Axion vs Han 86 in MW4

Data updated 4 Nov 2026 · Latest official patch: 2 Nov 2026

Han 86 is ahead on 9 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Axion is ahead on 0, and 3 stats are tied. Han 86's biggest lead is bullet velocity (615 m/s against 400 m/s). Fire rate and magazine size are Activision's numbers; the other key stats are community-reported by CODMunity, read November 4, 2026.

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Same class: Assault Rifle

Official numbers

Official numbers for Axion and Han 86, from Activision's launch weapon sheets
Stat	Axion	Han 86
Fire rate (higher is better)	705 RPM	740 RPM Ahead
Magazine size (higher is better)	30 rounds Tie	30 rounds Tie
Reserve rounds (higher is better)	90 rounds Tie	90 rounds Tie
Total rounds (higher is better)Magazine plus reserve	120 rounds Tie	120 rounds Tie
Unlock level	Player Level 52	Player Level 4
Weapon levels	69	72
Apex Attachment	Axion Clearcut	Han X20 Skybreaker
Apex blocks	Optic, Laser, Underbarrel, Stock and Rear Grip	Optic, Stock and Barrel

From Activision's launch weapon sheets. A damage table and time to kill are not published.

About Axion and Han 86

Axion

Subsonic rifle with a slower rate of fire and strong stopping power at most ranges; subsonic rounds hide enemy skulls on kills.

Apex Attachment, Axion Clearcut: Chainsaw-style rear grip with a handlebar foregrip, hip laser and canted aiming for mobile, hip-fire play. It blocks optic, laser, underbarrel, stock, and rear grip attachments.

Han 86

South Korean military rifle with a high rate of fire and moderate damage; usable in close quarters and at longer range.

Apex Attachment, Han X20 Skybreaker: Targeting optic plus a 20 mm airburst launcher: dial in a point within range and the shell detonates in the air. Direct impacts are duds. It blocks optic, stock, and barrel attachments.

Community-reported stats

Community-reportedBase values with nothing attached, read from CODMunity on November 4, 2026. Unverified.

Across the 31 rows with a direction, Axion is ahead on 2 and Han 86 on 16; 13 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

Official numbers: Han 86 is ahead on fire rate (narrow); Axion leads no row of this group. Level on magazine size, reserve rounds, and total rounds.
Mobility: Han 86 is ahead on ADS movement speed (narrow), strafe speed (tiny), movement speed (tiny), firing movement speed (tiny), crouch movement speed (tiny), tactical sprint speed (tiny), and sprint speed (tiny); Axion leads no row of this group.
Handling: Han 86 is ahead on raise speed (wide), reload time (moderate), ADS speed (narrow), and ADS out speed (tiny); Axion leads no row of this group. Level on sprint to fire speed and drop speed.
Recoil: Axion is ahead on vertical gun kick (moderate), and Han 86 is ahead on horizontal recoil (clear) and vertical recoil (clear). Level on horizontal gun kick, ADS idle sway, and ADS gun bob.
Range and bullets: Han 86 is ahead on bullet velocity (wide) and bullet penetration (wide); Axion leads no row of this group. Level on damage range.
Hip fire and flinch: no row has a leader. Level on hip idle sway, hip gun bob, hip turn sway, and flinch received.
Fire rate and ammo: Axion is ahead on headshot multiplier (moderate); Han 86 leads no row of this group.

Brackets give the size of the gap as a share of the larger value: tiny under 2%, narrow under 5%, moderate under 10%, clear under 20%, wide under 40%, very wide above.

The widest gaps across both tables are bullet velocity (Han 86 615 m/s against 400 m/s), bullet penetration (Han 86 13.0 in against 9.0 in), and raise speed (Han 86 800 ms against 1033 ms).

Axion Clearcut, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Horizontal gun kick +179% (worse), Hip idle sway −50% (better), Vertical gun kick −27% (better), and Movement speed −16% (worse).

Han X20 Skybreaker, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Vertical gun kick −40% (better), Horizontal gun kick −39% (better), ADS speed +32% (worse), and Vertical recoil −30% (better).

Attachment effects reported for Axion

The community-reported attachments for Axion with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

100 Round Drum (magazine): Magazine size +233% (better).
20 Round Mag (magazine): Reload time −41% (better).
40 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +33% (better).
Locus PX3 Canted (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).

Attachment effects reported for Han 86

The community-reported attachments for Han 86 with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

60 Round Drum (magazine): Magazine size +100% (better).
45 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +50% (better).
SA H86 465mm (barrel): Damage range +29% (better).
Corvus LVL-40 (muzzle): Horizontal recoil −25% (better).

