The Axion is an Assault Rifle from the Gunsmith in the FOB. Its Camo Select screen holds 25 camos, 8 Military, 3 Special, 4 Completionist, 4 Prestige and 6 Mode Mastery.

Its Special camos are Splinter Rock, Sunset Tropic and Cyan, and each one adds a second challenge after a weapon progression step. Gold, Platinum, Harmonic Break and Divergence make up the Completionist chain, and the Prestige set runs from Pyroclast to Pyroclast Cascade.

How Military unlocks, the Completionist chain and Weapon Prestige work for every weapon is in our MW4 DMZ camo challenges guide. For some Axion camos we do not have the exact number of weapon unlocks yet; we add it as soon as we have it.

All 25 Axion Camos

  1. Military 8 Military Camo 1 Military Camo 2 Military Camo 3 Military Camo 4 Military Camo 5 Military Camo 6 Military Camo 7 Military Camo 8
  2. Special 3 Splinter Rock Sunset Tropic Cyan
  3. Completionist 4 Gold Platinum Harmonic Break Divergence
  4. Prestige 4 Pyroclast Pyroclast Terminus Pyroclast Scatter Pyroclast Cascade
  5. Mode Mastery 6 Mercurial Drift Polyatomic Reforged Orion Reforged Chiral Ripple Tide Helio

open challenge opens after the step above it Captured October 29, 2026

Military

Weapon progression with this weapon
  1. Axion with the Military Camo 1 camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Military Camo 1

    1. Earn 9 more weapon unlocks
  2. Axion with the Military Camo 2 camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Military Camo 2

    1. Earn 18 more weapon unlocks
  3. Axion with the Military Camo 3 camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Military Camo 3

    1. Earn 25 more weapon unlocks
  4. Axion with the Military Camo 4 camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Military Camo 4

    1. Earn weapon unlocks using the Axion
  5. Axion with the Military Camo 5 camo in MW4 DMZ

    5Military Camo 5

    1. Earn weapon unlocks using the Axion
  6. Axion with the Military Camo 6 camo in MW4 DMZ

    6Military Camo 6

    1. Earn weapon unlocks using the Axion
  7. Axion with the Military Camo 7 camo in MW4 DMZ

    7Military Camo 7

    1. Earn weapon unlocks using the Axion
  8. Axion with the Military Camo 8 camo in MW4 DMZ

    8Military Camo 8

    1. Earn weapon unlocks using the Axion

Special

Weapon progression, then a second challenge
  1. Axion with the Splinter Rock camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Splinter Rock

    1. Earn 22 more weapon unlocks
    2. After step 1: Get 75 Longshot Kills against Enemies
  2. Axion with the Sunset Tropic camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Sunset Tropic

    1. Earn weapon unlocks using the Axion
    2. After step 1: Get 75 Enemy Kills with Miri 40MM Grenade Launcher
  3. Axion with the Cyan camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Cyan

    1. Earn weapon unlocks using the Axion
    2. After step 1: Get 2 Kills without Reloading 50 times against Enemies

Completionist

Gold, then the mastery chain
  1. Axion with the Gold camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Gold

    1. Complete the 3 Weapon Specific Camo Challenges
    2. After step 1: Get 100 Enemy Kills in a single match in DMZ
  2. Axion with the Platinum camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Platinum

    1. Complete 8 Gold Camo Challenges using Assault Rifles
    2. After step 1: Get 100 Headshots against Enemies
  3. Axion with the Harmonic Break camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Harmonic Break

    1. Complete 33 Platinum Camo Challenges
    2. After step 1: Get 50 Double Kills against Enemies
  4. Axion with the Divergence camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Divergence

    1. Complete 33 Harmonic Break Camo Challenges

Prestige

Weapon Prestige and Prestige Master level
  1. Axion with the Pyroclast camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Pyroclast

    1. Prestige The Axion - Assault Rifle
  2. Axion with the Pyroclast Terminus camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Pyroclast Terminus

    1. Prestige The Axion - Assault Rifle
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 70 to unlock
  3. Axion with the Pyroclast Scatter camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Pyroclast Scatter

    1. Prestige The Axion - Assault Rifle
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 150 to unlock
  4. Axion with the Pyroclast Cascade camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Pyroclast Cascade

    1. Prestige The Axion - Assault Rifle
    2. Reach Prestige Master Level 250 to unlock

Mode Mastery

Second tab on the Camo Select screen
  1. Axion with the Mercurial Drift camo in MW4 DMZ

    1Mercurial Drift

    1. Complete 33 Harmonic Break Camo Challenges
    2. After step 1: Get 10 Kills in a match 250 times
  2. Axion with the Polyatomic Reforged camo in MW4 DMZ

    2Polyatomic Reforged

    1. Get 10 Kills in a match 250 times
    2. After step 1: Get 3 Kills without taking Damage 300 times
  3. Axion with the Orion Reforged camo in MW4 DMZ

    3Orion Reforged

    1. Get 3 Kills without taking Damage 300 times
    2. After step 1: Get 5 Kills without dying 500 times
  4. Axion with the Chiral camo in MW4 DMZ

    4Chiral

    1. Complete 33 Harmonic Break Camo Challenges
    2. After step 1: Get 2500 Tier 3+ enemy kills
  5. Axion with the Ripple Tide camo in MW4 DMZ

    5Ripple Tide

    1. Get 2500 Tier 3+ enemy kills
    2. After step 1: Exfil 2 LT dog tags in a single deployment 50 times
  6. Axion with the Helio camo in MW4 DMZ

    6Helio

    1. Exfil 2 LT dog tags in a single deployment 50 times
    2. After step 1: Get 25000 Kills using a Legendary Weapon on a Max Level Operator

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you unlock Splinter Rock on the Axion in MW4 DMZ?

Splinter Rock is a Special camo with two steps on the Axion. First, earn 22 more weapon unlocks. Once that is done, the second step opens, which is to get 75 Longshot Kills against Enemies.

How do you unlock Sunset Tropic on the Axion in MW4 DMZ?

Sunset Tropic is a Special camo with two steps on the Axion. First, earn weapon unlocks using the Axion. Once that is done, the second step opens, which is to get 75 Enemy Kills with Miri 40MM Grenade Launcher.

How do you unlock Cyan on the Axion in MW4 DMZ?

Cyan is a Special camo with two steps on the Axion. First, earn weapon unlocks using the Axion. Once that is done, the second step opens, which is to get 2 Kills without Reloading 50 times against Enemies.

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