Modern Warfare 4 has arrived as the latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise, which includes a variety of Traits to choose to round-out your build in DMZ.
DMZ is one of the major game modes in Modern Warfare 4, offering a PvPvE Extraction Shooter experience, and was released prior to the full launch by Infinity Ward.
If you’re weighing up your options in DMZ, here’s a full list of every Trait available.
All DMZ Warfighter Traits & Effects

Warfighter Traits in Modern Warfare 4 DMZ are geared towards those determined to dive headfirst into combat, offering boosts to survivability and equipment management.
The table below shows all of the main Warfighter Traits in DMZ and the effects they provide.
| Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
| Adrenaline Burst | Killing an enemy resets tactical sprint |
| Equipment Professional | Slowly recharges equipped lethals and tacticals after use |
| Combat Resistance | Reduces damage from explosives and effects of enemy tacticals |
| Viper Sense | Conceals you from thermal optics and AI targeting systems |
| Quick Fix | Reduces health regeneration delay when an enemy operator or hostile is killed |
| Possum | Allows self revive into last stand from death, restoring health to maximum, once per match |
| Adaptive Restock | Enemy hostiles drop one additional item when killed |
All DMZ Scout Traits & Effects
Scout Traits in DMZ are geared towards those focusing on looting, extraction, and avoiding enemies.
The table below shows all of the main Scout Traits in DMZ and the effects they provide.
| Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
| Investor | Slightly increases cash amount extracted |
| Hostile Looter | Enemy hostiles sometimes drop an uncommon printer ingredient, with a small chance for a rare ingredient |
| Container | Chance to gain extra loot from containers |
| Thermal Padding | Hidden from UAVs and downgrades advanced UAVs to UAV detection |
| UAV Upgrade | Incrases the range and duration of UAV, increases them to advanced UAV |
| Overwatch | UAV towers you activate never expire |
| Field Crafting | Allows crafting items directly out of common printer resources while deployed |
All DMZ Survivalist Traits & Effects
Survivalist Traits in DMZ are geared towards survivability, boost recovery, healing, and support capabilities.
The table below shows all of the main Survivalist Traits in DMZ and the effects they provide.
| Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
| Air Superiority | Extends the duration of UAV and SAM Sites |
| Faster Revive | Increases revive speed |
| Consumable Duration | Increase duration of consumables |
| Impact Smokes | Release smoke when downed |
| Free Revive | Automatically repair your first wound |
| Numb the Pain | Apply painkillers and smelling salt effects on revive |
| Die Hard | Approaching an exfil while in last stand calls exfil automatically. Also grants infinite bleed out time in Last Stand |
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