Warzone Zodiac Map: All 10 POIs, Trains and Modes

Zodiac is the new Warzone Resurgence map that launched with Season 1 on 6 November 2026, a compact battleground built around the DRC Advanced Systems drone factory headquarters in South Korea. It has ten points of interest, moving trains on a double railway, and an underground tunnel network, and it also hosts the Rally Point and Loaded Resurgence modes as of November 2026.

Everything below was checked against the official Zodiac map guide and Season 1 blog on callofduty.com, Raven Software's Season 1 patch notes with the 7 November hotfix, and Activision's Modern Warfare 4 beta maps guide, in November 2026.

What Zodiac Is and Where It Came From

Activision describes Zodiac as a compact combat zone set inside the drone assembly and manufacturing headquarters of DRC Advanced Systems. The map mixes sprawling factory interiors, research facilities, elevated rooftops, underground tunnels and a stretch of coastline, so it rewards squads that can fight at several heights at once. It was developed by Beenox in close collaboration with Infinity Ward; Beenox is the same studio Activision credits with Rebirth Island and Vondel.

If you searched for a Zodiac release date, the answer has two parts. Players first tried the map during Weekend Two of the Modern Warfare 4 Beta, where Resurgence on Zodiac was the Warzone taste of the new game. The full release came with Warzone Season 1, which went live at midnight ET on 6 November 2026, or 9 PM PT on 5 November. That beta history is why Raven's patch notes include a section called Improvements Since Beta, covered further down.

Zodiac is the default Resurgence map this season. Rebirth Island was switched back on a day after launch, so Resurgence players now have both; our Rebirth Island status page explains that timeline.

All Ten Points of Interest

The official map guide labels ten locations. Activision gives detailed descriptions for some of them and only names the rest, so we stick to what it actually says rather than padding each one.

• Admin: the central administrative tower, with towering offices. The beta guide describes fights moving from the Admin building toward the rail line.
• Trackline: the heart of the map, where trains run across a double railway that cuts through the facility.
• Furnace: an industrial area built around heavy manufacturing equipment, including conveyor belts you can use.
• R&D: the research facilities. The beta guide points squads from Trackline toward R&D and the shipping docks.
• Solar: named on the map; the blog mentions moving solar panels as one of Zodiac's interactive elements.
• Old Mines, Dispatch, Depot, Sentinel and Cooling: named locations that Activision groups together as options for looting, flanking, ambushes and defensive positions. Raven specifically improved visibility around the Sentinel Overpass and the Old Mines after the beta.

Because the map is small, the useful way to think about these POIs is by role. Admin and other tall structures give the high ground, Trackline is the risky crossing everyone has to deal with, and the tunnels let you move between zones without being seen. The beta guide's advice was simple: close-range players weave between buildings and through the center, while longer-range loadouts use rooftops and elevated windows.

Trains, Tunnels and Environmental Hazards

Trackline's moving trains are the feature most players talk about first. They are not just scenery: each train can carry loot, and Raven published the numbers. Every train can hold between zero and five Legendary Supply Boxes and between four and twelve Basic Supply Boxes. After the beta, Raven cut train spawn rates by roughly 25 percent because there was too much high-tier loot on the map.

Treat a train as a moving objective. Boarding one is a quick way to gear up, but you are exposed on a predictable path, and other squads know where the track goes. A good habit is to have one player cover the line from a rooftop while the others loot. Remember too that the 25 percent cut means trains are now less common than beta players remember, so a passing train is worth more attention than it used to be, from you and from everyone else nearby.

• Underground tunnels let squads slip beneath the facility and pop up at unexpected angles. They are the best way to rotate when the gas pushes you across open ground.
• Solar panels and conveyor belts move, which changes cover and sightlines over the course of a fight.
• Fuel barrels are explosive and can be pushed or nudged with melee into position, then shot when enemies walk past.
• Other interactable objects marked with an X, such as dumpsters and concrete cylinders, can be moved to block doors or make cover. Activision says most of them are spread across Hajin, Zodiac and Verdansk.

