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Black Ops 4 Elixirs

Every Black Ops 4 Zombies Elixir in one list: all 51, from the 14 Classics to the Epics, with rarity, activation and effect, plus how loadouts, cooldowns and bottles work.

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Black Ops 4 Zombies has 51 Elixirs, the drinks that replaced the GobbleGums of Black Ops III. There is no gum machine: the player equips up to four Elixirs in Create-A-Class and drinks one at the press of a button, after which it goes on cooldown. The 14 Classic Elixirs and the 2 Whimsical ones can be drunk again and again; the other 35 use up a bottle each time.

How Elixirs work in Black Ops 4

IntroducedBlack Ops 4, released October 12, 2018

ReplacesThe GobbleGums of Black Ops III

LoadoutUp to four Elixirs per class, chosen in Create-A-Class

UseOne button press per Elixir; the Elixir then goes on cooldown

RaritiesClassic and Whimsical (earned); Common, Rare, Legendary and Epic (obtained with Nebulium Plasma)

Unlimited usesClassic and Whimsical

One bottle per useCommon, Rare, Legendary and Epic

MapsAll eightVoyage of Despair, IX, Blood of the Dead, Classified, Dead of the Night, Ancient Evil, Alpha Omega and Tag der Toten

Fandom sorts Elixirs into two groups. The earned ones are the Classic Elixirs, unlocked by levelling up, and the Whimsical ones, comical drinks that give no advantage; both have infinite uses. The others come from Nebulium Plasma and are spent one bottle at a time, in four rarities. Fandom ranks Common as the most common, then Rare, then Legendary, with Epic the rarest: the reverse of Black Ops 6 and 7, where Legendary sits above Epic.

In a match, each equipped Elixir sits on its own button. Pressing it makes the character pull out the bottle and drink it: the effect starts, the Elixir goes on cooldown, and a bottle is consumed unless the Elixir is a Classic or a Whimsical. Where Black Ops III handed out a random gum from a machine, Black Ops 4 lets the player choose the four drinks before the game and use them when needed. Many effects that lasted a number of rounds as GobbleGums last a number of minutes as Elixirs: Always Done Swiftly goes from 3 rounds to 5 minutes, Power Vacuum from 4 rounds to 5 minutes.

Of the 51 Elixirs, 31 share their name with a Black Ops III GobbleGum, and 22 come back as GobbleGums in Black Ops 6 or Black Ops 7, sometimes with a different rarity or effect. Talismans, the other Create-A-Class item of Black Ops 4 Zombies, are separate and not listed here.

On the ZFRR boards, every Black Ops 4 map has eight categories: Purist, the reference category, then No Elixirs, Classic Elixirs and All Elixirs on Normal, Hardcore Classic Elixirs and Hardcore All Elixirs, and Realistic Classic Elixirs and Realistic All Elixirs. The general game rules say: “The pregame lobby is shown, with every player’s elixirs and talismans. On Purist (Hardcore), the reference category, neither is used; the other categories list what they allow.”

The Purist rules say: “Elixirs and talismans are not allowed to be used.” On Alpha Omega, Ancient Evil, Blood of the Dead, Classified, IX and Voyage of Despair, they also give a “Required Elixir loadout”: “Classics: Aftertaste, Point Drops, Anti Entrapment, Newtonian Negation, Quacknarok, Arsenal Accelerator” and “Megas: Conflagration Liquidation, Who’s Keeping Score, Extra Credit, Dividend Yield”, with Licensed Contractor added to the Megas on IX. Dead of the Night is the exception: its Purist rules say “Only Classic Elixirs are allowed (green ones). Talismans not allowed.” The Classic Elixirs categories say the same: “Only Classic Elixirs are allowed (green ones). Talismans not allowed.” Every board is on the ZFRR leaderboards.

Every Elixir in Black Ops 4

The 51 Elixirs by rarity, in alphabetical order. Activation and effect are those of Black Ops 4; each name links to the full page.

Classic Elixirs (14)

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops 4
Aftertaste	Instant, 5 minutes or 1 down	Keep all perks when revived.
Always Done Swiftly	Instant, 5 minutes	Walk faster while aiming down sights; raise and lower the weapon to aim more quickly.
Anti-Entrapment	Instant, 30 seconds	Immune to damage from traps set off by players.
Anywhere But Here	Instant	Teleport to a random location; a concussive blast knocks nearby zombies away.
Arsenal Accelerator	Instant, 2 minutes	Charge the special weapon faster.
Burned Out	Instant, 3 hits	Taking melee damage makes nearby zombies burst into fire.
Equip Mint	Instant	Refreshes the equipment cooldown.
Head Scan	Instant, 2 minutes	Headshots have a chance to kill instantly.
Now You See Me	Instant, 15 seconds	All zombies chase the player.
Nowhere But There	Instant	Teleport to a downed player’s location.
Point Drops	Instant	Drops 500 of the player’s points as a power-up.
Pop Shocks	Automatic on melee, 5 melees	Melee attacks trigger an electrostatic discharge that electrocutes nearby zombies.
Stock Option	Instant, 2 minutes	Ammo is taken from the stockpile instead of the magazine.
Temporal Gift	Instant, 5 minutes	Power-ups last longer.

