Summary
- Rook provides armor plates for survivability, making him beginner-friendly and freeing solo players to focus on gunfights.
- Ace breaches walls safely, excels with the AK12 assault rifle, and creates pressure on enemy teams with sightlines.
- Mute's Signal Jammers deny intel and reinforced wall breaches, allowing players to anchor or roam effectively.
Rainbow Six Siege tactical PvP matches are best experienced with a full squad of five friends who understand the core game and have access to a microphone. However, not everyone has a dedicated team of players willing to jump into Siege on a daily basis, and some simply wish to play the game solo.
While Siege rewards team-based tactical and coordinated plays, the game also includes a roster of incredible operators who bring self-sufficient gear that makes solo play viable. The following are ten of the best operators in Rainbow Six Siege that make solo queueing a breeze.
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10 Rook
Provides Armor Plates That Improve The Team's Survivability
- Passive Team Utility: Drop the armor pack when the round starts, giving a 20 HP boost to teammates.
- Can Offer Second Chances: Players wearing the Rook armor are downed when reaching zero HP, instead of outright dying. Headshots still count as a one-shot kill.
Rook is considered a beginner-friendly defender who plays the support role for his team. He jumps into a round with a pack of five armor plates, granting 20 HP to anyone who equips it, including opponents. Solo queue players who wish to frag every round can drop the armor plates on site and focus entirely on gunfights.
Rook has access to the MP5 and P90 submachine guns, with the former supporting the coveted ACOG sight. Rook can effectively play both the anchor and roam roles, and the ability to equip ACOG sight allows him to challenge long angles.
9 Ace
Breaches Reinforced Walls From A Safe Distance
- Safe & Effective Breaching: Unlike Thermite, Ace can breach reinforced walls from a safe distance, creating sightlines and vaultable openings.
- Access To Powerful Assault Rifle: Ace has access to one of the powerful assault rifles in Rainbow Six Siege, the AK12, which offers players confidence and advantage when taking gunfights.
Ace has access to SELMA breaching charges that allow him to breach reinforced walls while maintaining a safe distance. Ace is excellent at introducing additional pressure on the enemy team by creating new sightlines, making it uncomfortable for enemy players to camp on the site safely.
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Ace is equipped with the AK12, an assault rifle with a good fire rate and high DPS. He also has access to claymores for flank watch and three soft breaching charges. Given Ace's powerful primary weapon and slew of utilities, it truly makes him a self-sufficient solo queue attacker in Siege.
8 Mute
Uses Signal Jammers To Block Drones & Gadgets
- Easy Anti-Intel: Prevents drones from entering site and denies reinforced wall breaches.
- Flexible Role: Mute can anchor at site and deny intel to enemy team, or use his jammers to support a roaming playstyle.
Mute is the best intel denial defender in Rainbow Six Siege. He can use four of his jammers at the start of the round to block off doorways and stairs, denying intel to enemy drones. Additionally, Mute can also jam reinforced walls, making it challenging for the enemy team to breach vital site walls.
Mute has access to the MP5K submachine gun, M590A1 shotgun, and the SMG-11 sidearm. Given Mute's versatile arsenal, players can use his kit to effectively play the anchor role by setting up the site, or shallow-roam near the site with his submachine gun coupled with the jammers, creating a buffer for enemies to deal with before reaching the site.
7 Thunderbird
Deploys Healing Stations That Automatically Heal Nearby Teammates
- Passive Healing: Deploys healing stations on site, allowing injured teammates to heal without assistance.
- Bolsters Anchors: Increases the survivability of anchors at site and revives downed teammates automatically.
Thunderbird is yet another defender whose gadget works on the set-and-forget principle. Just like Rook, Thunderbird can set up her healing stations at the start of the round and devote her attention entirely to engaging the enemy team. However, unlike Doc, who must seek out injured teammates and administer the stim, Thunderbird's Kona healing stations are automatic, healing injured teammates that happen to be in the gadget's proximity.
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Thunderbird is also equipped with the Spear.308 assault rifle and the Spas-12 shotgun as her primary weapons, and the Bearing 9 submachine gun, Q-929 pistol, and the ITA12S shotgun as her secondary weapons, offering her flexibility in both anchor and roam roles.
6 Sledge
Breaks Soft Walls & Floors Using Tactical Hammer
- Powerful Vertical Play: Uses the breaching hammer to create vertical sight lines, applying pressure on the enemy team from above.
- Quick & Silent Entry: Compared to the breaching charges, Sledge's tactical hammer is considerably silent, allowing players to take control of the map quickly and silently.
Sledge is one of the best solo queue attackers in Rainbow Six Siege, bringing his tactical breaching ability to every map he sets foot on. With 50 charges in his hammer, Sledge can create unique entries into bomb sites, provided the chosen walls aren't reinforced, and even set up unexpected angles to catch roamers and enemy players rotating between sites.
