How to read this table
Each row is one player’s current Siege setup. DPI is the hardware setting on the mouse; Hz is the polling rate — how often the mouse reports its position each second; the last column is the horizontal and vertical sensitivity as they appear in the menu, both raw values with nothing converted. Siege does have an eDPI formula (DPI × horizontal sensitivity × the multiplier unit), but the multiplier is a per-player menu value that is not always public — three of these fourteen have none on record. Rather than apply a default 0.02 to the gaps and print a figure that can be off by a factor of ten, this table lists only what was recorded. All fourteen rows open a full profile: mouse, sensitivity, multiplier and FAQ.
400 DPI is the default, 1,600 the outlier
400 DPI is where this group sits: seven of fourteen, exactly half. The second cluster is 800 DPI with five — Noa, njr, Beaulo, Ambi and Cyber — and only Spoit and Pengu run 1,600. The whole spread sits lower than CS2 and VALORANT, and the reason is the sensitivity range itself: most of these players work inside 10–12, so DPI is the lever that actually separates one feel from another.
1,000 Hz takes eight players, 4,000 Hz just two
Polling rate splits 8 / 4 / 2: 1,000 Hz for eight players, 2,000 Hz for Shaiiko, Spoit, njr and Beaulo, and 4,000 Hz for Herdsz and Kheyze only. Siege caps out at a lower frame rate than the tactical shooters most people cross over from, so the return on 4,000 Hz is limited — and the distribution shows it: the majority stays at 1,000 Hz instead of chasing the top of the scale. What a higher rate buys is denser, more even reporting, not a magic latency number.
One sensitivity on both axes for all 14 — eight sit in 10–12
All fourteen keep horizontal and vertical identical, and eight of them land inside 10–12 — a tighter band than the raw range suggests. The two ends are Pengu at 2 and Spoit at 55, and both run 1,600 DPI: Pengu at a 0.02 multiplier, Spoit at 0.001. That is the entire argument for comparing inside one confirmed multiplier instead of eyeballing this column — the same on-screen feel can come from 2 or from 55.
Should you copy a pro’s sensitivity?
Copy the shape, not the number. Sensitivity is a function of your pad size, desk height, arm length and how you move — all yours, not theirs. Two things do transfer. First, stability: not one of these fourteen splits the two axes, which makes a single value on both a workable default rather than a compromise. Second, how to treat the multiplier — as a unit that converts your own setup, not a personality setting. Want a starting point? 400 DPI × 11 sensitivity sits in the middle of the main band. Play twenty matches, move in ~5% steps, then leave it alone.
What about the mouse itself?
Fourteen players, eleven distinct gear listings — eight models once colourways merge, since the G Pro X Superlight 2 alone shows up in black, white and magenta. Logitech’s G Pro X family takes seven: five on the Superlight 2, Shaiiko on the G Pro X2 SUPERSTRIKE, and MacieJay as the only one still on the original G Pro X Superlight. The rest scatters — Razer three (DeathAdder V4 Pro for LikEfac and Mowwwgli, Viper V4 Pro for Cyber), Lamzu two (Spoit’s Inca, Beaulo’s Maya X), Pulsar two (njr and Pengu both on the X2 CrazyLight). Fit still beats model: the full 397-model library breaks it down by the same attributes.
FAQ
What sensitivity do Rainbow Six Siege pros use?
All fourteen keep horizontal and vertical equal, and eight of them sit between 10 and 12. The extremes are Pengu at 2 and Spoit at 55 — both on 1,600 DPI, at 0.02 and 0.001 multipliers respectively — so a similar on-screen feel can come from either end of this column.
Why is there no eDPI column?
There is a formula — eDPI = DPI × horizontal sensitivity × the multiplier unit — but it needs each player’s own multiplier, and three of these fourteen have none on record. Applying the default 0.02 to the gaps would print a figure that can be off by a factor of ten, so this table shows recorded values only. To compare across players, convert the table into a single multiplier first.
What DPI do Rainbow Six Siege pros use?
400 DPI leads at seven of fourteen, 800 DPI follows with five, and only Spoit and Pengu run 1,600. This group sits lower than CS2 and VALORANT because the sensitivity numbers themselves are narrow — most land in 10–12 — so DPI is what separates one feel from another.
What mouse do Rainbow Six Siege pros use?
Eleven gear listings across fourteen players, eight models once colourways merge. Logitech’s G Pro X family takes seven (five Superlight 2, one G Pro X2 SUPERSTRIKE, one original Superlight); the rest are Razer’s DeathAdder V4 Pro and Viper V4 Pro, Lamzu’s Inca and Maya X, and Pulsar’s X2 CrazyLight. Symmetrical, low-hump shells still dominate.
Should you copy a pro’s Siege sensitivity?
Copy the structure, not the digits. Start at 400 DPI × 11 sensitivity — the middle of the main band — play twenty matches, adjust in ~5% steps, then stop touching it. And do not rush into splitting the axes: the menu allows it, but none of these fourteen do.