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Burned Out turns damage taken into fire: when the player is hit, the zombies around them burst into flames. It is a Mega GobbleGum of Black Ops III and a Classic Elixir of Black Ops 4, which narrows the trigger to melee damage.

Overview

First appearanceBlack Ops III, released November 6, 2015

GamesBlack Ops IIIBlack Ops 4

Type / RarityBlack Ops IIIMega GobbleGumBlack Ops 4Classic Elixir

ActivationBlack Ops IIIactivates immediatelyBlack Ops 4instant activation

UsesBlack Ops III2 hitsBlack Ops 43 hits

EffectTaking damage makes nearby zombies burst into fire

Effect, game by game

Orange spotted GobbleGum ball with a burning hand inside a white warning triangle, Burned Out, Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies

Game	Icon	Rarity	Activation	Effect
Black Ops III		Mega	Activates immediately; lasts 2 hits	The next time the player takes damage, nearby zombies burst into fire.
Black Ops 4		Classic	Instant activation; lasts 3 hits	The next time the player takes melee damage, nearby zombies burst into fire.

Black Ops 4 gives one more hit but counts only melee damage, where Black Ops III counted any damage. As a Classic Elixir it is never used up, only put on cooldown.

Pop Shocks: the electric counterpart: melee attacks electrocute nearby zombies.
Scorching Skin: the Infinite Warfare card that burns the next 10 enemies who damage the player.
Explosive Touch: the Infinite Warfare card that makes zombies in direct contact explode.

Trivia

The Black Ops III challenges “Contents Hot” I to III ask for 50, 250 and 500 kills with Burned Out; the last one unlocks the Contents Hot calling card.
Black Ops 4 kept the name for its own challenge: “Contents Hot”, burn 200 zombies with Burned Out.

Overview

Effect, game by game

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Trivia

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