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Black Ops 6 - Citadelle des Morts

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des Morts | Complete Map Breakdown

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Key Features

This is a walkthrough of the key features of the map, such as

1. Pack-a-Punch,Punch

Wonder Weapons, etc.

Pack-a-Punch

    • Reach the Oubliette Room
    • Shoot the threetwo locks on the cratecrate.
    • A

      • . ThisDoppleghast will spawn a Doppleghast and severaldestroying Parasites.the
    • crate with the Pack-a-Punch inside. Upon killing the Doppleghast,it, it will drop a Blood Aetherium Crystal that needs to be collected.Crystal.
    • Once collected, placePick the Crystal inside the portal. This will destroy the crate and activateinteract with the Pack-a-Punch.Punch Machine to activate it.

2. Bastard Sword

  1. Activate the Pack-a-Punch
  2. Starting at Round 10, a zombie sportingGet a GreatStamp Helm will spawn

    and will be immune to headshot damage. Killing it will dropfrom a Stamp.Headbucket A new zombie will spawn each round until all 4 Stamps are collected and used.Zombie
  3. Use the Stamp on one of the four knight statues (DragonDragon,
    Stag,
    Raven,

    , Stag

    , Raven

    , Lion)Lion) in Diningthe Hall (Vulture Aid room)room to receive their respective Bastard Sword.

2.1. Caliburn (Fire)

  1. PlaceBring the Dragon Bastard Sword in front ofto the Dragon statue at the top of the stairs in Entrance Hall

  2. 3 dotsbraziers will litlight up on athe stonemap, mapinteract abovewith one and go back to the DragonDragon. statue,It indicatingwill damage you until you reach the location of three different cauldrons:Dragon.
  1. Interacting with a cauldron will set you on fire, dealing damage overtime, but will grant a speed boost. Go back to the Dragon statue and interact with it. Zombies will spawn along the way, killing them will give health back.
  2. Once all 3 cauldrons's flamesbraziers have been depositieddone, in the Dragon statue, Caliburnyou will bereceive available. Caliburn can be discarded by interacting with the Dragon Knight statue in Dining Hall.Caliburn.

2.2. Durendal (Electricity)

  1. Get the Stag Bastard Sword

  2. ObtainGet 3 Lightinglightning Rods:

    rods
      1. AFrom zombie will spawn in the Dungeon

        oncekilling a playerKnight carrying the Stag Bastard Sword enters the area. Killing the zombie will drop a lightning rod.Zombie
      2. Using a gun with the Dead Wire ammo mod, or with a Shock Charge, hitShooting a fuse box

        located on the right side of staircase in Upper Village leading to the castle.
      3. Picking it up next to the Deadshot Daiquiri

        machine in Hilltop

  • Go to Hillside Ramparts and place the rods inside a vase


    .vase. This will trigger a stormsoul box and youyou'll will haveneed to survivekill insidezombies with the stormBastard while holding the swordSword until it is hitcharged bywith lightning,electricity. charging it. Once the sword is charged, hitHit the vase to charge one of the rods. Repeat the process two more times.times

     

  • Onceuntil all threethe rods are charged,charged.

    • place
  • Place the swordBastard Sword into the vase to receive Durendal. Durendal can be discarded by interacting with the Stag Knight statue in Dining Hall.

    • 2.3. Balmung (Shadow)

    1. Get the Raven Bastard Sword
    2. Pickup the Antiquityantique fromFrom the Alchemy Lab.
    • Lion Jaw (Panthera Leo)Lab
    • Two-headedBring Crowthe SkullSword
      and
      the

      (Corvus Corone)
    • Ram/Urial Horn (Ovis Blanfordi)
    • Fish/Mudskipper Fossil (Oxudercinae)
    • Scorpion Fossil (Pandinus Imperator)
    1. Travelantique to the bottom of the Tavern
      2. Cellar
    2. Insert the antique and interactthe withSword into the circle device on the wall

      to place the sword and the Antiquity.
    3. Interact with the device and matchbased off which antique you have will determine the code
    4. Void
      orbs
      will
      spawn

      from
      the
    device, and alchemicala trianglevoid
    portal
    will
    appear