Community-reported base stats of Axion and Han 86 from CODMunity, row by row
Stat	Axion	Han 86
Mobility
Movement speed (higher is better)	4.62 m/s	4.67 m/s Ahead
ADS movement speed (higher is better)	2.41 m/s	2.47 m/s Ahead
Sprint speed (higher is better)	6.11 m/s	6.13 m/s Ahead
Tactical sprint speed (higher is better)	7.16 m/s	7.21 m/s Ahead
Crouch movement speed (higher is better)	2.16 m/s	2.18 m/s Ahead
Strafe speed (higher is better)	3.54 m/s	3.58 m/s Ahead
Firing movement speed (higher is better)	4.05 m/s	4.09 m/s Ahead
Handling
ADS speed (lower is better)	260 ms	250 ms Ahead
ADS out speed (lower is better)	325 ms	320 ms Ahead
Sprint to fire speed (lower is better)	210 ms Tie	210 ms Tie
Reload time (lower is better)	3333 ms	3133 ms Ahead
Raise speed (lower is better)	1033 ms	800 ms Ahead
Drop speed (lower is better)	700 ms Tie	700 ms Tie
Recoil
Vertical recoil (lower is better)	48.9	41.9 Ahead
Horizontal recoil (lower is better)	13.7	11.2 Ahead
Vertical gun kick (lower is better)	17.6 Ahead	19.3
Horizontal gun kick (lower is better)	2.8 Tie	2.8 Tie
ADS idle sway (lower is better)	0.40° Tie	0.40° Tie
ADS gun bob (lower is better)	0.09° Tie	0.09° Tie
Range and bullets
Bullet velocity (higher is better)	400 m/s	615 m/s Ahead
Damage range (higher is better)An index: 100 is the weapon's own damage range, and attachments scale it	100% Tie	100% Tie
Bullet penetration (higher is better)	9.0 in	13.0 in Ahead
Hip fire and flinch
Hip idle sway (lower is better)	1.31° Tie	1.31° Tie
Hip gun bob (lower is better)	1.09° Tie	1.09° Tie
Hip turn sway (lower is better)	20.9° Tie	20.9° Tie
Flinch received (lower is better)	0.29x Tie	0.29x Tie
Fire rate and ammo
Headshot multiplier (higher is better)	1.30x Ahead	1.20x

"Ahead" marks the better value of a row; "not reported" means no value, not zero.

Pick rates and tiers

Community-reportedOther sites' own figures and opinions about Axion and Han 86, not Activision data.

Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Axion and Han 86
Figure	Axion	Han 86
Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity)	5.2%	5.6%
ggranked tier	Tier A, 853 ms time to kill	Tier A, 864 ms time to kill
DMZ Radar tier	Tier B	Tier S
Community builds listed	3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ	3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ

Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change Axion or Han 86, as listed on this site.

No change to Axion is listed in the patch notes tracked on this site.

Han 86: First weapon tuning update, October 28, 2026

Max Damage Range changed from 1,120 to 1,200 (+7.1%).
Neck Damage Multiplier changed from 1.1 to 1 (−9.1%).
Upper Torso Damage Multiplier changed from 1.1 to 1 (−9.1%).

Patch notes of October 28, 2026

Weapon pages, builds and tools

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Frequently asked questions

What do the Apex Attachments of Axion and Han 86 do?

Axion Clearcut (Axion): Chainsaw-style rear grip with a handlebar foregrip, hip laser and canted aiming for mobile, hip-fire play. It blocks optic, laser, underbarrel, stock, and rear grip attachments. Han X20 Skybreaker (Han 86): Targeting optic plus a 20 mm airburst launcher: dial in a point within range and the shell detonates in the air. Direct impacts are duds. It blocks optic, stock, and barrel attachments.

Where is Axion ahead of Han 86, and where is Han 86 ahead?

On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Axion is ahead on vertical gun kick (moderate) and headshot multiplier (moderate). Han 86 is ahead on bullet velocity (wide), bullet penetration (wide), raise speed (wide), horizontal recoil (clear), vertical recoil (clear), reload time (moderate), and 10 other rows.

How often are Axion and Han 86 picked, and what tiers do they have?

CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 5.2% for Axion and 5.6% for Han 86, so Han 86 is picked about 1.1 times as often. ggranked places both weapons in tier A. ggranked gives a time to kill of 853 ms for Axion and 864 ms for Han 86; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places Axion in tier B and Han 86 in tier S. These are community figures, not Activision data: CODMunity and the tier lists, read November 4, 2026.

Community-reported values: CODMunity, read November 4, 2026. Official numbers: Activision launch posts, updated October 24, 2026. Unofficial fan site; see Data and assumptions for every source and gap.