VigilLoadout and Counters
What named creators run on Vigil, and every option the game allows. Plus the gadget interactions that decide the matchup.
Best loadout
K1A
- C75 Auto
- SMG-12
- Impact GrenadeNotJoeyBlack's pick
- Bulletproof camera
- NotJoeyBlack: The BOSG took a heavy nerf.
- Rasco100: He describes this one then offers "or you run the BOSG", which is what identifies it.
- NotJoeyBlack: If you're a dedicated roamer, you want to be more dynamic.
Primary and attachments: NotJoeyBlack and Rasco100's pick. The secondary list is every option the game gives Vigil; nobody we read picks between them.
Where the creators disagreed
- Sight: shown Holographic A, Rasco100 says Reflex A.
- Grip: shown Horizontal, SINOOS says Vertical.
- Under: shown Laser, Rasco100 says None.
Other primaries Vigil can carry
- BOSG.12.2
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.
The ERC-7 wipes Vigil's image from cameras. Eyenox Model III does not read an image, it reads footfall on the floor, and a cloak leaves the same prints as anyone else.
Vigil's ERC-7 wipes his image from cameras. Grim's bots do not watch him, they stick to whoever walks through, so the cloak has nothing to hide from.
The Soliton Radar marks hostiles electronically, and the ERC-7 scans surrounding electronic devices and wipes Vigil from them, so the minimap shows an empty room he is standing in.
Zero's Argus Launcher is cameras lodged in walls to cover two angles at once, and Vigil's ERC-7 wipes his image from cameras, so the ones covering his roam show nobody.
How to play Vigil
From Ubisoft's Vigil page and the community wiki, in our words.
Roam where the attackers' drones are looking; that is where Vigil earns his slot. Switch the ERC-7 on and he drops out of every attacker camera feed for up to 12 seconds, and it recharges twice as fast as it drains, so short bursts beat holding it down. It hides him from cameras only: Jackal can still follow his footprints and IQ picks up the device while it runs, so check the enemy lineup before you roam far.
Common questions
Is Vigil an Attacker or Defender?
Vigil is a Defender in Rainbow Six Siege.
What is Vigil's unique ability?
Vigil's unique ability is the ERC-7, as named on Ubisoft's own Vigil page. Every gun and gadget Vigil can carry is listed in the loadout card at the top of this page.
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 Vigil?
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 Vigil 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.
Guides that mention Vigil
- Every Y11S3 Balance Change in Rainbow Six Siege, and What It Does in a RoundUbisoft changed one gun and moved three operators without touching any of them. Here is the whole pass, ordered by how much it will annoy you.
- One Gun Change Moved Three Operators in Y11S3The most important change in Operation Split Fire isn't an operator. It's a sidearm that three completely different playstyles were quietly leaning on.