Event title.
- "Earn Essence in Haunted Havoc to climb the Leaderboard and earn rewards."
- — Event Description
The Death Pit was an event featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies available between October 16th and October 23rd, 2025.
Overview[]
Taking place exclusively in the Zombies mode, players were tasked with collecting Zombies Essence in the Haunted Havoc game mode, to climb a leaderboard, comparing their performance with other players and earning GobbleGums.
Upon playing and finishing a match during the event, players were placed in a leaderboard with 29 other randomly selected players. Specific placements in the leaderboard are guaranteed higher-end rewards, with each position after earning all the previous rewards. Rewards were granted after the event finished, based on the players' final placement.
Challenges[]
| GobbleGum | Image | Essence Collected |
|---|---|---|
| Cache Back Rare |
|
50k Essence |
| Arsenal Accelerator Rare |
|
100k Essence |
| Power Keg Rare |
|
200k Essence |
| Exit Strategy Epic |
|
300k Essence |
Placement Rewards[]
| Reward | Image | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| Temporal Gift Rare Anywhere But Here Rare |
  |
Top 30 |
| Dead Drop Epic Kill Joy Rare |
  |
Top 25 |
| Soda Fountain Epic Who's Keeping Score? Epic |
  |
Top 20 |
| Modified Chaos Legendary Phoenix Up Legendary |
  |
Top 15 |
| The Death Pit: Top 10 Epic Crate Power Legendary |
  |
Top 10 |
| The Death Pit: Top 5 Epic Wonderbar! Ultra |
  |
Top 5 |
| The Death Pit: Top 3 Epic Time Out Ultra |
  |
Top 3 |
| The Death Pit: Champion Legendary Perkaholic Ultra |
  |
1st Place |
Gallery[]
Overview.