Hyeon Burst vs Wz.55 Striga in MW4
Data updated · Latest official patch:
Wz.55 Striga is ahead on 7 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Hyeon Burst is ahead on 4, and 1 stat is tied. Wz.55 Striga's biggest lead is sprint to fire speed (96 ms against 210 ms). Hyeon Burst's is bullet velocity (775 m/s against 380 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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Hyeon Burst 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
| Stat | Hyeon Burst | Wz.55 Striga |
|---|---|---|
| Fire rate | 375 RPM | 651 RPM Ahead |
| Magazine size | 30 rounds Ahead | 25 rounds |
| Reserve rounds | 90 rounds Ahead | 75 rounds |
| Total rounds | 120 rounds Ahead | 100 rounds |
| Unlock level | Player Level 21 | Player Level 18 |
| Weapon levels | 68 | 60 |
| Apex Attachment | Hyeon Hyperburst | WZ.55 Striga Rampage |
| Apex blocks | no attachment types | Optic, Stock and Underbarrel |
From Activision's launch weapon sheets. A damage table and time to kill are not published.
About Hyeon Burst and Wz.55 Striga
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.
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-reportedBase values with nothing attached, read from CODMunity on November 4, 2026. Unverified.
Across the 31 rows with a direction, Hyeon Burst is ahead on 14 and Wz.55 Striga on 15; 2 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.
- Official numbers: Hyeon Burst is ahead on magazine size (clear), reserve rounds (clear), and total rounds (clear), and Wz.55 Striga is ahead on fire rate (very wide).
- Mobility: Wz.55 Striga is ahead on ADS movement speed (wide), crouch movement speed (wide), strafe speed (clear), movement speed (moderate), firing movement speed (moderate), tactical sprint speed (moderate), and sprint speed (moderate); Hyeon Burst leads no row of this group.
- Handling: Hyeon Burst is ahead on raise speed (wide), and Wz.55 Striga is ahead on sprint to fire speed (very wide), ADS out speed (wide), ADS speed (wide), drop speed (clear), and reload time (moderate).
- Recoil: Hyeon Burst is ahead on horizontal gun kick (very wide), vertical gun kick (very wide), ADS idle sway (wide), vertical recoil (wide), horizontal recoil (clear), and ADS gun bob (clear); Wz.55 Striga leads no row of this group.
- Range and bullets: Hyeon Burst is ahead on bullet velocity (very wide) and bullet penetration (wide); Wz.55 Striga leads no row of this group. Level on damage range.
- Hip fire and flinch: Hyeon Burst is ahead on hip idle sway (clear) and flinch received (clear), and Wz.55 Striga is ahead on hip gun bob (wide). Level on hip turn sway.
- Fire rate and ammo: Wz.55 Striga is ahead on headshot multiplier (moderate); Hyeon Burst 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 horizontal gun kick (Hyeon Burst 1.5 against 31.5), vertical gun kick (Hyeon Burst 32.7 against 298.3), and sprint to fire speed (Wz.55 Striga 96 ms against 210 ms).
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).
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 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).
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 (magazine): Magazine size +100% (better).
- 35 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +40% (better).
- GW Sender 500 (barrel): Damage range +26% (better).
- 1/2x28 Dual Port (muzzle): Horizontal recoil −25% (better).
| Stat | Hyeon Burst | Wz.55 Striga |
|---|---|---|
| Mobility | ||
| Movement speed | 4.58 m/s | 5.06 m/s Ahead |
| ADS movement speed | 2.36 m/s | 3.54 m/s Ahead |
| Sprint speed | 6.07 m/s | 6.46 m/s Ahead |
| Tactical sprint speed | 7.11 m/s | 7.68 m/s Ahead |
| Crouch movement speed | 2.11 m/s | 2.64 m/s Ahead |
| Strafe speed | 3.50 m/s | 3.89 m/s Ahead |
| Firing movement speed | 4.01 m/s | 4.42 m/s Ahead |
| Handling | ||
| ADS speed | 275 ms | 196 ms Ahead |
| ADS out speed | 360 ms | 223 ms Ahead |
| Sprint to fire speed | 210 ms | 96 ms Ahead |
| Reload time | 3400 ms | 3167 ms Ahead |
| Raise speed | 967 ms Ahead | 1233 ms |
| Drop speed | 533 ms | 433 ms Ahead |
| Recoil | ||
| Vertical recoil | 38.3 Ahead | 56.1 |
| Horizontal recoil | 16.4 Ahead | 19.1 |
| Vertical gun kick | 32.7 Ahead | 298.3 |
| Horizontal gun kick | 1.5 Ahead | 31.5 |
| ADS idle sway | 0.40° Ahead | 0.59° |
| ADS gun bob | 0.09° Ahead | 0.10° |
| Range and bullets | ||
| Bullet velocity | 775 m/s Ahead | 380 m/s |
| Damage range | 100% Tie | 100% Tie |
| Bullet penetration | 13.0 in Ahead | 9.0 in |
| Hip fire and flinch | ||
| Hip idle sway | 1.31° Ahead | 1.63° |
| Hip gun bob | 1.09° | 0.87° Ahead |
| Hip turn sway | 20.9° Tie | 20.9° Tie |
| Flinch received | 0.18x Ahead | 0.22x |
| Fire rate and ammo | ||
| Headshot multiplier | 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-reportedOther sites' own figures and opinions about Hyeon Burst and Wz.55 Striga, not Activision data.
| Figure | Hyeon Burst | Wz.55 Striga |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity) | 9.9% | 5.4% |
| ggranked tier | Tier B, 1,030 ms time to kill | Tier A, 821 ms time to kill |
| DMZ Radar tier | Tier A | Tier C |
| Community builds listed | 4 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ | 3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ |
Latest official changes
The newest patch notes that change Hyeon Burst or Wz.55 Striga, as listed 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.
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%).
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Frequently asked questions
What do the Apex Attachments of Hyeon Burst and Wz.55 Striga do?
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. 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.
Where is Hyeon Burst ahead of Wz.55 Striga, and where is Wz.55 Striga ahead?
On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Hyeon Burst is ahead on horizontal gun kick (very wide), vertical gun kick (very wide), bullet velocity (very wide), ADS idle sway (wide), vertical recoil (wide), bullet penetration (wide), and 8 other rows. Wz.55 Striga is ahead on sprint to fire speed (very wide), fire rate (very wide), ADS out speed (wide), ADS movement speed (wide), ADS speed (wide), hip gun bob (wide), and 9 other rows.
How often are Hyeon Burst and Wz.55 Striga picked, and what tiers do they have?
CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 9.9% for Hyeon Burst and 5.4% for Wz.55 Striga, so Hyeon Burst is picked about 1.8 times as often. ggranked places Hyeon Burst in tier B and Wz.55 Striga in tier A. ggranked gives a time to kill of 1,030 ms for Hyeon Burst and 821 ms for Wz.55 Striga; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places Hyeon Burst in tier A and Wz.55 Striga in tier C. These are community figures, not Activision data: CODMunity and the tier lists, read November 4, 2026.