Best Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege

Players looking to counter anti-hard breach utilities in a match will need the best Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege. This is because Maverick is a flexible hard breacher who can ignore anti-breach utilities thanks to its primary gadget. Easily considered the strongest hard breacher in the entire attacker lineup, the character brings a degree of lethality with his weapons and quick objective execution with his powerful blowtorch gadget.

Maverick comes equipped with a three-speed one-armor kit, which, combined with his weapon choices, make him a fragger (after he has taken care of his hard breach duties).

Having a Maverick on the attacker lineup forces defenders to play out a round differently than what they would've against traditional hard breachers.

In this article, we shall take a look at the most optimal Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege and explore ways in which players can fully utilize their kit during a round.

Note: This article is subjective and is based on the author's opinion.

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Best Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege for Operation Collision Point

Maverick is a member of the Ghosteyes squad in Rainbow Six Siege (Image via Ubisoft)

Released with Operation Grim Sky back in Rainbow Six Siege Year 3 Season 3, Maverick is the only hard breacher on the attacking side who does not require a teammate to take care of anti-breach utilities that the defenders have set up.

Equipping a blowtorch as his primary gadget, Maverick is able to create openings in reinforced walls with the electrification gadgets posing no threat.

Also known as Erik Thorn, Maverick hails from Boston, Massachusetts. He is a member of the Ghosteyes squad in Rainbow Six Siege. Alongside his primary gadget, Breaching Torch, he uses strong attacker weapons and secondary gadgets during a round. These make him a lethal addition to any attacker lineup.

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Primary weapon choices for the best Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege

The primary weapon in a Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege (Image via Ubisoft)

Both weapons offered as a choice in a Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege are viable options during a round. One of them is an assault rifle, the government-issued M4, which is a wildly popular weapon across several games.

The model available to Maverick comes with 44 damage per bullet, a 750rpm fire rate, and a 30+1 round magazine. It offers medium destructibility and is very strong in close to medium-range combat. However, in longer ranges, its recoil can present problems while shooting continuously, forcing players to resort to small controlled bursts.

Weapon	M4
Muzzle	Flash hider (to reduce burst recoil)
Grip	Vertical grip (to reduce vertical recoil)
Underbarrel	Laser (to reduce ADS time)

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The AR-15.50 is a DMR found in a Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege (Image via Ubisoft)

The other option for a primary weapon in a Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege is the Designated Marksman Rifle. This is the AR-15.50 DMR, which is basically an AR-15 converted to house .50 caliber. This gun features a high stopping power and destructibility.

The AR-15.50 comes with 67 damage per bullet, 10+1 rounds per magazine, and has a semi-automatic action. Although the semi-automatic operation of the gun can be problematic to use in close-quarter battle (CQB), it excels at eliminating targets from a long range, thanks to its low damage drop-off.

Weapon	AR-15.50
Muzzle	Muzzle Brake (to reduce single-shot recoil)
Grip	Horizontal Grip (to increase movement speed)
Underbarrel	Laser (to reduce ADS time)

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Secondary gadget choices for the best Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege

Secondary gadgets in a Maverick loadout in Rainbow Six Siege (Image via Ubisoft)

The secondary gadgets available to Maverick build upon and enhance a few distinct playstyles for this Operator.

Firstly, the Flash grenades promote aggressive and offensive playstyles, where Maverick can clear out corners by blinding defenders and taking them out swiftly.

The Smoke grenades promote an alternate and team-focused playstyle. Maverick can utilize this secondary utility to cut off defenders' lines of sight or block their angles to help his teammates plant the defuser or take control of a site quickly.

Lastly, the Claymores allow Maverick some room for flexibility as he can cover his own flank if necessary when breaching walls or hatches by himself. They are also useful secondary gadgets when Maverick decides to play with his team and trap runouts from aggressive defenders.

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How to play Maverick in Rainbow Six Siege

Utilizing Breaching Torch to open up entry points (Image via Ubisoft)

To play Maverick in Rainbow Six Siege effectively, players need to have in-depth knowledge of maps, especially the layouts of the objective site. At the start of the round, utilize your drone to position it wherever needed for you to survey defender presence close to your entry point. If your breaching point is inside the map, this drone will be your primary tool for gathering intel.

If your breaching point is outside the map, place your drone according to your team's needs so that it can provide intel on roamers. Communication with your team is important even if you are approaching a breaching point solo. This is because your secondary gadgets will be utilized in tandem with the attacker's approach toward the objective during a round.

You can use Maverick's Breaching Torch to create vaultable openings in reinforced and electrified walls, breach barricades without making any noise, destroy defender gadgets, and open up reinforced and electrified hatches without having to cover the entire boundary of the hatch.

The last method of opening up hatches was a quality of life (QOL) update, which enabled Maverick to only expend a set amount of his Torch's canister in any pattern to open it up.

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