Battlefield 6 smoke assists explained — how they work and how to farm them

Smoke assists register when allies secure downs or kills while your active smoke is providing cover. If you throw or launch smoke to block enemy sightlines and teammates push, revive, or peek through that screen and win the fight within the smoke’s duration, you earn the assist.

The game is tracking the combat that happens under your smoke, not the act of throwing it. That’s why placement and timing matter more than raw grenade count.

Unlock and gear up for smoke assists (Support challenges)

Support has a three‑step challenge track that gives you the key smoke tools and then asks you to use them:

Loadout essentials once the launcher is unlocked:

• Smoke Grenades + M320A1 Smoke Launcher (for rapid, layered screens)
• Ammo Bag (to resupply yourself and farm the resupply requirement)
• Deployable Cover (to hard-block angles alongside the smoke)

How to reliably earn smoke assists

Think like a blocker: your job is to remove the enemy’s vision where a fight is about to happen.

• Pre‑smoke enemy sightlines, not your own position. Throw or launch smoke onto the angles defenders are using, especially on flags, doorways, headglitch boxes, and long lanes.
• Chain your smokes. The assist window is tied to the smoke’s active duration. Re‑smoke the same angle roughly 10 seconds later to keep the push covered.
• Set the push. Ping the route and move with your squad so they actually take fights inside your smoke. Assists won’t tick if your team waits it out.
• Cover revive runs. Drop smoke between a downed ally and the threat, then revive from the safe side. Teammates cleaning up during that screen can grant assists while you also progress revive goals.
• Use Deployable Cover to anchor the edge. A single panel at the smoke’s border gives your team a clear “last safe spot” to peek from.
• Keep the ammo flowing. Place an Ammo Bag where teammates gather so you’re passively banking resupplies while farming assists.

Best modes and situations to farm smoke assists

Assists come fastest where fights are predictable and concentrated:

• Breakthrough: Linear lanes and chokepoints make pre‑smoking angles straightforward and repeatable.
• Rush: Arm/defuse sites force clashes at doors and tight corridors; one well‑timed screen can flip a lane.
• Conquest (hot flags): On contested objectives, smoke the defender angles and the most common rotate paths, then re‑smoke on a timer.
• Vehicle pushes: When a friendly tank or APC commits, smoke the enemy AT sightlines ahead of the vehicle to protect the push and create assist-rich chaos.

Common reasons smoke assists don’t tick

• Smoke is in the wrong place. If the enemy can step out for a clean angle, your team will take fights outside the smoke and you won’t get credit.
• Bad timing. Throwing smoke after the kill or letting it fade mid‑push means the fight didn’t occur “under” your screen. Re‑smoke proactively.
• No follow‑through. If teammates hesitate or rotate away, nothing happens inside your smoke. Ping the route and lead the entry.
• Self‑blinding. Smokes directly on friendlies can stall an attack. Place screens to block the enemy, not your own vision, and pair with Deployable Cover to define a clear peek edge.

A quick, repeatable pattern

1. Before the push, launch smoke onto the defender’s primary angle; throw a second to clip the flank.
2. Drop an Ammo Bag on the staging point; place Deployable Cover at the smoke edge.
3. Ping the route, then enter and take the duel from the covered edge; revive inside the screen as needed.
4. At ~10 seconds, re‑smoke the same angle to sustain cover while teammates continue trading.
5. Repeat on the next lane or flag while your resupplies tick in the background.

The takeaway: smoke assists are about shaping the fight, not padding grenade throws. Put your screens where the enemy wants to look, keep them refreshed while your squad commits, and you’ll clear the 50‑assist mark naturally while finishing your resupplies and revives along the way.