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Main Quest · Ancient Evil

Greek Tragedy

Ancient Evil’s main quest — "Greek Tragedy", and the achievement text says finish what was started — runs the Chaos crew through god-statue rituals, sundial ciphers and an amphitheater marksman game to open a portal to Mount Olympus, where the Undead Warlord is revealed as Perseus, the demigod corrupted by the trial he forced the Oracle to run. Two boss phases later the Oracle is free — and the ending reveals her as Medusa, leaves Scarlett comatose and two of the crew marked by the Order, on a cliffhanger the Chaos story never got to resolve.

Difficulty: ExpertSolo availableSpoilers: high
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Spoiler warning

This walkthrough reveals the map's finale. Continue only if you want to know how it ends.

Preparation

Before you start

Prerequisites

  • • Pack-a-Punch unlocked (Sentinel Artifact, Pegasus, both eagles freed)
  • • All four Hands at Redeemed tier — Charon, Gaia, Hemera and Ouranos each play a step
  • • The Eternal Flame lit, via Trials and Apollo’s Will

Walkthrough

Step by step

  1. 01

    Light the Eternal Flame

    Complete Trials and ignite the three oil spills with Apollo’s Will — the map’s rituals wake with the flame.

  2. 02

    Serve the gods

    Work the statue rituals in turn: Charon’s beams at the Zeus statue, Gaia’s symbols at Danu for the golden pole, Hemera’s light at Ra for the Scepter, and the rotating cogs of the Stoa.

  3. 03

    The sundial and the show

    Solve the sundial with an electric Catalyst kill, then win the amphitheater’s four-color sharpshooter game — one round per Hand.

  4. 04

    Aim the ballista

    Open the symbol door and fire the Pegasus Strike sequence at the great Python — the portal to Olympus opens at the Center of the World.

  5. 05

    Pegasus

    Phase one: shoot the corrupted Pegasus out of the sky and wound it with Specialist Weapons — Perseus’s flaming spears recharge your gauge if you catch them.

  6. 06

    Perseus

    Phase two: Chaos storms drive the fight to the Columns, Perseus absorbs his steed and comes in person. His fall drops the key that ends the map — and begins the real tragedy.

Following along in-game? Switch to Guided Mode for one step at a time on a screen you can read at arm's length.

References

  1. 1.Ancient Evil — Call of Duty Wiki — Call of Duty Wiki (Fandom). callofduty.fandom.com · accessed Jul 22, 2026Community-verifiedcorroborate

Last reviewed Jul 15, 2026. Spotted an error? Suggest a correction.