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Stoking the Flames

Stoking the Flames

In Voyage of Despair, kill 3 Stokers via weak-point in a single round

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How to unlock the Stoking the Flames achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Definitive Guide

Stokers are the very large zombies carrying shovels that look like hardened magma. Not to be confused with the fire elemental zombies that detonate when you kill them.

After damaging the Stoker a certain amount, a weak spot will be revealed through a glowing yellowish-orange spot on either side of his chest or the top of his head. Shooting the glowing spot will cause him to drop to his knees and blow up from the weak spot.

Later rounds are recommended for this, as they spawn very frequently the higher you are. I did it on Round 32. There were about 6 or 7 across the entire round.

EDIT: WayzoftheRaven added that using the Kraken did not unlock the achievement, so it would be best to avoid weapons with explosive or area-of-effect damage.
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01 Nov 2018 08:18

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I would add that the Kraken won't assist with the achievement. I had Pack-a-Punch Green Kraken which would two shot them and it didn't pop the achievement.
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By WayzoftheRaven on 11 Dec 2018 15:19
Thanks for the info. I will add that in.
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By TheviusRacoonus on 11 Dec 2018 16:40
Best weapon for this is a fully packed MOG-12 as it is very strong and the pellet spray hits the weak spots more consistently than an rifle, etc. Could also use the SG-12 but the MOG-12 is a wall buy.
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By The Bartlez 2 on 18 Dec 2018 18:58
I playet on casual and I just had max 2 per round at what difficulty I should play to get it, I tried zombie rush but it is too chaotic to hit them when the is soo many zobies around
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By Sgt Lubasz12 on 18 Dec 2018 21:29
I was also playing on casual. I don't think difficulty makes a difference on their spawn rate, but higher rounds definitely does. Getting a Kraken from the box will make surviving to high rounds trivial, but you'll want to use an actual gun (MOG-12 PaP works great according to The Bartlez 2 above you) to hit the weak point.
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By TheviusRacoonus on 18 Dec 2018 21:33
Playing solo it is really difficult to get this one. I recommend playing with 4 people if you can, I got this done accidentally while going for the Easter Egg on around round 15.
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By Yhannos on 12 Jan 2019 10:02
As mentioned above the packed MOG-12 is really good for this. If you can get an upgraded kraken but it isn't needed. Shoot 1 shot with the kraken then switch to the MOG-12 and target the weak spot, rinse and repeat 2 more times. I got this done on round 36, I wasn't always getting 3 stokers until the mid 30s so I would fly through the rounds until you're getting 3 in a round most of the time
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By LordSmorc on 20 May 2019 18:37
If you are having trouble getting multiple stokers to spawn in a round, they only spawn if there are zombie spawns left. So as soon as you see a stoker, focus on the stoker (hit him in both sides of his chest and the head until he drops to his knees). With that stoker gone another should spawn in. In other words, if you whittle down the "regular" zombies until they stop spawning, another stoker will not spawn either.

To hit the weak points on the stoker, I used a double-packed KN-57 with FireBomb )was working on upgrading it). I killed two of the stokers via weak spots. However, since the zombies were out of spawns, to get the third stoker of the round to spawn, I used the "blow back" from my special weapon to clear some zombies off me. This forces a respawn of about 5-10 zombies (usually however many you clear) and luckily a stoker spawned in place of a regular zombie.

