Black Ops 7 Cursed Mode All Tier 1 Relics Guide | How To Unlock Them?
Posted: Dec 15, 2025 Views: 39
While Call of Duty Black Ops 7 hasn't received overwhelmingly positive reviews, it must be acknowledged that it does bring some appealing new gameplay features compared to its predecessors, such as Cursed Mode.
This mode is part of the entire Zombies mode, and its novelty and challenge lie in the fact that you only have a Jager 45 pistol as your weapon at the start.
You then need to complete various trials to find hidden relics that serve as new gear or buffs, helping you complete the remaining trials to unlock the final reward.
Below, we will introduce the entire relic system and provide a detailed guide on how to unlock all Tier 1 relics.

How To Unlock The Relic System?
First, you need to know that the entire Cursed mode includes three tiers, from lowest to highest: Tier 1 Grim, Tier 2 Sinister, and Tier 3 Wicked. Each tier has three relics waiting to be found.
Next, you need to complete Ashes of the Damned main quest at least once in standard mode to begin unlocking and using the relics. Here are all the relics and their tiers:
- Tier 1: Lawyer's Pen
- Tier 1: Dragon Wings
- Tier 1: Teddy Bear
- Tier 2: Vril Sphere
- Tier 2: Pending
- Tier 2: Focusing Stone
- Tier 3: Bus
- Tier 3: Dragon
- Tier 3: Blood Vials
You must unlock all Tier 1 relics and at least two Tier 2 relics to start unlocking Tier 3 relics. To obtain Zombies mode camo, you need to unlock and use the corresponding relic to complete a Zombies mode game.
How To Find Lawyer's Pen?
After completing 20 rounds in Zombies mode in any way, you can begin searching for Tier 1 relic, Lawyer's Pen. Before you start, remember to obtain a napalm grenade or Molotov cocktail and equip it to your weapon; you will need it for the following steps.
- Step 1: Travel from Ashwood to Blackwater Lake. Lost Cabins will appear on the left side of the road.
- Step 2: Throw any item to attract the attention of nearby zombies, then enter the cabin and find the first candle on the dressing table.
- Step 3: Return to Ashwood and find the second candle behind Jugger-nog vending machine on the first floor of Rusty Rabbit bar on the west side of town.
- Step 4: Travel to Vandorn Farm and find the third candle on the nightstand in the upstairs bedroom.
- Step 5: Light all the candles, then go downstairs at Vandorn Farm to redeem a Brain Rot upgrade.
- Step 6: Find a green portal on the west side of the farm and interact with it to enter another dimension.
- Step 7: Defeat all enemies and survive four waves of attacks in Grim Trial in this dimension to unlock Lawyer's Pen.
Carrying items like Molotov cocktails is necessary because only they can hit and light the candles in this trial, while Brain Rot upgrade causes Shock Mimic zombies in Grim Trial to attack each other, reducing your combat pressure.
How To Find Dragon Wings?
The only prerequisite for unlocking this relic is to complete 20 rounds of Zombies mode, then return to Vandorn Farm, turn on the power, and from the farm, hit the following three portals in one time to travel to Janus Towers Plaza:
- 1. The central power line tower on the left side of the plaza
- 2. The center of the Janus Towers building
- 3. Near the wreckage on the right side of the plaza
Afterward, you will successfully land on the plaza. Then return to the north of Vandorn Farm to find the green portal belonging to Dragon Wings, enter it, and complete the trial to obtain the relic.
How To Find Teddy Bear?
The prerequisite for finding this relic is to complete 20 rounds of combat and unlock Aether Shroud Field Upgrade and Necrofluid Gauntlet.
Then you need to activate Aether Shroud Field Upgrade to make attacking teddy bears appear throughout the map. Equip Necrofluid Gauntlet and kill all 10 of them. You can determine their locations by their names:
- Janus Towers Teddy Bear
- Blackwater Lake Teddy Bear
- Lost Cabins Teddy Bear
- Ashwood Church Teddy Bear
- Ashwood Rabbit Alley Teddy Bear
- Grounded Ship Teddy Bear
- Vandorn Farm Teddy Bear
- Zarya Cosmodrome Teddy Bear
- Zarya Cosmodrome Support Systems Teddy Bear
- Exit 115 Teddy Bear
After completing this part of the challenge, return to Vandorn Farm again, find and enter the new green portal on the wall to the left outside the garage to unlock this trial.
This challenge also has four rounds of combat, with the first and third rounds featuring regular zombies, and the second and fourth rounds featuring respawning special enemies.
After defeating all enemies and completing the battle, you will unlock the third Tier 1 relic, Teddy Bear.
During combat, the two weapons you unlocked earlier will prioritize consuming essence when firing, before using bullets. Essence can also be used to exchange armor or ammunition.
After unlocking all three Tier 1 relics, you can activate them to begin farming for Tier 2 relics and utilize their effects to more easily handle subsequent battles.
This concludes the introduction to the relic system and how to unlock Tier 1 relics. If you haven't started collecting them yet, this guide will be helpful!
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