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Two versions of the EMP Grenade are featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: the EMP Grenade which is Thatcher's unique gadget and the Impact EMP Grenade.

EMP Grenade[]

Main article: Thatcher

The EMP Grenade is a gadget featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile. It is a unique gadget exclusive to Thatcher.

Once thrown, an EMP Grenade will let out an electromagnetic pulse after 3 seconds, disabling Defender gadgets caught within it's 5.2 meter radius. The EMP passes through surfaces, allowing players to disable devices on the other side of a wall. EMP Grenade cannot be cooked.

EMP Grenades are unaffected by electrified objects or Mute's Signal Jammers. It can, however, be intercepted by Jäger's ADS and Wamai's Mag-NETs. Like other throwable objects, hitting an Operator directly with an EMP Grenade will deal a minor amount of damage of 5 hit points

Affected Gadgets[]

The following gadgets will be disabled for 10 seconds if they are caught within the EMP's radius:

Affected Attachments[]

Aside from Gadgets, the EMP also affects some defender weapon attachments caught in its radius:

  • Defender Electronic Sights (i.e. Red Dot Sight, Reflex Sight, Holographic Sight) caught within the EMP radius will be disabled for 15 seconds, during which their reticle will disappear.
  • ACOG Sights will also be disabled, but only when the Defender is not aiming down sights.[1]
  • Defender Laser Sights will be disabled for the same duration, with a corresponding decrease in hipfire accuracy.
  • Points are awarded for destroying and disabling gadgets, allowing an EMP grenade to function as a proximity sensor against Pulse and Vigil.

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Impact EMP Grenade[]

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"Non damaging impact grenade that temporarily deactivates nearby opponent electronic devices."
— In-game Description

The Impact EMP Grenade is a gadget featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, introduced in the Operation Brutal Swarm expansion as a third gadget option for several Operators.

It functions in a near identical manner to Thatcher's EMP Grenade but features a few key differences:

  • The Grenade does not roll once thrown but instead detonates on impact similar to the Impact Grenade.
  • It's effect has a 1.8 meter radius instead of 5 meters.
  • It will disable enemy gadgets for 9 seconds instead of 15 seconds.
  • Only two Impact EMP Grenades can be carried at a time.

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Trivia[]

  • Thatcher's EMP Grenades have the Union Flag painted on top of it, the flag of the United Kingdom.
  • The EMP Grenades will interact with the surroundings realistically such as turning off lights temporarily.
  • A cooking grenade version of the EMP grenade was shown during the reveal of Year 7.



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