# PPSh-41 vs Wz.55 Striga in MW4

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/ppsh-41-vs-wz-55-striga/
Updated: 2026-11-04

Wz.55 Striga is ahead on 6 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; PPSh-41 is ahead on 5, and 1 stat is tied. Wz.55 Striga's biggest lead is ADS speed (196 ms against 280 ms). PPSh-41's is magazine size (71 rounds against 25 rounds). 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=ppsh-41,wz-55-striga) [Build with PPSh-41](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=ppsh-41) [Build with Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=wz-55-striga)

Same class: SMG

## Official numbers

*Official numbers for PPSh-41 and Wz.55 Striga, from Activision's launch weapon sheets*

| Stat | [PPSh-41](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/ppsh-41/) | [Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fire rate (higher is better) | 1,110 RPM Ahead | 651 RPM |
| Magazine size (higher is better) | 71 rounds Ahead | 25 rounds |
| Reserve rounds (higher is better) | 71 rounds | 75 rounds Ahead |
| Total rounds (higher is better) Magazine plus reserve | 142 rounds Ahead | 100 rounds |
| Unlock level | Player Level 30 | Player Level 18 |
| Weapon levels | 62 | 60 |
| Apex Attachment | PPSh-41 Ember | WZ.55 Striga Rampage |
| Apex blocks | Barrel, Underbarrel and Magazine | Optic, Stock and Underbarrel |

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

## About PPSh-41 and Wz.55 Striga

### PPSh-41

Veteran SMG with the highest rate of fire of the launch roster and a generous magazine.

Apex Attachment, PPSh-41 Ember: Underbarrel launcher that fires a rapid burst of pyrotechnic projectiles which keep burning briefly for area control. It blocks barrel, underbarrel, 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, PPSh-41 is ahead on 11 and Wz.55 Striga on 14; 6 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

- Official numbers: PPSh-41 is ahead on magazine size (very wide), fire rate (very wide), and total rounds (wide), and Wz.55 Striga is ahead on reserve rounds (moderate).
- Mobility: Wz.55 Striga is ahead on crouch movement speed (clear), ADS movement speed (clear), strafe speed (moderate), movement speed (moderate), tactical sprint speed (moderate), firing movement speed (narrow), and sprint speed (narrow); PPSh-41 leads no row of this group.
- Handling: PPSh-41 is ahead on raise speed (wide), and Wz.55 Striga is ahead on ADS speed (wide), ADS out speed (wide), reload time (clear), and sprint to fire speed (clear). Level on drop speed.
- Recoil: PPSh-41 is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), vertical recoil (wide), horizontal recoil (clear), ADS gun bob (clear), and ADS idle sway (moderate); Wz.55 Striga leads no row of this group.
- Range and bullets: PPSh-41 is ahead on bullet velocity (wide); Wz.55 Striga leads no row of this group. Level on damage range and bullet penetration.
- Hip fire and flinch: Wz.55 Striga is ahead on hip gun bob (wide); PPSh-41 leads no row of this group. Level on hip idle sway, hip turn sway, and flinch received.
- Fire rate and ammo: Wz.55 Striga is ahead on headshot multiplier (moderate); PPSh-41 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 (PPSh-41 45.2 against 298.3), horizontal gun kick (PPSh-41 9.9 against 31.5), and magazine size (PPSh-41 71 rounds against 25 rounds).

PPSh-41 Ember, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Total rounds +49% (better), Magazine size −25% (worse), Reload time −9% (better), and Sprint to fire speed −5% (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 PPSh-41

The community-reported attachments for PPSh-41 with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

- [35 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/35-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size −51% (worse).
- [No Stock](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/no-stock/) (stock): Vertical recoil +30% (worse).
- [1/2x28 Dual Port](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/1-2x28-dual-port/) (muzzle): Horizontal recoil −25% (better).
- [53 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/53-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size −25% (worse).

