Our Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad tier list helps take the guesswork out of your time with the latest gacha RPG. We’ll round up the best characters in each class, be it attacker, defender, or specialist, and rank them in order of best to worst. That way you can just crack on with the actual fun part: playing the game.
To give you an idea of how we determined who the Tom Clancy Elite Squad best characters were, we assessed their battle capabilities in a number of key areas that related to their roles. So, offensive capabilities for attackers, defensive for defenders, and support for specialists. We’ve also only selected five and four star heroes initially, as these are the most powerful characters in the game right now. If that changes, we’ll expand.
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Here are Tom CLANCY’S Elite Squad’s best characters:
Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad best attackers – s
Caveira
Caveira first appeared in the Rainbow Six series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
23 | 19 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
Abilities
- Interrogation: root the furthest enemy, deal 120% ability power as damage, cause bleed for 80% AP over five seconds, and stun for two seconds. If bleed kills enemy, increase all damage to enemies by 15% for five seconds
- Silent Step: Caveira moves around in stealth
- Hidden Assault: +15% skill damage to Rainbow Six soldiers
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST ATTACKERS – A
Ash
Ash first appeared in the Rainbow Six series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
22 | 19 | 74 | 1 | 1 |
Abilities
- Breaching Round: deal 100% AP damage to two enemies in cover
- Killer Entrance: enter battle with 100% ability charge and power
Sam Fisher
Sam Fisher first appeared in the Splinter Cell series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
22 | 19 | 74 | 1 | 1 |
Abilities
- Mark & Execute: deal 80% AP to the enemy with the lowest health, killing them outright if they are below 25% health. This ability repeats until four shots have been fired
- Silent Killer: apply stealth for five seconds at 30% health, automatically casting Mark & Execute at 100% increased AP
- Counterintelligence: +10% weapon damage to soldiers using an LMG or AR
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST ATTACKERS – B
Dokkaebi
Dokkaebi first appeared in the Rainbow Six series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
25 | 13 | 84 | 2 | 2 |
Abilities
- Logic Bomb: blind and disable the enemy with the highest ability damage score for three seconds. Meanwhile, all allies reload and focus the target with +20% accuracy and +35% weapon damage
- Virus: Dokkaebi duplicates any buffs enemies receive on herself
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST ATTACKERS – C
Fury
Fury first appeared in the Ghost Recon series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
23 | 13 | 105 | 2 | 2 |
Abilities
- Shadow Stalker: enter stealth and deal 75% AP damage three times to the enemy with the highest weapon damage. IF killed, this ability resets and you attack another soldier. Once complete, remain in stealth for three seconds
- Panther: when an ally drops below 30% health, stealth them for three seconds, providing 20% more accuracy and 40% more weapon damage
Scarecrow
Scarecrow first appeared in The Division.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
23 | 13 | 105 | 2 | 2 |
Abilities
- Rogue Agent: confuse the enemy with the highest health to attack their closest ally for three seconds, dealing 30% AP damage. Scarecrow also attacks the same target during this time
- Hacked: you have a 15% chance of silencing an enemy for five seconds whenever they prepare an offensive ability
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST Defenders – S
El Sueno
El Sueno first appeared in the Ghost Recon series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
15 | 17 | 126 | 4 | 2 |
Abilities
- Fearless Leader: taunt all enemies and heal 40% AP for each enemy affected
- True Believer: reduce area damage by 90% and regenerates 0.5% health per enemy targeting him
- Bravado: +15% health to Santa Blanca Cartel soldiers
Holt
Holt first appeared in the Ghost Recon series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
14 | 18 | 126 | 4 | 2 |
Abilities
- Armored Noisemaker: taunt all enemies for six seconds, reducing weapon damage by 25%
- Medic Drone: heal 10% AP per second and automatically revives when first defeated
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST DEFENDERS – A
Tachanka
First appeared in the Rainbow Six series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
18 | 15 | 126 | 3 | 2 |
Abilities
