# Axion vs Wz.55 Striga in MW4

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-wz-55-striga/
Updated: 2026-11-04

Wz.55 Striga is ahead on 6 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Axion is ahead on 5, and 1 stat is tied. Wz.55 Striga's biggest lead is sprint to fire speed (96 ms against 210 ms). Axion's is horizontal recoil (13.7 against 19.1). Fire rate and magazine size are Activision's numbers; the other key stats are community-reported by CODMunity, read November 4, 2026.

[Open both in the compare tool](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/?w=axion,wz-55-striga) [Build with Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=axion) [Build with Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=wz-55-striga)

Assault Rifle SMG

Axion is an assault rifle and Wz.55 Striga is an SMG. 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 Wz.55 Striga, from Activision's launch weapon sheets*

| Stat | [Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/) | [Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fire rate (higher is better) | 705 RPM Ahead | 651 RPM |
| Magazine size (higher is better) | 30 rounds Ahead | 25 rounds |
| Reserve rounds (higher is better) | 90 rounds Ahead | 75 rounds |
| Total rounds (higher is better) Magazine plus reserve | 120 rounds Ahead | 100 rounds |
| Unlock level | Player Level 52 | Player Level 18 |
| Weapon levels | 69 | 60 |
| Apex Attachment | Axion Clearcut | WZ.55 Striga Rampage |
| Apex blocks | Optic, Laser, Underbarrel, Stock and Rear Grip | Optic, Stock and Underbarrel |

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

## About Axion and Wz.55 Striga

### 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.

### Wz.55 Striga

Low-fire-rate SMG with best-in-class mobility and recoil control; subsonic rounds hide enemy skulls on kills.

Apex Attachment, WZ.55 Striga Rampage: Paired-frame akimbo conversion that doubles close-quarters output while keeping the platform agile. Harder to control. It blocks optic, stock, and underbarrel attachments.

## Community-reported stats

Community-reported Base values with nothing attached, read from [CODMunity](https://codmunity.gg/weapon-stats/mw4) on November 4, 2026. Unverified.

Across the 31 rows with a direction, Axion is ahead on 13 and Wz.55 Striga on 15; 3 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

- Official numbers: Axion is ahead on magazine size (clear), reserve rounds (clear), total rounds (clear), and fire rate (moderate); Wz.55 Striga leads no row of this group.
- Mobility: Wz.55 Striga is ahead on ADS movement speed (wide), crouch movement speed (clear), strafe speed (moderate), movement speed (moderate), firing movement speed (moderate), tactical sprint speed (moderate), and sprint speed (moderate); Axion leads no row of this group.
- Handling: Axion is ahead on raise speed (clear), and Wz.55 Striga is ahead on sprint to fire speed (very wide), drop speed (wide), ADS out speed (wide), ADS speed (wide), and reload time (narrow).
- Recoil: Axion is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), ADS idle sway (wide), horizontal recoil (wide), vertical recoil (clear), and ADS gun bob (clear); Wz.55 Striga leads no row of this group.
- Range and bullets: Axion is ahead on bullet velocity (moderate); Wz.55 Striga leads no row of this group. Level on damage range and bullet penetration.
- Hip fire and flinch: Axion is ahead on hip idle sway (clear), and Wz.55 Striga is ahead on flinch received (wide) and hip gun bob (wide). Level on hip turn sway.
- Fire rate and ammo: Wz.55 Striga is ahead on headshot multiplier (moderate); Axion 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 vertical gun kick (Axion 17.6 against 298.3), horizontal gun kick (Axion 2.8 against 31.5), and sprint to fire speed (Wz.55 Striga 96 ms against 210 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).

WZ.55 Striga Rampage, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Horizontal recoil −31% (better), Vertical recoil −25% (better), Raise speed −22% (better), and Reload time +20% (worse).

### 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](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/100-round-drum/) (magazine): Magazine size +233% (better).
- [20 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/20-round-mag/) (magazine): Reload time −41% (better).
- [40 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/40-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +33% (better).
- [Locus PX3 Canted](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/locus-px3-canted/) (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).

### Attachment effects reported for Wz.55 Striga

The community-reported attachments for Wz.55 Striga with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

- [50 Round Drum Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/50-round-drum-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +100% (better).
- [35 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/35-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +40% (better).
- [GW Sender 500](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/gw-sender-500/) (barrel): Damage range +26% (better).
- [1/2x28 Dual Port](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/1-2x28-dual-port/) (muzzle): Horizontal recoil −25% (better).

