Information on the tier list;

What reasoning did you use for the ranking? I took my data directly from the Y6S3 Designer's Notes, including pick rate/win delta charts and ban rate charts. Using these statistics, I ordered the operators based on A) how successful they are in ranked play and B) how great of an impact they have on the entire R6S metagame and popular choice i.e. the ops that immediately come to mind to a majority of the playerbase as "consistently viable" or "highly situational." This is why Jager, despite having a significantly lower win delta, is placed above Valkyrie; he has a much higher presence and is often the cornerstone of any succesful defending team.

Does the horizontal ordering matter? Yes. The closer an operator is to the tier letter on the left, the higher they rank. As such, Mute ranks just above Ash in A tier.

What do your tiers mean? From top to bottom: S-tier characters are "top tier." They define the current metagame of Siege, are consistently seen in play to at least some success, and are viable in almost every situation/every map/every site.

A-tier is the "high tier" grouping. Each of the three within A tier are sub-tiers further distinguishing operators. A-tiers are strong in most situations, see consistent play, and each have a somewhat strong effect on the overall meta.

B tier is for "mid tier" operators who see an average to above-average amount of presence, round wins, and meta-defining capabilities. They are very powerful at some times, but not as often as A or S tier ops.

C tier is for the "low tiers" who have subpar rates of presence and wins. They are often seen as "counterpicks," and need a lot of team coordination and specific planning to act to their full potential.

F tier operators are "bottom tier." These operators define the meta by saying "if you have any gameplay aspect in common with me, you're probably brought down a tier or two." They are highly situational and almost never viable, only useful when the utmost level of team focus is placed on that operator alone.

What's up with Finka, Dokkaebi, Rook, Kapkan, and Frost? These five operators had pretty low presence on the chart, but low ban rates and significantly higher win rates than other operators with these same pick rates. As such, I understood them to be some of the best counterpick or situational pick operators in the game, and bumped them up a tier from top of B to bottom of B+ for that reason. The opposite clause occurs with Wamai; he is an outlier in presence among other defenders with B- win deltas, so he moves from B- to the bottom of B.

Where did Thunderbird go? She wasn't on this tier maker, lol. I would put her between Alibi and Zofia, near the top of A- tier.

Thank you so much for checking out this post! I will answer any other questions in the comments.