How to unlock the M14 in WARDOGS
The M14 unlocks at Recon level 25. Unlocking it then costs $100,000, and each one costs $7,400.
How much XP does it take?
Season 02: published milestone XP totals are exact. Other levels up to 50 are estimates that keep Season 01’s curve shape between those totals. Above 50, Season 01 XP increments are retained as an unverified estimate until the full Season 02 curve is available. Season 02 patch notes.
New Season 02 item: announced level and costs; game ID and icon await verification.
Season 02: .308 Winchester calibre base damage reduced 25%. DMR recoil reworked; headshot and upper-body hit-location damage reduced.
Recon level 25 takes 206,600 Recon XP from level 0. Kills with Recon weapons, and the class's own jobs, earn Recon XP.
| If you only did this | You'd need |
|---|---|
| Sniper, marksman or bow kill (at 250 XP each) | 827 |
| Headshot kill (at 275 XP each) | 752 |
| Spot a target (at 18 XP each) | 11,478 |
| Sample matches (at 2,711 XP a match) | 77 |
A sample Recon match of 5 × sniper, marksman or bow kill, 3 × headshot kill, 12 × spot a target, 4 × spotted target destroyed earns 2,711 XP.
Also unlocked around Recon level 25
- SRVV Brake: level 22, $17,500
- Claymore: level 23, $90,000
- BMR-308 Flash Hider: level 24, $50,000
- M14 10 RND Magazine: level 25, $0
- Ghillie Body Suit: level 26, $80,000
- Ghillie Headwear: level 26, $60,000
- Leatherwood ART II: level 27, $35,000
- 6-10x Scope MRAD: level 28, $40,000
Work it out from your own level · Recon class guide · All weapons
Where these numbers come from
- Unlock levels and costs: Season 02 changes from Bulkhead’s patch notes, reviewed 14 October 2026; effective 15 October. Unchanged entries retain the game data checked on 26 September. New items have temporary local references until their game IDs are verified; saved item goals are unavailable for these entries. Bundled magazines share the weapon’s unlock level and have no separate unlock fee. Official patch notes.
- XP curve: Season 02: published milestone XP totals are exact. Other levels up to 50 are estimates that keep Season 01’s curve shape between those totals. Above 50, Season 01 XP increments are retained as an unverified estimate until the full Season 02 curve is available.
- XP per action: Season 02 patch notes where specified; earlier player testing for unchanged rewards. Variable rewards need an observed payout. Last reviewed 14 October 2026.
- Ownership and class figures: the 879 ranked players on WD Stats (public profiles with stats), updated hourly.