Frenzied Guard

The Frenzied Guard is a Field Upgrade introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies. When triggered, it makes zombies target the user for a brief period, during which only Armor will take damage.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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Frenzied Guard
Weapon Class	Field Upgrade
Unlocked	At start
Fire Mode(s)	Single-Use
Maximum Ammunition	1 Charge
Used by	Requiem

"Force all enemies in the area to target you for 10 seconds. Armor takes all damage during this time."

— In-game description

The Frenzied Guard was added to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as part of the Season Two update.

Upgrades

Like all Field Upgrades in Zombies, Frenzied Guard can be upgraded using Aetherium Crystals.

• Tier I: Activation repairs your armor to full.
• Tier II: Enemies you kill repair 10% of your armor.
• Tier III: Normal enemies explode after hitting you.
• Tier IV: Increase duration to 15 seconds.
• Tier V: Normal enemies are slowed to speed walk while active.

Gallery

An unused icon for Frenzied Guard.

Frenzied Guard W.A.N.D.

Third-person view of an Operator using Frenzied Guard.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

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Frenzied Guard
Weapon Class	Field Upgrade
Unlocked	Level 9
Fire Mode(s)	Single-Use
Maximum Ammunition	1 Charge
Reload Time	Slow
Used by	Operation Deadbolt Strike Team

"Repair armor to full and force all enemies in the area to target you for 10 seconds. Enemy kills repair armor during this time."

— In-game description

The Frenzied Guard returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

Gallery

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

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Frenzied Guard
Weapon Class	Field Upgrade
Unlocked	Level 9
Fire Mode(s)	Single-Use
Maximum Ammunition	1 Charge
Used by	Grigori Weaver Elizabeth Grey Mackenzie Carver Maya Aguinaldo Project Janus Alpha Team

"Repair armor to full and force all enemies in the area to temporarily target you. Armor takes all damage during this time and kills repair armor."

— In-game description

The Frenzied Guard returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Augments

Like all Field Upgrades in Zombies, Frenzied Guard can be imbued with two out of six possible Augments. Players can equip one Major Augment and one Minor Augment at a time.

Major Augment
	Phalanx: Teammates can also repair armor from kills while near you.
	Retribution: Trigger an explosion on activation. Normal enemies that melee you are damaged and knocked down.
	Frenzy Fire: Use ammo from stock.
Minor Augment
	Repair Boost: Repair more armor per kill.
	Extension: Increase Frenzied Guard duration.
	Rally: On activation, repair all nearby allies' armor to full.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

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Frenzied Guard
Weapon Class	Field Upgrade
Unlocked	Level 8
Fire Mode(s)	Single-Use
Maximum Ammunition	1 Charge
Used by	"Tank" Dempsey Nikolai Belinski Takeo Masaki Edward Richtofen Grigori Weaver Elizabeth Grey Mackenzie Carver Maya Aguinaldo

"Repair armor to full and force all enemies in the area to temporarily target you. Armor takes all damage during this time and kills repair armor."

— In-game description

The Frenzied Guard returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

Augments

Like all Field Upgrades in Zombies, Frenzied Guard can be imbued with two out of eight possible Augments. Players can equip one Major Augment and one Minor Augment at a time. An extra Minor Augment can be imbued after unlocking all Augments.

Major Augment
	Phalanx: Allies can also repair armor from kills while near you.
	Retribution: Trigger an explosion on activation. While Frenzied, Normal Enemies that melee you are damaged and knocked down.
	Frenzy Fire: While Frenzied, use ammo from stock.
	Fists of Frenzy: While Frenzied, annihilate enemies with your fists.
Minor Augment
	Repair Boost: Repair more armor per kill.
	Extension: Increase Frenzied Guard duration.
	Rally: On activation, repair all nearby allies' armor to full.
	Dual Layer: While Frenzied, your armor's durability is increased.