Cronen Squall vs Oden in MW4

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

Cronen Squall is ahead on 6 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Oden is ahead on 3, and 3 stats are tied. Cronen Squall's biggest lead is horizontal recoil (6.3 against 15.2). Oden's is reload time (3300 ms against 3533 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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Same class: Assault Rifle

Official numbers

Official numbers for Cronen Squall and Oden, from Activision's launch weapon sheets
Stat	Cronen Squall	Oden
Fire rate (higher is better)	673 RPM Ahead	413 RPM
Magazine size (higher is better)	20 rounds Tie	20 rounds Tie
Reserve rounds (higher is better)	80 rounds Ahead	60 rounds
Total rounds (higher is better)Magazine plus reserve	100 rounds Ahead	80 rounds
Unlock level	Player Level 55	Player Level 39
Weapon levels	67	65
Apex Attachment	Cronen Maelstrom	Oden Sentinel
Apex blocks	Laser and Underbarrel	Barrel and Muzzle

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

About Cronen Squall and Oden

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.

Oden

Bullpup rifle with brutal impact and a lower cyclic rate.

Apex Attachment, Oden Sentinel: Turns the Oden into a semi-auto sniper rifle with a bipod, custom suppressor and sniper scope. It blocks barrel and muzzle 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, Cronen Squall is ahead on 17 and Oden on 3; 11 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

Official numbers: Cronen Squall is ahead on fire rate (wide), reserve rounds (wide), and total rounds (wide); Oden leads no row of this group. Level on magazine size.
Mobility: Cronen Squall is ahead on crouch movement speed (narrow), ADS movement speed (narrow), strafe speed (narrow), movement speed (tiny), tactical sprint speed (tiny), firing movement speed (tiny), and sprint speed (tiny); Oden leads no row of this group.
Handling: Cronen Squall is ahead on raise speed (clear), drop speed (clear), ADS out speed (clear), and ADS speed (narrow), and Oden is ahead on reload time (moderate). Level on sprint to fire speed.
Recoil: Cronen Squall is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), and horizontal recoil (very wide), and Oden is ahead on vertical recoil (tiny). Level on ADS idle sway and ADS gun bob.
Range and bullets: Oden is ahead on bullet velocity (narrow); Cronen Squall leads no row of this group. Level on damage range and bullet penetration.
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: 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 vertical gun kick (Cronen Squall 17.1 against 59.4), horizontal gun kick (Cronen Squall 3.5 against 8.5), and horizontal recoil (Cronen Squall 6.3 against 15.2).

CODMunity lists no stat change for the Cronen Maelstrom.

Oden Sentinel, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Horizontal recoil −89% (better), Hip idle sway −82% (better), Fire rate −66% (worse), and Vertical recoil −60% (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 Oden

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

30 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +50% (better).
Locus PX3 Canted (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).
RVX9 Thermo (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).
Schlager 7x (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).

Community-reported base stats of Cronen Squall and Oden from CODMunity, row by row
Stat	Cronen Squall	Oden
Mobility
Movement speed (higher is better)	4.55 m/s Ahead	4.46 m/s
ADS movement speed (higher is better)	2.24 m/s Ahead	2.18 m/s
Sprint speed (higher is better)	6.07 m/s Ahead	6.03 m/s
Tactical sprint speed (higher is better)	7.11 m/s Ahead	6.97 m/s
Crouch movement speed (higher is better)	2.16 m/s Ahead	2.09 m/s
Strafe speed (higher is better)	3.48 m/s Ahead	3.41 m/s
Firing movement speed (higher is better)	3.96 m/s Ahead	3.89 m/s
Handling
ADS speed (lower is better)	305 ms Ahead	320 ms
ADS out speed (lower is better)	340 ms Ahead	380 ms
Sprint to fire speed (lower is better)	210 ms Tie	210 ms Tie
Reload time (lower is better)	3533 ms	3300 ms Ahead
Raise speed (lower is better)	967 ms Ahead	1200 ms
Drop speed (lower is better)	600 ms Ahead	700 ms
Recoil
Vertical recoil (lower is better)	50.4	49.4 Ahead
Horizontal recoil (lower is better)	6.3 Ahead	15.2
Vertical gun kick (lower is better)	17.1 Ahead	59.4
Horizontal gun kick (lower is better)	3.5 Ahead	8.5
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	690 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 Tie	21.0 in Tie
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° Tie	10.8° Tie
Flinch received (lower is better)	0.29x Tie	0.29x Tie
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 Oden, not Activision data.

Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Cronen Squall and Oden
Figure	Cronen Squall	Oden
Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity)	2.0%	2.9%
ggranked tier	Tier B, 915 ms time to kill	Tier B, 960 ms time to kill
DMZ Radar tier	Tier B	Tier C
Community builds listed	2 Multiplayer and 1 DMZ	3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ

Latest official changes

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

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

Oden: First weapon tuning update, October 28, 2026

Neck Damage Multiplier changed from 1.2 to 1.1 (−8.3%).
Upper Torso Damage Multiplier changed from 1.2 to 1.1 (−8.3%).
Lower Torso Damage Multiplier changed from 1.1 to 1 (−9.1%).
Max Damage Range changed from 870 to 820 (−5.7%).
Mid Damage Range 1 changed from 1,810 to 1,740 (−3.9%).
Muzzle Velocity is now -0.07.

Patch notes of October 28, 2026

Weapon pages, builds and tools

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Frequently asked questions

What do the Apex Attachments of Cronen Squall and Oden 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. Oden Sentinel (Oden): Turns the Oden into a semi-auto sniper rifle with a bipod, custom suppressor and sniper scope. It blocks barrel and muzzle attachments.

Where is Cronen Squall ahead of Oden, and where is Oden ahead?

On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Cronen Squall is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), horizontal recoil (very wide), fire rate (wide), reserve rounds (wide), total rounds (wide), and 11 other rows. Oden is ahead on reload time (moderate), bullet velocity (narrow), and vertical recoil (tiny).

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

CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 2.0% for Cronen Squall and 2.9% for Oden, so Oden is picked about 1.4 times as often. ggranked places both weapons in tier B. ggranked gives a time to kill of 915 ms for Cronen Squall and 960 ms for Oden; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places Cronen Squall in tier B and Oden 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.