Who counters Blackbeard in Rainbow Six Siege?

Clash, Noor and Melusi. Clash: taser slows and stops him aiming/reloading. Beats Blackbeard on the site. Noor: Horus Lance pierces shields. Melusi: Banshee slows an already slow shield.

Blackbeard: counters, combos and tips

Q: What does Blackbeard counter?

Azami and Castle. Azami: dash breaks Kiba Barriers. Castle: dash breaks armor panels.

Q: What is Blackbeard's gadget?

H.U.L.L. Adaptable Shield. Since Y9S4 (Dec 2024) a full-body, foldable ballistic shield usable with his primary rifle and on rappel, with a pneumatic dash that soft-breaches walls, Castle panels, Kiba barriers and deployable shields. The old rifle shield is gone.

Attacker · Redhammer · shield entry, soft breach, rappel/window shield

Blackbeard is countered by Clash (taser slows and stops him aiming/reloading), Noor (horus Lance pierces shields) and Melusi (banshee slows an already slow shield). Blackbeard counters Azami (dash breaks Kiba Barriers) and Castle (dash breaks armor panels).

Blackbeard's gadget: H.U.L.L. Adaptable Shield

Since Y9S4 (Dec 2024) a full-body, foldable ballistic shield usable with his primary rifle and on rappel, with a pneumatic dash that soft-breaches walls, Castle panels, Kiba barriers and deployable shields. The old rifle shield is gone.

Who counters Blackbeard?

ClashHard countertaser slows and stops him aiming/reloading. Beats Blackbeard on the site.
NoorStrongHorus Lance pierces shields.
MelusiSituationalBanshee slows an already slow shield.

What does Blackbeard counter?

AzamiStrongdash breaks Kiba Barriers.
CastleStrongdash breaks armor panels.

Blackbeard myths

'Blackbeard is a misplay because the site has no windows'. Post-rework he is a shield entry/support who soft-breaches (incl. Castle panels); window play is only part of his value.

Key Blackbeard facts (Y11S3)

Rework in Operation Collision Point (Y9S4, patch 9.4.0, 2024-12-03): rifle shield replaced by the H.U.L.L.; usable while rappelling. (since Y9S4)
Breaching dash breaks soft walls, Azami's Kiba Barriers and Castle's panels (siege.gg: 4 charges; wiki: 3) and concusses him for ~2 s afterwards. (since Y9S4)
As a ballistic shield he is weak to Clash's taser, Melusi's Banshee slow, suppressive fire, and Noor's Horus Lance (pierces shields). (since Y9S4 / Y11S3 (Noor))

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