How to get Shatter Blast in Black Ops 6 Zombies and how to use it

Shatter Blast is a returning Ammo Mod in Black Ops 6 Zombies, reintroduced with Season 4. Previously featured in both Black Ops Cold War and MW3 Zombies, this popular mod now returns in the latest iteration.

When equipped, this Ammo Mod allows your bullets to deal explosive damage to undead enemies. However, the explosive effect will trigger randomly. Keep in mind that it won’t activate with every shot. After it's triggered, a short cooldown period will follow before it activates again.

Its effectiveness can be further increased using the new Augment feature in BO6 Zombies. With augments, you can enhance various aspects of the Ammo Mod, such as explosion size, increase the rate of explosions, and more.

This article will detail how to obtain the Shatter Blast Ammo Mod in Black Ops 6 Zombies and how best to use it.

How to get Shatter Blast in Black Ops 6 Zombies

The Shatter Blast Ammo Mod in Black Ops 6 Zombies is part of the Rivals Event rewards, so it can't be unlocked yet. You'll need to wait until June 12, 2025, when the event goes live, and then complete the required criteria to acquire it. Once unlocked, you can jump into a Zombies match and equip the mod.

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Once it's available, you can use Shatter Blast by purchasing it during a match through the Arsenal Machine. It will cost 500 Salvage. However, make sure you're holding the weapon you want to equip it on.

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What Augments are available for Shatter Blast in Black Ops 6 Zombies?

Using Augments with Shatter Blast will grant additional benefits that significantly enhance its performance. However, these Augments are not unlocked by default. To access them, you’ll first need to research the Ammo Mod. Head to the Augments menu, select the Research Augments tab, and choose Shatter Blast. Then, start playing matches; after a few playthroughs, you’ll gradually unlock all six Augments: three Major and three Minor.

Note: Although the Ammo Mod is currently locked, you can still research its Augments. This way, when Shatter Blast becomes available, the Augments will already be unlocked and ready to use.

Keep in mind that you can only equip one Minor and one Major Augment to your Ammo Mod at a time.

There’s no way to instantly unlock these Augments, you must unlock them manually through gameplay.

Available Augments for the Ammo Mod (Image via Activision)

Here are all the available Augments for the Ammo Mod:

Major Augments

Big Game: Can be used against Elite enemies. Expect an impressively sized explosion.
Blast Chain: On explosion, three additional explosions occur in rapid succession.
Blast Repair: For every enemy that has its armor destroyed by the Ammo Mod, armor health will be restored for the player.

Minor Augments

Blast Zone: Increase the size of the explosion.
Blast Boost: Increase the explosion damage.
Blast Wave: Normal enemies are knocked down by the explosion.

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