- Sentry: deals 15% AP damage 20 times in a straight line, targeting the enemy with the highest health but damaging any caught in the crossfire. If used while using an LMG, receive 40% armour and root damaged enemies for five seconds
- Barbed Wire: apply -10% AP damage each second to current target up to five times
- Obvious Target: +30% damage to SG or enduring soldiers
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST DEFENDERS – B
Charles Bliss
First appeared in The Division series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
14 | 19 | 116 | 4 | 2 |
Abilities
- Air Support: deal 110% AP damage to enemies in a line and receive 50% of your health as a shield for each enemy damaged
- Over Protective: taunt all enemies targeting any ally that drops below 35% for three seconds and receive a shield of 40% AP for each enemy taunted
- Charismatic: +15% weapon damage to LMB soldiers
Nomad
First featured in the Ghost Recon series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
18 | 15 | 116 | 3 | 3 |
Abilities
- Sync Shot: deals 150% AP damage to three enemies with the lowest health, removing buffs, and executing those beneath 35% health
- Thermal Vision: when an enemy enters stealth, target them and gain 100% accuracy for five seconds
- Squad Resilience: +10% health to Ghosts, pistols, and enduring soldiers
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST DEFENDERS – C
Coda
First appeared in the Ghost Recon series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
17 | 16 | 105 | 4 | 3 |
Abilities
- Relentless Assault: fire three shots at a random target, dealing 70% AP damage in a cone and applying -70 resistance for seven seconds
- Intimidating Presence: enemies that target you receive -60% weapon damage
- Protector: +15% resistance to Phantoms, sniper, or LMG soldiers
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST Specialists – S
Doc
First appeared in the Rainbow Six series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
Abilities
- Stim Pistol: heals the nearest soldier with the lowest health for 150% AP
- Never Over: revives the first downed ally at 40% health. Can only be used once per battle
El Cardenal
First appeared in the Ghost Recon series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
13 | 25 | 95 | 1 | 2 |
Abilities
- Divine Protection: heal all allies for 40% AP and grant 100% extra resistance for ten seconds
- Resurrección: revive with 30% health and 100% ability charge when first downed
- Holy Trance: +30% reload speed to composed or sniper soldiers
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST SPECIALISTS – A
Faye Lau
First appeared in The Division series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
18 | 24 | 63 | 1 | 1 |
Abilities
- Sticky Bomb: cause an enemy to run in fear, dealing 95% AP damage after two seconds to enemies in a medium radius
- Explosive Rounds: critical clips deal damage in a narrow radius for 4% AP damage
- Analytic Tactic: 21% AoE damage to The Division soldiers
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST SPECIALISTS – B
Anna Grimsdottir
First appeared in the Splinter Cell series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
14 | 23 | 95 | 2 | 2 |
Abilities
- SMI Support: cleans all debuffs and provide a shield at 35% AP to all allies
- Opsat Uplink: while an ally or you are is preparing an active ability, grant +150% potency and +90% AP for three seconds
- Tech Offensive: 31% shield received to Splinter Cell soldiers
TOM CLANCY’S ELITE SQUAD BEST SPECIALISTS – C
Jon Ming
First appeared in the Splinter Cell series.
Stats
Base Damage | Ability Power | Health | Armor | Resistance |
18 | 23 | 74 | 1 | 1 |
Abilities
- Dragon Breath: burn all enemies in a medium line, causing fear and dealing 80% AP damage over seven seconds
- Payback: when an ally receives a control effect, remove 30% ability charge to the enemy that applied it
Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad tier list FAQ
Now, we’ll answer a bunch of questions that you may have regarding our Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad tier list.
Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad tier list – How to reroll:
Performing a Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad reroll is surprisingly easy. Follow these steps to perform it:
- Perform your initial roll to see if you get the character you want
- If you don’t, delete the app entirely, and download it again
- You will lose your progress and can start over
It may be that at some point Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad prompts you to set up an account. Ensure that you’re happy with your roll before this happens (if it happens) or you will be unable to reroll on that particular account.