Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is just a few days away, set to release on November 14, 2025, and one major Zombies DLC rumor is here. According to well-known Call of Duty insider TheGhostOfHope on X, the first post-launch Zombies map will take the fight beyond Earth, one of the most ambitious settings Treyarch has ever tried.
The rumored map, reportedly titled “Astra Malorum,” is likely set on a massive space station described as an observatory “atop a skull with a red glow” floating in space. The name roughly translates to “Stars of Evil” in Latin—an ominous fit for the series’ Dark Aether storyline. Sources claim that players will be able to access Astra Malorum using the Wonder Vehicle introduced in Ashes of the Damned, the game’s launch map. This suggests Treyarch’s plans to expand the narrative directly across maps, something Zombies fans have been asking for since Call of Duty: Cold War.
EXCLUSIVE: Astra Malorum which is releasing with Season 1 of Black Ops 7 will be the long rumored Space Station map.
It takes place in an observatory “atop a skull with a red glow in space”. I’ve heard from another source that the map may have some parts that take place on Earth… pic.twitter.com/hbkaxhcG00
— Hope (@TheGhostOfHope) November 8, 2025
On launch, Black Ops 7 will include Ashes of the Damned, which Treyarch claims is the biggest ever round-based Zombies map in the Call of Duty series. It features multiple combat zones including Janus Towers Plaza, Blackwater Lake, and the Zarya Cosmodrome. Player feedback from the October beta has already prompted interface and weapon balance updates, along with some returning gear from Black Ops 6. Completing all quests in Ashes of the Damned will reportedly unlock a new Cursed difficulty mode, a first for the series to give players an additional challenge beyond the standard progression loop.
If accurate, Astra Malorum will arrive as part of Season 1, with TheGhostOfHope also said that Treyarch has at least five total DLC Zombies maps planned for Black Ops 7. The studio appears to be investing heavily in Zombies again, and this rumored cosmic setting could be a major evolution for the mode. Previous games have touched on sci-fi elements, but taking the undead fight to a full space environment would be a first for the Black Ops subseries.
Treyarch has not commented on the leak, but the timing fits the studio’s typical rollout pattern. Black Ops 7 will launch across all major platforms on November 14, and multiplayer standards like Team Deathmatch and Control are confirmed for day one. So Zombies fans won’t have long to wait to see what’s real. If Astra Malorum exists, BO7 Season 1 will possibly open the door to the most ambitious era of Zombies yet.
