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Her House, a yellow wooden house perched on a spire of black rock in the rain, menu art, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Rex Infernus

Rex Infernus, the last Zombies map of Black Ops 7: the bedroom of Her House where the First Room is played, the ZFRR rules, the Deathspinners and Web Mothers, the Nexus Forge and the Void Claw, the Warden's Blight and the final quest against the Warden.

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The First Room

The bedroom of Her House where the game begins, with the phonograph by the curtained window, the bed under a lamp, the wardrobe, the chandelier and a boarded hole torn in the wall, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

On ZFRR, the First Room of Rex Infernus is the bedroom of Her House where the game begins, on the upper floor of the house that the Entity gave the crew. It is a small, wrecked room: a bed under a lamp, a wardrobe and a chest of drawers, a phonograph by a curtained window, a chandelier, and holes torn in the walls, one of which looks into the bathroom next door. Like on every map of Black Ops 7, each player starts with the weapon of their own loadout, and 500 Essence.

The objective on screen is “Holdout in Her House”. In a normal game the phone rings downstairs at round 3, and answering it opens the front door and a portal to the Nexus Forge. Doors closed, the team never gets there: the objective stays on screen for the whole run, round 27 included in the solo record.

The wardrobe and the chest of drawers with its lamp, a hole torn in the wall on the right, in the bedroom of Her House, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

The other side of the room

The wardrobe and the chest of drawers with its lamp, beside another hole torn in the wall.

The bedroom door

“Locked Door, Open access to new areas”, for 1250 Essence. In a First Room game it is never bought, and the rest of the house, the stairs, the front door and the whole Nexus stay out of reach.

Warden 308, Gunsmith render, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Warden 308

1450 Essence, a marksman rifle at Uncommon rarity, the wall weapon of the bedroom, next to the phonograph. It is the only weapon of the First Room besides the loadout.

What stays out of reach

The other wall weapon of the house, the CODA 9 for 500 Essence, upstairs past a barricade; Quick Revive, the only perk of the house, on the floor below; and no Mystery Box, no Pack-a-Punch, no Crafting Table and no Arsenal, all out in the Nexus.

Enemies

Zombies, then Armored and Heavy Zombies, and the two spiders of the map: Deathspinners, which the solo record shows inside the bedroom at round 27, and Web Mothers. In the same run, webs cling to the screen at round 20.

The Rex Infernus leaderboard keeps two categories, each with boards for solo and for two, three and four players. No GobbleGums is the reference; With GobbleGums counts in the player ratings with a lower difficulty. The Starting Room mode of the game is not the same thing: since September 2026 it opens the whole house. How a round of Black Ops 7 compares with a round of the older games is explained in Black Ops 7: Rounds. The rules:

Doors closed

Reach the highest round you can without opening doors, and play every round in full.

No GobbleGums

No gum is used at any time, from the pack or from a machine, and none is broken down for Essence. Keeping the three Whimsical gums in the pack is recommended: one used by mistake does not void the run.

With GobbleGums

Every gum is allowed, and so is breaking gums down for Essence, but not the timed-out gum.

No glitch

Glitches and exploits are not allowed on either board.

Black Ops 7

Every game is played on the latest patch, and saving and quitting or crashing the game to void a down or a game over is not allowed.

Video

The whole game must be recorded, with every player’s point of view in co-op on the No GobbleGums boards; the With GobbleGums boards do not ask for it. A Twitch video must be saved as a highlight, since past broadcasts are not accepted; a YouTube video must be public or unlisted.

Overview

Rex Infernus, Latin for “King of Hell”, is the last round-based Zombies map of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and the finale of the Dark Aether Saga that began in Black Ops Cold War. It came out for free on August 20, 2026, with the Season 5 Reloaded update. The mission briefing: “As reality stands on the cusp of destruction, the crew face their ultimate challenge. Cleanse the Shadowsmith places of power, find the Warden’s inner sanctum, and put an end to his loathsome existence.”