Sledge's true strength lies in his ability to create vertical lines of sight and flush out enemy players camping on site. He also has access to the excellent, low-recoil L85A2 assault rifle and frag grenades that help take out defensive gadgets and flush enemies out of cover.
5 Lesion
Places Poison Mines That Damage & Slow Down Enemies
- Delays Aggressive Pushes: Lesion's GU mines are great at halting or delaying aggressive attacker pushes, alerting the defending team to prepare for engagement.
- Gathers Intel: Players who can remember the GU mine's position can use their distinct audio cue to infer potential enemy team's positions on the map.
Lesion is a defender in Rainbow Six Siege who effectively serves two roles: intel-gathering and delaying enemy pushes. A good Lesion player with enough experience in Siege can utilize their map knowledge to take advantage of GU mines placed around common rush spots and pre-fire the location when mines go off.
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Lesion's arsenal includes the T-5 submachine gun and the Super Shorty shotgun. The shotgun is especially useful at popping hatches and creating important rotations. Even when solo queuing, Lesion players succeed in relaying crucial intel to the team through their GU mines without having to rely on voice communication.
4 Flores
Sends Explosive Drones That Destroy Defender Gadgets
- Safely Clear Enemy Utilities: Carries four RC drones that can be used to seek out and destroy defender gadgets.
- No Risk, High Reward: Drones can be operated while sitting outside the objective and, as a result, lower the chance of being caught off guard by defenders.
Flores' RCE-RATERO drones are excellent for scouting the objective and destroying defender gadgets like bulletproof cameras, barbed wire, and shields. A weakened enemy defense directly helps the team in securing the objective before planting the bomb.
When it comes to firearms, Flores can choose between the AR33 assault rifle and the SR-25 DMR as his primary weapon, and the GSH-18 as his sidearm. The SR-25 DMR is an excellent weapon for long-range engagements as it supports up to 3X scope, while the AR33 is a solid assault rifle with little to no recoil.
3 Azami
Creates Solid Barriers to Block Sightlines or Entry Points
- Custom Map Control: Creates cover to cut off lines of sight and briefly protects against gunfire.
- On-The-Fly Defense Setup: Depending on enemy push, Azami can adapt the site's defenses in her team's favor.
Azami is considered one of the game-changing operators, only second to Mira, in Rainbow Six Siege due to her ability to modify sites on the fly. Equipped with defensive barriers known as the Kiba Barriers, Azami can create new covers and angles that make it incredibly challenging for attackers to contest..
Paired with the 9X19SVN submachine gun or the ACS12 full auto slug shotgun, which also accepts the ACOG sight, Azami can comfortably contest long angles while staying behind the safety of her barriers. Given her versatile kit, Azami also manages to be a flexible operator who can play both anchor and roam roles.
2 Lion
Reveals Enemy Movement With Scans
- Easy Intel Gather: Acquires and relays the general location of enemy players to the team at the press of a button.
- Excels At Aggressive Attacks: Equipped with an excellent assault rifle, Lion can capitalize on the gathered intel.
Lion is an attacker who excels at gathering intel on enemy positions, pinging their locations for the rest of his team to take advantage of. His EE-ONE-D drone truly shines when paired with effective droning, as it allows players to capitalize on the intel they gather. Lion is also incredible in post-plant scenarios, delaying enemies from reaching the bomb to defuse it.
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For his primary weapon, Lion can choose either the 417 DMR, SG-CQB shotgun, or the V308 assault rifle. Most Lion players tend to pick the assault rifle as it offers 50 bullets per magazine, but the DMR deals massive DPS and supports the 3X scope.
1 Kapkan
Sets Explosive Traps That Punish Rushing Attackers
- Set & Forget Gadget: Trap doorways to damage or potentially take out unaware attackers.
- Secures Kills Easily: Can score kills without having to engage in gunfights.
Kapkan is a perfect defender for solo queue players precisely due to his EED traps that can be planted on doorways or windows to secure easy kills. Depending on the role Kapkan plays in a round, he can use these traps to either fortify the bomb sites or bait attackers into the traps as he roams.
Kapkan has access to one of the best submachine guns in Siege, the 9X19VSN, an ideal pick for both close-range and mid-range engagement. Moreover, the attacking team that learn of Kapkan's presence on the defending team must check every doorway before attempting to take control of the map.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 76 /100 Critics Rec: 55%
- Released
- December 1, 2015
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher(s)
- Ubisoft
- Engine
- AnvilNext 2.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
WHERE TO PLAY
- Franchise
- Tom Clancy
- Genre(s)
- Shooter
- Platform(s)
- PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Amazon Luna, Stadia, PC
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
- How Long To Beat
- N/A
- X|S Optimized
- No
- File Size Xbox Series
- 58 GB (June 2023)
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
