Tubarao is the newest operator in Siege. He’s a defender and he brings with him a very unique special gadget. It’s called the Zoto Canister and it’s able to freeze a large spot, and what it does is slow operators that are within its radius. What’s more is that it doesn’t only affect operators, it also affects practically almost all gadgets in the game, electronic or mechanical.
That’s how cold the freezing effect of the Zoto Canister is. Tubarao can bring four Zoto Canisters per round, but it’s not the only reason why he’s such a great defender. He also has access to weaponry and utilities that fit so well with his role and special gadget.
5. MPX with Red Dot A, Flash Hider, and Angled Grip + P226 Mk 25 with Suppressor and Laser + Proximity Alarm
Tubarao’s special gadget, the Zoto Canister, has a similar deployment method as an impact grenade. What I mean is that they have a similar throwing profile, and of course, while the operator is throwing them, their weapons won’t be available to them for that very short time. The thing is, even though it’ll only take a very short time to deploy the Zoto Canister, in Siege, anything can happen within any given second, so the faster an operator can respond to enemies, the better, and that’s what this loadout setup specializes in.
The angled grip on the MPX submachine gun will allow Tubarao to go into aim-down-sights stance with the weapon faster than normal. That’s a great perk to have when the player has to aim at enemies immediately after deploying their Zoto Canisters or doing something else. The downside of using the angled grip, however, is that it doesn’t provide additional recoil control on the weapon, but that will be offset by the presence of the flash hider, which will add a lot of vertical recoil control on Tubarao’s MPX submachine gun.
Excels in:
- Tubarao being able to go into aim-down-sights stance with his MPX submachine gun because of the ADS speed bonus from the angled grip attachment
- Tubarao maintaining a good amount of vertical recoil control on his MPX submachine gun because of the presence of the flash hider on its barrel
- The red dot A with its simple center dot reticle will provide Tubarao with pinpoint accuracy despite the lack of zoom level, and it’s great for close to medium range encounters
- The suppressed P226 Mk 25 handgun can be a useful utility for Tubarao when he’s roaming and he needs to disable enemy gadgets like claymores or drones silently
- The proximity alarm is a great utility for Tubarao as it can tell him when enemies are pushing from a particular direction and that can aid him when it comes to deploying his Zoto Canisters
Build Details:
- Primary Weapon - MPX with Red Dot A, Flash Hider, and Angled Grip
- Secondary Weapon - P226 Mk 25 with Suppressor and Laser
- Secondary Gadget - Proximity Alarm
Recoil test on the MPX in this setup with the author’s own recoil control applied:
4. MPX with Red Dot A, Extended Barrel, and Vertical Grip + P226 Mk 25 with Suppressor and Laser + Proximity Alarm
The MPX is a really good primary weapon because its stock recoil is generally very manageable and its rate of fire is pretty fast. Its magazine capacity is also quite decent. Average, actually. Its drawback, however, is that it’s a bit lacking in the damage department. Luckily for players who prefer to always have the best damage that they can from their weapon, the extended barrel now adds more damage on top of its previous benefit of greatly reducing the weapon’s range damage drop-off. So with the extended barrel, Tubarao’s MPX will be more powerful.
This is great for Tubarao since the opponents that are slowed down by his Zoto Canisters will not be permanently slowed, so having more damage on his primary weapon will allow him to take them down as fast as he can and before the window of opportunity is gone. The freezing effect of the Zoto Canisters will also make it so that the footprints of operators that are being slowed down will be seen from a floor below as long as it’s a wooden floor. With that, Tubarao can shoot enemies through the wooden floor with good accuracy, and of course, having more damage, especially when shooting through breakable surfaces, helps a lot.
Excels in:
- Tubarao will be able to inflict more damage from his MPX submachine gun because of the added damage from the extended barrel, which is also great for shooting opponents through wooden floors.
- The extended barrel will also greatly reduce the range damage drop-off from the MPX submachine gun, so Tubarao will be able to cause high damage even from medium to long range.
- The vertical grip on the MPX will be the attachment that provides additional recoil control on the weapon because the extended barrel doesn’t provide any.
- Tubarao is also a good roamer operator, and the silenced handgun will be a handy tool for him for roaming because with it, he’ll be able to shoot enemy gadgets with less chances of alerting the attackers.
- The proximity alarm is a great combo utility for Tubarao’s Zota Canisters, because it will warn him when opponents are in a particular spot, and that helps a lot in deploying the Zoto Canisters.
Build Details:
- Primary Weapon - MPX with Red Dot A, Extended Barrel, and Vertical Grip
- Secondary Weapon - P226 Mk 25 with Suppressor and Laser
- Secondary Gadget - Proximity Alarm
Recoil test on the MPX in this setup with the author’s own recoil control applied:
3. AR-15.50 with Scope 1.5x, Muzzle Brake, and Angled Grip + P226 Mk 25 with Suppressor and Laser + Nitro Cell
As mentioned in the entry above, one of the interesting effects of the Zoto Canister is that operators who are being slowed down by its freezing effect will have its footprints seen even from below if the surface is a wooden floor. So if Tubarao is situated below the slowed opponents on a wooden floor, he’ll be able to see their real time locations. With that, he’ll be able to shoot them through the wooden floor, and what better weapon to shoot them with than a .50 caliber rifle. The AR-15.50 is actually a marksman rifle often confused for an assault rifle due to its name.
And as marksman rifles go, the AR-15.50 inflicts massive damage per shot, and since its destruction rate per shot is also very high, its penetration damage is also huge. So when wall banging opponents or shooting them through wooden floors, the AR-15.50 is one of the best weapons to have. The muzzle brake on its barrel will provide a large amount of recoil control on the weapon whereas the angled grip will allow Tubarao to go into aim-down-sights stance faster than normal. So with this loadout, the user will have great damage, destruction rate, recoil control, as well as ADS speed.
