The Necrofluid Gauntlet is the Wonder Weapon featured in Ashes of the Damned, the first Zombies map in Black Ops 7. The Necrofluid Gauntlet looks cool, feels cool to use, and provides you with immense power to conquer the rounds in Zombies, and to help with the easter egg quest. If you want to get the Ashes of the Damned Wonder Weapon for free via the easter egg quest, then we've listed a step-by-step guide below. Without further ado, here's exactly how you can get the Necrofluid Gauntlet Wonder Weapon in Black Ops 7 Zombies:
Things You Need to Do First in Ashes of the Damned (BO7 Zombies)
Ashes of the Damned is an expansive Zombies map in Black Ops 7, so if you want to get the best start possible, see our step-by-step below.
Step 1: Activate the Power Pumps in Vandorn Farm, Blackwater Lake, and Ashwood
The first step to get the Necrofluid Gauntlet involves activating the Power around the map. This needs to be done at three locations, and begins once you open the Server Room inside Janus Towers Plaza, which contains a grate you can melee to get T.E.D.D.'s Head so you can install it onto Ol' Tessie. With Ol' Tessie, drive either west to Blackwater Lake, or east to Vandorn Farm. Each of these locations has a Power Pump, and to turn it on, you must shoot the orange bulbs that have infected the Power Pump, and then flip the Power Switch inside the Cabin and the Barn (in their respective areas).
Once that's done, you can head further down the roads to Ashwood, where you can repeat the Power Pump step by taking the zipline upwards. It's also worth noting that doing the Power Pump at Ashwood allows you to upgrade Ol' Tessie with Pack-a-Punch, which is a handy weapon upgrade for the next steps.
Step 2: Free Klaus from the Ashwood Sheriff's Office
Remain in Ashwood for this step, and head upwards to the Market Square in the east. To the left of the Vulture Aid Perk Machine, you'll find the Ashwood Sheriff's Office, and once you purchase the door with Essence, you'll find Klaus inside. This step involves freeing Klaus, and to begin, you'll have to head back to the Janus Towers Plaza, but be warned, you're about to summon an Elite Enemy known as the Uber Klaus, so come prepared with a good weapon, decent armor, and perhaps even the Napalm Burst Ammo Mod (it's super effective against Uber Klaus and Zursa). Now, head west as if you were going towards Blackwater Lake, and an Uber Klaus will burst free from a crate.
Once you defeat the Uber Klaus, he will drop a Stabilizer Chip, which you can pick up and bring back to the Ashwood Sheriff's Office to place into the terminal. This will start an update for Klaus in which you must then throw 3 to 4 Stun Grenades at his chair, so make sure they actually hit within the cell and don't bounce out. You can get Stun Grenades from any Crafting Table for 250 Salvage each. Afterwards, Klaus will awaken and become an ally that you can command with Up on the D-Pad, or L1, as having him active replaces your Tactical Equipment.
Step 3: Complete the Scan Progress to Get the Aether Barrel
For this step, you'll need to take Klaus to Zarya Cosmodrome, which is found on the southeast road from Ashwood. Within the Zarya Cosmodrome, you can enter the Support Systems room by heading down the stairs opposite the Wisp Tea Perk Machine. Inside the northwest wall, you'll find a locked canister with a computer beside it. Look at the computer screen and command Klaus to approach it, and he will begin to type, which activates a green button.
When you are ready, you can interact with the green button to begin a Scan Progress. You have 60 seconds to stand on the red circle in front of the locked canister, where you must then look up at the scanner camera. You have to stand in the circle and look at the red light, or you will not make Scan Progress. However, zombies will infinitely spawn, Aether Shroud does not work for progress, and getting hit halts progress. So you'll need to use Cymbal Monkeys, Decoys, and fast-firing weapons to get rid of the zombies so you can complete the scan. Failing the step just means you have to try again next round.
Step 4: Deliver the Aether Barrel to Ashwood, Blackwater Lake, and Vandorn Farm
Now that you've unlocked the Aether Barrel, you will want to have Ol' Tessie at the ready. You can pick it up and drive back to Ashwood by heading northeast. Where you completed the Power Pump at the Ashwood Bridge, you can now interact with an empty slot in the center to place the Aether Barrel. Once it's filled, you must immediately pick it up and drive Ol' Tessie to the Blackwater Lake Power Pump and place it in the empty slot. After that's done, drive through Janus Towers Plaza around to Vandorn Farm and place it in the final Power Pump. As soon as the Refined Energy Extraction has completed (simply wait for the bar to fill), you will need to pick the Aether Barrel back up and deliver it to the Kortifex Box within the Cellar, found in the Barn. At Vandorn Farm.
Step 5: Find and Enter the Farm Symbols into the Cellar Box
With the Aether Barrel now at the mysterious cube in the Cellar of the Barn in Vandorn Farm, it's time to head to Janus Towers Plaza. Within this location, you'll find a Jump Pad that can be activated to shoot you back over to Vandorn Farm. On your descent back to the Farm, you'll see three distinct red symbols while in the air. These symbols are located on the Barn roof, Silo roof, and House roof. You must remember the symbols and return to the box in the Cellar. You can interact with each side of the box, and you'll want the unique symbols in your game to appear on each side by interacting with the sides until your symbol appears. When you have the correct symbols on the box, interact with the eye on the back of it to open up and unveil the Necrofluid Gauntlet that you can pick up.
Step 6: Acquire the Necrofluid Gauntlet and Destroy the Green Orbs
Now that you've picked up the Necrofluid Gauntlet, the circle around the box will glow green, and purple-eyed zombies will appear. Around the Cellar, you'll also find green orbs that have appeared, and you will need to use the Necrofluid Gauntlet to destroy them to finally complete this Wonder Weapon quest. You can destroy them by shooting the orbs with R2/RT/Left-Click, and then retract your shots with your reload button. Once all of these orbs have been destroyed, the Necrofluid Gauntlet is yours!
You can upgrade the Necrofluid Gauntlet from Tier 1 to Tier 3 via the Pack-a-Punch.
How to Use the Necrofluid Gauntlet in Black Ops 7 Zombies
The Necrofluid has three attack types that may confuse players, and they are as follows:
- Spike Shot (R2/RT/Left-Click)
- Spike Recall (Square/X/R)
- Claw Attack (R3/V)
The Spike Shot is your primary shoot button, and it can deal a decent chunk of damage to zombies, especially groups. The real game changer is from Spike Recall, as wherever you shoot the Necrofluid Gauntlet, the bullet remains embedded and can be recalled when you reload. This not only pierces through other zombies, but actually overheals you, meaning you can have over 350 HP at any time as long as you're using and reloading the Necrofluid Gauntlet. This weapon also has a Claw Attack, which replaces your weapon butt, but also deals decent damage at a slow swinging speed.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 66 /100 Critics Rec: 34%
- Released
- November 14, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
