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Ashes of the Damned

ASHES OF THE DAMNED

Black Ops 7
SPRAY
Main Quest Video Guide
Step 01 — Power & Pack-a-Punch
Turning On the Power
In the Janus Towers Plaza, melee the grate near Quick Revive and grab the T.E.D.D Head — place it in the car.
Drive the car and crash through gates to turn on power at each POI in any order:
Vandorn Farm Ashwood Blackwater Lake
Return the car to Ashwood and attach Pack-a-Punch in the garage.
Step 02 — Wonder Weapon
Building the Necrofluid Gauntlet
After Round 8, go to the parked car on the ledge on the left side of Janus Towers Plaza (facing the building). Kill the Uber Klaus to obtain the Stabilizer Chip.
Bring the chip to the jail in Ashwood where Klaus is locked. Interact with the keypad to insert the chip, then throw 3 or more stun grenades into the cell to wake Klaus.
Bring Klaus to the Cosmodrome and have him repair the ATM-looking machine to unlock the Canister.
Charge the canister at each powered location's machine:
Ashwood Blackwater Lake Vandorn Farm
Bring the fully charged canister below Vandorn Farm and interact with the box.
Using the symbols visible on the rooftops at the farm — viewable from the jump pad at Janus Towers Plaza — select the correct symbol on each of the three sides of the box.
Take the wonder weapon and shoot the goo-orbs from the wall.
Step 03 — The Serum
Six Ingredients
Collecting the Ingredients
Ravenger Eyes — Kill a Ravenger using a sawblade trap. Trap locations: Farm, Diner.
Human Bone — Tomahawk the foot off a hanging body in the barn at the Farm, between the hay and the cages. Use a molotov to burn the foot on the ground, then collect the bone.
Fungi — Collect the jar of spores from the kitchen at Blackwater Lake. Place the spores on the dead horse in front of the Vandorn Farm POI. Wait three rounds, then collect the fungus.
Bear Limbs — Kill a Zursa with the Abomination upgrade on the car and collect.
Husk — Destroy a purple plant in the fog using the Abomination upgrade on the car and collect.
Powder — With Wisp Tea equipped, kill zombies in front of the mirror in Ashwood until a wisp enters the mirror and activates it. Break the mirror with the wonder weapon and collect the powder.
Crafting — Pigpen Cipher

In Yuri's Lab in the Cosmodrome, interact with the powder to reveal your pigpen cipher. Match your three symbols to their ingredient, add them in order top to bottom, interact to add your blood, and complete the lockdown.

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Limbs — far right, bear part
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Talus — left side, human bone
匚 <⊙ ┓┏
Fungi — left of beaker, fungi from horse
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Oculi — right of beaker, ravenger eyes
L ꏲ ⊙ L n
Conch — husk
Step 04 — The Keys
Three Keys in the Mist
Find three keys hidden in the mist. There are multiple spawn locations per area, but one will always be present in each of these three zones.
Crashed Rocket
  • On the fallen tower coming out of Ashwood
  • Next to the spinning radar dishes coming out of Cosmodrome
  • Near the truck on the right side leaving Cosmodrome
Orda Graveyard
  • On the high dino head, right side
  • On the dino head on the ground
  • Behind the Janus trucks
Grounded Ship
  • In a blue shipping container
  • In a zombie spawn
  • Under the ship between two silver barrels
Audio Cue
You can hear a twinkling, sparkling sound when nearby a key — similar to how you faintly hear Mr. Peeks music.
Step 05 — Freeing the Wisps
Three Locations
With the DG-2 attached to the truck, shoot the floating clock so the hands stop. When shot with the wonder weapon, the clock will turn purple.
Cosmodrome
Using the purple hand, slow the two spinning antennae. Once slow, look at the 6 computers flashing numbers behind Wisp Tea and the two computers flashing pigpen symbols on the wall.
Decode the pigpen symbols to find your keyword. Use the flashing numbers to decipher each letter — 00 = A, 25 = Z.
Shoot the red button on each screen to lock in the correct letter. When all 6 are done the screen will flash white and the rocket will launch.
Farm
In the dining room, note where the hour hand points on the clock. Get the purple hand and stand on that Roman numeral on the floor until the Father's head turns toward you and his eyes glow red. Shoot him in the head.
Collect the four artifacts:
  • Bear — across from Staminup
  • Hockey Mask — upstairs of the barn
  • Chalice — near the bathtub under the farm
  • Knife — under the table in the shed
Place the artifacts on the ground at their respective locations and defend.
Exit 115
Every few rounds, lightning will activate in 115. Bring the purple hand and shoot the clock on top of the gas station to slow time.
