How To Get Gold Armor on The Tomb in Black Ops 6 Zombies

Armor has become a vital part of Operators’ tool kit in Call of Duty Zombies. Players looking to improve their armor beyond the typical Tier 3 can do so with a new easter egg on The Tomb. Here’s how to get the Gold Armor Vest in Black Ops 6.

What Does Gold Armor Do in Black Ops 6 Zombies?

Gold Armor is an upgrade Zombies players could first get their hands on in Modern Warfare 3 Zombies. In its MWZ mode, Gold Armor was introduced to combat fans’ frustration with constantly having to re-plate armor after taking damage. Gold Armor seeks to fix this by slowly repairing armor automatically over time. It works the same in Black Ops 6. While players still have the option to manually plate up when using the Gold Armor Vest, armor will repair itself even if the user doesn’t have any armor plates in their inventory. This makes it a vital tool to aid in resource management, as well as ensuring players always have enough armor to prevent going down in one hit by powerful enemies like Amalgams.

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How To Get Gold Armor on The Tomb in Black Ops 6 Zombies

Here’s how to get Gold Armor on The Tomb in Black Ops 6 Zombies:

• Acquire 2 statue heads from the Dark Aether Nexus
• Place the statue heads on the ruined statues in the Dig Site
• Activate and survive two “Blood Sacrifices”
• Purchase the Gold Armor Vest in the Roman Mausoleum

Where To Find the Statue Heads in The Tomb in Black Ops 6 Zombies

To begin the Blood Sacrifices necessary to unlock Gold Armor in a match of The Tomb, Zombies players will need to head to find two statue heads. These are used to repair ruined Roman statues in the Dig Site area of the map.

The two statue heads players need to find are located within the Dark Aether Nexus. They spawn in wooden boxes. The boxes will need to be destroyed by melee to reveal the statue heads. Once a box is destroyed and the statue head is exposed, simply hold the interact button to pick up the statue head.

The first location is pictured above. The box is located next to a palm tree, tucked away in the corner of The Dark Aether Nexus closest to the green Gateway portal. The second location is far easier to spot. This is located mere feet away from the Juggernog Perk Machine within the Dark Aether Nexus. The box is in a corner of the same raised platform Juggernog rests upon.

How To Use the Statue Heads on The Tomb in Black Ops 6 Zombies

Once both statue heads are acquired, head back to the Dig Site area near The Tomb’s initial spawn point. There are two Roman Statues in this area. One is located near the Ammo Cache, by the door heading out of spawn towards the Neolithic Catacombs portion of the map. Hold to interact while facing the statue, and this will repair it by placing the head atop it

The other Roman Statue ruin is located further up in the Dig Site. It is near the covered area called the Roman Mausoleum, which houses a spawn point for the Pack-a-Punch machine. Head to this statue, and once again hold to interact to place the head in the Dark Aether Nexus onto it.

Once players place the head on each statue, walking up to them will have a new UI prompt. This instructs players to begin a Blood Sacrifice. This is an extremely difficult challenge, so here’s what to know to be prepared.

How To Survive the Blood Sacrifice in Black Ops 6 Zombies

The Blood Sacrifice will spawn at least three powerful HVT versions of two of the special enemy types in Black Ops 6 Zombies: Shock Mimics and Doppelghasts. Three will spawn in solo matches, but more will spawn depending on how many players are in a co-op match. The Blood Sacrifice locks players at 1 HP until the HVTs are killed. However, all damage will go to armor plates, so it’s important to grab a Tier 3 vest and several armor plates before starting the Blood Sacrifice.

Activating the Blood Sacrifice also will not despawn the enemies that are already on the map, so doing this at the end of the round is best. What makes this challenge so difficult is that not only are players low on health, but they are also unable to heal or use overpowered support like Chopper Gunners and Mutant Injections once the challenge starts. However, there are a few ways to exploit the challenge, making it far easier to complete.

For solo players, the best option is to grab a Mutant Injection. This will allow them to become a powerful Mangler who can take no damage. When they go to hold interact to start the Blood Sacrifices, spam the input they have set to activate the Mutant Injection. If they time this right, they will turn into a Mangler right as the challenge starts. If they do this successfully, simply let the HVTs that spawn surround them in a tight half-circle, and melee them until they’re all dead.

Once both Blood Sacrifices have been completed, the Gold Armor Vest will be available as a free Wall Buy within the Roman Mausoleum.

How To Survive the Blood Sacrifice Without Support in Black Ops 6

Shortly after The Tomb’s launch, Treyarch patched out the ability to use Support like Chopper Gunners and Manglers in the Blood Sacrifice. That being said, fans have been very vocal about their frustration with the change, so it could be undone or the challenge rebalanced.

So, if players need to do the Blood Sacrifice without Support, they’ll want to make sure they’re as stacked on gear as possible. The HVT’s health doesn’t seem to scale with the rounds, so waiting until everyone has a Tier 3 Pack-a-Punched Legendary weapon, an upgraded Ice Staff, and Tier 3 armor with full plates is advised. Also, be sure to have a self-revive.

The biggest way to increase damage against the HVTs in the Blood Sacrifice is to exploit their elemental weakness. Mimics are weak to Toxic damage, so make sure to have the Brain Rot Ammo Mod with the Big Game and Haste Augments equipped when fighting them. The Doppelghasts are weak to the Light Mend Ammo Mod, so use that one with the Big Game Augment when fighting them. Elemental Pop with the Citrus Focus and Vulnera Bean Augments will also improve elemental damage.

Since players are locked to 1 HP when in the Blood Sacrifice, Armor will become their lifeline. Thankfully, there is an Armor Wall Buy in the Dig Site on The Tomb. Make sure to stock up on Essence, and ping it before starting the Blood Sacrifice. This will allow players to find the Armor wall buy in the chaotic red smoke of the Blood Sacrifice and stock up on plates when they break.

And that’s how to get the Gold Armor on The Tomb in Black Ops 6 Zombies.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

The above article was updated on 2/3/2025 by the original author to include new information about The Tomb.