The 3D Printer in MW4 DMZ unlocks at DMZ level 2 and prints almost everything you carry into Hajin, from armor vests and backpacks to medical items, tacticals, lethals, field upgrades, fire support, gear and even the ingredients for other recipes. Our list covers 104 printer cards with exact ingredients, rarity and how each one unlocks. Recipes open up by DMZ level, DMZ Orders, a Story Mission, or by finding the recipe during a deployment.

The original DMZ had nothing like this, and it is one of the coolest additions in MW4 DMZ. The flip side is the top end. The best vests, backpacks and fire support need a recipe you find in the world, and even with that recipe in hand, the ingredient bill is steep.

TL;DR
  • Unlock: the 3D Printer opens at DMZ level 2. Tacticals, Lethals, Field Upgrades and Fire Support follow at DMZ level 4, 7, 12 and 28.
  • Resources: every recipe starts from Synthetics, Electronics, Chemicals and Metals, plus rarer ingredients you loot or print.
  • Blueprints: 46 of the 104 cards say “Find this recipe in game to unlock”.
  • Ingredient printing: Uncommon Ingredient Printing costs $50,000, Epic Ingredient Printing $100,000, both plus rare parts.
  • Ultra tier: 8 recipes, from the Tempered Armor Vest to Crossfire, all found in game.

How the MW4 DMZ 3D Printer Works

The 3D Printer is one of the stations in the FOB, the hub you return to between deployments. It unlocks at DMZ level 2, which is its own progression next to your MW4 player level. The unlock text promises Gear, Backpacks, Consumables and Upgrades, and in practice that covers nearly everything. You are not just crafting a few gadgets, you are building your whole kit.

The printer screen sorts recipes into Tracked, Upgrades, Consumables, Plate Carriers, Backpacks, Tacticals, Lethals, Field Upgrades, Fire Support, Gear and Ingredients. Four of those categories stay locked at first. Tacticals open at DMZ level 4, Lethals at 7, Field Upgrades at 12 and Fire Support at 28.

MW4 DMZ 3D Printer menu on the Upgrades tab with the full category list and the four basic resource totals Click to enlarge The 3D Printer menu with every recipe category on the left.

Basic Resources and Ingredients

Every recipe is built from four basic resources, namely Synthetics, Electronics, Chemicals and Metals. Looted resource items such as Scissors or an Infrared Thermometer, and the containers you open, feed those four totals. If you run the Scout tree, its starting trait Resource Pockets gives you 20% more printer resources from scrapped items.

Better recipes also ask for ingredients, named parts with their own rarity. Uncommon ones include Biomaterials, Control Unit, Detonators, Electronic Sensors, Reactive Metals and Rigid Synthetics. Rare ones include Binding Catalyst, CPU, Nitro Compounds, Printed Circuit Board, Stock Rod, Structural Alloy, High-Tenacity Fibers and Nylon Cloth. Hover any ingredient and its tooltip lists the recipes it goes into, which makes it easy to decide what to keep.

Uncommon Detonators 3D Printer ingredient looted from a red tool box in Cheongun Outskirts in MW4 DMZ Click to enlarge Detonators from a tool box, with the recipes it is used in.
Rare Binding Catalyst 3D Printer ingredient tooltip in the MW4 DMZ stash, listing Medkit and Revive Pistol as uses Click to enlarge The Binding Catalyst tooltip in the stash.

Each recipe card also has a Track Recipe button and an Ingredient Locations button for the parts it needs.

How 3D Printer Recipes Unlock in MW4 DMZ

The line under each recipe tells you how to unlock it. We counted every card in our data, and finding the recipe in the world is by far the most common route.