Revive three corpses and bring each to their colored lightning:
  • Red / Trucker — Ram Ol' Tessie into the truck parked next to him
  • Blue / Waitress — Melee the cash register with Melee Macchiato and Dead Wire equipped
  • Yellow / Mechanic — Use Klaus to revive him
Once all three are awoken and in their lightning, the screen will flash white.
Step 06 — Preparation
Preparing for the Final Encounter
At Blackwater Lake, interact with the wisp on the dock. Then use the purple hand to stop the projector inside.
Note the order of the four photos that flash:
  • In front of the house
  • By the dock
  • The boathouse
  • The shed
In the order your photos appeared, shoot the tape at each location using the wonder weapon.
Caution
If you shoot a tape in the wrong order you will be jumpscared and must retry next round.
When all four are done correctly, intel will spawn at each location. Find the wisp upstairs in the bedroom and interact to open the box.
Spawn Klaus and have him carry the item to the pier. Interact with Klaus to begin the final encounter.
Step 07 — Final Encounter
Driving Through the Wisps
Drive through 12 total wisps across the map. The route is the same every time with three wisps per fog location.
Blackwater Lake — Janus Towers Plaza — Farm — Ashwood — back to Blackwater Lake
After running over the 12th wisp, you will be teleported into the boss fight.
Step 08 — Boss Fight
Three Phases

The boss constantly shoots at you. All damage you deal comes through the car. Manage your car health throughout all phases.

I
Normal Phase
Shoot with the DG-2 and ram into him with the car.
II
Immune Phase
Shoot with the DG-2 until he spawns a glowing spot on the ground. Drive into it, then ram him.
III
Final Phase
He charges purple beams that near-instantly destroy the car. Keep boosting into him continuously.
Side Easter Egg
Toxic Spores
Pick up a fumigator from one of the following locations:
  • Vandorn Farm barn, upstairs
  • Spawn area, against an AC unit near Janus Towers
  • Near the VS Recon wallbuy in Ashwood
  • In the shed at Blackwater Lake
Use the fumigator to fumigate the toxic plants found all around the map. After fumigating each plant you must protect it from zombies for a short time.
For better rewards, use the Toxic Growth field upgrade on top of each spore after fumigating.
Side Easter Egg
Lucidity
Requirement
You must be playing as Tank Dempsey to interact with the dog tags.
In the crashed rocket area between Ashwood and Zarya Cosmodrome, find a pair of dog tags on the ground and interact with them. You will be pulled into the Dempsey Side Easter Egg.
You will be teleported to a jungle area. Follow the floating black orb as it leads you around the map while you fight off zombies.
At the end of the sequence, Dempsey will become a Disciple and continue fighting alongside you.
Side Easter Egg
Ghost Twins
Interact with the TV upstairs in the Vandorn Farm farmhouse. Keep interacting until the twins appear on screen.
Go find the twins under the barn, where they are playing tic-tac-toe.
Return to the TV and keep interacting until only one twin appears on screen.
Go to the generator area and find both twins there. They will drop loot including a free Wisp Tea (usable for the main quest).
Side Easter Egg
Soda Sommelier
Warning
Pick up only the 3 ingredients for the perk you want. Picking up wrong ingredients will cause your character to take damage when drinking. This can only be attempted once per game.
Collect the three ingredients for one of the four recipes and mix them in the Exit 115 Diner soda fountain cup.
  • Quick Revive — Toilet Cleaner (Janus Towers, computer desk in spawn room) + Fish (Blackwater Lake, edge of the dock) + Stim Shot (Zarya Cosmodrome, control room cabinet shelf)
  • Juggernog — Plant (Janus Towers spawn room, growing through the cement) + Jar of Milk (Vandorn Farm, corner of the cellar entrance) + Carton of Eggs (Exit 115 Diner, shelf behind the counter)
  • Speed Cola — Berries (Blackwater Lake, back of a truck) + Dried Peppers (Ashwood, inside a crate in Hroves) + Sugar Packets (Exit 115 Diner, on the countertop)
  • Stamin-Up — Bag of Beans (Ashwood, bottom of the farmhouse basement) + Plant (Blackwater Lake, just behind the truck) + Gas Canister (Exit 115, to the left of the mechanic shop)
Side Easter Egg
Cursed Bear
Equip Death Perception and head to the Orda Graveyard. Locate the bear footprints on the ground.
Stand and walk slowly across each footprint in sequence — you must move slowly for them to register. There are five footprints in total.
After the fifth footprint, you will be pulled into the Easter egg via a death screen animation of being mauled by a bear. You will be transported to a forest with only your melee weapon — however, your full loadout will also be on the ground nearby.
Kill the bear that has spawned in with you to complete the Easter egg.
