For those needing more tactical awareness, the perimeter of the map has indications of smaller sections that serve as visual reference points, helping you identify your location more rapidly while you glance at the mini-map for red dots. Along the map’s longer north and south wall perimeter, there are six “A” and “B” sectors respectively, while the shorter east and west walls have two “C” and “D” sectors, each between an entrance gate where each team spawns. You’re able to tell where you are due to each perimeter section’s letter and number emblazoned at intervals around the map’s perimeter wall.

Use all this knowledge as you learn your Kill Block environments to pinpoint enemies over your comms and learn the maps you’re dropped into.

“Safety Off Beyond This Point”: General Tactical Awareness

Learn. Adapt. Dominate

• SUMMARY: Know your terrain by studying each Slab’s layout, movement options, and sightlines, then apply that knowledge in a changing mix of combat environments.

As you learn the layouts of the different slabs, you’re able to tactically piece together sightlines that carry across the entire Kill Block space itself. It’s worth remembering there are spray-painted signs branding a wall that names most slabs, as well as the names of each Slab appearing during the infil as the map reconfigures between matches, enabling you to quickly ascertain which slabs you’re playing on and learn their layouts the longer you play.

Furthermore, with Modern Warfare 4’s full suite of refined and fluid movement mechanics, expect to be able to scramble across Slab scenery with the same rapid dexterity as you would during a Core Multiplayer match. This includes vertical positioning: climbing onto rooftops, atop containers, onto upper balconies, and ascending to other areas that offer advantageous sightlines at the expense of exposure. Kill Block’s adaptive Multiplayer maps have been designed to offer tactical benefits and creative challenges no matter where you’re positioned.

Kill Block Slab Examples

The following examples and the video footage within this Blog highlight just a selection of the dozens of Slabs available at launch, each offering its own tactical opportunities and combat challenges. Note that the names of Slabs are subject to change prior to the game’s launch:

[ Ambush ] // Central Slab: A slice of the classic Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare map, this training facsimile features a convoy-clogged main road with blown-out pre-fab buildings either side, with plenty of elevated sniper nests that look across the adjacent End Slabs. 

[ Blacksite ] // End Slab: Three prefabricated structures are positioned around the slab with open access between each of them, with mud and grass thoroughfare, a rusted van, open cargo container, and stacked military gabions as well as concrete barrier stacks to tactically maneuver between.

[ Killhouse ] // End Slab: A section of the seminal Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare map, with a similar aesthetic, with gabions placed at corners of prefab walls, some with gaps to climb over, with a central kill box in the middle, and smaller scenic cover opportunities along the far edge of the Slab.

[ ME-Town ] // Central Slab: A kill box dirt courtyard surrounded by four prefabricated structures, roughly in each corner, some with significant interior and roof top space available for long-range overwatch coverage. The main turquoise building is a warren of tight rooms and scramble points constructed with mobility training in mind.

[ Snow Block ] // End Slab: A maze of stacked gabion walls of varying lengths, along with tactically positioned open cargo containers and other concrete blocks. Operators must weigh the benefits of overwatching from the top of these fortifications, as your line sights improve at the expense of cover.

[ Trench ] // Central Slab: A no-man’s land of sunken mud walls and pill boxes with sandbags, tires, and wooden trusses keeping the dirt trenches from collapsing. The action is particularly fraught in the exposed middle with concrete barriers, and a burned tank offer a modicum of protection and sight lines.

Kill Block: Live-Fire Gunfights

High-Stakes Team Combat

• SUMMARY: Gunfight returns with 3v3 and the all-new 10v10 modes, where shared loadouts, single-life rounds, and decisive teamwork determine every victory.

On October 23, Kill Block launches with expanded Gunfight experiences, featuring both 3v3 and the all-new Gunfight 10v10 modes. Every round pits teams against one another in fast-paced, single-life combat with every elimination carrying weight and every surviving teammate influencing a round outcome. Communicate effectively, capitalize on opportunities, and execute under pressure to claim victory.