Yelzan's Weekly Call of Duty 4 'Ass' build #3

Better late than never, it's another CoD4 build meant to cause delicious rage and tears. The Stab build is not my own creation, but rather, a build that I have seen others use to great effect. "Run and Gun" style players need not apply; this build is all about patience and stealth. You have to be stealthy enough to get within melee range without being detected, and you have to be patient enough to know when to strike and when to lie still. Failing to be stealthy or patient enough will earn you nothing but a free lead salad.

First of all, it's not shown in the image, but your primary weapon for this build is going to be a sniper rifle. This gives you the benefit of having a ghillie suit on some maps, which will help greatly in concealing yourself. For the most part, you're going to have your silenced pistol out so that the enemy won't see a big rifle sticking out of the grass, and possibly to pick off enemies that are near impossible to approach without being detected (such as on a roof). The bomb squad perk is used to avoid explosive traps set by people who are usually camping beyond said trap. UAV Jammer is used to keep you from ever showing up on enemy radar. Dead Silence is used because chances are that the enemy will almost never stand still long enough for you to crawl up to them to stab them, so you'll have to stand up and charge them eventually, and it works a lot better if they don't hear you crashing through the grass behind them like a noisy-ass horse. The smoke grenade is used to provide you some additional cover if there is a particularly open area you'd like to cross without being seen.

In order to be effective, it's good to have some knowledge of the maps. Mostly, it's good to know the popular spots of the map where people hang out, and the routes people take to get there. Basically speaking, you want to lie prone in an area that will allow you to get close to the enemy without them seeing you. Wait until the enemy passes, and then strike them from behind. It is extremely important to not move at all while the enemy is looking in your direction, or chances are very high that you will be seen. If you want some more insight into this style of play, a friend of mine who has an (unhealthy?) obsession with this build wrote his own guide about it.