Border: Armory Lockers / Archives (2F)

Border · 2F · Archives

Armory Lockers / Archives is a second floor bomb site on Border, planting in Archives. Attackers usually hard breach the Armory Lockers side room wall from West Balcony. There are no hatches above it. Strong picks here include Mira, Mute, Smoke and Azami.

• Offices Hallway breach into Archives
• West Balcony pushes into Armory
• Keep Archives south wall watched

Breach walls

• Armory Lockers side room wall, from West Balcony.
• Archives wall to the Offices Hallway / Offices, from Offices (East Balcony side).
• Archives wall to the North Balcony room, from North Balcony.

Hatches and vertical play

• Roof only. It has no hatches and no destructible surfaces (official roof blueprint and R6 Mobile Outside blueprint).

Windows and outside play

• West Balcony.
• North Balcony.
• East Balcony.
• Break Room / East Stairs balcony (added in the rework, above Waiting Room).
• high: the West, North and East balconies are the main ways onto the 2F site, and standard setups reinforce the balcony-facing walls first.

Rotations

• Armory–Armory Lockers walk-through.
• Archives–Red Hallway crouch hole.
• Red Hallway–Fountain.
• Main/Central Stairs–hatch landing.

Anchor spots

• Archives north-west corner.
• Armory covering the West Balcony side.
• Armory Desk behind the Mira.
• Fountain south side.

Flanks

• East Stairs and Central (Main) Stairs up from 1F; Cafeteria/Red Hallway side.

Best operators for Armory Lockers / Archives

Attack

• Thermite.
• Hibana.
• Ace.
• Thatcher.
• Twitch.
• Flores.
• Nomad.
• Gridlock.

Defense

• Mute.
• Kaid.
• Mira.
• Bandit.
• Melusi.
• Smoke.
• Jager.

Picks that work here

• Mira: Broken Mira window gives an angle on planters, hard to counter.
• Mute: Strong anchor on Border.
• Smoke: Strong anchor on Border.
• Azami: Strong anchor on Border.

Combos for this site

• Bandit + Wamai: Mag-NET guards the batteries.
• Kaid + Tubarão: Stacked wall denial.
• Kaid + Maestro: Hold the site together.

Sources

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Other sites on Border

Supply Room / Customs Inspection Workshop / Ventilation Room Bathroom / Tellers