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The Z-Rex acts as the final boss in Shattered Veil for those brave enough to complete the main easter egg, but the boss fight is no joke. This zombified skeletal remains of a Tyrannosaurus Rex is going to challenge players with its set of attacks and overwhelming army of undead, so players might need a few tips to beat it inBlack Ops 6 Zombies.
The Z-Rex bites, lunging, and even eats players inBlack Ops 6 Zombies, so it’s going to be essential that players know all of its attacks, how to counter them, and how they can deal the most efficient damage with the best Z-Rex loadout so that they can survive to see the nextBlack Ops 6 Zombiesmap.
Best Loadout for the Z-Rex in Shattered Veil
Best Guns, GobbleGums, Field Upgrades, and Scorestreaks to Fight the Z-Rex
Before players even think about entering the boss fight against the Z-Rex, they are going to want to make sure that they’re bringing in the best loadout possible. This means knowing what to bring interms of weapons, perks, field upgrades, scorestreaks, and even gobblegums. To start, let’s talk about weapons.
For the primary weapon, players should always use the Ray Gun Mark 2, and they are always going to want to have the Pack-a-Punch Tier 3 upgrade due to its incredible damage output against the Z-Rex and other zombies that spawn. While the Ray Gun Mark 2 has three upgrade variants, it’sadvised to takethe Ray Gun Mark 2-Wfound in the Supply Depot for its wraithfire ammo type and the fact that it has the most ammo and fires fully automatic shots. The Ray Gun Mark 2-W will be the main weapon used to kill the Z-Rex, so for a secondary, bring what feels comfortable. For clearing out zombies, it could be a good idea to use the dual-wielded Sally & Forth from the Pack-a-Punched GS45s, or evena Wunderwaffe DG-2for how it can stop and instantly kill zombies hit by it.
The next most important aspect for fighting the Z-Rex is the Field Upgrade.Players will want to use Aether Shroud, as this provides a lengthy amount of time where the Z-Rex and the zombies will ignore players once activated, thus providing players time to heal themselves and shoot the Z-Rex. It’s essential to use the Minor Augment, Extra Charge, as it allows players to have 2 uses before needing to charge them up again. The Major Augment doesn’t matter too much, but Burst Dash is good for solo players as it allows them to dash forward, but Group Shroud is also good as it cloaks nearby allies.
Before entering the boss fight, players will also want tobring in a Scorestreak, but not just any of them. Thebest Scorestreak to use against the Z-Rex is the Chopper Gunner, and this can be purchased from any Crafting Table for 2,500 Salvage once they reach Level 45. Alternatively, it can be earned randomly through killing the Elder Disciples. With leftover Salvage, feel free to purchase Stims (250 Salvage at Level 30) for rapid surges of healingor Cymbal Monkeys(1,000 Salvage at Level 18) to distract zombies, but the Z-Rex isn’t interested in the Cymbal Monkey.
For Perk-a-Colas, players are going to want to wait until Round 25 to purchase all of them from the Der Wunderfizz, but the main important ones to have are going to be Jugger-Nog for extra health, Speed Cola to reload fast, Quick Revive to heal fast, Double Tap to shoot faster, PhD Flopper for faster sliding, Stamin-Up for faster sprinting, and Deadshot Daiquiri for easier headshots.
Lastly, players can take 3 GobbleGums into the fight. Considering these are unlocked at random, and can be purchased via microtransactions, these will not be essential for the fight, but the right ones certainly can help. We beat the Z-Rex using the Rare GobbleGum calledPower Keg, which spawns a Full Power power-up so players can get an Aether Shroud charge back. It’s also a good idea to useSupport Group, a Legendary GobbleGum that provides an ARC-XD, Mangler Cannon, Sentry Gun, and Mutant Injection, these can be used after the Chopper Gunner to extend life and deal damage. Lastly,Idle Eyesis a great Legendary GobbleGum for making all zombies ignore the player for 30 seconds, but this doesn’t work on the Z-Rex.
GS45s (Tier 3 Pack-a-Punch)
Tier 3 (3 plates)
How to Beat the Z-Rex in Shattered Veil
The Z-Rex has four phases, and each phase will introduce a new method of attacking players. As such, we thought it best to give useful tips phase-by-phase so players know what to expect when they deal enough damage.
Richtofen will provide support during the boss fight, often throwing ammo, armor plates, and even Self-Revive Kits into the arena.
Z-Rex Phase One
In the first phase of the Z-Rex, the great monster stomps around the open arena. To fight the Z-Rex, players are going to want tomove between the large rocks so that the Z-Rex has a harder time turning, which slows it down.Players will also want to keep an eye out for its stomach, as Toxic Zombies will often be eaten by the Z-Rex and will remain inside its ribs for players to shoot.Shooting the Toxic Zombies within the Z-Rex’s ribs will do the most damage, as it’s a powerful critical hit each time. If the Z-Rex hasn’t consumed any zombies,shoot its glowing eyes for other critical hits. Once the players deal around 25% of damage, the Z-Rex will jump out of the arena, and players will be forced to kill a wave of zombies. Simply horde them up and shoot them when they’re at a decent distance, and attempt to get headshots for the extra essence so you can spend it on ammo from the Ammo Resupply crates in the arena.
Z-Rex Phase Two
The second phase of the Z-Rex boss fight plays a lot like the first, except theZ-Rex can now do a jump attack where it lands on players. It’s hard to predict when the Z-Rex is going to jump without looking right at it, so just try to maintain distance at all times andavoid the green pools of gas on the floor, as they will deal damage and slow players down. If players are caught in the green gas, use an Aether Shroud to avoid the Z-Rex catching up and continue to damage it with the Ray Gun Mark 2-W. At around 50% HP, the Z-Rex will once again jump out of the arena, and players will be able to fight normal zombies to build essence to purchase ammo.
Z-Rex Phase Three
The third phase is where the challenge kicks up a notch, asthe Z-Rex will be more aggressivein its pursuit of players. The arena will also be filled with more gas puddles to slow players down, so try to avoid them and clear a path with the Ray Gun Mark 2-W so that players can outrun the Z-Rex. In this phase, distance to the Z-Rex is key, and if it starts charging, slide between the large rocks to slow it down. This phase ends when the Z-Rex has around 25% of its health left.
Z-Rex Phase Four
The fourth phase is the Z-Rex at its most deadly, and as such, players must always be on the move so that they can run away from its attacks and unrelenting bites.The Z-Rex will constantly charge at players trying to bite them, which deals a lot of damage. As such, use an Aether Shroud when it gets too close, andtry to save the Chopper Gunner for the fourth and final phase, as the Chopper Gunner will absolutely decimate the remaining health of the Z-Rex, especially if players keep continuous fire on its glowing eyes.If players do go into the downed state in phase four, try and hold off from using the Self-Revive Kit and instead shoot the Z-Rexto deal as much damage as possible before reviving.
