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Elemental Pop

Elemental Pop gives each attack a small chance to trigger a random Ammo Mod, a perk that debuted in Black Ops Cold War and returned in Black Ops 6 and 7.

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Elemental Pop is a Perk-a-Cola of Call of Duty Zombies that gives every attack a small chance to trigger a random Ammo Mod. It arrived with Die Maschine in Black Ops Cold War, as the first new perk of the Dark Aether saga, and has stayed in Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7.

Overview

First appearanceDie Maschine, Black Ops Cold War, November 13, 2020

GamesBlack Ops Cold War, Black Ops 6, Black Ops 7

Cost2,500 to 7,000 points (Cold War)2,500 to 7,500 (Black Ops 6)2,500 to 9,000 (Black Ops 7)

EffectEach attack has a small chance to apply a random Ammo Mod effect

FamilyPerk-a-Cola

MachineAn arcade cabinet with a joystick, eight buttons and neon fireworks

JinglePop, sung by Elena Siegman

In the First Room

According to the map books of the Hub, Elemental Pop has no machine of its own in any First Room. Doors closed, it can only be bought through Der Wunderfizz, on two maps:

Map	Game	What the book says
Citadelle des Morts	Black Ops 6	Through Der Wunderfizz only: no perk machine stands in the square, but the Wunderfizz on the upper floor of the Tavern sells every perk of the map. Doors closed, the book gives it from round 25 in Standard mode; in Directed Mode it works at once.
Nuked	Black Ops 7	Through Der Wunderfizz only: it stands against the garage at the end of Trinity Ave., there from the start and kept doors closed, and it sells every perk of the game, for 2,500 to 9,000 Essence.

On every other map of the site, the books do not give Elemental Pop in the First Room.

The rounds reached with the doors closed on each of these maps are on the ZFRR leaderboards.

Effect, game by game

The base effect never changes: a small chance that the next attack applies a random Ammo Mod, then a short cooldown before another one can trigger. It works with firearms and melee weapons, not with equipment or streaks, unless an upgrade says otherwise.

Game	Cost	What it does
Black Ops Cold War	2,500 to 7,000	The Ammo Mod triggered is the base version, with no upgrade, whatever progress the player has made on that mod.
Black Ops 6	2,500 to 7,500	The Ammo Mod triggered now carries the Major and Minor Augments equipped on it.
Black Ops 7	2,500 to 9,000	Fandom describes no change to the base effect; the perk now has eight Augments to choose from instead of six.

Upgrades

In Black Ops Cold War, the perk is upgraded with Aetherium Crystals, through five tiers:

Tier	Effect
I	Equipment damage also has a small chance to apply a random base Ammo Mod effect.
II	Ammo Mod cooldowns reduced by 20%.
III	The random Ammo Mod uses the current Skill Tier of that mod instead of the base one.
IV	Enemy elemental weakness damage increased by 50%.
V	Reloading creates an electric discharge that damages and stuns nearby normal enemies. The emptier the magazine, the stronger the damage.

In Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7, the player equips one Major and one Minor Augment. Black Ops 7 adds one of each, and a second Minor slot once every Augment is unlocked.

Augment	Type	Effect	Games
Citrus Focus	Major	If the weapon has an Ammo Mod applied, Elemental Pop only activates that one.	BO6, BO7
Imperil Peach	Major	Enemies that hit the player have a chance to trigger a random Ammo Mod.	BO6, BO7
Electric Cherry	Major	Reloading creates an electric discharge that damages and stuns nearby normal enemies.	BO6, BO7
Rainbow Pop	Major	Weapons with an Ammo Mod have a chance to deal the Elemental Damage an enemy is weak to.	BO7
Vulnera Bean	Minor	Increases enemy Elemental Weakness damage.	BO6, BO7
Pineapple Blast	Minor	Equipment can also trigger a random Ammo Mod.	BO6, BO7
Chill Berry	Minor	Reduces cooldowns: all Ammo Mod cooldowns in Black Ops 6, the Elemental Pop cooldown in Black Ops 7.	BO6, BO7
Refresh Mint	Minor	Killing a Special or Elite enemy with its Elemental Weakness resets the Elemental Pop cooldown.	BO7

Where to find it

Black Ops Cold War

A machine on Die Maschine, Mauer der Toten and Forsaken; Der Wunderfizz only on Firebase Z and in Outbreak. It is also a Legendary reward of the Trials.

Black Ops 6

A machine on Terminus, Citadelle des Morts, Shattered Veil and Reckoning; Der Wunderfizz on Liberty Falls and The Tomb.

Black Ops 7

A machine on Ashes of the Damned and Kowakujo; Der Wunderfizz on Astra Malorum and Totenreich; on Paradox Junction the machine can spawn at any of the perk spots, and the Wunderfizz sells it when it does not. Fandom also lists Rex Infernus, without a location.

Electric Cherry

The perk of Black Ops II and Black Ops III that Tier V and the Augment of the same name bring back.

Change Chews

The Candy Perk of Infinite Warfare that Fandom gives as its closest relative.

Death Perception

Its Death Stare Augment also plays on Elemental Weakness damage.

Trivia

Purple can held in a gloved hand, Elemental Pop, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Zombies

The can

Its label claims 1 calorie and an ingredients list of bromide seltzer, calcium, chromium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, sulfur and less than 2% of Aetherium.

The name

According to an intel of Outbreak, Elemental Pop is a band, known for its title track, the jingle, and for its hit arcade game, the machine.

Outside the site

The perk is also in Modern Warfare III Zombies, with the base effect of Cold War and no upgrade.