The Deathstalker is the flying Commander of MW4 DMZ. On the Boss Board it is listed as Death Stalker with a helicopter on its card, and like the other Commanders it has no single spawn location. It flies all over Hajin, it comes back after you shoot it down, and with the right weapon it is one of the easiest bosses in DMZ. This guide shows where we found it, how to bring it down with an RPG, a sniper or SAM turrets, and what its wreck drops.
- The Deathstalker flies all over Hajin, most of all over The Grid. A new one shows up about seven to eight minutes after you shoot one down.
- A banner pops up when it is close, and its icon shows up on your minimap and tac map. There is no intel for it.
- An RPG-8 takes it down in one hit. With a sniper, hit the rotor. Homing missiles from SAM sites, turrets or the JOKR get eaten by its flares first.
- Its wreck has three containers, and every one we looted had a Prototype RF Module, the only source of it. Follow the wreck as it falls.
- The Boss Board pays $50,000 for your first kill. With an RPG, definitely worth it.
Where the Deathstalker Spawns
The Deathstalker is a Commander, so it has no home area like the Lieutenants. It flies and can show up all over the map. Treat the map below as the areas where it showed up for us. We went through all our own screenshots for its icon, and by far most of them are over The Grid, around Netshin Tech Complex, DBN Headquarters and Hanex Bank. A few spots came back in different matches at almost the same place.
Click to enlarge Every spot we ran into the Deathstalker on Hajin. 
| # | Where | Grid | What we saw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Grid | G6 | Most of our sightings. Over the north side of Netshin Tech Complex, between DBN Headquarters and Hanex Bank, and by City Hall, often at the same spot in different matches. Right after Operation Shopping Hacks the banner said NuriGO Mall. |
| 2 | Hanex Bank | G6 | The banner came up here, and we shot it down from the bank roof with the SAM site. |
| 3 | Construction Zone | H7 | South of The Grid, just north of the canal. It hung at the same spot in two different matches. |
| 4 | NuriGO East | H6 | The banner came up while we flew a helicopter past the mall. |
| 5 | Cheongun Village | F4 | Over the middle of the village, pinged on the tac map. On another run the banner came up here too. |
| 6 | The Citadel | B3 | Over the East Wing during Operation Ghost Shipment. We shot it down there. |
| 7 | Imjin Farmland | D7 | The banner came up by the radio tower. |
| 8 | Deadtown | B7 | By the Re-Education Center during Operation Chemical Denial. |
How to Find the Deathstalker
You cannot buy intel on a Commander, so you find the Deathstalker by running into it. When it is close, a Commander Deathstalker banner pops up with the name of the area, and its icon shows up on your minimap and tac map. It is a black diamond with a gold border and a gold helicopter in it. Ping it and it is marked as Deathstalker on the tac map. When it is further away, the icon sits on the edge of your minimap and points the way. There can be more than one. During Operation Grid Assault we had two Deathstalker icons side by side over DBN Headquarters.
It also comes back. Colossus and the Tank are gone once you kill them, but a new Deathstalker showed up about seven to eight minutes after we shot down the last one, three times in one match and twice in another. So if you kill one over The Grid and stay in the area, expect the next one in roughly eight minutes.
Click to enlarge The banner, with the Deathstalker marked in the sky. 
Click to enlarge A Deathstalker ping over Cheongun Village. 
How to Kill the Deathstalker
The Deathstalker goes for you once it sees you. That happens when you are out in the open in its view, when you have killed a lot of enemies in the area, or as soon as a single bullet of yours hits it, even from far away. Once it has you, it opens up with its turret. To get out of it, get under a roof or behind something tall it cannot shoot through.
The RPG-8: One Hit
The easiest way to kill the Deathstalker by far is an RPG-8. As of Season 1, one RPG hit takes it down. The RPG fires a plain rocket, not a homing missile, so the Deathstalker does not throw flares against it. You just need good aim, because it keeps moving. We took two down that way from the roof of DBN Headquarters, one with a single rocket and one with a miss and then a hit.
Click to enlarge One RPG-8 rocket and the Deathstalker is going down. 
A Sniper on the Rotor
No RPG? Bring a sniper, preferably The Kraken, the Legendary sniper that Roze drops, and aim for the rotor. That is its weak spot. A hit on the rotor gives a yellow hitmarker instead of the normal one, and it does a lot more damage. With The Kraken it took us eight hits the first time and six the second. If you do not have The Kraken, the Astaroth .57 it is built on does the job too.
Click to enlarge Aim for the rotor, its weak spot. 
SAM Sites, SAM Airburst Turrets and the JOKR
SAM sites, SAM Airburst Turrets and the JOKR all work, but they fire homing missiles, and the Deathstalker has a lot of flares. Every missile that comes for it gets a flare first, and only once it runs out do the missiles start doing damage. With our SAM Airburst Turrets it kept throwing flares for close to a minute before the missiles finally brought it down. That makes the JOKR a poor pick here. One RPG rocket does what takes the JOKR around ten shots.
The upside of a SAM site or turret is safety. While it is busy throwing flares, the Deathstalker flies around but does not shoot at you. If you want to play it safe, fight it next to an active SAM site. A captured SAM site shoots down the Deathstalkers that come for it, and we took down three that way from the roof of Hanex Bank for the Stalking the Stalker order.
The SAM Airburst Turret is a Rare Field Upgrade, a portable turret that intercepts aerial threats. Its tooltip value is $300, the Vendor sells it for $2,000, and once you have found the recipe you can print it from 30 Metals and 3 Detonators. You can only have two out at the same time. Place a third and one of the others breaks.
