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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Citadelle des Morts

Map

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Walkthrough

1. Pack-a-Punch

  • Reach the Oubliette Room
  • Shoot the two locks on the crate.
  • A Doppleghast will spawn and destroying the crate with the Pack-a-Punch inside. Upon killing it, it will drop a Blood Aetherium Crystal.
  • Pick the Crystal and interact with the Pack-a-Punch Machine to activate it.

2. Bastard Sword

  1. Activate the Pack-a-Punch
  2. Get a Stamp from a Headbucket Zombie
  3. Use the Stamp on one of the four knight statues (Dragon, Stag, Raven, Lion) in the Vulture Aid room to receive their respective Bastard Sword.

2.1. Caliburn (Fire)

  1. Bring the Dragon Bastard Sword to the Dragon statue
  2. 3 braziers will light up on the map, interact with one and go back to the Dragon. It will damage you until you reach the Dragon.
  • Outside the Castle Entrance
  • Across Daiquiri room
  • Spawn room
  1. Once all 3 braziers have been done, you will receive Caliburn.

2.2. Durendal (Electricity)

  1. Get the Stag Bastard Sword
  2. Get 3 lightning rods
    1. From killing a Knight Zombie
    2. Shooting a fuse box
    3. Picking it up next to the Deadshot Daiquiri machine in Hilltop
  3. Go to Hillside Ramparts and place the rods inside a vase. This will trigger a soul box and you'll need to kill zombies with the Bastard Sword until it is charged with electricity. Hit the vase to charge one of the rods. Repeat the process two more times until all the rods are charged.
  4. Place the Bastard Sword into the vase to receive Durendal.

2.3. Balmung (Shadow)

  1. Get the Raven Bastard Sword
  2. Pickup the antique From the Alchemy Lab
  3. Bring the Sword and the antique to the bottom of the Tavern
  4. Insert the antique and the Sword into the device on the wall
  5. Interact with the device and based off which antique you have will determine the code

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  6. Void orbs will spawn from the device, and a void portal will appear on the ground. Stand near the void portals to guide the void orbs into them. Repeat this process two more times.
  7. Place the Raven Sword in the new portal underneath the device in the Tavern Basement.

2.4. Solais (Light)

  1. Get the Lion Bastard Sword.
  2. Glowing Parasites will spawn. Kill a parasite to charge the sword then hit the door nearby Speed Cola that has a lion knocker attached to it to light up a symbol. Repeat the process three more times to open the room.
  3. Insert the sword in the altar which will spawn symbols above it. Shoot the corresponding symbols on the wall in the same order. If done correctly, you'll receive Solais.

3. Incantations/Rituals

3.1. Fire Incantation / Ankh

  1. Light 3 bonfires.
  • Above Elemental Pops room.
  • Above the entrance to the Castle.
  • Above Speed Cola.
  1. Once all 3 bonfires are lit a Doppelghast killing it will drop the Ankh.
  2. Bring the Ankh to the entrance of the Courtyard from Speed Cola, place it there, and fill it with souls.
  3. Once filled, a chest will spawn. Meleeing this chest with Caliburn will open it, revealing the Fire Incantation.

3.2. Dark Incantation / Raven's Foot

  1. Take the slide from the Oubliette to the Town Square. Near the end, before you enter the sewer section, there will be a raven on the right. Shoot the Raven.
  2. The Raven will now be flying above the Town Square. Shoot the Raven again and it will drop the Raven's foot.
  3. Bring the raven's foot to the Undercroft, place it to the right of the mystery box, and fill it with souls.
  4. Once filled, a chest will spawn. Meleeing this chest with Balmung will open it, revealing the Dark Incantation.

3.3. Light Incantation / Paladins Brooch

  1. Shoot the red crystal above Vulture Aid; this will cause a red beam of light to reflect off the crystal. Continue this process until the beam is solid and reflecting off every crystal.
  2. The crystals will reveal the Paladins Brooch resting on the bust in the Alchemy Lab.
  3. Bring the Paladin's brooch to the lion graffiti in the Dining Hall, place it there, and fill it with souls.
  4. Once filled, a chest will spawn. Meleeing this chest with Solais will open it, revealing the Light Incantation.

