# M4 vs Wz.55 Striga in MW4

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/m4-vs-wz-55-striga/
Updated: 2026-11-04

M4 is ahead on 6 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Wz.55 Striga is ahead on 5, and 1 stat is tied. M4's biggest lead is bullet velocity (590 m/s against 380 m/s). Wz.55 Striga's is sprint to fire speed (96 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.

[Open both in the compare tool](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/?w=m4,wz-55-striga) [Build with M4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4) [Build with Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=wz-55-striga)

Assault Rifle SMG

M4 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 M4 and Wz.55 Striga, from Activision's launch weapon sheets*

| Stat | [M4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/m4/) | [Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fire rate (higher is better) | 810 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 14 | Player Level 18 |
| Weapon levels | 72 | 60 |
| Apex Attachment | M4 Hurricane | WZ.55 Striga Rampage |
| Apex blocks | Barrel and Magazine | Optic, Stock and Underbarrel |

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

## About M4 and Wz.55 Striga

### M4

Fully automatic, highly adaptable service rifle that Activision pitches as effective in most engagements.

Apex Attachment, M4 Hurricane: Converts the M4 into a top-loading, high-capacity 5.7x28 mm variant that is lighter, more agile and fires faster. It blocks barrel and magazine 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, M4 is ahead on 15 and Wz.55 Striga on 14; 2 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

- Official numbers: M4 is ahead on fire rate (clear), magazine size (clear), reserve rounds (clear), and total rounds (clear); 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 (narrow); M4 leads no row of this group.
- Handling: M4 is ahead on raise speed (wide) and reload time (clear), and Wz.55 Striga is ahead on sprint to fire speed (very wide), ADS out speed (wide), drop speed (wide), and ADS speed (clear).
- Recoil: M4 is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), horizontal 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: M4 is ahead on bullet velocity (wide) and bullet penetration (wide); Wz.55 Striga leads no row of this group. Level on damage range.
- Hip fire and flinch: M4 is ahead on hip idle sway (clear), and Wz.55 Striga is ahead on hip gun bob (wide) and flinch received (wide). Level on hip turn sway.
- Fire rate and ammo: Wz.55 Striga is ahead on headshot multiplier (clear); M4 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 (M4 16.9 against 298.3), horizontal gun kick (M4 3.3 against 31.5), and sprint to fire speed (Wz.55 Striga 96 ms against 210 ms).

M4 Hurricane, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Vertical gun kick +104% (worse), Magazine size +67% (better), Total rounds +67% (better), and Horizontal gun kick +58% (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 M4

The community-reported attachments for M4 with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

- [60 Round Drum](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/60-round-drum/) (magazine): Magazine size +100% (better).
- [45 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/45-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +50% (better).
- [No Stock](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/no-stock/) (stock): Vertical recoil +30% (worse).
- [Corvus LVL-40](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/corvus-lvl-40/) (muzzle): Horizontal recoil −25% (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 M4 and Wz.55 Striga from CODMunity, row by row*

| Stat | [M4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/m4/) | [Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobility |  |  |
| Movement speed (higher is better) | 4.70 m/s | 5.06 m/s Ahead |
| ADS movement speed (higher is better) | 2.51 m/s | 3.54 m/s Ahead |
| Sprint speed (higher is better) | 6.18 m/s | 6.46 m/s Ahead |
| Tactical sprint speed (higher is better) | 7.26 m/s | 7.68 m/s Ahead |
| Crouch movement speed (higher is better) | 2.20 m/s | 2.64 m/s Ahead |
| Strafe speed (higher is better) | 3.60 m/s | 3.89 m/s Ahead |
| Firing movement speed (higher is better) | 4.15 m/s | 4.42 m/s Ahead |
| Handling |  |  |
| ADS speed (lower is better) | 240 ms | 196 ms Ahead |
| ADS out speed (lower is better) | 370 ms | 223 ms Ahead |
| Sprint to fire speed (lower is better) | 210 ms | 96 ms Ahead |
| Reload time (lower is better) | 2600 ms Ahead | 3167 ms |
| Raise speed (lower is better) | 933 ms Ahead | 1233 ms |
| Drop speed (lower is better) | 667 ms | 433 ms Ahead |
| Recoil |  |  |
| Vertical recoil (lower is better) | 40.6 Ahead | 56.1 |
| Horizontal recoil (lower is better) | 17.1 Ahead | 19.1 |
| Vertical gun kick (lower is better) | 16.9 Ahead | 298.3 |
| Horizontal gun kick (lower is better) | 3.3 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) | 590 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) | 13.0 in Ahead | 9.0 in |
| Hip fire and flinch |  |  |
| Hip idle sway (lower is better) | 1.31° Ahead | 1.63° |
| Hip gun bob (lower is better) | 1.15° | 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) | 1.20x | 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 M4 and Wz.55 Striga, not Activision data.

*Community pick rates, tiers and builds for M4 and Wz.55 Striga*

| Figure | M4 | Wz.55 Striga |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity) | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| ggranked tier | Tier S, 819 ms time to kill | Tier A, 821 ms time to kill |
| DMZ Radar tier | Tier S | Tier C |
| Community builds listed | 3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ | 3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ |

## Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change M4 or Wz.55 Striga, as listed on this site.

### M4: First weapon tuning update, October 28, 2026

- Max Damage Range changed from 990 to 1,020 (+3%).

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

### 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

- [M4: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/m4/)
- [Wz.55 Striga: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/)
- [Best build for M4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/m4/best-build/)
- [Best build for Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/best-build/)
- [Open M4 in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4)
- [Open Wz.55 Striga in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=wz-55-striga)

## More weapon comparisons

### Other pair pages with M4

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

### 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 M4 and Wz.55 Striga do?**

A: M4 Hurricane (M4): Converts the M4 into a top-loading, high-capacity 5.7x28 mm variant that is lighter, more agile and fires faster. It blocks barrel and magazine 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 M4 ahead of Wz.55 Striga, and where is Wz.55 Striga ahead?**

A: On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): M4 is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), bullet velocity (wide), ADS idle sway (wide), bullet penetration (wide), vertical recoil (wide), and 9 other rows. Wz.55 Striga is ahead on sprint to fire speed (very wide), ADS out speed (wide), drop speed (wide), ADS movement speed (wide), hip gun bob (wide), flinch received (wide), and 8 other rows.

**Q: How often are M4 and Wz.55 Striga picked, and what tiers do they have?**

A: CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 5.6% for M4 and 5.4% for Wz.55 Striga, so M4 is picked about 1.0 times as often. ggranked places M4 in tier S and Wz.55 Striga in tier A. ggranked gives a time to kill of 819 ms for M4 and 821 ms for Wz.55 Striga; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places M4 in tier S 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.