Common Elixirs (8)

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops 4
Bullet Boost	Instant	Applies or re-rolls an AAT on the current weapon, if the weapon supports one.
Ctrl-Z	Instant, 30 seconds	Turns nearby zombies into allies, two at most.
Dead of Nuclear Winter	Instant	Spawns a Nuke power-up.
In Plain Sight	Instant, 10 seconds	Zombies ignore the player.
Licensed Contractor	Instant	Spawns a Carpenter power-up.
Phantom Reload	Instant, 4 minutes	30% chance per reload to fill the magazine without using stock ammo.
Sword Flay	Instant, 1 minute	Melee attacks kill basic and vermin enemies instantly and deal 5x damage to the others.
Who’s Keeping Score?	Instant	Spawns a Double Points power-up.

Rare Elixirs (7)

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops 4
Alchemical Antithesis	Instant, 1 minute	Every 10 points earned add 1 round to the current weapon’s stock.
Blood Debt	Instant, 1 minute or until points run out	Lose points instead of health when hit.
Extra Credit	Instant	Spawns a personal 1,250-point power-up.
Immolation Liquidation	Instant	Spawns a Fire Sale power-up.
Kill Joy	Instant	Spawns an Insta-Kill power-up.
Shields Up	Instant	Gives a new shield.
Talkin’ Bout Regeneration	Instant, 4 minutes	Health regenerates constantly while moving.

Legendary Elixirs (7)

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops 4
Cache Back	Instant	Spawns a Max Ammo power-up.
Dividend Yield	Instant, 5 minutes	Some points earned create bonus points for the player and nearby players.
Free Fire	Instant, 30 seconds	Fire weapons without using up bullets.
Perk Up	Instant	Four random extra perks that are not in the loadout.
Power Keg	Instant	Spawns a Full Power power-up.
Undead Man Walking	Instant, 1 minute	Slows all zombies down to shambling speed.
Wall to Wall Clearance	Instant, 30 seconds	A “wall buy Fire Sale”, in Fandom’s words.

Epic Elixirs (13)

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops 4
Conflagration Liquidation	Instant	Spawns a Bonfire Sale power-up.
Head Drama	Instant, 5 minutes	Any bullet that hits a zombie damages its head.
Join the Party	Instant	Respawns spectating players and revives downed players.
Near Death Experience	Instant, 10 minutes or 5 revives	Revive, or be revived, just by being near other players; revived players keep their Loadout Perks.
Perkaholic	Instant	All Loadout Perks plus six random extra perks; does not stack with itself.
Phoenix Up	Instant	Revives all teammates, who keep all their Loadout Perks.
Power Vacuum	Instant, 5 minutes	Higher power-up drop chance; the round cap is ignored.
Refresh Mint	Instant	Refreshes equipment, special weapon and perk cooldowns for all players.
Reign Drops	Instant	Spawns one of each of the nine core power-ups.
Secret Shopper	Instant, 10 minutes	Any gun wall-buy sells ammo for any gun, at reduced cost.
Shopping Free	Instant, 1 minute	All purchases are free.
Suit Up	Instant	Full Armor for the drinker and nearby players.
Wall Power	Automatic, on the next wall-buy	The next gun bought off a wall comes Pack-a-Punched.

Whimsical Elixirs (2)

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops 4
Newtonian Negation	Instant, 25 minutes	Zombies killed fall straight up.
Quacknarok	Instant, 5 minutes	Zombies wear rubber duck inner tubes.

Frequently asked questions

How many Elixirs are in Black Ops 4 Zombies?

There are 51: 14 Classic, 8 Common, 7 Rare, 7 Legendary, 13 Epic and 2 Whimsical Elixirs, all listed above.

How many Elixirs can you equip in Black Ops 4?

Up to four per class, chosen in Create-A-Class before the match. Each one is drunk with its own button and then goes on cooldown before it can be used again.

Do Elixirs run out in Black Ops 4?

Classic and Whimsical Elixirs never run out: they have infinite uses and only wait out their cooldown. Common, Rare, Legendary and Epic Elixirs use up one bottle each time they are drunk, and those bottles come from Nebulium Plasma.

Are Elixirs the same as GobbleGums?

They fill the same role and replaced the GobbleGums of Black Ops III, and 31 of the 51 Elixirs carry the name of a Black Ops III gum. The way they work is different: no machine and no random draw, but four drinks picked in the loadout and used on demand. GobbleGums came back in Black Ops 6.

What are the green Elixirs?

The green Elixirs are the Classics, the 14 Elixirs earned by levelling up, with infinite uses. The ZFRR Classic Elixirs category allows only these: “Only Classic Elixirs are allowed (green ones).”

Black Ops 4: the game, its maps and its ZFRR categories.
Black Ops 4 perks: the Perk-a-Colas chosen in the same loadout.
Black Ops III GobbleGums: the gums the Elixirs replaced.
Black Ops 6 GobbleGums: the return of GobbleGums, with many former Elixirs.
Infinite Warfare Fate and Fortune cards: the card deck of the previous year.
All GobbleGums, every gum, Elixir and card on the Hub.