How to kill OSCAR easily in Black Ops 7 Zombies Astra Malorum

If you're trying to kill OSCAR quickly then you have a few options. This is a new elite enemy patrolling the latest Black Ops 7 Zombies map and being able to take it down is essential to complete the Astra Malorum zombies Easter egg.

Even if you're not trying to complete the map, OSCAR possesses a unique set of elite enemy abilities, which can make things particularly challenging if your paths cross. So having some knowledge on how to fight it can be useful.

Ultimately, have two choices for how to deal with this new addition – sneak around while trying to avoid it, or take it head one and kill OSCAR in BO7 Zombies! As I mentioned the second option is more interesting, and required to complete the Easter egg (it will earn you a Shiny Trinket you can use to release a friendly Ravager you'll find hidden around the map). But this obviously comes with increased risk as this robotic foe won't go down without a fight. For the best chance of success, here's how to kill OSCAR in Black Ops 7 Zombies.

What ammo mods is OSCAR weak against?

The bad news is that OSCAR isn’t weak to any of Black Ops 7 Zombies elemental ammo mods. To make things harder, while his HP bar isn’t huge, he constantly spawns UFO-like drones that give him a shield that grants immunity to all damage until they’re all destroyed.

The UFO drones, however, are weak to Brain Rot. You can also shoot them down with any other ammo, or just regular bullets, but it’ll take longer. When you’re surrounded by zombies and OSCAR is right behind you, taking the drones down fast quickly becomes a priority so try and grab the Brain Rot ammo mod quick in Black Ops 7.

How to easily kill OSCAR in Black Ops 7 Zombies

OSCAR is roaming the halls and rocky pathways of Astro Malorum as soon as the match starts and it'll usually become a nuisance sooner rather than later as you explore. The general idea really is that you should avoid OSCAR for the most part, but you can kill it with the right tactics.

To start with, focusing on the UFO drones to leave it exposed will allow you to steadily bring its HP down the old-fashioned way. But with the zombie horde to worry about that's a lot to juggle. Moreover, not only do its laser attacks hit hard, it's also able to buff zombies near it to run faster and hit harder.

So OSCAR is tough to kill and makes the conditions around him tough as well. That means the best way to kill it is to actually avoid it at first, at least until you’ve got enough points to activate traps.

There are plenty of traps scattered around the map, but you still need to get OSCAR to follow you so you can lure it into the damage. I’ve found the Apogee Annihilator to be the fastest way to kill OSCAR in Astra Malorum. This trap can be found right along one of the rocky exterior paths that come out of the observatory. It’s hard to miss, so memorize where it’s located as you look for OSCAR and bait it into following you there.

Once OSCAR is almost on top of the Apogee Annihilator trap, pay 1,500 essence points to activate its Astronomer Rockets bombardment, which rains explosives all over the surrounding area. Keep it close to the trap, and you can take it down in one go. At worst, you’ll have taken a good chunk of its HP bar out, and you can then repeat the process or finish the job with bullets although those UFOs will be annoying to deal with without the help of traps.

Killing OSCAR will grant you a bunch of resources and XP, as well as completing an associated challenge. It will also drop a Shiny Trinket tactical - pick it up and keep a look out for a green eyed ravager hiding in barricaded off areas (which appears as a white dot out of bounds on the mini map). Feed the Shiny Trinket to the Ravager three times across different rounds/areas, and it'll join you as a cymbal clanging ally.

Removing OSCAR also give you more freedom to explore Astra Malorum for a short while. However, he eventually respawns and starts doing his patrols again, so prepare to repeat this process. Especially if you're trying to complete the Easter egg as you'll need to kill him three times to do that.

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