The Deathstalker is one of three DMZ Commanders in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ mode. It’s an attack helicopter that roams across Hajin instead of guarding a single building. You can fight it with rifles, but there’s an easier option. Pull it over a SAM site, capture the site, and the launcher shoots it down.
Deathstalker SAM site trick, step by step
This is the quickest way to kill the Deathstalker. You don’t have to hit the helicopter much at all. Your job is to hold the launcher while the helicopter stays close.
The Deathstalker makes high circles over streets and rooftops. Between passes, take shelter beneath roofs, in doorways, or under railings; avoid reloading or applying plates out in the open.
Shooting the Deathstalker down with rifles
If no SAM site is nearby, steady rifle fire will still finish the job. Aim at the cockpit and hull.
- Assault rifle: Track its movement through the open sky, maintaining continuous bursts until it comes apart. By NuriGO Mall on Expressway No. 1, taking it down takes far less than a minute, and the wreck lands in the grass beside the road.
- Scoped sniper rifle: This approach is quicker. From the DBN Headquarters helipad, sustained shots into the cockpit and hull bring it down in about 25 seconds.
When the helicopter goes down, the banner DESTROYED DEATHSTALKER COMMANDER appears.
Where the Deathstalker flies in Hajin
The Deathstalker doesn’t stay in one place. As you get close, a COMMANDER / DEATHSTALKER banner appears with the current area name below it. It has been found over these areas:
| Area | Threat level | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| The Grid | CRITICAL | Open airspace over the area |
| NuriGO West | MEDIUM | Has a usable SAM site |
| Compound Delta / NuriGO Mall | — | Along Expressway No. 1 |
| DBN Headquarters | EXTREME | Rooftop helipad and broadcast tower |
During Operation Grid Assault, the Deathstalker attacks the helipad at DBN Headquarters. Outside that mission, find it by its DEATHSTALKER icon on the tac map instead of searching a fixed location.
Deathstalker loot and the $50,000 Boss Board bounty
The wreck leaves several containers behind, all labeled HELICOPTER PIECE. Search each one for printer ingredients; a Printed Circuit Board is among the possible finds.
The wreck also holds the DRONE MOTHERBOARD, a mission item. Picking it up completes “Loot a Drone Motherboard from a Destroyed Drone” in the DMZ Order DEATH FROM ABOVE. That order also asks you to “Trick a Drone with a Decoy Grenade” and “Destroy 3 Drones”.
Destroying the helicopter also awards its bounty. At the FOB, open the BOSS BOARD and select the COMMANDERS tab: COLOSSUS, DEATH STALKER, and TANK each have a REWARD $50,000. After the kill, the DEATH STALKER card reads REWARD CLAIMED, confirming you received the bounty. Colossus and Tank are the board’s two other Commanders.
