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Black Ops III GobbleGums

Every Black Ops III Zombies GobbleGum, all 63 of them, in tables for Classic, Mega, Rare Mega, Ultra-Rare Mega and Whimsical gums, with activation, effect, prices and Liquid Divinium.

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Black Ops III Zombies has 63 GobbleGums, the one-off bonuses sold by the GobbleGum machine found on every map: 19 Classic gums, four of them Whimsical, and 44 Mega gums split into Mega, Rare Mega and Ultra-Rare Mega. GobbleGum made its debut in Black Ops III: Classic gums can be used without limit once unlocked, while each Mega gum is a single consumable made from Liquid Divinium. This page lists every one of them with its activation and its effect in Black Ops III.

How GobbleGums work in Black Ops III

GameBlack Ops III, 2015

Number63 GobbleGums15 Classic, 4 Whimsical, 22 Mega, 11 Rare Mega, 11 Ultra-Rare Mega

WhereThe GobbleGum machine, usually one in every area of every map

LoadoutA pack of five gums chosen before the match; the machine dispenses one of them at random

PriceFirst gum of the round free, then 1,500 and 3,000 points in rounds 1 to 9, rising every ten rounds

LimitThree purchases per round; one gum held or active at a time

ClassicUnlimited uses, unlocked by Rank Level

MegaLimited uses, crafted with Liquid Divinium in Dr. Monty’s Factory

Before each match, the player builds a pack of five GobbleGums in the Zombies menu. In game, the GobbleGum machine dispenses one of those five at random, and the gum takes effect when it is chewed: the character blows a bubble and the effect starts. Only one gum can be held or active at a time, and taking another one replaces the current gum and ends its effect.

The machine can be used three times per round. Since the Zombies Chronicles update, the first gum of each round is free; it used to cost 500 points. In rounds 1 to 9 the second and third gums cost 1,500 and 3,000 points, and the price goes up every ten rounds until round 100, where it stops increasing. A Fire Sale takes 490 points off the price. At launch only one machine was active at a time and moved like the Mystery Box; since the March 21, 2016 update, every machine on the map is active.

Each gum is colour-coded by the way it activates: blue gums last a number of rounds, green gums last a set time, orange gums act at once or trigger on their own in a given situation, and purple gums are activated by the player, on the D-pad on a controller or the 1 key on a keyboard.

Classic GobbleGums have unlimited uses. Five are available by default and the others unlock with Rank Levels; they lock again when the player prestiges, unless they are unlocked for good with an Unlock Token. The four Whimsical gums are Classic gums that came with the Descent, Salvation and Zombies Chronicles packs, and their effects are only cosmetic.

Mega GobbleGums are stronger and limited. They come from Dr. Monty’s Factory, a part of the Zombies menu where the player powers up to three vats with vials of Liquid Divinium: the more vials, the better the chance of a rarer gum. Liquid Divinium drops at random when points are spent in a match, and also comes from Daily Challenges or with COD Points. A Mega gum taken from the machine is used up even if its effect is never triggered; when the machine picks one the player has run out of, it says “Out of” that flavor and gives the points back. Mega gums cannot be used in Local play, and Shadows of Evil and Der Eisendrache each hide a way to earn a free Mega gum.

Black Ops III keeps the four-perk limit of earlier games, and some gums go past it: Perkaholic, On the House, Soda Fountain and Unquenchable.

Every GobbleGum in Black Ops III

The tables follow the five types the game uses, each in alphabetical order. Uses and durations are those of Black Ops III; many of these gums came back in later games with other values, given on each gum’s page.

