That "kills on enemies affected by tacticals" camo step is the one that makes people question why they're even grinding, and if you've been tempted to detour into a CoD BO7 Bot Lobby just to get your sanity back, yeah… I get it. On paper it's simple: throw something, shoot someone. In-game it turns into whiffed stuns, bad angles, and getting melted by a guy who "should be blind" but somehow isn't.

1) Why stuns and flashes feel awful

Stuns and flashes are meant to be the obvious answer, but they're inconsistent in real matches. People slide out, pre-fire, or they've got cover already. Half the time you land a hit, then you're reloading or swapping weapons and the window's gone. Even worse, you start forcing fights you wouldn't normally take, and your K/D pays for it.

2) Loadout that actually behaves

If you want a tactical that gives you breathing room, run the EMP Grenade. The effect hangs around long enough that you don't have to panic-shoot the second you get a hit marker. Build around it: Tac Expert Wildcard so you spawn with two, Scavenger to keep topping up, and an Assault Pack-style field upgrade if you've got it unlocked. Now you're not "waiting for the perfect moment", you're creating moments every life.

3) Where to play it

Hardcore is your best friend for this challenge. You don't need a perfect follow-up spray when most guns delete in a bullet or two. Play the edges, take the long route, and toss the EMP into common lanes or behind headies. The goal isn't a highlight clip. It's clean tags that convert into quick kills.

4) How to throw smarter, not harder

A lot of players chuck tacticals straight at someone's chest and hope. Try banking them off walls into doorways, or tossing them at the floor behind cover so the radius catches them even if they back up. If you're unsure you hit, don't ego-challenge. Reposition, then peek with the advantage you just created.

5) The Season 1 "streaks count" trick

Season 1 quietly made this way less painful: kills while certain non-lethal scorestreaks are active can count as "affected". Things like Scout Pulse, UAV, Counter-UAV, and HARP are the big ones people mention. The idea is simple: keep low-cost intel streaks cycling, and your normal gunfights start paying camo progress without you constantly lobbing gear.

6) Stack both methods and be done

The fastest rhythm is looping intel streaks while still tossing EMPs whenever you're near a choke point. You'll notice the progress jumps in chunks instead of crawling. Keep your streaks cheap, stay alive, and don't overthink it. If you're still fed up and just want to move on to the fun camos, seeing a CoD BO7 Bot Lobby for sale might sound tempting, but this setup usually clears the challenge in a handful of matches.