Augments are important buffs you can get Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies, with field upgrades acting as abilities you can equip to your gear. Unlike other types of Augments that need to be found during a Round, Field Augments are part of your Operator’s build. The field upgrade you choose can be essential to defeating the undead, lasting into later rounds, and even completing Easter egg quests.
Field upgrades are described as boosts along with Perk-A-Cola bonuses in CoD: Black Ops 6 and various ammo mods. Similar to the other types of augmentation, Field upgrades can be improved through additional minor and major upgrades gains when you level up. By using another Field Upgrade, you can unlock special equipment modifications to improve your already powerful ability.
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Energy Mine
Protect areas where you are vulnerable
Field update |
Description |
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Energy Mine |
Creates a mine of pure energy that detonates in rapid succession, dealing lethal electrical damage to any nearby enemies. |
For each field upgrade you equip, you can have a lower increase and a higher increase assets from your unlocked list of upgrades. In the table below, for example, you can choose an Increase for each line.
Type of increase |
Increase 1 |
Increase 2 |
Increase 3 |
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Minor Increases |
Frequency increase – Increase detonation count or Energy Mine duration. |
Siren – Energy Mine now attracts nearby normal zombies for five seconds. |
Extra Fee – Increase maximum loads by 1. |
Big Increases |
Carousel – 3 energy mines will float around you, detonating when a zombie is within the trigger’s base radius. |
Dispersal – The Energy Mine will be divided into three mines that spread out and detonate once each. |
Tower – Instead of a mine, deploy a turret that shoots the nearest enemy. |
The only field upgrade you don’t need to level up to unlock is Energy Minewhich you get by default. This field upgrade can be used as you might expect, to place an explosive as a way to disrupt hordes of zombies approaching you. The electrical blast from this mine creates a decent AoE that affects multiple targets, making it a great tool to cover your Operator in trouble.
While this gear is great in the early rounds, its damage can decrease as tougher zombies start to appear. The upgrades you unlock can change the mine’s properties, making it more versatile or effective under increasing danger. However, they can take some time to unlock, so only those dedicated to a build that supports this field upgrade will have the most success with it.
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Aether Shroud
Disappear without a trace
Field update |
Description |
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Aether Shroud |
Enter the Dark Aether, remaining hidden from enemy detection. |
Type of increase |
Increase 1 |
Increase 2 |
Increase 3 |
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Minor Increases |
Extension – The duration of Aether Shroud has been significantly increased. |
Extra Fee – Increase maximum loads by one. |
Instant Recharge – Activation instantly reloads your currently wielded weapon. |
Big Increases |
Group Shroud – Nearby players are also camouflaged. |
Burst dash – Warp advances a short distance, killing all normal enemies in its path. |
Void Stealth – Switch to your dedicated melee weapon as it is imbued with Dark Aether energy. Kills allow you to stay in Aether Shroud longer. |
Field updates like Aether Shroud They are incredibly useful for staying hidden from enemy waves. During a few rounds, you may be overwhelmed by the sheer number of zombies you encounter, so this ability can help you escape dire situations. You must use this ability carefully, as you can still take damage if you are too close to any zombies trying to hit you while you disappear.
You need to level up your account to unlock Aether Shroud. Only those with account level 47 can use Aether Shroud as part of their equipment
As you can see in the video above from the YouTube creator MrDalekJDAugments are where this Field Upgrade really shines. Similar to the Energy Mine, you need to invest in Aether Shroud for it to become much stronger. However, the ability to instantly disappear and avoid danger can always come in handy no matter what wave of zombies you or your squad are facing.
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Black Flame
Destroy undead in your path
Field update |
Description |
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Black Flame |
You generate a huge beam of energy that deals lethal shadow damage. The beam penetrates everything in its path. |
Type of increase |
Increase 1 |
Increase 2 |
Increase 3 |
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Minor Increases |
Heavy Shadow – The beam slows enemies on contact. |
Extra Fee – Increase maximum loads by one. |
Wide beam – Significantly increase the size of the beam. |
Big Increases |
Dark Pact – The beam heals and revives other players on contact. |
Extension – Significantly increases the duration of Dark Flare. |
Supernova – The beam is replaced by a sphere that damages nearby enemies as it travels. The ball detonates at the end of the Dark Flare duration. |
One of the most straightforward field upgrades is Black Flamewhich fires a beam of concentrated dark energy at your enemies. This skill is great for eliminating zombies when you run out of ammo or need to deal a lot of damage against a boss. Teams that want to finish Easter Eggs in CoD: Black Ops 6 Zombies can use this field upgrade to take down bosses that may appear on any map.
