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★ S6 New Guns: DTIR 30-06 | Kastov LSW
☆ S5 Reloaded Dark Aether Keys and Locations
★ Mr. Peeks | Drum | Locked Diary | Giraffe Toy
☆ Final MWZ Story Mission: Ascension Walkthrough
★ Zombies Map | Dark Aether Interactive Map
☆ Rarity vs Pack-a-Punch Damage Chart
This is a Dark Aether Easter Egg guide on how to get all keys in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) Zombies. Learn how to get all Season 5, 3, 2, and 1 Dark Aether Easter Eggs, how to use and upgrade all the keys to gold, and more.
| Dark Aether Rift Related Guides | |
|---|---|
| Dark Aether Rift Locations | Dark Aether Rift Keys |
List of Contents
| Pedestal Keys | How to Get |
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| Mr. Peeks | In Reward Rift after defeating The Entity at the end of the Ascension story mission. |
| Echo of Drum | Go to the canal in Tile G5 of the Red Zone. Spawn a Blood Burner and then follow the white arrows while riding the Blood Burner. |
| Echo of Giraffe Toy | Obtain a Sergeant's Beret, equip it, head to a Mercenary Camp, and perform a stealth execution on any Mercenary. |
| Echo of Locked Diary | Obtained by killing 5 Mimics using an Aether Blade. Loot the key from the reward rift that spawns after the 5th kill. |
With the Ascension Story Mission selected from the main Zombies menu, head over to Tile F5 and go through the portal found inside the the gazebo in the Opal Palace. Make sure you're prepped for a mission before entering. Inside, follow the objectives and defeat The Entity final boss to get Mr. Peeks from the Reward Rift.
Proceed to Tile G5 of the Red Zone and look for a Mr. Peeks stuffed toy pointing at a white arrow near a canal. Spawn a Blood Burner motorcycle and follow the arrows while riding the Blood Burner.
First, obtain a Sergeant's Beret. Equip it, head to a Mercenary Camp, and perform a stealth execution on any Mercenary. Get the Echo of Giraffe Toy from the Reward Rift that appears.
How to Get Echo of Giraffe Toy
To get the Echo of Locked Diary, kill 5 Mimics using an Aether Blade in a single match of MWZ. Loot the Echo of Locked Diary from the reward rift that spawns after the 5th kill.
How to Get Echo of Locked Diary
| Pedestal Keys | How to Get |
|---|---|
| Giraffe Toy | In Reward Rift after completing the Union story mission. |
| Science Journal | Head to the Aether Storm and kill around 50 Zombies until Reward Rift appears. |
| Laptop With Stickers | Head to a Mercenary Camp and kill a Sergeant with a pet dog (Hellhound) until Reward Rift appears. |
| Imaginary Friend Drawing | Head to the main building of Zohoor Ranch with Death Perception active and interact with an object under the bed on the top floor. |
After defeating Taoxia at the end of the Union mission, a Reward Rift will appear containing the very first key to opening the 2nd Dark Aether Rift, the Drum. Exit the Anomaly with this in your inventory to exfil with it.
What to Do With the Giraffe Toy
Kill around 50 zombies inside the Aether Storm to obtain the science journal. A reward rift will show up after killing these zombies and the Science Journal is inside it.
Be sure to upgrade your weapons with Aether Tools and Pack-A-Punch as zombies in the Aether Storm are tougher than normal ones. Also keep in mind that there's no need to defeat the Stormcaller.
The Laptop With Stickers appears in a Reward Rift if you kill the Sergeant of a Mercenary Camp with a pet dog (Hellhound) that was summoned by you or your squadmates.
Pet Hellhounds can be summoned via Doghouses or via the Dog Bone.
How to Get Laptop With Stickers
The Imaginary Friend Drawing can be obtained by interacting with the object under the bed inside the main building of Zohoor Ranch (located at tile I7 of the main Zombies Map).
Keep in mind that you need the Death Perception perk and follow the footprints from the main entrance of the building to successfully interact with the object.
