Black Ops 6 Zombies Augments explained

What are Black Ops 6 Augments? Augments are a new mechanic in Black Ops 6 Zombies that allow you to customize Perk-A-Colas, Ammo Mods, and Field Upgrades. For the most part, there are different Augments for different playstyles and abilities, but there are also some stand-out options and we’ve listed our top picks below.

We’ve also listed every single BO6 Augment available for each of the Black Ops 6 Perk-A-Colas, Ammo Mods, and Field Upgrades, and which work well together, so you need look no further for help with this new mechanic in the multiplayer game. You can’t take on hordes of the undead with just perks and Field Upgrades though, so don’t forget to kit yourself out with the best Black Ops 6 weapons, too.

The best Zombies Augments

The best Black Ops 6 Zombies Augment pairings to prioritize are:

Quick Revive – Perk-A-Cola

• Major Augment: EMT
• Minor Augment: Karmic Return

Speed Cola- Perk-A-Cola

• Major Augment: Supercharged
• Minor Augment: Speedy Roulette

PHD Flopper – Perk-A-Cola

• Major Augment: PHD Slider
• Minor Augment: Tribologist

Napalm Burst – Ammo Mod

• Major Augment: Firebomb
• Minor Augment: Contact Burn

Shadow Rift – Ammo Mod

• Major Augment: Explosive Rain
• Minor Augment: Haste

Dark Flare – Field Upgrade

• Major Augment: Extension
• Minor Augment: Broad Beam

Frenzied Guard – Field Upgrade

• Major Augment: Retribution
• Minor Augment: Rally

Energy Mine – Field Upgrade

• Major Augment: Carousel
• Minor Augment: Siren

Head to a specific section for the details on every available BO6 Augment:

How do BO6 Zombies Augments work?

From player level 11, you can select Augments to research from the main Zombies menu. Then, as you play and earn XP, your research progresses, unlocking Augments: three major and three minor per item. You can equip one major and one minor Augment for each.

There are Augments available for all Perk-A-Colas, Ammo Mods, and Field Upgrades. All Perk-A-Colas are available from your first game, so you can start Augmenting these as soon as you want. Every Perk-A-Cola you Augment and then buy in-game comes with those effects.

You can, however, only equip one Field Upgrade in each loadout, and one Ammo Mod per weapon, which can be unlocked from an Arsenal Machine in-game. This means you need to more picky about which Field Upgrades and Ammo Mods you Augment and equip. Take a look at our favorites in our list of the all-round best Augments, and keep reading for every single unlockable Augment.

All Perk-A-Cola Augments

These are all the Augments you can research and unlock for Perk-A-Colas:

Jugger-Nog

Base effect: increased maximum health.

• Major Augments
  • Probiotic – further increases maximum health.
  • Turtle Shell – causes armor to completely absorb damage to your back, but no longer offers protection from the front.
  • Reactive Armor – briefly stuns nearby enemies when an armor plate breaks.
• Minor Augments
  • Retaliation – deal extra damage when low on health.
  • Hardened Plates – armor plates protect from more damage.
  • Durable Plates – armor plate durability is increased.

If Jugger-Nog is one of your go-to Perk-A-Colas, there are a few great Augments here, depending on your playstyle or weaknesses. We think Turtle Shell is a great consideration if you get easily overwhelmed by zombies, allowing you to focus on just what’s in front of you, especially with Hardened or Durable as a minor Augment. Alternatively, Reactive Armor goes great with Hardened, but make sure not to pair it with Durable Plates if you want to get the most out of it.

Stamin-Up

Base effect: increased movement speed.

• Major Augments
  • Free Faller – makes you immune from fall damage.
  • Dasher – increases Tac Sprint duration.
  • Stalker – lets you walk faster while aiming.
• Minor Augments
  • Hard Target – projectile damage is reduced while Tactical Sprinting.
  • Quarterback – allows you to use equipment while sprinting.
  • Hot Foot – gain a speed boost when your equipment kills an enemy.

As with all Augments, the best option for you depends on your playstyle. For example, the Dasher Stamin-Up Augment is ideal for people who run and gun, while Stalker might be more applicable for you if you take more care around enemies. Considering this is Zombies mode, though, we think Dasher is probably the way to go for most here, backed up with the Quarterback minor Augment.

