Best Tanto .22 loadout in Black Ops 6

The Tanto .22 is an overlooked SMG in the early days of Black Ops 6, but its best loadout can make anyone a superstar in the lobby. Even with its slower rate of fire, you'll still get the upper hand with huge damage.

This weapon is easy to handle and has ranged capabilities unlike its SMG counterparts. We'll focus on keeping that intact while also making it viable up close. You'll be able to take fights from any distance and win.

It should not take you long at all to unlock this beast of a weapon. Soon enough, you'll be putting together the best loadout for the Tanto .22 in Black Ops 6. You just have to reach level 16, which means you won't have much trouble getting back to it after you Prestige.

You won't be using the Gunfighter perk here, so extra attachments are off the table. The base level of five are what you'll put on the Tanto .22 to make it shine:

If you look at the stats, you'll see a smaller mag size, but the Flip Mag makes reloading incredibly fast. Add the Suppressor for some stealth and the Long Barrel to up the already sufficient damage the Tanto .22 does. End it with the Quickdraw Grip and Balanced Stock for added handling and mobility.

For its secondary, go with the Grekhova pistol. That is really just the cherry on top for the best Tanto .22 loadout in Black Ops 6. The fully auto sidearm allows you to swap fast if need be, and keep up the accuracy and fire rate your SMG gives you.

Equipment is almost as important as the weapon itself. For this run-and-gun, firepower-based offense, go with the following:

The Impact Grenade gives you a more accurate explosive. There's no throwing it back like a Frag or even waiting for it to explode like a sticky Semtex. And the Stimshot, it keeps you moving. Use it to regain some health and refresh your Tac Sprint to stay on the run. Field Upgrade is up to you!

The last part of the best loadout for the Tanto .22 SMG in Black Ops 6 is the Perks and Wildcard. These make the entire build even faster and more powerful:

Alright, start with the Perk Greed Wildcard. This opens up a fourth Perk slot for you. Which means you get the benefit of having a Specialty if just three of the four are of the same color.

Go with Dexterity to reduce weapon motion and take less fall damage. Fast Hands lets you swap to your pistol and back faster. Double Time increased Tac Sprint duration. And Gungho improves Sprint and Tac Sprint speed while reloading and use equipment.

Top it all off with the Enforcer Specialty, which gives a temporary buff to movement speed and health regen rate after each kill. With all of that, you'll zoom through the opposition and live to tell the tale.

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