    aton the bottomground. ofStand near the dial.void Belowportals isto a table ofguide the corresponding symbols and triangles for different Antiquity.
    AntiquityZodiacTriangle
    Lion JawLeo ♌︎🜂 Fire
    2 Headed Bird SkullGemini ♊︎🜁 Air
    Ram HornAries ♈︎🜂 Fire
    FishPisces ♓︎🜄 Water
    ScorpionScorpio ♏︎🜄 Water
    1. The device will start ejecting void orbs thatinto willthem. followRepeat you.this Aprocess two more times.
    2. Place the Raven Sword in the new portal will spawn onunderneath the ground of the Tavern Cellar, guide 3 orbs into it. Once done, the portal will turn into an orb and move towards the Tavern turning back into a portal, repeat the process. The orb will move one more timedevice in the Tavern next to the pool table. Once the last 3 void orbs have entered the portal, it will turn back into an orb and travel back to the dial in the Tavern Cellar.
    3. Interact with the dial, the Raven Bastard Sword will now be swallowed into a void portal and be turned into Balmung. Balmung can be discarded by interacting with the Raven Knight statue in Dining Hall.Basement.

    2.4. Solais (Light)

    1. Get the Lion Bastard Sword.
    2. Glowing Parasites will start to spawn. Kill onea parasite to charge the sword then hit the door withnearby Speed Cola that has a lion knocker atattached theto bottomit of the stairs in Upper Village

      . This willto light up a symbol. Repeat the process three more times.
      3. times
    3. Interactto withopen the door to teleport into a corridor.room.
    4. Insert the sword in the pedestalaltar atwhich will spawn symbols above it. Shoot the endcorresponding ofsymbols on the corridor, four Alchemical symbols (☉ 🜔 🜍 🜹) will move aroundwall in the air.same Eachorder. symbolIf willdone shinecorrectly, inyou'll frontreceive of the pedestal one at a time starting from the top, showing the order they need to be shot at.
    5. Once the four symbols are shot in the correct order, Solais will become available to be picked up and you will be teleported back into the map. Solais can be discarded by interacting with the Lion Knight statue in Dining Hall.Solais.

    3. Incantations/Rituals

    3.1. Fire Incantation (Ankh)

    / Ankh

    1. Light 3 bonfires around the Hillside Ramparts.bonfires.
    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

      ,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)

    Foot

    1. Take the Cave Slideslide from the Oubliette to the Town Square. Near the end, before you enter the sewer section, there will be a raven on the right

      .right. Shoot the Raven. You can also do this from the exit of the Cave Slide, using an explosive to hit 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

      ,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)

    Brooch

    1. Shoot the red crystal above the Vulture Aid perk machine

      ;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 AlchemicalAlchemy Lab

      .Lab.
    3. Bring the Paladin's brooch to the lion graffiti in the Dining Hall

      ,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)

    Horseshoe

    1. Shoot the horseshoe down in the Hilltop 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) either at the Hilltop or Village Square, 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

      ,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.

    Main

    4. Quest

    1. Speak to Gabriel Krafft by interacting with a door in the Dungeon.


       

    2. Puzzle

    Grab the 4 Torn Pages from the Sitting Rooms.Room.

    The

    Reveal specificSymbols:

    pages
      will
    1. Purchase alwaysMelee spawnMacchiato.
    2. In the water room, melee the far wall to reveal symbols.

    Find Vials:

    • Locate six vials in the samebar generalarea. areaNote 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 roomswords.
      • every
    game.

    Incantation IfStatues:

    you
      want to skip some of
    1. Grab the followingincantation steps,matching notethe whichsymbol.
      2. pages
    2. Use haveit whichon eyethe symbolscorresponding withoutstatue. pickingInspect themthe upsword (Double tap d-pad) and skiprepeat tofor all symbols.

    StepOrb 6. Note that the 4thPlacement and final page will always correlate to the Point of Power trap in the Sitting Rooms.Kills:

  • MeleeTake the off-coloredOrb squareback 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 Undercroft

      back
      then
      attack
      glowing
      areas.
      Use
      the

      Mutant
      Injector
      cannon
      to
      finish
      it.
    with

    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 Meleeshelf, Macchiatoand punch,on revealingthe shelf should be a gridbottle.

    of symbols that changes every few seconds.

    The wallsecond requires a 6-symbol code, whichlocation is located in the Tavernbig in Town Square.

     

  • In the Tavern, there are 6 dark green flasks labeled 1 through 6 with Roman numerals


    1 of 6





    . Interacting with these flasks will reveal a blue symbol that matches one of the symbols on the wall in the Undercroft. Shoot the symbols in order from 1 through 6, but be careful not to shoot too fast, as the symbols change rapidly.

