R6 Siege ESP Guide: What to Turn On and How to Read It

The best ESP setup for Rainbow Six Siege is a small one: skeleton or head markers for players, distance, a radar, and gadget markers only if your cheat has them. Siege is a game of information, so ESP is the most useful feature you can run, and also the easiest one to give away if you react to things you should not know. This guide covers what each feature does, how to read it on attack and defence, and how R6 Vivid and R6 Phoenix compare.

Why ESP matters more in Siege than in most shooters

Most of a Siege round is spent finding people. Attackers drone, defenders watch cameras, and both sides listen for footsteps and breaching. ESP gives you that answer straight away, which is why it can carry you without an aimbot at all.

That is also the risk. A wallhack does not leave strange aim on a killcam, but it does leave strange decisions: pre-firing a spot nobody droned, rotating to a site before anyone called it, or ignoring a corner because you already knew it was empty. Keep that in mind as you set things up.

The ESP features, one by one

Skeleton ESP

Skeleton ESP draws the bones of each player model. It is the most useful player visual in Siege because it shows stance and facing. You can tell if a defender is crouched behind a desk, prone in a corner or standing on a hatch, and whether they are looking at your door. Both R6 Vivid and R6 Phoenix have it.

Box and head markers

A box is easier to see at a glance but tells you less than a skeleton. A head marker (Vivid) or head indicator (Phoenix) is a small dot or circle on the head, which is useful for checking angles without filling the screen. Many players run skeleton plus head marker and leave boxes off.

Operator names

R6 Phoenix can show which operator each player is. This changes how you play a round. Knowing there is a Mira, a Valkyrie or a trapper on site tells you what utility to expect before you see any of it. R6 Vivid does not show operator names.

Health

R6 Phoenix has a health bar or health text. In Siege that matters because damage carries through the round and there is no regeneration for most players. If a defender is low, you can swing more aggressively; if they are full HP behind a shield, you wait. Vivid does not show health.

Gadget ESP

Gadget ESP is Phoenix only. It marks drones and utility, so you can see where defensive gadgets have been placed and where enemy drones are sitting. On defence that means finding drones quickly in prep phase. On attack it means seeing which utility you have to deal with before you commit to a door.

Distance and max distance

Both cheats show distance to each player. Phoenix also has a max distance setting, which stops players across the map from cluttering your screen. Siege maps are small, so a short limit still covers most of the building.

2D radar

A radar shows player positions on a flat map in a corner of your screen. Vivid has a 2D radar. Phoenix has a full 2D radar with height indicators, which is useful in Siege because floors matter: someone directly above you on a radar without height looks like they are standing next to you.

R6 Vivid vs R6 Phoenix ESP

Short version: R6 Phoenix shows more information, especially gadgets, operators and health. R6 Vivid shows less but is streamproof, so nothing appears on OBS, Medal, GeForce Experience or other capture software. If you stream or record, that difference matters more than any single ESP option.

Reading ESP on attack

• Prep and drone phase: keep droning. Your team expects you to, and it gives you a normal reason to know where people are. If you run Phoenix, use gadget ESP to note utility you need to clear.
• Choosing an entry: check the radar for anchors and roamers before you pick a door or window. Do not walk straight to the one empty entry every round without a drone check.
• Roamers: skeleton ESP shows a roamer's facing, so you know when they are looking away. Still take the fight from an angle a normal player could have chosen.
• Floors: with Phoenix's height indicators you can tell if someone is above or below you.

Reading ESP on defence

• Prep phase: find and shoot drones. Phoenix's gadget ESP makes this quick, but do not destroy a perfectly hidden drone the second the round starts.
• During the round: watch cameras as you normally would. The radar tells you which entry is being pushed, so you can rotate early, but not instantly.
• Holding angles: skeleton and head markers tell you when someone is about to peek. Hold the angle, but do not pre-fire through a wall you have no reason to shoot.

Clutter-free setups

A busy screen slows you down and is easy to spot if anyone sees it. Two sensible starting points:

R6 Vivid: skeleton on, head marker on, distance on, box off, team filter on (enemies only), 2D radar on and kept small.

R6 Phoenix: skeleton on, head indicator on, operator names on, health bar on, ESP lines off, team check on, max distance set to roughly the size of the building, gadget ESP on in prep and off once you are confident where things are, radar with height indicators on.

Pick colours that stand out against walls and smoke, then save the setup.

How not to give yourself away

• Only act on information you could have had. Drone, check cams, listen. Then use what the ESP shows.
• Do not track people through walls with your crosshair. Killcams and match replays show where you were aiming.
• Do not pre-fire unknown spots. Pre-fire common angles that players check anyway.
• Rotate with a reason. Wait for a sound, a cam or a callout.

For more on habits, see ranked tips for Siege and how to use R6 cheats without getting banned. Detection status can change after Siege updates, so check the status page before you play.

Frequently asked questions

Which R6 cheat has gadget ESP?

R6 Phoenix. It has gadget ESP for drones and utility, plus operator names and health. R6 Vivid does not show gadgets.

Is ESP safer than an aimbot in Siege?

It changes your decisions rather than your aim, so it leaves less on a killcam. It is still detectable in principle, and obvious wall reads get players reported. Always check the status page first.

Can people see my ESP if I stream?

With R6 Vivid, no. It is streamproof, so overlays do not appear in OBS, Medal, GeForce Experience or other capture software. Streamproof is not listed for R6 Phoenix. See what streamproof means.

What ESP should I start with?

Skeleton, head marker, distance and a small radar, with teammates filtered out. Add more only if you find you are missing information.