Where is a Rooter’s weak point in Rainbow Six Extraction?

How to kill a Rooter with one shot.

In Rainbow Six Extraction, the weak point of a Rooter is its neck, so if you want to kill a Rooter with one shot, then aim for its neck. Unfortunately, Rooters move around on all fours with their heads dipped forward so that their faces usually cover their necks, so it’s much harder to hit their weak points than those of Grunts, Spikers, Bloaters, or Breachers.

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It’s possible to shoot a Rooter in its weak point by sneaking up behind it or from the side, but it’s not easy. Rooters tend to move around and are pretty good at spotting you if you don’t kill them fast. If you’re playing co-op, you might also be able to shoot a Rooter’s weak point when it is distracted by a squadmate.

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The best way to kill a Rooter with its weak point is to stun or, even better, paralyze it first. As soon as you see a Rooter, run at it, throwing a Stun Grenade, Grzmot Mine, or Paralysis Grenade as you run. Go around one side of the Rooter and shoot it in the neck before it recovers. This is how to shoot a Rooter’s weak point if you need to for a Study objective, but generally, if you’re going to stun it anyway, we’d advise performing a melee Takedown, which is easier than aiming at the neck.


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Gavin Mackenzie
Gavin Mackenzie has been playing video games since the early 80s, and writing about them professionally since the late 90s. Having been a writer and editor on various British magazines including PLAY, GamesTM, and X360, he's now a freelance guides specialist at Gamepur.