Best Rainbow Six Siege Operators for Consulate

The best Rainbow Six Siege operators for Consulate have seen some changes post-rework because Consulate, a legacy map released at the game launch in December 2015, received a major rework in Y8S2 Dread Factor. The map went from being largely attacker-sided with long rappel angles across all bomb sites to a CQB (Close Quarter Battle) styled map that favors defenders and heavy roam playstyle.

In this article, we look at some of the best Rainbow Six Siege operators for Consulate, both in attack and defense, that can make a difference and change the tides of rounds during matches.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author's opinions.

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Top Rainbow Six Siege Attack Operators for Consulate

Here are some of the best Operator picks for Consulate map in Rainbow Six Siege post its rework:

1) Buck

Buck is the quintessential operator for a Consulate attack (Image via Ubisoft)

Buck is undoubtedly the strongest soft-breacher on the attacker side, bringing in his gadget, Skeleton Key, to effectively open floors, ceilings, and soft walls. He also packs one of the strongest attacker guns C8-SFW in his kit, which, when equipped with the 2.5x ACOG, can take down defenders across long angles.

He also brings a couple of strong secondary utilities, namely Flashes and Hard Breach charges. The latter allows him to focus on opening important hatches in Consulate or soft walls of bomb sites and adjacent rooms. Meanwhile, Flashes help clear blind corners as a fragger. Overall, Buck's unparalleled soft-breaching ability makes him stand out as one of the best attack operators for Rainbow Six Siege's Consulate.

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2) Grim

Grim's loaded kit provides tons of utility and makes him a one-man-army (Image via Ubisoft)

Grim has slowly risen to power after several buffs to his Kawan Hive launcher, which gave him the potential to be on many different team compositions on maps and sites that require important objective play.

He brings one of the strongest attacker guns - 552 Commando, alongside his Kawan Launcher which allows him and his team to cut off defender pathways while setting up bees that can live-ping defender locations to the whole team.

Alongside his strong primary gadget, Grim also brings Impact EMPs, Claymores, and Hard Breach charges, making him a definite choice in a wide range of attacking lineups. In bombsites like Consul-Meeting, Garage, and Piano-Expo, there are several defuser plant spots where one can use Kawan Bees to deny areas for defenders, making him one of the best operators for Consulate.

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3) Nomad

Nomad is arguably the best flank-watch operator for Consulate (Image via Ubisoft)

Consulate is a map with a CQB nature and many different pathways for defenders to flank and outsmart an attacking team. This is where Nomad comes in as one of the finest flank-watch operators for Consulate. She brings a primary gadget dubbed the AirJab launcher, which makes defenders fly a certain distance and fall to a forced-prone position.

also comes equipped with a choice of two high-DPS assault rifles - ARX200 and AK-74M - alongside a couple of essential secondary gadgets. These gadgets include Breach charges and Flashbangs, which allow Nomad to play defensive or aggressive, respectively. She is a reliable operator to have on any attacking team.

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Top Rainbow Six Siege Defense Operators for Consulate

1) Azami

Azami is one of the strongest defense operators for Consulate (Image via Ubisoft)

Azami is one of the most versatile defenders for any map. When considering the CQB design of Consulate, she can prove to be deadly with her ability to create cover and angles that favor her and the defending team. Her bulletproof Kiba Barriers allow her to hold angles and power positions with ease, like Top Yellow stairs, Office, Piano-Expo, Garage Pillars-Cafe, and so on.

She comes equipped with one of the finest defender SMGs, 9X19SVN, alongside two very high-priority secondary utilities, Impact Grenade and Barbed wire. These help Azami open up soft walls and hatches, destroy attacker gadgets, or slow down attackers along with sound queues of their positions. This makes her a definite choice among defense operators for Consulate.

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2) Melusi

Melusi synergizes well within any team to slow down attackers across every site in Consulate (Image via Ubisoft)

Consulate features many small rooms and corridors that can overwhelm both the attacking and defensive sides. Melusi shines here by allowing defenders to detect and slow down the pace of attackers from particular pathways using her primary gadget. Her Banshees slow down defenders and work as an intel gadget to assist defenders.

She also brings a reliable MP5 SMG with a 2.5x ACOG sight that allows her to anchor a bombsite well or take long-angle gunfights across rooms and corridors of every bombsite on the map. Her secondary utilities, which include Impact Grenades and Bulletproof cameras, allow her to become one of the best anchor operators for Consulate.

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3) Lesion

Lesion is one of the strongest trappers among defense operators for Consulate (Image via Ubisoft)

Since Consulate includes numerous small rooms and a CQB design, Lesion can utilize his primary gadget, Gu-Mines more efficiently. He is one of the strongest, if not the best trapper operators for Consulate. This is because his mines can be placed in any of the numerous doorways or windows to slow down attackers and chip away at their health if they don't bother to remove them manually.

He is also an important counter to shields and rushes, thanks to his Gu-Mines. Lesion brings a trusty T-5 SMG with his kit, alongside a secondary shotgun that allows him to create Lines-of-sight, Footholes, and Rotates for his team. His secondary gadgets include an Observation blocker and a Bulletproof camera that allow defenders to deny and get intel, respectively.

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