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BestMiraLoadout · Rainbow Six Siege

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Y11S3Last reviewed 2 Sep 20260 community votes

Recommended loadout

Y11S3
  • Expert recommended

Vector .45 ACP + ITA12S

Holo A · Compensator · Vertical Grip · Laser: equipped

Nitro Cell

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Primary weapon

Attachments · Vector .45 ACP

Secondary weapon

Secondary attachments · ITA12S

Gadget

  • Proximity AlarmNo votesPassive intel on a flank you cannot watch yourself.
  • Nitro CellNo votesExpert pickRemote explosive for punishing plants and stacked pushes.

Vector .45 ACP with Holo A, Compensator and laser for an SMG that rewards controlling the vertical climb yourself, ITA12S with Reflex A and laser as a pocket shotgun backup, and Nitro Cell as the default utility.

Why it works

Compensator is the pick when you already keep the Vector controlled vertically and horizontal drift is what actually costs you during a spray: it rewards the control needed for the close fights Mira takes from behind her Black Mirror windows. Holo A keeps peripheral vision clean, and the laser speeds up aiming down sights for those trades. 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 Nitro Cell as the default utility: real damage against a stack or a plant, which matters most for an operator whose own gadget is pure information rather than denial.

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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