Rainbow Six Siege Reference Library
Browse Rainbow Six Siege maps, weapons, characters, items and official update notes available in 2PVP.
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Ash
A fast attacker used to apply early pressure and remove selected defender utility.
Attacking operatorOpen
Thermite
A hard-breach specialist whose value depends on protection, utility clearance and execute timing.
Attacking operatorOpen
Sledge
A vertical-pressure attacker who opens soft surfaces and creates new lines of play.
Attacking operatorOpen
Smoke
A defender who delays late-round pushes and controls short windows with area denial.
Defending operatorOpen
Mute
A defender who blocks information and selected remote utility with signal disruption.
Defending operatorOpen
Valkyrie
An information defender who creates additional camera coverage and supports team reads.
Defending operatorOpen
Rainbow Six Siege Official Patch Notes
The official Rainbow Six Siege update and patch-note archive.
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