Click to enlarge The SAM Airburst Turret, a Rare Field Upgrade. 
Click to enlarge A SAM Airburst Turret firing at the Deathstalker. 
Gunfire and a Squad
No sniper and no launcher? Capture a SAM site and shoot it with whatever you have, a rifle, an LMG or even an SMG. It is not the fastest way, but the combined fire adds up, and the more people you are with, the faster it goes. During Operation Ghost Shipment we shot one down over the East Wing of The Citadel with a PPSh-41, which gave us 550 XP.
Click to enlarge 550 XP for shooting it down with a PPSh-41. 
DDoS
You can DDoS a Deathstalker, the Stalking the Stalker order asks for it. We used the DDOS Field Upgrade from the 3D Printer.
Follow the Wreck
When it goes down, one of two things happens. Either your last hit blows it up and its three containers drop straight down, or it gets disabled and crashes. Either way, keep your eyes on it. A disabled Deathstalker veers off its path as it falls, and over The Grid, with all its tall buildings, it is easy to lose track of it. If it crashes half into a building, good luck finding everything. We have had plenty of runs where we only found one or two of the three containers.
What the Deathstalker Drops
The Deathstalker is the only source of the Prototype RF Module, a Legendary ingredient worth $3,500. It was in every wreck we looted, five out of five. You need it for some of the best gear in the game.
| Recipe or upgrade | Prototype RF Modules |
|---|---|
| Crossfire | 2 |
| Large Secure Backpack | 2 |
| Fulton Drop Marker | 1 |
| Vendor Item Upgrade I | 2 |
| MIA Recovery Discount IV | 10 |
Click to enlarge A Prototype RF Module in a Helicopter Piece from the wreck. 
The wreck has three Helicopter Piece containers with two items each. This is what they held, all three containers added up. We only count a wreck when we found and looted all three containers, and we add to this table every time we shoot down another one.
| Item | Rarity | Wrecks it dropped from | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype RF Module | Legendary | 3 of 3 | 3 |
| Experimental Compounds | Legendary | 1 of 3 | 1 |
| Stabilized Reagents | Epic | 1 of 3 | 1 |
| Nitro Compounds | Rare | 3 of 3 | 3 |
| Binding Catalyst | Rare | 1 of 3 | 1 |
| Biomaterials | Uncommon | 2 of 3 | 3 |
| Control Unit | Uncommon | 1 of 3 | 1 |
| Detonators | Uncommon | 1 of 3 | 2 |
| Electronic Sensors | Uncommon | 1 of 3 | 2 |
| Reactive Metals | Uncommon | 1 of 3 | 1 |
Our ingredient locations guide lists every Commander ingredient, and the 3D Printer recipes show what each one builds. Commanders do not drop a dog tag, so there is no bounty to extract.
Boss Board Reward and DMZ Orders
The first time you kill the Deathstalker, the Boss Board pays $50,000. That happens once per Commander, after that the card only counts your kills.
Stalking the Stalker, on page 21 of the DMZ Orders, is built around it. We did all three tasks around Hanex Bank, spread over two matches.
02 Stalking the Stalker
- Destroy 3 Deathstalkers With a SAM Site
- Destroy a Deathstalker With a Launcher Weapon
- DDOS a Deathstalker
Unstoppable, on page 22, asks for 10 Commander kills, and the Deathstalker counts.
Click to enlarge Our Commanders tab with Death Stalker claimed. 
Is the Deathstalker Worth It?
Yes, this is a pretty easy boss if you have an RPG. If you see it and have one on you, take the shot. Its Prototype RF Modules go into great gear, the Large Secure Backpack and the Fulton Drop Marker among them. No RPG and no sniper? A SAM site plus some gunfire still gets it done, just slower.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the Deathstalker spawn in MW4 DMZ?
The Deathstalker has no fixed spawn, it flies around Hajin. Most of our sightings were over The Grid, around Netshin Tech Complex, DBN Headquarters and Hanex Bank. We also ran into it at the Construction Zone, NuriGO East, Cheongun Village, The Citadel, Imjin Farmland and Deadtown.
How do you kill the Deathstalker in MW4 DMZ?
The easiest way is an RPG-8, one hit takes it down. With a sniper, shoot the rotor, its weak spot. The Kraken took us six to eight hits. SAM sites, SAM Airburst Turrets and the JOKR work too, but the Deathstalker throws flares against every homing missile, so they take much longer.
What does the Deathstalker drop in MW4 DMZ?
Its wreck has three Helicopter Piece containers with two items each. A Prototype RF Module, a Legendary ingredient worth $3,500, was in every wreck we looted. It is the only source of it, and you need it for the Crossfire, the Fulton Drop Marker, the Large Secure Backpack and two 3D Printer upgrades.
How do you find the Deathstalker?
When it is close, a Commander Deathstalker banner with the area name pops up, and its icon, a black diamond with a gold helicopter, shows up on your minimap and tac map. There is no intel for Commanders on the Boss Board.
How long until the next Deathstalker shows up?
Unlike Colossus and the Tank, the Deathstalker comes back. In our matches a new one showed up about seven to eight minutes after we shot down the last one. If you stay in The Grid, you can take down several in one match.
Is the Deathstalker worth killing?
Yes. With an RPG it is one of the easiest bosses in DMZ, and its Prototype RF Module goes into some of the best gear in the game. If you have an RPG and you see it, take the shot.
How much does the Deathstalker pay on the Boss Board?
$50,000, once, for your first kill. After that its card only counts your kills.
