Who counters Solid Snake in Rainbow Six Siege?

Vigil, Alibi and Mute. Vigil: ERC-7 hides him from the radar. Invisible on the Soliton Radar. Alibi: Prismas show as fake operators. Mute: Defenders in jammer radius do not show.

Solid Snake: counters, combos and tips

Q: What does Solid Snake counter?

Mozzie. Mozzie: His intel does not come from drones, so anti-drone does not stop it.

Q: What is Solid Snake's gadget?

Soliton Radar MK III (+ O.S.P.). A handheld personal radar: always-on enemy proximity indicator plus Precision Mode (3 charges since Y11S3.2) showing nearby enemies, cameras and facing on Snake's own floor; O.S.P. lets him pick up dropped grenades/breach charges.

Attacker · intel, roamer hunter, entry/flank watch

Solid Snake is countered by Vigil (ERC-7 hides him from the radar), Alibi (prismas show as fake operators) and Mute (defenders in jammer radius do not show). Solid Snake counters Mozzie.

Solid Snake's gadget: Soliton Radar MK III (+ O.S.P.)

A handheld personal radar: always-on enemy proximity indicator plus Precision Mode (3 charges since Y11S3.2) showing nearby enemies, cameras and facing on Snake's own floor; O.S.P. lets him pick up dropped grenades/breach charges.

Who counters Solid Snake?

VigilStrongERC-7 hides him from the radar. Invisible on the Soliton Radar.
AlibiSituationalPrismas show as fake operators.
MuteSituationalDefenders in jammer radius do not show.

What does Solid Snake counter?

MozzieSituationalHis intel does not come from drones, so anti-drone does not stop it.

Solid Snake myths

Solid Snake > Vigil. Vigil is invisible on the Soliton Radar (model FIX correct).
Mozzie > Snake. Pests only hack drones; the radar is untouched.
Snake gives his whole team wallhack intel. The radar is personal (Snake only, his floor only); the team gets callouts, not pings.
Snake is top meta (pro). Third-party tier lists rate him S tier, but in SiegeGG-tracked matches he appears in only ~4% of rounds, and he was nerfed in Y11S3.2. Strong, not dominant: keep him below Thatcher/Twitch-level staples.

Key Solid Snake facts (Y11S3)

Radar shows a minimap with destructible walls/floors, the objective, and a threat indicator (green none, orange a camera is being watched, red enemies near); Precision Mode shows nearby enemies and cameras with facing. (since Y11S1)
Only detects enemies on the floor Snake is on; he cannot use his primary while the radar is up. (since Y11S1)
Precision Mode charges reduced to 3 (from 4) in Y11S3.2. (since Y11S3.2)
Vigil's ERC-7 makes him invisible on the radar; defenders inside a Mute jammer's radius are not shown. (since Y11S1)
Only default cameras show; Bulletproof Cameras, Valkyrie Black Eyes, Maestro Evil Eyes, Echo Yokai and Skopos shells do not. Alibi's Prismas show as operators (decoys). (since Y11S1)
Not a drone: Mozzie, Solis-type drone hunters and drone-killing do not deny his intel. (since Y11S1)
O.S.P.: can pick up and equip dropped frags, stuns, smokes, Impact EMPs and breach charges (one of each). (since Y11S1)
Pro presence: played in 4% 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)
siege.gg lists him as 3-speed, 1-armor with F2, PMR90A2 and TACIT .45. (since Y11S1)

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