Unlock routeCardsExamples
Find this recipe in game46Energy Drink, Claymore, Trophy System, Tempered Armor Vest
Reach a DMZ level19Frag Grenade (7), Armor Box (14), Self-Revive Kit (48)
Available from the start14Bandage, 1-Plate Armor Vest, Small Backpack, Bank Upgrade I
Ingredient printing upgrade14The 6 Uncommon and 8 Epic ingredients
Complete DMZ Orders7C4, Flash, DDOS, Night Vision Goggles, 3-Plate Armor Vest
Station unlocked3Dog Tag Case, Gunsmith and Vendor upgrades
Story Mission1Defibrillator

We call the found recipes blueprints, and they are where the good stuff lives. The single Story Mission recipe is the Defibrillator, which you get by finishing Operation Critical Extraction.

The Ingredient Ladder and Ingredient Printing

Ingredients are not only loot. Two upgrades in the Upgrades tab let the printer make them for you, and they form a ladder.

UpgradeCostWhat you can printRecipe per ingredient
Uncommon Ingredient Printing$50,000, 20 Biomaterials, 10 High-Tenacity Fibers, 5 Comms ModuleBiomaterials, Control Unit, Detonators, Electronic Sensors, Reactive Metals, Rigid Synthetics20 + 20 of two basic resources
Epic Ingredient Printing$100,000, 10 Binding Catalyst, 10 Printed Circuit Board, 5 Military CompositesAlloyed Plating, Ballistic Fabric, Comms Module, Nylon Laminate, Power Regulator, Stabilized Reagents, Turned Components, Volatile Explosives100 of one basic resource + 3 of a Rare part

Look closely at the Uncommon upgrade. It asks for 5 Comms Module, and Comms Module is an Epic ingredient you can only print after the Epic upgrade. So in practice you loot those first. The Epic upgrade in turn wants Military Composites, and we found no printer recipe for that one.

The Rare tier is the gap in the ladder. None of the Rare ingredients (Binding Catalyst, CPU, Printed Circuit Board, Stock Rod and the rest) has a printer recipe in our data. Every Epic ingredient needs 3 of one of them, so Rare parts are what we hunt for on every deployment.

MW4 DMZ 3D Printer Uncommon Ingredient Printing upgrade costing 50,000 cash, Biomaterials, High-Tenacity Fibers and Comms Module Click to enlarge Uncommon Ingredient Printing needs Comms Module, an Epic part.
MW4 DMZ 3D Printer Epic Ingredient Printing upgrade costing 100,000 cash plus Binding Catalyst, Printed Circuit Board and Military Composites Click to enlarge Epic Ingredient Printing costs $100,000 plus three ingredients.

Every 3D Printer Recipe in MW4 DMZ

Below is every recipe we captured from the printer, 104 cards including the 10 upgrades. Each card shows the rarity, the exact ingredients and the unlock line. Filter by category, rarity or unlock route to find what you need.

  • Bank Upgrade I Upgrades

    Increases the amount of cash your bank can hold to $250,000.

    • $20,000

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Bank Upgrade II Upgrades

    Increases the amount of cash your bank can hold to $500,000.

    • $50,000

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Dog Tag Case Upgrade I Upgrades

    Increases Dog Tag Case storage capacity by 20.

    • $10,000
    • Rigid Synthetics x10
    • Biomaterials x10

    Unlock Must have Dog Tag Case unlocked to upgrade.

  • Epic Ingredient Printing Upgrades

    Unlocks access to higher-rarity crafting materials.

    • $100,000
    • Binding Catalyst x10
    • Printed Circuit Board x10
    • Military Composites x5

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Gunsmith Upgrade I Upgrades

    Reduces the cost of Gunsmith purchases by 5%.

    • $50,000
    • Reactive Metals x20
    • CPU x10
    • Power Regulator x5

    Unlock Must have Gunsmith unlocked to upgrade.

  • MIA Recovery Discount I Upgrades

    Reduces the cost of recovering an operator who is Missing In Action by 5%.

    • Regional Combat Notes x5
    • Control Unit x10
    • Rigid Synthetics x10

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Stash Item Upgrade I Upgrades

    Increases Stash item capacity by 18.