Side Easter Egg
Ray Gun Mark II
Note
The reward scales with round — complete this after round 18 to guarantee a free Ray Gun Mark II. If you fail at any step you must start from the beginning, including waiting four rounds at Janus Tower.
Use every jump pad around the map in this order:
  1. Janus Tower to Blackwater Lake
  2. Blackwater Lake to Ashwood
  3. Ashwood to Exit 115
  4. Exit 115 to Zarya Cosmodrome
  5. Zarya Cosmodrome to Ashwood
  6. Ashwood to Vandorn Farm
  7. Vandorn Farm to Janus Tower
After completing the loop, stay at Janus Tower and survive four rounds. Blinking lights will appear — pay close attention to the pattern. Each group of blinks represents a number, with a brief pause between numbers. A white flash means the code is restarting. Each run generates a different code.
Each jump pad is numbered on its backside: Janus Tower = 1, Vandorn Farm = 2, Ashwood = 3, Blackwater Lake = 4, Exit 115 = 5, Zarya Cosmodrome = 6, Ashwood (second) = 7. Follow the code sequence to identify which jump pads to use in order.
After following the code and landing in Ashwood, search the POIs for a purple portal in the sky. When found, take the jump pad that will collide with the portal mid-air. Using the wrong jump pad resets the process — only one jump pad attempt is allowed during this step.
After the portal drops corpses, your rewards will follow — a free Ray Gun Mark II, a legendary-tier weapon, and 1,500 essence.
Side Easter Egg
Free Power-Ups
Hidden around the map are 9 power-up icons — shoot each to collect it. The Fire Sale and Perk only spawn after the others are found.
  • Max Ammo — Janus Towers Plaza, in a hole in the ceiling just above the Quick Revive machine in the server room
  • Insta-Kill — Vandorn Farm, in the silo
  • Max Armor — The grounded ship between Vandorn Farm and Ashwood, inside a shipping container on the far right side on the slope leading up from Vandorn Farm
  • Nuke — Ashwood, take the ascender on the left as you enter from Vandorn Farm or Blackwater Lake. Stand on the east side and look toward the church on the north side
  • Double Points — Lost Cabins (western cabin), entering from Blackwater Lake through the fog. Go upstairs and look through the broken roof
  • Full Power — Zarya Cosmodrome, in the flame trench on the northeastern corner. Look northeast through the chain link fence
  • Bonus Points — Exit 115, on the roof of the diner. Go to the top left corner and face the broken bridge — Bonus Points is beneath the car on the right side of the bridge
  • Fire Sale — Spawns after the first seven power-ups are shot. Blackwater Lake, inside the cabin up the stairs — look up through the destroyed roof
  • Perk — Spawns after all eight other power-ups are found. In the root of the tree between Blackwater Lake and Janus Tower
Music Easter Egg
Music
First headset — Janus Tower Plaza spawn area, in the server room on top of a server directly across from the Quick Revive machine.
Second headset — Ashwood, next to the VS Recon wallbuy on a ledge.
Third headset — Exit 115, in the passenger seat of the truck near the gas station.
After interacting with all three, the song "Turn to Ashes" by Elena Siegman will begin playing.
Relics unlock in three tiers. Tier 1 (Grim) can be done independently. Tier 2 (Sinister) requires Tier 1 unlocked on Cursed — you need three Grim relics to find the first Sinister one, then you can mix and match. Tier 3 (Wicked) requires reaching Tier 2 — same rule applies.
Tier 1
Grim Relics
Lawyer's Pen
After Round 20, light three candles with a Molotov or Napalm Burst. They appear lit before Round 20 but cannot be activated until after. Locations:
  • On the shelf to the right of Juggernog
  • In the fog near Blackwater Lake, across from the ARC-XD spawns
  • Next to the bed upstairs in the house on Farm
After lighting all three, hear Mr. Peeks laugh, then activate the trial on the side of the barn.
Trial Task
All zombies are Mimics
Relic Curse
Mimics spawn on the map
Dragon Wings
After Round 20, take the jump pad between Farm and Janus Towers Plaza. While in the air, hit 3 purple targets: Janus Tower building, power line, and rubble.
Hear Mr. Peeks laugh, then activate the trial on the side of the house at Farm.
Trial Task
Powerups cause damage
Relic Curse
No powerups spawn on the map
Teddy Bear
Find 10 Mr. Peeks dolls — only visible in Aether Shroud. The 10th won't spawn before Round 20. Locations:
  • On the silo at Farm
  • On the Janus Towers / Lake sign
  • Upstairs in the cabin at Blackwater Lake, in the toilet (zombie spawn)
  • Corner of a building in the fog near the lake, near the ARC-XD spawns
  • Side of the church in Ashwood
  • Behind the teleporter to Farm/Lake in Ashwood (zombie spawn)
  • On an electrical pole in the Cosmodrome
  • Underneath the Cosmodrome near the crafting table (zombie spawn)
  • Underneath the wrecked ship, just above the key spawn
  • Round 20+ only — on the highway sign at Exit 115
Shoot each Mr. Peeks with the wonder weapon then retract it. After the tenth, go to Farm to start the trial.
