Best & Latest Rainbow Six Mobile Operator Tier List

With Rainbow Six Mobile officially launching worldwide on February 23, 2026, a lot of players are about to hit that classic “who do I unlock first?” panic—especially when mobile rounds are fast and utility decides fights before you even see the enemy.

This Rainbow Six Mobile Operator Tier List is meant to be your shortcut: it ranks Operators by real match impact (info, denial, breach power, ease of use), helps you avoid wasting credits on niche picks too early, and points you toward the safest all-map choices for solo queue and stacks.

 

Tier List Overview

S Tier
Twitch	Smoke	Mute	Thatcher
Capitão
A Tier
Mira	Kapkan	Maestro	Jäger
Valkyrie	Frost	Ash	Bandit
Castle	Sledge	Ying	Hibana
Thermite	Buck
B Tier
Rook	Defending Recruit	Lion	Dokkaebi
C Tier
Attacking Recruit	Glaz	Caveira

 

S Tier

Twitch

Primary Weapon: F2 - Assault Rifle Secondary Weapon: P9 - Handgun Unique Ability: Shock Drone Gadget: Claymore

Shock Drones are basically “free value” on mobile: you delete defender setup (cams, batteries, jammers, traps) without taking a gunfight, which makes every execute cleaner. She’s also map-proof — every defense on Bank/Border/Clubhouse/Oregon-style sites relies on gadgets, so Twitch always has something worth zapping.

Smoke

Primary Weapon: M500 - Shotgun Secondary Weapon: SMG-11 - Machine Pistol Unique Ability: Remote Gas Grenade Gadget: Deployable Shield

He’s S because he wins the clock. Gas Grenade stall doors, shuts down plants, and forces attackers to either back off or die — perfect for short mobile rounds where one delay equals a round. Easy to pilot (hold a choke, listen, pop gas), yet always scary on tight sites and hallway-heavy maps.

Mute

Primary Weapon: M590A1 - Shotgun Secondary Weapon: AP30 - Handgun Unique Ability: GC90 Signal Disruptor "Jammer" Gadget: Nitro Cell

Mute turns “information game” into “guessing game.” Jammers deny drones and key electronics, which is huge when mobile teams already drone less and push faster. He’s also friendly for newer players: place jammers on common drone lanes / key walls and you’ve contributed massively on basically every map.

Thatcher

Primary Weapon: L1A1 - Assault Rifle Secondary Weapon: SDP 9mm - Handgun Unique Ability: EMP Grenades Gadget: Claymore

EMP is the universal problem-solver: it enables hard breach, clears annoying electronics, and makes executes way less sweaty. Mechanically simple, insanely high team impact, and good on every map that has reinforced walls + defender utility (so… all of them). He’s the “press button, your team can play” operator.

Capitão

Primary Weapon: M249 – Light Machine Gun Secondary Weapon: Keratos .40 - Revolver Unique Ability: Tactical Crossbow Gadget: Claymore

Capitão’s bolts are cheat codes for messy mobile fights: smoke helps you cross/open space, and fire forces defenders off power spots or denies a plant attempt. He’s strong on both open-ish sites (where you need cover) and tight sites (where you need displacement), and he doesn’t require pixel-perfect aim to matter.

 

A Tier

Mira

Primary Weapon: VECTOR .45 – Submachine Gun Secondary Weapon: Bailiff 410 – Handgun Unique Abilities: Black Mirror Gadget: Nitro Cell

Mira can straight-up own a site with one good Black Mirror… but she’s not S because she’s site-dependent and punishes mistakes hard. Great on maps with strong anchor setups and predictable pushes, weaker when attackers can flank, vertical-pressure, or simply avoid the mirror side and hit elsewhere.

Kapkan

Primary Weapon: 9x19 VSN - Submachine Gun Secondary Weapon: Bailiff 410 - Handgun Unique Ability: EDD “Booby Trap” Gadget: Nitro Cell

Kapkan farms mobile lobbies because people sprint corners and forget to clear. He’s A (not S) because disciplined teams drone and prefire doorframes, and once your traps are found you’re mostly “just a gun.” Still, his setup is easy and his value spikes on tight, doorway-heavy routes.

