Modern Warfare 4 keeps your old Operators and blueprints in Warzone, but not your camos
By TourneyTime · · Updated
The short version
Your legacy camos are not coming with you. When Activision announced Carry Forward for Modern Warfare 4’s Warzone on 24 September, it said weapon camos from older games would stay available. On 28 September it added a correction to the post saying that line was ‘incorrect’, and apologised for the error (Dexerto, GINX).
The rest of Carry Forward still stands. Operators, Operator Skins and weapon blueprints from Modern Warfare II, Modern Warfare III, Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 stay available in Warzone from Season 1. Legacy weapons still lose Gunsmith, and the new Operator Skin toggle is now live.
We first reported that camos would carry over, based on the original post. This page now reflects the correction.
What carries forward and what doesn’t
| MW4 Warzone, Season 1 onwards | |
|---|---|
| Games covered | Modern Warfare II, Modern Warfare III, Black Ops 6, Black Ops 7 |
| Operators & Operator Skins | Stay available |
| Weapon blueprints | Stay available, with their existing attachment setups |
| Legacy weapon camos | Not carried over (corrected 28 September) |
| Where legacy weapons live | The Legacy tab in the Loadout menu |
| Gunsmith on legacy weapons | Not supported |
| Old custom loadouts | Not supported for legacy weapons or blueprints |
| Legacy base weapons | A five-attachment version, unlocked through the Armory |
GINX says the camo change covers the mastery and event camos you’ve ground out on older guns. That stings for anyone who chased them. Dexerto notes that camos have not carried over between Call of Duty years before either, so the correction brings Warzone back in line with past years. It doesn’t cut anything extra.
Confirmed at launch. The Season 1 Warzone patch notes match the post. Legacy weapons sit in the Legacy tab with preset Warzone builds. You unlock each preset in Armory Unlocks with player XP. Legacy weapons can’t be edited in Gunsmith, don’t earn MW4 Mastery camos, and can’t use build sharing, so old build codes no longer work (mw4.gg, ESTNN, KeenGamer). One known issue: the ROC 20MM has no legacy blueprint yet.
What it means for your loadouts
The Modern Warfare 4 weapons are the only ones you can fully build and camo in Gunsmith. Legacy guns are fixed builds. A blueprint keeps the attachments it already has, and a base legacy weapon gets a preset five-attachment version. Your old custom builds for legacy guns didn’t come across, so if one of them was your favourite, the closest you’ll get is an MW4 gun built the same way. Our current Warzone meta loadouts list the best MW4 builds.
The Operator Skin toggle
The correction doesn’t change this part, and it answers years of complaints about crossover skins cluttering the battlefield (Call of Duty).
- With the toggle on, Operators and skins from other Call of Duty games are shown as Modern Warfare 4 Operators.
- It applies to enemies, party members and squadmates, in the lobby and during a match.
- Your own equipped Operator doesn’t change.
- It’s off by default and only changes your game. Other players still see what they see.
- It’s a Warzone-only setting.
If oversized or bright crossover skins have made enemies hard to pick out, this should give you a cleaner, more consistent look.
When it started
The Carry Forward changes went live with Season 1, at midnight ET on Friday 6 November 2026 (5am UK). Here’s everything that arrived with Season 1.
How the community is taking it
Not well, mostly. Dexerto reports plenty of unhappy players who had treated camo carry-over as the best part of Carry Forward, and the U-turn has been widely criticised. Most players still like the skin toggle, because it deals with visibility without taking away anything people paid for.
FAQ
Will my legacy camos carry over to Warzone in Modern Warfare 4?
No. Activision’s original Carry Forward post said legacy weapon camos would stay available in Warzone. On 28 September it added a correction saying that was incorrect and apologised. Camos from Modern Warfare II, Modern Warfare III, Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 can’t be equipped on legacy weapons from Season 1.
Will my Black Ops 7 and MW3 skins carry over to Warzone?
Yes. Operators, Operator Skins and weapon blueprints from Modern Warfare II, Modern Warfare III, Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 stay available in Warzone from Season 1. Camos are the only part of the original announcement that was reversed.
Can I still use Gunsmith on legacy weapons?
No. Gunsmith and your old custom loadouts won’t work with legacy weapons or legacy blueprints. Legacy blueprints keep their existing attachments, and each legacy weapon gets a five-attachment version that Dexerto and GINX report is unlocked through the Armory.
What does the Operator Skin toggle do?
With the toggle on, Operators and skins from other Call of Duty games are shown as Modern Warfare 4 Operators. That covers enemies, party members and squadmates, in the lobby and in matches. It’s off by default, it only changes what you see, and your own equipped Operator stays the same.
When did this start?
With Modern Warfare 4 Season 1, which went live at midnight ET on Friday 6 November 2026 (5am UK). The Season 1 patch notes confirm legacy weapons use preset builds with no Gunsmith.
Sources we check
We start with Activision’s Carry Forward and Operator Skin toggle post on the official Call of Duty blog, including the correction added on 28 September. The correction’s wording matches across Dexerto, GINX and BestLoadout. The Season 1 date comes from Insider Gaming. If Activision changes anything again, we’ll update this post.
