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BestElaLoadout · Rainbow Six Siege

Expert recommendations and community choices for the current patch.

Y11S3Last reviewed 2 Sep 20260 community votes

Recommended loadout

Y11S3
  • Expert recommended

Scorpion EVO 3 A1 + RG15

Holo A · Compensator · Vertical Grip · Laser: equipped

Impact Grenade

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Primary weapon

Attachments · Scorpion EVO 3 A1

Secondary weapon

Secondary attachments · RG15

Gadget

  • Barbed WireNo votesSlows and announces attackers moving through a choke point.
  • Deployable ShieldNo votesCreates cover for an anchor angle or blocks a common run-out path.
  • Impact GrenadeNo votesExpert pickOpens rotates and vertical lines instantly. The most flexible defender gadget.

Scorpion EVO 3 A1 with Holo A, Compensator and laser for an SMG that rewards controlling the vertical climb yourself, RG15 with Muzzle Brake and laser as a matching backup, and Impact Grenades for rotates and vertical lines.

Why it works

Compensator is the pick when you already keep the Scorpion controlled vertically and horizontal drift is what actually costs you during a spray: it rewards the control needed for the close, reactive fights Ela's Grzmot mines are built to set up. Holo A keeps peripheral vision clean, and the laser speeds up aiming down sights for the trades that follow. The RG15 mirrors it with Muzzle Brake and the same laser attachment for a consistent backup.

Who it is best for

Players who want Impact Grenades as the default utility: instant rotates and vertical lines to reposition once her mines have already disoriented whoever triggered them.

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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