Who counters Mute in Rainbow Six Siege?

Thatcher, Brava, Kali, Maverick and Twitch. Thatcher: EMP switches jammers off (not jammed itself). Switches off Mute. Brava: Kludge hacks a jammer so it jams defender gadgets instead. Kali: LV Lance destroys jammers through the wall.

Who pairs well with Mute?

Bandit: Shock and jam. Kaid: Shock and jam. Mozzie: No drones get in. Vigil: Blind them.

Mute: counters, combos and tips

Q: What does Mute counter?

Deimos, Dokkaebi, Flores, Hibana and Thermite. Deimos: Shuts down Deimos. Dokkaebi: defenders in range immune to Logic Bomb. Shuts down Dokkaebi. Flores: RCE can't be deployed or driven in range. Shuts down Flores.

Q: What is Mute's gadget?

GC90 Signal Disruptor. Four jammers (2.6 m sphere since Y11S2.3) that switch off attacker electronics in range: drones, remote charges (breach charges, Thermite, Hibana, Fuze), BU-GI start-up, Airjabs, Claymores, Blitz flashes, HEL, Gemini, ROU. Defenders inside are hidden from Lion, Grim, Deimos, Dokkaebi and Snake's radar.

Defender · Viperstrike · wall denial (jam), anti-intel, anchor

Mute is countered by Thatcher (EMP switches jammers off), Brava and Kali (LV Lance destroys jammers through the wall). Mute counters Deimos (shuts down Deimos), Dokkaebi (defenders in range immune to Logic Bomb) and Flores (RCE can't be deployed or driven in range). Mute pairs best with Bandit, Kaid and Mozzie.

Mute's gadget: GC90 Signal Disruptor

Four jammers (2.6 m sphere since Y11S2.3) that switch off attacker electronics in range: drones, remote charges (breach charges, Thermite, Hibana, Fuze), BU-GI start-up, Airjabs, Claymores, Blitz flashes, HEL, Gemini, ROU. Defenders inside are hidden from Lion, Grim, Deimos, Dokkaebi and Snake's radar.

Who counters Mute?

ThatcherHard counterEMP switches jammers off (not jammed itself). Switches off Mute.
BravaStrongKludge hacks a jammer so it jams defender gadgets instead.
KaliStrongLV Lance destroys jammers through the wall.
MaverickStrongtorch ignores jammers.
TwitchStrongdarts destroy jammers from outside the radius.
AshSituationalbreaching rounds are not electronic and destroy jammers.
IQSituationalElectronics Detector finds jammers through walls. Finds the jammers through walls.

What does Mute counter?

DeimosHard counterShuts down Deimos.
DokkaebiHard counterdefenders in range immune to Logic Bomb. Shuts down Dokkaebi.
FloresHard counterRCE can't be deployed or driven in range. Shuts down Flores.
HibanaHard counterpellets in range won't detonate. Denies Hibana's breach.
ThermiteHard countera jammer on the wall stops the charge. Denies Thermite's breach.
BravaStrongShuts down Brava.
FuzeStrongcluster charge can't fire if it or Fuze is in range.
GrimStrongShuts down Grim.
IanaStrongShuts down Iana.
LionStrongShuts down Lion.
NomadSituationalAirjabs disabled in range.
RamSituationalBU-GI can't start in range (but a running one rolls through).
TwitchSituationalShock Drone loses control in range.

Best Mute combos

BanditShock and jam.
KaidShock and jam.
MozzieNo drones get in.
VigilBlind them.
AruniJam and gate.
CastleBarricades and jammers.
KapkanNo drones get in. Strongest on Clubhouse.
JägerHold the site together.

Where Mute is strong

Strong anchor on Oregon. Sites: Oregon Kids' Dorms / Dorms Main Hall, Oregon Dining Hall / Kitchen, Oregon Kitchen / Meeting Hall, Oregon Laundry Room / Supply Room.
Shotgun builds most of the setup; C4 hits window repels. Sites: Kafe Dostoyevsky Reading Room / Fireplace Hall.
Strong anchor on Border. Sites: Border Armory Lockers / Archives, Border Supply Room / Customs Inspection, Border Workshop / Ventilation Room, Border Bathroom / Tellers.
Strong anchor on Kafe. Sites: Kafe Dostoyevsky Cocktail Lounge / Bar, Kafe Dostoyevsky Reading Room / Fireplace Hall, Kafe Dostoyevsky Mining Room / Fireplace Hall, Kafe Dostoyevsky Kitchen Cooking / Kitchen Service.
Jams Cigar so attackers think you're extending there. Sites: Kafe Dostoyevsky Cocktail Lounge / Bar.

Mute myths

Mute's jammer doesn't stop Nomad's Airjabs (the Oct 20 DROP of mute>nomad). Ubisoft's Y6S1 notes list Airjabs (and Claymores) as gadgets disabled by Mute. Restore mute>nomad at a small value (players said it was missing, too).
Ram beats Mute. Mute jams a BU-GI that is deployed in range; Ram only gets round it by starting outside the jammer. Neither counters the other strongly; no ram>mute rule.
Brava > Mute 'should be the other way'. Both are partly true: a jammer stops a Kludge that has lost line of sight, but the Kludge hacks jammers and turns them on the defense. Brava has the edge (strength 2 vs 1).
IQ beats Mute. TRUE but minor: she finds jammers through walls; someone still has to shoot them.

Key Mute facts (Y11S3)

Jammer range raised to 2.6 m (from 2.475) and warning range to 4.875 m; the area has been a sphere since Y6S3. (since Y11S2.3 (patch 11.2.3, Aug 4 2026))
Jams all drones: recon drones, Twitch Shock Drones, Brava Kludge (unless it keeps line of sight), and Flores's RCE-RATERO, which can't be deployed or steered inside the radius.
Remote-detonated breaching won't fire in range: breach charges, Thermite's Exothermic Charge, Hibana's X-KAIROS pellets, Fuze's Cluster Charge. Thermite can get round it by blowing an adjacent, unjammed reinforced wall.
Claymores and Nomad's Airjabs are disabled by Mute's jammer (Ubisoft listed them among gadgets with new 'disabled by Mute' feedback). The wiki's Mute page still says otherwise, but the Nomad page and the Y6S1 notes agree that he jams them. (since Y6S1 (patch 6.1.0))
Ram's BU-GI won't activate if deployed in range, but an already running BU-GI keeps going through a jammer's area (mechanical once started). (since Y8S3 (Ram release), current)
Also stops Blitz's flash, Finka's Adrenal Surge, Nokk's HEL, Iana's hologram, Zero's Argus cams and Sens's ROU projectors in range.
Defenders inside a jammer are protected from Dokkaebi's Logic Bomb, Lion's scan, Grim's Kawan Hive, Deimos's DeathMARK (tracking pauses) and Solid Snake's radar; Jackal can't scan while he stands in range.
Not stopped: Maverick's torch, Ash's breaching rounds, Kali's LV Lance, Thatcher's EMP grenades, Jackal's scan if Jackal stays out of range.

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