Cronen Squall vs Hyeon Burst in MW4

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

Hyeon Burst is ahead on 7 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Cronen Squall is ahead on 2, and 3 stats are tied. Hyeon Burst's biggest lead is magazine size (30 rounds against 20 rounds). Cronen Squall's is horizontal recoil (6.3 against 16.4). 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 Cronen Squall and Hyeon Burst, from Activision's launch weapon sheets
Stat	Cronen Squall	Hyeon Burst
Fire rate (higher is better)	673 RPM Ahead	375 RPM
Magazine size (higher is better)	20 rounds	30 rounds Ahead
Reserve rounds (higher is better)	80 rounds	90 rounds Ahead
Total rounds (higher is better)Magazine plus reserve	100 rounds	120 rounds Ahead
Unlock level	Player Level 55	Player Level 21
Weapon levels	67	68
Apex Attachment	Cronen Maelstrom	Hyeon Hyperburst
Apex blocks	Laser and Underbarrel	no attachment types

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

About Cronen Squall and Hyeon Burst

Cronen Squall

Open-bolt bullpup rifle with long-range accuracy, controllable recoil and heavy damage.

Apex Attachment, Cronen Maelstrom: Guided missile you steer with an infrared laser while aiming down sights. It also fires unguided but loses effectiveness at long range. It blocks laser and underbarrel 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, Cronen Squall is ahead on 7 and Hyeon Burst on 14; 10 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

Official numbers: Cronen Squall is ahead on fire rate (very wide), and Hyeon Burst is ahead on magazine size (wide), total rounds (clear), and reserve rounds (clear).
Mobility: Cronen Squall is ahead on crouch movement speed (narrow), and Hyeon Burst is ahead on ADS movement speed (moderate), firing movement speed (tiny), movement speed (tiny), and strafe speed (tiny). Level on sprint speed and tactical sprint speed.
Handling: Cronen Squall is ahead on ADS out speed (moderate), and Hyeon Burst is ahead on drop speed (clear), ADS speed (moderate), and reload time (narrow). Level on sprint to fire speed and raise speed.
Recoil: Cronen Squall is ahead on horizontal recoil (very wide) and vertical gun kick (very wide), 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: Cronen Squall is ahead on bullet penetration (wide), and Hyeon Burst is ahead on bullet velocity (clear). Level on damage range.
Hip fire and flinch: Cronen Squall is ahead on hip turn sway (very wide), and Hyeon Burst is ahead on flinch received (wide). Level on hip idle sway and hip gun bob.
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 horizontal recoil (Cronen Squall 6.3 against 16.4), horizontal gun kick (Hyeon Burst 1.5 against 3.5), and hip turn sway (Cronen Squall 10.8° against 20.9°).

CODMunity lists no stat change for the Cronen Maelstrom.

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 Cronen Squall

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

60 Round Drum (magazine): Magazine size +200% (better).
30 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +50% (better).
Locus PX3 Canted (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).
RVX9 Thermo (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 Cronen Squall and Hyeon Burst from CODMunity, row by row
Stat	Cronen Squall	Hyeon Burst
Mobility
Movement speed (higher is better)	4.55 m/s	4.58 m/s Ahead
ADS movement speed (higher is better)	2.24 m/s	2.36 m/s Ahead
Sprint speed (higher is better)	6.07 m/s Tie	6.07 m/s Tie
Tactical sprint speed (higher is better)	7.11 m/s Tie	7.11 m/s Tie
Crouch movement speed (higher is better)	2.16 m/s Ahead	2.11 m/s
Strafe speed (higher is better)	3.48 m/s	3.50 m/s Ahead
Firing movement speed (higher is better)	3.96 m/s	4.01 m/s Ahead
Handling
ADS speed (lower is better)	305 ms	275 ms Ahead
ADS out speed (lower is better)	340 ms Ahead	360 ms
Sprint to fire speed (lower is better)	210 ms Tie	210 ms Tie
Reload time (lower is better)	3533 ms	3400 ms Ahead
Raise speed (lower is better)	967 ms Tie	967 ms Tie
Drop speed (lower is better)	600 ms	533 ms Ahead
Recoil
Vertical recoil (lower is better)	50.4	38.3 Ahead
Horizontal recoil (lower is better)	6.3 Ahead	16.4
Vertical gun kick (lower is better)	17.1 Ahead	32.7
Horizontal gun kick (lower is better)	3.5	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)	660 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)	21.0 in Ahead	13.0 in
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)	10.8° Ahead	20.9°
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 Cronen Squall and Hyeon Burst, not Activision data.

Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Cronen Squall and Hyeon Burst
Figure	Cronen Squall	Hyeon Burst
Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity)	2.0%	9.9%
ggranked tier	Tier B, 915 ms time to kill	Tier B, 1,030 ms time to kill
DMZ Radar tier	Tier B	Tier A
Community builds listed	2 Multiplayer and 1 DMZ	4 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ

Latest official changes

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

No change to Cronen Squall 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

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Frequently asked questions

What do the Apex Attachments of Cronen Squall and Hyeon Burst do?

Cronen Maelstrom (Cronen Squall): Guided missile you steer with an infrared laser while aiming down sights. It also fires unguided but loses effectiveness at long range. It blocks laser and underbarrel 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 Cronen Squall ahead of Hyeon Burst, and where is Hyeon Burst ahead?

On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Cronen Squall is ahead on horizontal recoil (very wide), hip turn sway (very wide), vertical gun kick (very wide), fire rate (very wide), bullet penetration (wide), ADS out speed (moderate), and 1 other row. Hyeon Burst is ahead on horizontal gun kick (very wide), flinch received (wide), magazine size (wide), vertical recoil (wide), total rounds (clear), bullet velocity (clear), and 8 other rows.

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

CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 2.0% for Cronen Squall and 9.9% for Hyeon Burst, so Hyeon Burst is picked about 5.0 times as often. ggranked places both weapons in tier B. ggranked gives a time to kill of 915 ms for Cronen Squall and 1,030 ms for Hyeon Burst; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places Cronen Squall 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.