To the surprise of no one, Call of Duty Black Ops 4’s Zombies mode is chock full of secrets. One of the many secrets found in the game’s IX Zombies map is a wonder weapon called Death of Orion. In this guide, we’ll explain how you can acquire the Death of Orion for yourself.
Black Ops 4 Death of Orion Wonder Weapon
Before you can add the Death of Orion to your arsenal, you’ll have to unlock the IX map’s Pack-a-Punch machine. We’ll briefly explain how to access the Pack-a-Punch machine first.
Accessing the Pack-a-Punch Machine
As you’ll soon discover, there are four different temples located at the four corners of the IX map. In each temple you’ll find a gong which can be interacted with. Activating a gong spawns a special boss enemy which, when defeated, drops a head you can pick up. With all four temple bosses defeated, head down to the large cursed room in the crypts. There’ you’ll find an altar which you can place the four heads on. Doing so will lower the Pack-a-Punch machine.
Assembling the Death of Orion
Near the Pack-a-Punch machine you’ll find two parts needed to assemble an acid trap. The third part is a cauldron found in the center of the challenge podium. Before you assemble the trap, though, head over to the Danu-Ra temple entrance. Just past one of the temple’s staircases you’ll spot a flaming pot behind a grate. Shoot the pot and then head up to the bridge near the temple’s altar room. You’ll see a flaming arrow pointing to one of the map’s four temples. Depending on which temple the arrow is pointing to, you’ll have to find a statue head at a specific spot:
- Ra: Head down to the temple’s burial chamber, the head will be behind a large flaming brazier in the corner
- Odin: Look near the large pot in the temple’s man area
- Zeus: Go down to the basement bath area and look in the corner under some curtains
- Danu: Proceed to the bottom floor and look in the water
With the acid trap parts and the statue head in hand, you’ll now need to assemble the trap. Interact with one of the skulls near each of the temples’ tower entrances to build the trap. Then, place the statue head on the metal grate below the trap. Triggering the trap will cause the acid to funnel down and dissolve the statue head, revealing the scorpion pipe item.
Poison the Mystery Box
Once you have the scorpion pipe, head into the main arena and keep killing zombies without getting hit. Doing so will build your favor with the crowd, and eventually you’ll be awarded a small golden pot. Head over to the Danu temple and venture down into its Arboretum. You should find a tree with a small hole in it. Melee attack the tree to insert the scorpion pipe and place the pot at the tree’s base. Poison will leak out of the pipe and slowly fill the pot. It will take an entire round for the pot to fill so go and slay some zombies.
With the pot filled, you’ll have to find one of the map’s mystery boxes. With the filled pot you can “poison” the mystery box. Poison the box and then activate it to claim the Death of Orion wonder weapon.
For more Black Ops 4 guide content, be sure to read our Voyage of Despair easter egg guide. We also covered how to unlock new characters in the game’s Blackout battle royale mode.