Enhancements like Dark Pact can make this Field Upgrade even stronger, offering ways to heal your allies as well as deal damage. With enough modifications, you can customize Dark Flare to suit any build you use in a Zombie run. This makes the gear versatile enough to be good in any Zombie Round, especially as stronger undead variants become more frequent.
Dark Flare’s consistent damage output can save your party from destruction when you don’t have enough Essence to buy better weapons. In fact, smart squads can use Dark Flare to save money on higher rarity weapons instead of spending money on small improvements to their arsenal.
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Healing Aura
Grab your allies instantly
Field update |
Description |
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Healing Aura |
Summons a beam of energy upon yourself and your allies to instantly revive them and heal them to full health. |
Type of increase |
Increase 1 |
Increase 2 |
Increase 3 |
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Minor Increases |
Inner Strength – The affected player’s damage increases slightly for a short period of time. |
Protection – Healed players have their damage slightly mitigated for a short period. |
Stoic Presence – Upon activation, Special and Elite enemies are stunned while normal enemies are knocked down. |
Big Increases |
Resilience – All affected players will have their health regeneration delay reduced and their healing rate temporarily increased. |
Long-lasting shine – The rays and their healing effects persist for a short time after leaving the area of ​​effect. |
Persistence – Revived players keep all perks in their bleed bar. |
One of the hardest tricks CoD: Black Ops 6 Zombies to learn is how and when to pick up fallen allies who are overwhelmed by undead enemies. Losing an important teammate could result in your team missing an important Easter Egg item or being unable to eliminate an Elite zombie breaking through their ranks. THE Healing Aura The field upgrade can save lives, healing everyone in your party and allowing them to continue the fight.
The Healing Aura not only heals damaged allies, but also revive fallen companions as they are knocked down. Although this ability should be used when zombies knock out your friends, you may have to use it immediately for a desperate defense. Although this field upgrade is unlocked later at account level 33, you will likely find it necessary to survive until later rounds.
Healing Aura also has some of the best augmentation enhancements of any field upgrade in CoD: Black Ops 6 Zombies, many of them increasing everyone’s chances of survival. From persistent healing effects, reduced damage, and enemy knockback, you should always have a person in your squad with this gear in their loadout to endure tough rounds.
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Frantic Guard
Force enemies to change targets
Field update |
Description |
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Frantic Guard |
Repairs all your armor and forces all enemies within a certain area to attack you. During this time, any kill you get will repair a portion of your armor. |
Type of increase |
Increase 1 |
Increase 2 |
Increase 3 |
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Minor Increases |
Race – On activation, fully repair the armor of all nearby teammates. |
Extension – Increases the duration of Frenzied Guard. |
Repair increase – Repair more armor per kill. |
Big Increases |
Fire Frenzy – While frantic, use stock ammo instead of magazine. |
Retribution – Cause an explosion upon activation. Normal enemies that attack the player in melee combat are damaged and knocked down. |
Phalanx – Teammates can also repair kill armor when they are near you. |
THE Frantic Guard Field update is unlocked at account level 9providing you with a strong defensive ability that can take pressure off your allies. When playing alone, this Field Upgrade does nothing more than give you some survivability, albeit at the cost of enemy attention. However, when facing Round with friends, this can be the perfect way to distract enemies from a wounded ally carrying an important item.
Gaining armor constantly protects your health, allowing your Operator to enter CoD: Black Ops 6 stay in action longer. With some improvements in this Field Update, you can extend this protective ability to others around you to help them survive too. According to the video above from the YouTube creator CodeNamePizzathis makes the Frenzied Guard perhaps the strongest Field Upgrade in the game due to the amount of armor it generates.
When fully upgraded with Augments, there is no field upgrade stronger than Frenzied Guard due to how often it activates. This ability lasts for a while, creating armor as long as you can keep killing zombies you encounter. Among all the other field updates in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies, Frenzied Guard is the most reliable to help you withstand almost anything the undead hordes can throw at you.
Source: CodeNamePizza/YouTube, MrDalekJD/YouTube