Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Revenge Trophy and Achievement Guide (Assassins)

Revenge is one of two stealth-focused trophies for Mission 8, “Assassins,” in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Earn it by eliminating all enemies throughout the mission after Shin, the bodyguard, dies in a scripted ambush; it is available only on Hardened or harder. Few players have earned it so far, mainly because missing even one guard ends the attempt, and the final four enemies appear only at the mission’s very end.

Quick answer: On Hardened or higher, kill everyone after Shin dies, enter code 9103 at the bunker, and kill the four enemies that spawn before you touch the ladder.

Revenge trophy requirements

Mission: 8, “Assassins,” replayable from mission select.
Difficulty: Hardened or harder. Veteran and Realism also work.
Kill count starts when Shin dies outside the library. Nothing before that matters.
Every enemy after that point must die, including four that spawn at the bunker door.
Reloading checkpoints is allowed and does not void the attempt.

Your character is fragile on Hardened, so stealth is the safest way through. Use takedowns and throwing knives wherever you can, and reload the last checkpoint the moment you get spotted instead of trying to fight your way out.

Assassins keypad codes

Three locked doors stand between you and the bunker. Keep these handy so you are not fumbling with a keypad while guards are nearby.

Door	Code	Leads to
Library service door	5523	Red-lit service hallway
Kitchen exit	7632	Hedge gardens
Bunker behind the statue	9103	Final ambush and ladder

If the kitchen keypad rejects 7632, try 7602.

Before Shin dies: Weapons and setup

The opening stretch is free. Stay with your bodyguards Ko, Jang, and Shin through the palace corridors until you reach the security office. Grab the PPSh-41 SMG and the Sang 9mm pistol from the desks there, then follow Shin. When the ambush outside the library door kills him, the trophy run begins. Take down the enemy on the left and pick up the dropped weapons before going through the library doors.

Clearing the library

Take the stairs on the right and go down. Stealth kill the enemies walking toward you and the staircase as they come into reach.

Library Stealth Clearance — The library bookshelves give you cover while you line up takedowns on the downstairs guards. Shown at 01:08 in Trophy Tom’s video. Image: Infinity Ward

Push a little further along the bookshelves and take out the next two enemies with stealth kills. One of them may drop a Hyeon Auto assault rifle.

Turn back toward the library entrance. Two enemies usually slip past you on the other side to check the entry, and they count toward the trophy, so hunt them down.

Library Entry Patrol Elimination — Guards that double back to the library entrance are easy to miss, so take them down before moving on. Shown at 02:04 in Trophy Tom’s video. Image: Infinity Ward

Kill the last guard, who is usually on the upper balcony walkway. A shot from below works.

Fire your weapon at least once anywhere in the library. Any enemy you missed will come looking, so you can deal with them before leaving.

Enter 5523 on the service door keypad to open the hallway.

Service Door Keypad Code — The library service door keypad takes 5523. Shown at 02:51 in Trophy Tom’s video. Image: Infinity Ward

Kitchen: Throwing knives and the red doorway

Follow the red-lit service hallway to the kitchen and pick up the two throwing knives. You will lean on these for the rest of the mission, so walk over and collect each one again after every throw.

Use the knives on the first two kitchen guards. Stay near the front of the room, because walking too far toward the back triggers new enemies to come in.

If enemies come through into the red room, move fast. The best spot to drop them is right at the doorway as they enter, with the middle path as a fallback.

Kitchen Stealth u0026 Door Ambush — Catching reinforcements at the red doorway keeps them bunched up and easy to finish. Shown at 03:42 in Trophy Tom’s video. Image: Infinity Ward

Fire at least one shot in the kitchen to pull out anyone still hiding.

Walk through the back storage area and enter 7632 on the exit keypad to reach the hedge gardens.

Kitchen Exit Keypad Code — The kitchen exit keypad opens onto the gardens, where most of the mission's enemies are. Shown at 04:07 in Trophy Tom’s video. Image: Infinity Ward

Garden and hedge maze route

The gardens hold more enemies than the rest of the mission combined. Stay crouched, watch for flashlight beams and red weapon lasers to spot guards through the hedges, and keep checking behind you. Guards that walk past you keep moving and search the area, and an unseen one behind you is the easiest way to lose the trophy.

Gate patrol and upper terrace

Wait at the garden gate until a four-man patrol walks past. Take them down one by one with stealth kills and both throwing knives.

Garden Entry Gate Ambush — Let the four-man patrol pass the gate, then pick them off from behind. Shown at 04:32 in Trophy Tom’s video. Image: Infinity Ward

Go back to the left and climb the stairs leading toward the building. Kill the two guards on the upper terrace.

Head down the path without alerting anyone. This triggers a checkpoint, which becomes your safe reload point for the maze.

Maze, pond, and gazebo sniper

Work through the first maze area and stealth kill every patrolling guard. Reload the checkpoint if you are spotted.

Skip the distant enemies for now. Shooting them from range is risky, so dive into the pond and swim underwater to the red gazebo instead.

Climb the ladder to the gazebo platform and knife the sniper stationed there. With him gone, the second area is much easier to move through.

Sweep the remaining guards across the bridges and hedge paths, still checking your back after each kill.

Clear the handful of guards around the father’s statue. If you have stayed hidden this long, they go down quickly.

Final garden sweep with the KB-7 Vulcan

Once you think the garden is empty, go back to the gazebo and pick up the sniper’s KB-7 Vulcan sniper rifle. Scope across the grounds for anyone you missed, then fire at least one unsuppressed shot to draw out hidden stragglers. When nothing else shows up, switch back to your other weapon.

Bunker door ambush and trophy unlock

Go to the bunker door behind the father’s statue and enter 9103. Entering the code spawns four new enemies, who come at you from the garden side. You can go prone at the door and shoot them as they approach, or move out and flank them.

Do not climb down the ladder until the trophy pops. Getting on the ladder closes the door behind you and locks you out of the remaining kills.

You know it worked when the “Revenge” trophy or achievement notification appears right after the last of the four ambushers dies, before you enter the bunker. If it shows up, you are free to take the ladder and finish the mission normally.