Rainbow Heros

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Rainbow mode or Rainbow Run is a game mode added in the A Farewell to Arms Update, activated by talking to the NPC Bowler, who must be rescued from a cell in the Gungeon after the High Dragun has been beaten at least once.

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Bowler gives the player a Rainbow Chest at the start of each floor, which can spawn items of any quality. The player will be able to grab one of the items, and only one. This is the only source of items throughout the run, and most other items are removed:

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• At least one and one item is guaranteed to spawn. The remaining items have an approximate distribution of 12% , 41% , 23% , 12% , and 12% .
• Items in shops, on pedestals and from The Lost Adventurer and the Gunsling King are all removed.
• Bowler will sit on all non-rainbow chests, preventing the player from collecting items.
  • Trying to open a chest will make it break, and Bowler will leave a note saying that he took the item.
    • This includes chests from Winchester's game, the Truth Chest, rat chests and paid Synergrace's synergy chests.
  • Keys are still consumed if the player tries to open a locked chest.
  • Pickups, Lies, Junk and Gold Junk dropped from destroyed chests remain collectible, but other items retrieved from breaking a chest will be replaced.
  • If the chest is a Mimic and the player kills it, Bowler will leave a note instead of an item.
  • In co-op, Bowler will sit on revival chests, but they will still revive the dead player if opened.
• Shrines like the Companion Shrine or gift reward from the Dice Shrine will not work, but negative effects like a heart container removal from the Companion Shrine will still happen if interacted with.
• Spawned chests will be replaced by a note.

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• Master Rounds still appear normally.
• Bowler doesn't take quest-related items, such as the Busted Television or Obsidian Shell Casing.
• Junk will not be taken.
  • This also includes Lies, Gold Junk, and Junkan.
• Items are still dropped by the Resourceful Rat during his punch-out phase.
• Munchers and the Witches function as normal.
• Rainbow chests found naturally still contain items, all eight of which can be picked up.
• Using a Shortcut will still provide a selection of three guns, in addition to the starting level's Rainbow Chest. You can take as many of the three guns as you're usually allowed on that floor.
• Spice will still have a chance to replace pickups after being consumed as normal.
• Knight's Gun will still dig up items as normal.
• Spraying the Demon Face with a water gun will still drop an item.
• Item that spawn upon clearing a room like Glass Guon Stones are still obtainable.
• While most beneficial Shrines don't work, the Glass Shrine will still give the Glass Guon Stones, and the Y.V. shrine will still give its buff.

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• The Rainbow Chest doesn't seem to be affected by Magnificence, which means you can often get and ranked items, including the Clone from the chest.
• The Rainbow Chests always spawn 4 guns and 4 passive / active items.
• Getting a Glitch Chest will still result in going to the next level, making the player fight two glitched Beholsters. However, since Bowler will take all eight rewards usually given by this fight, this is not recommended.
  • It is possible for the starting rainbow chest of a floor to be a Glitch Chest. In this case, the chest will still present as a Rainbow Chest and yet when opened will not allow the player to take an item, transporting the player to the next stage with two glitched Beholsters.
• If Spice is used, Spice can appear as room rewards and miniboss rewards. It will also be purchasable in shops.
• Occasionally, Bowler will appear standing on a chest praising the sun and when you approach the chest, it bursts into flames.
• You can encounter the Rift that allows you to unlock the Paradox in Rainbow Runs.
• Using a Companion Shrine during this mode will remove a heart without giving you a companion.
• The Sorceress's blessing can be activated during a rainbow run, bypassing the need to collect guns from the rainbow chest.
• Bowler will leave a note after every boss battle asking if the player got hit during the battle, whether or not they did.
• If a player dies in coop mode, single coloured chests may still be used to revive a player, but if the player dies before opening the rainbow chest, it will turn into a revive chest until they are respawned. After that, the rainbow chest will work as normal.
• Rainbow Mode allows for a high likelihood of encountering the Clone, even after dying and respawning due to the Clone. This allows for easier acquisition of duplicate Master Rounds, making unlocking Super Hot Watch easier as well.
• The following items cannot drop from a Rainbow Mode chest:
• Items can still be exchanged with the Ring of the Resourceful Rat.
• If you open the rainbow chest and leave the room without taking any items, the Resourceful Rat will steal the items left behind. The rat will steal one of the items and leave a note as usual, but this will also count as picking up one of the items, causing the other seven to disappear and a note from Bowler to appear.
  • Interestingly, the rat always seems to take the top right item first.
• Defeating the High Dragun in a Rainbow Run will cause a gold trophy to appear in the Breach to the right of Bowler.
• Opening Rat Chests for the first time will not unlock Rat Boots, Resourceful Sack, Partially-Eaten Cheese or Elimentaler.

