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Main Quest · Outbreak

Ravenov Implications

Outbreak’s first main quest runs off the books: Samantha Maxis and Sergei Ravenov pull the strike team into stopping Operatsiya Inversiya — Peck’s Reality Inversion Warheads, supercharged by Tempests, capable of opening Outbreak zones anywhere on Earth. Dead drops, cymbal-monkey statues and microfilm lead into the Ruka silos, two launch keys, and the Legion boss fight — a Tempest entity the size of the weather. The warheads end in the Pacific; Peck’s epilogue, years later, goes looking for them.

Difficulty: HardSolo availableSpoilers: medium
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Preparation

Before you start

Prerequisites

  • • Region 2 or deeper
  • • A charged Essence economy for the silo defenses

Walkthrough

Step by step

  1. 01

    The beacon call

    Assemble the radio and amplifiers and answer Ravenov’s signal.

  2. 02

    The dead drop

    Follow the cymbal-monkey statues to the microfilm and read it by projector.

  3. 03

    Into the silos

    Infiltrate the Ruka missile complex.

  4. 04

    Two keys

    Secure both launch keys — one behind an Aetherium shard hunt, one behind a Dark Aether jellyfish.

  5. 05

    Legion

    Fight the massive Tempest entity across three phases — chest, then the three orbs — and dump the warheads in the Pacific.

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.Zombies Experience Intel — Outbreak (Official) — Call of Duty (Activision / Treyarch). callofduty.com · Feb 22, 2021 · accessed Jul 22, 2026Official
  2. 2.Outbreak (Black Ops Cold War) — 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.