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Defender/Anti-Entry · Anti-Gadget

BestBanditLoadout · Rainbow Six Siege

Expert recommendations and community choices for the current patch.

Y11S3Last reviewed 2 Sep 20261 community vote

Recommended loadout

Y11S3
  • Expert recommended
  • Community favourite

MP7 + P12

Holo A · Compensator · Laser: equipped

Nitro Cell

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Primary weapon

Attachments · MP7

Secondary weapon

Secondary attachments · P12

Gadget

  • Barbed Wire0%0 votesSlows and announces attackers moving through a choke point.
  • Nitro Cell100%1 votesMost votedExpert pickRemote explosive for punishing plants and stacked pushes.

MP7 with Holo A, Compensator and laser for a rifle that rewards controlling the vertical climb yourself, P12 with Muzzle Brake and laser as a matching backup, and Nitro Cell as the default utility.

Why it works

Compensator is the pick when you already keep the MP7 controlled vertically and horizontal drift is what actually costs you during a spray. It's less forgiving than Flash Hider, but Bandit's short-range roaming duels reward that control. Holo A keeps peripheral vision clean for close encounters, and the laser speeds up aiming down sights for the trades that follow. The P12 mirrors it with Muzzle Brake and the same laser attachment for a consistent backup.

Who it is best for

Players roaming aggressively while still denying the hard breach.

Attachment roles: the laser aids aiming speed, the angled grip aids reload speed, and the horizontal grip aids movement speed. Ubisoft attachment rework. Check available options in game.

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Other defenders who fill an overlapping role.

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