Trivia[editedit source]

• The special Bowler pose may be a reference to Solaire from Dark Souls' 'Praise the Sun' pose. This is further reinforced by how the chest bursts into flames.
• When talking to him in The Breach, Bowler will mention that he wants to get rid of the Ammoconda in Rainbow Runs.
  • This references the fact that the Ammoconda is the most hated boss by the community.
• Bowler signs his notes with the following aliases:
  • The Rain Train
  • Rainbuddy
  • Bowbow
• A run type created by YouTuber Retromation.

Bugs[editedit source]

• There is a visual bug with Mirrors that will cause Bowler to appear sitting in mid air in the location where the chest reflected in the mirror ought to be sitting.
• There is also a visual bug that can cause Bowler to appear behind the chest he is supposed to be sitting on.
• There is a glitch in co-op mode where the two players can grab two different items at the same time. If the glitch is successful, the players should have the items they took, along with 2 other items in the chest on the floor that they can pick up. The players have to pick up the items at the exact same time for this to work.
  • Dropping Rainbow Loot obtained this way has a chance to cause it to disappear.
  • Occasionally, if timed right, if one player grabs the item on the right, and the other player grabs the top-right item, the majority of the remaining items will actually remain. (Usually all items remain.)
  • If a player collects an active item with an active item currently held, the previous active item may disappear.
• Despite the fact that most chests spawned as room rewards are replaced by a Note while a Rainbow Run is active, Synergy Chests are not affected by this and will appear as normal, though they will still not give an item.
• If Rainbow Mode is activated, talking to Bowler yields two options. Selecting “Just wanted to chat.” causes the old avatar of your character to appear if you are playing as one of the four main characters. If playing as The Bullet, the avatar is instead a black square. This doesn’t affect The Robot, The Paradox or The Gunslinger.

Gallery[editedit source]

• Bowler sitting on top of a chest.

• Bowler on top of a burning chest.

• Shops in Rainbow Mode can sell Blanks, Hearts, Glass Guon Stones and a Map.

• Rainbow Mode and a Winchester chest.

• Witches encountered on Rainbow Mode run.

• Bowler may sometimes be in this statuesque victory pose. If you approach, it catches fire.

• Bowler Appears on invisible mirror chests in Rainbow Mode

• A visual bug in which Bowler appears behind the chest he is supposed to be sitting on.

Rainbow Six Siege is a complex shooter – perhaps one of the most intricately designed multiplayer games being played right now. The depth comes from numerous places: the destructible environments, the design of the maps, but primarily from the unique gadgets, stats, and loadouts offered by each of its playable operators. But what are the best Rainbow Six Siege operators? We have been training with the elite troopers in order to find out.

Owing to the game’s asymmetric multiplayer gameplay, Rainbow Six Siege operators come in two flavours: attackers and defenders. Currently, there are 52 Rainbow Six Siege operators to unlock and use in the game, which breaks down neatly into 26 operators for each side. You will also have to unlock new operators using in-game currency that you can earn through completing matches and ticking off daily challenges, so it is good to know which ones to snap up first in order to make collecting the remaining operators even faster.

We update this list of Rainbow Six Siege operators regularly to best reflect the game’s live meta, so rest assured these really are Tom Clancy’s finest ahead of the Rainbow Six Siege Year 5 release date.

