All Black Ops 7 Zombies maps

What are the Black Ops 7 Zombies maps? Following the disappointing Zombies entry in MW3 in 2023, Treyarch pulled it out of the bag for Black Ops 6, delivering a stellar return to the round-based mode we all love. Already, it looks like they're set to do it again with Black Ops 7 Zombies.

While we consider Infinite Warfare's Zombies in Spaceland among our favorite maps, we agree with the majority of CoD Zombies fans that Treyarch is the undisputed champion of the zombie game mode. Taking inspiration from their own fan-favorite Black Ops 2 map, Tranzit, Treyarch combines classic characters with the ongoing Dark Aether storyline in its first BO7 Zombies maps, across standard mode and the more chaotic survival mode, while also reviving the retro-inspired Dark Ops Arcade mode for Black Ops 7.

Every main Black Ops 7 Zombies map

The main, round-based Zombies maps announced so far are:

Ashes of the Damned

We haven't been able to play Ashes of the Damned yet, but we have some idea of what to expect from various trailers, intel, and the Vandorn Farm survival map that was playable during the beta.

First off, Ashes of the Damned is a sizeable map, comparable to the legendary Tranzit from Blops 2. Tranzit is one of the biggest Zombies maps of all time, surpassed only by Terminus and Ashes of the Damned itself. This was because of its moving bus system, giving players a unique new way to get around.

Fans of the original Tranzit map will be gleeful to hear that, in Ashes of the Damned, Tranzit bus driver TEDD, a sassy, deteriorating robot, returns. Here, he's no longer driving a bus, but instead guiding you as you pilot Ol' Tessie, a Wonder Vehicle and rusty old pickup truck that is going to be your only form of transportation around this huge map.

TEDD Tasks

Like SAM Tasks in Black Ops 6, and similar mechanics in other Zombies games, TEDD Task consoles appear across the map in Ashes of the Damned. Interacting with these consoles triggers various random challenges that reward players with valuable loot upon completion.

Special monsters

You should know by now that you're not just dealing with zombies here. As rounds increase, Elite monsters and other dastardly foes start appearing with increased frequency, including Ravagers and Zursa.

Ravagers are the equivalent of BO6's Vermin, a small, fast creature that's lower to the ground, meaning they're harder to kill when you're aiming for those zombie headshots. Keep your wits about you when these grotesque critters start appearing, and quickly point your weapon towards the ground before they pounce.

An even greater challenge comes in the form of BO7's Elite Monster: Zursa. A blighted bear, Zursa is incredibly strong and fast, and also has the ability to deal damage from a distance thanks to its parasitic infection. These 'Zombees' (that's an official term, not another 'baby rave') fly around in swarms, dealing damage to anyone who enters their area of effect.

Saw Blade Traps

We're actually calling these awesome new traps 'baby rave' (it'll take off), and they might just be our favorite part of this new map. Like other zombie traps in previous Black Ops games, these traps cost Essence, but give you a great way to kill a large number of zombies when you're overwhelmed or running low on ammo.

Like the iconic Monkey Bomb, the Baby Rave trap (sorry, Saw Blade trap) draws all nearby zombies in with its music. In this case, it's a banging house track, and, like the military baby doll sat atop the trap, we can't stop dancing to it either. You tell us if it's more of a distraction than a help.

Luckily, as long as you don't need to make a run for an ammo cache or PaP while you have the time, this powerful trap grants you a few seconds to rave it up as it insta-kills zombies en masse with its spinning blade. As always, the trap has a cooldown, so we recommend saving it for troublesome Ravager rounds.

Astra Malorum (Season One)

In a recent dev vlog, Treyarch design director Kevin Drew hailed Astra Malorum as "one of the coolest maps" the team has ever made. A large, standard mode map arriving with Season 1, this incredible, steampunk-style observatory's name translates directly to "the stars of evil". Well, this is Zombies mode, so evil goes without saying. Since we've only seen an image so far, we can only speculate on what to expect from this map.

