How to unlock the Raven Balmung Sword in Black Ops 6 Zombies

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The Raven is quite possibly the hardest to acquire out of all the Wonder Weapon swords. This tool, in particular, requires an artifact and a unique code to unlock. We’re here to show you how to get the Raven Balmung Sword in Black Ops 6 Zombies.

How to get Raven Sword in BO6 Zombies

The Balmung (Raven’s Shadow) Sword allows you to use the powers of the Aetherial abyss, warping nearby enemies. For a quick overview, here’s the steps you need to take to get the Raven Sword in BO6 Zombies:

Get a Stamp
Interact with the Knight with the raven (F1 coordinates)
Go to the Dining Hall area (to the left of the room with the Knights)
Pick up the Antiquity in the Dining Hall (will appear as either a rock, antlers, horn, raven skull, or jaw)
Go to the Tavern’s basement (spawn area) at E6 coordinates
Interact with the circular structure on the wall to place the Raven’s Bastard Sword
Turn the structure’s dials, matching what Antiquity you have (more on this later)
If correct, orbs will spawn out
Guide three orbs to the portal on their ground
Repeat the last step two more times around the Tavern
Return to the basement and interact with the circular structure
Pick up the Raven Sword (Balmung)

Like all the elemental swords, you must get the Bastard Sword from the Knight statues near the Vulture Aid Perk. Make sure to interact with the Raven one.

You could use the sword as is, but this base version won’t really do much for you. Thus, you’ll need to upgrade it by finding the Antiquity.

How to get and use Antiquity in BO6 Zombies

The Antiquity’s exact location will be randomized, but it always spawns in the same room: the Dining Hall (E1 coordinates). If you’re still in the area with the Knights, go inside the room on the left side. Now, you’ll need to look for the Antiquity, which will change forms for each playthrough. It can be a rock, antler, horn, raven skull, or jaw. For my playthrough, I found the rock in the top-right corner of the room. The other locations will vary, but some players have seen one on the bookshelf to the left.

Each item typically has a white dot over it, so if you see something with this in the Dining Hall, it’s probably an Antiquity. To use it, go to the Tavern’s basement near spawn. You can find the entrance on the stairs to the right of the Tavern.

You’ll see a circular structure there that can harness your Raven’s Bastard Sword.

All Raven Sword combinations in BO6 Zombies

Once you’ve placed the sword in the structure, input two correct symbols with a zodiac sign and element on the bottom (where the pointer is). The two symbols you need to enter correlate with the Antiquity you found. This part is pretty confusing, but fortunately, Reddit user ImEasterEgg narrowed down the correct input for almost every artifact. Here’s what they are (the community is still going through this, so there’s a few unknowns):

Horns: Fire + Aries
Raven Skull: Air + Gemini
Rock with Fish: Water + Pisces
Rock with Scorpion: Water + Scorpio
Rock (Unknown design): Air + Sagittarius/Air Libra
Jaw: Fire + Leo
Antlers: Earth + Capricorn/Water + Sagittarius

If you aren’t sure about the element and zodiac sign symbols, use this cheat sheet from Reddit user Bubbly_Parsley_6651:

The Antiquities with the unknown symbols are still being deciphered, and I’ll update this guide to cover all of them. The rocks also have different designs, including scorpions, fish, and other unknowns. As an example, this is the correct combination I got with the rock with a fish:

I’ll see what other Antiquities I can find and put more images of what each looks like. If you’re successful in the Raven Sword combination, a bunch of orbs will start to spawn out.

What to do with the orbs in Raven Sword quest

When you’ve entered a successful Raven Sword combination, lure the three orbs to the portal on the ground. The portal should spawn to the right of the circular structure.

The portal will then close up and move on to the next one. Follow the glowing orb to see where the following target is. It shouldn’t be too far, as it will stick within the radius of the Tavern. For mine, it went to the main bar area upstairs.

Repeat the process of luring three orbs to the portal, and do it again with the final one. The third one will likely appear on the upper floor with the pool table.

With all three portals filled, return to the circular structure in the basement. Interact with it, and the Balmung Wonder Weapon should spawn out.

Claim the Raven Sword to help you accomplish the BO6 Zombies Main Quest for Citadelle Des Morts.

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