How to Master the XFAD-4 Draugr and DFR Strife of Season 7

Get insider tips on the XFAD-4 Draugr and DFR Strife* being added to Battlefield 2042 – Season 7: Turning Point.

Battlefield™ 2042 – Season 7: Turning Point has already expanded your arsenal with new hardware, but the latest update brings even more gear. Give it all or nothing using a new, powerful LMG, and a remote-controlled vehicle sure to deliver mayhem.

Learn how to make the most of the XFAD-4 Draugr and DFR Strife with some insider advice from the Battlefield developers.

New Vehicle: XFAD-4 Draugr

A cutting-edge, remote-controlled aerial bomber, the Draugr has many aces up its metal sleeves, allowing for several different loadouts. For starters, you can choose between two types of 20mm Dual Cannons: one ideal for dealing with infantry, one effective against vehicles.

Want to bring up the heat for enemy infantry? Use the Draugr’s MK77 Kerosene Bomb. You can also drop an NNEMP bomb to trigger a high-power electromagnetic wave. Use this to deal vehicle damage (with a precise enough hit), or drop the NNEMP in crowded enemy territory to knock out enemy defensive gadgets within a large radius.

The Draugr’s MK84 JDAM Bomb can be used in several ways, too. Drop one from high above, and it will have time to arm and automatically lock on to land vehicles, bringing tons of damage if it survives enemy countermeasures. Alternatively, deliver a JDAM when going in low with your Draugr – you’ll lose precision guidance, but enemies won’t have time to react.

If you want to deal an insane amount of damage, learn to master the Air-to-Ground Missiles. Using these works best with a teammate on the ground who can designate a target for you using SOFLAM or Tracer Darts. When your buddy has painted a target for you, simply lock on to it and deliver the goods.

Arguably the coolest feature of them all, the Draugr’s cloaking capabilities are a thrill to master. The CIX Valravn as it’s called, is an advanced counter-illumination camouflage which can temporarily obscure the Draugr from visible detection.

Whether you’re attacking or defending, cloaking will come in handy. Try activating it right before a bombing run to use the element of surprise. Got a pesky jet on your six? Getting locked on from the ground? Activate your cloaking, do some evasive maneuvers, and get out of danger.

New LMG: DFR Strife

Being versatile and adapting on the fly is essential on the battlefield. Therefore, deploying with a weapon with lots of versatility of its own is wise. The DFR Strife light machine gun can be used in many different situations depending on how you use it.

For instance, it can be equipped with a belt-fed ammo box or a magazine, to take on the role either as a classic LMG, or more like an assault rifle. Uniquely, you can also use both heavy suppressors and subsonic ammo. In other words, this is a weapon for mid-range or close-quarters situations.

You can also unlock underbarrel grenade launchers for the DFR Strife. These come in four different variants: armor-piercing, smoke, incendiary, and HE grenades. Again, versatility is this weapon’s greatest strength.

Try experimenting with different builds of the DFR Strife to find something that fits your play style. A “crowd control” build could consist of a heavy suppressor, a grenade launcher, ammo box, and a big thermal scope. Use this to lay down suppressive fire and combine it with some efficient grenade spamming with the grenade launchers.

Another possibility is to piece together a suppressed CQC Assault build with the DFR Strife. With the right grip, subsonic ammo, a small suppressor, and a short range sight, you can use the DFR as an assault rifle-style weapon.

How to Unlock the New Gear

Unlocking the Draugr and DFR Strife is a cinch. Simply play Battlefield 2042 during the Death From Above event (between May 14-28) and earn 40 ribbons to unlock the Draugr and 80 ribbons to add the DFR Strife to your arsenal. If you miss the event, the Draugr and DFR Strife can be unlocked at a later stage by doing in-game quests.

So, gear up and get ready to give it your all in Season 7: Turning Point with these powerful tools.