    • $10,000
    • Rigid Synthetics x10
    • Electronic Sensors x10

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Stash Weapon Upgrade I Upgrades

    Increases Stash weapon capacity by 6.

    • $50,000
    • Reactive Metals x20
    • Stock Rod x10
    • Comms Module x5

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Uncommon Ingredient Printing Upgrades

    Unlocks access to higher-rarity crafting materials.

    • $50,000
    • Biomaterials x20
    • High-Tenacity Fibers x10
    • Comms Module x5

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Vendor Item Upgrade I Upgrades

    Unlocks additional purchase options at the vendor.

    • Electronic Sensors x20
    • CPU x10
    • Printed Circuit Board x10
    • Prototype RF Module x2

    Unlock Must have Vendor unlocked to upgrade.

  • Energy Drink Common Consumables

    Grants infinite stamina.

    • Chemicals x10
    • Metals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Bandage Uncommon Consumables

    Temporarily restores max health when wounded.

    • Synthetics x15
    • Chemicals x15

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Pain Killers Uncommon Consumables

    Grants max health, reduced damage effects, and faster regen for a minute.

    • Electronics x15
    • Chemicals x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Sedative Inhaler Uncommon Consumables

    Immunity to all radar, immunity to all marking systems, and immunity to all thermal.

    • Synthetics x15
    • Chemicals x15

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Radiation Blockers Rare Consumables

    Mitigates the negative effects caused by radiation for a minute.

    • Chemicals x30
    • Biomaterials x3

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Smelling Salts Rare Consumables

    Grants infinite stamina, enhanced movement ability, and faster reloads for 60 seconds.

    • Chemicals x30
    • Detonators x3

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Medkit Epic Consumables

    Repairs your wound, restoring max health.

    • Chemicals x30
    • Binding Catalyst x1
    • Biomaterials x5

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Self-Revive Kit Legendary Consumables

    A powerful stim capable of reviving you when you're down.

    • Stabilized Reagents x1
    • Biomaterials x5
    • Binding Catalyst x3

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 48 to unlock

  • Door Breacher Charge Ultra Consumables

    A single-use tool to breach locked doors.

    • Experimental Compounds x1
    • Stock Rod x5
    • Volatile Explosives x3

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • 1-Plate Armor Vest Uncommon Plate Carriers

    An armor plate carrier with slots for a single armor plate.

    • Synthetics x25
    • Metals x25

    Unlock Available from the start

  • 2-Plate Armor Vest Rare Plate Carriers

    A slightly more durable armor plate carrier with slots for 2 armor plates.

    • Synthetics x50
    • Reactive Metals x5

    Unlock Available from the start

  • 2-Plate Ballistic Gel Vest Epic Plate Carriers

    A slightly more durable armor plate carrier with slots for 2 armor plates that regenerates over time.

    • Synthetics x50
    • Binding Catalyst x3
    • Reactive Metals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • 2-Plate Helmet Armor Vest Epic Plate Carriers

    A slightly more durable armor plate carrier with slots for 2 armor plates that reduces damage taken from headshots.

    • Synthetics x50
    • Structural Alloy x3
    • Reactive Metals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • 3-Plate Armor Vest Legendary Plate Carriers

    An extremely durable armor plate carrier with slots for 3 armor plates.

    • Ballistic Fabric x2
    • Nylon Cloth x5
    • Reactive Metals x10

    Unlock Complete DMZ Orders to unlock

  • 3-Plate Ballistic Gel Vest Ultra Plate Carriers

    An extremely durable armor plate carrier with slots for 3 armor plates that regenerates over time.

    • Experimental Compounds x2
    • Stabilized Reagents x4
    • Biomaterials x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • 3-Plate Helmet Armor Vest Ultra Plate Carriers

    An extremely durable armor plate carrier with slots for 3 armor plates that reduces damage taken from headshots.

