MW4 achievements and trophies: All 18 unlocks
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 all 18 achievements and trophies with unlock conditions: mission names, difficulty requirements, kill counts and collectibles.
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Modern Warfare 4 has 18 achievements worth 1,000 points, and 18 PlayStation trophies. The achievement list also confirms the names of eleven campaign missions, which is more concrete campaign information than the store listing provides.
Points and trophies
| Tier | Count | Points | PS5 trophy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campaign completion | 2 | 100 each | Gold |
| Standard | 16 | 50 each | Gold or Silver |
| Total | 18 | 1,000 | 18 trophies |
All 18 achievements
Campaign completion — 100 points, Gold trophy
| Achievement | Condition |
|---|---|
| Hold The Line | Complete the game on any Difficulty |
| Was it worth it? | Complete the game on Realism difficulty |
Standard — 50 points
| Achievement | Condition | Trophy |
|---|---|---|
| Skeet Shooting | Kill 10 paratroopers in ‘Mayhem’ before they hit the ground | Silver |
| Safety’s On | Defeat all enemies in the kitchen of ‘Out in the Cold’ without firing your gun on Hardened or harder | Gold |
| Can’t touch this | Defeat Makarov on Veteran difficulty or higher without getting hit in the alley | Gold |
| No Stone Unturned | Confiscate all of the contraband and read all of the notes in ‘Following Orders’ | Silver |
| No Harm Done | Obtain the defector’s location in ‘Following Orders’ without hurting any civilians | Silver |
| Bullet Train | Kill 50 enemies while standing on train cars in ‘Hired Gun’ | Silver |
| Raining Thunder | Kill 15 enemies with 3 mortar rounds in a row in ‘Losing Ground’ | Silver |
| Revenge | Kill everyone after Shin dies in ‘Assassins’ on Hardened or harder | Silver |
| Pacifist | Complete ‘Assassins’ by only killing one enemy | Gold |
| Time to Crate | Open every Yellow Supply Crate in ‘Stranded’ | Gold |
| Scavenger | Repair everything in Base Camp | Gold |
| Incoming! | Destroy every vehicle reinforcement at the SAM Site before they unload in ‘Stranded’ | Silver |
| Long Shot | Snipe all 4 enemies firing the mortars in ‘Counter Attack’ | Silver |
| Never Forgotten | Recover the Dog Tags in ‘Escape’ | Silver |
| Trench Broom | In ‘Entrenched’, kill 15 enemies with a shotgun before securing the Target Building | Silver |
| Noteworthy | Read 50 different Notes | Gold |
The confirmed campaign missions
The achievement list names the following MW4 campaign missions, each tied to at least one trophy:
| Mission | Referenced by | What the achievement implies |
|---|---|---|
| Mayhem | Skeet Shooting | Paratroopers — an insertion sequence |
| Out in the Cold | Safety’s On | A kitchen fight, no-fire requirement |
| Following Orders | No Stone Unturned, No Harm Done | Contraband, notes, a defector, civilians |
| Hired Gun | Bullet Train | Train cars, 50 kills on top of them |
| Losing Ground | Raining Thunder | Mortar positions, 3 in a row |
| Assassins | Revenge, Pacifist | Shin dies, then you either clear the room or kill only one enemy |
| Stranded | Time to Crate, Incoming! | Yellow Supply Crates, a SAM Site, vehicle reinforcements |
| Counter Attack | Long Shot | Four enemies firing mortars, all sniped |
| Escape | Never Forgotten | Dog Tags to recover |
| Entrenched | Trench Broom | 15 shotgun kills before securing a Target Building |
| Unnamed (alley) | Can’t touch this | A Makarov fight in an alley on Veteran or higher |
‘Assassins’ is the mission the achievements say the most about. Two separate trophies are tied to it with almost opposite requirements: Pacifist asks you to kill only one enemy across the whole mission, while Revenge asks you to kill everyone after Shin dies on Hardened or harder. Same mission, opposite playstyles, two different unlocks.
‘Stranded’ is the collection mission — Yellow Supply Crates, a SAM Site, and vehicle reinforcements that must be destroyed before they unload, which is a timing check rather than a shooting check.
What the achievements reveal about the campaign
Reading the trophy list against the mission names gives a partial shape of the campaign that the marketing copy does not:
- Shin is a character who dies during ‘Assassins’ — and the mission is named after him.
- Makarov fights the player directly, in an alley, on Veteran difficulty or higher.
- The campaign has Base Camp with a repair mechanic, and a SAM Site with vehicle reinforcements.
- Notes are a collectible type, with 50 of them in the game, and Dog Tags are another.
- Paratroopers and mortar positions appear in at least two missions.
- The tone of the trophy names — Hold The Line, No Harm Done, Never Forgotten, Noteworthy — matches the series’ established campaign register.
What is still unknown: the full mission list, mission order, and the objectives of any mission that does not appear in a trophy description. This page does not invent them.
Why the achievement list matters for search
Every achievement name is a query someone types into a search engine, usually with the question form: “MW4 Can’t touch this achievement”, “how to get Pacifist MW4”, “Trench Broom shotgun kills”. Each one has a definite answer, and the answers above are the complete unlock conditions rather than a guide that sends the reader somewhere else.
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