Special
Plaguehound
Plaguehound image
First Appeared In
Die Maschine
Speed
Fast

Description

The Plaguehound is a variant of the Hellhound originating on the map Die Maschine in Black Ops: Cold War, being heavily mutated with Nova 6 Gas compared to hellhounds.

Map Appearances

Die Maschine
Forsaken

Game Appearances

Black Ops Cold War

Weak Points

Head

Elemental Weaknesses

Attacks

Bite

Range: Short
A quick chomp when within melee range of the targeted player.

Lunge

Range: Medium
Quickly jumps towards the targeted player when outside of melee range, biting the player if hit by the lunge.

Nova Gas

Range: Short
Releases Nova 6 gas when killed damaging and disorienting players within the radius.

Spawn Behavior

Plaguehounds spawn during the special round on Die Maschine and Forsaken, while also spawning in with normal zombies in the later rounds.

Combat Strategy

Plaguehounds, similar to Hellhounds, are fast, agile enemies. However, they do not have a lot of health and can be easily taken out in a few shots, especially with a strong weapon like a shotgun. Unlike Hellhounds, these enemies release toxic gas when killed, similar to the Nova-6 Crawler, which you should avoid; therefore, it's best to keep moving when fighting these enemies, taking them out at a distance and steering clear of their toxic gas.