Classic GobbleGums

Name	Unlock	Activation	Effect in Black Ops III
Alchemical Antithesis	Rank Level 35	On use, 2 uses of 60 seconds	Every 10 points earned become 1 round of reserve ammo for the current weapon.
Always Done Swiftly	Default	Immediate, 3 rounds	Walk faster while aiming, and aim in and out more quickly.
Anywhere But Here!	Rank Level 10	On use, 2 uses	Teleport to a random location; a blast knocks nearby zombies away.
Armamental Accomplishment	Rank Level 21	Immediate, 3 full rounds	Faster weapon switches, melee recovery and item use.
Arms Grace	Default	Immediate, until the next respawn	Respawn with the guns held at bleed-out.
Arsenal Accelerator	Rank Level 30	Immediate, 10 minutes	The special weapon charges faster.
Coagulant	Default	Immediate, 20 minutes	Longer bleed-out time.
Danger Closest	Rank Level 15	Immediate, 3 full rounds	Zero explosive damage.
Firing On All Cylinders	Rank Level 26	Immediate, 3 full rounds	Fire while sprinting.
Impatient	Rank Level 3	Immediate, until bleed-out	Respawn near the end of the current round.
In Plain Sight	Default	On use, 2 uses of 10 seconds	All zombies ignore the player.
Lucky Crit	Rank Level 32	Immediate, 1 full round	Better chance to trigger an Alternate Ammo Type.
Now You See Me	Rank Level 34	On use, 2 uses of 10 seconds	All zombies chase the player and ignore everyone else.
Stock Option	Default	Immediate, 2 minutes 30 seconds	Ammo is taken from the reserve instead of the magazine.
Sword Flay	Rank Level 6	Immediate, 2 minutes 30 seconds	Melee attacks and melee weapons deal 5 times the damage.

Mega GobbleGums

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops III
Aftertaste	Immediate, 3 rounds	Keep all perks after being revived; in solo, Quick Revive itself is not kept.
Board Games	Immediate, 5 rounds	Fixing one board fixes all the boards of that barrier.
Board To Death	Immediate, 5 minutes	Zombies within 15 feet of a repaired board are killed.
Burned Out	Immediate, 2 hits	Taking damage makes nearby zombies burst into fire.
Crawl Space	On use, 5 uses	All nearby zombies become crawlers.
Dead of Nuclear Winter	On use, 2 uses	Spawns a Nuke power-up.
Disorderly Combat	Immediate, 5 minutes	A random gun every 10 seconds.
Ephemeral Enhancement	On use, 2 uses of 60 seconds	The weapon in hand becomes its Pack-a-Punched version for 60 seconds.
Fatal Contraption	On use, 2 uses	Spawns a Death Machine power-up.
Flavor Hexed	Immediate	Awards a random Mega GobbleGum that is not in the loadout, and a second one once that gum is used.
Idle Eyes	On use, 3 uses of 30 seconds	All zombies ignore the players and stand idle.
I’m Feeling Lucky	On use, 2 uses	Spawns a random power-up.
Immolation Liquidation	On use, 3 uses	Spawns a Fire Sale power-up.
Licensed Contractor	On use, 3 uses	Spawns a Carpenter power-up.
Mind Blown	On use, 3 uses	Kills every zombie in sight by blowing off its head.
Phoenix Up	On use, 1 use	Revives all teammates; they keep all of their perks.
Pop Shocks	Automatic on melee hits, 5 uses	Melee attacks electrocute nearby zombies.
Respin Cycle	On use at the Mystery Box, 2 uses	Re-spins the weapons in the Mystery Box after it has been activated.
Slaughter Slide	Automatic when sliding, 6 uses	Sliding creates 2 lethal explosions.
Unbearable	Automatic when the Teddy Bear appears	The Mystery Box re-spins and does not move for several more uses.
Unquenchable	Automatic at the maximum of 4 perks	One extra Perk-a-Cola can be bought.
Who’s Keeping Score?	On use, 2 uses	Spawns a Double Points power-up.

Rare Mega GobbleGums

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops III
Bullet Boost	On use, 2 uses	Re-Packs the current Pack-a-Punched gun if possible.
Cache Back	On use, 1 use	Spawns a Max Ammo power-up.
Crate Power	Automatic on the next Mystery Box gun	The next gun taken from the Mystery Box comes Pack-a-Punched.
Extra Credit	On use, 4 uses	Spawns a personal Bonus Points power-up worth 1,250 points.
Fear in Headlights	On use, 1 use of 2 minutes	Zombies seen by the player do not move.
Kill Joy	On use, 2 uses	Spawns an Insta-Kill power-up.
On the House	On use, 1 use	Spawns a Random Perk Bottle power-up.
Soda Fountain	Automatic on a perk purchase, 5 uses	Every perk bought comes with a random perk; the perk limit is ignored.
Temporal Gift	Immediate, 1 round	Power-ups last 30 seconds longer.
Undead Man Walking	Immediate, 4 minutes	All zombies slow down to shambling speed.
Wall Power	Immediate, until the next wall-buy	The next wall weapon bought comes Pack-a-Punched.