    • Nano-Structured Alloy x2
    • Alloyed Plating x4
    • Reactive Metals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Tempered Armor Vest Ultra Plate Carriers

    A heavily armored plate carrier that uses enhanced plates.

    • Military Composites x2
    • Ballistic Fabric x4
    • Rigid Synthetics x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Small Backpack Uncommon Backpacks

    A small backpack with limited space.

    • Synthetics x25
    • Metals x25

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Medium Backpack Rare Backpacks

    A medium backpack with one secure slot.

    • Synthetics x50
    • Rigid Synthetics x5

    Unlock Available from the start

  • Medium Scavenger Backpack Epic Backpacks

    A medium backpack with two secure slots and increased resource capacity.

    • Metals x50
    • Nylon Cloth x3
    • Rigid Synthetics x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Medium Weapon Backpack Epic Backpacks

    A medium backpack with a weapon slot and one secure slot.

    • Synthetics x50
    • High-Tenacity Fibers x3
    • Rigid Synthetics x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Small Secure Backpack Epic Backpacks

    A small backpack with three secure slots.

    • Metals x50
    • Structural Alloy x3
    • Rigid Synthetics x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Large Backpack Legendary Backpacks

    A large backpack with a weapon slot and two secure slots.

    • Nylon Laminate x2
    • Structural Alloy x5
    • Rigid Synthetics x10

    Unlock Complete DMZ Orders to unlock

  • Large Scavenger Backpack Legendary Backpacks

    A large backpack with three secure slots and increased resource capacity.

    • Nylon Laminate x2
    • High-Tenacity Fibers x5
    • Rigid Synthetics x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Medium Secure Backpack Legendary Backpacks

    A medium backpack with four secure slots.

    • Alloyed Plating x2
    • Nylon Cloth x5
    • Reactive Metals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Large Secure Backpack Ultra Backpacks

    A large backpack with a weapon slot and four secure slots.

    • Prototype RF Module x2
    • Alloyed Plating x4
    • Rigid Synthetics x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Secure Scavenger Backpack Ultra Backpacks

    A large backpack with four secure slots and increased resource capacity.

    • Military Composites x2
    • Nylon Laminate x4
    • Reactive Metals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Concussion Grenade Common Tacticals

    Slows victim's movement and aiming.

    • Synthetics x10
    • Chemicals x10

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 4 to unlock

  • Decoy Grenade Common Tacticals

    Counter-intel grenade that simulates gunfire, movement, and radar signatures to confuse the enemy.

    • Synthetics x10
    • Chemicals x10

    Unlock Complete DMZ Orders to unlock

  • Flash Common Tacticals

    Creates a blinding flash that disorients nearby personnel.

    • Synthetics x10
    • Chemicals x10

    Unlock Complete DMZ Orders to unlock

  • Screamer Mine Common Tacticals

    Proximity-triggered alarm that flashes enemies within the vicinity.

    • Synthetics x10
    • Chemicals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Shock Stick Common Tacticals

    Electrical device that sticks to surfaces, electrocutes enemies, destroys equipment, and causes vehicles to go haywire.

    • Synthetics x10
    • Chemicals x10

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 17 to unlock

  • Smoke Grenade Common Tacticals

    Deploys a smoke screen that blocks vision and automated targeting systems.

    • Synthetics x10
    • Chemicals x10

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 4 to unlock

  • Snapshot Grenade Common Tacticals

    A device that launches into the air, and scans the area for nearby enemies.

    • Synthetics x10
    • Chemicals x10

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 9 to unlock

  • Heartbeat Sensor Uncommon Tacticals

    A limited use tablet that displays rough information about nearby enemies.

    • Synthetics x25
    • Chemicals x25

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Stim Uncommon Tacticals

    Military stimulant that immediately starts health regeneration and refreshes Tactical Sprint. Mitigates flash and stun effects.

    • Synthetics x15
    • Chemicals x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Spotter Scope Rare Tacticals

    A scope used to call out enemy operators and spot threats in your vicinity.

