Battlefield Redsec Class tier list – the best classes in battle royale, and how to pick the right one for you
Battlefield Redsec’s battle royale mode can be unusual in a few key ways, but perhaps none more relevant than its reliance on the series’ classic class system. Unlike the majority of battle royale modes out there, Redsec BR requires all players to pick a class before dropping in.
Each class has unique strengths and weaknesses, and it may not always be clear which ones really matter in a battle royale context, or in how they may/may not jell with your preferred play style. In this guide, we’re going to break down all of their characteristics to empower you to choose the best class in Redsec BR.
Battlefield Redsec class tier list
While there are are only four classes to choose from in Redsec, some still make more sense and are generally more useful in a battle royale context:
| Tier: | Class Name: |
| S | Support |
| A | Engineer, Assault |
| B | Recon |
How to pick the right class in Battlefield Redsec battle royale
Before we get into the nitty gritty, it’s important to keep in mind that all classes in Redsec battle royale are useful in their own way. You’re never going to be at a major disadvantage because of your class choice, but – with the right pick – you certainly can become a lot more useful to your squad.
Beyond just maximising the squad’s chances of success, allowing each member to play a role reduces instances of everyone panicking when you’re caught too close to the ring of fire, or when you get ambushed by a tank.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that class usefulness increases over time, so not every single advantage that this or that class has is available at the start of the match. That’s because many of the more useful traits are Passive Abilities which are unlocked by earning XP during the match itself. The more you explore the map, open Chests, pick up loot, and generally play your class, the faster these become available, and the more useful you are as a result.
Just like traditional multiplayer, a well-rounded squad is always going to be your best option. So for Quads: Assault, Support, Engineer, and Recon is a solid line-up. For Duos, however, that’s where things get interesting.
Battlefield Redsec best classes
Support – #1 with a bullet
There’s little argument about this: Support is the best all-around class in Redsec battle royale. It’s absolutely necessary for Quads, and always a great option for Duos. Support simply comes with several key Passives and Gadgets that make it indispensable to any squad worth its salt.
The main advantage of Support is its ability to replenish ammo and health for the entire squad far more efficiently (and regularly) than any other class. While this does not extend to armor plates, the class can act as the team’s resupply mule because of its increased carry capacity for both armor (two extra plates), as well as ammo.
When a squadmate goes down, Support can drag them 20% faster, and revive them 2.5 seconds quicker than any other class, meaning you won’t have to rely on finding Defibs. Everyone knows the Supply Bag is useful, but the more slept-on Gadget is the Support’s Smoke Launcher. Yes, it can create a smoke wall to help your squad to reposition, cover your approach, allow for a quick escape or make it safer to revive.
But the thing many players don’t realise is that Smoke – together with the Support’s Level 3 Passive – can speed up revives even further, make it so squadmates last longer in the downed state, and offer a brief health regen. If you tend to smoke downed teammates as a matter of course, doing so with the Level 3 Passive active will improve every aspect of that process.
The only real “downside” to the Support in a battle royale context is that its Signature Weapon is the LMG, which is not a very popular weapon archetype. LMGs are useful because of how much ammo they carry by default, and the Support gets the added bonus of negating ADS and sprintout speed penalties.
However, they’re not likely to be many players’ first choice. You can, of course, favourite this DRS-IAR meta loadout so you get it from a Custom Weapon Drop and kill two birds with one stone, but if even that AR-pretending-to-be-an-LMG doesn’t do it for you, the Signature Weapon trait may feel like a bit of a waste.
Engineer – Best for solo players
There’s currently no option to play Redsec battle royale solo, and we certainly wouldn’t recommend doing so by locking your squad. However, if you must go it alone – or you keep landing with teammates who immediately quit or crash – you’ll find that Engineer is the most well-rounded when it comes to utility and usefulness in the different situations battle royale throws you into.
The Engineer may not be the most obvious choice for solo, but its toolkit simply makes it perform well in a variety of the most common scenarios. Engineers, of course, are indispensable for any Quads squad because of their ability to repair and take out vehicles – a major component of Redsec battle royale.
Engineer’s default Gadget is the Repair Tool, which is what allows it to repair friendly vehicles – something no other class can do. It can damage enemy vehicles, too, assuming you can get close enough. The Repair Tool is also the only way to crack open the Locked Vaults (safes) found in many locations around the map. These contain weapons, upgrade kits, throwables, Call-Ins, and sometimes even Intel Caches that award career XP.
