Rauora: counters, combos and tips

Q: Who counters Rauora in Rainbow Six Siege?

Mute, Tubarão, Castle, Oryx and Wamai. Mute: Jammer opens panels within its radius. Tubarão: Zoto Canister opens panels. Castle: An Armor Panel already on the door blocks placement.

Q: What is Rauora's gadget?

D.O.M. Panel Launcher. Launches bulletproof panels that close whole doorways (range 25 m since Y11S2.2): attackers open/close them by shooting the trigger (0.5 s open, 1 s close), defenders need 6 s, so she locks flanks and rotations for the push and plant.

Attacker · Viperstrike · space taker, flank denial, plant support

Rauora is countered by Mute (jammer opens panels within its radius), Tubarão (zoto Canister opens panels) and Castle. Rauora pairs best with Nomad.

Rauora's gadget: D.O.M. Panel Launcher

Launches bulletproof panels that close whole doorways (range 25 m since Y11S2.2): attackers open/close them by shooting the trigger (0.5 s open, 1 s close), defenders need 6 s, so she locks flanks and rotations for the push and plant.

Who counters Rauora?

MuteStrongJammer opens panels within its radius.
TubarãoStrongZoto Canister opens panels.
CastleSituationalAn Armor Panel already on the door blocks placement.
OryxSituationalDash breaks panels.
WamaiSituationalMag-NET pulls launched panels.

What does Rauora counter?

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

Best Rauora combos

NomadFlanks shut.

Rauora myths

Rauora 'hunts roamers'. Her gadget blocks doorways; it finds nobody. Space-taker / plant support (model FIX correct).

Key Rauora facts (Y11S3)

Panels attach to doorways and cover the whole opening to the floor; completely bulletproof; drones get a small gap to pass. (since Y10S1 (Operation Prep Phase, March 2025))
Y11S2.2: range 25 m (was 15), all panels available at round start, attacker trigger open 0.5 s (was 1), ally close 1 s (was 3), enemy open/close 6 s (was 3), shot cooldown 1 s (was 3). (since Y11S2.2 (July 14 2026))
Mute's Signal Jammers and Tubarão's Zoto Canisters disable panels, opening them entirely.
Launched panels can be intercepted by Jäger ADS and Wamai Mag-NET (Wamai page lists DOM panels; Jäger page does not list them).
Explosives destroy panels; Oryx dash and Aruni's arm break them; cannot be placed where Castle panels or Surya Gates are already on the doorway.
Pro presence: played in 1% 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)

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