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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (BO6)

How to Use the Knife and Build

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Black Ops 6 - How to Use the Knife

The Knife is a Melee weapon in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (BO6) and is unlocked by default. Learn how to use the Knife and the best class build and loadout for it in Black Ops 6.

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How to Use the Knife

Hold the Melee Button to Equip

Default Input Description
V / PS4 - R3 Button / XBOX - Right Stick Press
(Hold Button)		 Switch to Knife

Hold down the melee input to pull out your Knife when it is equipped in your loadout's Melee slot. Should you wish to swtich back to your guns, simply use the Switch Weapon button.

Make sure to pull out the Knife first before going up close for a slash since holding the melee button right in front of an enemy will activate an execution animation instead.

Tap R2 or L2 for Knife Slashes

Default Input Description
LMB / PS4 - R2 Button / XBOX - Right Trigger
 Knife Slash
RMB / PS4 - L2 Button / XBOX - Left Trigger

Once you have your Knife out, tap any of the above buttons to perform a slash. Slashes can be performed while sprinting and will kill an enemy in one hit. Use your mobility with the knife to flank the enemy and catch them before they can shoot.

Disguise with Sleeper Agent Field Upgrade

Sleeper Agent Field Upgrade
Unlock Condition: Unlocks at account level 51.
Infiltrate the enemy team, appearing as an ally and tapping into enemy voice comms. Unsuppressed gunfire reveals you temporarily. Enemy equipment and Perks see through your disguise.

The Sleeper Agent Field Upgrade allows you to disguise yourself as a member of the opposing team, helping you get behind enemy lines very quickly. This is best used with the Knife which is less conspicuous than a suppressed weapon.

Any kills done while in a Sleeper Agent disguise will appear on the enemy team's kill feed as a black redacted bar. Experienced players will know that there is a Sleeper Agent on their team, so once you start picking off enemy members with the Knife, make sure to do it quickly!

Be warned that enemy players with the Vigilance perk will be able to detect and see through your Sleeper Agent disguise. Enemy equipment such as the UAV and Prox Alarm will also break it.

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Best Knife Class Build

Recon Specialist with Sleeper Agent

Perk Loadout
Ninja Icon Ninja Tracker Icon Tracker Cold-Blooded Icon Cold-Blooded
Specialty Recon
Lethal Blast Trap
Tactical Smoke
Field Upgrade Sleeper Agent

The Knife is standard to all loadouts, but it benefits the most from a Recon loadout paired with the Sleeper Agent Field Upgrade for getting on the opposing team's side quickly, provided that none on their team has Vigilance yet and that they do not have equipment to identify you from their own.

Make use also of the other equipment such as Smoke for distractions and escape routes, and add a Blast Trap for setting up traps behind enemy lines.

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How to Unlock Knife

Unlocked by Default

The Knife is unlocked by default. You'll be able to equip it once you unlock Custom Loadouts after reaching account Level 4.

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Assault Rifle Loadouts
XM4 IconXM4 AK-74 IconAK-74 Ames 85 IconAmes 85
GPR 91 IconGPR 91 Model L IconModel L Goblin Mk2 IconGoblin Mk2
AS VAL IconAS VAL Krig-CKrig C Cypher 091Cypher 091
CR-56 AmaxCR-56 Amax Kilo 141Kilo 141 FFAR 1FFAR 1
ABR A1ABR A1 - -
LMG Loadouts
XMG IconXMG PU-21 IconPU-21 GPMG-7 IconGPMG-7
Feng 82Feng 82 PML 5.56PML 5.56 -
SMG Loadouts
C9 IconC9 Jackal PDW IconJackal PDW Tanto .22 IconTanto .22
KSV IconKSV PP-919 IconPP-919 Kompakt 92 IconKompakt 92
SaugSaug PPSh-41PPSh-41 LC10LC10
Shotgun Loadouts
Marine SP IconMarine SP ASG-89 IconASG-89 MaelstromMaelstrom
Marksman Rifle Loadouts
Swat 5.56 IconSwat 5.56 DM-10 IconDM-10 Tsarkov 7.62 IconTsarkov 7.62
AEK-973 IconAEK-973 TR2TR2 -
Sniper Loadouts
SVD IconSVD LR 7.62 IconLR 7.62 LW3A1 Frostline IconLW3A1 Frostline
AMR Mod 4AMR Mod 4 HDRHDR -
Pistol Loadouts
GS45 IconGS45 9mm PM Icon9mm PM Grekhova IconGrekhova
Stryder .22 IconStryder .22 - -
Special Guns
Sirin 9mmSirin 9mm D1.3 SectorD1.3 Sector -
Melee Weapon Loadouts
Knife IconKnife Baseball Bat IconBaseball Bat CleaverCleaver
Power DrillPower Drill SkateboardSkateboard KatanasKatanas
Bo StaffBo Staff NunchakuNunchaku SaiSai
Kali SticksKali Sticks - -
Launcher Loadouts
CIGMA 2B IconCIGMA 2B HE-1 IconHE-1 -

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2 Anonymous Anonymous 8 months

what's the max level for the knife? and for all mele weapons?

1 overkill overkill about 1 year

What is the max level for Melee?

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