    • Synthetics x50
    • Electronic Sensors x5

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 12 to unlock

  • C4 Common Lethals

    Attachable chemical explosive. Double-tapping [F] detonates the explosives.

    • Chemicals x10
    • Metals x10

    Unlock Complete DMZ Orders to unlock

  • Claymore Common Lethals

    Proximity-activated explosive mine.

    • Chemicals x10
    • Metals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Frag Grenade Common Lethals

    Anti-personnel explosive that destroys target with a burst of flying shrapnel.

    • Chemicals x10
    • Metals x10

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 7 to unlock

  • Molotov Cocktail Common Lethals

    Improvised incendiary device that explodes on impact.

    • Chemicals x10
    • Metals x10

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 36 to unlock

  • Proximity Mine Common Lethals

    Detonates when an enemy gets too close. Does massive vehicle damage.

    • Chemicals x10
    • Metals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Semtex Common Lethals

    Timed sticky grenade.

    • Chemicals x10
    • Metals x10

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 23 to unlock

  • Thermite Common Lethals

    Explosive incendiary device that sticks to all surfaces.

    • Chemicals x10
    • Metals x10

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 41 to unlock

  • Zip Gun Common Lethals

    A single-use pistol that can be deployed quickly, capable of eliminating hostiles at close range.

    • Chemicals x10
    • Metals x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Drill Charge Uncommon Lethals

    Charge with a thermal lance that can burrow into surfaces before exploding.

    • Chemicals x15
    • Metals x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Throwing Knife Uncommon Lethals

    Retrievable throwing knife that is lethal to unarmored targets and the head.

    • Chemicals x25
    • Metals x25

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 7 to unlock

  • Trip Wire Uncommon Lethals

    Thrown explosive trap that deploys a detonation wire upon landing. Multiple Trip Wires can link together, creating a connected network for wider area denial.

    • Chemicals x15
    • Metals x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Ammo Box Uncommon Field Upgrades

    Deploy an ammunition box for you and your allies that will restore missing ammo and equipment.

    • Synthetics x15
    • Metals x15

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 12 to unlock

  • Inflatable Decoy Uncommon Field Upgrades

    Proximity activated decoy mine. Upon activation the reinforced fiber target is violently deployed to confuse and distract. Press [X] a second time for manual activation.

    • Synthetics x15
    • Electronics x15

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 52 to unlock

  • Portable Radar Uncommon Field Upgrades

    Emits a periodic radar ping to detect nearby enemies.

    • Synthetics x15
    • Electronics x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Razor Wire Trap Uncommon Field Upgrades

    Deploy a mine which ensnares your enemies in razor wire.

    • Electronics x15
    • Metals x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Rebreather Uncommon Field Upgrades

    An oxygen tank that allows you to breathe underwater.

    • Synthetics x15
    • Chemicals x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Riot Shield Uncommon Field Upgrades

    Equip a placeable, destructible riot shield to defend your team or hold the front-line.

    • Synthetics x15
    • Metals x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Seeker Drone Uncommon Field Upgrades

    Deploy a drone that will seek nearby enemies and snapshot them.

    • Synthetics x15
    • Electronics x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Smoke Wall Uncommon Field Upgrades

    Fire off a fast rocket that leaves a trail of smoke behind it for safe battlefield rotations.

    • Electronics x15
    • Chemicals x15

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Armor Box Rare Field Upgrades

    Deploy a box of armor plates for you and your teammates.

    • Metals x30
    • Reactive Metals x3

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 14 to unlock

  • DDOS Rare Field Upgrades

    Activates a device that deactivates electronics, and disrupts enemy sensors in the immediate area for a short time.

    • Electronics x30
    • Detonators x3

    Unlock Complete DMZ Orders to unlock

  • Defibrillator Rare Field Upgrades

    Allows you to instantly revive downed operators.

    • Electronics x30
    • Control Unit x3

    Unlock Complete Operation Critical Extraction Story Mission to unlock

  • SAM Airburst Turret Rare Field Upgrades

    Portable artillery turret that intercepts aerial threats.

