Tower of Babble, Maxis
power the pylon in the cornfield for Maxis, with the power switched off and the Avogadro standing under it.
- players
- 2
- solo
- not possible alone
- difficulty
- time
- an hour to 2 and a half hours
- reward
- the achievement, and Maxis' side saved against your profile
the time, and a rating of "easy", come from Tower of Babble at COD Zombies Guides. the pips are our own estimate, scaled against every guide here.
before you start
- Original difficultyon Easy nothing on this map counts, and the game never says so while you are doing it
- two playersthe last step is two turbines under two different lamps at once
- two Turbinesthe parts are all in the Bus Depot, where you start
EMP Grenadesfrom the mystery box, and only one player needs them- Richtofen's side not already savedthe game locks whichever side you finished last. to do this one you have to have done Richtofen's since, or have run the endgame on Buried
the steps
get off the bus at the Power Station, or run there through the fog, or use the teleport by the lamp post.
the Power Lab is through the outhouse: open its door and the entrance is inside.
three parts, all in this area, and each one has a few places it can be:
- the lever, on the computer desks in the mystery box area, or by the boxes in the circle at the entrance
- the severed arm, by the boxes, or on the steps up into the mystery box room
- the fuse box, by the barrier you came in through, down the first set of stairs, or leaning on a desk in the mystery box room
build them at the blueprint and throw the switch.
Maxis asks for the power off, and the rest of his side does not move until it is. so the switch you just built gets thrown twice.
tipputting the power back on later does not undo any step you have already finished, so this is not a point of no return.
head from the Farm towards the Power Station and look for the big electric tower. the pylon is in the cornfield on the left of the road, and the cornfield is a maze.
kill the last zombie of a round while the lightning is right over you and the Avogadro may spawn. put two Turbines down under the pylon. Maxis starts talking and says he needs more energy, and that it has to be alive.
when the Avogadro is directly under the tower, kill it there with an
EMP Grenade. both sources agree on the whole of this: lightning overhead, last zombie of the round, two turbines, EMP underneath.you only get this wrong onceboth Turbines have to still be putting out power. if one runs down Maxis tells you your supplies are drained and that you have to redo a step: swap the dead one out, or let it break and place a fresh one.
both players pick a Turbine up and take it to a different street lamp, then put it down. any two lamps work; the Bus Depot and the Diner are the two where the Denizens leave you alone.
two Turbines at two lamps at the same time is the whole condition. a glowing orange orb forms and flies to the pylon, and the achievement unlocks.
tipif two Turbines already happen to be sitting under two lamps when the pylon step lands, this one completes instantly and the quest is over.
arrow keys or j and k to move, d to tick this one off.
all of it, done.
what that got youthe achievement, and Maxis' side saved against your profile
next on this mapTower of Babble, Richtofenor pick something else
where this came from
- Tower of BabbleCOD Zombies Guides, read 2026-09-07
- Tower of BabbleCall of Duty Wiki, read 2026-09-07