     

  • Once the code is input correctly, a book will be revealed behind the wall to the left of where you input the symbols, with its pages torn out. Interacting with the book will cause the torn pages to be removed from your inventory and placed in the book.

  • The pages in the book show four variations of red eyeballs, each corresponding to one of the Point of Power traps around the map. Head to the 4 indicated traps in order, and activate them to get 10 kills, the symbol in the book will turn grey when completed. Once completed an orb slot with a code will spawn on the wall between the Sitting Room and the Oubliette


    .

     

  • Complete all 4 Elemental Swords and obtain all 4 Incantations.

  • Once you have completed all four swords and Incantations, examine the code on the wall between the Sitting Room and the Oubliette. The code will consist of the symbols for the Bastard Sword/Knights, marked 1-4 in Roman numerals. This is the order in which you need to go to the Dining Hall and cast the corresponding Incantation on the knight while holding out their respective sword. Then, quickly inspect the sword while staring at the knight. Successfully doing this will cause the knight to salute at you. Repeat for each knight in the order displayed on the wall between the Sitting Room and the Oubliette.

  • The knights will lower a white mystic orb you must bring this orb back to each ritual site and find the nearby holder inserting the mystic orb will let you start their respective elemental challenge

    • Challenge next to Raven's foot ritual; get kills with Balmung's charged attack, Void Incantation, or Shadow Rift ammo mod. (Kills with specific Aether Shroud augments may also count)
    • Challenge next to Paladin's Brooch ritual; stand in giant green orbs? (still testing exactly what triggers the fill-up mechanic)
    • Challenge next to Ra's Ankh; kills by letting zombies burn can be achieved with Caliburn, Molotovs, Fire Incantation, or Napalm burst ammo mod.
    • Challenge next to Pegasus Horseshoe ritual; get kills with Durendal's charged attack, Electric Incantation, or Dead Wire ammo mod. (Kills on zombies affected by Shock Charges or the Tesla Storm field upgrade may also count)
    1. Once you have completed all 4 elemental challenges with the Mystic Orb, place the orb at the wall between the Sitting Room and the Oubliette and it will fade, revealing a hiddenthrone room with the corpseswords. In the corner of the owlroom, there should be a couch with a burnt body on it. To the side of it should be a table, and a mystic message. Activateon the messagefloor 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 pickyet upagain, theright Guardian Key. You will need to bring the Guardian Keynext to the statuetable inon the Townfloor Square.should Atbe theanother statue'sbottle.

      feet, there is an eye symbol where you can deposit the message, allowing you to activate and enter the boss fight.

    Side Quests and Easter Eggs

    "Slave" Song

    "Slave" by Kevin Sherwood and Vicky Psarakis

    "Caliburn"

    Rat Song

    King's
      Crown

  • Obtain

    Find the Caliburnwheel wonderof weapon.

    • cheese
  • Goin the glass display windows near the Tavern entrance. Find the rats at the following locations and scare them with a melee attack or firing your gun.

    Rat 1 - pizza van next to eachspawn
    Rat 2 - next to tavern in spawn
    Rat 3 - opposite deadshot
    Rat 4 - stairs by cannon
    Rat 5 - right of jug under chair
    Rat 6 - under palette next to knight
    Rat 7 - behind stone tablet by light incantation
    Rat 8 - left of staminup under bench
    Rat 9 - undercroft by a zombie spawn
    Rat 10 - dungeon by quick res in a cell
    Once all the rats are found go to the dish on the floor of the 3Pack cauldronsa usedPunch inroom.
    the
    Caliburn quest and melee them with the Caliburn to reignite the flames on them.

    • Once all 3 cauldrons have been ignited, the song from the Caliburn quest will play.

    "Caliburn" by Brian Tuey

    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:

    RatMap KingLocations

    1. Obtain a cheese wheel in a display window at Town Square

    2. Go up to 10 rats around the map and stare at them to scare them away. Rat locations as follows:

    3. Bring the wheel of cheese to a plate in the Undercroft


      . The rats will eat the cheese and then leave.

       

    Having at least 1 rat eat the cheese will drop various loot such as salvage, ammo mods, and weapon upgrade materials. If all 10 rats eat the cheese, loot will drop along with a golden crown


    that your character will wear for the remainder of the match once picked up. Only 1 player in the match can wear the crown.

