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The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 The subject of this article appeared in Zombies mode
For the Call of Duty: Black Ops III map, see Gauntlet.
"Gather your Crew and face the GAUNTLET! Based on Classic Mode, each Gauntlet featured 30 ROUNDS of challenges with DIFFERENT RULES EACH ROUND, MEDALS and SPECIAL REWARDS are earned at ROUNDS 10, 20, AND 30. If your Crew fails to complete a round as instructed, you will get a STRIKE. Three Strikes and it's GAME OVER!"
— Description

Gauntlet is a round-based Zombies mode added to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on January 15th, 2019 on PlayStation 4, and on January 22nd, 2019 for Xbox One and PC. The mode features a round-based gauntlet, with each round requiring a specific challenge be completed in order to advance.

Overview[]

BO4 Gauntlet Medals

Icons for Gauntlet medals.

Gauntlet has up to 4 players and consists of 30 rounds. Each round has a unique challenge that the players must complete in order to progress to the next round. Every 10 rounds, the players will be rewarded with a medal until they either die, or reach round 30, in which the game will end.

Players will get a strike every time they fail a challenge or bleed out, causing the challenge to also restart. After three strikes, the Gauntlet will end. During gameplay, the match is timed and records your "fastest time" within the gamemode menu.

Gauntlets[]

Name Image Description
Unsinkable Gauntlet on the map Voyage of Despair.
Veni, Vidi, Zombie! Gauntlet on the map IX.
Death-Con Five Gauntlet on the map Classified.
Hellcatraz Gauntlet on the map Blood of the Dead.
Super Blood Wolf Moon DOTN Gauntlet Bo4 Gauntlet on the map Dead of the Night.
Labours of Hercules Gauntlet on the map Ancient Evil.
Unsinkable (Hard) Hard Gauntlet on the map Voyage of Despair.
Duck and Cover Gauntlet on the map Alpha Omega.
An Ice Day in Hell Gauntlet on the map Tag der Toten.

Challenges[]

Unsinkable[]

All of the round-based Challenges in Unsinkable.

Round Name Description
1 Unsinkable Survive the Round without taking Damage.
2 Well Equipped Kill Zombies with Equipment Only.
3 Shall We Dance? Use Melee Only.
4 Perk Up Survive the Round with At Least One Perk Active.
5 Never Say Lever Use the Essex Model 07 Lever Action Rifle Only.
6 Artifacts of Life Activate the Sentinel Artifact.
7 Shielded Possess the Shield at the End of the Round.
8 Closed for Business All Buys are Disabled.
9 Mystery Shopper Obtain a Weapon From the Mystery Box.
10 Waterlogged Defend the Cargo Hold While Flooded.
11 Door Man Open all Doors in the Map.
12 Crawling With Zombies Survive a Wave of Crawling Dead.
13 RePackaged Possess a Re-Packed Weapon at the End of the Round.
14 Perk Allergy Complete the Round with Zero Perks.
15 Pooped Defend the Poop Deck.
16 Lever Again Use the Lever Action Rifle Only.
17 Head Games Kill Zombies with Headshots Only.
18 Powerless Avoid All Powerups.
19 Missing the Point(s) Damage to Players Causes Points Drain.
20 Engine Room Rumble Survive a Stoker Onslaught in the Engine Room.
21 Level Headed Every Player Must Possess a Level 3 Special Weapon.
22 Cat Fight Kill Catalyst Zombies using the corresponding reactive AAT.
23 Press Start Reset To Your Starting Weapon.
24 Unhealthy Replenish Health Drain with Zombie Kills.
25 Fore! Defend the Forecastle with No Special Weapons.
26 Fast Times Complete the Round Before the Timer Runs Out.
27 Better Late Than Lever Use the Essex Model 07 Lever Action Rifle Only.
28 H.eads U.p D.eactivated No HUD.
29 Unpacked Pack-A-Punch Weapons are Disabled.
30 The Grand Finale! Clear the Grand Staircase!

Veni, Vidi, Zombie![]

All of the round-based Challenges in Veni, Vidi, Zombie!

Round Name Description
1 What's the Point Taking Any Damage Drains All of Your Points.
2 Speed Demons Survive an Onslaught of Sprinters.
3 Straight Shooter Missed Shots hurt.
4 Ride Shotgun Use the MOG 12 Shotgun Only.
5 Shielded Possess the Shield at the End of the Round.
6 Open Sesame Open All Doors.
7 By The Horns Shield Attacks Only.
8 Creeper Weapons and Elixirs are only usable while crouched.
9 IX Lives Sacrifice 9 Gladiators on the dais/podium.
10 Temple of Gloom Defend the Temple.
11 Shoot From the Hip Hip Fire Only.
12 Slowpoke Sprinting is Disabled.
13 Pack It In Pack-a-Punch Two Different Weapons during the Round.
14 Board to Death Earn 1000 Points from Boarding Openings.
15 When in Rome Defend the Bath House.
16 Perks of the Job Complete the Round with 3 Active Perks.
17 Shotgun Wedding Use the MOG 12 Shotgun Only.
18 Heads Up Kill Zombies with Headshots Only.
19 IX Minutes of Hell Survive for Nine Minutes.
20 Coliseum Carnage Defend the Arena.
21 You Made Your Point(s) Damage to You Causes Points Drain.
22 Packing Heat Possess 2 Fully-Packed Weapons at the End of the Round.
23 Easy, Tiger Survive the Tiger Offensive.
24 Feeling Trapped Kill Zombies with Traps.
25 Into the Pit Defend the Pit.
26 Weapon Roulette Your Guns Randomly Swap, and All Buys Are Disabled.
27 Give It Your Best Shot(gun) Use the MOG 12 Shotgun Only.
28 Perk-o-Late End the Round will all 4 Perks.
29 The Whole IX Yards Reach Each of the Destinations in Time.
30 ... in the Room Defeat the Elephant.