Maestro

Primary Weapon: ALDA 5.56 – Light Machine Gun Secondary Weapon: PT145 – Pistol Unique Ability: Evil Eye Gadget: Impact Grenade

Evil Eyes are incredible for late-round info and plant denial — especially when attackers are low on explosives. He lands in A because placements take map knowledge, and once attackers commit to clearing utility, his cameras can disappear fast. Amazing on hold-heavy sites; slightly slower value on chaotic roam-heavy rounds.

Jäger

Primary Weapon: 416-C - Assault Rifle Secondary Weapon: P9 - Handgun Unique Ability: Magpie Defense System Gadget: Barbed Wire

MDS is always relevant: it protects shields/anchors and makes grenade clears miserable. He’s A instead of S because his value depends on your team’s setup actually existing (shields, crossfires, denial stacks), and smart attackers can burn MDS with cheap utility. Still: “set it and forget it” value on every map.

Valkyrie

Primary Weapon: MPX - Submachine Gun Secondary Weapon: Keratos.40 - Handgun Unique Ability: Black Eye Cameras Gadget: Nitro Cell

Valkyrie is A because she’s a skill ceiling monster: great cams turn your team into mind-readers, bad cams do nothing. She’s also a bit counter-prone (good attackers clear cameras), but on maps with lots of hiding spots and rotate options, she’s one of the best “win off info” defenders.

Frost

Primary Weapon: 9mm C1 – Submachine Gun Secondary Weapon: ITA12S – Mini-Shotgun Unique Ability: Welcome Mat Gadget: Deployable Shield

Frost is mobile-friendly punishment: mats catch rushed vaults, sloppy window plays, and panic retreats. She’s A (not S) because higher-level attackers drone/clear and stop giving you freebies. Best on maps/sites with common vaults and predictable entry points; less impact on wide-open clears.

Ash

Primary Weapon: R4-C - Assault Rifle Secondary Weapon: 5.7 USG - Handgun Unique Ability: Breaching Rounds Gadget: Stun Grenades

Ash is the queen of tempo: quick entry, quick soft-breach, quick pressure. She’s A because she’s aim/decision dependent — if you don’t convert early space into picks or control, you can end up as “fast operator, low utility.” Strongest on maps with lots of soft surfaces and quick pinch routes.

Bandit

Primary Weapon: MP7 - Submachine Gun Secondary Weapon: 5.7 USG - Handgun Unique Ability: Shock Wire Gadget: Barbed Wire

Bandit’s batteries are always useful, and the threat of wall denial is real. He’s A because “Bandit tricking” (timed denial) takes confidence, timing, and teamwork — and on mobile, coordination can be… optimistic. He shines on exterior-wall sites and maps where hard breach is a must-win condition.

Castle

Primary Weapon: PCC-45 – Submachine Gun Secondary Weapon: ITA12S – Shotgun Unique Abilities: Armor Panel Gadget: Bulletproof Camera

Castle is A because he can reshape whole sites — waste attacker time, block lines, force loud rotations — but he also has the highest “can grief your own team” potential. Good Castle = free map control; bad Castle = your team trapped and angry. Best when you know the site flow and common pushes.

Sledge

Primary Weapon: L85A2 - Assault Rifle Secondary Weapon: SMG-11 - Machine Pistol Unique Ability: Tactical Breaching Hammer Gadget: Frag Grenade

Sledge is reliable, simple, and always useful: soft destruction, clearing utility up close, and making your own paths. He’s A (not S) because he’s range-limited — you often have to walk into danger to get value. Great on maps with lots of soft floors/walls and close utility you must remove.

Ying

Primary Weapon: T-95 LSW - Light Machine Gun Secondary Weapon: LFP 686 - Handgun Unique Ability: Candela Device Gadget: Breach Charges

Ying can solo-crack holds by flooding rooms with Candelas, which is huge when defenders rely on tight crossfires. She’s A because she’s timing-sensitive: bad Candela use blinds your own team or gets you traded instantly. Strongest on tight sites and choke-based executes; weaker on spread-out roam games.

Hibana

Primary Weapon: Type-89 CQB - Assault Rifle Secondary Weapon: 93R Handgun Unique Ability: X-Kairos Launcher Gadget: Stun Grenades

Hibana is the flexible hard breacher: opens hatches, makes ranged holes, creates angles without fully committing. She’s A because her breaches can be “smaller impact” if your team needs a big wall open right now, and she still needs teammates to capitalize on the openings. Great on hatch-heavy and multi-floor maps.

