Black Ops 6 Zombies: Best GobbleGums, Ranked

The fan-favorite feature of GobbleGums in Black Ops 3 Zombies returns for Black Ops 6, and with unique ways to earn them, players are going to want to make sure that they are building a vast collection of the very best GobbleGums in Black Ops 6.

With a selection of Rare, Epic, Legendary, Ultra, and Whimsical GobbleGums, players have an abundance of delicious candy that can see them succeed through the rounds of Black Ops 6 zombies with relative ease, aided by the GobbleGums that they elect to chew on.

Updated on December 9, 2024, by Jake Fillery: Black Ops 6 now features even more Gobblegum thanks to the release of Citadelle des Morts and the GobbleGum Mania event. Since players can always try their luck at the Mr. Peeks’ GobbleGum machine, it might benefit players to know the best GobbleGums in Black Ops 6 for their loadout so that they have a better chance at reaching high rounds, grinding out camos, or completing those dangerous and beloved easter egg main quests.

10 Exit Strategy

Instantly Activate Exfil With Reduced Zombie Spawns

• Epic Gobblegum
• Activate Exfil vote immediately. Reduce zombie spawns during Exfil.

When playing solo, it can sometimes be hard to decide when exactly one should use the Exfil. These Exfil opportunities come at random intervals, usually after every 5 or so rounds. Exit Strategy can make Exfil far easier, providing an Epic GobbleGum that will also reduce zombie spawns to make escape safer.

Exfil can always be dangerous due to the abundance of zombies, so the Exit Strategy GobbleGum providing fewer zombie spawns will make the time limit to Exfil all the more satisfying. Exit Strategy is an easy way for players to Exfil without fear.

9 Kill Joy

Receive a free Insta-Kill Power-Up

• Rare Gobblegum
• Spawns an Insta-Kill Power Up.

Insta-Kill is a beloved Power-Up due to the fact that it can be used to make every zombie one shot. Whether it’s with a fist or the most powerful weapon, Insta-Kill is essential, especially on higher rounds, so why not grab Kill Joy to obtain a free Insta-Kill power-up that can save a round or two?

Kill Joy will drop the Insta-Kill power-up for players to use, and it easily deals with normal zombies, but will also weaken the dreaded Manglers and other mini-boss enemies. Making everything weak really helps in those tough higher rounds.

8 Free Fire

Temporary Infinite Ammo

• Epic Gobblegum
• (Lasts 60 Seconds) Firing weapons consumes no ammo. Does not work with Wonder Weapons.

Ammunition might be a tad cheap and accessible everywhere thanks to the resupply boxes in the maps, but it can still be quite the burden to run out, especially in the harder fights against Manglers and the main quest boss fight on Terminus Island. However, the Free Fire GobbleGum can help with that.

Chewing on the Free Fire GobbleGum, players will receive infinite ammo for 60 seconds. That’s an entire minute of unleashing hellfire. Imagine using that with Mustang & Sally, devastating the arena like no other weapon could. Sadly, it cannot be used with Wonder Weapons.

7 Reign Drops

Spawn Every Core Power-Up at Once

• Ultra Gobblegum
• Spawns all the core Power-Ups at once.

If players are struggling for points and become desperate enough to try anything and everything, then it’s worth popping a Reign Drops gobblegum. With this candy activated, every core Power-Up will spawn at once, giving players the choice of what to pick up and what to leave behind. This consists of some notable beautifies, like a Fire Sale, Insta-Kill, Max Ammo, Double Points, Max Armor, and more!

With Reign Drops activated, players can have the perfect get-out-of-jail card due to how the Nuke Power-Up will kill all active zombies and halt special/elite enemies, and the addition of a Fire Sale means some cheap guns. It’s the perfect gum for those who don’t want to risk it all for a Power-Up they don’t want.

6 Phoenix Up

Instantly Revive Downed Teammates and Let Them Keep Their Perks

• Legendary Gobblegum
• Revive all teammates. Teammates keep all of their Perks.

