MW4 DMZ bosses: Lieutenants, Commanders and the Boss Board

Hajin has two kinds of boss. Lieutenants are named targets you hunt on purpose. Commanders are huge threats that roam the map. Both pay well, but you need different plans for each.

Lieutenants vs Commanders

	Lieutenants	Commanders
Intel	Buy it at the Boss Board	None. They just roam.
Where	Your intel guarantees they spawn in your next run	Marked on your Tac Map
Drop	DMZ Cash, rare loot and a Lieutenant Dog Tag Case	High-value loot, including 3D Printer ingredients
Competition	Several squads can hunt the same Lieutenant	Anyone nearby

How the Boss Board works

The Boss Board opens at the FOB after you finish your 2nd DMZ Order.

1. Unlock and buy intel on a Lieutenant. Each one first needs a set of challenges completed. Bought intel lasts one deployment, so make it count.
2. Hunt them. Each Lieutenant has their own fighting style, from ambushes to sniping.
3. Take their Dog Tag Case. Every Lieutenant drops one.
4. Exfil with the case to progress the board. A case you take from another player counts too. The board appears to unlock Lieutenants one after another.

While you carry the case, your position is broadcast to every player on the Tac Map. The kill reward is yours either way. The case is for board progress, so decide if it’s worth the risk.

No intel? Climb a Lieutenant Hunt tower, a laptop on top of a comms tower. It finds the nearest Lieutenant and starts a Side Op (Download Intel To Locate Lieutenant). The LT Hunter trait gives extra paid intel when you activate one.

What Lieutenants drop

• DMZ Cash and XP, even if you leave the case behind.
• Their Dog Tag Case, always.
• Their signature weapon, a rare drop.
• A key to their personal loot room. If the weapon didn’t drop, it’s usually in that room.

The Lieutenants

Lieutenant	What we know
Bale	Spetsnaz veteran, combat trainer and enforcer. Linked to Chang-san Air Base. Boss Board reward: 10,000 DMZ Cash. Drops Bale’s Dog Tag (Legendary).
Gorani	Ghillie suit and a water-deer skull. Carries an M4 and has an escort. Found in the woods above Hanrim Village.
Jang-ui	Has an encampment at NuriGO Mall, tied to Operation Shopping Hacks.
Iskra	Boss Board reward: 10,000 DMZ Cash.
Jin-Tae	Boss Board reward: 10,000 DMZ Cash.
Scavenger	Boss Board reward: 10,000 DMZ Cash. Drops Scavenger’s Dog Tag (Legendary).
The Doctor	Boss Board reward: 10,000 DMZ Cash.
Roze	Drops Roze’s Dog Tag (Legendary).

Bale’s intel unlocks after you complete three DMZ Order chapters: Underground, Counterfeit and Human Intel. See all Orders.

An official story report also describes The Warden, who drops a key to a sealed room beneath NuriGO Mall. Plate Carrier recipes, rare components and a Weapon Manual were seen inside.

The Commanders

Commanders are always somewhere in Hajin. They are marked on your Tac Map when close, and your Team Leader warns you. They seem immune to many standard weapons, so bring a plan.

• First kill of each Commander: a DMZ Cash reward.
• Kill one and extract: valuable 3D Printer Ingredients.
• Every kill: big XP and an update to your Boss Board.

Colossus

A seven-foot, heavily armored soldier with a Minigun firing depleted uranium rounds. Don’t trade shots in the open. Use cover and keep moving.

Deathstalker

A helicopter-sized autonomous drone with two machine-gun turrets. It also shows up when your threat level hits 5 stars. Counter: capture a SAM Site (Capture a SAM Site). The battery then fires at hostile aircraft automatically. Stay close: enemies can retake the site.

Tank

A North Korean battle tank on patrol. Its main gun destroys a vehicle in one hit, a top machine gun covers infantry, and reactive armor cuts RPG damage. It carries loot needed to craft specific items.

Tips for boss runs

• Bring healing. A Medkit resets your Tourniquet mid-fight. See the beginner guide for how wounds work.
• Plan the exit first. With a case on you, the trip to the exfil is the dangerous part.
• Store the Dog Tags. Boss tags go in your Dog Tag Case. More in the Dog Tags guide.