Thermite

Primary Weapon: 552-Com - Assault Rifle Secondary Weapon: 5.7 USG - Handgun Unique Ability: Exothermic Charge Gadget: Claymore

Thermite makes the big door — when you open a key reinforced wall, rounds fall apart for defenders. He’s A because he’s team-reliant: you often need Thatcher-style support and someone watching you while you place the charge. On maps with a single “must-open” wall, he feels S; elsewhere he’s just “very good.”

Buck

Primary Weapon: C8-SFW - Assault Rifle Secondary Weapon: SDP 9MM - Handgun Unique Ability: Skeleton Key Gadget: Frag Grenade

Buck is A because vertical play is disgusting when you know what you’re doing: open floors/ceilings, clear utility, force anchors to move. He’s not S because he demands map knowledge (where to play vertical, what you’re exposing yourself to). On multi-floor maps he spikes hard; on flatter or more linear fights he’s less special.

 

B Tier

Rook

Primary Weapon: MP5 - Submachine Gun Secondary Weapon: D-50 - Handgun Unique Ability: "Rhino" Armor Pack Gadget: Bulletproof Camera

Rook is the definition of consistent-but-passive: armor helps every round, every map, no thinking required. R6M also gave him access to a Bulletproof Camera with an EMP burst as a generic gadget option, which is useful—but it still doesn’t swing rounds the way true denial/info specialists do.

Defending Recruit

Primary Weapon: UMP45 - Submachine Gun Secondary Weapon: 5.7 USG - Handgun Unique Ability: Extra Impact Grenade Gadget: Barbed Wire

Defending Recruit is usable and flexible, but that’s the problem: “flexible” isn’t the same as “round-winning.” Without a unique gadget that warps the map (cams, denial, traps, etc.), you’re mainly a gun with basic utility — fine for learning, but lower ceiling than true defenders.

Lion

Primary Weapon: HK437 Secondary Weapon: P9 Unique Ability: EE-ONE-D Gadget: Flash Grenade

Lion is B because his scan is strongest when your team is already coordinated (“scan as we swing / pinch / plant”). In random games, scans often happen at weird times and defenders just freeze behind cover. He’s still solid on big maps for catching rotates — just not consistently oppressive.

Dokkaebi

Primary weapon: MK 14 EBR - Marksman Rifle Secondary weapon: 93R - Pistol Unique Ability: Logic Bomb; Camera Hack Gadget: Smoke Grenade

Dokkaebi has huge upside (forced phone ring = info + pressure), but she’s B because she needs follow-through: calls are best when teammates are ready to swing or cut off escapes. Also, she’s more punishing mechanically — if your gunfights aren’t clean, you don’t get to cash out the intel.

 

C Tier

Attacking Recruit

Primary Weapon: M4 - Assault Rifle Secondary Weapon: SDP 9mm - Handgun Unique Ability: Frag Grenade Gadget: Breach Charges

Attacking Recruit is C because you’re basically choosing “no special win condition.” You can still frag, but you’re not bringing breach enabling, utility clear, forced displacement, or info spikes — the stuff that actually turns a tough site into an easy execute.

Glaz

Primary Weapon: OTs-03 - Designated Marksman Rifle Secondary Weapon: AP30 - Handgun Unique Ability: Thermal Flip Scope Gadget: Smoke Grenades

Glaz is niche by design: he wants long sightlines and controlled smokes. Mobile tends to be faster, closer, and messier, so you don’t always get the clean lanes he needs. When the map/site gives him long angles he can feel unfair — but that’s not every round, so C.

Caveira

Primary Weapon: Origin-12 - Shotgun Secondary Weapon: Luison - Handgun Unique Abilities: Silent Step; Interrogation Gadget: Impact Grenade

Cav is the ultimate high-risk roamer: she can snowball off one isolated pick, but she’s inconsistent when attackers drone properly and trade together. On mobile, teams can be chaotic (which helps her), but the moment the lobby learns “stick together, clear corners,” she becomes a gamble.

 

Conclusion

At the end of the day, tiers aren’t a religion—they’re a shortcut to smarter picks. Use this list to build a simple plan: one hard-breach enabler, one info/anti-info, one plant/deny tool, and you’ll feel the difference immediately.

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