Advanced Warfare Pytaek

Heavy WeaponsAvailable from the startTakes camo

Heavy Weapons Pytaek — Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare weapon render

How do you unlock the Pytaek?

The Pytaek is available from the start in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. It is one of the 34 selectable weapons in the original multiplayer launch roster in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and fills the sustained-fire ballistic heavy weapon role. Its recoil becomes easier to manage as sustained fire continues. Its camo track finishes at Gold (200 kills with no attachments). Complete every camo challenge on it and Diamond unlocks. Earn Diamond on every camo-eligible launch weapon required in its category for Royalty.

UnlockDefault

Takes camoYes

Diamond camoComplete every camo challenge on this weapon

Royalty camoEarn Diamond on every camo-eligible launch weapon required in its category

Original launch weapon available from the start on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows PC.

Reviewed July 28, 2026. Release identity, modes, Exo movement, Pick 13, DLC and M1 Irons access were checked against Activision sources. The final roster, launch access gates and post-patch class challenge matrix were reconciled against dedicated historical references and individual camouflage records. Weapon advice is editorial; unsupported damage and magazine statistics are intentionally omitted.

Sources: Activision — Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare · Activision — Advanced Warfare multiplayer reveal · Activision — Advanced Warfare release · Activision — Day Zero Edition · Activision — Havoc DLC overview · Activision — AE4 availability · Activision — Ascendance and Ohm · Activision Support — M1 Irons · MP1st — launch multiplayer roster · MP1st — later weapon update and old-generation scope · Call of Duty Wiki — Advanced Warfare challenges · Call of Duty Wiki — M1 Irons camouflage profile · GameFAQs — post-patch camouflage values mirror · PlayStation Store — Advanced Warfare Digital Edition pack · Steam — Backdraft Personalization Pack · Steam — Psychedelic Personalization Pack · Steam — X-Ray Personalization Pack

How does the Pytaek play in Advanced Warfare?

RoleSustained-fire ballistic heavy weapon

Real-world basisA fictional or substantially redesigned Advanced Warfare heavy weapon; no exact production counterpart is asserted

StrengthsIts recoil becomes easier to manage as sustained fire continues; The Pytaek has a defined sustained-fire ballistic heavy weapon purpose instead of being treated as interchangeable class filler

TradeoffsThe weapon must survive its less-settled opening before the stabilized phase becomes useful; The Pytaek still depends on route choice and first-shot discipline in Advanced Warfare's fast Exo-movement fights

Build and setup guidanceBuild around sustained control and visibility; the class is strongest when the firing lane is planned first; A handling choice can make rotations safer, while a control choice better serves a held objective angle

Challenge noteThe Pytaek uses the heavy post-patch challenge profile. Gold is a separate final challenge, then Diamond requires every camouflage challenge on this weapon. Personalization camos and Sentinel do not count.

Progression tipCamo progress is stored on the Pytaek. Its Diamond completion counts toward Royalty because it is a camo-eligible launch weapon.

Camo tipStart from cover, establish the stream on the lane, and let the improving recoil support later rounds rather than swinging across open ground.

Compared withThe ASM1 also changes during sustained fire, but the Pytaek's signature is decreasing recoil in a heavy-weapon role.

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Pytaek — common questions

What level does the Pytaek unlock at in Advanced Warfare?

The Pytaek is available from the start in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer. The level cap is 50, and prestige is 15 original Prestige levels followed by 15 Master Prestige ranks, ending at Grand Master Prestige.

How do you unlock camos on the Pytaek?

Camo progress is per-weapon. Advanced Warfare has fourteen regular challenge camos followed by a separate Gold challenge on each eligible weapon. The post-patch totals vary by class and, within Specials, by MDL, Crossbow and M1 Irons. Complete every weapon challenge including Gold for Diamond; earn Diamond on the required base weapons in a category for Royalty. Heavy Shield has no camo track. M1 Irons has its own final challenge profile, and the twelve later Supply Drop weapons were released only on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. On the Pytaek the final tier is Gold — 200 kills with no attachments. After that, Diamond needs every camo challenge on the weapon done, and Royalty needs Diamond on every camo-eligible launch weapon required in its category.

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Game	Advanced Warfare
Class	Heavy Weapons
Unlock	Default
Takes camo	Yes
Role	Sustained-fire ballistic heavy weapon
Fire mode	Fully automatic; recoil decreases during sustained fire