### 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 PPSh-41 and Wz.55 Striga from CODMunity, row by row*

| Stat | [PPSh-41](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/ppsh-41/) | [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) | 3.15 m/s | 3.54 m/s Ahead |
| Sprint speed (higher is better) | 6.21 m/s | 6.46 m/s Ahead |
| Tactical sprint speed (higher is better) | 7.29 m/s | 7.68 m/s Ahead |
| Crouch movement speed (higher is better) | 2.19 m/s | 2.64 m/s Ahead |
| Strafe speed (higher is better) | 3.59 m/s | 3.89 m/s Ahead |
| Firing movement speed (higher is better) | 4.20 m/s | 4.42 m/s Ahead |
| Handling |  |  |
| ADS speed (lower is better) | 280 ms | 196 ms Ahead |
| ADS out speed (lower is better) | 290 ms | 223 ms Ahead |
| Sprint to fire speed (lower is better) | 110 ms | 96 ms Ahead |
| Reload time (lower is better) | 3900 ms | 3167 ms Ahead |
| Raise speed (lower is better) | 933 ms Ahead | 1233 ms |
| Drop speed (lower is better) | 433 ms Tie | 433 ms Tie |
| Recoil |  |  |
| Vertical recoil (lower is better) | 38.6 Ahead | 56.1 |
| Horizontal recoil (lower is better) | 16.9 Ahead | 19.1 |
| Vertical gun kick (lower is better) | 45.2 Ahead | 298.3 |
| Horizontal gun kick (lower is better) | 9.9 Ahead | 31.5 |
| ADS idle sway (lower is better) | 0.54° Ahead | 0.59° |
| ADS gun bob (lower is better) | 0.09° Ahead | 0.10° |
| Range and bullets |  |  |
| Bullet velocity (higher is better) | 550 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) | 1.63° Tie | 1.63° Tie |
| 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) | 0.22x Tie | 0.22x Tie |
| 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 PPSh-41 and Wz.55 Striga, not Activision data.

*Community pick rates, tiers and builds for PPSh-41 and Wz.55 Striga*

| Figure | PPSh-41 | Wz.55 Striga |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity) | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| ggranked tier | Tier A, 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 PPSh-41 or Wz.55 Striga, as listed on this site.

### PPSh-41: First weapon tuning update, October 28, 2026

- ADS In Speed changed from 300 ms to 280 ms (−6.7%).
- ADS Strafe Movement Speed changed from 2.75 m/s to 2.78 m/s (+1.1%).
- Crouch Speed changed from 2.17 m/s to 2.19 m/s (+0.9%).
- Hipfire Movement Speed changed from 4.19 m/s to 4.2 m/s (+0.2%).
- Movement Speed changed from 4.66 m/s to 4.7 m/s (+0.9%).
- Sprint Speed changed from 6.18 m/s to 6.21 m/s (+0.5%).
- 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/)

### 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

- [PPSh-41: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/ppsh-41/)
- [Wz.55 Striga: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/)
- [Best build for PPSh-41](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/ppsh-41/best-build/)
- [Best build for Wz.55 Striga](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/wz-55-striga/best-build/)
- [Open PPSh-41 in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=ppsh-41)
- [Open Wz.55 Striga in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=wz-55-striga)

## More SMGs comparisons

### Other pair pages with PPSh-41

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

### 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/)

## Frequently asked questions

**Q: What do the Apex Attachments of PPSh-41 and Wz.55 Striga do?**

A: PPSh-41 Ember (PPSh-41): Underbarrel launcher that fires a rapid burst of pyrotechnic projectiles which keep burning briefly for area control. It blocks barrel, underbarrel, 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 PPSh-41 ahead of Wz.55 Striga, and where is Wz.55 Striga ahead?**

A: On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): PPSh-41 is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), magazine size (very wide), fire rate (very wide), vertical recoil (wide), bullet velocity (wide), and 5 other rows. Wz.55 Striga is ahead on ADS speed (wide), ADS out speed (wide), hip gun bob (wide), reload time (clear), crouch movement speed (clear), sprint to fire speed (clear), and 8 other rows.

**Q: How often are PPSh-41 and Wz.55 Striga picked, and what tiers do they have?**

A: CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 3.1% for PPSh-41 and 5.4% for Wz.55 Striga, so Wz.55 Striga is picked about 1.7 times as often. ggranked places both weapons in tier A. ggranked gives a time to kill of 819 ms for PPSh-41 and 821 ms for Wz.55 Striga; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places PPSh-41 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.