Game: Modern Warfare 4MW4

Axion vs Rezi 12 in MW4

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Axion is ahead on 7 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Rezi 12 is ahead on 4, and 1 stat is tied. Axion's biggest lead is magazine size (30 rounds against 6 rounds). Rezi 12's is sprint to fire speed (160 ms against 210 ms). 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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Assault RifleShotgun

Axion is an assault rifle and Rezi 12 is a shotgun. This pair has a page because both are among the 12 weapons with the highest Multiplayer pick rate in CODMunity's list.

Official numbers

Official numbers for Axion and Rezi 12, from Activision's launch weapon sheets
StatAxionRezi 12
Fire rate (higher is better)705 RPM Ahead150 RPM
Magazine size (higher is better)30 rounds Ahead6 rounds
Reserve rounds (higher is better)90 rounds Ahead24 rounds
Total rounds (higher is better)Magazine plus reserve120 rounds Ahead30 rounds
Unlock levelPlayer Level 52Player Level 4
Weapon levels6960
Apex AttachmentAxion ClearcutRezi 12 Enforcer
Apex blocksOptic, Laser, Underbarrel, Stock and Rear Gripno attachment types

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

About Axion and Rezi 12

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.

Rezi 12

Fast-cycling semi-auto shotgun with controlled shots and smooth recovery for close range.

Apex Attachment, Rezi 12 Enforcer: Enables pump-action cycling and adds a side-saddle of hot-loaded explosive slugs. 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 17 and Rezi 12 on 8; 5 rows are tied and 1 row is not compared because a weapon has no value.

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 magazine size (Axion 30 rounds against 6 rounds), fire rate (Axion 705 RPM against 150 RPM), and total rounds (Axion 120 rounds against 30 rounds).

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).

Rezi 12 Enforcer, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Fire rate −50% (worse).

Attachment effects reported for Axion

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

Attachment effects reported for Rezi 12

The community-reported attachments for Rezi 12 with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

Community-reported base stats of Axion and Rezi 12 from CODMunity, row by row
StatAxionRezi 12
Mobility
Movement speed (higher is better)4.62 m/s4.72 m/s Ahead
ADS movement speed (higher is better)2.41 m/s3.09 m/s Ahead
Sprint speed (higher is better)6.11 m/s6.26 m/s Ahead
Tactical sprint speed (higher is better)7.16 m/s7.34 m/s Ahead
Crouch movement speed (higher is better)2.16 m/s2.25 m/s Ahead
Strafe speed (higher is better)3.54 m/s3.61 m/s Ahead
Firing movement speed (higher is better)4.05 m/s4.25 m/s Ahead
Handling
ADS speed (lower is better)260 ms Ahead340 ms
ADS out speed (lower is better)325 ms Ahead400 ms
Sprint to fire speed (lower is better)210 ms160 ms Ahead
Reload time (lower is better)3333 ms Ahead6131 ms
Raise speed (lower is better)1033 ms Ahead1233 ms
Drop speed (lower is better)700 ms Ahead800 ms
Recoil
Vertical recoil (lower is better)48.9 Ahead98.5
Horizontal recoil (lower is better)13.7 Ahead17.4
Vertical gun kick (lower is better)17.6 Ahead21.3
Horizontal gun kick (lower is better)2.8 Ahead6.1
ADS idle sway (lower is better)0.40° Ahead0.54°
ADS gun bob (lower is better)0.09° Tie0.09° Tie
Range and bullets
Bullet velocity (higher is better)400 m/s Ahead340 m/s
Damage range (higher is better)An index: 100 is the weapon's own damage range, and attachments scale it100% Tie100% Tie
Bullet penetration (higher is better)9.0 in Tie9.0 in Tie
Hip fire and flinch
Hip idle sway (lower is better)1.31° Ahead1.63°
Hip gun bob (lower is better)1.09° Tie1.09° Tie
Hip turn sway (lower is better)20.9° Tie20.9° Tie
Flinch received (lower is better)0.29x Ahead0.31x
Fire rate and ammo
Headshot multiplier (higher is better)1.30xnot reported

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

Not reported

The source reports no headshot multiplier for Rezi 12.

Pick rates and tiers

Community-reportedOther sites' own figures and opinions about Axion and Rezi 12, not Activision data.

Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Axion and Rezi 12
FigureAxionRezi 12
Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity)5.2%4.1%
ggranked tierTier A, 853 ms time to killnot reported
DMZ Radar tierTier BTier A
Community builds listed3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ4 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ

Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change Axion or Rezi 12, as listed on this site.

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

No change to Rezi 12 is listed in the patch notes tracked on this site.

More weapon comparisons

Other pair pages with Axion

Other pair pages with Rezi 12

Frequently asked questions

What do the Apex Attachments of Axion and Rezi 12 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. Rezi 12 Enforcer (Rezi 12): Enables pump-action cycling and adds a side-saddle of hot-loaded explosive slugs. Activision lists no blocked attachment types for it.

Where is Axion ahead of Rezi 12, and where is Rezi 12 ahead?

On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Axion is ahead on magazine size (very wide), fire rate (very wide), total rounds (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), vertical recoil (very wide), and 11 other rows. Rezi 12 is ahead on sprint to fire speed (wide), ADS movement speed (wide), firing movement speed (narrow), crouch movement speed (narrow), tactical sprint speed (narrow), sprint speed (narrow), and 2 other rows.

How often are Axion and Rezi 12 picked, and what tiers do they have?

CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 5.2% for Axion and 4.1% for Rezi 12, so Axion is picked about 1.3 times as often. ggranked ranks Axion (tier A) and does not rank Rezi 12. DMZ Radar places Axion in tier B and Rezi 12 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.