How to get and upgrade the Ice Staff in Black Ops 6 Zombies

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The mighty Ice Staff has returned in Black Ops 6 Zombies, allowing you to wield its wondrous icey powers. Similar to Liberty Falls and Terminus, the quest to get it requires you to discover various pieces inside The Tomb. Find out how to get the Ice Staff in BO6 Zombies.

How to unlock Ice Staff in BO6 Zombies

To get the Staff of Ice in Black Ops 6 Zombies‘ The Tomb, you can craft it with the three quest items or obtain it from the Mystery Box. The latter option is entirely up to chance due to the randomness of the box, but you may be lucky enough to get it with a few tries. I somehow got it on my first attempt, so it’s not entirely impossible. But, if this option takes too long, you can get the following items to craft the Ice Staff:

Monocle
Head Piece
Staff

Finding each item requires the completion of a specific objective, and I’ll break down each of them to help you through this quest.

How to get Monocle in BO6 Zombies The Tomb

The Monocle is the most straightforward piece to acquire for the Ice Staff since it appears pretty early in the match. Wait until Round 8 to trigger a battle with a Shock Mimic. Target the glowing spot on its head to eliminate it quickly, and the Monocle will drop from its body.

How to get Head Piece and Staff in BO6 Zombies The Tomb

You can get the Head Piece and Staff by completing the bull and hunter painting puzzle. Go to the coordinates D5 and D3 to find them, and wait for a purple light to appear next to the murals. If the light is not near the mural, I recommend shooting it to get it closer to the painting. Wait for a few seconds/minutes until the light reappears, and repeat this step again if it’s not in the right place. Once it’s next to the painting, Roman numerals will appear inside it, indicating that the puzzle is ready.

Shoot the Roman numerals in order until it forms a constellation. A flash of light will appear, forcing you to battle it out with the undead and Elite Zombies. Do your best to survive through this showdown with the Mustang and Sally build (or any preferred weapon) and Perk Colas. After you’ve defeated enough zombies, the white light will show up again, and you can pick up either the Head Piece or Staff near the painting.

Repeat this process of shooting the Roman numerals and defeating the undead again to claim both pieces for the BO6 Zombies Ice Staff. If you still need help with this step, check out our painting puzzle solutions guide.

How to craft Ice Staff in BO6 Zombies

First, enter the Dark Aether Nexus, aka the Crazy Place 2.0 (the same place as the Pack a Punch machine). Go to the center and interact with the structure there to place down the three pieces.

Once again, it’ll result in yet another intense battle, where you must defend the Ice Staff for a few minutes. It’s a pretty brutal fight, but I did find using the Idle Eyes GobbleGum extremely helpful. This ability allows you to be invisible to zombies temporarily, which at least gets them off your back. But, if you don’t have this GobbleGum, just make sure to have a Pack a Punch weapon. JuggerNog and Quick Revive Perk Colas are good, too, as they will benefit your health.

After successfully protecting the staff for a few minutes, you can finally claim the Ice Staff for the BO6 Zombies Main Quest. I’ll have to see what events will transpire from it and update this guide when I get more information. Or, you can see how long you last with the Staff of Ice, freezing zombies for more XP.

How to upgrade Ice Staff in BO6 Zombies

You can upgrade the Ice Staff to Ull’s Arrow, which has a much better damage rate than its base version. It’ll function similarly to Zombies’ Origins, creating blizzards to eliminate the undead. Here’s a brief overview of the steps you need to take:

Hit three purple lanterns in 10 seconds (I will show you the best order to do this step)
Go to the Dark Aether Nexus
Shoot three rocks with a purple glow and note down their symbols
Exit out of the Dark Aether Nexus and locate the door with the same symbols
Shoot the three symbols in any order on the door
Enter the portal
Interact with the orb
Start the zombie soul farming challenge
Follow the orb and eliminate zombies to farm enough souls
Wait until the orb circles around to the stone structure where you first picked up the Ice Staff
Obtain Ull’s Arrow

Knocking out the steps above is definitely easier said than done. I’ll go into detail on each one to get closer to the BO6 Zombies Ice Staff upgrade.

Best lantern order for Ice Staff

The Tomb map holds many lanterns that you can hit for fiery kills. You’ll have plenty of them to choose from for the Ice Staff upgrade, but I recommend hitting them in a particular order for the 10-second requirement. I also suggest getting the Stamin-Up perk to quicken your movement. Reddit user VillixEdits discovered the best lantern order using this route:

Lantern at D4 coordinates in the same room as Deadshot Daquiri (above the doorway)
Lantern at E4 coordinates in the same room as Stamin-Up
Lantern at F4 coordinates, across from Quick Revive

Here’s the exact route you should follow:

Best lantern route for Ice Staff upgrade

This route is the quickest one, based on my own experience, but you’ll need to set yourself up first. Similar to what you’ve done for the murals, you must shoot the lanterns until they are in a more accessible area. Let’s break them down to show you what to look for:

D4 coordinates Lantern (First)

E4 coordinates Lantern (Second)

F4 coordinates Lantern (Third)

You can try this process again if you go over the 10-second mark. To restart it, you can save and quit to return to the match again. Saving and quitting seems to be the only way to reignite the flames after you’ve hit it with the Ice Staff. You may also need to trigger the next round if you fail to do so again (I had to do this several times). Those who successfully hit the three lanterns on time will produce a dialogue with Archibald.

Ice Staff rock symbol combination

After you’ve spoken to Archibald, he’ll tell you to go to the Dark Aether Nexus. Go inside and look for three glowing rocks above. They’re pretty hard to spot, but you can use your Ice Staff to lower them and reveal a randomized symbol. There isn’t an exact location for their rocks, as it’ll be different for each match. The best thing you can do is hit rocks with your Ice Staff a few times to see if any move down.

Note down the symbols by taking a screenshot or drawing them yourself. When you’ve hit all three rocks, Archibald will speak to you again, and one of the doorways will now be locked. Exit the Dark Aether Nexus and go to the opposite side of this door in the Dig Site area. You should find a door with symbols on the other side.

Shoot the same three symbols you noted down with your Ice Staff. Then, enter through this same doorway to begin the final Staff of Ice upgrade step.

How to unlock Ull’s Arrow in BO6 Zombies

When stepping through the portal, you’ll transport yourself onto a rock. Interact with the orb and follow it to farm zombie kills. It is absolutely crucial for you to be as close to the orb as possible. I noticed that the challenge can fail when you aren’t near it, restarting the quest.

If you fail the zombie farming challenge, go outside the Dig Site and shoot the same three symbols again. The door may be different, so just circle around the Dig Site to find another one with symbols on it. Repeat the same process of farming those kills again, and it should lead you to the stone structure where you obtained the Ice Staff. Now, you can finally reap the rewards of Ull’s Arrow and use it to clear out the BO6 Zombies Main Quest.

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