Keeping with the vehicle theme, the second default Gadget is the anti-vehicle launcher. By default, it’s effective against enemy vehicles. Thanks to Battlefield’s signature destruction, of course, it’s also incredibly useful at levelling buildings and suppressing enemies who might think they’re safe behind cover – or taking it away entirely.
As you gain XP and earn more of the Engineer’s Passives, the same launcher can become aim-guided, which means you can control the direction of the missile by moving your mouse/right stick. This makes it much better at taking out targets behind natural cover, and even become a threat to air vehicles, which would normally require an anti-air launcher to take down.
Another great ability of the Engineer that both makes it the best solo class, and is incredibly useful to any squad that wants to rely on vehicles, is its Signature Trait. Put simply, it prevents enemies from being able to get into friendly vehicles when you or the squad abandon them. In other words, vehicles now become much more valuable – even when you just want to use them for cover without fear that an enemy is going to jump in and try to run you over.
Just like multiplayer, Engineers take less explosive damage when near friendly vehicles, and they are best suited to using SMGs – even if that weapon archetype isn’t quite as useful in battle royale. In essence, if you want to not have to rely on any other player to be able to deal with almost everything Redsec BR throws at you, Engineer is the right pick.
Assault – Sneaky chaos
The Assault class is not going to be universally useful for all sorts of play styles. Yes, it’s obviously good to have in Quads, but it’s actually one of the less-useful classes for Duos. The main problem with Assault is that its effectiveness is situational, and mostly caters to a certain style of play that not everyone is going to be on board with.
The Assault seems to be designed for players who want to quickly reposition around buildings, create new flanking routes, and constantly push enemy player positions in battle royale. It can get into places you wouldn’t expect it to, thanks to the Assault Ladder (its default Gadget), but it’s also capable of creating holes in any wall that stands in the way of the squad without the need for attack vehicles because of its High Explosive Launcher.
If you thought the Assault Ladder was an underused gadget in multiplayer, you’re about to have a whole other level of appreciation for it in battle royale. The Assault’s most useful Passive – when it comes to the squad, at least – is that it can capture objectives faster than any other class. Most Missions in Redsec BR require arming/disarming an M-COM or capturing some sort of objective. This also goes for Redeploy Towers, which means they can bring back dead squadmates faster.
The Assault can be one of the most survivable in BR – if you tend to move around a lot – because of its ability to re-plate armor 33% faster than any other class. Of course, its Assault Rifle proficiency makes it an ideal pick for anyone who uses ARs almost exclusively, which is another thing that makes it popular with solo players.
Beyond that, if you want to create a lot of chaos and destruction (so many explosives!), Assault is the best class for that. Realistically, however, most players who pick Assault tend to be lone wolves, even if we don’t believe it’s the best class for solo play.
Recon – Spotting enjoyer
In any tier list, one item is bound to come last, even if it’s not bad by any means. For this particular tier list, the Recon is that class. While it’s common for players to opt for a Sniper Rifle as a secondary in battle royale, everyone knows that there’s only really one player on the team who’s best suited to sniping. If you are that person, Recon is for you.
For one, Recons get reduced weapon sway, faster rechambering between shots, and can hold their breath for longer. They’re the best class to make use of a Sniper Rifle. If you tend to spend most of your time looking through a scope, the Recon also has the advantage of auto-spotting anyone you look at, which is incredibly useful in battle royale.
If your squad tends to stay in one place for a long time, the Motion Sensor – Recon’s default gadget – can spot anyone who moves within its radius (so long as they’re not prone or crouch-walking). As useful as that is in multiplayer, it’s not that relevant in battle royale where players tend to move around a lot, thanks to the ever-encouracing ring of fire. Mostly, you’ll be using it shortly after you land, or in the final circles (if you make it).
The Recon’s only real ace in the hole is the Combat Drone, which lets you spot enemies and survey the area. Even if you don’t want to spend your time looking at a tablet in Redsec BR, it’s worth popping out the drone and leaving it hovering over the area so that it marks anyone who approaches on the minimap and in-world.
The Recon Drone also benefits from two Passives that the Recon can unlock, the more XP they earn during the match. The first allows it to drop bombs on enemies, while the more late Passive lets you rig it to self-destruct.
We recommend switching to Thermal when using the drone, because it filters out a lot of visual noise and makes it easy to spot enemies. Thermal is also excellent at making you see the different Chests you’ll find all over the map, especially those indoors.