    • Metals x30
    • Detonators x3

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Trophy System Rare Field Upgrades

    Deployable autonomous defense system that destroys up to three nearby pieces of equipment and projectiles. Some larger targets may take multiple shots.

    • Electronics x15
    • Control Unit x3

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Revive Pistol Legendary Field Upgrades

    A ranged medicinal injector to revive fallen allies from afar or heal them to full.

    • Power Regulator x2
    • Binding Catalyst x3
    • Detonators x5

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 25 to unlock

  • Fulton Drop Marker Ultra Field Upgrades

    Marks a location and calls a fulton extraction.

    • Prototype RF Module x1
    • Comms Module x3
    • Control Unit x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Care Package Rare Fire Support

    Call in a drop of supplies.

    • Electronics x20
    • Control Unit x2
    • Rigid Synthetics x2

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 28 to unlock

  • Bomb Glider Epic Fire Support

    Hand-held glider with an explosive payload.

    • Chemicals x30
    • Stock Rod x2
    • Control Unit x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Bombing Run Epic Fire Support

    Call in an aerial bombing run that bombards target location

    • Chemicals x30
    • Nitro Compounds x2
    • Control Unit x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Combat Drone Epic Fire Support

    Remote controlled anti-personnel drone.

    • Electronics x30
    • CPU x2
    • Control Unit x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • UAV Epic Fire Support

    UAV recon ship that reveals enemy locations on the minimap.

    • Electronics x30
    • Structural Alloy x2
    • Electronic Sensors x5

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 31 to unlock

  • Advanced UAV Legendary Fire Support

    An untargetable orbital UAV that reveals the enemy's direction on the minimap in real time.

    • Comms Module x2
    • Nitro Compounds x3
    • Electronic Sensors x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Artillery Beacon Legendary Fire Support

    Call in heat-seeking missiles that track the deployed beacon.

    • Volatile Explosives x2
    • Nitro Compounds x3
    • Detonators x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Impact Warhead Legendary Fire Support

    Explosive payload that drills through multiple floors.

    • Turned Components x2
    • Nitro Compounds x3
    • Detonators x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Railgun Sentry Legendary Fire Support

    Electromagnetic cannon that fires tungsten flechette rounds at hypersonic velocity. Deployable as an autonomous sentry.

    • Power Regulator x2
    • Nitro Compounds x3
    • Control Unit x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Crossfire Ultra Fire Support

    Call in dual airstrikes to annihilate enemies from both directions.

    • Prototype RF Module x2
    • Volatile Explosives x3
    • Electronic Sensors x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Weak Night Vision Goggles Uncommon Gear

    Night vision goggles that allow sight in near total darkness. Users can toggle between normal vision and night vision.

    • Metals x25
    • Control Unit x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Disposable Parachute Rare Gear

    Parachute with a limited number of uses.

    • Chemicals x30
    • Rigid Synthetics x3

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 55 to unlock

  • Gas Mask Rare Gear

    Personal protective equipment to protect the wearer from radiation.

    • Chemicals x30
    • Rigid Synthetics x3

    Unlock Reach DMZ Level 26 to unlock

  • Night Vision Goggles Rare Gear

    Night vision goggles that allow sight in near total darkness. Users can toggle between normal vision and night vision.

    • Metals x50
    • Printed Circuit Board x3
    • Control Unit x10

    Unlock Complete DMZ Orders to unlock

  • Durable Gas Mask Epic Gear

    Personal protective equipment to protect the wearer from radiation.

    • Chemicals x30
    • High-Tenacity Fibers x1
    • Biomaterials x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Elite Night Vision Goggles Legendary Gear

    Night vision goggles that allow sight in near total darkness. Users can toggle between normal vision and night vision.

    • Power Regulator x2
    • CPU x3
    • Electronic Sensors x5

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Parachute Legendary Gear

    A reusable parachute.