Map packFree map, Season 5 Reloaded update
ReleaseAugust 20, 2026 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC)
LocationThe Nexus of the Shadowsmiths, Dark AetherOutside of time
CharactersDempsey, Nikolai, Takeo and Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya, or the Operators
Players1 to 4

The Nexus is the home of the four Shadowsmiths, the ancient beings of the Dark Aether: Nyxara, Veytharion, Dravakar and Caltheris. Each has a temple there, a place of power, and the Warden has corrupted all four and hung the corrupted bodies of their Shadowsmiths on their walls. In the middle stands the Nexus Forge; on the edge, Her House, the safehouse the Entity gave the crew, has crashed into a spire of rock. The crew comes with the World Seed won at Kowakujo and lets the Warden bring it straight to him.

Her House, a yellow wooden house perched on a spire of black rock in the rain, menu art, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Her House on its spire

The house where the game begins, perched on a rock above the Nexus, in the art of the map.

The crew walking through the ruins of the Nexus towards a temple lit blue, promotional image, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

The Nexus

The crew among the temples, Shadowsmith heads and floating rubble of the Nexus.

Her House adrift

The opening cinematic shows the house floating through the Dark Aether before its fall, under the eyes of the Warden.

Besides the standard game, Rex Infernus is played in Cursed, in Directed Mode, which came out on September 17, 2026, and in Starting Room, the mode of Black Ops 7 where the doors of the starting area stay locked.

Characters

The players are the eight members of the last crew: the Dark Aether versions of Tank Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski, Takeo Masaki and Edward Richtofen, and Grigori Weaver, Elizabeth Grey, Mackenzie Carver and Maya Aguinaldo; or the Operators of the loadout. Around them:

The Warden in his hat, staring through the bars of a cell, opening cinematic, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

The Warden

Jack McGregor, the cowboy who rules the Dark Aether of Black Ops 7 and the announcer of the map. He has corrupted the four Shadowsmiths and feeds on the power of the Entity.

Ava Jansen, a young woman with long fair hair and glowing blue eyes, behind bars, ending cutscene, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

The Entity

The being who guided the crew from Her House, held captive by the Warden. At the end she shows her true face: Ava Jansen, the future daughter of Samantha Maxis and Elizabeth Grey.

The Twins, one human and one zombie, in white dresses beside Ava Jansen, ending cutscene, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

The Twins

Two girls, one human and one zombie, who speak to the crew in Her House and announce the map after the main quest. The Warden captures them before the last fight.

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The Shadowsmiths

Veytharion, Caltheris, Dravakar and Nyxara, freed on the earlier maps, help the crew against the Warden.

Oskar Strauss, William Peck and Sergei Ravenov are heard as well.

Enemies

Rex Infernus brings back zombies, Armored Zombies and Heavy Zombies, and adds two spiders of the Dark Aether. The quest and the boss fight bring many others, from Dread Skulls and Shadow Souls to Ravagers, Doppelghasts, Abominations and Hellhounds.

A Deathspinner, a spider with an orange glowing abdomen and long legs, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Deathspinners

The special enemy of the map, also the enemy of its special rounds, when it rains on the Nexus. Fast spiders that strike quickly, come in numbers and spit a web that slows the player. Dead Wire is their weakness.

A Web Mother, a giant spider with a skull-like face and glowing orange eyes, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Web Mothers

The elite enemy, a giant spider. Its webs slow the players and can cover a perk machine, the Arsenal, the Crafting Table or a narrow doorway until they are shot down. It wraps zombies in cocoons that burst into about two Deathspinners. Shadow Rift and Light Mend are its weaknesses.

The Warden

The final boss, in the form of a giant scorpion, in his inner sanctum under the Nexus Forge.

Perks

Thirteen perk machines stand in Rex Infernus. A perk costs 2500 Essence, and 500 more for each perk already bought, up to 9000. Widow’s Wine came back with this map.

The Widow's Wine machine beside a player caught in spider webs, promotional image, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Widow’s Wine

On Aranea Insula. It is back from Black Ops III with Season 5.

Quick Revive

In Her House, where the game starts.

Stamin-Up and Double Tap

In the Nyxara Passage and the Nyxara Main Chamber.

Mule Kick and Vulture Aid

In the Veytharion Sanctuary and the Veytharion Passage.

Speed Cola and Death Perception

By the entrance of the Dravakar Passage and in the Dravakar Main Chamber.