What Changed Since the Beta

Zodiac is one of the few Warzone maps that players tested before launch, and Raven listed exactly what it adjusted. These changes are worth knowing if your opinion of the map comes from the beta weekend.

• Visibility and lighting: improved Operator visibility across Zodiac, especially around the Sentinel Overpass, the Old Mines and the sewer routes.
• Audio: improved footstep audio and ambient occlusion for clearer, more consistent cues.
• Legendary loot economy: train spawns cut by about 25 percent, with the zero to five Legendary and four to twelve Basic box ranges above.
• Breakable crates: now include Lethal and Tactical Equipment, with Perks, Killstreaks and Drop Kits made less likely to make room.
• Loot clutter: less lingering loot around Supply Boxes, so items are easier to spot.

The 7 November hotfix added one more relevant audio change across all modes: teammate footsteps are now quieter, so enemy movement is easier to hear. On a map with this many stairwells and tunnels, that is a meaningful improvement. Our Warzone settings guide covers the audio and visual options that pair well with it.

Modes You Can Play on Zodiac

Zodiac carries more of the Season 1 mode list than any other map.

• Resurgence and Resurgence Casual: the core modes, shared with Rebirth Island.
• Rally Point: a 20-player training-ground mode with no gas circle, unlimited Resurgence and drop-in, drop-out play. It has Neutral Ground ceasefire zones with Loadout, Redeploy and Payout stations, lets you form alliances of up to four players, and offers a single Nuke for purchase per match, first come, first served. Completing it can earn one weapon blueprint and two camos.
• Loaded Resurgence: up to 44 players on Zodiac or Rebirth, spawning with your own loadout, keeping weapons after death and earning perks toward Specialist.

Resurgence on Zodiac uses eight gas circles with a first delay of 1 minute 30 seconds, and there is no Gulag; eliminated players redeploy on a timer while a teammate is alive. Resurgence-only items such as Drop Kits, the Weapon Trade Station and the cash-generating Phone EXE all apply here.

How to Play Zodiac Well

Small maps punish standing still. The circles close fast, squads redeploy constantly, and almost every building has a second entrance or a tunnel underneath. A few principles help.

First, pick a home zone for the first two circles and learn its exits, especially the nearest tunnel entrance. Second, respect the trains: they draw fights, so either commit fully or use the noise to rotate past a distracted squad. Third, carry something fast. Zodiac is mostly close and medium range, which is why short-range weapons do well here; if you are still using older guns from previous games, our legacy weapons explainer covers the limits on those fixed builds.

If you are coming from Battle Royale, remember that Zodiac is a completely different pace from the much larger Hajin map. Hajin rewards patience and long rotations; Zodiac rewards constant trading and quick redeploys.

Two more habits pay off quickly. Pick up a Drop Kit whenever you see one and think about which kind you want before you die, not after. An Insured kit keeps your cash for a fast buy-back, a Loadout kit spares you a trip to the Buy Station, and a Radar kit tells you where the squad that killed you went. Since you can only hold one, swapping a Radar kit for an Insured kit late in a match is often the better trade. Second, if you are new, spend a few sessions in Rally Point first. With no gas, unlimited redeploys and ceasefire zones, it is the lowest-pressure way to learn where the tunnels come out, how the trains move and which rooftops connect, and Raven built it as a training ground for exactly that reason.

Putting Your Zodiac Hours to Work

Zodiac's short matches are an efficient way to rack up Player XP, and that XP now counts toward the same Modern Warfare 4 level and Prestige track used everywhere else. For players who want their Prestige climbed without grinding every level, the store's MW4 Prestige Boost takes an account from its current Prestige up to as far as Prestige 10, finishing levels 1 to 55 for each one by hand on your own account, on the Classic or Regular path you pick. It is listed for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2.

You can see the store's other Modern Warfare 4 options, such as max weapon levels and boosting, on its MW4 hub page.

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