Trial Task
Every weapon shot costs 100 Essence
Relic Curse
Zombies spawn 75% faster
Tier 2
Sinister Relics
Vril Sphere
After Round 40, wait for a Doppleghast to spawn and launch it with a launchpad. Hear Mr. Peeks laugh, then activate the trial at the Cosmodrome.
Trial Task
Purchases are disabled
Relic Curse
Four perk limit
Samantha's Drawing
Between Rounds 1–39, feed Chompy guns of increasing rarity in order: Grey Green Blue Purple Gold
On Round 40, feed Chompy a Ray Gun wonder weapon — Chompy will not eat the Gauntlet. Peeks laughs after it's destroyed.
Trial Task
No ammo
Relic Curse
Your weapon switches every round
Focusing Stone
After Round 40, kill a Zursa with a melee weapon and collect the wine bottle it drops.
Complete a TEDD trial to Legendary for the second wine bottle.
Place both bottles on the table inside the cabin. Memorize the order they explode in, then shoot them to recreate that order. Start the trial under the Cosmodrome.
Trial Task
No Essence
Relic Curse
No self revives
Tier 3
Wicked Relics
Blood Vial
After Round 60, phones spawn around the map — listen for the audio cue. Hold interact on one until it rings and disappears, then start the trial at the cabin.
Trial Task
All weapon damage is halved
Relic Curse
No augments
TranZit Bus
After Round 60, survive a full round using only Ol' Tessie to kill every zombie. After the round ends, go to the lake to activate the trial.
Trial Task
Zombies are only damaged by other zombies
Relic Curse
Enemies will heal
Dragon
After Round 60, beat Veytharion. Continue instead of exfilling, then activate the trial at the lake.
Trial Task
Zombies are only damaged by explosives
Relic Curse
No ammo crates
Intel
Audio Logs
Tilling the Earth — Main Quest — Vandorn Farm, in the pan in the kitchen of the Farmhouse
Meat the Vandorns — Main Quest — Farm Basement, on a shelf after completing the farm ritual
Ground Control — Main Quest — Zarya Cosmodrome, in the Control Room after completing the Serum Lockdown
What Came After — Main Quest — Zarya Cosmodrome, in the Flame Trench under the rocket after completing the Serum Lockdown
She Got Hers — Main Quest — Exit 115, in the Diner's Kitchen
He Got His — Main Quest — Exit 115, at the Self Serve station on a shelf
The Price You Pay — Tailor-Made challenge — Ashwood, on a shelf in the Tailor Shop
Craftsmanship — Top Shelf Spirits challenge — Ashwood, in the Ruby Rabbit on a desk right in front of you going up the zipline next to the garage
Cold Blooded Thriller — Life Preserver challenge — Blackwater Cabin, on a shelf in the little dock house
The Fate of the Flock — Smithy challenge — Ashwood, in the Garage
Scene 27: The Drowning — Main Quest — Blackwater Cabin, near one of the film reel locations
Study Room Monologue Rehearsal — Main Quest — Blackwater Cabin, near one of the film reel locations
Confrontation in the Parlor - Camera B — Main Quest — Blackwater Cabin, near one of the film reel locations
Director's Notes: Improv Test — Main Quest — Blackwater Cabin, near one of the film reel locations
Intel
Documents
Cut — Crickets challenge — Blackwater Lake, shoot the bullseye on the dartboard in the hunting shack while standing behind the miscolored board
Maintenance — Rocket, Paper, Scissors challenge — Zarya Cosmodrome, shoot the papers in the Control Room
Signal Fires — Ascend, Descend challenge — Ashwood, climb the ascender directly facing the garage, then turn to face the garage. Look down to find the document on the platform to the right
Playmates — Like a Needle... challenge — Vandorn Farm, interact with the haystacks until it drops
Evidence — Oil Change challenge — Exit 115, in the auto shop under some spray cans
Good Game — Tanks a Lot challenge — Janus Towers Plaza, melee a tank with Melee Macchiato equipped
Intel
Artifacts
T.E.D.D Head — Obtained through main quest progression
Mirror of the Forgotten — Obtained through main quest progression
DG-2 Turret — Obtained through main quest progression
Seal of Sorrow — Obtained through main quest progression
Necrofluid Gauntlet — Obtain the free Wonder Weapon
Helion Horn — Obtained through main quest progression