DEFENDERS TIER

MuteLoadout and Counters

What named creators run on Mute, and every option the game allows. Plus the gadget interactions that decide the matchup.

What to run

Best loadout

Primary

SMG-11

Machine Pistol
SightHolographic A
BarrelMuzzle Brake
GripVertical
UnderLaser
Secondary
  • SMG-11NotJoeyBlack's pick
  • P226 Mk 25
Gadget
  • Nitro CellNotJoeyBlack's pick
  • Bulletproof camera
  • NotJoeyBlack: Same as Smoke; the difference is his C4.
  • Rasco100: Same as his Smoke; only the gadget differs.
  • SINOOS: Muzzle brake for a tighter close range grouping: a flash hider starts tight then spreads.
  • NotJoeyBlack: You're going to want to run the C4, because the C4 is broken.

Primary and attachments: NotJoeyBlack and Rasco100's pick.

Where the creators disagreed
  • Barrel: shown Muzzle Brake, NotJoeyBlack says Flash Hider.
  • Under: shown Laser, Rasco100 says None.
Other primaries Mute can carry
  • MP5K
  • M590A1
Matchups

Counters

Rainbow Six counters are gadget interactions, rules of the game rather than statistics, so every pairing here comes from the two operators' own kit pages: the mechanism from whoever wins it, the gadget it beats from whoever brings it.

Who counters Mute
  • ThatcherATTHARD

    Thatcher's E.G.S. Disruptor disables a deployed GC90 Signal Disruptor, reopening the drone and breach lanes it was jamming.

  • TwitchATTHARD

    A Shock Drone dart kills the GC90 Signal Disruptor from outside its own jamming bubble, which is the one gadget on the site that would otherwise stop the drone getting there.

Who Mute counters
  • AshATTHARD

    Mute's own page names Ash: the GC90 Signal Disruptor stops her M120 CREM Breaching Round detonating, so the ranged soft breach she is built around does not happen.

  • HibanaATTHARD

    Ubisoft names Hibana on Mute's page: X-Kairos pellets are detonated remotely, and a Signal Disruptor is what stops that signal arriving.

  • ZofiaATTHARD

    The KS79 Lifeline fires electronically triggered projectiles, which is what Mute's page means by launched explosives, and a jammer inside the radius stops them going off.

FAQ

Common questions

Is Mute an Attacker or Defender?

Mute is a Defender in Rainbow Six Siege.

Where do these counters come from?

Rainbow Six's counters are mostly deterministic gadget interactions, rules of the game rather than statistics, so we state them from the two operators' own kit pages with no telemetry needed. A pairing is only written where the winning operator's page names the mechanism, which is why plenty of operators here carry none. Statistical data is based on external APIs and publicly available information. It may differ from official data.

What is the best loadout for Mute?

NotJoeyBlack, Rasco100 and SINOOS publish loadout picks under their own name, and this page credits each of them rather than averaging them into a single answer. We measure nothing ourselves. The list of what Mute can equip is the game's own, and is separate from anyone's opinion about it. Statistical data is based on external APIs and publicly available information. It may differ from official data.