{"id":1049827,"date":"2026-01-18T10:06:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=487325"},"modified":"2026-01-18T10:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:06:45","slug":"how-to-use-the-knife-in-black-ops-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-use-the-knife-in-black-ops-6\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the knife in Black Ops 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Knife seen in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-use-the-knife-in-black-ops-6.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Using the <strong>knife<\/strong> in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/black-ops-6-guides\">Black Ops 6<\/a><\/em> is a little trickier than other Call of Duty titles. You\u2019ll often see other players running around with their knives, baseball bats, or even power drills, but when you try to melee it only bashes other players with the butt of your gun. Better yet, the melee doesn\u2019t eliminate other players in one hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Here\u2019s how you can switch to your knife and change the key bind for your knife in <em>Black Ops 6<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use the knife in Black Ops 6<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">On default, switching to your knife is set to <strong>hold melee<\/strong>, so you must hold down your melee button \u2014 \u201cV\u201d on PC or right analog stick on console.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-use-the-knife-in-black-ops-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">You can change how you want choose to bring out your knife in the settings:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the settings menu.<\/li>\n<li>Choose Keyboard &amp; Mouse or Controller depending on which accessory you\u2019re using.<\/li>\n<li>Select the \u201cCombat\u201d tab.<\/li>\n<li>Find the \u201cDedicated Melee Weapon Activation\u201d setting and change it to either Hold Melee, Weapon Cycle, or Dedicated Keybind (PC only).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Hold Melee<\/strong> was the default setting, so you\u2019ll need to hold down your melee button. <strong>Weapon Cycle<\/strong> will add the knife to your weapon rotation, so you can scroll through your weapons to reach the knife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">On PC, you can use <strong>Dedicated Keybind<\/strong>, which will allow you to access your knife through a keybind. However, you will need to set a key to switch to your melee weapon in your settings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">To set up a dedicated keybind, follow the steps in the section below.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set up a dedicated keybind for your melee weapon in Black Ops 6<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/how-to-use-the-knife-in-black-ops-6-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">To create a dedicated keybind for your melee weapon, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the settings menu.<\/li>\n<li>Choose Keyboard &amp; Mouse or Controller depending on which accessory you\u2019re using.<\/li>\n<li>Select the \u2018Keybinds\u201d tab.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to find the \u201cCombat Advanced Keybinds\u201d setting.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cSwitch to Melee Weapon\u201d and input your desired keybind.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Looking to become the next knife-only COD player? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/black-ops-6-guides\/481901\/change-display-name-how-often\">Change your name<\/a> to fit the bill!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/black-ops-6-guides\/487325\/knife-how-to-use\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the knife in Black Ops 6 is a little trickier than other Call of Duty titles. 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