Ultra-Rare Mega GobbleGums

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops III
Head Drama	Immediate, rest of the round	Every bullet that hits a zombie damages its head.
Killing Time	On use, 1 use of 20 seconds	Freezes all zombies; the ones shot die when time resumes.
Near Death Experience	Immediate, 3 full rounds	Revive, or be revived, by proximity; revived players keep their perks.
Perkaholic	Immediate	Gives all the Perk-a-Colas available on the map.
Power Vacuum	Immediate, 4 rounds	Power-ups spawn more often, past the usual cap of 4 drops per round.
Profit Sharing	Immediate, 10 minutes	Points earned are shared with nearby players, both ways.
Reign Drops	On use, 2 uses	Spawns all the core power-ups at once.
Round Robbin’	On use, 1 use	Ends the current round; all players gain 1,600 points.
Secret Shopper	Immediate, 10 minutes	Any gun wall-buy sells ammo for any gun, Wonder Weapons excluded.
Self Medication	Automatic on a kill while downed, 3 uses	Self-revive; all perks are kept, Quick Revive included.
Shopping Free	Immediate, 1 minute	All purchases are free.

Whimsical GobbleGums

Name	Activation	Effect in Black Ops III
Eye Candy	On use, 4 uses	A color overlay highlights zombies; each use switches the color.
Newtonian Negation	Immediate, 25 minutes	Zombies killed fall straight up.
Projectile Vomiting	Immediate, 5 full rounds	Zombies killed by grenades or large projectiles vomit.
Tone Death	Automatic on each kill, 25 uses	Silly zombie sounds and death sounds.

GobbleGums on the ZFRR boards

The ZFRR rules for Black Ops III say: “Each Black Ops III First Room has three categories: No GobbleGums, the reference, Classic GobbleGums and Mega GobbleGums. A game goes to one category only, and the gum loadout must be shown.”

On every Mega GobbleGums board, the rules add: “Flavor Hexed, Self Medication, Near Death Experience, Power Vacuum, and Round Robbin are NOT ALLOWED.” Every run is on the ZFRR leaderboards.

Frequently asked questions

How many GobbleGums are in Black Ops III?

There are 63: 15 Classic, 4 Whimsical, 22 Mega, 11 Rare Mega and 11 Ultra-Rare Mega. The Whimsical gums count as Classic gums, so the game has 19 Classic and 44 Mega GobbleGums in all.

How much does a GobbleGum cost in Black Ops III?

Since the Zombies Chronicles update, the first gum of each round is free. In rounds 1 to 9 the second costs 1,500 points and the third 3,000; the prices go up every ten rounds and stop rising after round 100. The machine sells at most three gums per round.

What is the difference between Classic and Mega GobbleGums?

Classic gums have unlimited uses and unlock as the player ranks up. Mega gums, in three rarities, have stronger effects but each one is consumed when it is taken from the machine, and new ones have to be made in Dr. Monty’s Factory.

How do you get Mega GobbleGums?

By spending Liquid Divinium in Dr. Monty’s Factory, from one to three vials at a time, with better odds of rare gums for more vials. Liquid Divinium drops after purchases in a match, comes from Daily Challenges and can be bought with COD Points. Shadows of Evil and Der Eisendrache also each have a free Mega gum to earn in the map.

Which GobbleGums give more than four perks?

Perkaholic gives every perk on the map, On the House spawns a Random Perk Bottle, Soda Fountain adds a random perk to each perk bought and ignores the limit, and Unquenchable lets a player who already has four perks buy one more.

Black Ops III: the game, its maps and its ZFRR boards.
Black Ops III perks: the Perk-a-Colas of the same game.
Infinite Warfare Fate and Fortune cards: the card deck of the next Zombies game.
Black Ops 4 Elixirs: the system that replaced GobbleGums in Black Ops 4.
Black Ops 6 GobbleGums and Black Ops 7 GobbleGums: the return of the gums.
All GobbleGums: every gum, Elixir and card on the Hub.