Death-Con Five[]

All of the round-based Challenges in Death-Con Five.

Round Name Description
1 Share the Health Kill enemies to regenerate depleting health.
2 Slippery Players can only attack while sliding.
3 Flag Protocol Players can only attack when standing next to a flagpole.
4 Bursting With Excitement Players can only use the RK 7 Garrison pistol.
5 Tower Defense Walking, running, or sprinting causes damage.
6 Power Trip Activate the power before the end of this Hellhound round.
7 Eat and Run All enemies are sprinting.
8 Special Forces Kill 10 enemies with a Special Weapon this round.
9 Brittle Complete the round with a limited number of hits across all players.
10 You've Been Served Defend the Server Room.
11 High Gas Prices Nova 6 Crawler gas causes point drain.
12 Down the Rabbit Hole Use 10 unique teleporters during this round.
13 Bear a Grudge Hunt down and open the Mystery Box 6 times this round.
14 No Gen No health regeneration.
15 Whole Hog Defend the Porcine Research Lab.
16 Bursting With Fear Players can only use the RK 7 Garrison pistol.
17 Walled In Make 5 unique wall buys.
18 Shock and Awe Get 55 trap kills and survive for 5:55.
19 Teleporter Tango Teleport before your timer runs out or you start taking damage.
20 Time to Panic Defend the Panic Room during this Nova 6 Crawler round.
21 Anywhere but WTF? Players randomly teleport, complete the round under the time limit.
22 Make It Rain Take damage while you have over 5000 points.
23 CQZ Zombies can only be damaged in close quarters.
24 Double Trouble Enemies do double damage.
25 Conference Call Defend the Conference Room and Hallways.
26 On the Clock Complete the round before the timer expires.
27 Bursting Your Bubble Players can only use the RK 7 Garrison pistol.
28 Out of Order Teleporters and elevators are disabled.
29 Nothing Special Special Weapons are disabled.
30 Doom Lake Defend Groom Lake.nt.

Hellcatraz[]

Super Blood Wolf Moon[]

Labours of Hercules[]

Duck and Cover[]

An Ice Day in Hell[]

Rewards[]

Unsinkable[]

There are four rewards for Unsinkable, including three milestone Calling Cards and a Sticker.

Calling Cards[]

Name Reward Description
Unsinkable Bronze Gauntlet Unsinkable CallingCard Bronze BO4 Acquire a Bronze Medal in Unsinkable Gauntlet by reaching Round 10 for the first time.
Unsinkable Silver Gauntlet Unsinkable CallingCard Silver BO4 Acquire a Silver Medal in Unsinkable Gauntlet by reaching Round 20 for the first time.
Unsinkable Gold Gauntlet Unsinkable CallingCard Gold BO4 Acquire a Gold Medal in Unsinkable Gauntlet by reaching Round 30 for the first time.

Sticker[]

Name Reward Description
Unsinkable Sticker Gauntlet Unsinkable Sticker BO4 Awarded after completing all 30 rounds in the Unsinkable Gauntlet with no strikes.

Veni, Vidi, Zombies![]

There are four rewards for Veni, Vidi, Zombies!, including three milestone Calling Cards and a Sticker.

Calling Cards[]

Name Reward Description
Veni, Vidi, Zombies! Bronze Gauntlet VeniVidiZombies CallingCard Bronze BO4 Acquire a Bronze Medal in Veni, Vidi, Zombies! Gauntlet by reaching Round 10 for the first time.
Veni, Vidi, Zombies! Silver Gauntlet VeniVidiZombies CallingCard Silver BO4 Acquire a Silver Medal in Veni, Vidi, Zombies! Gauntlet by reaching Round 20 for the first time.
Veni, Vidi, Zombies! Gold Gauntlet VeniVidiZombies CallingCard Gold BO4 Acquire a Gold Medal in Veni, Vidi, Zombies! Gauntlet by reaching Round 30 for the first time.

Sticker[]

Name Reward Description
Veni, Vidi, Zombies! Sticker Gauntlet VeniVidiZombies Sticker BO4 Awarded after completing all 30 rounds in the Veni, Vidi, Zombies! Gauntlet with no strikes.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Gauntlet's release date, 1/15/19, is a reference to Element 115.
  • Unsinkable refers to how ships of the 1900s were often touted as Unsinkable, prior to the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
  • Veni, Vidi, Zombies! is a reference to the Latin phrase "Veni, Vidi, Vici" meaning "I came; I saw; I conquered", commonly attributed to Julius Ceasar.
  • Hellcatraz refers to the in-development name for Mob of the Dead.[1]
  • Super Blood Wolf Moon refers to the rare Lunar phenomena of the same name, in which the Moon takes a reddish-hue thanks to a complete lunar eclipse.
  • Labours of Hercules refers to the Twelve Labours that Hercules underwent as penance to the gods in Greek Mythology.
  • Duck and Cover refers to a safety drill regarding self-protection during a nuclear attack commonly practiced during the Cold War.
  • An Ice Day In Hell is a reference to the term "a cold day in hell", which refers to the hypothetical date of an improbable event.

References[]

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