     

    Fixing Lion Cannon

    1. Activate the Rampart Cannon to open the castle gates.
    2. Find a Blowtorch and a Gear

    Chess Guardian

    1. Find a white knight chess piece in one of 3 locations around the map:

    2. Bring the chess piece to the chess board in the Sitting Rooms. Interact with the chessboard and an aethereal field will surround the table. Kill zombies within the field to fill it with souls.

    Once the chess board is imbued with enough souls, the chess Guardian will spawn in and act as a protector for a limited number of rounds. The Guardian will only kill zombies, not revive downed players.

    Mr. Peeks Free Perk

    1. In the room with Elemental Pop in the Hillside Rampart, there is a window you are able to look through and see Mr. Peeks dancing above a blue orb.

      This can only be seen from looking through this window. Shooting the orb with a bullet weapon will cause Mr. Peeks to laugh and disappear.
    2. In the Barn in the Nature Path, look through a hole in the Barn towards the castle

      to find and shoot another Mr. Peeks dancing above a blue orb.
    3. From the 2nd floor of the Dining Hall, stand next to a flood light and look upwards at a window

      . Find and shoot Mr. Peeks' orb again.
    4. Inside the Dungeon, Mr. Peeks will be sitting in a jail cell on a bed next to the Ammo Crate. Shoot the final orb and you will receive a free perk.

    Bartending/Free PHD Flopper

    1. Pick up 3 bottles of liquor around the map.

    2. Go to the Tavern and interact with the drawers below the blue liquor


      to start the bartending mini-game (You may be required to crouch to start the minigame).

       

    3. Play the bartending mini-game by interacting with liquor glasses at the bar and placing them in front of zombies that come up to the bar. The zombies will glow to show what color of liquor they want. Successful bartending will cause the zombies to leave you tips (points). After successfully bartending for long enough, any players participating in the mini-game will be granted the PHD Flopper perk.

    If you have a glass of liquor of a color you don't want, interact with the trash can behind the bar


    to rid of the currently held glass.

     

    Maya's Revenge/Free GS45

    1. Start a match playing as the Maya operator
    2. Starting on round 12, go up to this door and interact with the radio

    3. The player who is Maya can go up to the door and enter a wave defense in a hallway. Survive the wave defense against zombies and Doppleghasts.
    4. Once the wave defense is done, interact with a door in the hallway to watch a story cutscene. Once the cutscene finishes, the player who is Maya will appear outside the first door, and a legendary-tier GS45 will be on the table next to the radio.

    Chaos Incantation Defense

    1. Finish Step 5 of the Main Quest.
    2. Once all of the symbols of the Chaos code wall have dimmed, use one of each Incantation on the wall to light up a row of symbols.
    3. Once all of the symbols are once again active, a lockdown defense will initiate in the room. Survive 3 waves against zombies.

    Once the lockdown has completed, various loot will appear in the room for you to pick up.

    Fireplace Wisps

    Throw Molotovs at the following fireplaces in rapid succession, failing to do so within a specific time limit will cause the fires to go out.

    Once all 4 have been lit in succession, flaming wisps will fly out of the fire places, killing zombies they come across. This can be repeated multiple times a game.

    Free Pool Table Points

    Like in Terminus and Liberty Falls, Shooting the pool balls in the Tavern


    will cause all balls to sink, dropping 100 points.

     

    Wishing Well Bank

    The following steps are not verified and may be slightly off.

    Throwing 4(?) Frag Grenades into the well in the Village Square on a Pest round will cause it to spew out point drops. After doing so, you are able to interact with the well and deposit points into it. The points can be reobtained by throwing another Frag into it. This can work with Double Points and double the amount of points you pick up from the surplus in the well.

    Map Features 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

    PerkLocation
    Speed ColaUpper Village
    Deadshot DaiquiriHilltop
    Elemental PopHillside Ramparts
    Melee MacchiatoVillage Ramparts
    JuggernogEntrance Hall
    Stamin UpSitting Rooms
    Vulture AidDining Hall
    Quick ReviveDungeon

    Trap Locations

    TrapLocationDescription
    Point of Power TrapCourtyard

    , Nature Path

    , Village Square

    , Sitting Rooms

    , Undercroft

    , Dungeon

    		TBD
    Oil TrapHillside RampartsTBD

    Fast Travel Locations

    NameLocation
    Rampart CannonHillside Ramparts
    Aether PortalUnder the Tavern
    Cave SlideUndercroft

    Arsenal Locations

    • TBD

    Trap Locations

    • TBD

    Arsenal Locations

    • TBD

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