Here are the best Rainbow Six Siege operators:

attackers

Hibana

Versatility is key to what makes Hibana such an effective breacher. Her gadget, the X-KAIROS, fires six explosive pellets that can blow a small rectangular hole through reinforced surfaces. You get three shots, which means you get the choice of creating either one large entry point that your teammates can walk through, a traversable hole that you can vault through, or a letterbox entry point that you can crawl through. If making an entry point is not necessary, the X-KAIROS can also be used to create sightlines in reinforced walls, which force defenders to reposition themselves or watch both the objective and the newly-created window simultaneously.

The X-KAIROS can also destroy fortified windows and thin walls, much like Ash’s M120 CREM. The only drawback is that the X-KAIROS takes longer to trigger and can be rendered useless by Mute’s Signal Disruptor or destroyed completely by Bandit’s Shock Wire. Similarly, Hibana cannot open up reinforced walls as quickly and effectively as Thermite, but she does not have to risk her life by getting in close in order to place the charge.

Hibana has plenty to offer aside from her gadget. She is a three-speed operator, which allows her to navigate the map quickly and attack multiple entry points – ideal for overwhelming and disorienting defenders. She also has one of the best assault rifles in the game, the Type 89F. It might have a very small magazine, but its excellent stopping power and nearly unrivalled accuracy make it a peerless attacking firearm – especially when coupled with Hibana’s ability to create lines of sight from range. Her Bearing 9 PDW also lends her a formidable alternative should you run out of ammo.

Thatcher

Entry denial can be a huge problem for attacking teams. It is good to know that Thatcher is the best counter to this type of defensive setup, then. Mute’s signal disruptors and Bandit’s CED-1 Shock Wire render breaching devices, drones, and countless Rainbow Six Siege operator gadgets useless. Likewise, Jäger’s Active Defense System neutralises any projectiles that pass by it, which means bombarding the objective with explosives is not an option. Thatcher’s EMP grenades can counter all of these devices, even through walls and ceilings. Naturally, this makes Thatcher one of the most important Rainbow Six Siege operators on attack.

Thatcher should therefore be on the frontline with the main squad, where he can employ his EMP grenades and allow Hibana, Fuze, and Twitch to get to work breaching and clearing. The fact that EMP grenades can work through walls are their saving grace, as they can completely evade Jäger’s ADS – you can throw an EMP grenade at a reinforced wall and reliably knock out a vital enemy gadget.

The best way to play Thatcher is to support your team until you have used all of your EMP grenades, and then begin harassing the enemy, either at close-range with the devastating M590A1 shotgun, or from afar with the L85A2 assault rifle. Both weapons have exceptional stopping power, but the former is among the best shotguns in the game and can punch through walls and barricaded windows with ease, making it an excellent breaching tool. Thatcher also boasts medium armour and speed stats, so he is adaptable to most playing styles. The most important thing to do when playing Thatcher is to stay alive and eliminate as much enemy equipment as possible – after that you are just another soldier.

Ash

Ash has been a staple pick for skilled players since Rainbow Six Siege launched, and she continues to be one of the most popular, versatile, and deadly Rainbow Six Siege operators in the game. The reason for this is speed – Ash is one of a select few three-speed attackers. This makes her adept at rushing the objective and catching the defending side off guard while they are still setting up gadgets and reinforcing walls. Her M120 Crem, which comes with two Breaching Rounds, makes short work of doorways and unreinforced walls so you can burst through the defender’s site within a few seconds of the round starting.

If your team are busy trying to breach a reinforced wall, or slowly clearing rooms en route to the objective then Ash can harass multiple defenders at once on the opposite side of the map, using her speed and small hitbox to sprint between cover unharmed.

As Ash’s main role is to rack up kills, it is especially handy that she can equip one of the best assault rifles in the game, the R4-C. While it comes with some hefty recoil, the impressive damage rating of the R4-C make it tough to beat in shootouts.

Buck

As attacking strategies have got ever more complex, Buck has found his place in the meta, not as the entry fragger as his loadout suggests, but as one of the best Rainbow Six Siege operators for vertical play. Buck is able to open up floors and ceilings with devastating efficiency with his underslung shotgun, which lends him the ability to lock down the objective from unexpected angles.