Speed Cola

Base effect: faster reloading and armor replating.

• Major Augments
  • Supercharged – causes Field Upgrades to recharge faster.
  • Classic Formula – further increases reload speed.
  • Phantom Reload – slowly refills weapon mags over time.
• Minor Augments
  • Speedy Roulette – causes the the Mystery Box to work faster.
  • Quick Swap – lets you switch weapons faster.
  • Fast Pitcher – allows you to deploy equipment faster.

Speed Cola is one of our favorite Perk-A-Colas already, but add some of these incredible Augments to the mix, and you’ll be flying. In fact, every one of these Augment is good, so it’s tough to choose our favorites, but we absolutely love Supercharged as a major pick given the amazing Field Upgrade Augments we’ve discussed further down. Until you have these ready to go, though, Classic Formula and Phantom Reload are both great choices, and Speedy Roulette is without a doubt our top minor pick – we’ve been distracted by hordes of undead while digging through that precious weapons cache far too many times.

That said, if you aren’t planning on utilizing the Mystery Box, either of the other two are great depending on your loadout and gameplay style. If you use equipment a lot, Fast Pitcher is a natural choice, while Quick Swap is great if you have two solid weapons in your loadout.

Deadshot Daiquiri

Base effect: aiming down sights moves to critical hit location. Increases critical damage.

• Major Augments
  • Dead Head – further increases critical damage.
  • Dead First – deals double critical damage to enemies at full health.
  • Dead Again – gives a chance of adding a bullet to your mag with each critical hit.
• Minor Augments
  • Dead Break – increases damage to armor pieces.
  • Dead Draw – reduces hip-fire spread.
  • Dead Set – reduces gun movement while performing advanced movement.

Again, Deadshot Daiquiri is always one of the best Perk-A-Colas to pick up, and there are a few Augments here that really take things up a notch. For a major, we’re torn, but Dead First slightly inches into first as that double critical damage to healthy zombies is going to allow you to take down those busy waves a bit quicker. Dead Again sounds like a solid choice, but without knowing the percentage chance of granting an additional bullet, it could be close to worthless.

For a minor Daiquiri Augment, we like Dead Set or Dead Break, but then we don’t fire from the hip all that often. If you do, you could equip Dead Draw, but Dead Break is going to provide a lot of value during higher level waves.

Quick Revive

Base effect: recover health and revive allies quicker.

• Major Augments:
  • EMT – allows the revived ally to keep all of the Perks on their bleed-out bar.
  • Equivalent Exchange – automatically revives you if you kill an enemy when downed, but removes your Quick Revive. Can be done three times per match.
  • Dying Wish – removes Quick Revive, but leaves you with one health when you would otherwise have been killed.
• Minor Augments:
  • Swift Recovery – briefly increases both of your movement speed when you revive an ally.
  • Karmic Return – heals you to full health when you revive an ally.
  • Slow Death – increases your time in last stand.

Without going into too much detail, Quick Revive is a popular perk here at PCGN – some of the team get downed a little bit too often, you see. Whether you’re playing with friends or strangers, there’s always one, and getting as far as possible in waved-based zombies depends on a full team. That’s why we think EMT is the best major Augment choice here, since the other two turn the perk on yourself. A helpful alive ally with all their perks is good to have around, even more so when you pair EMT with Karmic Return.

That said, there is a Field Upgrade that offers the same benefits as EMT later on in this guide. So, if you are heading into battle with Healing Aura and Persistence, go for Equivalent Exchange here instead. We don’t think it’s as valuable until later in the game, unless perhaps you know you’re always that one that gets downed fast, in which case Equivalent Exchange works well with Slow Death.

Elemental Pop

Base effect: firing has a chance to trigger random ammo effects.

• Major Augments:
  • Citrus Focus – forces Elemental Pop to only trigger an existing applied Ammo Mod for a weapon.
  • Imperil Peach – can trigger a random Ammo Mod when an enemy hits you.
  • Electric Cherry – creates an electric damage discharge that damages and stuns nearby enemies. The emptier the mag, the greater the damage.
• Minor Augments:
  • Vulnera Bean – slightly increases enemy elemental weakness damage.
  • Pineapple Blast – grants a chance at triggering a random ammo mod when using equipment.
  • Chill Berry – slightly reduces all Ammo Mod cooldowns.

