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Updated: September 23, 2025

Poison Catalyst

First Appeared In

Voyage of Despair

Speed

Medium

Description

Poison Catalysts are one of four variants of Catalyst zombies, originating from the map Voyage of Despair with a focus on toxic area denial.

Map Appearances

Voyage of DespairIXDead of the NightAncient Evil

Game Appearances

Black Ops 4

Weak Points

Head

Elemental Weaknesses

No elemental weaknesses

Attacks

Melee Swing

Range: Short

Swings at players when within melee range.

Poison Aura

Range: Short

Deals poison damage to players when within close proximity.

Spawn Behavior

Poison Catalysts can start spawning on Round 8 on Chaos-Story maps and will spawn in with normal zombies during the round.

Combat Strategy

Poison Catalysts are the easiest of the four variants to deal with since they tend not to attack directly and instead rely on their poison aura to deal damage. This means they cannot damage the player unless you are in nearby, allowing you to easily take these enemies out by staying out of the aura range.

SpecialVoyage of Despair

Fire Catalyst

Fire Catalysts are one of the four variants of catalyst zombies, originating from the map Voyage of Despair, and appearing similar to the Napalm Zombie from Shangri-La.

Previous Zombie

SpecialVoyage of Despair

Water Catalyst

Water Catalysts are one of four variants of Catalyst zombies, originating from the map Voyage of Despair with a focus on buffing other zombies.