Powerful Perks Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bandolier Bandit

When acquired, the player will receive either two extra clips or twenty extra rounds of ammunition, whichever results in a greater quantity received. If chosen as a Modifier, the player will gradually reload any weapon which is not actively being equipped - a fairly worthless Modifier at the end of the day.

Answer: Blaze Phase

This maneuver deals infinite damage to zombies and Vermin class enemies, while it will reliably stagger mini-bosses and Heavy class enemies. When equipped as a Modifier, the dash length will become infinite, and the dash will only be halted when the user collides with a surface such as a wall.

Answer: Blood Wolf Bite

When killing seven zombies within five seconds or less, this perk will activate. It spawns a wolf companion named Luna who deals infinite damage to zombies and Vermin class enemies. If this perk is chosen as a Modifier, Luna will now have a chance to spawn drops which slightly regenerate Specialist Equipment, give the player ten points, or a tiny amount of ammo for their equipped gun.

Answer: Deadshot Dealer

A Blightfather's weak spot is the sac on the back of its body, so Deadshot Dealer will aim-assist weapons at this sac. For every other enemy, their weak spot is the head, so Deadshot Dealer will instead aim assist here. If using a sniper rifle or any weapon with a scope, this perk will also make it slightly easier to line up a long range shot by reducing the idle weapon sway. If chosen as a Modifier, the player will begin to earn a damage boost which progressively gains if they're able to chain headshot kills together, essentially letting them snowball their damage output if they're able to lock in, which this perk helps them do.

Answer: Death Perception

If inviting your uninitiated spouse or friend to join you for a game, you may have them equip this perk. Otherwise, it does gain some actual value if chosen as a player's Modifier, as this will now let the player deal more damage to mini boss enemies if they strike their weak spot.

Answer: Dying Wish

The single most iconic, memorable perk in this entire game, Dying Wish is the ultimate contingency plan for players of all skill levels, in all contexts. The one nasty downside to this perk is that, when its effects proc, it undergoes a cooldown and this cooldown progressively increases the more times the player activates its effect.

When chosen as a Modifier, the player will be restored to full health when the Berserk effect activates, instead of be left at 1 HP.

Answer: Electric Burst

Any zombies or Heavy class enemies hit by this will be stunned. Vermin class enemies react slightly differently and in inconsistent ways. Nova 6 Crawlers can be killed by this, while Tigers on IX and Nosferatus on Dead of the Night will be merely stunned like regular zombies. Sadly, it does absolutely nothing to mini-bosses, so players should not expect any protection from them.

When equipped as a Modifier, the electric shield grants a temporary buff to the player's next melee attack which, if executed, will then grant a temporary buff to the player's damage output on their currently equipped gun.

Answer: Ethereal Razor

This is an amalgamation of a number of different small mechanics or effects in the game, rolled into one perk. The melee damage output is basically the same as if equipping a gun with an underbarrelled melee weapon and the melee AoE basically becomes akin to using a shield. If used as a Modifier, Ethereal Razor basically gets the same effect as the Sword Flay Elixir; it deals infinite damage to zombies and a lot more damage to anything else.

Answer: Mule Kick

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and Mule Kick embodies that concept as a perk that didn't change one single time in the first three iterations of "Black Ops", so it unsurprisingly didn't change in this game either. It simply lets the player take on a third weapon. If chosen as a Modifier, this third weapon, which would ordinarily be lost if Mule Kick is lost, will be regained if the player reacquires Mule Kick.

Answer: PHD Slider

This is the perk of choice if the player intends to use either the King & Country or the Helion Salvo, as these are powerful weapons with the nasty downside of constantly exposing the player to self-inflicted explosive damage. When set as a Modifier, the player's slide distance will be enhanced and they will gain immunity to trap damage while sliding.

Answer: Quick Revive

This was actually the first game since "World at War" in which Quick Revive was not tied to the player's ability to revive themselves if they go down in a solo game. If equipped as a Modifier, the player will heal themselves to full immediately once they revive an ally, and both the reviver and revived temporarily gain enormous bursts of speed upon the reviving being completed, letting them both quickly disperse from the area at full health.

Answer: Stamin-Up

Similarly to Mule Kick, this all time classic did not change one bit, from its debut in "Black Ops 1" to its appearance in the next two games, up to this one. If equipped as a Modifier, the player will now be able to sprint permanently, essentially having unlimited stamina.

Answer: Stone Cold Stronghold

This perk is fantastic for camping, and shines particularly bright when going for the Easter Egg Main Quest on Classified. Since camping is pretty niche apart from this objective however, it is not consistently useful. If equipped as a Modifier, the armor and damage output bonuses from this perk are slightly increased.

Answer: Timeslip

Traps and Fast Travel ordinarily have a weirdly high cooldown which Timeslip almost entirely eliminates. If chosen as a Modifier, Timeslip will now also greatly diminish the cooldown on Special Equipment and Elixirs.

Answer: Winter's Wail

This is basically a severely nerfed version of Widow's Wine from "Black Ops 3", carrying over the freeze effects and that's it. Unlike Widow's Wine, Winter's Wail cannot actually deal damage to anything, and the player does not receive enhanced lethal equipment like they did with Widow's Wine. Ordinarily, Widow's Wine stores three charges at max, but if chosen as the Modifier, this capacity increases to four and the frost explosion lingers after taking place for a short while.