Toxic Growth

Toxic Growth is a Field Upgrade introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies. Toxic Growth when triggered, it will grow toxic vines that damage and halve the speed of any zombies that touch them.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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Toxic Growth
Weapon Class	Field Upgrade
Unlocked	At start
Fire Mode(s)	Single-Use
Maximum Ammunition	1 Charge (Before Tier II upgrade) 2 Charges (After Tier II upgrade) 3 Charges (After Tier IV upgrade)
Used by	Requiem

"Summon a deadly growth of thorns in front of you. Enemies moving through it are slowed by 50% and take toxic damage."

— In-game description

Toxic Growth was added to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War as part of the Season Three update.

Upgrades

Like all Field Upgrades in Zombies, Toxic Growth can be upgraded using Aetherium Crystals.

• Tier I: Double the health of the growth.
• Tier II: Increase the maximum charges to 2.
• Tier III: Double the damage enemies take while moving through the growth.
• Tier IV: Increase the maximum charges to 3.
• Tier V: Enemies killed by the growth explode dealing toxic damage to nearby enemies and slow them by 50% for 3 seconds.

Gallery

Toxic Growth W.A.N.D.

Effect of Toxic Growth.

A Zombie being stunned and damaged by Toxic Growth vines.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

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Toxic Growth
Weapon Class	Field Upgrade
Unlocked	Level 29
Fire Mode(s)	Single-Use
Maximum Ammunition	1 Charge (Base) 2 Charges (Extra Charge Minor Augment)
Used by	"Tank" Dempsey Nikolai Belinski Takeo Masaki Edward Richtofen Grigori Weaver Elizabeth Grey Mackenzie Carver Maya Aguinaldo

"Summon a deadly growth of thorns in front of you."

— In-game description

Toxic Growth returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

Augments

Like all Field Upgrades in Zombies, Toxic Growth 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
	Urticant: Toxic Growth takes up a wider area and enemies that enter the growth continue to be slowed after leaving it.
	Cordyception: The first Normal or Special Enemy to walk into the growth is entangled and charmed, attacking other enemies that enter.
	Pollination: Enemies killed by the growth explode, dealing Toxic damage to nearby enemies and slowing them.
	Zoochory: The first Normal or Special Enemy to walk into the growth becomes the Toxic Growth itself.
Minor Augment
	Ankle Shredder: Enemies moving through the growth are even slower.
	Green Thumb: Significantly increases the Toxic Growth health.
	Extra Charge: Increases Max Charges by one.
	Plant Food: Killing enemies with Toxic Growth has a chance to drop healing fruit.

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Effects of Toxic Growth.