Speed and armour
Every operator has a mix of speed and armour. A three-speed operator is fast but fragile; a three-armour one is a slow tank. Most are 2 and 2.
Roles in a team
- Hard breach: opens reinforced walls. Thermite, Hibana, Maverick, Ace.
- Breach support: destroys defenders' traps and electronics. Thatcher, Twitch, Kali.
- Intel: drones, cameras and scanners. Lion, Jackal, Dokkaebi, Solid Snake.
- Shields: Montagne, Blitz, Fuze, Clash.
- Anchors: defenders who hold the objective. Rook, Doc, Smoke.
- Roamers: defenders who roam away from the site and delay the attack. Vigil, Caveira, Denari.
- Traps: Kapkan, Frost, Lesion, Aruni.
A selection of notable operators
| Operator | Side | Gadget | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermite | attack | Exothermic Charge | Burns through a reinforced wall |
| Thatcher | attack | E.G.S. Disruptor | Finds and disables electronics through walls (since 2025) |
| Twitch | attack | Shock Drone | A drone that shoots gadgets |
| Solid Snake | attack | Soliton Radar | Radar showing enemy movement (2026) |
| Rauora | attack | D.O.M. Panel | A deployable panel that covers and opens paths (2025) |
| Mute | defence | Signal Disruptor | Jams drones and breaching charges |
| Jäger | defence | ADS | Shoots grenades out of the air |
| Valkyrie | defence | Black Eye | Throws cameras around the map |
| Denari | defence | T.R.I.P. Connector | Laser grids that damage and slow (2025) |
| Noor | defence | Horus Lance Launcher | Fire projectiles against shields (2026) |
Remasters
Since 2024 Ubisoft has been reworking older operators so they make sense in today's game. Recruit, Clash, Blackbeard and Thatcher were reworked, and in 2026 Dokkaebi, whose fake phone calls were replaced by the Jegeo Payload hack. According to Ubisoft, from Year 12 (2027) every season will bring a new operator.