The Skeleton Key comes with enough ammo to open up huge areas of wall and floor, letting you pick off entrenched defenders with ease. Opening up the floor can also let you toss grenades into the objective room and shoot out traps – Buck is increasingly used to eject Black Mirrors from above or below. Of course, the Skeleton Key shotgun also packs a punch against enemies, its combination of high damage and semi-auto fire making it hard to beat when rounding a corner.

Buck is also very popular thanks to his choice of primary weapons: the high-damage, fast-firing C8-SFW assault rifle, and the punchy CAMRS DMR. The fact that you can switch between the long-range rifle and close-up underslung shotgun with a single key press ensures Buck’s presence is always felt as a defender.

Thermite

Less popular than Hibana but still very much a part of the meta, Thermite is all about total destruction of reinforced walls – nothing less will do. Better yet, you can run both Hibana and Thermite in the same team to make certain no enemy wall is left standing.

In some attacking scenarios, opening up key walls can prove the difference between success and failure. That is where Thermite’s two Exothermic Charges come into play – plant one of these on a reinforced wall and you can blow an enormous hole in it. This gives your team additional angles on the objective to rack up kills, but also allows for speedy defuser plants and easy access for rushers.

Thermite also boasts a simple combination of weapons and gadgets to accompany the directness of the Exothermic Charges. You will always want to take Thermite’s 556xi assault rifle over the shotgun – it is a stable, high-damage assault rifle that is tough to beat at medium to long range. As for gadgets, Thermite can bring either stun grenades or claymores with him – the former is great for entering through a destroyed wall while the latter can be used to neutralise aggressive defenders who like to sprint outside to kill unsuspecting attackers.

Alternative attacking picks

With Pick & Ban, and a huge variety of objective sites, no one team of operators fits every attacking strategy, so it’s wise to have a few different Rainbow Six Siege operators that you can flex onto when required.

Maverick

With Thatcher routinely being banned to stop hard breachers, Maverick is the ideal candidate to support the team. His blowtorch gadget can quietly burn holes and lines in both soft and reinforced walls, allowing you to either create small holes to crawl through, large new lines of sight, or tiny peek holes.

There is also a strategy known as ‘Maverick tricking’, which allows you to open up an entire reinforced panel so long as you have either Zofia or Sledge backing you up. Simply carve a line across the top and bottom of a reinforced wall and have your support bash through it. Maverick’s versatility makes him useful in all scenarios, and carving holes in reinforced walls will panic anchoring defenders – just don’t get shot through your own breaches.

Twitch

Twitch’s appeal is pretty simple: she’s got the best weapon in the game. The F2 assault rifle marries high damage, controllable recoil (even after a recent nerf), and a terrifyingly fast rate of fire – plus it’s got an ACOG scope. In addition to this, Twitch’s Shock Drone is handy for taking out Mira’s Black Mirrors and other nasty defender gadgets like Bandit’s batteries, Mute Jammers, and ADS.

Montagne

Montagne isn’t for every bomb site, but sometimes there’s no better option than parking a bullet sponge in a doorway, planting the defuser, and letting the defenders attempt to retake the site with this French monolith standing in their way. Playing Monty requires a great deal of patience, and you should almost never lower your shield. You’ll also want some solid fraggers backing you up, as you can’t do much killing yourself.

Capitão

Rarely essential, but always useful, Capitão’s pace, solid choice of weaponry, and versatile kit make him an evergreen attacking pick. His crossbow can fire two AoE fire bolts that are handy for forcing defenders out of cover or temporarily blocking rotations, while his two smoke bolts are very powerful when it comes to rushing in and planting the defuser.

Finka

She may not be important for anyone thing, but Finka is an excellent supporting operator pick who can really make the difference for your team when it comes to entry fragging. For those who struggle winning tight gunfights on attack, Finka’s boost to aim and health gives teammates a little more confidence when trying to push onto the objective, plus being able to remotely revive downed allies has plenty of clutch potential. With two frag grenades and the 100-round 6P41 LMG in her arsenal, Finka is also pretty adept at a brute force site take. She can’t cut in in Pro League, but her buffs work wonders in the average ranked match.

defenders

Smoke

When it comes to defensive Rainbow Six Siege operators, there are two distinct roles: roamers and anchors. Smoke is the ideal anchor, an operator who excels at holding down the objective room and denying defuser plants with his Remote Gas Grenades, which can block off corridors for ten seconds at a time with damaging fumes.

