# MW4 maps: every multiplayer map, and the ones players like

> Modern Warfare 4 launched with 20 multiplayer maps, and Season 1 adds Backstab, Canyon and Shoot House on 6 November. Every map by playlist, where each one is set, and the ones players rate best and worst.

By Mercer. Published 4 November 2026.

> **How many maps MW4 has: 20 at launch.**
>
> 12 core 6v6 maps, 3 Ground War maps, 4 Gunfight maps and Kill Block. Shipment joined on 27 October, and Season 1 adds Backstab, Canyon and Shoot House on 6 November.

## Core 6v6 maps

| Map | Where it’s set |
| --- | --- |
| Cachette | A wine warehouse and mechanic’s garage turned covert armory, outside a French rail terminal. |
| Coal | Outside a French rail terminal. |
| Lithium | A lithium refinery under attack in rural Mexico, below the Sierra mountains. |
| Lotus | A South Korean fishing village after an amphibious assault. |
| Mumbai | A fugitive’s hideout in a dense district around a Victorian market, with a rail line through it. |
| Munition | A North Korean command base with a munitions depot, skybridge and hangars. |
| Nautical | A South Korean ferry leaving a war zone at dawn. |
| Reactor U92 | A South Korean reactor complex in meltdown. |
| Rooftops | The snowy rooftops of a New York hotel. |
| Sentry | A Russian military base in a whiteout. |
| Silkworm | A dense South Korean shopping district with a subway entrance. |
| Transit 213 | An overgrown bus park in western India. |
| Shipment | A remaster, small, in a Russian harbor. Added 27 October. |

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## Ground War, Gunfight and Kill Block

| Map | Mode | Where it’s set |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Imjin Farmland | Ground War, 32v32 | Fields, farms, a mill and rail lines on the edge of Hajin. |
| Wolves Stadium | Ground War, 32v32 | Hajin’s center, around the stadium, with tunnels and rooftops. |
| Forest | Ground War, 32v32 | A wooded hillside between the other two, with a guard tower and barracks. |
| Cafe | Gunfight, 2v2 | A Paris courtyard with a fountain. |
| Library | Gunfight, 2v2 | A tight, wood-paneled state library. |
| NYC | Gunfight, 2v2 | Wintry downtown New York, with a stage in the middle. |
| Smuggler | Gunfight, 2v2 | A rail yard of train cars and warehouses. |
| Kill Block | Gunfight, 3v3 and 10v10 | A training facility that rebuilds itself between rounds, in more than 500 layouts. |

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## New in Season 1

Season 1 starts at midnight Eastern on 6 November, 21:00 Pacific on 5 November.[^3]

- **At launch:** Backstab, a new snowy war-torn town; Canyon, new and medium-sized, between rock walls and a river; and Shoot House, reimagined in North Korea.
- **Mid-season:** Ministry and Overflow, plus more maps Activision hasn’t named yet.[^3]

## The maps players like and dislike

Players are split on the map pool. **Coal** draws the most complaints, though some say it plays well in Domination. **Nautical**’s outside, where high ground watches over two lines of sight, is the other map players name most.[^4][^5]

**Sentry** is the one even players who dislike the pool call interesting, with good flow, and Silkworm, Rooftops, Cachette, Lithium and Mumbai all have fans. Several players say the maps got better for them once they learned the layouts.[^4][^5]

## More Modern Warfare 4 guides

See [the DMZ map and how DMZ works](https://creativecult.digital/research/modern-warfare-4-dmz), [every camo and how to unlock it](https://creativecult.digital/research/modern-warfare-4-camos) and [how players’ reviews have moved day by day](https://creativecult.digital/research/modern-warfare-4-reviews-day-by-day), or [what players say about the game](https://creativecult.digital/games/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4).

## Sources

[^1]: Call of Duty blog, Modern Warfare 4 Ready for Launch: Maps and Modes, 21 October 2026. https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2026/10/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-ready-for-launch-maps-modes
[^2]: Call of Duty blog, Modern Warfare 4 Is Live Worldwide Now, 23 October 2026. https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2026/10/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-live-worldwide-now
[^3]: Call of Duty blog, Modern Warfare 4 and Warzone Season 1 announcement. https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2026/10/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-warzone-season-1-announcement
[^4]: Reddit, r/modernwarfare4: The launch map selection in this game is actually bad, with Coal being the worst, 23 October 2026. https://www.reddit.com/r/modernwarfare4/comments/1xdjxcf/the_launch_map_selection_in_this_game_is_actually/
[^5]: Reddit, r/modernwarfare4: People say mw4 has the worst maps oat. Did yall forget this one?, 25 October 2026. https://www.reddit.com/r/modernwarfare4/comments/1xevxtf/people_say_mw4_has_the_worst_maps_oat_did_yall/

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