Caveira: counters, combos and tips

Defender · Ghosteyes · roamer, intel (interrogation)

Caveira is countered by Deimos (deathMARK tracks her), Dokkaebi (logic Bomb rings her phone) and Lion (scan catches her even in Silent Step). Caveira counters Jackal (silent Step leaves no footprints or pings). Caveira pairs best with Vigil and Alibi.

Caveira's gadget: Silent Step + Luison + Interrogation

Silent movement (15 s charge since Y11S1.3); her Luison pistol always downs; interrogating a downed attacker reveals every living attacker for 10 s.

Who counters Caveira?

• DeimosStrongDeathMARK tracks her.
• DokkaebiStrongLogic Bomb rings her phone. Hunts down Caveira.
• LionStrongscan catches her even in Silent Step.
• GridlockSituationalTrax block flank routes.
• NomadSituationalAirjabs expose her on flanks.

What does Caveira counter?

• JackalStrongSilent Step leaves no footprints or pings. Shuts down Jackal.

Best Caveira combos

• VigilDouble roam.
• AlibiDecoys and interrogations.

Caveira myths

• Jackal hard-counters Caveira. Silent Step removes footprints and 3D pings. Jackal only wins if she runs out of Silent Step during a track (15 s now).

Key Caveira facts (Y11S3)

• Silent Step max time and refill both raised from 12 to 15 s in Y11S1.3 (May 5, 2026). (since Y11S1.3)
• While Silent Step is on she leaves no footprints for Jackal's Eyenox and gets no 3D pings if Jackal is tracking her. She is still identified when the track starts, and footprints made before Silent Step stay.
• Lion's EE-ONE-D detects her whether or not Silent Step is on. Deimos's DeathMARK tracks her, Dokkaebi's Logic Bomb rings her phone, Gridlock's Trax and Nomad's Airjabs cut off or expose flanks, and Finka's surge can stop an interrogation.
• Interrogation takes 5 s and reveals all living attackers for 10 s. She can interrogate anyone downed by Frost's mats or Lesion.

Sources

1. Rainbow Six Wiki: Caveira
2. How to Counter EVERY OPERATOR in R6 (2023) (Poxonlox) at 23:40
3. How to Counter EVERY Operator in Rainbow Six Siege (Alka) at 18:03
4. Rainbow Six Wiki: Jackal
5. liquipedia.net
6. 1 Common Mistake for EVERY Defender in R6 *JYNXZI REACTS* (Jynxzi Live) at 23:43
7. 1 Secret Trick For EVERY Defender in R6! *JYNXZI REACTS* (Jynxzi Live) at 11:47
8. How to Counter EVERY OPERATOR in R6 (2023) (Poxonlox) at 7:12
9. Ubisoft (official)

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