{"id":6759,"date":"2021-11-04T17:26:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1491256"},"modified":"2021-11-04T17:56:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:56:10","slug":"call-of-duty-vanguard-zombies-maps-camos-perks-gameplay-and-story","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-of-duty-vanguard-zombies-maps-camos-perks-gameplay-and-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty Vanguard Zombies: Maps, camos, perks, gameplay and story"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Joe Julians\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 04 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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If you\u2019re looking for the skinny on Call of Duty<\/a>: Vanguard zombies, you\u2019ve come to the right place for flesh-eating insights! The Call of Duty: Vanguard release date and launch time<\/a> are very soon, and we know a lot about what the situation will be with zombies in the new game.<\/p>\n

Call of Duty: Vanguard will be with us later this week and we\u2019ve now found out what changes Vanguard will bring to Warzone \u2013 and those changes will be big with a brand new Warzone map<\/a> on the way in December.<\/p>\n

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But back to our brain-hungry frenemies! Here is all we know so far about zombies in Call of Duty: Vanguard.<\/p>\n
Does CoD Vanguard have zombies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The dead will indeed be rising once again as zombies are confirmed to be in Call of Duty: Vanguard, and the Dark Ether storyline will be moving onto its next phase.<\/p>\n
Zombies have become a staple of the CoD franchise now, for better or worse, and that is not set to change any time soon. In fact, we could have the biggest zombie mode to date on our hands with Vanguard.<\/p>\n
Who is making CoD Vanguard zombies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
As revealed by Sledgehammer Games, it will be Treyarch that will be handling all things zombie in Call of Duty: Vanguard. The team of developers at Treyarch certainly know what they are doing with CoD Zombies as they were the ones behind bringing it to us in the first place \u2013 they created the original CoD Zombies experience in 2008\u2019s World at War.<\/p>\n
What does the CoD Vanguard Zombies mode entail?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The main CoD Vanguard Zombies content will be bundled together in an \u201cobjective-driven Zombies experience\u201d titled Der Anfang, which translates into English as The Beginning.<\/p>\n
You can tackle the zombie apocalypse alone or with friends, much like in previous games in recent years that have had a heavy zombie focus. Treyarch being the people behind this should mean we are in for another fun and chaotic experience \u2013 no matter how you choose to play it.<\/p>\n
CoD Vanguard Zombies gameplay footage<\/strong><\/h2>\n
CoD Vanguard Zombies gameplay footage is starting to emerge in several streams and uploads, and here is one that will show you a lot of what is to come! Take a look below to see some zombie action:<\/p>\n\n<p>More details are emerging about CoD Vanguard Zombies, so watch this space. We know that players will get these 11 unique Covenants to use at launch:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Bloodlust: Melee attacks do more damage and heal you.<\/li>\n<li>Resurrectionist: Revive allies faster.<\/li>\n<li>Brain Rot: Chance to turn enemies to your side.<\/li>\n<li>Cryofreeze: Chance to slow enemies.<\/li>\n<li>Death Blow: Critical kills return bullets to the clip.<\/li>\n<li>Ammo Gremlin: Stowed weapons refill ammo from stock automatically.<\/li>\n<li>Dead Accurate: Consecutive hits on the same enemy do more damage.<\/li>\n<li>Splatterfest: Enemies killed by explosions may explode.<\/li>\n<li>Unholy Ground: Deal more damage while stationary.<\/li>\n<li>Cull the Weak: Deal more damage to slowed or stunned enemies.<\/li>\n<li>Mother Lode: Chance to keep Equipment after using it.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>What is the CoD Vanguard Zombies story?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The CoD Vanguard Zombies story will pit you against a villain named Wolfram Von List, who is working with the grimly named Kortifex the Deathless. The pair are intent on raising the dead and using them to help turn the tide of war in their favour \u2013 and we have to stop them. With Treyarch at the helm, it sounds like this story could tie in directly with events from Call of Duty: Black Ops \u2013 Cold War and its Dark Aether storyline.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CoD Vanguard Zombies main quest release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The only thing we can say with certainty here is this \u2013 the CoD Vanguard Zombies main quest will <strong>not<\/strong> be releasing alongside the main game on 5th November. Treyarch has said that it will be coming in the following weeks, so we expect it to land this side of Christmas, but we will let you know when we hear anything more concrete.<\/p>\n<p>We would predict that the CoD Vanguard Zombies main quest release date will occur in\u00a0<strong>late November or early December\u00a0<\/strong><strong>2021<\/strong>, but we will be sure to update this page when a precise date is confirmed.<\/p> <h2><strong>CoD Vanguard Zombies maps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In terms of CoD Vanguard Zombies maps, we know that Der Anfang will include four main locations when Call of Duty: Vanguard\u2019s zombie mode launches.<\/p>\n<p>The developers have stated that fans will experience \u201cthe ruins of Stalingrad, the war-torn farms at Merville, the rooftops of Nazi-occupied Paris, and the Japanese army camp at Shi No Numa\u201d while playing CoD Vanguard\u2019s Zombie content.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of these locations, trapped within Kortifex\u2019s barrier spell, have dark, disturbing visual touches,\u201d the official description adds. Ooh, spooky!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CoD Vanguard Zombies mastery camo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?quality=90&resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=354%2C236"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?quality=90&resize=354%2C236"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=404%2C269"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?quality=90&resize=404%2C269"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=554%2C369"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(max-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?quality=90&resize=554%2C369"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=407%2C271"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?quality=90&resize=407%2C271"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?webp=true&quality=90&resize=555%2C370"\" type=\""image\/webp"\"><source media=\""(min-width:\" data-srcset=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?quality=90&resize=555%2C370"\" type=\""image\/jpeg"\"><img class=\""wp-image-1491460\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/CoD-Vanguard-Zombies-mastery-camo-fbdb46a.