Jingle Hells in Black Ops 6 Zombies: Weapon Upgrades, Ammo Mods, and Support
The festive Jingle Hells mode in Black Ops 6 Zombies offers a holiday makeover of Liberty Falls, but it also introduces unique mechanics for weapon upgrades and item acquisition. This guide explains how to upgrade your weapons, obtain Ammo Mods, and acquire equipment and Support.
Weapon Upgrades in Jingle Hells
Unlike the standard Black Ops 6 Zombies experience, the Arsenal Machine is absent in Jingle Hells. Instead, players must utilize Aether Tools to upgrade their weapons. These consumable items have varying rarity tiers (color-coded): using a higher-tier Aether Tool upgrades your weapon to that tier (e.g., a Purple/Legendary Aether Tool grants Legendary rarity). Here's how to obtain them:
- Church Spire: Throw a grenade at the zombie head atop the church spire. The head's destruction triggers a zombie drop, with one carrying an Aether Tool. Higher rounds yield higher-rarity Aether Tools.
- Bank Vault: Loot Keys open safety deposit boxes in the Bank Vault, which have a chance to contain Aether Tools of various rarities.
- S.A.M. Trials: Completing S.A.M. Trials, aiming for the highest reward tier, offers a chance to acquire Aether Tools.
- Hidden Power GobbleGum: Instantly upgrade a weapon to Legendary rarity.
- Mystery Box, Wall Buys, Holiday Presents: Weapons obtained from these sources increase in rarity as the round progresses.
Ammo Mods in Jingle Hells
Currently, only the Cryo Freeze Ammo Mod is available in Jingle Hells. It drops as a consumable item and is primarily obtained from:
- Holiday Presents: These randomly-dropped items (more frequent in later rounds) offer a chance to acquire Cryo Freeze. They can drop from enemy kills, the Naughty or Nice power-up (Nice drops multiple presents, Naughty spawns vermin), and the S.A.M. Machine.
Equipment and Support in Jingle Hells
The Workbench is also absent in Jingle Hells, meaning Salvage cannot be used for equipment crafting or Support items like Chopper Gunners, Mutant Injections, or Self Revives. However, these items can still be found via:
- Enemy Kills: Equipment drops from regular enemies.
- Holiday Presents: Can contain equipment.
- Special/Elite Enemy Kills: Support items drop from these enemies.
- S.A.M. Trials: Can reward equipment and Support.
- Bank Vault Deposit Boxes: May contain equipment and Support.
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