Good luck!
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By BobbyChez on 03 Jun 2019 05:21
Casual, 2 players, triple spawns from round 21
Train at the front of the ship (forecastle)
SG12/Mog 12 pack a punched
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By Games Master on 12 Oct 2020 01:03
Can you get this in co-op where one player gets one Stoker weakspot kill and the other player gets two Stoker weakspot kills? Or does the same person have to get the kills?
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By Vanstrom336 on 29 Apr 2021 23:07
just got this achievement today by accident using the upgraded kraken. was just spending all my ammo before ending the game and it popped up as I killed the last stroker on round 37 lol
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By TaintedBread on 12 Jun 2021 05:22
I finally got 3 Stokers on round 34, and got it done
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By Diplodomcus on 03 Nov 2022 00:29
I did this today on casual difficulty and the first time I got 3 stokers on a round was 37.
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By Remember Me IV on 21 Nov 2022 14:22
You can get this done during the bossfight aswell while you work on "abonded ship".
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By Zeroniii on 11 Nov 2023 10:48
This is glitched. I killed like 6 in round 55 before it unlocked. Best strategy is to camp in the main stairwell at the bottom with a upgraded and pap lightning kraken, pap sg12 and pap helion. Starting from rnd 30 you'll get 3 stokers a rnd. From rnd 40 you'll get 4 or 5. Shoot once with the kraken and finish m with the sg12 shooting from the hip on chest height. They'll drop to their knees every time. If a blight father spawns use the helion, it takes only 3 direct hits to kill m. Hitting the blight father with the helion will kill any surrounding zombies too, it's such a small area, the blast radius kills them all.

Highly recommended phd slider for this so you don't take damage from you're own rpg rounds. I used bandolier bandit, mule kick and stamina besides phd slider. Never really used elixers. Although temporal gift could be handy early on for double points.

Coming down the bottom stairs hold left and camp next to the pillar. Zombies only come from one direction, very easy to survive here with this setup, I survived till round 92 without trouble. Died because I had to leave....

If you have trouble getting this achievement try this method. You'll get so many stoker's it'll be hard to fail.
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By SHOTOKANKATANA on 14 Jun 2019 13:09
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To add to Racoonus' excellent guide on how to kill the stokers, a far more efficient way is to play on Rush mode as it is basically 1 continuous round. This way you can get this achievement without requiring high rounds rock
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16 Nov 2018 15:48

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Rush on solo is so hard facepalm
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By DeeSwitz TTV on 19 Nov 2018 03:25
I can confirm that this no longer works playing Rush Mode. I have killed over 7 Stokers making very damn sure that my last shot was where the glowing spot was. No achievement after 25 minutes in the same game.
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By Ex GHOSTface on 21 Nov 2018 04:10
Definitely patched, went into casual and got it on round 24 first try.
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By Ex GHOSTface on 21 Nov 2018 04:56
@ghostface.. I had issues unlocking this on normal zombies even though I know I done the requirements but it popped for me doing it on rush first time laugh.... Glad u got it though
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By CelticCorpse on 21 Nov 2018 07:56
I can confirm that this still works on Rush as I just got it on there. Not sure what Ghostface was doing wrong.
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By NutriWhip on 22 Nov 2018 23:41
same as Nutriwhip - unlocked it last night on rush
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By Sky Maniac on 25 Nov 2018 10:31
Not sure if it's glitchy or what but I was unable to unlock it on Rush as well. I know for sure I got 3 stokers by hitting their weak spots. Was able to get it on regular around round 32.
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By The Bartlez 2 on 18 Dec 2018 18:55
Rush mode patch?
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By Simone l8l on 19 May 2019 14:29
Can anyone confirm that this still works in rush? I swear I’ve killed 5 or 6 but nothing
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By Im Forever Dope on 26 Dec 2018 22:44
Update. Right after posting I was able to obtain it in Rush Mode but I did have to kill about 5 or 6 again not sure if I missed on a few however it is still unlockable through Rush.
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By Im Forever Dope on 27 Dec 2018 04:08
I think rush may only work for some people. Today, I killed at least 12 stokers by weak-point in rush and it didnt pop. I just played normal zombies solo and managed it straight away on round 40 once 3 stokers spawned (so I was killing them correctly in rush too).
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By l BlackBrian7 l on 31 May 2019 18:17
I tried this for hours in the Rush mode, but it didn't work. I tried multiple weapons, but still nothing. In the end, I just did a Casual match with one bot. In that match, I first tried to kill them with the Hellion Salvo and the Kraken, but still nothing. After quite a few rounds I decided to buy and PaP an AN-94 from the wall, kill three of them and the achievement finally unlocked. I was at round 30. I advise to not use explosive weapons when going for this.
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By Ale386 on 05 Sep 2022 00:11
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I got this by playing on casual with 1 bot and after round 20 you'll start to get 3 stokers every round. I used the zweihander and the mog 12 pack a punched
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08 May 2021 20:44

After spending far too long trying to get this achievement I think I found the best way of obtaining it.