These are easily the best Augment names, but they’re also pretty good effects, as well. That said, we think Electric Cherry stands out as the best Major Augment. If you do have a favorite Ammo Mod applied though, especially with some of the Ammo Mod Augments further down, you might want to utilize Citrus Focus instead. Perhaps use Cherry in your earlier matches, and move on to Citrus once you’ve perfected your loadouts, especially since Ammo Mods are unlocked by leveling up. We reckon you should pair either with Vulnera Bean for the best results overall.

PHD Flopper

Base effect: grants immunity to self-inflicted explosive damage and dive to prone triggers an explosion.

• Major Augments:
  • Gravity MD – creates an explosions when falling from height.
  • Dr Ram – knocks down and damages basic zombies when rammed with Tactical Sprint.
  • PHD Slider – triggers explosions when sliding into enemies.
• Minor Augments:
  • Environmentalist – makes you immune to environmental damage when sliding.
  • EOD Technician – reduces height and distance requirements for explosions.
  • Tribologist – sliding distance and speed are increased.

Where do we start with this one. Honestly, we struggled to choose a favorite Major Augment here as they’re all so much fun. Once you’ve taken them al out for a spin once though, PHD Slider is the way to go, but Dr Ram is a great choice too. Gravity MD is probably the most difficulty to get any value from. The difficulty with this one is remembering which you have equipped and getting the most from it.

Minors depend heavily on which major you choose, so if you are going for Gravity MD, stick on EOD Technician. Otherwise, Tribologist is our go-to here. It doesn’t directly impact Dr Ram, but is still generally useful.

Melee Macchiato

Base effect: Replaces your weapon gun butt with a deadly punch.

• Major Augments:
  • Espresso – increases the speed of melee attacks.
  • Vampiric Extraction – heals a small amount of your health on melee attacks.
  • Triple Shot – hits multiple enemies at once.
• Minor Augments:
  • Stick ‘N’ Move – increases backpedal speed after a successful melee attack.
  • Strength Training – can one-hit kill normal enemies for longer.
  • Hidden Impact – reloads a portion of your held weapon ammo on a melee kill.

We’re huge fans of melee attacks in Call of Duty, particularly in multiplayer, but we’d go as far as to say Melee Macchiato should be the lowest priority for Augment research. It’s fine, but with some of the other buffs and boosts above, it’s pales in comparison. Once you do get to unlocking and equipping these Augments, though – or if you just love that comical punch – Triple Shot and Strength Training make for a solid combo, while Espresso is a sound alternative.

Vulture Aid

Base effect: Increases the variety of dropped weapon loot, and enemies also drop Essence Vials and Ammo.

• Major Augments:
  • Fetid Upgr-aid – On death, zombies have a chance to create a gas cloud that charges your Field Upgrade.
  • Smell of Death – On death, zombies have a chance to create a gas cloud that conceals you while standing in it.
  • Parting Gift – Vulture Aid ammo drops give more ammo to Wonder Weapons.
• Minor Augments:
  • Condor’s Reach – Auto-pickup loot from farther away.
  • Carrion Luggage – Critical kills have a chance to drop extra Salvage.
  • Picky Eater – On death, zombies have a higher chance of dropping your current equipment.

The best combination here is Smell of Death and Carrion Luggage.  with Smell of Death, having a gas cloud conceal you temporarily is a great way to reload your weapon when you need it, and not be caught out. Carrion Luggage, meanwhile, is the best Minor Augment as having as much Salvage as possible can be game-changing, allowing you to upgrade your weapons sooner.

With the healing glyph being the most beneficial part of this Ammo mod, Big Game is an essential Augment to have here, giving more chances of Healing Auras being dropped. Given that Elite enemies also hit harder, it’s a good idea to have some healing around after a battle with them. All Minor Augments are good, but we’d go for Longer Life here, given the lower chance of it going to waste.

That’s a lot of information to get to grips with but, trust us, familiarizing yourself with these Black Ops 6 Zombies Augments is worthwhile. They are set to be a game-changing addition to your best BO6 loadouts in Zombies mode, and you can always jump back up to our recap of the best of the best for a refresher. While we’re talking about the zombie game mode, though, make sure you also check out all the BO6 Wonder Weapons this time around.