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How to Get Aetherium Crystals

Black Ops 6 Aetherium Crystals

This is a guide on how to get Aetherium Crystals in Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (BO6) Zombies. Learn how to get Raw, Refined, and Flawless Aetherium Crystals in Zombies!

How to Get Aetherium Crystals

Method Crystal Type
Complete Terminus Easter Egg Flawless, Raw
(Not Guaranteed but High Chance)
Complete Liberty Falls Easter Egg Refined, Raw
(Not Guaranteed but High Chance)
Melee Liberty Falls Vending Machine (Starting Area) Raw
(Not Guaranteed; Low Chance)
Complete Spores Easter Egg (Terminus) Refined, Raw
(Not Guaranteed)

Complete Main Quest Easter Egg (Both Maps)

BO6 Flawless Aetherium Crystal

The most guaranteed way to get Aetherium Crystals is through completing the Main Quests of either Liberty Falls or Terminus, then selecting Continue afterward. They'll be on the ground at the spawning area.

The Terminus Easter Egg rewards you with Flawless and/or Raw Aetherium Crystals, while the Liberty Falls Easter Egg only rewards you with Refined and/or Raw Aetherium Crystals. Note that it's not guaranteed that you'll get any Aetherium Crystals at all, but they are among the likely rewards for completing Main Quests.

Liberty Falls Vending Machine

BO6 Raw Aetherium Crystal

The vending machine at the ground floor of the motel in the Liberty Falls starting area gives out random loot when you melee it. We've encountered it dropping a Raw Aetherium Crystal.

Spores Easter Egg (Terminus)

Spores Raw Aetherium Crystal

Compelting the Spores Easter Egg on Terminus also gets you either a Raw or Refined Aetherium Crystal. To do this, shoot all the spores on the 3 islands of the Terminus map, then destroy all the spores in the Sea Cave.

Spores Easter Egg Walkthrough

What are Aetherium Crystals?

Instant, Free Pack-a-Punch Upgrade

Aetherium Crystal PaP Damage Upgrade
Flawless Crystal Pack-a-Punch Tier 3
Refined Crystal Pack-a-Punch Tier 2
Raw Crystal Pack-a-Punch Tier 1

Aetherium Crystals give your currently equipped weapon a Pack-a-Punch upgrade without spending Essence. You can use a Flawless Crystal on a gun without Pack-a-Punch to instantly give it Tier 3 damage, without having to go through Tiers 1 and 2.

Note that you can't carry Aetherium Crystals. Whatever weapon you're holding when you interact with it on the ground will be the one that gets the Pack-a-Punch upgrade.

Rarity vs Pack-a-Punch Damage Chart

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