3.4. Electric Incantation / Pegasus Horseshoe

  1. Shoot the horseshoe down in the Barn and pick it up.
  2. Bring the horseshoe to the cannon and launch yourself out of it.
  3. Find where the horseshoe fell (there will be lightning clouds and storms) head over to it and pick up the Pegasus Horseshoe.
  4. Bring the Pegasus Horseshoe to the Town Square, Place it to the left of the statue, and fill it with souls.
  5. Once filled, a chest will spawn. Meleeing this chest with Durendal will open it, revealing the Electric Incantation.

4. Puzzle

Grab the 4 Torn Pages from the Sitting Room.

Reveal Symbols:

  1. Purchase Melee Macchiato.
  2. In the water room, melee the far wall to reveal symbols.

Find Vials:

  • Locate six vials in the bar area. Note the numbers and symbols for each:
    • Bar counter corner.
    • Table with a tablecloth.
    • Room corner past the bar counter.
    • Upstairs side table near the pool table.
    • Red booth seats.
    • Circle table near the bar entrance.

Shoot Symbols in Order:

  • Use the numbers from the vials to shoot corresponding symbols in the water room (I–VI).

Complete the Step:

  1. This will spawn a red orb, then the book appears then deposit the four pages on the book.
  2. Match the symbols on the pages with the traps around the map. Get 10–15 kills in each trap to complete.

5. Final Steps

Solve the Staircase Symbols:

  • Read the four symbols on the staircase (TOP, RIGHT, BOTTOM, LEFT) in the room to the left of the swords.

Incantation Statues:

  1. Grab the incantation matching the symbol.
  2. Use it on the corresponding statue. Inspect the sword (Double tap d-pad) and repeat for all symbols.

Orb Placement and Kills:

  • Place the orb in orb holders around the map and get kills specific to each sword:
    • Fire Sword: Castle entrance.
    • Lion Sword: Deck opposite Vulturaid.
    • Raven Sword: Water room.
    • Lightning Sword: Spawn room.
  • Take the Orb back to the Staircase and place the orb on the wall and the wall will open. Then grab the guardian key.

Prepare for Boss Fight:

  • Max shield, Tier 3 PAP weapon, Gobbles, Mutant Injections, and a bullet weapon.
  1. Use the Guardian Key to unlock the Golem at spawn.
  2. Start with shooting it in the back then attack glowing areas. Use the Mutant Injector cannon to finish it.

Side Quests and Easter Eggs

Bartender

The first location is within the Stamin-Up room. Directly to the right of the couch (the ones sitting in front of the static TV) is a shelf, and on the shelf should be a bottle.

The second location is located in the big throne room with the swords. In the corner of the room, there should be a couch with a burnt body on it. To the side of it should be a table, and on the floor should be yet another bottle.

The final location is in the room with the GPMG wallbuy. Somewhere in there should be a chessboard on a table, and yet again, right next to the table on the floor should be another bottle.

"Slave" Song

"Slave" by Kevin Sherwood and Vicky Psarakis

Free Power-Ups

Around Citadelle des Morts, there are statues of various power-ups available for you to shoot. Once they have been shot, the corresponding power-up will appear at your location.

Locations as follows:

  • Max Ammo - Window at Upper Village

Map Locations

Wall-Buy Locations

Weapon/Item Location
GS45 Town Square
XM4 Village Ascent
AS VAL Courtyard
Kompakt 92 Hilltop
LR 7.62 Hillside Ramparts
Tanto .22 Dining Hall
Marine SP Sitting Rooms
GPMG-7 Undercroft
KSV Dungeon

Perk Locations

  • TBD

Trap Locations

  • TBD

Arsenal Locations

  • TBD

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