    • Turned Components x2
    • Nylon Cloth x5
    • Rigid Synthetics x10

    Unlock Find this recipe in game to unlock

  • Biomaterials Uncommon Ingredients
    • Synthetics x20
    • Chemicals x20

    Unlock Print Uncommon Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Control Unit Uncommon Ingredients
    • Electronics x20
    • Metals x20

    Unlock Print Uncommon Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Detonators Uncommon Ingredients
    • Electronics x20
    • Chemicals x20

    Unlock Print Uncommon Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Electronic Sensors Uncommon Ingredients
    • Synthetics x20
    • Electronics x20

    Unlock Print Uncommon Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Reactive Metals Uncommon Ingredients
    • Chemicals x20
    • Metals x20

    Unlock Print Uncommon Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Rigid Synthetics Uncommon Ingredients
    • Synthetics x20
    • Metals x20

    Unlock Print Uncommon Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Alloyed Plating Epic Ingredients
    • Metals x100
    • Structural Alloy x3

    Unlock Print Epic Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Ballistic Fabric Epic Ingredients
    • Synthetics x100
    • High-Tenacity Fibers x3

    Unlock Print Epic Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Comms Module Epic Ingredients
    • Electronics x100
    • CPU x3

    Unlock Print Epic Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Nylon Laminate Epic Ingredients
    • Synthetics x100
    • Nylon Cloth x3

    Unlock Print Epic Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Power Regulator Epic Ingredients
    • Electronics x100
    • Printed Circuit Board x3

    Unlock Print Epic Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Stabilized Reagents Epic Ingredients
    • Chemicals x100
    • Binding Catalyst x3

    Unlock Print Epic Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Turned Components Epic Ingredients
    • Metals x100
    • Stock Rod x3

    Unlock Print Epic Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

  • Volatile Explosives Epic Ingredients
    • Chemicals x100
    • Nitro Compounds x3

    Unlock Print Epic Ingredient Printing Upgrade to unlock.

Recipes You Unlock With DMZ Level

These are the recipes whose unlock line names a DMZ level, together with the four printer categories. They are the guaranteed ones, because playing enough gets you there without any luck. Our DMZ level rewards list has the XP for every level.

DMZ levelPrinter unlock
23D Printer station
4Tacticals category, Concussion Grenade, Smoke Grenade
7Lethals category, Frag Grenade, Throwing Knife
9Snapshot Grenade
12Field Upgrades category, Spotter Scope, Ammo Box
14Armor Box
17Shock Stick
23Semtex
25Revive Pistol
26Gas Mask
28Fire Support category, Care Package
31UAV
36Molotov Cocktail
41Thermite
48Self-Revive Kit
52Inflatable Decoy
55Disposable Parachute

The DMZ level track also hands out a few recipes that the printer lists under DMZ Orders or as found in game. Large Backpack comes at DMZ level 34, 3-Plate Armor Vest at 37, Door Breacher Charge at 62, Crossfire at 66 and Parachute at 69. If you never find those blueprints, grinding DMZ levels gets you there anyway.

Rarities and Ultra Recipes

Printer recipes come in six rarities. Across the 104 cards we counted 16 Common, 25 Uncommon, 14 Rare, 19 Epic, 12 Legendary and 8 Ultra, plus the 10 upgrades, which carry no rarity.

Ultra is the top. All eight Ultra recipes are found in game. They are the Tempered Armor Vest, 3-Plate Ballistic Gel Vest, 3-Plate Helmet Armor Vest, Large Secure Backpack, Secure Scavenger Backpack, Door Breacher Charge, Fulton Drop Marker and Crossfire. Every one of them also needs a part we found no printer recipe for, either Military Composites, Experimental Compounds, Nano-Structured Alloy or Prototype RF Module.

