Best Bandit loadout in Rainbow Six Siege

Going into Year 9 Season 3, players are looking for the best Bandit loadout in Rainbow Six Siege. He is a legacy operator and one of the few defenders who has an anti-breach capable gadget. Bandit is a formidable addition to any defender lineup with a three-speed, one-armor rating and a fantastic choice of weaponry at his disposal. He is a must-pick for objective sites with reinforcable walls that attackers prioritize breaching.

Hailing from Germany, Dominic Brunsmeier is a defender capable of denying key entry points. He can also electrify a variety of surfaces thanks to his special ability, CED-1 Shock Wire.

In this article, we shall take a look at the best Bandit loadout in Rainbow Six Siege for Y9S3 Operation Twin Shells.

Note: this article is subjective and it reflects the author's own opinions.

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Best Bandit loadout in Rainbow Six Siege for Operation Twin Shells

Primary weapon for Bandit loadout in Rainbow Six Siege (Image via Ubisoft)

Here are the details regarding the best Bandit loadout in Rainbow Six Siege. The choices for primary and secondary weapons, and secondary gadgets will depend on your playstyle. Overall, Bandit is a capable defender operator, who can slot into any defensive lineup and is best suited for the ongoing season Y9S3 Operation Twin Shells.

Primary and Secondary Weapon choices for Bandit loadout in Rainbow Six Siege

Both of Bandit's primary weapons offer benefits in specific scenarios but the MP7 will be your best bet more often than not. It has a high fire rate, manageable recoil, and decent damage per bullet in its category of SMGs in Rainbow Six Siege. The MP7 also features a clean iron sight, which can offer additional ADS time negation.

Weapon	MP7
Muzzle	Suppressor (for Roaming), Flash Hider (for anchoring)
Sight	Player choice, Iron Sights (for faster ADS time)
Underbarrel	Laser (for faster ADS time)

The P12 is a very capable pistol available to Bandit (Image via Ubisoft)

For his secondary weapon choice, Bandit is equipped with the P12 GSG9 pistol which has low recoil and can be fired in a semi-automatic mode. When you run out of ammunition on your primary weapon, switching to this P12 sidearm is your best bet in gunfights.

Weapon	P12
Muzzle	Suppressor (for roaming), Muzzle Brake (for anchoring)
Underbarrel	Laser (for faster ADS time)

The M870 primary shotgun packs a hefty punch (Image via Ubisoft)

For small-scale maps where close-quarter combat is more prevalent, you can take a gamble with his primary Shotgun M870 since it can dish out a ton of damage at close range. This weapon can also be used to enable vertical play or help your team by making rotations, line-of-sight, footholes, etc.

Weapon	M870
Sights	Iron sight (for faster ADS time)
Underbarrel	Laser (for faster ADS time)

Secondary gadget choices for Bandit loadout in Rainbow Six Siege

Secondary gadget options for Bandit loadout in Rainbow Six Siege (Image via Ubisoft)

For secondary gadgets, Bandit can choose from either Barbed Wire or C4 Nitro Cell as both can serve well in two very different purposes. While the Barbed Wire with its new updated damage model can be used to trap attacker entry points when playing as an anchor, the C4 Nitro Cell is situational and can be used in both anchoring and roaming scenarios.

The destructive capabilities of C4 allow defenders to utilize other secondary gadgets and observational tools of a map to challenge attackers vertically.

How to play Bandit in Rainbow Six Siege

Bandit is a reliable anti-breach operator who is versatile in any scenario (Image via Ubisoft)

Bandit is a very capable defender in Rainbow Six Siege and can assist his team in more than one way at any given time. When starting a round, your primary objective as a Bandit is to reinforce walls as necessary for your chosen objective. The placement of your primary and secondary gadgets will depend on which walls are required to be electrified, and what role you want to play.

Once all of this is done, you have two options at your disposal. Either go out to roam and pressure attackers when they try to take control of the map or stay in the objective and use your gadgets to Bandit trick. Both are viable options and each depends on one's playstyle. To get the most out of your operator, it is best if you consider going on a roam after having bandit tricked and denied attackers for quite a bit of time.

As a Bandit, your primary objective is to prevent attackers from breaching crucial walls. Use Barbed wire to help your team detect attackers that try to sneak into the objective and deny defuser plants or hatch breaches with a C4. In the end, time is a defender's best friend, and playing for objective and time will often make Bandit a cornerstone of a well-defended objective site.

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Edited by Shraman Mitra