Who pairs well with Melusi?

Smoke: Gas and Banshee. Echo: Yokai and Banshee.

Melusi: counters, combos and tips

Q: Who counters Melusi in Rainbow Six Siege?

Ash, Brava, Flores, Zofia and Finka. Ash: rounds destroy Banshees. Brava: hacked Banshees slow the defenders. Flores: RCE destroys Banshees. Clears Melusi's traps.

Q: What is Melusi's gadget?

Banshee Sonic Defense. Wall- or floor-mounted devices that buzz and slow any attacker in line of sight (to 75% speed from 4 m, 50% from 2 m), giving the defense audio intel and a slowed target. They are bulletproof until they open on an attacker.

Defender · Wolfguard · area denial (slow), intel (audio), anchor

Melusi is countered by Ash (rounds destroy Banshees), Brava (hacked Banshees slow the defenders) and Flores (RCE destroys Banshees). Melusi pairs best with Smoke and Echo.

Melusi's gadget: Banshee Sonic Defense

Wall- or floor-mounted devices that buzz and slow any attacker in line of sight (to 75% speed from 4 m, 50% from 2 m), giving the defense audio intel and a slowed target. They are bulletproof until they open on an attacker.

Who counters Melusi?

AshStrongrounds destroy Banshees.
BravaStronghacked Banshees slow the defenders.
FloresStrongRCE destroys Banshees. Clears Melusi's traps.
ZofiaStrongimpacts destroy Banshees.
FinkaSituationalSurge ignores the slow.
ThatcherSituationalEMP disables a Banshee, then a melee kills it.

What does Melusi counter?

Melusi isn't a direct counter to any one operator; the value is in the role.

Best Melusi combos

SmokeGas and Banshee.
EchoYokai and Banshee.

Where Melusi is strong

Strong pick on Oregon. Sites: Oregon Kids' Dorms / Dorms Main Hall, Oregon Dining Hall / Kitchen, Oregon Kitchen / Meeting Hall, Oregon Laundry Room / Supply Room.

Melusi myths

Melusi beats Brava. Banshees only affect attackers' movement, not drones, and Brava's Kludge can hack a Banshee to work against Melusi's team. Brava beats Melusi.

Key Melusi facts (Y11S3)

A Banshee slows attackers in its radius and line of sight, more the closer they get (75% from 4 m, 50% from 2 m), and its buzz tells defenders an attacker is there. It affects attackers only, not their gadgets or drones.
Closed, it is bulletproof and only explosives or melee kill it. Since 6.2.0 it is vulnerable to gunfire while open, and shooting the core kills it instantly. (since Y6S2 (6.2.0))
Explosives, Ash's rounds, Zofia's impacts, Fuze's clusters, Kali's lances, Flores's RCE and Maverick's torch destroy Banshees; Thatcher or Twitch disable them for a follow-up melee; Finka's surge ignores the slow.
Brava's Kludge hacks Banshees so they activate on Melusi's own teammates.
The Banshee is not a plant-denial gadget: it slows and alerts, but it doesn't cancel the defuser plant.

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