MW4 & Warzone Wager Match Event Is Live: 30 Free Trophies, Kastov 545 Apex and Vitriol Skin Up for Grabs

Season 1's first big event has started. The Wager Match event is now live in Modern Warfare 4, Warzone and DMZ, Infinity Ward announced late on November 11, 2026. You earn Trophies in any mode and spend them on rewards, including Apex attachments, Blueprints and camos. To get everyone started, the studio is giving every player 30 bonus Trophies. If you were already in the game when it went live, restart to claim them.

How the Wager Match event works

Trophies are the currency for the whole event. According to Game Rant, they drop from eliminations in every mode and can also be found in Supply Crates in Warzone. You can then risk them:

• Multiplayer: stake Trophies in designated wager modes. The headline mode is Gauntlet 1v1, a Gunfight variant. The official Season 1 blog says the winner stays on to face the next opponent, and you have to win several duels in a row to claim the reward you wagered.
• DMZ and Warzone: complete Wager Challenges for bigger payouts. Game Rant says some DMZ challenges pay up to 70 Trophies, and Warzone Resurgence challenges pay 60 or more.

The event runs until December 2, according to both Game Rant and Dot Esports. Wager Match is free, so you don't need the Battle Pass.

The rewards worth chasing

Activision's blog lists three new weapon attachments tied to the event:

• Hyeon Auto (Apex): converts the Hyeon Burst assault rifle to fully automatic fire. You trade precision for a much higher sustained fire rate.
• Kastov 545 (Apex): turns the Kastov 762 into a 5.45x39mm rifle with "smooth handling and rapid follow-up shots."
• M16 Burst: swaps the M4's full-auto fire for controlled bursts.

Game Rant's breakdown of the reward track adds:

• Kastov 545: unlocks once you've claimed 10 Wager Match rewards.
• Vitriol Operator skin: unlocks at 15 rewards.
• Venom Pile camo: costs 1,000 Trophies.
• Chainsaw Grip stock (FINN LMG) and TT Iron Guard Kit (.50 GS): 100 Trophies each.
• Six more rewards are due to be revealed on November 18.

Game Rant also says the event's Apex attachments will move to the Armory after the event ends, so missing them now doesn't lock you out for good. The cosmetics are a different story.

Launch-day hiccups

The start wasn't entirely smooth. On November 11, Call of Duty Updates temporarily disabled the Wager option in Warzone while the team investigated an issue. Players could still earn Trophies and challenge progress in the meantime. Game Rant also flagged a bug that stopped Trophies dropping from eliminations, and suggested Warzone Supply Crates as a workaround. Separately, the team is investigating intermittent delays when firing semi-auto weapons in MW4 and Warzone. When we checked, neither issue had been officially marked as fixed.

What's next

• November 18: the remaining Wager Match rewards are revealed, per Game Rant.
• December 2: the event ends. Spend your Trophies before then.
• Season 2: Ranked Play is on the way, as we covered in today's hitscan range and ballistics update.

For the bigger picture, see our Season 1 full intel rundown and the Season 1 weapon unlock guide.