Black Ops 7 Season 03: Zombies

Survival Map: Ashwood (Launch)

A Civil War-era town dragged into Hell: Drop in for a spell courtesy of the Ashwood Survival Map, originally located within the central grounds of Ashes of the Damned, with a twist for Survival.

Start in Rabbit Alley with the objective to clear the infestation off the Power Pump. Complete this first step to work your way toward greater power, seeking out the Pack-a-Punch Machine, Der Wunderfizz, the Mystery Box, and more. In this incarnation of Survival, you'll have to fend off Fog Zombies on the ground floor if you want to access the Pack-a-Punch machine beneath the town of Ashwood.

Survive as long as you can in an attempt to earn the following rewards:

• "Klaus Der Toten" Animated Emblem and 1,000 XP (complete Round 10)
• "Abomination Carcass" Weapon Charm and 2,500 XP (complete Round 25)
• "Hidden Power" GobbleGum and 5,000 XP (complete Round 50)

Directed Mode: Paradox Junction (Launch)

Get extra guidance in Paradox Junction as the Warden traps the crew in a familiar place with a hellish twist. Season 03 brings Directed Mode to the map, offering on-screen quest steps and a max round cap of 15 when taking on the Main Quest.

Keep the radioactive Rad-Hounds and other terrors at bay with the Blundergat Wonder Weapon, a quadruple-barreled death dealer that can be further upgraded to the deadly Sundergat.

Players who complete Paradox Junction on Directed Mode will earn the "Timeshatter" Blundergat Wonder Weapon Blueprint, "Paradox Junction Directed Mode Completion" Calling Card, and 5,000 XP.

For more guidance, don't forget to keep up our official Paradox Junction Tac Map while exploring the level in Directed Mode, displaying a detailed map showing the locations of the map's major points of interest, Pack-a-Punch, Wall Buys, Ammo, Perks, Traps, and more.

Starting Room Mode

Fight through a surreal, inescapable space where all the doors are locked and you navigate the starting area of the map. Make do with the resources and machines available in the area, using every tool to your advantage. There's no escape here, so give it your all and go down fighting. Paradox Junction joins the mode in Season 03 with the following available in the map:

Paradox Junction: Mystery Box, Wallbuy (Jäger 45), Ammo Cache, Quick Revive, Rampage Inducer, Arsenal, GobbleGum Machine, Time Travel (after Special Rounds), Random Perk Machine (Past Nuketown), Loot Cyst.

Survive as long as you can to earn the following rewards:

• Per Map: GobbleGum and 1,000 XP (reach Round 10)
• Per Map: Calling Card and 2,500 XP (reach Round 25)
• Per Map: Calling Card and 5,000 XP (reach Round 50)

Cursed Mode: Ashwood (Launch)

In addition to the standard Survival and Starting Room experiences, players can try their hand at Cursed on the Ashwood Survival map for a more challenging experience. Apply Relics that you've earned to unlock powerful rewards at each tier of difficulty.

Survive and apply Relics to earn the following rewards:

• "Time Out" GobbleGum and 10,000 XP (complete Round 25 with Tier 1 Relics).
• "Perkaholic" GobbleGum and 20,000 XP (reach Round 50 with Tier 2 Relics)
• "Mannequin Turret" Weapon Charm and 30,000 XP (reach Round 75 with Tier 3 Relics)

Zombie Battle (Launch)

New Mode, 2-4 Players

Face off against up to three other players in this chaotic free-for-all where players share the same space while fighting off their own relentless hordes. Out-survive your opponents through superior zombie-killing skills in the Starting Room arenas of each available Round-Based Map or die trying. Want to play against friends? Simply party up and turn off Squad Fill.

Players cannot damage each other or affect one another with Equipment, Scorestreaks or Field Upgrades. Door Buys, Exfil, and GobbleGums are restricted. The last player standing wins, earning a Whimsical GobbleGum after Round 5, with a chance to earn two Whimsicals at Round 10+, and two guaranteed Whimsicals at Round 15+. Available on Paradox Junction, Astra Malorum, and Ashes of the Damned.

New Support (Scorestreak) Item (In-Season)

Weekly Challenge Reward

Scorestreak: Ion Core (Launch)

Cost: 1500 Salvage

Mastery Badges: Yes

A powerful radioactive device that damages enemies in a large area. Radiation pulses pass through walls, expanding from a small to large radius before dissipating and recharging.

Protect chokepoints and other hot areas with this radioactive device that sends undead and other unsavory enemies into a world of pain as it radiates damage in a growing radius while penetrating walls.

More Coming in the Mid-Season

Totenreich: First Look (Mid-Season)

Welcome to Totenreich: A remote Norwegian fishing town trapped in time after Group 935 experiments warped the entire island into the Dark Aether. Prepare to uncover what went so very, very wrong here when Season 03 Reloaded arrives.

New Field Upgrade: Wild Fire (Mid-Season)

"Imbue yourself with fire, increasing your speed and burning all enemies that get too close."

A fierce gout of flame spreads from the user, burning the undead caught in the blast radius both instantly and over time, slowing down foes to varying degrees while granting the user a modest increase in their movement speed.

Expect more details and a full Augment list in the Season 03 Reloaded Blog.

Classic Weapon: 1911 Pistol (In-Season)

Weekly Challenge Reward

The iconic pistol is back in Zombies! You'll definitely be able to sally forth with this classic once you unlock its true potential via Pack-a-Punch improvements. (Yes, they fire explosive rockets!)

For more information on the 1911, check the Weapons Detail section of this Blog (below).

Ultra-Rarity Legacy Weapon (Mid-Season)

Then, starting in mid-season, expect the first Legacy Weapon to be added to Mystery Boxes across the Dark Aether as an Ultra Rarity monster with stats rivaling a Wonder Weapon! These will be rare rewards from the Mystery Box, and the only way to get an Ultra-Rarity weapon outside of Cursed. More to come in the future...