Maverick: counters, combos and tips

Attacker · Ghosteyes · hard breacher (quiet), line opener

No operator hard-counters Maverick; it's countered by good play more than by a single pick. Maverick counters Bandit (torch ignores shock), Kaid (torch ignores claws, including on hatches) and Tubarão (beats Tubarão on entry).

Maverick's gadget: Exothermic-S "Suri" Breaching Torch

A 2 m blowtorch (two 13 s fuel tanks since Y10S4) that quietly cuts holes in any breakable surface, including reinforced walls and (slowly) reinforced hatches; immune to shock and jammers, but he must holster his gun and the burn is audible up close.

Who counters Maverick?

Nothing in the game's research hard-counters Maverick.

What does Maverick counter?

• BanditHard counterTorch ignores shock. Switches off Bandit.
• KaidHard counterTorch ignores claws, including on hatches. Switches off Kaid.
• TubarãoHard counterBeats Tubarão on entry.
• MiraStrongBurns the anchors / canister.
• MuteStrongTorch ignores jammers.

Maverick myths

• Maverick "shuts down my whole team". He beats wall denial, but a full Maverick entry hole is slow and loud near the wall; he opens lines more than he opens walls.

Key Maverick facts (Y11S3)

• Cuts reinforced walls (0.25 s per spot) and reinforced hatches (slow, health-pool based); cutting top and bottom lines can un-reinforce a whole wall.
• Not affected by Mute jammers, Bandit shock or Kaid claws.
• Y10S4: torch canisters condensed into two larger tanks (same fuel), no pause between cycles; added Reaper MK2 and frag grenades. (since Y10S4)
• Torch makes a sound while burning that alerts defenders near the wall; he cannot shoot while torching; a C4 through his hole is lethal.
• Destroys barbed wire, deployable shields, Maestro Evil Eyes and Azami Kibas; can kill a Black Mirror by burning its four corner anchors or opening its canister.
• Destroys Noor's Horus Lances. (since Y11S3)
• Pro presence: played in 12% of all rounds in SiegeGG-tracked matches (time window not stated, likely cumulative, so older operators are favoured). (since siege.gg, read 2026-10-20)

Sources

1. Rainbow Six Wiki: Maverick
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9. Rainbow Six Wiki: Mira
10. Ubisoft (official)
11. Ubisoft (official)
12. Rainbow Six Wiki: Noor
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