Key Takeaways
- Black Ops 6’s next Zombies map, Citadelle Des Morts, reportedly features a sword wonder weapon that comes in four variations.
- Dubbed the Umbral Blade, it sure sounds a lot like Der Eisendrache’s bow, AKA the Wrath of the Ancients.
- The iconic WunderWaffe is also reportedly set to return at some point, although we don’t know when.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s first post-launch Zombies map will release sometime ‘mid-season’, which puts it around December 12.
It’s a striking change of pace, taking us to a French castle called Citadelle Des Morts… which looks an awful lot like Der Eisendrache. But the similarities go beyond mere aesthetic, at least if the rumours pan out.
According to leaker @alanthethird_90, the map’s unique wonder weapon is the “Umbral Blade”, a sword that comes in four currently unknown unique variations. If you haven’t played Black Ops 3 before, it also had a castle map with a medieval-style wonder weapon that came in four variations, only it was a bow.
Whether the Umbral Blade will be tied to the easter egg as the Wrath of the Ancients was, we’ll just have to wait and see.
The WunderWaffe DG2 Will Also Reportedly Return
When asked in the comments if there was any news about the iconic WunderWaffe DG2 from the original Zombies mode in World at War, @alanthethird_90 simply replied, “Yes”.
Considering Activision sold a replica statue of the Wunderwaffe for $350 when Black Ops 6 launched, which even came with an in-game electric camo, it’s pretty obvious that the wonder weapon is due a return.
When we can expect itm, however, is unknown. Regardless, we should have a new Zombies map to sink our teeth into next month, along with an elemental sword to play around with. It might be a good idea to start researching Melee Macchiato.
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.
In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.
Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.