Difficulty - Casual
Bots - 1
Loadout - MOG 12
(I had Cryofreeze ammo / yellow variant after PaPing)
This gun is also a wall buy if you are not high enough level to spawn with it.

Though it may sound counter intuitive, using the shotgun's bullet spread is what is going to be a lifesaver and help you hit those weak points without much mental effort. It's also going to help with making the stoker a quick kill, so you don't give the bot an opportunity to steal it, which happened to me more times than I'd like to admit while attempting this with other guns.

The bot is needed so that stokers spawn on earlier rounds. From everything I've seen, with 2 players (or 1 player and 1 bot) 3 stokers start to spawn at round 20. I got my achievement on round 19, so it's possible for them to spawn even earlier, but it seems rare as I never saw it happen outside of the one time.

As for perks, it's not important, but my loadout was Ethereal Razor, Death Perception, Winter's Wail, and Dying Wish.

Good luck, and I think the best advice I can give is don't get caught up trying to aim perfectly at the weak points. You're only going to give yourself a headache if you try hitting it flawlessly every time. Just grab your shotgun and shoot in the general area as best as you can.
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17 Apr 2023 17:58

Stokers are the very large zombies carrying shovels that look like hardened magma. Not to be confused with the fire elemental zombies that detonate when you kill them.

After damaging the Stoker a certain amount, a weak spot will be revealed through a glowing yellowish-orange spot on either side of his chest or the top of his head. Shooting the glowing spot will cause him to drop to his knees and blow up from the weak spot.

Later rounds are recommended for this, as they spawn very frequently the higher you are. I did it on Round 32. There were about 6 or 7 across the entire round.
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01 Nov 2018 08:18

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Another thing to note: Stokers only spawn while other zombies are spawning and only 1 Stoker spawns at a time. Prioritize killing the Stoker so another may spawn in. If you’re having trouble with this, try activating your specialist weapon around a horde - this will force them to respawn and a Stoker will likely take one’s place. Hope this helps! (I did this round 34 on casual and had exactly 3 Stokers.)
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By Killer_Unicorn12 on 03 Dec 2021 23:10
Hey guys and girls, just a quick tip for you all, just play on rush mode, it counts and it's so much easier then soloing past round 35 or 4 manning up to round 20 as you have to kill the stoker in the special spot so yeah just play rush mode (easier on solo)
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15 Oct 2018 09:05

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Yep, I also got it this way. I'm not sure whether the entire match of Rush counts as one round or one rush (stuck in a location) counts as a round.
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By RealBlazeStorm on 18 Oct 2018 13:36
This doesn't explain the stokers weak point
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By Heybridge on 01 Dec 2018 12:09
The weak point is the glowing orange spots, usually on the shoulder.
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By RealBlazeStorm on 01 Dec 2018 22:24
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Stokers are the large fiery enemies with a shovel that spawn every so often. Their weakpoints are the lava-esque parts on their bodies so only shoot those and you should get a weak-point kill, which is denoted by them falling to their knees then exploding.

Since you must kill 3 in one round, you will have to survive a bit before that many will spawn. If you're on casual, this will be around round 25 but on higher difficulties it will be earlier. By then you should have a fully packed weapon which will make quick work of the Stokers.
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When completing the quest on the “Voyage of Despair” map, these Stokers will appear in mini-tests, and there will be 3 or more of them. The main thing is not to destroy them with the Kraken; killing them with this weapon does not count as hitting “weak spots”

Another way to get it is to launch the “Zombie Attack” game mode and select the “Flight of Despair” card. There will be a lot of them there.

And the main thing (some people confuse) is needed in one round
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16 Jan 2019 13:55

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It was easier for us in the classic mode on the easy difficulty level - it’s not difficult to survive the waves.
Somewhere from wave 19 there is a chance for 3 stokers to appear. At wave 25+ there can already be 4-5 out there.
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By Quadro on 08 Apr 2021 00:51