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Attacker/Intel · Map Control

BestJackalLoadout · Rainbow Six Siege

Expert recommendations and community choices for the current patch.

Y11S3Last reviewed 2 Sep 20260 community votes

Recommended loadout

Y11S3
  • Expert recommended

PDW9 + ITA12S

Magnified A · Flash Hider · Vertical Grip · Laser: equipped

Smoke Grenade

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Primary weapon

Attachments · PDW9

Secondary weapon

Secondary attachments · ITA12S

Gadget

  • ClaymoreNo votesCovers your back while you hold an angle or plant the defuser.
  • Smoke GrenadeNo votesExpert pickBlocks line of sight for a plant or a site push.

PDW9 with Magnified A, Flash Hider and laser for a controllable SMG at range, ITA12S with Reflex A and laser as a pocket shotgun backup, and Smoke Grenades to cover a push.

Why it works

Flash Hider keeps the PDW9's vertical climb manageable through sustained fire, and Magnified A gives Jackal the reach to confirm a target before committing: useful since he's usually tracking a specific defender's footprints rather than entering blind. The laser speeds up aiming down sights for the close trades that follow. The ITA12S adds real close-range destruction as a backup, with Reflex A and the laser for fast target acquisition.

Who it is best for

Players who want Smoke Grenades as the default utility: they cover the push while Jackal's own scanner does the actual information-gathering, rather than needing a second intel tool.

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 attackers who fill an overlapping role.

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