Top 5 Machete Challenge Tips
5. Stun & Cut. Earning a Back Stabber medal requires using a melee weapon – when hitting an enemy with your gun butt won’t cut it. Here’s a recommended build using the classic Knife that’s sure to make it a straightforward task:
Primary Weapon: Knife
Secondary Weapon: Shotgun of choice
Perk 1: Tactical Mask
Perk 2: N/A
Perk 3: Gung-Ho, Ninja
Equipment: Stun Grenade (Tactical), Molotov (Lethal)
Field Upgrade: Gas Mine, Field Mic
Wildcard: Law Breaker
Using the Law Breaker Wildcard, equip the Knife right in your primary weapon slot so you won’t need to switch to it each time you spawn. Grab a shotgun as your secondary for a powerhouse close-quarters backup when things get hectic.
Move quickly and when you spot a target toss your Stun Grenade. Run up behind them as they’re stunned and attack with the Knife — ding, you’ve earned your Back Stabber medal.
Equip Tactical Mask to protect yourself… from yourself. We’re all guilty of occasionally stunning ourselves, and Tactical Mask will minimize the penalty when that inevitably happens. Using the Law Breaker Wildcard, stack Gung-Ho and Ninja. Gung-Ho lets you toss your Stun Grenade mid-sprint and reduces fall damage, encouraging you to jump down on unsuspecting enemies. And with Ninja, they won’t even hear you coming.
Plant your Field Mic near chokepoints or in tight spaces to better anticipate approaching enemies, and when you need to close off an entry point fast, toss your Molotov.
4. Keep ‘Em Distracted. Jump into location-based objective modes like Domination, Hardpoint, and Control so you know where the action is headed. This focuses the fight to specific areas on the map, improving your ability to anticipate enemy movement and prepare for your own attack. Or try your luck in Kill Confirmed, using tags as bait to lure enemies into melee range.
3. Spring a Trap. Get diabolical and pair up the Gas Mine with Tactical Mask. Set the mine on a path toward the objective and climb up to a ledge above and out of sight. When an enemy sets it off, fall down on your prey and attack them from behind. Head right into the cloud, as Tactical Mask provides immunity to gas.
2. Engineer Your Victory. Another tactic is to equip Engineer for the ability to detect enemy equipment through walls. This is a great way to find enemies holed up in interior locations. While they’re searching out the window for their next target, you come up from behind and land that Back Stabber medal.
1. You Just Need One. Unlike many challenges that require you to earn three kinds of a kill per match, you only need to earn one Back Stabber medal per match for the Machete challenge. If you’re having trouble, take a breath and refocus, or try a different tactic. In respawn modes at least, you’ve got plenty of chances.
Execute the mission.
