Rainbow Six Siege
What Is an Operator in Rainbow Six Siege?
The playable characters of Rainbow Six Siege: each attacker or defender has a unique gadget, loadout and role in the team.
What is an operator in Rainbow Six Siege?
An operator is a playable character in Rainbow Six Siege. Every operator is either an attacker or a defender and brings a unique gadget, such as a breaching charge, a camera or a trap, plus a set of weapons and secondary gadgets. Choosing operators that cover each other is the heart of team composition.
Attackers and defenders
Attackers try to plant the defuser, rescue the hostage or secure an area, while defenders fortify the objective. Because the two sides use completely different operators, every player needs a pool for both sides, and the roster has grown to more than 70 operators.
Operator roles
- Hard breachers: open reinforced walls, see hard breach.
- Intel operators: gather information with cameras, drones and scanners.
- Anti-gadget: destroy or disable enemy gadgets before a push.
- Anchors and roamers: defenders who hold the site or play away from it, see anchor.
- Entry and support: attackers who open the site or back up the push with utility.
Example
The defenders reinforce the site walls, so the attackers pick a hard breacher to open them and an anti-gadget operator to clear the electrified walls that would stop the breach.
Unlocks and bans
Operators are unlocked with Renown, the free in-game currency, or with R6 Credits. In Ranked, each team can ban operators before the round, so having a deep operator pool keeps you useful even when your main is banned.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many operators are in Rainbow Six Siege?
More than 70, and new operators or reworks keep arriving with seasonal updates.
Can you play the same operator as a teammate?
No. Each operator can be picked only once per team in a round, so it pays to have more than one main.