Your first few rounds with Black Ops 6 zombies may seem harmless and hellishly easy, but the difficulty soon starts to ramp up, and this is why I implore you to take on board our best guns to use in Zombies recommendations.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 makes me remember what it is to be a CoD Zombies fan. Many people don’t seem to realize how substantial the Zombies community is, and why Vanguard’s Zombies, and Modern Warfare 3’s Extraction-style Zombies are a sore point. Nevertheless, BLOPS 6 delivers compelling Zombies maps, new Wonder Weapons, and literal brainless fun.
You may find yourself cruising the opening rounds very easily in Black Ops 6 Zombies but don’t be fooled, the difficulty spikes start to hit you like a ton of bricks. Manglers become more frequent, and Zombies hit harder, and you need to be prepared with the best guns Zombies has to offer.
Best Meta Zombies Loadout in Black Ops 6
The best Black Ops 6 Zombies loadout currently features the ASG-89 Shotgun—because of course, an Automatic Shotgun takes the top spot in this list.
You need to unlock it and its attachments first, but here’s the ultimate loadout for the ASG-89 once it’s ready—courtesy of wzstats—along with the best Perks and Equipment.
- Muzzle: Full Choke
- Barrel: CHF Barrel
- Laser: Steady Aim Laser
- Optic: Kepler Microflex
- Stock: Balanced Stock
- Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
- Fire Mods: Rapid Fire
- Magazine: Extended Mag II
- Melee: Knife
- Field Upgrade: Healing Aura
- Tactical: Decoy
- Lethal: Impact Grenade
Whereas the best Assault Rifles are fantastic at picking off human enemies, for some reason, Shotguns are gold mines for CoD Zombies. In particular, an Automatic Shotgun is always going to win the affection of the Zombies player base.
Online multiplayer loadouts require accuracy to excel, but in Zombies, we need fast-firing classes with the smallest hip-fire window imaginable. This ASG-89 loadout achieves this, and if you can unlock the ASG-89 and listed attachments, decimating Zombies is no issue.
Best Weapons to Kill Zombies Fast in Zombies, Ranked
If you and the ASG-89 aren’t getting on, Black Ops 6 Zombies has a few other weapons worth using: GS45, Marine SP, PU-21, and XMG. After all, it doesn’t hurt to have a secondary weapon in case your primary either runs out of ammo or desperately needs reloading.
Here are our remaining picks and the best loadouts to go with them:
GS45
- Magazine: Extended Mag II
- Rear Grip: CQB Grip
- Stock: Akimbo GS45
- Laser: Steady Aim Laser
- Fire Mods: Rapid Fire
Marine SP
- Optic: Kepler Microflex
- Barrel: Long Barrel
- Muzzle: Full Choke
- Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
- Laser: Steady Aim Laser
- Stock: Light Stock
- Fire Mods: Rapid Fire
PU-21
- Optic: Kepler Microflex
- Barrel: CHF Barrel
- Muzzle: Compensator
- Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
- Magazine: Extended Mag II
- Stock: Balanced Stock
- Rear Grip: Commando Grip
- Fire Mods: Recoil Springs
XMG
- Optic: Kepler Microflex
- Barrel: CHF Barrel
- Muzzle: Compensator
- Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
- Magazine: Extended Mag II
- Stock: Infiltrator Stock
- Rear Grip: Commando Grip
- Fire Mods: Rapid Fire
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