Craig "Blackbeard" Jenson is an attacking operator who came with the update Dust line. His unique ability is to deploy a bulletproof glass shield infront of his rifle that will usually block bullets. he features medium armor and medium speed but when you equip your rifle shield your speed drops to low speed.
NOTE:blackbeer is my nickname for blackbeard, if you see blackbeer anywhere it is blackbeard not guiness

Although not a lot of diversity in his loadout he still packs a punch with his gadgets and guns.

3 x Flashbangs or 3 x breach charges

I personally use the breach charges but the flashbangs are quite good when you have to escape or change cover

Primary weapons:
Mk 17 CQB (Scar-H)


Even though it says severe recoil when you have compensator and shield on it that recoil drops to near 0. I use it usually because of its damage and firing speed. One downside is that the capacity of the maganize (20) and ammo pool (100) is low.

SR-25 (Stoner Rifle)


high fire rate for a semi-auto gun and has quite some damage, good shock weapon however because of it being semi-auto it cant really get kills as fast as the Mk 17.

Secondary Weapons:

D-50 (Desert Eagle)


this Israeli handgun has high stopping power handgun which can takedown a operator in only a few bullets, however it cant be suppressed so shooting cameras or electronics with it will give out your position. It has a low magazine of 7 bullets so you have to make them count, though i recommend using your rifle in a fight.

Blackbeard's unique ability is the rifle shield, a transparent shield mounted above his selected rifle.
His shield unlike other shields,can break,after patch 4.2 his shields health was reduced from i think 700 to 150 and now he has 2 shields that he can change out for. His shield as the name suggests is transparent allowing blackbeard to aim through his shield so he is covered and able to shoot his rifle. After the patch 4.2 your shield is now a lot less beefy so you have to be a bit sparing and scared of others.

Attacking with this operator is easy when you know what your doing, which is hiding behind cover and window edges. While playing this operator patientce and not getting cocky is king, if you can master these you have mastered basics of blackbeard. I have drawn a few scenarios that you might find your self in.

The Window Situation
while playing blackbeard one of your biggest advantages is that you can aim and shoot with your shield with this getting kills are easy but you must not let any part of you seen by the enemy exept for your shield and the buisness end of your rifle.


As you see here blackbeer is showing his chest at the enemy if the enemy has a shotgun or high damage machine gun he can kill you by suprise or not.


In this situation blackbeer is crouched and infront of the window, the only things seen by the enemy is his shield and rifle this way blackbeer can kill the enemy without getting shot at all.

The prone tactic
sometimes you cant find any cover or you have to cover your friends going prone will cover most of your body by bullets coming from the front while the enemy cant kill you use this opportunity to shoot him in the face or chest, and do so fast as he can still shoot your feet or if your a bit closer your chest


as you can see here blackbeer is too close to the enemy and the enemy can fully bypass the shield and get a easy headshot on blackbeer this is where you dont want to be as the enemy will have the advantage on you, even if he cant shoot your head he cant still get a nice angle on the chest which will still result in death unless your buddy kills him first.


in this scenario blackbeard is too far from the enemy to be shot in the head. Blackbeer has time to shoot the enemy until hes dead as the enemy can only get a few shots on your foot.

Cover is your friend
As blackbeard you must use cover to the maximum because it will be your main shield while you shoot the bad guys, though you should know your cover, if the enemy knows that the table your behind is not bullet proof you wont survive. Be careful while leaning around corners as it will leave a small gap where a good aimed shot can fit through and headshot you. If you need to change places from one place to another while a enemy is watching you, flashbang and run to the next closest cover. If you didnt bring flash bangs walk to the closest cover while looking at the enemy so you dont get headshot.And if your hiding behind a wall just really hug the wall like dont show any part exept the shield and possibly a bit of your arm.

Here blackbeer is not covered in anyway exept for his shield, his enemy can easily kill him with a few chest shots or 1 buckshot.

Blackbeer on this picture is behind bulletproof cover, he is not showing any part of his body.Blackbeer can kill the enemy with a few shots from his scar or SR.

Shields are your friends

Blitz,Montagne or a recruit with a shield will cover your chest and legs while you are standing while your glass shield is covering your head this way you can get some easy kills. Do note that if the shield dies you must run quickly to a cover or else you will die.

Peekholes are your semi-friends

Making or Using the enemies' peekholes will let you look through to either an enemy or a objective. If you do encounter some one you will usually win the fight but dont get so close that he can change position so you see his legs.

• Even though the shield is bullet proof, sometimes bullets can pass through and head shot you, so dont stay in fire too much.
  
• If the enemy threw a nitro cell at you while your rappelling on a window just press shift and you will drop far away from the explosion
  
• on consulate when the defenders are in the administration office go to the south window and look from the top while upside down. You will get quite a few kills if a enemy hasnt seen you yet
  
• while looking through a window try not to lean or look too much left or right as it will leave a gap for you to be shot through.
  
• if the enemy has multiple shotgun users try staying away from them as they also have a chance to pierce your shield so take them down separately
  
• as blackbeard standing up is usually a bad idea because it leaves your chest exposed for the enemy to shoot at, so try to stay crouched for most of the time
  
• while outside and approaching the building do not activate the rifle shield as it will slow you down quite a bit, and it will make moving in take a little longer.
  
• Using a ACOG sight on his weapon will let you pick out enemies a bit better if your one of the players who use holographic sights on their weapons for less recoil, his shield accually reduces quite a bit of the recoil.
  
• if you switch to your deagle you will go at medium speed again, this way you can change position faster.
  
• Distance is your friend as this operator the further you are to your enemy the beter you will get the kill

As i have written blackbeard is quite a powerful operator and is quite hard to counter when the blackbeard is experienced. here are a few tactics against blackbeard.
Flank
If the blackbeard is alone and has no one around him then circle around him when close hold alt so he doesnt hear you, if you are successful at flanking you will be behind blackbeard and easily kill him with a headshot or shotgun shell.
Nitro cells
A well-timed and placed nitro cell will eliminate blackbeard though as i mentioned before doing this on high windows migh be a easy dodge for blackbeard so try to get him when hes in the building, because of his shield he will go slower than most operators so him escaping is a rare occasion.
Shotguns
Well aimed shotgun shells while blackbeard is out of cover will end him, though getting him out of there will take some dedication
Breaking his shield
Though i have never tried this before because im not crazy, blackbeard's shield can be destroyed
with 2 near shotguns shots or about 1 and a half magazines of 30 rounds after that you can get a headshot and easily kill him.(thanks to Stalker for correcting my mistake.)
Distraction
This tactic can be adapted to all of the above and other traps if the blackbeard is occupied by you you might be able to lure him into a trap or a friendly to kill him from behind.

I hope this guide has helped you become a better blackbeer, and a better counter for him if you liked my guide please show it with a thumbs up or favourite and i will be taking some reccommendations and suggestions from the comments. As always take it easy and kill some terrorists!

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Version: 1.5

• Added a link to my newest guide