This is where the cost really shows. Take the Tempered Armor Vest. It needs 2 Military Composites, 4 Ballistic Fabric and 10 Rigid Synthetics. Print the Ballistic Fabric and Rigid Synthetics yourself and that adds up to 600 Synthetics, 200 Metals and 12 High-Tenacity Fibers, on top of the 2 Military Composites you have to loot. The blueprint is only the ticket in.

MW4 DMZ 3D Printer recipe for the Ultra Tempered Armor Vest needing Military Composites, Ballistic Fabric and Rigid Synthetics Click to enlarge The Ultra Tempered Armor Vest recipe.

Legendary is not cheap either. A Self-Revive Kit costs 1 Stabilized Reagents, 5 Biomaterials and 3 Binding Catalyst. Stabilized Reagents needs 3 Binding Catalyst of its own, so one kit burns 6 Binding Catalyst if you print the whole chain.

What to Print First in MW4 DMZ

The starting recipes only need basic resources, which makes them the obvious first prints. Here is what each one costs.

  • Sedative Inhaler (15 Synthetics, 15 Chemicals). Immunity to all radar, all marking systems and all thermal. For 30 basic resources, this is the best deal in the starting list.
  • Bandage (15 Synthetics, 15 Chemicals) restores max health when you are wounded.
  • 1-Plate Armor Vest and Small Backpack each cost 25 Synthetics and 25 Metals.
  • 2-Plate Armor Vest needs 50 Synthetics and 5 Reactive Metals, and the Medium Backpack 50 Synthetics and 5 Rigid Synthetics. Grab those Uncommon parts whenever you see them.

The Medkit is in the starting list too, but it needs 1 Binding Catalyst and 5 Biomaterials besides 30 Chemicals. We found no way to print Binding Catalyst, so keep every one you loot.

On upgrades, buy Bank Upgrade I early. It costs $20,000 and lifts the bank cap from $100,000 to $250,000. Without it, Epic Ingredient Printing alone eats your entire bank. Hold off on the ingredient printing upgrades until you have looted the Comms Modules and Military Composites they ask for.

Before you sell an ingredient, hover it. The tooltip lists the recipes it goes into, and a part that looks like junk can be the one thing standing between you and a Medkit or a 2-Plate Armor Vest.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you unlock the 3D Printer in MW4 DMZ?

The 3D Printer unlocks at DMZ level 2, which takes 15,050 DMZ XP. Tacticals, Lethals, Field Upgrades and Fire Support printing open up later, at DMZ level 4, 7, 12 and 28.

How do you get Binding Catalyst in MW4 DMZ?

Binding Catalyst is a Rare 3D Printer ingredient. We found no printer recipe for it, so in our runs it came from loot, for example a first aid kit in the Chang-san Air Base bunker. It goes into the Medkit, Revive Pistol, Self-Revive Kit, 2-Plate Ballistic Gel Vest, Stabilized Reagents and the Epic Ingredient Printing upgrade.

What does Find this recipe in game to unlock mean in DMZ?

It means the recipe is a blueprint you have to find during a deployment before the 3D Printer lets you print it. In our data 46 of the 104 printer cards unlock this way, including most of the Epic, Legendary and Ultra gear.

How do you unlock the Defibrillator recipe in MW4 DMZ?

Complete the Operation Critical Extraction Story Mission. After that you can print the Defibrillator, a Rare field upgrade, for 30 Electronics and 3 Control Unit.

What does Uncommon Ingredient Printing cost in DMZ?

Uncommon Ingredient Printing costs $50,000, 20 Biomaterials, 10 High-Tenacity Fibers and 5 Comms Module. It lets you print the six Uncommon ingredients from 20 + 20 basic resources each. Epic Ingredient Printing costs $100,000, 10 Binding Catalyst, 10 Printed Circuit Board and 5 Military Composites.

When can you print a Self-Revive Kit in MW4 DMZ?

The Self-Revive Kit recipe unlocks at DMZ level 48. It is Legendary and costs 1 Stabilized Reagents, 5 Biomaterials and 3 Binding Catalyst per kit.

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