How to Get Imaginary Friend Drawing
| Pedestal Keys | How to Get |
|---|---|
| Drum | In Reward Rift after completing the Countermeasures story mission. |
| Tattered MMA Gloves | Head to the obelisk on the ship in the Countermeasures Story Mission map. Activate the obelisk and perform melee kills on zombies until Reward Rift appears. |
| Perforated Target | Head to the obelisk at tile E3 of Countermeasures Story Mission map. Activate the obelisk and perform headshot kills on zombies until Reward Rift appears. |
| Pristine Mirror | Head to the obelisk at tile I8 of the Countermeasures Story Mission map. Activate the obelisk and kill zombies with the corresponding Ammo Mod denoted by the color of the ring and obelisk. Note that the ring and obelisk will change colors until Reward Rift appears. |
After defeating Krawvir at the end of the Countermeasures mission, a Reward Rift will appear containing the very first key to opening the 2nd Dark Aether Rift, the Drum. Exit the Anomaly with this in your inventory to exfil with it.
The Tattered MMA Gloves can be obtained by interacting with the Obelisk sitting on the deck of a Ship accessible during the Countermeasures mission and clearing the challenge that it will provide.
The challenge would require you to kill a handful of zombies using only your first. Make sure to take the Insta-kill buff that spawns to easily get through the task.
How to Get Tattered MMA Gloves
The Perforated Target can be acquired by clearing the challenge that will begin after interacting with the Obelisk found at tile E3 during the Countermeasures mission. The challenge is to kill zombies with a headshot while staying within the radius of a small circle.
We recommend getting the Deadshot Daquiri perk since this will automatically aim your scope at enemies' heads for an easy headshot.
The Pristine Mirror can be obtained by completing the challenge given by Obelisk found in tile I8 during the Countermeasures mission. For this one, you'd have to kill zombies with Ammo Mods depending on the corresponding element that the Obelisk and the circle around you are showing.
The indications for which Ammo Mods to use are as follows:
| Ammo Mod to Use | Indication |
|---|---|
| Napalm Burst | Ring and Obelisk is on fire |
| Cryo Freeze | Ring is frozen by ice and Obelisk is emitting a blue aura |
| Dead Wire | Ring and Obelisk is discharging lightning |
| Brain Rot | Ring and Obelisk is producing a green smoke |
| Pedestal Keys | How to Get |
|---|---|
| Locked Diary | Complete the Bad Signal Act 4 Mission. |
| Pill Bottle | Shoot a Cyst inside an Aether Nest or Infested Stronghold with Brain Rot ammo until it turns green, and open it to get the key. |
| Surveillance Camera | Destroy a Harvester Orb with Dead Wire ammo. |
| Dog Collar | Spawn a hostile Hellhound at any Doghouse and kill it. |
Click on any of the keys above to jump to its section!
The Locked Diary key can be obtained by completing the Zombies Act 4 mission, Bad Signal. Collect the Locked Diary from the Reward Rift that spawns after you beat the mission boss - Gorm'gant.
Bad Signal Act 4 Mission Walkthrough
To get the Pill Bottle key, equip the Brain Rot Ammo Mod and head over to the nearest Aether Nest or Infested Stronghold on your map.
Shoot any Cyst inside the location using Brain Rot ammo until it turns green. Once the Cyst is green, interact with it to open and collect the Pill Bottle from its remains.
To get the Surveillance Camera key, equip the Dead Wire Ammo Mod and look for any Harvester Orb during your match. Destroy it using Dead Wire ammo and collect the Surveillance Camera from its remains.
How to Get Surveillance Camera Key
To get the Dog Collar key, you will first need to obtain a Molotov as well as a Chunk of Flesh. Take both of these items to any Doghouse on the map and place them inside to spawn a hostile Hellhound. Kill the Hellhound and pick up the Dog Collar from its remains.
Do note that you do not need to collect all keys in a single match. Each key can be collected and extracted, allowing you to regroup and keep the key safe when things get hairy. However, if your squad gets wiped out during a Zombies match while a key is in your inventory, you will lose it.
