Victory Pose in Rainbow Six Siege: What Does It Mean?

A victory pose in Rainbow Six Siege is the signature animation an operator plays on the end-of-match screen when you are named MVP. Ubisoft calls it a victory animation, and it comes with an operator's Elite set, so only operators wearing an Elite set with that animation can show it.

How It Works

At the end of a multiplayer match, Siege shows a winner's showcase: the winning team's operators are displayed to both teams and the top player is crowned MVP. Ubisoft added this showcase in the Operation Dust Line update in 2016. If the MVP owns an Elite set for the operator they played and has it equipped, the showcase plays that set's victory animation instead of a standard pose.

Ubisoft Support has confirmed the two conditions: the animations are tied to specific Elite skins, and you must be the MVP of that match. Base operators do not have their own victory animations, which is why players often ask Ubisoft to add some.

The animations are purely cosmetic. They have no effect on gameplay, stats or matchmaking.

Where It Comes From: Elite Sets

Elite sets arrived with Operation Red Crow in November 2016. Ubisoft's season page lists what each set includes:

• a matching uniform and headgear;
• an operator card;
• a charm;
• an operator name;
• a signature victory animation.

The first three sets were Vympel for Kapkan, L Detachment for Sledge and Vintage Bureau for Thermite. Many more operators have received Elite sets since, and they are sold in the in-game store for R6 Credits, the premium currency.

Examples

• Glaz, Lethal Citizen: Glaz shoots a hole through a coin with his OTS-03 marksman rifle, and the hollowed coin drops.
• Mute, F Squadron: the camera closes in on Mute before the whole screen is jammed, a nod to his signal disruptor.
• Hibana, Onkochishin: the set dresses her in traditional robes, and her animation features a yumi longbow, a nod to the kyudo archery she has practised since childhood.

Not to Be Confused With

• Operator card backgrounds: the art behind your operator card. A few are animated, such as Neon Noir, the first animated one, and Pressurized Hatch, the first animated universal background in a battle pass. They decorate your card but are not a victory pose.
• MVP bundles: Siege X store bundles themed around content creators, such as the Jynxzi bundle for Mute and the MacieJay bundle for Pulse. Despite the name, they contain items such as headgear, uniforms, weapon skins and card backgrounds rather than an Elite victory animation.
• The winner's showcase: the end-of-match screen itself, which every match has. The victory pose is only the special animation an Elite set adds to it.

Tips

• Equip the set on the operator you play. Owning an Elite set is not enough; it has to be equipped on that operator in your loadout.
• You need MVP, not just the win. If a teammate tops the match, their operator gets the spotlight.
• Watch it before you buy. If you want a set mainly for the pose, look up a video of that Elite's animation first.
• Pick operators you actually play. An Elite set only appears when you play that operator, so buy for your mains.
• If it does not play, confirm you were MVP and the set was equipped. Ubisoft Support's usual first step for display bugs is to verify the game files.

FAQ

Can I get a victory pose without buying an Elite set?

As things stand, victory animations come with Elite sets. Players have asked Ubisoft for poses for base operators, but none have been announced.

Why didn't my victory pose play after we won?

The animation only plays if you are the match MVP and have the Elite set equipped on the operator you played. A win alone is not enough.

Do victory poses give any advantage?

No. They are cosmetic only and change nothing about how the operator plays.

Season and Elite details are on the official Rainbow Six Siege site.