*Community-reported base stats of Axion and Wz.55 Striga from CODMunity, row by row*

| Stat | [Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/) | [Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobility |  |  |
| Movement speed (higher is better) | 4.62 m/s | 5.06 m/s Ahead |
| ADS movement speed (higher is better) | 2.41 m/s | 3.54 m/s Ahead |
| Sprint speed (higher is better) | 6.11 m/s | 6.46 m/s Ahead |
| Tactical sprint speed (higher is better) | 7.16 m/s | 7.68 m/s Ahead |
| Crouch movement speed (higher is better) | 2.16 m/s | 2.64 m/s Ahead |
| Strafe speed (higher is better) | 3.54 m/s | 3.89 m/s Ahead |
| Firing movement speed (higher is better) | 4.05 m/s | 4.42 m/s Ahead |
| Handling |  |  |
| ADS speed (lower is better) | 260 ms | 196 ms Ahead |
| ADS out speed (lower is better) | 325 ms | 223 ms Ahead |
| Sprint to fire speed (lower is better) | 210 ms | 96 ms Ahead |
| Reload time (lower is better) | 3333 ms | 3167 ms Ahead |
| Raise speed (lower is better) | 1033 ms Ahead | 1233 ms |
| Drop speed (lower is better) | 700 ms | 433 ms Ahead |
| Recoil |  |  |
| Vertical recoil (lower is better) | 48.9 Ahead | 56.1 |
| Horizontal recoil (lower is better) | 13.7 Ahead | 19.1 |
| Vertical gun kick (lower is better) | 17.6 Ahead | 298.3 |
| Horizontal gun kick (lower is better) | 2.8 Ahead | 31.5 |
| ADS idle sway (lower is better) | 0.40° Ahead | 0.59° |
| ADS gun bob (lower is better) | 0.09° Ahead | 0.10° |
| Range and bullets |  |  |
| Bullet velocity (higher is better) | 400 m/s Ahead | 380 m/s |
| 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 Tie | 9.0 in Tie |
| Hip fire and flinch |  |  |
| Hip idle sway (lower is better) | 1.31° Ahead | 1.63° |
| Hip gun bob (lower is better) | 1.09° | 0.87° Ahead |
| Hip turn sway (lower is better) | 20.9° Tie | 20.9° Tie |
| Flinch received (lower is better) | 0.29x | 0.22x Ahead |
| Fire rate and ammo |  |  |
| Headshot multiplier (higher is better) | 1.30x | 1.40x Ahead |

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

## Pick rates and tiers

Community-reported Other sites' own figures and opinions about Axion and Wz.55 Striga, not Activision data.

*Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Axion and Wz.55 Striga*

| Figure | Axion | Wz.55 Striga |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity) | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| ggranked tier | Tier A, 853 ms time to kill | Tier A, 821 ms time to kill |
| DMZ Radar tier | Tier B | Tier C |
| Community builds listed | 3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ | 3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ |

## Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change Axion or Wz.55 Striga, as listed on this site.

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

### Wz.55 Striga: First weapon tuning update, October 28, 2026

- Max Damage Range changed from 440 to 470 (+6.8%).
- Mid Damage Range 1 changed from 825 to 840 (+1.8%).
- Left Lower Arm Damage Multiplier changed from 0.95 to 1 (+5.3%).
- Left Upper Arm Damage Multiplier changed from 0.95 to 1 (+5.3%).
- Left Hand Damage Multiplier changed from 0.95 to 1 (+5.3%).
- Right Lower Arm Damage Multiplier changed from 0.95 to 1 (+5.3%).
- Right Upper Arm Damage Multiplier changed from 0.95 to 1 (+5.3%).
- Right Hand Damage Multiplier changed from 0.95 to 1 (+5.3%).

[Patch notes of October 28, 2026](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-28/)

## Weapon pages, builds and tools

- [Axion: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/)
- [Wz.55 Striga: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/)
- [Best build for Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/best-build/)
- [Best build for Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/best-build/)
- [Open Axion in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=axion)
- [Open Wz.55 Striga in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=wz-55-striga)

## More weapon comparisons

### Other pair pages with Axion

- [Axion vs Hyeon Burst](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-hyeon-burst/)
- [Axion vs Han 86](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-han-86/)
- [Axion vs M4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-m4/)
- [Axion vs Kastov 762](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-kastov-762/)

### Other pair pages with Wz.55 Striga

- [Wz.55 Striga vs VEL 46](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/vel-46-vs-wz-55-striga/)
- [Wz.55 Striga vs ISO Nightshade](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/iso-nightshade-vs-wz-55-striga/)
- [Wz.55 Striga vs X-58 Nyx](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/wz-55-striga-vs-x-58-nyx/)
- [Wz.55 Striga vs PPSh-41](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/ppsh-41-vs-wz-55-striga/)

## Frequently asked questions

**Q: What do the Apex Attachments of Axion and Wz.55 Striga do?**

A: 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. WZ.55 Striga Rampage (Wz.55 Striga): Paired-frame akimbo conversion that doubles close-quarters output while keeping the platform agile. Harder to control. It blocks optic, stock, and underbarrel attachments.

**Q: Where is Axion ahead of Wz.55 Striga, and where is Wz.55 Striga ahead?**

A: On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Axion is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), ADS idle sway (wide), horizontal recoil (wide), hip idle sway (clear), magazine size (clear), and 7 other rows. Wz.55 Striga is ahead on sprint to fire speed (very wide), drop speed (wide), ADS movement speed (wide), ADS out speed (wide), ADS speed (wide), flinch received (wide), and 9 other rows.

**Q: How often are Axion and Wz.55 Striga picked, and what tiers do they have?**

A: CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 5.2% for Axion and 5.4% for Wz.55 Striga, so Wz.55 Striga is picked about 1.0 times as often. ggranked places both weapons in tier A. ggranked gives a time to kill of 853 ms for Axion and 821 ms for Wz.55 Striga; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places Axion in tier B and Wz.55 Striga in tier C. 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.