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" width=\""620"\" height=\""413"\" alt=\""CoD\" vanguard=\"\" zombies=\"\" mastery=\"\" camo.=\"\" title=\""CoD\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"><span class=\""caption-copy"\"><i class=\""icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Commit to the grind to unlock CoD Vanguard Zombies mastery camo.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\""im-image-caption"\"> <i>Activision<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Seasoned Call of Duty players will know that you only get the special patterns known as mastery camos when you fully commit to the grind, with each colourful decal being unlocked by levelling up the weapon in question.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Viper, Plague Diamond and Dark Aether (pictured above) sound like they are going to be three of the hardest-to-get mastery camos in CoD Vanguard Zombies. To get them, you\u2019ll need to level up all of your weapons a serious amount through the \u2018camouflage complete challenge\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Every time you level up a weapon by a multiple of 10 (so hitting level 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60), you\u2019ll unlock some sort of camo that comes with multiple colour options.<\/p>\n<p>You need to level up a weapon to level 70 to unlock the mastery camo associated with it, and then there are special requirements you need to hit to unlock Golden Viper, Plague Diamond and Dark Aether. This is what you need to do to unlock them:<\/p>\n<ul><li>To unlock the Golden Viper camo, you must unlock 10 camos in CoD Vanguard Zombies<\/li>\n<li>To unlock the Plague Diamond camo, you must unlock Golden Viper on every gun in a Vanguard Zombies weapon class<\/li>\n<li>To unlock the Dark Aether camo, you must unlock Plague Diamond in every weapon class in Vanguard Zombies<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Basically, if you want the best camos, you need to put in some serious grind in every single weapon class!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CoD Vanguard Zombies perks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another thing to think about is CoD Vanguard Zombies perks! To get a perk in CoD Vanguard Zombies, you need to find and activate one of the five perk fountains in Stalingrad. Each of these fountains has a different perk attached, and they are:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Fiendish Fortitude \u2013 increases health<\/li>\n<li>Diabolical Damage \u2013 increases critical damage<\/li>\n<li>Venomous Vigor \u2013 boosts your regeneration speed<\/li>\n<li>Demonic Frenzy \u2013 boosts reload speed<\/li>\n<li>Aethereal Haste \u2013 boosts movement speed<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Each of these fountains can be levelled up, too. Tier one is free, but the other levels have a cost. Tier two costs 2500 essence, tier three costs 5000 essence, and tier four costs 7,500 essence.<\/p>\n<p>The higher the tier, the more powerful the perk \u2013 so, for example, you\u2019ll get the highest health possible if you have Fiendish Fortitude activated at tier four.<\/p>\n<p>You get essence by defeating enemies, but your perk tier will be reduced by one every time you die. You won\u2019t lose the perk altogether if you die on tier one, though, so that\u2019s something!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more on Call of Duty: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/call-of-duty-games-order-complete-list\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">All the Call of Duty games in order<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/call-of-duty-vanguard-trophies-achievements\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Call of Duty: Vanguard trophies & achievements list<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/call-of-duty-vanguard-pc-specs\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Call of Duty: Vanguard PC specs\/requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/new-warzone-map-release-date\/"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">New Warzone map release date<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>CoD Vanguard Zombies entities and artefacts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You will also collect artefacts in the Zombies mode, with each one being linked to a powerful entity that will help you fight against the zombies. Those entities are:<\/p>\n<ul><li>Saraxis the Shadow \u2013 Spawns an Aethereal explosive, dealing massive damage to enemies who set it off.<\/li>\n<li>Bellekar the Warlock \u2013 Cloaks you in Dark Aether, masking your presence from enemies for 5 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Inviktor the Destroyer \u2013 Sparks a ring of Aethereal flame to boost damage for anyone within its radius for 15 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Norticus the Conqueror \u2013 Summons a frigid vortex, damaging enemies with the initial blast and slowing those that enter.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>And if you want to know the full ins and outs of what is coming, <a href=\"\/\/www.treyarch.com\/content\/atvi\/treyarch\/treyarch-touchui\/web\/en\/game-intel\/2021\/11\/Your_Gameplay_Guide_to_Vanguard_Zombies.html"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Treyarch has a whole blog post<\/a> that is about all things zombie!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CoD Vanguard Zombies trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Get ready to see the latest members of the undead as the CoD Vanguard reveal trailer is below for you to watch right now! Caution: may contain brains.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\""Zombies\" reveal=\"\" trailer=\"\" call=\"\" of=\"\" duty:=\"\" vanguard=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""113"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8swCrPIt4nY?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><strong>Follow <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. 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