Axion vs Hyeon Burst in MW4

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

Axion is ahead on 7 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Hyeon Burst is ahead on 2, and 3 stats are tied. Axion's biggest lead is fire rate (705 RPM against 375 RPM). Hyeon Burst's is bullet velocity (775 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 Hyeon Burst, from Activision's launch weapon sheets
Stat	Axion	Hyeon Burst
Fire rate (higher is better)	705 RPM Ahead	375 RPM
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 21
Weapon levels	69	68
Apex Attachment	Axion Clearcut	Hyeon Hyperburst
Apex blocks	Optic, Laser, Underbarrel, Stock and Rear Grip	no attachment types

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

About Axion and Hyeon Burst

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.

Hyeon Burst

North Korean prototype rifle with a hard-hitting burst mode that lands fast, decisive rounds.

Apex Attachment, Hyeon Hyperburst: Overclocked receiver: a very fast three-round burst followed by slow, controlled automatic fire. Activision lists no blocked attachment types for it.

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 13 and Hyeon Burst on 7; 11 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

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

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 (Hyeon Burst 775 m/s against 400 m/s), fire rate (Axion 705 RPM against 375 RPM), and horizontal gun kick (Hyeon Burst 1.5 against 2.8).

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).

Hyeon Hyperburst, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Horizontal gun kick +220% (worse), Vertical gun kick −60% (better), Horizontal recoil +27% (worse), and Fire rate +23% (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 Hyeon Burst

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

60 Round Drum Mag (magazine): Magazine size +100% (better).
40 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +33% (better).
Locus PX3 Canted (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).
RVX9 Thermo (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).

Community-reported base stats of Axion and Hyeon Burst from CODMunity, row by row
Stat	Axion	Hyeon Burst
Mobility
Movement speed (higher is better)	4.62 m/s Ahead	4.58 m/s
ADS movement speed (higher is better)	2.41 m/s Ahead	2.36 m/s
Sprint speed (higher is better)	6.11 m/s Ahead	6.07 m/s
Tactical sprint speed (higher is better)	7.16 m/s Ahead	7.11 m/s
Crouch movement speed (higher is better)	2.16 m/s Ahead	2.11 m/s
Strafe speed (higher is better)	3.54 m/s Ahead	3.50 m/s
Firing movement speed (higher is better)	4.05 m/s Ahead	4.01 m/s
Handling
ADS speed (lower is better)	260 ms Ahead	275 ms
ADS out speed (lower is better)	325 ms Ahead	360 ms
Sprint to fire speed (lower is better)	210 ms Tie	210 ms Tie
Reload time (lower is better)	3333 ms Ahead	3400 ms
Raise speed (lower is better)	1033 ms	967 ms Ahead
Drop speed (lower is better)	700 ms	533 ms Ahead
Recoil
Vertical recoil (lower is better)	48.9	38.3 Ahead
Horizontal recoil (lower is better)	13.7 Ahead	16.4
Vertical gun kick (lower is better)	17.6 Ahead	32.7
Horizontal gun kick (lower is better)	2.8	1.5 Ahead
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	775 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	0.18x Ahead
Fire rate and ammo
Headshot multiplier (higher is better)	1.30x Tie	1.30x Tie

"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 Hyeon Burst, not Activision data.

Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Axion and Hyeon Burst
Figure	Axion	Hyeon Burst
Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity)	5.2%	9.9%
ggranked tier	Tier A, 853 ms time to kill	Tier B, 1,030 ms time to kill
DMZ Radar tier	Tier B	Tier A
Community builds listed	3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ	4 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ

Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change Axion or Hyeon Burst, as listed on this site.

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

Hyeon Burst: First weapon tuning update, October 28, 2026

Full-Auto Max Damage changed from 37 to 34 (−8.1%).
Full-Auto Max Damage Range changed from 970 to 1,220 (+25.8%).
Mid Damage Range 1 changed; the notes give no values.

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 Hyeon Burst 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. Hyeon Hyperburst (Hyeon Burst): Overclocked receiver: a very fast three-round burst followed by slow, controlled automatic fire. Activision lists no blocked attachment types for it.

Where is Axion ahead of Hyeon Burst, and where is Hyeon Burst ahead?

On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Axion is ahead on fire rate (very wide), vertical gun kick (very wide), horizontal recoil (clear), ADS out speed (moderate), ADS speed (moderate), crouch movement speed (narrow), and 7 other rows. Hyeon Burst is ahead on bullet velocity (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), flinch received (wide), bullet penetration (wide), drop speed (wide), vertical recoil (wide), and 1 other row.

How often are Axion and Hyeon Burst picked, and what tiers do they have?

CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 5.2% for Axion and 9.9% for Hyeon Burst, so Hyeon Burst is picked about 1.9 times as often. ggranked places Axion in tier A and Hyeon Burst in tier B. ggranked gives a time to kill of 853 ms for Axion and 1,030 ms for Hyeon Burst; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places Axion in tier B and Hyeon Burst in tier A. 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.