Excels in:
- Inflicting massive amounts of damage per shot on enemies through the AR-15.50 marksman rifle which also has high penetration and destruction rate per shot
- Having a great amount of vertical recoil control on the AR-15.50 marksman rifle with the muzzle brake attachment on its barrel
- Tubarao being able to go into aim-down-sights stance faster than normal with the angled grip attachment on his AR-15.50 marksman rifle which is great for sudden enemy encounters
- The silenced P226 Mk 25 handgun is great for disabling enemy gadgets silently and with less chance of alerting the enemies to your presence when using Tubarao as a roamer
- The nitro cell as Tubarao’s generic gadget is a great combo to his Zoto Canister as the enemy footprints being visible on the spot affected by his Zoto Canister on a wooden floor will allow him to effectively perform a c4-under-the-floor strat
Build Details:
- Primary Weapon - AR-15.50 with Scope 1.5x, Muzzle Brake, and Angled Grip
- Secondary Weapon - P226 Mk 25 with Suppressor and Laser
- Secondary Gadget - Nitro Cell
2. MPX with Red Dot A, Suppressor, and Vertical Grip + P226 Mk 25 with Muzzle Brake and Laser + Proximity Alarm
This is one of the most balanced loadout setups for Tubarao and that’s why its rank is very high. The suppressor removes the directional threat indicator from the weapon’s shots, silences its gunshots, and also hides its muzzle flash. That perk from the suppressor barrel attachment, especially the removal of the directional threat indicator, would be great to have when Tubarao is shooting opponents through the wooden floor while he’s tracking their footprints through the effects of his Zoto Canister special gadget.
With the suppressor, the enemies won’t immediately realize where they’re being shot from, and that could hinder their ability to protect themselves or counterattack effectively. And since the suppressor doesn’t add recoil control benefits on the MPX, it’s important to attach a vertical grip to it. That way, the user will have an attachment for maintaining good vertical recoil on the weapon. And since Tubarao will have the ability to shoot enemies and their gadgets silently with the suppressed MPX, there’s no need to put a silencer on his secondary weapon.
Excels in:
- Tubarao being able to shoot enemies through wooden floors in conjunction with the effects of his Zoto Canister without them immediately realizing where they’re being shot from
- The removal of the directional threat indicator from the MPX’s shots, silent gunshots, and having no muzzle flash, will allow Tubarao to be more stealthy, which is important when he’s roaming.
- The vertical grip on Tubarao’s MPX submachine gun will allow him to have steady to recoil on the weapon as it adds a lot of vertical recoil control
- Tubarao’s P226 Mk 25 having very low recoil due to the muzzle brake attachment on its barrel as well as a tight hip fire spread due to the laser attachment
- The defending team having good early warning devices in Tubarao’s proximity alarms which are also great for him in determining when and where he should deploy his Zoto Canisters
Build Details:
- Primary Weapon - MPX with Red Dot A, Suppressor, and Vertical Grip
- Secondary Weapon - P226 Mk 25 with Muzzle Brake and Laser
- Secondary Gadget - Proximity Alarm
Recoil test on the MPX in this setup with the author’s own recoil control applied:
1. AR-15.50 with Scope 1.5x, Suppressor, and Vertical Grip + P226 Mk 25 with Suppressor and Laser + Nitro Cell
As mentioned in the above entry, the suppressor will remove the directional threat indicator of the shots from the weapon it’s attached to. That’s very useful for Tubarao because there’s going to be a lot of times when he’d be shooting opponents through wooden floors when their footprints are visible because of the Zoto Canister’s effects. But with the AR-15.50 instead of the MPX, Tubarao’s shots will have more penetration and destruction power, it will have higher damage too, so with this loadout, Tubarao has higher chances to kill enemies with that strat.
Because of the destruction rate per shot from the AR-15.50, its shots can easily destroy parts of the wooden floor, which will give Tubarao a better view of the opponents above. As for the nitro cell as Tubarao’s generic gadget, since he’ll be able to see the opponents’ footprints through the effects of his Zoto Canister, he’ll have a very educated guess on where they’ll be and where he should deploy the nitro cell in order to kill them with a c4-under-the-floor strat. The suppressed handgun on the other hand is great for silently disabling enemy gadgets without having to use the suppressed AR-15.50 which doesn’t really have a big magazine capacity.
Excels in:
- Shooting enemies with Tubarao’s AR-15.50 marksman rifle without them receiving a directional threat indicator of where the shots are coming from because of the suppressor on the weapon’s barrel.
- The high damage, penetration, and destruction rate from the AR-15.50 is great for Tubarao when he’s shooting opponents above a wooden floor in conjunction with the effects of his Zoto Canister.
- Tubarao can attach a scope 1.5x to his AR-15.50 and it’s a great scope for the range he’d usually engage his enemies in which would be at close or medium range
- While Tubarao will be able to shoot enemies and their gadgets silently with the suppressed AR-15.50, it’s better to use the suppressed P226 Mk 25 for that instead because the AR-15.50’s magazine capacity is not that high.
- The nitro cell is a great combo for the freezing effects of Tubarao’s Zoto Canister because it allows him to perform the c4-under-the-floor strat with good precision
Build Details:
- Primary Weapon - AR-15.50 with Scope 1.5x, Suppressor, and Vertical Grip
- Secondary Weapon - P226 Mk 25 with Suppressor and Laser
- Secondary Gadget - Nitro Cell
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