Whether or not this map will actually take us to space remains unknown, though there is a heavy correlation to space travel in Black Ops 7 Zombies, as you can also see in Ashes of the Damned and, more specifically, the Cosmodrome POI, which also appears in survival mode.

What we probably can expect, knowing what we do of Zombies easter eggs and main quests, is that constellations will no doubt make some sort of appearance in a quest puzzle.

All BO7 Zombies survival maps

These maps are all just condensed standard mode maps, and you can't complete the usual quest line here - you're just playing for survival. Packed in such a tight space, you've got plenty of items at your disposal. Survival maps directly mirror their Ashes of the Damned POI counterpart in terms of returning machine, crafting bench, and cache locations, but any that would be missing from this area - for example, the PaP machine - are also added in, ensuring you have access to all the usual items and mechanics. There will also always be a Der Wunderfizz machine, Mystery Box, Arsenal, and a trap.

Zombies survival maps are smaller sections of the greater Ashes of the Damned map, so you'll recognize these locations from the normal round-based mode.

Vandorn Farm

Vandorn Farm is the first Zombies survival map, and the only one launching with Black Ops 7. We played this map during the recent beta, and its small size certainly creates a wild challenge, especially in later rounds. There's little space to train, especially playing in a team, and there's certainly nowhere to hide.

There are two farm buildings and a smaller shed in Vandorn Farm, all requiring door unlocks. The Der Wunderfizz machine is upstairs in the residential house, which also has a basement, housing the Arsenal, and which is linked to the house's total unlock cost. The smaller shed is home to the Mystery Box, while the Pack-A-Punch machine can be found upstairs in the main farm building.

As ever, you won't be able to open any doors or use the PaP machine until you've turned on the power, and this requires a brief mini-quest at the start of the match. Since this map is so small, we recommend getting this out of the way as quickly as possible.

Exit 115 (Season One)

We haven't yet been shown more than a single image of Exit 115, but this survival map apparently centers on a classic, neon-lit diner. Of course, we'll know more when the BO7 release date arrives, as this is another Ashes of the Damned POI, so you'll be more familiar with what to expect once this survival map launches at Season 1.

Zarya Cosmodrome (Season One, midseason)

The final survival mode confirmed so far is Zarya Cosmodrome, another Ashes of the Damned POI singled out as a smaller map. Here, the focus is on a spaceship preparing for launch, though how and whether the height of this landmark will feed into gameplay will only be revealed at the game's launch. According to the Treyarch team, this location is later in Ashes of the Damned, so it takes some time to uncover. Once we do, however, we'll have a better idea of how it might play out as a survival map. Zarya Cosmodrome won't arrive with Season 1, but instead at the Season 1 Reloaded midseason update.

Future Survival maps could include the likes of The Fog, Ashwood, and Blackwater Lake, all singled out as other Ashes of the Damned POIs in an official Call of Duty blog post.

Dead Ops Arcade 4 arenas

Dead Ops Arcade is technically considered a map in itself, and, within that map, there are various levels, or 'arenas'. We'll have a separate guide to Dead Ops Arcade 4, including how to unlock it, but here's an idea of the 20-plus arenas you'll be working through - if you can.

While none have been named so far, over ten of the Dead Ops Arcade arenas have been spotted in trailers and on the official Call of Duty blog. Whether you choose to play in classic top-down perspective or the new first-person view, you'll be battling the Silverback family and hordes of zombies across archaic ruins, archeological digsites, and, is that Nuketown?!

These are the BO7 Zombies maps we know of so far, but more are set to be added in future seasons, and we'll add them to this guide as they're announced. While you're polishing your BO7 Wonder Weapons for your next zombie-slaying adventure, take a look at the changes to the BO7 Zombies Augments system, as well as the cool new BO7 Perk-A-Cola: Wisp Tea.