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BestClashLoadout · Rainbow Six Siege

Expert recommendations and community choices for the current patch.

Y11S3Last reviewed 2 Sep 20260 community votes

Recommended loadout

Y11S3
  • Expert recommended

CCE SHIELD MK2 + SPSMG9

Iron Sights

Impact Grenade

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Primary weapon

Attachments · CCE SHIELD MK2

Secondary weapon

Secondary attachments · SPSMG9

Gadget

  • Barbed WireNo votesSlows and announces attackers moving through a choke point.
  • Impact GrenadeNo votesExpert pickOpens rotates and vertical lines instantly. The most flexible defender gadget.

SPSMG9 with Holo A, Compensator and laser as the shield's only real weapon decision, and Impact Grenades as the default utility.

Why it works

Clash's shield leaves no room for loadout decisions beyond the sidearm, so the SPSMG9 carries the real setup: Compensator rewards players who already keep the vertical climb controlled, trading that for tighter horizontal drift during the close, sustained fights her CCE shield is built to survive. Holo A and the laser keep target acquisition fast for those close trades.

Who it is best for

Players who want Impact Grenades as the default utility: instant rotates and vertical lines to reposition the shield to a different angle without walking the long way around.

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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