While Nitro Cells are also useful for denying a defuser plant, the range of their blast, their short throwing distance, and the fact that you only get one make them far too risky to pin a defensive strategy on. Remote Gas Grenades also deal damage through shields, making them the perfect counter to nuisances like Blitz and Montagne. Smoke partners perfectly with Mira, as he can use the vision afforded by her gadget to see when attackers are going to plant.

Smoke also has an exceptional arsenal to help him keep attacking Rainbow Six Siege operators at bay. You will want to pick his powerful M590A1 shotgun as a primary weapon thanks to its unparalleled stopping power up close and its ability to shred soft cover, which allows you to create rotation holes in case the enemy manage to overwhelm you. Picking the shotgun does not mean Smoke lacks range either, as he can carry the deadly SMG-11 as a secondary weapon. The SMG-11 is a headshot machine thanks to its wild recoil and high rate of fire – you can rattle off an entire magazine in a couple of seconds, but the aim takes plenty of practice.

Echo

It took a long time for players to figure out what role the Japanese defender is best at, but after a year of balancing tweaks Echo is among the best Rainbow Six Siege defenders in the game. It all comes down to his Yokai drone and its power to disrupt attackers as halfway through planting the defuser. One well-timed blast from a Yokai can throw an entire attacking strategy into disarray as smoke grenades wear off and roaming defenders get time to rotate and pounce on their prey.

A huge buff to Echo in Year 3 means players now have two Yokai drones at their disposal, and thanks to their built-in cloaking tech, they’re incredibly tough to track down and destroy. If the attacking team waits until the dying seconds of a round to plant then a single Yokai drone can win the round without a drop of blood being spilt.

As for the rest of Echo’s kit, like Doc and Rook you can carry an MP5 with an ACOG, although the SAT variant boasts a mandatory silencer that nerfs the damage stats a little. Your other primary weapon is the lacklustre SuperNova pump-action shotgun, which should only be taken if your strat relies on you opening up a wall or two. As for secondaries, Echo’s Bearing 9 PDW is a formidable machine pistol capable of dominating in close-quarters thanks to its propensity for headshots; always take this over the P229. Lastly, Echo is a three-armour defender, which suits his role as an anchor perfectly.

Bandit

While Mute is an exceptionally capable counter to Thermite and Hibana, Bandit’s ability to actually destroy the gadgets of enemy Rainbow Six Siege operators makes him the more effective of the two operators when it comes to denying breachers. Thanks to tactics like Bandit-tricking – waiting for Thermite to place his charge and using the sound cue to figure out where the Exothermic Charge is before placing the Shock Wire and destroying it – a skilled Bandit can completely deny a Thermite and Thatcher attack.

Shock Wire can also be used on razor wire to create electrified wire that destroys drones on contact, or you can place it behind a Deployable Shield to make it invulnerable to Ash’s Breaching Rounds. Bandit’s Shock Wire is all about versatility: he can block off a vent to deny Twitch’s Shock Drones, deny Thermite from breaching a couple of spots, and still have a spare Shock Wire in case the attackers brought a Thatcher with them.

Bandit also has a strong array of weapons to round things off, not to mention his speed rating of three that makes for quick rotations, and even the capacity to roam. His MP7 is a stalwart submachine gun that, while not as remarkable as Ela’s Scorpion, is fit for any situation a defensive Rainbow Six Siege operator is likely to face thanks to its high damage and searing 900 rounds per minute. While Bandit’s M870 pump-action shotgun is also impressive, its lack of range makes it far too situational.

