# I need some tips. How do you knife someone without being shanked back?

**URL:** <https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 22, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178 "2014-02-22T18:04:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![flipinoy07](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@flipinoy07](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/flipinoy07)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/1 "2014-02-22T18:04:37Z")

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Every time I knife someone, I always get shanked back. How do I control that situation? If I get shanked from behind, how do I shank them back? So many questions. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![H1D4L6O](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@H1D4L6O](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/H1D4L6O)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/2 "2014-02-22T18:22:16Z")

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When you get knifed from behind, you can’t counter it. Avoid knifing people from the front, most of the time that results in a counter.

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**Author:** ![flipinoy07](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@flipinoy07](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/flipinoy07)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/3 "2014-02-22T18:31:50Z")

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Is there a specific button to press in order to counter?

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**Author:** ![H1D4L6O](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@H1D4L6O](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/H1D4L6O)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/4 "2014-02-22T18:38:48Z")

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On console it’s usually down on the right stick. I dunno about PC

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**Author:** ![slivbodiv](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@slivbodiv](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/slivbodiv)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/5 "2014-02-22T18:58:07Z")

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Default on pc is “F”.

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**Author:** ![sxe1215](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sxe1215](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/sxe1215)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/6 "2014-02-22T23:50:51Z")

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Knifing from the front is pretty much a guaranteed counter. Go from the back or shoot them.

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**Author:** ![Midnight06](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@Midnight06](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Midnight06)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/7 "2014-02-23T01:53:19Z")

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O on PS to counter

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**Author:** ![yochocobean](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/958977/32.png) [@yochocobean](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/yochocobean)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/8 "2014-02-24T05:03:29Z")

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This isn’t CoD you don’t knife from the front.

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**Author:** ![flipinoy07](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@flipinoy07](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/flipinoy07)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 8:37am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/9 "2014-02-24T08:37:30Z")

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Good point

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**Author:** ![DaShniper](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b782af/32.png) [@DaShniper](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/DaShniper)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i-need-some-tips-how-do-you-knife-someone-without-being-shanked-back/111178/10 "2014-02-25T03:58:39Z")

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It should have a prompt on your HUD. With my control scheme on PS4, it’s “O.”