Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War fans checking the in-game store today we’re treated to a surprise of a new melee weapon. In one of the game’s new cosmetic bundles, a wooden stake is purchasable – giving Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War players an advantage if vampires ever emerge in the game.
While the game recently witnessed the addition of a classy clown skin for Baker, players will need to have even more COD points if they want to avail the wooden stake melee weapon. A part of the “Most Dangerous Hunt” bundle, the wooden stake is accompanied by a charm featuring a carved hunting dog and a sticker featuring a deer’s skull. A couple of weapon blueprints can also be acquired from the bundle, adding to its value.
The first gun blueprint sees the Pelington 703 receiving a shiny wooden coating, making it appear like a classic hunting rifle as opposed to a military-grade weapon. The same treatment is provided to the Hauer 77, with the pump-action shotgun provided an appearance fitting of the customization bundle’s theme.
With no operator skins or finishing moves included in this particular Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War bundle, it will only cost players 1500 COD points or roughly $15, which is an average price that sits a fair bit under some more of the more exclusive packs.
Most fans interested to purchase the “Most Dangerous Hunt” bundle will likely find the wooden stake melee weapon to be the most engaging element of the bundle, though fans looking for unique stats should be advised that this is not the case. By simply being a blueprint for Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War’s combat knife, players should anticipate the wooden stake to deal the same amount of damage as the game’s standard melee weapon.
For players who want something with more distinct stats, the Wakizashi Sword can be a good alternative. Once players acquire the companion sword of the katana, they can look forward to some extra range on their melee attacks at the cost of movement speed.
This speed cost traded to a range buff is only improved further by carrying the sledgehammer, as the massive melee weapon excels at taking down single targets hastily but comes with the cost of a very slow recovery time.
Regardless of what melee weapon players use, though, it is great to see that fans of knife-only gameplay have various weapons to choose from. With this wooden stake certain to remind loyal fans of fighting vampires in the Call of Duty Zombies map Dead of the Night, fans of the survival mode can find the new blueprint enchanting as well.