Jäger

Grenades are particularly lethal in Siege thanks to the game being set in a series of interconnected rooms. It is hard to escape confined, shrapnel-friendly areas in a hurry, which is where Jäger comes in handy. His Active Defense System gadget can detect, track, and disarm. And since the system is automated, Jäger can be off roaming and killing attackers – no need to babysit them.

Jäger carries three Active Defense Systems that can be affixed to walls and floors. Each one can disarm two projectiles before shutting down, so it is important to consider where they are placed. For example, if you place all three in one room, they can almost completely neutralise the pellets fired by Fuze’s Cluster Charge – one will inevitably manage to slip through, so diving for cover is still advised. Alternatively, placing them by main attacker entry points should save you from any frags, flashbangs, and smoke grenades, giving attackers fewer tools to use when making the final push.

For weaponry, Jäger can pack either the 416-C carbine or M870 shotgun. While the shotgun has its uses, the 416-C is the one you will want to take. Every defender aside from Jäger uses a submachine gun, which makes this compact assault rifle unique – perfect for peeking and locking down long corridors. Couple that with Jäger’s impressive speed rating and you have an excellent roamer whose gadgets do not require a watchful eye.

Mozzie

Mozzie has quickly become one of the most underappreciated defenders in Rainbow Six Siege. Both of his primary weapons are among the best weapons in the game, he offers utility in the form of a nitro cell and secondary shotgun, and he not only limits the attacking team’s intelligence gathering, but instead directly counters it by adding enemy drones to the defender’s surveillance network.

While not a three-speed operator, Mozzie is an exceptional roamer as his captured drones can be used to feed attacker locations back to him. The Super Shorty secondary shotgun allows rapid rotations through hatches and soft walls, while the nitro cell is great for denying planters when collapsing back to site late into a round. Even if you don’t use the drones, simply capturing three drones can deny a huge amount of information from the attacking team.

Like many of the best Rainbow Six Siege operators, there’s no essential time to play Mozzie, but he is effective whenever you field him.

Alternative defending picks

Every bomb site in Rainbow Six Siege requires a different defensive setup, so you’ll want to familiarise yourself with a few extra defenders to ensure you’re comfortable at all roles.

Mira

Mira is an operator who is borderline unplayable when defending some bomb sites, but who can be useless and even detrimental to the team when played on the wrong site. Her Black Mirror allows teams to play outside of the objective room, using the vision to lob nitro cells and stop players from planting the defuser, or lining up a shot and strafing to secure a kill.

Maestro

Maestro is never essential, but his primary weapon, an LMG with an ACOG is totally unique among defenders, making him incredibly useful when it comes to holding down sites. Playing around tight angles with the LMG is lethal, and if you take miss with your first burst you should have a spare 90 rounds to make something happen before you need to reload. His two Evil Eye cameras don’t offer much in terms of fragging or dissuading attackers, but as they can see through smoke and are bulletproof, they’re great for getting information on when the attackers are pushing and planting.

Goyo

Goyo is already finding his feet in competitive Siege, not because his exploding shields are great for killing attackers, but because they add three more obstacles for attackers to circumvent on top of all the other deployable shields and barbed wire. It doesn’t hurt that he can pick between two of the best defender weapons as his primary either.

Clash

The only defender with a shield, Clash certainly has her uses. Her shield’s tasers slow and damage any enemies in range, making her difficult to push, meanwhile you’ll be able to relay lots of information to your team. She can also block windows and doorways to an extent, making her great for delaying rushes and locking down lines of sight.

Kaid

Kaid can electrocute hatches, which makes him unique and very valuable on a few key objectives. If you take Kaid, consider banning Thatcher so the attacking team have to work extra hard to apply vertical pressure. Kaid can also carry a Nitro Cell, which is still one of the most valuable secondary gadgets in the game.

Wamai

Jager rarely gets banned out, but Wamai’s Mag-NET gadgets offer an alternative means of stopping grenades. The reason to consider Wamai is that you can hide his gadgets in clever spots, meaning they’re less likely to be destroyed. As the Mag-NET hoovers up grenades and still sets the off, you can even kill attackers by placing these in crafty spots – we’ve set Capitao on fire with his own bolts and exploded Buck with frag grenades.