Black Ops 6Season 2 introduces a new Main Quest forZombiesmode with the deadly Tomb map. Compared to the other maps, it’s not as time-consuming, but it does involve a few intense challenges.
To help you with this feat, here’s a walkthrough of theBO6 ZombiesThe Tomb Main Quest.
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How to complete The Tomb Main Quest in Black Ops 6 Zombies
To complete the Tomb Main Quest, you must conquer the following objectives in this order:
Each task brings its own sets of challenges, where you must come prepared withPack a Punch, high rarity weapons, and Perk Colas. The Tomb map also demands a ton of Essence, so use anyGobbleGumsto save some money. With the proper preparations, it’s time to tackle these steps inBO6 Zombies.
How to unlock Ice Staff in BO6 Zombies
UnlikeZombies Origins, you won’t have to look for staff pieces inside dirt piles. This time, you’ll obtain them bydefeating the Shock Mimic at Round 8 and completing the bull and hunter mural puzzles. You’ll unlock these items for the Ice Staff build:
While the Monocle is easy to acquire, the Head Piece and Staff present the more challenging objective. You’ll findthese paintingsnear the Deadshot Daquiri and Death Perception machines. The goal here is toface the purple lanterns toward the bull and hunter puzzles to produce glowing Roman numerals. Sometimes, the lanterns won’t be in the right place, but you can shoot them and wait a minute or two to get them closer to the painting (continue to shoot them if it doesn’t happen the first time).
Shoot the Roman numerals in order to begin an enclosed zombie battle.The showdown includes standard undead enemies and Special Zombies, where it’ll be crucial to use weapons like theMustang and Sally. You can also follow the orb to see where the next batch of foes will spawn next. Make sure not to step out of the purple circle, too, just in case it stops your progress. Then, once it flashes white, you can pick up the Head Piece or Staff for the Ice Staff.
Repeat the process to claim the last piece for the Ice Staff. Now,go to the Dark Aether Nexus(the Crazy Place) toplace all staff pieces inside the stone structure at the center.
You mustdefend the Ice Staff for a few minutesuntil it’s finally time to grab it. It’ll be quite difficult to survive here due to the tremendous amount of undead hordes. I like using the Idle Eyes GobbleGum here whenever things get too tough. In return, you’re able to acquire the Ice Staff to freeze zombies for quicker eliminations.
BO6 Zombies The Tomb Roman numeral guide
Those who need a refresher on Roman numerals can use this table as a guide:
How to upgrade Ice Staff in BO6 Zombies
To upgrade the Ice Staff inBlack Ops 6 Zombies, you mustfreeze three purple lanterns in 10 seconds and complete the soul-farming challenge. I’ll provide a quick overview of what must be done here, but if you want something more in-depth, check ourIce Staff upgrade guide.
First, you must set yourself up with the purple lanterns bygetting the Stamin-Up perk. You only have 10 seconds to shoot the three lights (there’s a lot on this map), so you want to establish a nice and easy route. I find it best to use the route starting fromD4 to F4 coordinates. The lights on this path seem to be the closest together, which works perfectly for the 10-second requirement.
If a light is too far away, shoot it to move it to a more noticeable area. I suggest practicing a test run first to plan it out better. When you’re ready, hit the three lanterns with the Ice Staff, and the NPC Archibald will commend you on your success.
Travel to the Dark Aether Nexus and hit rocks with symbolson them using the Ice Staff. The Ice Staff lowers the rock to make the symbols easier to see. However, be warned: the shape of the icons is a bit hard to see. So, if you aren’tsure what to make of them,take a pictureor write down the symbolsto help you out later on.
Return to the Dig Site and shoot these symbols on one of the doors.Go through the now-opened portal and interact with the orb directly in front of you. Now, you can begin the soul-farming challenge by killing zombies and following the orb. By the end of it, you can claim the Ice Staff upgrade.
All Vermin, Parasite, Amalgam, and Doppelghast statue Tomb locations
The Ice Staff upgrade providesa Healing Orb, which you may trigger with this weapon’s Sekhmet’s Vigor. Press the left-directional button to change the Ice Staff to Sekhmet’s Vigor. You must use it toheal energyon Vermin, Parasite, Doppelghast, and Amalgam statues. Each location features similar challenges to one another, where you must complete the following steps (Doppelghast and Parasite will have a unique challenge, which I’ll go further into):
Every time you begin the lockdown, you will encounter enemies based on the statue you interacted with. So, if you used the Vermin one, you’d end up fighting hordes of Vermin.For the Doppelghast, you must kill a single HVT zombie. It’ll sometimes transform into an immune state, connecting to another zombie. Get rid of this zombie to wear off the HVT’s protection.
TheParasitestatue mandates you to eliminate enemies of the same name,dropping purple orbs.Pick up the orbs and take them to the statue. Keep passing on the orbs until a white light flashes. From my experience,you cannot use the Mustang and Sally build. I discovered that this weapon’s explosions will make the orbs disappear, resulting in a loss for this challenge (you can do it again if this happens). Instead, I like to use the Ice Staff’s Ice Storm to take out a whole bunch of them.
The exact location for the statues is scattered around the Tomb, so I’ll divide them to give you a better picture.
Amalgam statue location #1
Amalgam statue location #2
Achieving the four lockdown challenges will give you access to the Sentinel Artifact boss fight. LikeCitadelle des Morts, this enemy will be difficult to deal with, just as you would expect in the final stage of aZombiesMain Quest.
How to defeat the Sentinel Artifact boss in The Tomb
Once you place the last energy down on the statue, the broken bridge tothe Sentinel Artifactwill now be fixed. You may have encountered this area earlier, where Archibald talks about the ancient artifact. Enter the new destination andinteract with the Sentinel Artifact to start The Tomb Final Encounter.
The final boss fight for the Tomb is considered to be the most difficult yet. Therefore, you must deck yourself out with anything you can. This includesPack a Punch Level 3, Legendary rarity, and most Perk Colas. For better defense,upgrade your armor to three plates. If you’re feeling adventurous, get theGolden Armor Platesfor even more protection.
Weapons like theGPMG-7 LMGor ASG-89 Shotgunwork well with the final boss fight. However, you can go in with something else if it suits your playstyle more. I also suggest having anything that gets the zombies’ attention away from you, such as Aether Shroud, Idle Eyes, and Decoy Grenades. You may want to bring the Free Fire and Perkaholic GobbleGums, too, for a more accessible experience. The Perkaholic, in particular, will help you if you’re downed during the fight, giving you back your perks with a revive.
Once ready, jump into the battle, where you’ll experience the following phases:
Survive through these phases to trigger the exclusiveBO6 ZombiesThe Tomb cutscene. You’ll receive the X91 Ice-Pike Weapon, 5,000 XP, and a unique Calling Card.