A round of Zombies can easily end when players start to go down, forcing other players to revive them so that they have more firepower, and so that their allies keep their weapons. However, it can be a tough job to keep everyone alive, especially when reviving someone makes the player so vulnerable to the hordes. However, that’s where Phoenix Up comes in.

Phoenix Up will instantly revive teammates, no matter where they are or how many are down. Even better, is the fact that Phoenix Up will let players keep their perks so that they won’t have to spend Essence acquiring them all over again.

5 Wonderbar!

Obtain a random Wonder Weapon from the Mystery Box

• Ultra GobbleGum
• (Activates on Mystery Box Spin) The next weapon from the Mystery Box will be a Wonder Weapon.

The Wonder Weapons in Black Ops 6 feel extremely great to use. The Ray Gun, the Jet Gun, and even the Beam Smasher – all of them feel as powerful as they should, so why not guarantee one instead of relying on the random Mystery Box and the free weapon quest?

Wonderbar! is a GobbleGum that provides players with a guaranteed Wonder Weapon on their next hit of the Mystery Box. While it may be one of three things, all of them are most definitely worth it, and it can easily shave off countless rounds when trying to do a main quest.

4 Near Death Experience

Instantly Revive or Be Revived With All Perks When Near Other Players

• Ultra Gobblegum
• (Lasts 3 Minutes or 5 Revives) Revive, or be revived by being near other players. Revived players keep all their Perks.

Near Death Experience is the perfect Gobblegum to consume when encountering one of the fearsome boss fights, due to how it gives players a 3-minute window to live and die on repeat, but only for a maximum of 5 downs. Near Death Experience allows players to keep all of their Perks, but there is a catch since players still have to do the reviving.

With the right tactical equipment, players can freely revive each other without fear of going down themselves, and it’s truly a situational Gobblegum that benefits from boss fights, as the arenas will have no way to reclaim lost Perks.

3 Arsenal Accelerator

Field Upgrades Charge Much Faster for 5 Minutes

• Rare Gobblegum
• (Lasts 5 Minutes) Charge the player’s Field Upgrade faster.

Field Upgrades are an essential part of the toolkit available to players, and it’s always a good idea to bring along the best of the bunch. The right Field Upgrade can easily save a life. Whether it’s Aether Shroud’s invisibility or Frenzied Guard’s durable shields, it’s always one to have at the ready.

With Arsenal Accelerator, players don’t have to wait for a Full Power Power-Up or kill way too many zombies to charge it, as the Arsenal Accelerator will grant 5 minutes of increased recharge on zombie kills. This is greatly useful in boss fights as players can repeatedly grab Aether Shroud to damage the boss and hopefully get them killed within 5 minutes.

2 Idle Eyes

All Zombies Ignore All Players For 30 Seconds

• Legendary Gobblegum
• (Lasts 30 Seconds) All zombies ignore players and stand idle.

The zombies of Black Ops 6 are extremely deadly, and players are in for a really tough challenge on higher rounds. Players who are near death and don’t have a piece of tactical equipment to save them might be prepared to go down for good unless they pop the Idle Eyes GobbleGum.

Idle Eyes will help everyone in-game, as every zombie will stand completely still and idle pose for 30 seconds. That’s 30 seconds to run, recover health, create armor and support items, damage the boss, and so on, effectively providing a free chewable Aether Shroud.

1 Perkaholic

Receive All Perks

• Ultra Gobblegum
• Gives the player all available Perks.

Perkaholic is an astounding classic from the Doctor Monty era, and Perkaholic returns in Black Ops 6 to provide whoever consumes it with every Perk-a-Cola in the game. This means that players can save literal thousands of Essence, ensuring that they do not have to waste their points on buying Perks if they can just grab them all in one go.

The best part of Perkaholic is the fact that it beats out the Der Wunderfizz, which only spawns on round 25 and beyond. This means that Liberty Falls and Citadelle des Morts players can grab all perks instead of having to wait for this machine to spawn in, and it will save them over 36,000 Essence.