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Updated: September 22, 2025

Water Catalyst

First Appeared In

Voyage of Despair

Speed

Medium

Description

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

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.

Zombie Buff

Range: Short

Buffs nearby regular zombies, making them deal more damage, faster, and become more resistant to damage.

Spawn Behavior

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

Combat Strategy

Water Catalysts are the least aggressive of the four catalyst variants since they mainly aim to buff the zombies around them and stay alive; however, they tend to get more aggressive near the end of the round. This means to deal with these enemies, you are going to have to hunt them down and take them out. Their blue glow appearance makes them easy to spot, allowing you to easily find and eliminate these enemies.

SpecialVoyage of Despair

Poison Catalyst

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

Previous Zombie

SpecialVoyage of Despair

Lightning Catalyst

Lightning Catalysts are one of four variants of Catalyst zombies, originating from the map Voyage of Despair with similarities to the Shrieker Zombie.