle.
• Library: a tight, wood-paneled state library with a center walkway over both sides.
• NYC: a winter night downtown around a large stage.
• Smuggler: a rail yard where you fight in, around and on top of parked train cars.

Kill Block

Kill Block, the Westbridge Training Facility, is made of sections that rearrange between rounds, with more than 500 combinations. Some sections are new and some are drawn from Crash, Highrise and Shoot House. At launch it runs 3v3 and 10v10 Gunfight.

In Season 1, a fixed Kill Block: Crash combination arrives that does not change between rounds, and it joins other Core playlists, Search and Destroy included.

Season 1 maps (6 November)

• Backstab: a new, medium 6v6 map in a snowbound war-torn town, mixing long street sightlines with close fights inside houses.
• Canyon: a new, medium 6v6 map of sun-baked rock walls, a river, a cliff path and a central mesa.
• Shoot House: the classic three-lane layout, reimagined in snowy North Korea.

Ministry (an embassy under attack during a peace summit) and Overflow (a factory and farmland with rocket launchers firing in the distance) arrive at mid-season, with more maps Activision has not named yet.

Which maps are best for leveling?

Our suggestion: Shipment for raw kill volume, and the smaller 6v6 maps in respawn modes for steady weapon XP. If you would rather not spend the hours, weapon leveling and private bot lobbies are on site, priced before you pay. Activision does not allow boosting or account sharing, and it can suspend, ban or reset accounts that break its rules. No one can honestly promise that will never happen; our Terms of Service say the same.

FAQ

How many maps does Modern Warfare 4 have?

At launch: 12 Core 6v6 maps, three 32v32 Ground War maps, four 2v2 Gunfight maps and Kill Block. Shipment was added on 27 October, and Season 1 adds Backstab, Canyon and Shoot House on 6 November.

Is Shipment in MW4?

Yes. A remastered Shipment, set on a Russian harbor, was added on 27 October 2026.

Is Shoot House in MW4?

Yes, from Season 1 on 6 November, reimagined in North Korea. Pieces of it also appear in Kill Block.

What is Kill Block in MW4?

A modular map, the Westbridge Training Facility, whose sections rearrange between rounds into more than 500 combinations. It runs 3v3 and 10v10 Gunfight at launch.

What new maps come with MW4 Season 1?

Backstab, Canyon and a reimagined Shoot House at launch on 6 November, then Ministry, Overflow and more at mid-season.