Who counters Thatcher in Rainbow Six Siege?

Bandit, Frost and Goyo. Bandit: Battery re-enables after 15 s if the breach is slow (the trick). Frost: Welcome Mats are mechanical. Goyo: Volcán is not electronic.

Who pairs well with Thatcher?

Thermite: Disrupt, then burn. Hibana: Disrupt, then pop. Ace: Disrupt, then breach.

Thatcher: counters, combos and tips

Q: What does Thatcher counter?

Bandit, Kaid, Mute, Aruni and Denari. Bandit: Disables shock on the breach wall for 15 s. Switches off Bandit. Kaid: Disables Electroclaws on walls and hatches. Switches off Kaid. Mute: Disables jammers so charges/drones work. Switches off Mute.

Q: What is Thatcher's gadget?

E.G.S. Disruptor. Since Y10S4 (Dec 2 2025) a two-handed EMP launcher with a scanner that sees electronics through walls; it fires through surfaces and disables every electronic in its inner circle (10 m range) for 15 s. It replaced the thrown EMP grenades.

Attacker · Viperstrike · anti-electronics, hard-breach support

Thatcher is countered by Bandit, Frost (welcome Mats are mechanical) and Goyo (volcán is not electronic). Thatcher counters Bandit (disables shock on the breach wall for 15 s), Kaid (disables Electroclaws on walls and hatches) and Mute (disables jammers so charges/drones work). Thatcher pairs best with Thermite, Hibana and Ace.

Thatcher's gadget: E.G.S. Disruptor

Since Y10S4 (Dec 2 2025) a two-handed EMP launcher with a scanner that sees electronics through walls; it fires through surfaces and disables every electronic in its inner circle (10 m range) for 15 s. It replaced the thrown EMP grenades.

Who counters Thatcher?

BanditSituationalBattery re-enables after 15 s if the breach is slow (the trick).
FrostSituationalWelcome Mats are mechanical.
GoyoSituationalVolcán is not electronic.

What does Thatcher counter?

BanditHard counterDisables shock on the breach wall for 15 s. Switches off Bandit.
KaidHard counterDisables Electroclaws on walls and hatches. Switches off Kaid.
MuteHard counterDisables jammers so charges/drones work. Switches off Mute.
AruniStrongGates stay off until manually re-shot.
DenariStrongDisables T.R.I.P. connectors.
JägerStrongDisables ADS so projectiles land. Hunts down Jäger.
WamaiStrongDisables Mag-NETs.
WardenStrongDisables Glance glasses (helps flashes). Beats Warden on entry.
ClashSituationalDisruptor switches off the shield's taser.
VigilSituationalDisables ERC-7.

Best Thatcher combos

ThermiteDisrupt, then burn. Strongest on Kafe Dostoyevsky.
HibanaDisrupt, then pop.
AceDisrupt, then breach.

Thatcher myths

Thatcher always gets the wall. The disable lasts 15 s and the breach still has to happen in that window; counters failing sometimes is realistic.

Key Thatcher facts (Y11S3)

Scanner shows electronics through walls (unknown ones as blue dots; pinged or previously hit types are identified); the shot passes through surfaces and disables devices in the inner circle. (since Y10S4)
Disabled for 15 s; range 10 m; beam is a 3.5 m wide, 10 m long cylinder replacing the old 5.2 m sphere; it disables, it does not destroy. (since Y10S4)
Disables: Bandit shock, Kaid claws, Mute jammers, Jäger ADS, Wamai Mag-NET, Aruni gates (they then stay off until shot back on), Denari connectors, Kapkan, Ela, Melusi, Valkyrie cams, Maestro eyes, Echo Yokai, Vigil ERC-7, Warden glasses, Clash taser, Kóna, Thorn, Solis, Fenrir, Alibi, Mozzie pests, Pulse, cameras, Nitro Cells, Smoke canisters. (since Y10S4)
Does nothing to mechanical gadgets: Frost Welcome Mats, Goyo Volcán canisters, Azami Kibas, Castle panels.
Because it is no longer a thrown grenade, Jäger/Wamai catching the EMP no longer applies (the catch is listed only for the old EMP grenade). (since Y10S4)
A disabled Bandit battery comes back after the disable ends (15 s), so the breach must follow quickly. (since Y10S4)
Pro presence: played in 17% 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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