All About Black Ops 6 Zombies Augments And How Do They Work

In addition to the return of Field Upgrades, classic perks, and ammo mods in Black Ops 6, there's a fresh feature in round-based zombies called Augments. As the name suggests, Augments boost your loadout abilities, but you can only use them sparingly.

Curious about how Augments work and how to unlock them? We’ve got you covered. Keep reading to find out all the details!

What Are The Augments in BO6 Zombies Mode?

Augments are designed to boost your loadout's abilities. According to the developers, each perk, ammo mod, or Field Upgrade will have its own "research path." As you progress along this path, you'll learn more about your loadout, and along the way, you'll discover "revelations."

These revelations will unlock more power for your loadout, which you can then apply as an Augment.

The developers have split Augments into two categories: major and minor. Each item has six Augments—three major and three minor—but you can only equip two at a time (one major and one minor) on your perks, ammo mods, or Field Upgrades.

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What Kind of Augments Exist in Black Ops 6?

Black Ops 6 Zombies is getting about 100 Augments. While the developers haven’t shared all the details yet, we do have a few examples to give players a better idea of how they’ll function.

Field Upgrade Augments

Dark Flare is a new Field Upgrade in Black Ops 6 Zombies that creates a beam of energy, dealing deadly damage to the undead.

So far, two Augments for Dark Flare have been revealed:

Heavy Shadow (Minor Augment)

Shadow Ball (Major Augment)

Heavy Shadow slows down zombies hit by the Dark Flare beam, while Shadow Ball replaces the beam with a moving sphere that damages zombies as it travels and explodes at the end of its duration.

Perk Augments

COD Black Ops 6 Zombies will also introduce a new Perk: the Macchiato Perk. Here are two Augments regarding the brand-new item:

Hidden Impact (Minor Augment)

Vampirism (Major Augment)

Hidden Impact will allow players to reload a certain amount of ammo on their held weapon after a melee kill. Vampirism will grant players 25 health for successful melee attacks.

Ammo Mods Augments

There are plenty of Augments available for Ammo Mods as well, but so far, only two have been revealed for Shadow Rift:

Targeted (Minor Augment)

Explosive Rain (Major Augment)

Targeted causes zombies that drop from the portal to land on other zombies, while Explosive Rain makes them explode when they hit the ground.

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How To Unlock Augments In Black Ops 6 Zombies?

We don’t have a lot of details yet on how to unlock Augments, but it’s clear that progressing through the Research Path will hold the key.

That’s all we know about Augments in Black Ops 6 for now. If you want more info, check out our guide on who Edward Richtofen is in Black Ops 6 Zombies.