Most multiplayer games out there are all about frenetic movement and chaotic attacks. However, Rainbow Six: Siege asks players to play with precision. The teams must communicate and go for accuracy rather than just spraying and praying. It's a far more tactical game than most shooters out there, and it requires more care and attention to get through missions than most players might anticipate.
Below is a list of the operators with the best weapons. This will give you a look at what characters you should be choosing if you're looking to cause the most damage with the best accuracy possible!
Updated April 3, 2022, by Michael Abayomi: Rainbow Six Extraction might have only recently launched, but for many players, Siege is still where it's at. Its longevity can be attributed to its live-service model and Ubisoft's commitment to delivering regular updates in the form of new operators and skins for players to choose from. The latest one even lets them play as Rick and Morty from the popular Adult Swim show. And with rumors of a mobile version currently in development, it doesn't look like the game will be going away anytime soon. This is why we've updated this list to include two additional operators.
12 Smoke
- Real Name: James Porter
- Age: 36
- Place of Birth: London, England
- Role: Anchor, Area Denial, Secure
Armed with the devastating M590A1 shotgun, you do not want to find yourself in a close-quarters encounter with Smoke. The weapon also proves useful for using against destructible objects like hatches and floorboards.
It works great when paired with the SMG-11 machine pistol, a sidearm that offers decent precision at midrange as well as a good amount of spread for those players that tend to get a bit messy with their kills.
11 Blackbeard
- Real Name: Craig Jenson
- Age: 32
- Place of Birth: Bellevue, Washington
- Role: Back Line, Covering Fire, Shield
With one of the best marksman rifles in the game, Blackbeard is one operator that should not be messed with in mid-to-long-range encounters. His SR-25 is powerful enough to take down a heavily-armored enemy with no more than two body shots.
He is also quite handy with the MK17 CQB assault rifle, and both weapons are complemented by his sidearm of choice, the D-50 handgun, for those situations where you find yourself up close and personal with your target.
10 Ash
- Real Name: Eliza Cohen
- Age: 33
- Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Isreal
- Role: Disable, Flank, Front Line, Soft Breach
There are a lot of players out there at a professional level who will pick Ash, despite not liking her special ability. Her R4-C has a great damage output, as well as a great rate of fire. With the right attachments, it can be a truly deadly weapon.
Anyone who knows how to use it can take out enemies very quickly. The M45 MEUSOC is a decent firearm as well. It has a lot of capacity, but its larger amount of damage makes it worth this cut in ammo. Just make sure there's someone on the other end of the bullet.
9 Twitch
- Real Name: Emmanuelle Pichon
- Age: 28
- Place of Birth: Nancy, France
- Role: Back Line, Disable, Front Line, Intel Gatherer
While her special ability may often put her far away from the fight, it doesn't change the fact that she has got some great weapons. When her shock drones have been depleted, anyone playing Twitch can be sure that her F2 will make short work of anyone foolish enough to get in the way.
It has an incredible rate of fire considering the damage output available. For a sidearm, her low-capacity revolver, the LFP586, can do a decent amount of damage - perfect for when a player is cornered.
8 Jackal
- Real Name: Ryad Ramírez Al-Hassar
- Age: 49
- Place of Birth: Ceuta, Spain
- Role: Anti Roam, Intel Gatherer
Despite the high rate of fire of Jackal's C7E, it has low recoil. This means that this operator can put out a lot of damage without having to reduce the level of accuracy, which is great alongside Jackal's special ability.
People who are looking to cause some damage from much closer can have the ITA12S as their sidearm. This small shotgun can punch through an enemy in a couple of shots, but it doesn't have a massive capacity, so it can leave people in the lurch if they're not careful.
7 IQ
- Real Name: Monika Weiss
- Age: 38
- Place of Birth: Leipzig, Germany
- Role: Disable, Flank, Front Line, Intel Gatherer
There are a lot of people out there that stay away from IQ due to her not having the greatest abilities in the game. However, this character has a couple of weapons that are definitely worth a go.
Nobody is denying that the P12 can be a little slow, but the high capacity and relatively decent damage mean that it's a great little sidearm. Her Aug-A2 can put out a lot of fire in quick succession, and while people will have to keep an eye on the recoil, any bullets that hit are going to do a lot of damage.
6 Maverick
- Real Name: Erik Thorn
- Age: 36
- Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts
- Role: Back Line, Disable, Flank, Hard Breach
A high capacity, a good rate of fire, and fairly decent damage put Maverick's M4 high on the list of great weapons in Rainbow Six: Siege.
Breaching a reinforced wall and then pointing the barrel of the M4 through the hole can worry even the best of Rainbow Six: Siege players. The 1911 TACOPS sidearm available to Maverick offers a nine-bullet magazine with a decent level of damage as well. Using this as a last resort can prove very fruitful.
5 Echo
- Real Name: Masaru Enatsu
- Age: 36
- Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
- Role: Anchor, Crowd Control, Intel Gatherer, Secure
Many people choose to stay away from shotguns in this game as they severely reduce the level of accuracy available to the user. While it may have a slow pump action, the SuperNova can offer the chance to deal out some serious damage.
When the enemy is too far away for the shotgun to do the job, Echo can use his sidearm. The Bearing 9 can be a little unwieldy to those who don't know what they're doing, but the high rate of fire can take out any enemy that the shotgun can't reach.
4 Ela
- Real Name: Elżbieta Bosak
- Age: 31
- Place of Birth: Wrocław, Poland
- Role: Crowd Control, Roam, Trap
Scorpion EVO 3 A1 is a submachine gun that many people consider to be fairly broken. While the damage may be a lot lower than some of the other primary weapons held by the other operators, you can use the large magazine, the massive rate of fire, and manageable recoil to take out a lot of attackers.
Ela's sidearm features a permanent reflex sight and has a large magazine, meaning it can prove deadly in the right hands, regardless of the low-end damage.
3 Mira
- Real Name: Elena María Álvarez
- Age: 39
- Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
- Role: Anchor, Intel Gatherer, Secure
The damage on Mira's Vector .45 ACP is pretty low, which is why many players choose to go for the shotgun as their primary weapon. However, this can be the wrong move, as the high rate of fire on the submachine gun is absolutely brutal.
The recoil is amazingly low, especially with a Vertical Grip. As a sidearm, you can then choose the ITA12S shotgun. That way, if you want to get up close and personal, you can swap weapons.
2 Kaid
- Real Name: Jalal El Fassi
- Age: 58
- Place of Birth: Aroumd, Morocco
- Role: Anchor, Anti Hard Breach, Secure
Many people stay away from the AUG A3 when they play as Kaid, and they would be right to. The TCSG12 is the way to go when picking Kaid's primary weapon. It has one of the largest shotgun magazines in the game, while also putting out a lot of damage.
The .44 Mag Semi-Auto is a great sidearm as well. With a low-powered scope attached as standard, it offers its user a chance to do quite a bit of damage even from quite a distance.
1 Nomad
- Real Name: Sanaa El Maktoub
- Age: 39
- Place of Birth: Marrakesh, Morocco
- Role: Anti Roam, Crowd Control, Trap
The ARX200 is a heavy-hitting rifle, offering up a fairly decent amount of damage, and a great rate of fire as well. The lower magazine size can be difficult for some players, but it's a great gun when the ammo is used sparingly.
Nomad has the same sidearm as Kaid, a fantastic little weapon to have alongside the ARX200. This gun has a high level of accuracy due to the ACOG sight, meaning that this is a great attacker to have for anyone that is willing to take their time.