The zombie mode in Black Ops 6 can be very complicated when you play it for the first time. Therefore, we show you 15 tips for beginners.
These tips are mainly aimed at beginners and inexperienced players. Since Terminus is the significantly harder map, we will mainly refer to Liberty Falls in the tips. There, beginners can learn and understand the mechanics of the game more easily. Let’s get straight to the tips:
Tip 1: Explore Augmentations
Before you start a round in zombie mode, you should ensure that you are actively exploring an augmentation. The augmentations improve your equipment. To explore, you need to collect XP, which involves a lot of grind, so you want to save time.
Tip 2: Get free loot at the snack machine
You can secure free loot on Liberty Falls by boxing against a snack machine at the motel. This can even drop the Raygun if you equip the perk “Melee Macchiato” first (though this destroys the machine). You can find the perk at the main entrance of the church.
Just perform a melee attack on this machine:
Tip 3: Find the right place and stay there
Find a spot/way where you can kite large zombie hordes easily and stick to that path. Move along the edge of your kite area so that you can continue running at the end of the path on the opposite side. This way, you can circle around one after the other.
Places suitable for kiting are:
- the starting area, from the gas station to the comic book store
- the street in front of the church
- the street in front of the bowling alley (and at the main entrance of the bank)
Tip 4: Always kite solo
If you’re playing with friends, everyone should have their own kite area (see Tip 3). You want to split the horde among all your friends. If 2 players fight in the same spot, it just causes chaos and you’ll end up facing too many enemies and, in the worst case, get surrounded.
Tip 5: Keep the last zombie alive and take a breather
If you need a few seconds of peace or time to buy or upgrade your equipment, you can intentionally keep the last zombie of a wave alive. It will then follow you.
The next wave will only start once you’ve taken down the last zombie. If you wait for that, you can either take a breather or give your co-op friends a chance to visit the restroom.
Tip 6: Upgrade your weapons
You can improve your weapon rarity at the Arsenal machine with scrap, for example, if you don’t want to make a wall buy or don’t have the necessary essence to buy. A high rarity will be important during the round to deal more damage.
This also applies to what’s called “punching.” You can punch a weapon in the church, giving it a larger magazine and more damage. Plus, it looks cooler after that.
(Warning, the ammo for the weapon is more expensive after punching)
Tip 8: Treat yourself to free loot in the safe
You can open a safe in Liberty Falls where you find free loot. Weapons, armor plates, perks, and even field upgrades like a Hellstorm can be in the safe – even at a higher rarity level. The Raygun can even drop.
You can stay inside the safe for up to 45 seconds. A shockwave is triggered when you leave, allowing you to exit the building in peace. Note that you need loot keys to open a safe, which you randomly get from manglers and high-ranking zombies.
You can read here how to open the safe:
Tip 8: Grab a guaranteed insta-kill
At the back of the church, you can shoot a skull on the roof of the church, which will then give you an insta-kill. Although this only works once per round, it can save you from failure at the right moment.
Tip 9: There is a guaranteed nuke that helps you with exfil
If you want to exfiltrate on Liberty Falls, you need to get on the roof of the bank and take out the present zombie horde before the countdown runs out. If zombies are still alive while you get into the helicopter, your exfiltration fails and you’re dead.
However, you can find a guaranteed nuke (a nuclear strike) on the roof of the bank that will pulverize zombies and make your exfil easier. To do this, climb onto the skylight and look through the hole in the glass. You should discover the nuke symbol there and be able to trigger the bomb with a shot at the symbol.
Tip 10: Make a pistol one of the best weapons
The pistol “GS-45” can become a “Mustang & Sally” in zombie mode if you play it in the Akimbo variant and punch it in the church. “Mustang & Sally” is considered one of the strongest weapons in zombie mode because the pistols shoot grenade launcher ammunition after punching.
Tip 11: Zombie rain with free loot
At the church, you can see a head on the church tower. If you destroy it with something explosive, you trigger an Easter egg where zombies fall from the sky. These zombies leave loot on the ground, including field upgrades.
You can trigger the Easter egg with a grenade or with explosive weapons like Mustang & Sally or the RAD Lamblaster.
Tip 12: A machine with special perks
In Liberty Falls, a machine spawns on the roof of the bank starting from round 25, where you can buy all perks – including Deadshot Daiquiri. You cannot otherwise find it on the map.
Deadshot Daiquiri is a powerful perk that increases your damage. Especially headshots become much more effective with it.
Tip 13: Deadshot Daiquiri is available before round 25
There is a small Easter egg at the cemetery near the church, which gives you a one-time free Deadshot Daiquiri. To do this, you need to shoot some cans from a fence with perfect precision.
Tip 14: Protect yourself from self-inflicted damage
With the perk “PhD Flopper,” you are immune to any self-inflicted damage and status effects. This is very convenient if you play explosive weapons like the Raygun, Mustang and Sally, or a punched sniper. This way, the explosion doesn’t deal damage to you anymore.
Tip 15: Equip yourself with the most important perk-a-colas early
The various perks give you a noticeable advantage in zombie mode. Therefore, you shouldn’t wait too long to secure the necessary perks – whether you’re playing solo or with friends.
- Juggernog (increases maximum health) – In the bank
- Quick Revive (faster health regeneration + faster reviving) – Comic book store
Then:
- Speed Cola (reload faster) – across from the bank
- Stamin-Up (run faster) – bowling alley
- Deadshot Daiquiri (increased critical damage)
If you are not sure what the individual perks do and whether they are really worth it for your run, we have an overview of all perk-a-colas and their effects on MeinMMO: CoD Black Ops 6 Zombies: All Gums, Perks, and Ammo Mods at a glance
