How To Perform A Takedown In Payday 3

Silently Take down enemies in Payday 3 by using these steps. Check out this guide to learn more.

Aside from being all chaotic in Payday 3, you can be stealthy and perform a Takedown on your enemies. Not only this will protect your cover, but will also save up some ammo. But bringing down an enemy with a Takedown can be difficult, especially if you have skipped the tutorials. The game does not do a great job of explaining things later on, so we are here to help you through this. Scroll down on this page to learn how to do a Silent Takedown in PD3.

How to do a Takedown in Payday 3

Firstly, ensure you wear a mask before performing a Takedown. Only then you will be able to execute it. Once you do, follow these steps to get the job done:

  • Sneak behind an enemy and press F to take them as a Human Shield.
How To Perform A Takedown In Payday 3
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  • Next, aim for the head and hold the F key to perform a Takedown in Payday 3.

How To Perform A Silent Takedown In Payday 3

  • If you have knocked out a security guard, then make sure to answer their radio. Otherwise, other guards on the premises will get suspicious.
  • One more thing, be sure that there are no civilians, CCTV Cameras, or enemies nearby while performing a Takedown.

There are very few occasions where you will be able to silently Takedown an enemy. But if you are cautious enough, pulling this trick off is no big deal. To learn the basics of Takedown, you should play the Crowd Control stage in the Tutorial.

Payday 3 is filled with Heists with some challenging tasks to offer. In such instances, investing in the Best Skills early on is better. You can check out Tier List for that.

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And now that you know how to Silently Takedown an enemy in Payday 3, you are sure to make the most out of it. Besides this, if you want to know How to Add and Invite your Friends or the Best Settings for PC, feel free to browse our Payday 3 section. We have stacked up plenty of helpful guides for you there.