Elemental Pop and Wisp Tea

In the Caltheris Main Chamber and southeast of the Caltheris Entrance.

Juggernog and PhD Flopper

On Spira Insula and Ruinas Insula.

Deadshot Daiquiri and Der Wunderfizz

In the Nexus Core, which opens with the Pack-a-Punch. The Wunderfizz appears after four perks or at round 25, and also sells Melee Macchiato.

Weapons

Nineteen weapons hang on the walls, all Uncommon, from the CODA 9 of Her House for 500 Essence to the MK.78 and the XM325 for 2000. The Mystery Box adds the rest of the arsenal, the Ray Gun and the Ray Gun Mark II.

The Warden's Blight, an ornate crossbow with a chain under its barrel, menu render, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Warden’s Blight

The wonder weapon of the map: the akimbo crossbows of the Warden, whose bolts seek their target. Earned free in the Dravakar Inner Sanctum, then in the Box. Pack-a-Punched, its charged shot raises tornadoes.

Necrofluid Gauntlet

A second wonder weapon, given by Dravakar’s Anvil for a weapon of each class broken down.

The Warden’s Blight quest, step by step

Every wall weapon, its price and its place

The Nexus Forge and the Void Claw

The Nexus Forge, in the middle of the map, holds the Pack-a-Punch. The World Seed wakes it: two Dread Skulls fly off to the temples, and the Usurped Flames they leave light the two braziers of the Forge. Once the Pack-a-Punch is open, pedestals hand out the Void Claw, a grappling claw that is the way across the Nexus, and that the main quest turns into the Void Talon.

Mackenzie Carver firing the Void Claw at a horde of zombies, promotional image, Rex Infernus, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Zombies

Void Claw

Held 30 seconds at a time, three times a round. It pulls the player to most surfaces, drags the sparks and Astral Tears of the map, digs up dig sites and kills ordinary zombies in one hit.

Titan Traps

Stone Titans that draw the zombies in and crush them with their fists.

The Pack-a-Punch, the Void Claw and the traps

Easter egg: the Warden

The main quest ends the saga: the crew cleanses the four temples and kills the Warden. It needs the Pack-a-Punch, the Void Claw and the Warden’s Blight. Its steps:

  1. Survive in Her House until round 3, answer the phone downstairs and take the portal to the Nexus Forge.
  2. Open the Pack-a-Punch with the World Seed, take the Void Claw and earn the Warden’s Blight.
  3. Go back to Her House on an Exfil round for the Eye of the Forge, and make the Void Talon.
  4. Take control of the Nexus Forge, then cleanse the temples of Veytharion, Caltheris, Dravakar and Nyxara.
  5. Go down from the Nexus Core and kill the Warden in four phases.

The main quest, step by step

Secrets

Two songs

All We Are, behind three Mister Peeks headphones, and Samantha’s Dream, on the phonograph of a bedroom of Her House.

Four masks

The Horned Skull Mask, the Cowboy Hat, the Astronaut Helmet and the Spiked Skull Mask, each with its own quest. The first one asks to stay nine rounds in Her House.

Corrupted weapons

Two Legacy Weapons, the Stormwrought Pantheon and the Miserable Bastille, bought in a Corrupted Ultra form from a wall.

The Super Easter Egg

The toys of the Twins, gathered on a shelf of Her House, and a last playdate with them.

The songs, the masks and the other secrets

Challenges

Rex Infernus has no achievement or trophy of its own. The main quest gives calling cards, Rex Infernus Early Completion, Standard Completion and Directed Mode Completion, and a skin of the Warden’s Blight. In Starting Room, the map rewards round 10 with the Round Off GobbleGum, round 25 with Armor Gettin’ and round 50 with Fully Packed, each with XP.

The rewards of the main quest

Trivia

  • The game files call the map zm_sat_scarab, and the Warden’s Blight ww_scarab.
  • The Deathspinner is called loom_minion in the files and the Web Mother loom; the Deathspinner is also known as the Dreadspinner.
  • The map holds 14 pieces of intel: 5 audio logs, 6 documents and 3 artifacts.
  • The song of the map is All We Are.