New SMG S6 leveling up on Ashwood Bo7 Zombies

🧟 Black Ops 7 Zombies — Ashwood 👑 Prestige Legend 250 • Level 25 Survival Build 4 🔫 Primary Weapon Setup Ward VMP Main weapon for sustained zombie clearing Prioritize damage, critical damage, magazine capacity, and reload speed Crate Power → use early to chase a high-rarity version Hidden Power → excellent for an early rarity jump M15 Mod 0 Secondary weapon for controlled damage and ammo conservation Use when the Ward VMP needs to be reloaded or you're dealing with tougher enemies. Raygun Ward Keep this as your high-damage emergency option Save it for dense hordes, elite enemies, or situations where you're being overrun. 🍬 GobbleGum / Power Setup GobbleGum Main purpose Reign Drops Multiple power-ups Flavor Hex Temporary boost Wonderbar Wonder Weapon opportunity Nowhere But Here Emergency reposition Near Death Experience Down/revive insurance Newtonian Negation Crowd-control utility Hidden Power Early weapon rarity boost Dead Drop Escape/reset tool Crate Power Upgrade weapon rarity Fully Loaded Ammo sustainability ⭐ Priority Hidden Power → Crate Power → Wonderbar → Reign Drops That gives you a strong early-game foundation while preserving your emergency gums for the later rounds. ⚡ Tactical / Lethal / Melee Tactical: Shock Charge → Excellent for slowing/controlling a push and creating space. Lethal: Semtex → Use for clustered hordes and emergency damage. Ammo Mods 🔥 Wildfire — primary crowd-clear choice 🌑 Shadow Rift — excellent utility against groups ⚡ Dead Wire — useful for controlling electrical/armored threats Melee 🗡️ Katana 🪚 Heck Saw Use the melee weapon primarily as an emergency finisher/escape tool rather than staying in melee range once the horde becomes dense. 🏆 Ashwood Level 25 Game Plan Rounds 1–10 — Build Objective: Get established quickly. Build points/currency. Get your Ward VMP upgraded as early as practical. Use Hidden Power and Crate Power strategically rather than burning everything immediately. Start building your perk/upgrade economy. Save Raygun ammunition whenever possible. Rounds 11–15 — Transition This is where the build should start coming together. Ward VMP = primary M15 Mod 0 = secondary Raygun Ward = panic button / elite damage Use Shock Charges to control spawn lanes rather than throwing them randomly. Rounds 16–20 — High-Density Survival Your biggest priority becomes movement. Don't get trapped in a corner trying to maximize kills. Recommended cycle: Shoot → rotate → reload → Shock Charge → clear → rotate Use Wildfire when the horde density gets high. Use Shadow Rift when you need to break up a dangerous group. Save Nowhere But Here for a genuine emergency. Rounds 21–25 — LEVEL 25 PUSH 🔥 At this point, survival matters more than kill speed. Keep a mental hierarchy: 1. Stay mobile 2. Maintain ammo 3. Keep an escape option 4. Control the horde 5. Kill Don't burn Near Death Experience early. Keep Reign Drops and your strongest emergency tools for the final stretch. 👑 Prestige Legend 250 Strategy For a Prestige Legend 250 grind, I would structure the run around consistency rather than trying to make every round as fast as possible. Your core loadout 🔥 Damage Ward VMP M15 Mod 0 Raygun Ward Wildfire ⚡ Control Shock Charge Shadow Rift Dead Wire 💥 Horde clearing Semtex Reign Drops 🛡️ Survival Nowhere But Here Near Death Experience Newtonian Negation 🎰 Upgrade tools Hidden Power Crate Power Wonderbar Fully Loaded Dead Drop ⭐ Your "Do Not Die" Rule Once you reach Round 20+, stop taking unnecessary risks for kills. If the horde starts closing around you: Shock Charge → rotate → Wildfire → Raygun → reposition If that isn't enough: Nowhere But Here And if the situation is completely collapsing: use your emergency GobbleGum rather than trying to save it. 🔥 Target Ashwood → Level 25 survival → Prestige Legend 250 This is a very strong damage + crowd control + emergency recovery concept. The biggest key is making the Raygun Ward and GobbleGums your safety net, while the Ward VMP handles the majority of normal zombie kills.