| Dark Aether Easter Egg Walkthrough |
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| Pedestal Key | How to Upgrade |
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| Season 5 Keys | |
| Echo of Drum | Go to the Shorok Opera House near Tile F7. Climb the tower of the opera house and offer your Unattuned Relic (drum) to the burnt corpse to start the challenge. Zombies with elemental auras will start spawning, requiring you to use all 4 ammo mods to kill them (depending on their aura). Once a certain number has been killed, claim the upgraded key from the Reward Rift that spawns. |
| Echo of Locked Diary | Go to the Eagle Statue in Tile D2 of the Yellow Zone. Climb its hollow center and offer your Unattuned Relic (Locked Diary) to the corpse to start the challnege. Use the PHD Flopper the corpse drops, then go into the Gold Rift to teleport to a cooling tower in Popov Power. Dolphin Dive off of the south east side of the tower and land on or near the blue crate with an eagle symbol to get the Gold Echo of Locked Diary. |
| Echo of Giraffe Toy | Go to parking lot in Tile F4 of the Red Zone and look for a broken white car with a corpse inside of it. Offer your Unattuned Relic (Giraffe Toy) to the corpse to start the challenge. Defeat the Boss Zombies and mobs that spawn to get the reward rift with the Gold Echo of Giraffe Toy. |
| Season 3 Keys | |
| Imaginary Friend Drawing | Head to the purple triangle at Tile F5. Shoot the 3 runes that appear on side of the buildings. Start the summon on the bridge-like structure in Tile F5. Kill the zombies within the radius until an elite enemy appears, then claim the upgraded key in the Reward Rift. |
| Science Journal | Head to the purple triangle at Tile E4. Shoot the 3 runes that appear on side of the buildings. Start the summon on top of the archway in Tile F4. Kill the zombies within the radius until an elite enemy appears, then claim the upgraded key in the Reward Rift. |
| Laptop With Stickers | Head to the purple triangle at Tile F5. Shoot the 3 runes that appear on side of the buildings. Start the summon on top of the building in Tile F4. Kill the zombies within the radius until an elite enemy appears, then claim the upgraded key in the Reward Rift. |
| Season 2 Keys | |
| Tattered MMA Gloves | Proceed to the Gym found on tile F7 in the Zaravan Suburbs and offer the gloves in the middle of the boxing ring inside. After that, three punching bags will spawn on the right side of the gym. Punch them only once from left to right to set them all on fire. |
| Perforated Target | Proceed to the Shooting Range found on tile H8 in Shahin Manor. Offer the key to the target in the middle to spawn another set of glowing targets. Shoot those to spawn a unique zombie that you'll have to headshot. |
| Pristine Mirror | Go to the Graveyard found on tile I3. Offer the mirror in one of the graves, and it will spawn 3 zombies that you need to kill with different Ammo Mods. You'll find all three Ammo Mods in a lit up tower nearby. |
| Season 1 Keys | |
| Pill Bottle | Enter an Aether Rift with the item in your inventory. Parachute towards a Gold Rift that spawns in the Low Threat Zone and complete the unique Contract found there. |
| Surveillance Camera | Enter an Aether Rift with the item in your inventory. Parachute towards a Gold Rift that spawns in the Medium Threat Zone and complete the unique Contract found there. |
| Dog Collar | Enter an Aether Rift with the item in your inventory. Parachute towards a Gold Rift that spawns in the High Threat Zone and complete the unique Contract found there. |
Before you can use any of the keys, you will first need to upgrade them to Gold rarity. You can upgrade them by completing hidden sets of tasks scattered across Urzikstan.
Once you have all the keys at Gold rarity, head over to their respective Aether Rift locations. There, you would find Pedastals where you can place specific keys to activate the Aether Rift.
After activating the Rift once, you won't need to go through the process of obtaining keys again, and you can now enter the Dark Aether anytime you want.
All Dark Aether Rift Pedestal Locations
Zombies Mode Walkthrough and Guide
| Dark Aether Map Locations | |
|---|---|
| Dark Aether Rift Locations | Dark Aether Easter Eggs: How to Get All Keys |
| Dark Aether Map | Dark Aether Contract Locations |
| Dark Aether Exfil Locations | - |
| Zombies Map Locations | |
| Legacy Fortress | Portals and Codes |
| Mystery Boxes | Perk Machines |
| Locked Vault | Pawn Transmission |
| Strongholds | Buy Station |
| Merc Camps | Deadbolt Turrets |
| Aether Tear | Redeploy Drones |
| Der Wunderfizz | Red Zone |
| Exfil | Gas Station |
| Bunkers | Audio Logs |
| Bosses | Hidden Caches |
| Doghouses | - |
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