Operators

Operators are the various characters that can be unlocked and selected in Rainbow Six Siege. Each Operator specializes in a particular form of combat and play style, and sometimes they will even feature unique weapons not found in other units. As of Year 4 Season 3, there are a total of 50 operators in Rainbow Six Siege.

The different Operators are often divided into attackers and defenders. This is because the Operators can only be chosen depending on the team’s current position in the round (offense or defense).

Additionally, each Operator has an Armor and Speed rating to differentiate play style. Speedy players must rely on both speed and accuracy because their armor is too light to take much direct fire. Armored players often rely on their heavy-duty weapons and defense because the weight will make them far too slow to move around.

	1	2	3
Armor	Light	Medium	Heavy
Speed	Slow	Average	Fast

Each Operator’s can equip one primary weapon, one secondary weapon, and one gadget. Furthermore, every operator has their own unique ability which could be a skill, a special weapon, or an advanced piece of equipment. Use different loadouts to create the perfect combo. I used seven roles to explain the different Operator specializations in Rainbow Six Siege.

Role	Specialization
Breacher	Destroys wooden walls and barriers with ease.
Hard Breacher	Breaches reinforced steel barriers.
Intel	Gathers intelligence on enemy Operators and gadgets.
Counter-Intel	Prevents intelligence gathering of friendly Operators and gadgets.
Crowd Control	Uses offensive gadgets to stall, debilitate, injure, and kill enemy Operators.
Trap	Uses auto-detonate booby traps to debilitate, injure, and kill enemy Operators.
Support	Provides extra protection through defensive shields or health boosts.

All Operators can be unlocked with Renown or R6 Credits in Rainbow Six Siege. The original 20 Legacy Operator are unlocked with 500, 1000, 1500, and 2000 Renown depending on how many Operators are currently unlocked in that CTU.

Post Launch Operators (Year 1, 2, 3, and 4) are unlocked with varying amounts of Renown and R6 Credits. As time goes on, the older Operators become cheaper.

Renown	R6 Credits	Operators
10,000	240	Frost, Buck, Valkyrie, Blackbeard, Capitao, Caveira, Echo, Hibana
15,000	360	Jackal, Mira, Ela, Lesion, Ying, Zofia, Dokkaebi, Vigil
20,000	480	Finka, Lion, Alibi, Maestro, Maverick, Clash, Kaid, Nomad
25,000	600	Gridlock, Mozzie, Nokk, Warden, Amaru, Goyo

Operator	Class	CTU	Armor	Speed	Role
Recruit	Both	S.A.S GSG9 FBI/SWAT Spetznaz GIGN	Varies	Varies	Varies
Sledge	Attacker	S.A.S	Medium	Average	Breacher
Thatcher	Attacker	S.A.S	Medium	Average	Counter-Intel
Smoke	Defender	S.A.S	Medium	Average	Crowd Control
Mute	Defender	S.A.S	Medium	Average	Counter-Intel
Ash	Attacker	FBI SWAT	Light	Fast	Breacher
Thermite	Attacker	FBI SWAT	Medium	Average	Hard Breacher
Castle	Defender	FBI SWAT	Medium	Average	Support
Pulse	Defender	FBI SWAT	Light	Fast	Intel
Twitch	Attacker	GIGN	Medium	Average	Counter-Intel
Montagne	Attacker	GIGN	Heavy	Slow	Support
Doc	Defender	GIGN	Heavy	Slow	Support
Rook	Defender	GIGN	Heavy	Slow	Support
Glaz	Attacker	Spetsnaz	Heavy	Slow	Intel
Fuze	Attacker	Spetsnaz	Heavy	Slow	Crowd Control
Kapkan	Defender	Spetsnaz	Medium	Average	Trap
Tachanka	Defender	Spetsnaz	Heavy	Slow	Crowd Control
Blitz	Attacker	GSG9	Heavy	Slow	Support
IQ	Attacker	GSG9	Light	Fast	Intel
Jager	Defender	GSG9	Light	Fast	Counter-Intel
Bandit	Defender	GSG9	Light	Fast	Support
Buck	Attacker	JTF2	Medium	Average	Breacher
Frost	Defender	JTF2	Medium	Average	Trap
Blackbeard	Attacker	NAVY SEAL	Medium	Average	Support
Valkyrie	Defender	NAVY SEAL	Medium	Average	Intel
Capitao	Attacker	BOPE	Light	Fast	Crowd Control
Caveira	Defender	BOPE	Light	Fast	Intel
Hibana	Attacker	S.A.T.	Light	Fast	Hard Breacher
Echo	Defender	S.A.T.	Heavy	Slow	Intel
Jackal	Attacker	GEO	Medium	Average	Intel
Mira	Defender	GEO	Heavy	Slow	Intel
Ying	Attacker	S.D.U	Medium	Average	Crowd Control
Lesion	Defender	S.D.U	Medium	Average	Trap
Ela	Defender	G.R.O.M	Light	Fast	Trap
Zofia	Attacker	G.R.O.M	Medium	Average	Crowd Control
Dokkaebi	Attacker	707th SMB	Medium	Average	Intel
Vigil	Defender	707th SMB	Light	Fast	Counter-Intel
Lion	Attacker	CBRN	Medium	Average	Intel
Finka	Attacker	CBRN	Medium	Average	Support
Maestro	Defender	GIS	Heavy	Slow	Intel
Alibi	Defender	GIS	Light	Fast	Intel
Maverick	Attacker	GSUTR	Light	Fast	Hard Breacher
Clash	Defender	GSUTR	Heavy	Slow	Support
Nomad	Attacker	GIGR	Medium	Average	Trap
Kaid	Defender	GIGR	Heavy	Slow	Support
Gridlock	Attacker	SASR	Heavy	Slow	Crowd Control
Mozzie	Defender	SASR	Medium	Average	Counter-Intel
Nokk	Attacker	JC	Medium	Average	Counter-Intel
Warden	Defender	SS	Medium	Average	Intel
Goyo	Defender	FES	Medium	Average	Trap
Amaru	Attacker	APCA	Medium	Average	Breacher
Kali	Attacker	NightHaven	Medium	Average	Breacher
Wamai	Defender	NightHaven	Medium	Average	Counter-Intel