Rainbow Six Siege Tier List
The best Rainbow Six Siege operators for Ranked right now – attackers and defenders ranked S to D for Y11S3 Operation Split Fire after the Y11S3.3 patch.
Solid Snake, Ace, Thatcher and Thermite are the best attackers in Ranked right now, while Mira, Kaid, Azami, Thorn, Mute and Smoke lead on defense. Below, all 78 operators are ranked S to D for Y11S3 Operation Split Fire – use the buttons to show only attackers or defenders.
How we ranked them: We combined two current Ranked tier lists (timesaver.gg and ImmortalBoost), both built on Ubisoft's Platinum+ ban-rate and win-delta data, and checked them against the Y11S3.2 and Y11S3.3 patch notes; S needs S in both lists and split calls go to the lower tier – a summary of current consensus, not personal opinion.
Tier list
Solid Snake
Attacker · Soliton Radar reveals nearby defenders; most-banned attacker
Ace
Attacker · Ranged hard breach with S.E.L.M.A.; banned in about 44% of high-rank games
Thatcher
Attacker · EMP grenades disable defender electronics through walls
Thermite
Attacker · Charge damage buffed in Y11S3.1; best-in-class hard breacher
Mira
Defender · Black Mirrors create one-way sightlines; banned in most Platinum+ games
Kaid
Defender · Electroclaws deny hard breaches on walls and hatches
Azami
Defender · Kiba Barriers close angles and rebuild walls
Thorn
Defender · Best win delta among popular defenders
Mute
Defender · Jammers block drones and remote gadgets
Smoke
Defender · Remote gas canisters deny plants late in the round
Maverick
Attacker · Blowtorch breach can't be denied like charges; rifle damage cut in Y11S3
Nomad
Attacker · Airjabs lock down flanks after the plant
Lion
Attacker · EE-ONE-D warning cut to 1.4s in Y11S3
Dokkaebi
Attacker · Reworked payload is easier to stop, but still banned often
Ram
Attacker · BU-GI opens floors and walls
Hibana
Attacker · Best ranged hard-breach backup after Ace and Thermite
Sledge
Attacker · Faster hammer swing for quick soft and vertical breaches
Ash
Attacker · Fast remote soft breaching and strong entry fragging
Zofia
Attacker · Grenade launcher utility and a one-time self-revive
Deimos
Attacker · Tracker pressures a lone roamer in solo queue
Grim
Attacker · Nanobot swarm reveals defenders in an area
Jäger
Defender · ADS shoots down grenades and projectiles
Fenrir
Defender · Dread Mine gas spreads faster after the Y11S3.1 buff
Denari
Defender · Laser grids deny areas; damage buffed in Y11S3.3
Noor
Defender · Big Y11S3.2 buff to her shield-counter launcher
Bandit
Defender · Batteries stop hard breaches; the pick when Kaid is banned
Tachanka
Defender · Y11S3.2 added impact detonation; fire damage raised to 14
Valkyrie
Defender · Black Eye intel; gained the Glaive-12 secondary
Clash
Defender · Taser slow on retreating attackers doubled to 10%
Goyo
Defender · Volcan shields deny plants; fire damage increased
Echo
Defender · Yokai Sonic Burst refill cut to 15s
Kapkan
Defender · Entry Denial Device damage raised to 62
Lesion
Defender · Gu mines slow attackers and reveal their positions
Buck
Attacker · Skeleton Key ammo raised to 36; good for vertical play
Jackal
Attacker · Eyenox range buffed 12 m → 15 m in Y11S3.3
Gridlock
Attacker · Trax Stingers cover flanks and slow defenders
Zero
Attacker · Argus cameras give intel through walls
Montagne
Attacker · Full shield for plant fights, but riskier after the Noor buff
Capitão
Attacker · Fire bolt expands faster after Y11S3.2
Osa
Attacker · Talon-8 shield placement rules eased in Y11S3.2
Kali
Attacker · CSRX 300 reworked with lower zoom and more ammo
Rauora
Attacker · Remote panels shut down sightlines
Sens
Attacker · Light walls block sightlines across a plant
IQ
Attacker · Finds gadgets through walls
Finka
Attacker · Team health and recoil boost for coordinated pushes
Brava
Attacker · Kludge Drone hacks gadgets; miss cooldown cut in Y11S3.3
Ying
Attacker · Candelas blind rooms for executes
Twitch
Attacker · Shock drones destroy defender gadgets
Flores
Attacker · Ratero drones destroy gadgets
Iana
Attacker · Gemini hologram scouts safely
Striker
Attacker · Any attacker secondary gadget; flexible default
Rook
Defender · Armor plates help the whole team; beginner-friendly
Vigil
Defender · Invisible to drones, but SMG-12 nerfed hard in Y11S3
Pulse
Defender · Heartbeat sensor finds attackers through walls
Castle
Defender · Armor Panels now take 10 melee hits
Doc
Defender · Ranged heals and revives
Thunderbird
Defender · Kona healing stations and a buffed SPAS-15
Frost
Defender · Welcome Mats punish rushes but are easy to spot
Mozzie
Defender · Pests steal drones; Commando 9 buffed in Y11S3.3
Maestro
Defender · Evil Eye battery life raised to 9s
Melusi
Defender · Banshees slow attackers and reveal entry points
Solis
Defender · SPEC-IO detects attacker electronics
Tubarão
Defender · Freezes gadgets, but AR-15.50 nerfed in Y11S3
Wamai
Defender · Mag-NETs catch grenades and projectiles
Blackbeard
Attacker · Rifle shield is an easy target for the buffed Noor
Fuze
Attacker · Cluster charge clears rooms but is swingy
Aruni
Defender · MK14 nerfed in Y11S3
Skopós
Defender · Flexible camera-body play but a very high skill floor
Ela
Defender · Grzmot mines concuss at doors; the two lists disagree on her
Caveira
Defender · Interrogation needs a clean down; limited in solo queue
Blitz
Attacker · Flash shield is easily broken by the buffed Noor
Amaru
Attacker · Garra Hook entry routes are predictable
Nøkk
Attacker · Camera stealth outclassed by other flankers
Glaz
Attacker · Thermal scope is strong but niche
Oryx
Defender · Remah Dash only useful for odd rotations
Warden
Defender · Sees through smoke, but weak gunfights after the SMG-12 nerf
Alibi
Defender · Prisma holograms are easy to spot
Sentry
Defender · Every defender secondary gadget, but no unique ability
What the tiers mean
S tierThe strongest picks this patch – high win rates and rated top by every source we used.
A tierStrong, dependable picks you can play in almost any match.
B tierFine in the right team or map, but not meta-defining.
C and D tierBelow-average results right now. Still playable if you know them well.
Good to know
- Y11S3.3 (Nov 3) made small tweaks: Jackal's Eyenox range 12 m → 15 m, Denari's T.R.I.P. damage 20 → 22, Mozzie's Commando 9 damage 36 → 38, Brava's miss cooldown 1s → 0.9s.
- The Y11S3.2 Noor buff makes shield operators (Blitz, Montagne, Blackbeard) riskier to play right now.
- Ban rates matter: Mira, Solid Snake and Kaid are banned so often in high ranks that you will rarely get to play them.
- See every operator on our Rainbow Six Siege operators page and the season list on Seasons.
Sources
Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.